Hi, all...I found this site tonight and thought you all might be like me and not know it existed <g>... http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/revwar/KM-Cpns/AWC-KM-fm.htm Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

Hi Everyone, RootsWeb also has an individual events calendar for each countyin the USA. This calendar allows everyone the ability to post their event to it. I have set them up for both Union & Fannin Cos., GAGenWeb so that everyone can post their 2000 Reunion info. Save's me lots of time since I no longer have to maintain that page. Other stuff we are posting are events/meetings of local historical or gen. societies, changes and 'what's new' at our websites, etc. To find your county calendar go to www.rootsweb.com and look under the new Communities area.... Hope this helps, CAT Cathy Hall wrote: > from another list... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kathy Hudson, who is a CC for several counties within The USGenWeb > Project, has put up a Genealogical Events site so that people can be > informed of where and when such events are taking place. > > http://www.genealogyshoppe.com/events.html > > Cheryl Rothwell > clrothwell@mindspring.com > > Cathy Hall > Grand Island, NY > > TNGenWeb Bradley County > http://www.tngennet.org/bradley > Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: > TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com > TNGenWeb Polk County > http://www.tngennet.org/polk > Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List > TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com > USGenNet-- > http://www.usgennet.org -- Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell Jacksonville Beach, FL C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax Researching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, CANTRELL, DANIEL, McCRAVEY,ROBERTS & WOOD{S} Our Southern AKINS: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/akins Researching: A&D of James AKIN, Sr. Henrico Co., VA including his g-grandson, Lewis AKINS who d. 1791 Laurens Co., SC. The TINDELLs of Calhoun Co., FL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/tindell Researching: DUNCAN, JONES, TINDEL of SE AL & West FL Union Co., GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaunion Fannin Co., GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gafannin Old Walton Co., GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaoldwal

The librarian at the History Branch of the Cleveland Public Library requested that I pass this information along. The History Branch is housed is the Craigmile house in Cleveland, one of the oldest homes in Cleveland. Thanks to an anonymous benefactor, It is now going to be getting some much needed renovations. Because of this, the History Branch will be closed March 13-19 for renovations. We will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, March 20th. Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org ----- Original Message ----- From: CPLTN <cpltn@wingnet.net> To: Cathy Hall <cat5hall@email.msn.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 10:17 AM Subject: request from Barbara at CPL > Hi, Cathy > > I just learned from Pettit Construction that the History Branch is to be > closed next week for renovation. No one in town is happier than me > about the work that is being done, but geez, I wish they had told me > sooner about the closing. > > Would you post a message letting people know we will be closed March > 13-19 for renovations? We will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, March 20th. > > Thanks, > > Barbara >

thought I would pass this along...please respond to Mark Barker... ----- Original Message ----- ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark and Sarah Barker To: cat5hall@email.msn.com Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 12:03 PM Subject: Polk County TN Surnames List Hi, I'm researching the following Polk County surnames and am willing to share the information I have: BARKER, KANESTER, LILLARD, RYMER Thanks, Mark Barker marsarbar@worldnet.att.net Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

>From the St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society (SLVGS) News, Fall 1999: "The U. S. Postal Service has never had a stamp promoting family history research, yet genealogy is America's most popular hobby. If you would like to see a stamp honoring genealogy, contact the U. S. Postal Service, 476 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 4474B, Washington, DC 20260-6756, OR e-mail them at: customer@email.usps.gov." You might consider posting this on other lists to which you subscribe.

here are the details on the 1900 census... ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 11:53 PM Subject: 1900 Census > Hi Y'all, > > Thanks so much for your query about our 1900 Census and yes, it was > supposed to be ready for you this week, but wouldn't you know the copier > broke a cog and is at the shop. They promised to get a part and have it > back ASAP. I forgot to notify Cathy about the slight delay - sorry! This > census has been a real challenge to transcribe and get > volunteers to enter data, so a few days delay is really insignificant in > light of the five years we've been trying to get it done. BUT only ONE > MORE TO GO (1910) and we will have them all done! > The cost will be $25 picked up or add $3 to mail and our address is > PCHGS, P.O. Box 636 Benton, TN 37397. > Thanks again to all of you for your patience and best wishes from Polk > County! > > Marian Bailey Preswood > > Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

I got this from another list. since we were sharing map sites earlier this week I thought some of you might be interested. BRaymond Carolinas & Virginia, 1663-1729 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/reference/maps/freeimages.asp?ImageI D=259> >

Folks, sorry I made a mistake on the email address...send it to presswood@wingnet.net and it will really get there....so glad to see all this interest! Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Janeane Herring <djherring@door.net> To: Cathy Hall <cat5hall@email.msn.com> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [TNPOLK] 1900 Polk Census > I tried the e-mail address enclosed in this message and it came back user > unknown. Can you help with this? > Janeane Rogers Herring > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cathy Hall <cat5hall@email.msn.com> > To: <TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 10:09 AM > Subject: [TNPOLK] 1900 Polk Census > > > > NEW POLK CENSUS AVAILABLE!! > > > > The Polk Co. Historical & Genealogical Society has published the 1900 Polk > > Co. TN Census. It will be ready to ship any day now. I've already > ordered > > my copy! Contact pch&gs@wingnet.net for information on how to purchase > your > > copy. As we all know, this census contains lots of family > > information--"birth month and year, how long > > married, how many kids, how many still living, when immigrated - all > > good stuff." > > > > AND, in their continuing generosity to this Polk site, the Society has > > donated the INDEX to be placed online. You can check for your family > > members at > > http://www.tngennet.org/polk/p_1900.htm > > Cathy Hall > > Grand Island, NY > > > > TNGenWeb Bradley County > > http://www.tngennet.org/bradley > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: > > TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com > > TNGenWeb Polk County > > http://www.tngennet.org/polk > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List > > TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com > > USGenNet-- > > http://www.usgennet.org > > > > > > > > >

from another list... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Hudson, who is a CC for several counties within The USGenWeb Project, has put up a Genealogical Events site so that people can be informed of where and when such events are taking place. http://www.genealogyshoppe.com/events.html Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

NEW POLK CENSUS AVAILABLE!! The Polk Co. Historical & Genealogical Society has published the 1900 Polk Co. TN Census. It will be ready to ship any day now. I've already ordered my copy! Contact pch&gs@wingnet.net for information on how to purchase your copy. As we all know, this census contains lots of family information--"birth month and year, how long married, how many kids, how many still living, when immigrated - all good stuff." AND, in their continuing generosity to this Polk site, the Society has donated the INDEX to be placed online. You can check for your family members at http://www.tngennet.org/polk/p_1900.htm Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

Hot off the press from the Cleveland Public Library History Branch. These were done by the same wonderful lady that did the earlier Vital Statistics books and are online through the TSLA. ...has added Rhea, Roane, and Sevier for 1926-1930, Rhea, Roane and Sevier for 1931-1935, Blount, Bradley, Greene, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Roane, and Sevier for 1936-1941, Blount, Bradley, Greene McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Roane and Sevier for 1942-1946. All of the books are $10.00 each. They can be ordered by mail. Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

FYI... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thanks, Ken! I actually found the order form at > http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/bborder.html > > > At 12:32 AM 3/3/00 -0500, Kenneth Dunlap wrote: > >To everyone with roots in TN. Here is the e-mail address where you can get > >a beautiful hard-bound 1999-2000 Millenium edition of the Blue Book, FREE. > > It contains information on the current state government & contacts, and > >Tennessee history. All you have to do is go & enter your mailing address & > >they will send you one for free as long > >as the supply lasts. > > > >http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Tennessee/ > > > >Ken > > > > > > > > > Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

Thanks to the TSLA again! Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY Subject: [TN-all] Confederate Pensions by County > From: bookish59@cs.com > > To the List: > > I'm pleased to announce that the Tenn. State Library & Archives has added a > "county index" to the Tenn. Confederate Pensions web page. This means that > you can identify all of the pensioners from one county. We hope this will > encourage local historians to work with a group of pension files to see how > the Civil War affected the whole neighborhood, not just individuals. It can > also help genealogists looking for clues, because even if one's ancestor > didn't apply for a pension, he may have been a supporting witness for his > neighbor's application. > > You can find this index at the bottom of the introductory page. The url is: > http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pension.htm > > You are welcome to link to this data or post it on your county web site. > However, we do ask that you give clear credit to the Tennessee State Library > and Archives as the original compiler of the data, as well as the location of > the pension files. Thanks. > > Chuck Sherrill > > Community email addresses: > Post message: TN-all@onelist.com > Subscribe: TN-all-subscribe@onelist.com > Unsubscribe: TN-all-unsubscribe@onelist.com > List owner: TN-all-owner@onelist.com > >TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

fiy... Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org ----- Original Message ----- <forwards removed> To: <undisclosed-recipients:;> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 11:43 PM Subject: [KnoxCoTN] NARA PRICES GOING UP > From another list: > > > From Jack Brissee, Chair, FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access > Committee: > > Subject: re: Cost of Military Records Going Up (NARA Statement) > > There have been postings on a number of mail lists recently about an > increase in the fees the National Archives and Records Administration > (NARA) charges for copies of compiled military service records and > pension records. While NARA is considering a change to the fee structure > for these documents, the information that has been posted is both > premature and somewhat inaccurate. The Records Preservation and Access > Committee, a joint endeavor of the Federation of Genealogical Societies > and the National Genealogical Society, has contacted NARA officials for > clarification. The following is the "official NARA statement" issued in > response to our inquiry: > > -Begin NARA Statement: The National Archives and Records Administration > (NARA) will be issuing a proposed rule within the next few weeks that > will revise fees for reproduction, including the "fixed-fee" orders in > the NATF 80 series. The proposed rule will have a 60-day public comment > period, during which time we will actively seek the comments of the > user community. > > The proposed rule is presently undergoing internal government review. > When it is released for publication in the Federal Register, NARA will > notify the national genealogical organizations and post a copy of the > proposed rule on its web site. The message will include the exact URL > and the address for sending comments. -End NARA Statement- > > The Records Preservation and Access Committee will continue to monitor > this proposal, and will post relevant information on the Records > Preservation and Access pages of the Federation of Genealogical > Societies' Web site (http:www.fgs.org) when it is available. > > Please feel free to forward this posting to other mail lists on which > the original posting may have appeared. > > Jack Brissee Chair, FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee

some great news! ----- Original Message ----- From: Billie R. McNamara <mcnamara@usit.net> To: <knoxcotn@rootsquest.com>; <dumplintn@rootsquest.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 7:53 PM Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Your wishes can come true... > Your Knox County TNGenWeb hostesses are OVERWHELMED to announce that Robert > McGinnis, the Knox County Cemetery Historian, has agreed to make > transcriptions of more than 450,000 Knox County tombstone inscriptions > available exclusively through the Knox County TNGenWeb site!!! Proceeds > from the sale of Robert's transcriptions benefit the James White Fort > Association -- JWF is a living history-style recreation of the first > settlement in the present city of Knoxville. > > The entire Cemeteries section of the Knox County TNGenWeb site has been > revamped with new information and hints of much more to come. For > instance, soon you'll be able to search a database of Knox County burials > to help you identify which of Robert's transcriptions you need to obtain. > > What makes Robert's transcriptions so wonderful? He's probably the > most-knowledgeable person about Knox County's history and residents during > the past 220 or so years. His transcriptions don't just contain the data > that was on the tombstones. Robert has spent 25 years poring through > church records, funeral home records, death certificates, obituaries, > wills, deeds, and family Bibles to enhance the transcribed data. > > Keep in mind that thousands of people left the outlying counties and moved > to Knoxville for business or employment opportunities. You might be > surprised to find out who's buried in this county! > > We know you're chomping at the bit to come visit our new section, so here's > the URL: > > http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/cemeteries/ > > See you soon! Now -- be sure to spread the word via personal and list > mail to anyone you think would be interested. Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com USGenNet-- http://www.usgennet.org

Hello, everyone... I thought I would pass along some information to you all that may be useful. USGenNet offers free space for genealogy based websites, bulletin boards, maillists, etc. to anyone that does not use their site "for profit." It gives you another option of where to house your work. You can check out the details at the address below. The main entrance page is at http://www.usgennet.org http://www.usgennet.org/~usgnhome/services.html If you have any questions, you can email me privately, and I will answer or direct you to someone who can. Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com

======================================================= TENNESSEE MARRIAGES, 1851-1900 (Update) Becoming the sixteenth state in 1796, Tennessee was home to over one million residents before the American Civil War. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state between 1851 and 1900. This update adds marriages from Warren County between 1852 and 1900. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing over 64,000 records and the names of about 132,000 men and women, this collection can be a tremendous aid to those seeking ancestors from the area. Bibliography: Dodd, Jordan R. "Early American Marriages: Tennessee, 1851 to 1900." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999-2000. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4125.htm

Does anyone have any information on the John Millard Nordin family between 1880-1910. Wife's name was Della West.

Please note that the url for the Fisher/Smith website has changed. This is the current url. Karen Wills & Bernice Raymond Fisher/Smith Family Tree webpage includes FISHER/SMITH/CLOER/MASHBURN/VINEYARD/CALLAHAN/HUNT/MANTOOTH/WHITESIDE AND MANY OTHERS. <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fritzzy/framz.htm> Cloer page <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fritzzy/cloer.htm> >

I found this site today which may be interest to some of you esp. if you are of Cherokee ancestry. It has good legal articles, explanation of how the Cherokee became 3 tribes - one people, and some folklore and other sites also. I found it interesting. BRaymond <http://www.chatt.net/cita/index.html> >