I am searching for Gracie Myrtle TURNER b. Mar. 1876 in West Virginia. She married Truman Edward Upole, Dec. 1893 in Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland. My grandmother, Manila Bay Upole, was born March 9, 1897 Fairfax, West Virginia. Two questions: Does anyone have connections to the TURNER family of Gracie Myrtle? And is there a Fairfax, WEST VIRGINIA web site? Many thanks, Pat-T

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Haislip, Brawner, Webster, Simpson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/364 Message Board Post: Dear Jamie Yes I do have information on this line. Email me directly and we can correspond about it. I will also post an abbreviated version on the board. Cheers Lynne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/1.13.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My husband is Richard Alan Wood and his mother is Carolyn Melba (Haislip) Wood. Her parents are Richard Haislip (11 May 1906-19 May 1995) and Melba Lavinia (Harlowe) Haislip. Richard's parents were George Washington Haislip, MD (1858-1915) from Lorton, VA and Maude Popkins of Fairfax, VA. (I don't have her parents.) George Washington's parents were John Haislip (1810-1898) and Ann Haislip (1819-1882) and were first cousins. John's father was Rezin Haislip who married Keziah Simpson and Ann's father was Rezin's brother, Henry Haislip. I have Rezin Haislip's parents as James (1740-1803) who married Abigail Brawner (1744-1829). If you any information on this line, I would sure appreciate it!!! Jamie Wood

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Haislip, Brawner, Barton, Webster, Simpson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/1.13.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Jamie If you let me know how you fit into this Haislip family, I can see what information you need. This is a family I have been researching for the past year or so and is in my direct line of interest. I have quite a bit on the connections. Cheers

Howdy! http://members.aol.com/lynnpwco/lynn_cemeteries.htm#UNION%20BAPTIST%20CHURCH Excellent Web Site! I was wondering if you had any additional information of this Wlliam Lynn and Mary "Fairfax" Lynn [ b. March 9, 1814, d. October 18. 1863] buried in the Lynn Cemetery on Lawnvale Farm in Catharpin, Virginia? Thank you very much! Best wishes, Dan Fairfax 2629 Somerset Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37217 [email protected] =============================== ==========================

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/1.13.1 Message Board Post: James Haislip (1740-1803) married Abigail Brawner (1744-1829). Their children were Rezin, Cassandra, Lucy and Henry. What info do you have on the Brawner line?

got this today in my email just in time. i get regular emails from evertons ,they are usually informative. �EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE �Monday, 8 October 2001 �Store Newspaper Clippings With Care �As today's events of war unfold, many of us will have the foresight to gather �newspapers and periodicals that will one day tell the story of our plight �against terrorism. �It is crucial that these items are stored carefully if they are to be of value �in the future. �Newspapers are generally printed on low-quality paper that isn't designed to �withstand the test of time. Consider photocopying the pieces that you most want �to preserve, include a full date of publication and consider copying the �newspaper's "flag" to keep with the article. �Copy the article on to an acid-free paper with an off-color if you want to �maintain the look of newspaper. �If you decide to laminate the article, try using the following popular solution �to lower the acid content of the article (Acid will allow the paper to turn �yellow even if it is sealed in plastic): �1. Dissolve one milk of magnesia tablet in one quart of club soda. Let the �solution stand overnight. �2. Stir the solution and pour it into a shallow pan. �3. Lay the newspaper clippings flat in the pan and let them soak for 1 to 2 �hours. Keep each sheet separate. �4. After two hours, carefully remove the clippings and place them on a soft �towel. Allow them to dry thoroughly before handling. �The United States Library of Congress offers a lengthy explanation of the �make-up of news print and its history, along with professional tips on how to �rejuvenate and store these priceless pieces of Americana and their preservation �Website:http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/newspap.html. �The Everton Publishers offers help to genealogists with books, supplies, and �software to guide you. Save 10 percent today off the purchase price of The �Handybook for Genealogists, Collector's Commemorative 10th Edition at Everton's �Bookstore online: http://www.everton.com/shopper. � �Copyright 2001, Everton Publishers, Inc. �All rights reserved. �-------------------------------------------------------------------- �FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE is a free daily genealogy news service from Everton �Publishers, Inc. �P.O. Box 368 �Logan, UT 84323-0368 �Toll-free: 1-800-443-6325 �http://www.everton.com �To unsubscribe from Everton's Family History Newsline go to: �http://www.everton.com/FHN/mailinglist_manager.php � � � � � � � � � � � � � � -- D.L.FOX research links http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fox2/bookmark.htm updated-OCT 5 �

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/27.126 Message Board Post: Sorry - I'm not responding about doing your look-up for you, but if I'm ever in Fairfax County, I'll certainly do so. I'm intersted in your Haislops. My great-grandmother was Laura Josephine Haislop. I have very little information about her. She was born 08 March 1862 in Virginia and died 23 Apr 1936 in Washington, DC. She married James D. Beales, date unknown. I got a copy of her Death Certificate from Washington, DC. It lists her fathers name as Joseph Haislop and her mothers maiden name as Richards. Is it possible that your Haislop is related to mine?

> Gambrill, Fairfax County Would have been in the area of springfield and lorton va do you have a zip code or name of the post office you mention? and what are the names of the families you are looking for? let me know. � -- D.L.FOX research links http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fox2/bookmark.htm updated-OCT 5 �

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: TOWN oF GAMBRILL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/363 Message Board Post: I KNOW THERe was A town of GAMBRILL IN FAIR FAX TILL 1905 I HAVE a POSTOFFIC THERE TILl THEN I WOULD LIKE to KNOW HOW it GOT ITS name and ifit has a cemetryCLOSE to it . I have some GAMBRILL IN this arey and i cant find any thang on them. pleas help me . LA VERA JONES

Help yourself ,bookmark and save all if you like . if you have any to add please email me privately so no one gets mad. let me know which catagory to place it in also. -- D.L.FOX research links http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fox2/bookmark.htm updated-OCT 5 �

� � � � � > Subject:��� National Day of Driving with Headlights On� > ��� Please join us and PLEASE forward this email immediately to everyone� > in your address book asking them to also forward it.� We have 21 days and > > counting to get the word out all across this great land we love and call > the� > United States of America. Let's see how powerful email can be!� > > THE PROGRAM IS THIS:� On Thursday, October 11th, 2001, have everyone in > the� > USA that will be driving a motor vehicle that day to drive with their� > headlights on during daylight hours.� This will be the 30th day� > commemoration in honor of our fallen friends desecrated by the > terrorists'� > attacks on NYC , the Pentagon, and the highjacked plane that crashed in > PA.� > Read on. The purpose of driving with headlights on this day will:� > 1).� Show! w our respect, friendship, and tribute to all of those > individuals� > that lost their lives on that dreadful September 11, 2001 day.� > 2).� Show our concern for the family members of those individuals.� > 3). Show� those uncouth terrorists that the fabric of the USA is stronger > > than steel.� > 4). Show that we Americans have solidarity standing shoulder to shoulder� > against any terrorists' acts upon the USA.� > You can probably add others to this list.� > Your contribution by sending this email on to others is greatly > appreciated. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/288.1 Message Board Post: Do we ever want to hear from you, seems by looking at your email address, you live in Columbus. Blanche Stewart is a sister to my wife's Grandmother. We've been trying to find something out on Blanche for some time now. We just looked again at a bible entry we have, all it said was Russell Allshire died July 18, 1938. We've looked at that page many times and never paid any attention to it. I just came back from Columbus main library today with his obituary. We know Blanche was born in July 5th, 1894 in Lincoln Co, W. Va. The obit states Russell's mother was Blanche Ailshire, father was Jesse Ailshire from Los Angeles, CA, and a sister Mrs Edward Smith. We have info on Ulysses, his lst and 2nd wife. Have his obit and death cert, along with his 2nd wife's as well. It's the Cherokee Indian Mother that interests us the most - Alwilda Roberts. We have not been able to find out any info on her what so ever. We're pretty sure her father is S. B. Roberts. Beyond that, ! who knows. We'll be watching for your reply. Email address is [email protected] if you want to send it directly to us. We live just west of you in London.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOGGESS, AUVELIN/AUVELING, BENNETT, RUST, COX Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/362 Message Board Post: The 2002 BOGGESS Family Association Reunion will be held in Fredricksburg VA, September 26-29, 2002. A trip is planned for visiting Fairfax and surrounding areas where the BOGGESS family lived during the 1700's. Please contact me for further information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harrover, Ogden Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/360 Message Board Post: I am trying to verify a place in Fairfax County by the name of Nevertire. I do not have immediate access to any reference work such as Place-Names of the Northern Neck of Virginia -if someone has this book or another that would work and would be willing to check for "Nevertire", I would appreciate it very much. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/67.1 Message Board Post: I have a Michael Hall from Fairfax County, VA. Had son, John. Any relation?

Press Release for Immediate Distribution: ====================================================================== NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PARTNERS WITH THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY ====================================================================== The National Genealogical Society's circulating collection of more than 20,000 volumes will have a new home by the end of this year. At its September board meeting in Davenport, Iowa, the NGS Board of Directors ratified its decision to create a strategic partnership with the St. Louis County Library. The NGS circulating collection, part of which is currently housed in off-site storage, will be moved to the St. Louis County Library where it will be available to researchers by January 2002. In February of 2002, the NGS circulating book collection will become available in its entirety for interlibrary loan to both NGS and non-NGS members throughout the country. Both NGS and the St. Louis County Library are committed to significantly growing the circulating collection so that members have a dramatically larger number of books available to them via interlibrary loan. The St. Louis County Library staff will handle loan services previously processed by the NGS librarian and volunteers. The county library's experienced interlibrary loan staff and their expert special collections librarians make this partnership particularly strong. Loans will be executed in a timelier manner and will usually be less expensive for the researcher. Special collections librarians will assist in answering reference questions generated by the loan service. This partnership will enable the NGS librarian and the volunteers to focus on providing programs, projects, and access to other important materials such as the NGS manuscript collection, which will continue to be housed at the NGS headquarters site in Arlington, Virginia. An exciting new project is the development of plans for a genealogical reference help-desk. This help-desk will give members access to reference and referral services to help them find and interpret historical and genealogical information. Tailored to the individual needs of each researcher, this will be a tremendous benefit to NGS members. NGS will continue to accept donations for the circulating collection, and with its partner, make these additional materials available to the entire genealogical community. While the St. Louis County Library will maintain its core genealogy collection as a non-circulating reference collection, the NGS circulating collection will provide the whole genealogical community with access to a significant and growing circulating collection of genealogical reference materials. The National Genealogical Society's core mission is education. It is committed to forming strategic partnerships that will increase benefits for its members as well as the whole genealogical community. This strategic partnership increases important services without duplication. The NGS Board of Directors is dedicated to exploring all possible avenues of increasing member benefits while working to fulfill the society's core mission as a service organization that leads and educates the national genealogical community. About NGS: More information about the National Genealogical Society and its many programs and services can be found at the society's web site: http://www.NGSGenealogy.org The society's mission and objectives can be found at the following link: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/amission.htm. Information about the St. Louis County Library Special Collections can be found at: http://www.slcl.lib.mo.us/slcl/sc/sc-genpg.htm Contact: Curt B. Witcher President, National Genealogical Society 219-421-1226 [email protected]

Originally published in the Ancestry Daily News, September 20, 2001: http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/4596.asp ===================================================================== NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NGS LIBRARY ===================================================================== The National Genealogical Society (NGS) Board of Directors is committed to providing the highest level of information, services, and products possible to NGS members. To this end we have become immersed in a strategic directions initiative. We are looking to provide more services to our members with the same number of staff and the same level of resources. And as I am sure you can imagine, our financial resources continue to be rather modest, particularly in this time of economic downturn. Despite rumors, stories, and musings to the contrary, the National Genealogical Society Library is not closing nor are its collections being randomly dispersed to other libraries. It is important for me to state again for the record: the National Genealogical Society Library is not closing. Rather it is being reconstituted in a manner more conducive to providing better services to the society's membership. Historically, the book loan collection has been under-utilized by the society's membership. Yet no one, absolutely no one, is interested in terminating the book loan service. The NGS staff and board of directors appreciate that while little used by the majority of members, the book loan service is highly valued by a number of members. The challenge before us was to find a way to continue making the book loan service available while freeing the NGS librarian and her staff to provide more valuable reference services for our members-services that would make NGS an increasingly invaluable part of more genealogists' lives. After much study and deliberation, the NGS board voted to create the nation's largest family and local history book loan collection through a partnership with the St. Louis County Library (SLCL). This partnership creates some of the most exciting growth opportunities for a book loan collection the genealogical community has ever seen. As specified by the agreement, all of the books SLCL receives from NGS must be made available for loan, making the entire NGS book loan collection as close as your nearest public, college, or university library. The two organizations have committed to meet at least yearly to review the status of the arrangement and modify as needed to make the books as accessible as possible. I believe it is important to also note that having the NGS Book Loan Collection at the St. Louis County Library carries the following additional benefits. 1. Book loan requests will be filled five days a week, rather than just one day per week as we had been doing at Glebe House. The service will be much more responsive. 2. Neither the St. Louis County Library nor the NGS Library will have to close to perform the interlibrary loans. In the past the NGS Library had to close to perform loan functions. 3. The St. Louis County Library has a much larger staff to handle loan requests. 4. The St. Louis County Library is committed to assisting NGS with reference questions that result from use of the loan collection. 5. Housing the loan collection in St. Louis means that the book loan collection will be in one place and in one consistent order. Currently, the NGS book loan collection is in two different facilities on the Glebe House grounds as well as two different remote storage facilities. 6. The St. Louis County Library will market the book loan collection in ways NGS was never able. 7. The St. Louis County Library will be offering programs at national conferences on the riches and use of the loan collection. 8. The St. Louis County Library will be enhancing web access to the loan collection, and creating pathfinders and use-aids for the collection as well as highlighting unique items. 9. The staff of the St. Louis County Library is most competent, professional, and very excited about making this arrangement truly benefit both organizations. The administrative, special collections, and interlibrary loan staffs in particular are truly extraordinary. I know this from months of personal experiences and interactions with them. Both SLCL and NGS are committed to growing the book loan collection in very dramatic ways. While we are not yet at the announcement stage, we are contacting numerous genealogical libraries, societies, and other organizations that heretofore were not interested in giving their duplicate materials to NGS because of our space constraints and the manner in which we had to run our loan program. We are asking these entities to reconsider enhancing our national loan collection by designating this new partner collection as the repository of their duplicates. In addition to finding a much better way to conduct the society's book loan program, I believe the NGS board's commitment to enhancing its library and information services can be evidenced in a number of significant ways. 1. The NGS librarian remains an important, full-time position on the society's staffing table, on par with other professional staff employed by the society. 2. The society's valuable manuscript collections (including the marvelous Richardson Dougall European Manuscript Collection), its archive of Bible records, the AMA files, and the MAC chart files are all being maintained at the Glebe House Library. Indeed, efforts will continue to be explored to acquire other such unique collections of materials. 3. The society is maintaining its contracts with CAPCON (the OCLC library cooperative in the DC-VA-MD area) and The Library Corporation (TLC). Access to OCLC will allow NGS staff to assist members in finding important family and local history books worldwide. Maintaining our online catalog through TLC will allow staff to eventually catalog our many manuscript collections, making them far more accessible to our members. The TLC system can also be used for providing new member services in the information arena. 4. The look-up services of NGSearch (e.g. Germans to America, Italians to America, etc.) will be maintained and expanded. 5. The society will continue to accept donations for both its reference collection being maintained at Glebe House and the book loan collection. 6. A new service to retrieve information and records from Washington, DC area repositories is being explored as a new service to members. 7. A new, members-only Help Desk will be established as a part of library services to provide personalized guidance to researchers just getting started, getting started again, and those who have reached an impasse of some kind. Toll-free help lines, designated e-mail addresses, and partnerships with other genealogical libraries to investigate a 24-7 reference assistance model are all being explored. Indeed, I believe you will be pleasantly surprised and pleased when all of our plans for the expansion of services in our newly reconstituted library are unveiled. Your NGS Board of Directors truly believes this new partnership with the St. Louis County Library will make for a stronger and more responsive society as well as a stronger and more vital library at Glebe House. Curt B. Witcher President, National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org Curt B. Witcher Manager, Historical Genealogy Department Allen County Public Library P. O. Box 2270, 900 Webster Street Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reprinted with permission of the "Ancestry Daily News" (http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews) Copyright © 1998-2001, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries. http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/4596.asp

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SBC.2ACI/359 Message Board Post: Text of obit for William Parr ALLEN, resident of Vienna, VA died 2/4/1995. Any help would be wonderful! Thanks to all!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kidwell, Griffis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SBC.2ACI/358 Message Board Post: Looking for information on the following Kidwells: George Milton Kidwell m. Louisa Jones Lester Kidwell, policeman, died around 1915 or so John Kidwell m. Jane Griffis Alton Kidwell b. 1907 William Kidwell b. 1910 (though some record have 1909, according to census it would have been 1911. SSA application has date as 1910). Adopted or taken under guardianship by Thomas & Eliza Peters.