Hi Guys John Moodys list of suspected abenaki families is part of the two notebooks donated by Tom ledoux. These are not published books and I am not aware of any copies, Just lately they were sheathed in plastic as they were falling apart. Each notebook has several hundred pages. the families lines dont go more than one generation before the families hit Swanton, if you are lucky. It too bad we couldnt put them on a database and let people contribute to it--my direct Reynolds family line is in it but it looks like there are alot of unconnected Reynolds when infact they all go back to the same family. I'm sure alot of you could do the same. Carollee NetBoie <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Lisa, Howya been? I have "The History of Swanton Vermont" by Rodney R. Ledoux, who, by the way, is the father of Tom Ledoux who is the Webmaster of "Vermont in the Civil War". In the index it does mention several Lapans. They are as follows: Beulah LaPan - In the index it states that Beulah LaPan is mentioned on page 16. I have read that page twice and scanned the pages next to it and cannot find any mention of Beulah. Those pages have to do with revolutionary times. Lawrence F. LaPan, Jr. - is in a list of World War II veterans. Noah L. Lapan, Jr. - is in a list of Vietnam Era Veterans. Pete Lapan - Is listed on page 124 as having owned a farm on the west side of Route 7 road. No date or actual address are given. Phillip Lapan - The author speaks of the "Swanton Marble Industry" and lists Phillip Lapan as being one of the "men that I remember as working with their teams of horses" to haul sand from a pit used in sawing marble. This was in the 1920's and 1930's. Randy Lapan - is mentioned as being "a member of the present staff" of Barrette's Garage. Book was written in 1989. I have never seen the "notebook" that exists in the Swanton Library written by John Moody. Another person that I know did and gave me a partial list of surnames that were contained in it as being Abenaki. No first names were given. Lapan was on the list. As far as whether there were first names somewhere else in the book, I don't really know although I got the impression that the only full names were of tribal elders and other such personages. Not a great deal of help in pinpointing specific ancestors. Dave Constantine in Boston [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa Lepore Thanks Jean - Is this History of Swanton, Vermont, published by the Swanton Hist. Soc, in 1988, or History of Swanton, Vt 1882 by George Barney and John B. Perry published in Abby Marie Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazeteer in 1882 or another book? [I found the above books at the Hist. Soc. website] Thanks, Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:30 PM Subject: [VTFRANKL] Re: Lapan > There is info in the History of Swanton for the Lapan name.these first names. > Noah L.,Pete,Philip,Randy.There is also LaLan,.Beaula +Lawerence. > > Jean M > ==== VTFRANKL Mailing List ==== If you need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me. Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/FranklinCoWelcomePage.htm ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ==== VTFRANKL Mailing List ==== If you need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact me. Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/FranklinCoWelcomePage.htm ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and well bind it!
Hi Carollee, I'm astounded that no one has ever copied these notebooks and gotten them published. I've also heard from people that have seen them that they are falling apart. It would be a sin to let them deteriorate until they are no longer usable. Putting them in plastic is only a stopgap and not necessarily a good one. The two notebooks should really be put on microfilm so that the information they contain isn't lost. Some plastic can hurry the deterioration of paper instead of helping to keep it from harm. Of course talk is cheap and I have no immediate (read ever!) plans to travel on up to Swanton and start copying either. I'm told that there are references to Boucher and Guyette as well as Lapan, both of which names are actually much more closely related to me. Dave Constantine in Boston [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: carollee reynolds Hi Guys John Moodys list of suspected abenaki families is part of the two notebooks donated by Tom ledoux. These are not published books and I am not aware of any copies, Just lately they were sheathed in plastic as they were falling apart. Each notebook has several hundred pages. the families lines dont go more than one generation before the families hit Swanton, if you are lucky. It too bad we couldnt put them on a database and let people contribute to it--my direct Reynolds family line is in it but it looks like there are alot of unconnected Reynolds when infact they all go back to the same family. I'm sure alot of you could do the same. Carollee
I guess I could ask the Swanton Historical Society and/or Tom Ledoux NetBoie <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Carollee, I'm astounded that no one has ever copied these notebooks and gotten them published. I've also heard from people that have seen them that they are falling apart. It would be a sin to let them deteriorate until they are no longer usable. Putting them in plastic is only a stopgap and not necessarily a good one. The two notebooks should really be put on microfilm so that the information they contain isn't lost. Some plastic can hurry the deterioration of paper instead of helping to keep it from harm. Of course talk is cheap and I have no immediate (read ever!) plans to travel on up to Swanton and start copying either. I'm told that there are references to Boucher and Guyette as well as Lapan, both of which names are actually much more closely related to me. Dave Constantine in Boston [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: carollee reynolds Hi Guys John Moodys list of suspected abenaki families is part of the two notebooks donated by Tom ledoux. These are not published books and I am not aware of any copies, Just lately they were sheathed in plastic as they were falling apart. Each notebook has several hundred pages. the families lines dont go more than one generation before the families hit Swanton, if you are lucky. It too bad we couldnt put them on a database and let people contribute to it--my direct Reynolds family line is in it but it looks like there are alot of unconnected Reynolds when infact they all go back to the same family. I'm sure alot of you could do the same. Carollee ==== VTFRANKL Mailing List ==== Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/FranklinCoWelcomePage.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP.