The Saar Pioneer Cemetery in Kent was transcribed and is included in Volume I of Memorial Records of South King County, WA, printed in 1981 and still available from the South King County Genealogical Society. Barbara

I find this fascinating in that Iddings is a major gravel/soil/bark retailer here in Covington. I wonder if they know their ancestors are buried down there? I think one of the Iddings is also the mayor of Maple Valley if I'm not mistaken? Mary Joe & Laura Schmidt wrote: > I live in Burbank in south eastern Washington. Saturday morning my husband > and I got up and ran over to Kent for the day. We found this cemetery > thanks to the great directions I was given on the Washington-L@RootsWeb.com > mailing list. It is between a driving range and the Valley freeway. It > isn't marked from the road, but it's there! There are many graves both > visible and others found under all the brush and bramble. I didn't have > time to do a transcription of it, but one will be done. I have contacted > the Boy Scout Troop that was involved with this cemetery in 1991 to see if > their Eagle Scout, that worked on the cemetery as a project, transcribed it > then. I cannot believe that a community the size of Kent would let such an > historic site deteriorate to such an extent! I was appalled. I have been > to many old burial plots, but for the location and all the other factors, > this is the worse! There are IDDINGS, STEPHENSON, CHADWICK, ANDERSON, > MONSTER, just to name a few. It was used from 1873-1949. I have an email > of a gentleman and his wife who had just "found" the cemetery. They live a > half mile up the hill from the cemetery. They plan on getting involved in > the clean up and restoration of it. With his permission I will give out his > email addy, but I have to ask him first. He has been doing genealogy for a > couple of years. > > Now for my question. Found my hubby's great great grandmother's grave there > (Mary [Sheckler] Anderson). She was born Dec 14, 1825. "Promoted Aug 23, > 1905" and at the bottom of the stone it says "The Salvation Army Seattle > Corps No 1". I have never ran across a Salvation Army stone. Does this > mean that 1) She was a member of the Salvation Army Church, 2) That the > Salvation Army just provided the stone, or 3) Why is it on her headstone? > > Needless to say, when we got home last night, I wrote the Salvation Army, > and found a contact for the Boy Scout who did his Eagle project in 1991. > > Laura > DigMyPast@msn.com > King Co surnames include: > Eaton, Anderson, Drabing, Sheckler, Martin, and many more > USGenWeb Volunteer and RootsWeb Sponsor -- Mary Kathryn Kozy mkozy@attglobal.net My Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~marykozy/ South King Co. Gene. Soc. page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskcgs/ South King Co. Arboretum Foundation: http://www.skcaf.org/ Rainier Chorale Home Page: http://www.rainierchorale.org/

I live in Burbank in south eastern Washington. Saturday morning my husband and I got up and ran over to Kent for the day. We found this cemetery thanks to the great directions I was given on the Washington-L@RootsWeb.com mailing list. It is between a driving range and the Valley freeway. It isn't marked from the road, but it's there! There are many graves both visible and others found under all the brush and bramble. I didn't have time to do a transcription of it, but one will be done. I have contacted the Boy Scout Troop that was involved with this cemetery in 1991 to see if their Eagle Scout, that worked on the cemetery as a project, transcribed it then. I cannot believe that a community the size of Kent would let such an historic site deteriorate to such an extent! I was appalled. I have been to many old burial plots, but for the location and all the other factors, this is the worse! There are IDDINGS, STEPHENSON, CHADWICK, ANDERSON, MONSTER, just to name a few. It was used from 1873-1949. I have an email of a gentleman and his wife who had just "found" the cemetery. They live a half mile up the hill from the cemetery. They plan on getting involved in the clean up and restoration of it. With his permission I will give out his email addy, but I have to ask him first. He has been doing genealogy for a couple of years. Now for my question. Found my hubby's great great grandmother's grave there (Mary [Sheckler] Anderson). She was born Dec 14, 1825. "Promoted Aug 23, 1905" and at the bottom of the stone it says "The Salvation Army Seattle Corps No 1". I have never ran across a Salvation Army stone. Does this mean that 1) She was a member of the Salvation Army Church, 2) That the Salvation Army just provided the stone, or 3) Why is it on her headstone? Needless to say, when we got home last night, I wrote the Salvation Army, and found a contact for the Boy Scout who did his Eagle project in 1991. Laura DigMyPast@msn.com King Co surnames include: Eaton, Anderson, Drabing, Sheckler, Martin, and many more USGenWeb Volunteer and RootsWeb Sponsor

Thanks, Betty. Bev On Thu, 4 May 2000 10:57:23 -0700 Betty Cooper <o2b29@scn.org> writes: > There is another virus out now. It comes through as an email with > the subject I love You. Do not open, but delete, and purge from > your delete box. For more information, go to: > > http://www.virusbtn.com/VirusInformation/lovelet.html > > Betty > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Thanks, a friend of mine already let me know. She has had all kinds of trouble with it in her office, so I know this is not a hoax, but a real problem. Trish

There is another virus out now. It comes through as an email with the subject I love You. Do not open, but delete, and purge from your delete box. For more information, go to: http://www.virusbtn.com/VirusInformation/lovelet.html Betty

Subject: Olympia Genealogical Society Seminar April 22 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 00:05:04 -0800 From: Cyndi Howells <cyndihow@oz.net> To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com The Olympia Genealogical Society - announces Cyndi Howells ... in a genealogy seminar NETTING YOUR ANCESTORS - A Guided Tour of Cyndi's List - Conquering Internet Search Engines - Quit Surfing and Start Researching - Question and Answer Session Saturday, 22 April 2000 -- From 9 am to 4 pm North Thurston Auditorium 600 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE, Lacey, Washington Non- Olympia Genealogical Society Members just $35 & Members only $30 Registration Deadline = 15 April 2000 ~ Seating Limited to 350 Persons in Comfy Theater Seats ~ BIG 16 foot by 20 foot Projection Screen ~ Door Prizes and Sales Tables ~ Easy Access to I-5 and Complete ADA Facility ~ Lunch on Your Own with Directions to Dozens of Restaurants ~ Within 2 miles of Four Modestly Priced Motels ~ No Day of Event Registration Registration form @ <http://www.rootsweb.com/~waogs/> Or Contact: Steven W. Morrison: Foxhallguy@aol.com or 360.459.3678 Phyllis -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Winnipeg District, Manitoba CanGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

Hi All, Just a reminder to the members of SKCGS that we have a computer interest group that meets the third Tuesday of each month from 7 PM to 9 PM. (Except July, August and December) The meeting is held at the Kent LDS Church, 23319 - 94th Ave. S., Kent, WA. The next meeting is being held March 21 and Bob Sjolin will be discussing PAF 4.0. All are invited to attend, the meetings are informal and are geared toward genealogical research using the computer. Bring your questions regarding your computer, genealogy software, etc. See you next Tuesday. Any questions please call or e-mail Shirley Simmons. Shirley Simmons 253-852-5313 ssimm68359@aol.com

This is a reminder for you to make a photocopy of your completed census form before you return it. Maybe then your descendants will have the information before 2072. Betty

Great Idea!!! Thanks, Trish

Have you registered for the SKCGS Gene-A-Rama 2000? FUN! FUN! FUN! South King County Genealogical Society presents GENE-A-RAMA 2000 on Saturday, March 4, 2000 Visit our Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskcgs/index.html to learn more about this annual event. Pre-register by February 28, 2000 - $15.00 After February 28, 2000 registration is $18.00 Topics and Speakers include: Beyond Beginning - More Genealogy on the Internet, Mary Kozy Writing Your Life Story, Nancy Swenson Migration Routes and Records, Laura Pemberton Sparr Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Laura Pemberton Sparr There will be door prizes, raffle, new book sales and used book/periodical sales. Schedule and Registration Form provided online, too! Phyllis -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Winnipeg District, Manitoba CanGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

Did you know SKCGS has a Member Web Sites page? http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskcgs/member_sites.html Do you have a genealogy web site? Please send your URL (web page address) to Mary. We'd really like to add your site. If you don't have a website and have Family Tree Maker software, you can easily create a website. I did! http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/y/Phyllis-A-Haynen/ It's easy to add, edit and even delete your page. Phyllis -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Winnipeg District, Manitoba CanGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

Yes and no. Lorraine uses local history and local resources and their primary evidences to illustrate research techniques and strategies that can be used in any locale. She also explains how you can use these primary evidences to draw interpretations. I am sure you would enjoy the class because you will have ready access to an expert that can direct you to specific sources. Lorraine has 20+ years experience as a historian for the Museum of History and Industry. -Char -----Original Message----- From: AtkinsM@aol.com <AtkinsM@aol.com> To: WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com <WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [WASKCGS-L] Nearby History Class >Is this a class on local history?

Our friend Glen Carter passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2000. A service will be held on Saturday January 29th at 2 pm, at the First Baptist Church of Kent, 11420 S.E. 248th Street. Cake and Coffee to follow the service. No Visitation. It was because of Glen, that S.K.C.G.S. has the wonderful meeting place at the First Baptist Church. Betty Cooper

Thankyou for letting us know of this class. This class is certainly worth the time! The price is right - FREE. The instructor , Lorraine McConaghy, is excellent in knowledge AND presentation. The principles work whether your research project is literally nearby or elsewhere in the country. The class is held at 2 different locations - Bellevue Regional Library 10AM - noon then repeated at the Federal Way Regional Library 2PM - 4PM every other Saturday. The next class (2nd of 8) will be held Feb. 5. I am so glad I decided to go and can hardly wait for Feb. 5 to roll around. Anyone is welcome to attend any or all of the class sessions. Char Kibbie

Is this a class on local history? I am interested in that. In particular, I am looking for old aerial photographs of the Puget Sound region for comparison to today. I've seen a few and it is really interesting to me to see the drastic changes made over the past 50 years. Looking forward to this class. Mike

I agree, me too! Trish

I'd like to announce to all of the volunteers that the Obituary Archives Search Engine at http://www.cribbs.net/obitsearch/ now can search through all of the past three years obituaries for Detroit and New Orleans, as well as thousands of obits from around the country from different time periods. There are approximately 84,000 obituaries indexed at this time, with more added daily. Thanks, Bill Cribbs The Obituary Links Page http://www.geocities.com/cribbswh/obit/

The idea of a Mailing List is Everyone receives the same information. In the future, we could send 'Thank you's' directly to the person who sent the message and leave it off the list. Phyllis AtkinsM@aol.com wrote: > > I don't know about anyone else but I'm kinda getting over-run with these > messages. It seems no matter who answers these messages, EVERYONE GETS A > COPY. That's kinda silly and because of it I'm taking myself off the > subscriber list. -- E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net Poinsett Co., Arkansas USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpoinse/ Winnipeg District, Manitoba CanGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ County Down, Ireland GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ Phyllis' Family Genealogy http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm

Betty, I didn't realize the papers were no longer being microfilmed. For several years I have cut out the obits every day, thinking at some point I'll make an index for each year. So if anyone wants a photocopy of the original from the last couple years, I can make one. Barbara