My son bought a case full of family pictures at an auction, in Yakima, > Washington. He said he would be delighted to have the family of these > folks receive these pictures. We looked through them, many do not have > names on them, or places, but the names and places we found include: > > Prineville, Hood River, Monmouth, Portland, & Bend Oregon, and Canton > (Ohio?) Some are dated in the 1920's. Many of the pictures are in very > good condition. > > Names included are: > Aunt Jenny Sosey, Canton, 1926 > Edna, 21 yrs old, Dec 24th sent to Hood River people > Mr and Mrs B P Inman, 50th wedding anniversary, 1889-1939 on Christmas > Harold and Henry, 1923 > Edna, > Billie, > Glen, > May Davidson, > Mary D. > Grandma Davisdon, > Helen and HT > JR Sosey, > Elenanor Fidelis Moran, age 3 > Lee Jenkins, 2 1/2 mo > Mabel Jaegar > Mrs Blachs > Audrey Mae > Mr and Mrs V R Posar (could be Vic) > Franklin Joseph Darth Jr, 1 year > Chester Leroy > Mary Gassett > Mrs. Derrus or Derry, hard to read > Elizabeth Singleton 9 years old May 19, 1911Dot, Hohn (Joe), Jenny, Charlie, Lulu, Clarence, picture taken 1926 from Charlie to Dot If you think this might be your family, please email me, I can connect you with my son. > > Karon Mazie > Family Pictures Available

A tribute to all men and women who have answered their nation's call. The following letter is from a Marine in Viet Nam to his parents. THEY'RE REAL CHAMPIONS "...Just imagine, most of the guys over here are 18 and fighting to make it to 19. The average age of the combat soldier in many units here is 18 1/2. And what a man he is. A pink cheeked, tousled haired, tight muscled fellow who, under normal circumstances, would be considered by society as half man, half boy, not yet dry behind the ears and a pain in the unemployment chart. "But here and now he is the beardless hope of free men. He is, for the most part, unmarried and without material possessions except possibly for an old car at home and a transistor radio here. He listens to rock n roll and 105 millimeter howitzers. "He just got out of high school, received so so grades, played a little football and had a girl who promised to be true. "He has learned to drink beer because it is cold and 'is the thing to do'. He is a private first class, a one year military veteran with one or possible three years to go. "He has never cared for work, preferred waxing his own car to washing his father's but he is now working or fighting from dawn to dark, and often longer. "He still has trouble spelling and writing letters home is a painful process. But he can break down his rifle in 30 seconds and put it back together in 29. He can describe the nomenclature of a fragmentation grenade, explain how a machine gun operates and use either if the need arises. "He can dig a foxhole, apply first aid to a wounded companion, march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march. He has seen more suffering than he should in his short life. He has stood among hills of bodies, and he has helped to build those hills. He has wept in private and in public and has not been ashamed at doing either, because his pals have fallen in battle and he has come close to joining them. "He has become self sufficient. He has two pair of fatigues, washes one and wears the other. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but not his rifle. He keeps his socks dry and his canteen full. "He can cook his own meals, fix his own hurts and mend his own rips - material or mental. He will share his water with you if you thirst, break his rations in half if you hunger and split his ammunition if you are fighting for your life. "He can do the work of two civilians, draw half the pay of one and find ironic humor in it all. He has learned to use his hands as a weapon and his weapon as his hands. He can save a life or most assuredly take one. "He is now 19, a veteran and fighting to make 20 ..."

If you want to order actual certificates of death the address is: Department of Health Center for Health Statistics PO Box 9709 Olympia, WA 98507-9709 The address listed on the Washington death index microfilm is outdated.

Would someone please look up Alex COOPER, b. September 3, 1903, d February 1986 in Olympia for me? I need the day of death so I can write to the Timberland Library for his obit. The info I have is from the Social Security Death index. TIA, Linda McDowell in San Juan Capistrano,CA limcd@pacbell.net

I have found this book in the KCLS library system: James, David A., 1910- TITLE Grisdale, last of the logging camps : a photo story of Simpson camps from 1890 into 1986 / by Dave James. PUBLISHER Belfair, WA : Mason County Historical Society, 1986. DESCRIPT 142 p. : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm. NOTE(S) 1) Includes index. SUBJECT(S) 1) Simpson Logging Company -- History. 2) Lumber camps -- Washington (State) -- Mason County -- History These two are at Seattle Public - at Main, downtown branch TITLE The Timberman's pocket guide of Western lumber operations; sawmills, logging camps, shingle mills, veneer plants, box factories, woodworking plants, door factories. PUBLISHER Portland, Ore., Timberman. DESCRIPTN v. SUBJECTS 1) Lumber trade -- Directories. 2) Lumbering -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) ============================== AUTHOR Ficken, Robert E. TITLE The forested land : a history of lumbering in western Washington / Robert E. Ficken. PUBLISHER Durham, N.C. : Seattle : Forest History Society ; University of Washington Press, c1987. DESCRIPTN xv, 324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. SUBJECTS 1) Lumber trade -- Washington (State) -- History.

Does anyone know of any Frissells in Washington or Idaho who may have Canadian roots? Doug & Sue Horner dhorner@onlink.net

I am researching the ancestry of Thomas Box Griffitts, b. 1826, KY. Thomas Box Griffitts married Rachel Quee Waddell in 1853 in Illinois. Their sons, Judge Thomas C. Griffitts and Douglas Griffitts resided in Spokane, WA. Judge Thomas C. Griffitts was born in 1856 in Hancock Co., IL, and died in 1900 in Spokane. Douglas Griffitts was born 10 Oct 1860 in Hancock Co., IL, date and place of death unknown. According to our family notes, Thomas Box Griffitts, b. 1826, KY, is the son of Aaron Griffitts, b. 1797, TN, and Mary Elizabeth Box. I am having difficulty verifying Thomas' ancestry and would like to locate his descendants in Washington. If you have any information concerning the individuals mentioned above I would enjoy hearing from you. I am a descendant of Thomas' brother, Isaac Yokum Griffitts, b. 1832, of Potter Valley, Mendocino, CA. Laura Sonoma Co., CA

Hi, I was wondering if someone could look in the WA death index for George Washington Parsons. I just got his wife's death certificate and she died 10-21-1932. Their last child was born around 1910, so I think he had to died between 1910 and 1932 as his wife is listed as a widow. He was born in OH, not sure on the date. I believe he died in Vancouver. Her last address was 680 Flanders, R#5. Any and all information would be appreciated. Blessings, Aldean tendick@efn.org

Hang in there! The 1910 Census Index will be along in a few months (I hope). Logging camps are often listed by name or location... I am also looking for general histories. Celia Tomlin

Steve: Would you please send the 'Jacobson attachment' - gremlins in the computer - managed to delete it. Thanks, D. J. VanVoorst

Hello Everyone: Searching for someone with information regarding logging camps in and around Vaughn Bay, Washington circa 1910. Family surnames are Gross, Jones, and Warwick. Many thanks, Dona VanVoorst

William Page would be in his 70's today. He lived in White Salmon, Washington as a child. Born abt.1928. Had a sister, we believe her name was Beverly. Williams father was William Page also. He died on Christmas Day in White Salmon in the early 1940's. William Page Sr., born 1901 worked as a Sawyer in the sawmill in Husum, Washington. The child William was last seen at his Grama Pott's funeral in Cottage Grove, Oregon in 1939. Name of mother of William and Beverly unknown. Any leads to help us locate this missing leg of our family tree will be appreciated and make my father HAPPY!!! Please check with any Page's you know. Thank's, Cathy Jennings (Page)

SIFFORD info Vonda Clark roscoe@mychoice.net

You can also.....email or write Susan Beemer at the WA State Archives in Cheney,WA and tell her what area you want newspapers for and she will send you the Union Lists of all newspapers available in your area of research. “Union List's” refer to a Libraries “holdings” This is very important to have as some libraries have only 4 or 5 copies and some have many more for particurlar newspapers. This list she will send you will give you the number of copies each library has........the dates etc. THEN the list will tell you exactly who has the holdings. Susan's email address is: era@ewu.edu Good Luck Louise King La Jolla, CA In a message dated 10/31/98 2:15:37 AM, PRNEVILLE@aol.com wrote: >Suzello library at U of W has large collection of WA newspapers on microfilm. >Phyllis

Suzello library at U of W has large collection of WA newspapers on microfilm. Phyllis

I am new to this mailing list but recently found out that I have McHUGH ties out here in Washington state. So I am anxious to get information on them. Am wondering if anyone can tell me where I could go to look up old newspaper articles, obits, etc. for the state of Washington. I was told to check into the WA State Archives in Olympia. Has anyone been there for this purpose? I have been to the Tacoma Public Library, but they have a limited number of old newspapers other than the News Tribune. I need copies from newspapers in Oak Harbor, Bremerton, Spokane, Seattle and an old newspaper from Molson in Okanogan Co. I really don't want to head to Sand Point as it is so busy there. I have no problem going to Olympia and would even consider the Seattle Public Library if necessary. Would appreciate any suggestions from those of you out there who are more familiar with this than I am. Therese

Seeking information re Lillian Curtice Blood, b. 22 Oct 1852 (DOD unk), and her sons, Charles Frederick Blood, b. 19 Aug 1881 and Charles Stewart Blood, b. 2 Oct 1883 (both DOD's unk), who moved to Otis Orchards, WA in 1907 - they may have left the Otis Orchards area in the 1920's but I have not been able to determine if they did and where they went. I've tried to locate their gravesites in the Pacific NW on the Tombstone Transcription page with no success. Charles' wife, Mary, gave birth to a son, Frederick Whitman Blood on 21 Apr 1910 in Otis Orchards - he may be living today - we would like to get in touch with him or his offspring - Lillian was my husband's great- grandmother. Thank you! Julia Conkey Ridgefield, WA

Searching for the families of Bealy Coomes and Mark Davis who moved from Va. to Wa. in 1898. Patience

Good Day All, These are my folks from the Washington area. They bounced around a bit.Going here and there. Alonzo Newton Page applied for a marriage certificate with one Amy ACTESON in Clark co. 4 - 6 - 1889 however there is no actual marriage certificate on file. They had several children. Eva b. 1889 Jimison / Jamison b. 1894 Bessie b. 1892 married George Johnson Grace b. 1898 William b. 1901 Alfred b. 1903 George 1907 Howard b. 1911 Fern b.1915 William Page was believed to be living in Grays Harbor at the time of his death. Other surenamres for Wahington :LANCASTER - WOLFRAIM - ACTESON -RENEE Would love to hear from any one researching any of the above.Cousin's would be a bonus. Regards, Sharon

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_909586550_boundary Content-ID: <0_909586550@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This was posted in NOCAL this morning by Phil Carnahan........I think this is something to put in your RESEARCH FOLDER. Good information. xxxxxxxxxxo Louise King La Jolla, CA In a message dated 10/27/98 10:27:56 PM, pcarna@pacific.net wrote: >With all the discussions and links about IOOF being posted, > >I thought I'd post this list again. I haven't tried all these links, > >but I'm sure you will find some good information about these > >organizations. > > > > > >Phil Carnahan > >Ukiah, Ca. > > > >Hereditary, Fraternal, & Patriotic Organizations > >--last updated on 18 Jan 97-- > > > > > > > >Hereditary, Fraternal, & Patriotic Organizations > > > > > >Hereditary Organizations > > > >Daughters of the American Revolution > >http://www.chesapeake.net/DAR > > > >Daughters of the Republic of Texas > >http://www.drtl.org/~drtl/index.html > > > >Descendents of Mexican War Veterans > >http://member.aol.com/dmwv/home.htm > > > >Descendents of Washington's Army at Valley Forge > >http://www.execpc.com/~drg/widwavf.html > > > >Founders of the New Haven Colony > >http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/NEWHAVEN.HTM > > > >General Society of Mayflower Descendents > >http://user.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html > > > >General Society of the War of 1812 > >http://LanClio.org/1812.htm > > > >General Society Sons of the Revolution > >http://www.execpc.com/~drg/gssro.html > > > >Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) > >http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm > >for male descendents and > > > >Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic > >http://suvcw.org/lgar.htm > > > >and the > > > >Women's Relief Corps > >http://suvcw.org/wrc.htm > >for female descendents of Union soldiers of the Civil War. > > > >Huguenot Society > >http://www.startext.net/homes/huguenot/ > > > >International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers > >http://www.media.utah.edu/medsol/UCME/d/DAUGHTERSUTPIO.html > > > >Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States > >http://suvcw.org/mollus.htm > > > >Military Order of the Stars and Bars > >http://scv.org/mosbhome.htm > > > >Military Order of the World Wars > >http://www.cais.com/dc/moww/ > > > >Order of Daedalians > >http://www.daedalians.org/ > > > >Order of Indian Wars of the United States > >http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/INDIAN.HTM > > > >Point Lookout Prisoner of War Organization > >http://barbados.cc.odu.edu/~bkb300z/plpow/plpow.html > >for descendents of POWs at the Point Lookout, Maryland prison during > >the American Civil War. > > > >Society of the Cincinnati > >http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/CINCINNA.HTM > > > >Sons of the American Legion > >http://www.legion.org/salinfo.htm > > > >Sons of the American Revolution > >http://www.sar.org/ > > > >Sons of Confederate Veterans > >http://scv.org/ > > > >Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. > >http://SUVCW.org/ > > > >Link to the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. > >http://suvcw.org/duv.htm > > > > > >Fraternal/Social Organizations > > > > > >Follow this link for a good discussion about Fraternal Organizations > >and insurance. This isn't about college Greek fraternities, but rather > >organizations formed for mutual benefit such as Woodmen of the World, > >Knights of Pythias, Improved Order of Heptasophs, and the like. > >http://www.wvu.edu/~socialwk/faculty/RAL/E/fraternities.html > > > >Benevolent & Protective Organization of Elks (BPOE) > >http://rtpnet.org/~nec/ > > > >Free Masons > >http://www.freemasonry.org/index.html > > > >Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) > >http://www.avd.nl/ioof/e_index.htm > > > >Kiwanis Club > >http://www.kiwanis.com/ > > > >Knights of Columbus > >http://www.netreach.net/~kofc4215/knights.htm > > > >Lion's Club International > >http://www.lions.org/ > > > >National Exchange Club > >http://rtpnet.org/~nec/ > > > >Optimists International > >http://www.optimist.org/ > > > >Order Knights of Pythias > >http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~br001/index.html > > > >Rotary International > >http://www.rotary.org/ > > > >Shriners of North America > >http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~br001/index.html > > > >Woodmen of the World > >http://members.aol.com/markcase/page3.htm > > > > > >Patriotic and Military Organizations > > > > > >Air Force Association (AFA) > >http://www.afa.org/ > > > >The American Legion > >http://www.legion.org/ > > > >Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts > >http://www.tiac.net/users/ltcdon/ > > > >Ancient and Honorable Order of the Jersey Blues > >http://www.innerlight.com/genepool/njblues.htm > > > >Association of the United States Army (AUSA) > >http://www.ausa.org/ > > > >Disabled American Veterans (DAV) > >http://www.dav.org/contents/ > > > >Legion of Valor of the United States > >http://members.aol.com/LValor1890/index.html > > > >Marine Corps League > >http://www.mcleague.org/ > > > >Military Order of the Purple Heart > >http://www.purpleheart.org/index.ssi > > > >National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers > >http://www.uvol.com/sup/homepage.html > > > >The Navy League > >http://www.navyleague.org/ > > > >Retired Officers Association (TROA) > >http://www.troa.org/ > > > >United Daughters of the Confederacy > >http://www.hsv.tis.net/~maxs/UDC/ > > > >Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) > >http://www.vfw.org/ --part0_909586550_boundary Content-ID: <0_909586550@inet_out.mail.pacific.net.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <NORCAL-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc05.mail.aol.com (rly-yc05.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.37]) by air-yc03.mail.aol.com (v51.9) with SMTP; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 01:27:56 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-yc05.mail.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id BAA04107; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 01:27:29 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA13072; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:24:27 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:24:27 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199810280626.WAA00848@pacific.net> From: "Phil Carnahan" <pcarna@pacific.net> Old-To: "NORCAL" <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Links to Fraternal Organizations Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:21:08 -0800 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Resent-Message-ID: <"54pJwD.A.xLD.ZirN2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/34987 X-Loop: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: NORCAL-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable With all the discussions and links about IOOF being posted, I thought I'd post this list again. I haven't tried all these links, but I'm sure you will find some good information about these organizations. Phil Carnahan Ukiah, Ca. Hereditary, Fraternal, & Patriotic Organizations --last updated on 18 Jan 97-- Hereditary, Fraternal, & Patriotic Organizations Hereditary Organizations Daughters of the American Revolution http://www.chesapeake.net/DAR Daughters of the Republic of Texas http://www.drtl.org/~drtl/index.html Descendents of Mexican War Veterans http://member.aol.com/dmwv/home.htm Descendents of Washington's Army at Valley Forge http://www.execpc.com/~drg/widwavf.html Founders of the New Haven Colony http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/NEWHAVEN.HTM General Society of Mayflower Descendents http://user.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html General Society of the War of 1812 http://LanClio.org/1812.htm General Society Sons of the Revolution http://www.execpc.com/~drg/gssro.html Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm for male descendents and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic http://suvcw.org/lgar.htm and the Women's Relief Corps http://suvcw.org/wrc.htm for female descendents of Union soldiers of the Civil War. Huguenot Society http://www.startext.net/homes/huguenot/ International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers http://www.media.utah.edu/medsol/UCME/d/DAUGHTERSUTPIO.html Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States http://suvcw.org/mollus.htm Military Order of the Stars and Bars http://scv.org/mosbhome.htm Military Order of the World Wars http://www.cais.com/dc/moww/ Order of Daedalians http://www.daedalians.org/ Order of Indian Wars of the United States http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/INDIAN.HTM Point Lookout Prisoner of War Organization http://barbados.cc.odu.edu/~bkb300z/plpow/plpow.html for descendents of POWs at the Point Lookout, Maryland prison during the American Civil War. Society of the Cincinnati http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/CINCINNA.HTM Sons of the American Legion http://www.legion.org/salinfo.htm Sons of the American Revolution http://www.sar.org/ Sons of Confederate Veterans http://scv.org/ Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. http://SUVCW.org/ Link to the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. http://suvcw.org/duv.htm Fraternal/Social Organizations Follow this link for a good discussion about Fraternal Organizations and insurance. This isn't about college Greek fraternities, but rather organizations formed for mutual benefit such as Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias, Improved Order of Heptasophs, and the like. http://www.wvu.edu/~socialwk/faculty/RAL/E/fraternities.html Benevolent & Protective Organization of Elks (BPOE) http://rtpnet.org/~nec/ Free Masons http://www.freemasonry.org/index.html Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) http://www.avd.nl/ioof/e_index.htm Kiwanis Club http://www.kiwanis.com/ Knights of Columbus http://www.netreach.net/~kofc4215/knights.htm Lion's Club International http://www.lions.org/ National Exchange Club http://rtpnet.org/~nec/ Optimists International http://www.optimist.org/ Order Knights of Pythias http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~br001/index.html Rotary International http://www.rotary.org/ Shriners of North America http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~br001/index.html Woodmen of the World http://members.aol.com/markcase/page3.htm Patriotic and Military Organizations Air Force Association (AFA) http://www.afa.org/ The American Legion http://www.legion.org/ Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts http://www.tiac.net/users/ltcdon/ Ancient and Honorable Order of the Jersey Blues http://www.innerlight.com/genepool/njblues.htm Association of the United States Army (AUSA) http://www.ausa.org/ Disabled American Veterans (DAV) http://www.dav.org/contents/ Legion of Valor of the United States http://members.aol.com/LValor1890/index.html Marine Corps League http://www.mcleague.org/ Military Order of the Purple Heart http://www.purpleheart.org/index.ssi National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers http://www.uvol.com/sup/homepage.html The Navy League http://www.navyleague.org/ Retired Officers Association (TROA) http://www.troa.org/ United Daughters of the Confederacy http://www.hsv.tis.net/~maxs/UDC/ Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) http://www.vfw.org/ --part0_909586550_boundary--