I have a copy of the 1860 census showing Fred Wassman in Washington, D.C. I believe he may be related to my great grandfather, Anton Wassman, who was identified on his passenger list in 1862 as coming from Germany to Washington. How can I find city directories for the years 1862 to 1866 to see if they are listed as living in Washington, D.C. I can't find Fred in the 1870 census, but my great grandfather, Anton, is in the Cincinnati census in 1870. Thanks for any help with this. Marian http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genealogylinks/

Margy, thanks for the information on the DC Memories List. I just now subscribed to the new list. I'm a little late adding to the type of information recently being added to this list, but I was born and raised in DC (yes, right in the city - my mother was a nursing student at Gallinger - now DC General). Attended schools all over DC. I was a member of the last graduating class from Central Jr. High School when the building at 13th and Clifton, NW, housed both the Junior and Senior High School students (1950) prior to reopening as Cardozo High School the following fall. Through this list, I also re-connected with another member of my 1950 graduating class. After Central, I transferred to McKinley Tech, then moved on to graduate in NC. My great, great grandfather, who was born in Ireland, died in DC in the fall of 1861. He was 63 on the 1860 DC Census. Family legend says he is buried at Congressional Cemetery. Many kind members of this list have tried to help me find him, but so far no success. He was a physician from Charles County, MD, and it's said he moved to DC in order to help with the influx of troops at the beginning of the Civil war, leaving his wife and children in Charles County. Have not been back to DC for a long time. Have done all my research on the internet, but have been very successful. I truly feel the people on this list are some of the most helpful and thoughtful people I've ever "met" on the internet! Betty Betty GILROY Lawson >^..^< Atlanta, GA laws6262@bellsouth.net  

Born. raised, schooled and worked in DC. [Multigenerational DC] Left when married. Live within 1+hr of DC. Have not done much research regrettably Judy

Sue: I would advise you to look just outside Essex Co., VA.. Going to at the end of this email insert a list (from a Geneology.com US 1840 Census Index) of Faulkner households allegedly in Virginia in 1840... Of these I would advise looking first at only the first 4.. due to their location. As I assume you know.. King & Queen Co. was always adjacent (to the West) to Essex Co... while Caroline Co. was crut from the very tops of Essex, King & Queen and King William Cos.. and then a few years later Spotsylvania Co. was also cut from the remaining tops of those 3 Counties... King WIlliam of course having its origins when King & Queen was split lengthwise along the Mattaponni River in order to let people get to the polls to vote easier.. as the fast flowing high banked.. Mattaponni had only a few crossings in the beginniag of the 1700's... Here is the List I got from that Census Index... Note.. I do not trust THESE particular (oldder) Geneology.Com Census Indexes to always have the CORRECT page number listed for a household... so you might have to look around a bit to get the right page... Hope any of this helps... Jpe jsla@loc.gov (Loads of my family in these Counties in VA) =============== FAULKNER, PLEASANT E Township: Caroline District County: Caroline State: Virginia Roll: 553 Page: 86 FAULKNER, JOHN W Township: Not Stated County: King And Queen State: Virginia Roll: 564 Page: 88 FAULKNER, HORACE P Township: Not Stated County: King And Queen State: Virginia Roll: 564 Page: 103 FAULKNER, PEACHY Township: Berkely County: Spotsylvania State: Virginia Roll: 575 Page: 141 ---------------------------------------- FAULKNER, JACOB Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 57 FAULKNER, ELIZABETH Township: Not Stated County: Montgomery State: Virginia Roll: 567 Page: 12 FAULKNER, HARRIETT Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 53 FAULKNER, CHARLESJR Township: Martinsbury County: Berkeley State: Virginia Roll: 551 Page: 184 FAULKNER, BENJAMIN Township: Not Stated County: Hanover State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 92 FAULKNER, JAMES Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 49 FAULKNER, HENRYJR Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 50 FAULKNER, WM Township: Not Stated County: Fairfax State: Virginia Roll: 558 Page: 148 FAULKNER, WILLIAM Township: North District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 14 FAULKNER, THOMAS Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 57 FAULKNER, MARRISON Township: Not Stated County: Montgomery State: Virginia Roll: 567 Page: 12 >>> SUE DOTSON <buzzybee@prodigy.net> 03/10/07 10:53 PM >>> Searching for the parents of Elizabeth Ansea Faulkner, aka Eliza &/or Ella. b. 1829 VA m. William Henry Reintzel 04 Jan 1853 Washington, DC, son of Samuel Reintzel and Amelia Ball. d. 04 Aug 1897, Washington DC The earliest info I have on her was the 1850 census. She was living in Essex Co., VA. Her older sister Catherine b. 1825 was HOH, and there were also three younger sisters in the household....Felicia, Mildred and Fanny. I can't seem to find any Faulkners in Essex Co. in the 1840 census. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sue Dotson P.S. Another brick wall....I'm also searching for the parents of the above Amelia Ball b. Abt. 1796 Montgomery Co., MD, d. Abt. 15 Mar 1850 Washington DC. She m. Samuel Reintzel 25 Dec 1813 Washington DC. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joe, Thanks very much for trying to help. I did pull up all of these Faulkners in VA in 1840, and checked all of the images. Unfortunately none had five female children so this is why I'm really at a loss. It's so frustrating that 1850 is the earliest census containing all the household member's names. Sue ----- Original Message ---- From: Joe Slavin <jsla@loc.gov> To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:22:40 PM Subject: Re: [WashDC] Need help with brick wall(s) Sue: I would advise you to look just outside Essex Co., VA.. Going to at the end of this email insert a list (from a Geneology.com US 1840 Census Index) of Faulkner households allegedly in Virginia in 1840... Of these I would advise looking first at only the first 4.. due to their location. As I assume you know.. King & Queen Co. was always adjacent (to the West) to Essex Co... while Caroline Co. was crut from the very tops of Essex, King & Queen and King William Cos.. and then a few years later Spotsylvania Co. was also cut from the remaining tops of those 3 Counties... King WIlliam of course having its origins when King & Queen was split lengthwise along the Mattaponni River in order to let people get to the polls to vote easier.. as the fast flowing high banked.. Mattaponni had only a few crossings in the beginniag of the 1700's... Here is the List I got from that Census Index... Note.. I do not trust THESE particular (oldder) Geneology.Com Census Indexes to always have the CORRECT page number listed for a household... so you might have to look around a bit to get the right page... Hope any of this helps... Jpe jsla@loc.gov (Loads of my family in these Counties in VA) =============== FAULKNER, PLEASANT E Township: Caroline District County: Caroline State: Virginia Roll: 553 Page: 86 FAULKNER, JOHN W Township: Not Stated County: King And Queen State: Virginia Roll: 564 Page: 88 FAULKNER, HORACE P Township: Not Stated County: King And Queen State: Virginia Roll: 564 Page: 103 FAULKNER, PEACHY Township: Berkely County: Spotsylvania State: Virginia Roll: 575 Page: 141 ---------------------------------------- FAULKNER, JACOB Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 57 FAULKNER, ELIZABETH Township: Not Stated County: Montgomery State: Virginia Roll: 567 Page: 12 FAULKNER, HARRIETT Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 53 FAULKNER, CHARLESJR Township: Martinsbury County: Berkeley State: Virginia Roll: 551 Page: 184 FAULKNER, BENJAMIN Township: Not Stated County: Hanover State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 92 FAULKNER, JAMES Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 49 FAULKNER, HENRYJR Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 50 FAULKNER, WM Township: Not Stated County: Fairfax State: Virginia Roll: 558 Page: 148 FAULKNER, WILLIAM Township: North District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 14 FAULKNER, THOMAS Township: South District County: Halifax State: Virginia Roll: 560 Page: 57 FAULKNER, MARRISON Township: Not Stated County: Montgomery State: Virginia Roll: 567 Page: 12 >>> SUE DOTSON <buzzybee@prodigy.net> 03/10/07 10:53 PM >>> Searching for the parents of Elizabeth Ansea Faulkner, aka Eliza &/or Ella. b. 1829 VA m. William Henry Reintzel 04 Jan 1853 Washington, DC, son of Samuel Reintzel and Amelia Ball. d. 04 Aug 1897, Washington DC The earliest info I have on her was the 1850 census. She was living in Essex Co., VA. Her older sister Catherine b. 1825 was HOH, and there were also three younger sisters in the household....Felicia, Mildred and Fanny. I can't seem to find any Faulkners in Essex Co. in the 1840 census. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sue Dotson P.S. Another brick wall....I'm also searching for the parents of the above Amelia Ball b. Abt. 1796 Montgomery Co., MD, d. Abt. 15 Mar 1850 Washington DC. She m. Samuel Reintzel 25 Dec 1813 Washington DC. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is an interesting site and has photos of this district too. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/Wash/dc67.htm At 01:38 PM 3/11/2007, you wrote: >Hi : > >Just found this bit of information about the DC Archives >location...really very interesting. > >http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/info-url3948/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=204238&attrib_id=7974 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi : Just found this bit of information about the DC Archives location...really very interesting. http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/info-url3948/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=204238&attrib_id=7974

Do you know the address for the DC Archives? Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Firtell" <joyfir@sbcglobal.net> To: <washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:58 PM Subject: [WashDC] grandmaniagara@yahoo > Thank you for giving us another point of view on the neighborhood around > the DC Archives. I am hoping to make a trip to the area soon and that is > going to be one of my research stops. > > You have a very interesting ancestor in Tobias Henson. He sounds > anything but ordinary. How did the development get to be named after him? > You must be very proud of him. > > Best wishes in you research, > Joy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Diane, I have never been to the DC archives. I hope to go up there soon, but have to try and find out first what the procedures are. I looked at a website but am still mystified! I'll be trying to call and get information, or post to the list. You might try posting your request to the list. But I'll be happy to look for the name change when I go there, once I figure out what to do.:-) I may have some ancestors in NY that I could ask about later. Thanks. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Jacobs" <thegenie@patmedia.net> To: <washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 9:33 AM Subject: [WashDC] Supreme court name change document 1917 > Brenda, > > Do you know where I can obtain copies of a name change document in > Supreme Court of the District of Columbia re Isadore Levey to Isadore > Lesnie Equity No. 34922 dated 1/31/1917. I wrote to the archives and > got no reply over a year ago. If you can help, I would be happy to do > a similar search for you in NYC archives which I go to on a somewhat > regular basis. This could solve a family brickwall for me as he was > my greatuncle. > > Thanks. > > Diane Jacobs > Somerset, NJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: washingtondc-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:washingtondc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Rose > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:06 PM > To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WashDC] WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 41 > > I roam around much of DC and its cemeteries alone or with my daughter and > have never had any problem. My daughter is in school there at Wesley > Theological Seminary so I use visits to her for genealogical research. > > I'll be going up there this next week. I'd love to go to the DC archives. > Some of my ancestors moved from Fairfax Co. to Georgetown by around 1800 > and > > some of them stayed there until 1864. Some of the aunts and uncles and > cousins are probably still there today! > > > > Brenda Payne Rose > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for giving us another point of view on the neighborhood around the DC Archives. I am hoping to make a trip to the area soon and that is going to be one of my research stops. You have a very interesting ancestor in Tobias Henson. He sounds anything but ordinary. How did the development get to be named after him? You must be very proud of him. Best wishes in you research, Joy

Brenda, Do you know where I can obtain copies of a name change document in Supreme Court of the District of Columbia re Isadore Levey to Isadore Lesnie Equity No. 34922 dated 1/31/1917. I wrote to the archives and got no reply over a year ago. If you can help, I would be happy to do a similar search for you in NYC archives which I go to on a somewhat regular basis. This could solve a family brickwall for me as he was my greatuncle. Thanks. Diane Jacobs Somerset, NJ -----Original Message----- From: washingtondc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:washingtondc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brenda Rose Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:06 PM To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WashDC] WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 41 I roam around much of DC and its cemeteries alone or with my daughter and have never had any problem. My daughter is in school there at Wesley Theological Seminary so I use visits to her for genealogical research. I'll be going up there this next week. I'd love to go to the DC archives. Some of my ancestors moved from Fairfax Co. to Georgetown by around 1800 and some of them stayed there until 1864. Some of the aunts and uncles and cousins are probably still there today! Brenda Payne Rose ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

----- I think everyone got the wrong idea on my posting. I've been there several times myself (DC archives), have walked over to Safeway for lunch and back.....I love the alley.the little rowhouse there in the middle is adorable and two really nice guys live there (or did). .I feel history there. But if you are not comfortable by yourself go with someone else or take a taxi. DC is a great city. We go downtown for shows and restaurants all the time as well as museums and just walking. It's all about being heads up, in any neighborhood. I was robbed at gunpoint a year ago November in an okay suburban neighborhood. so enjoy researching and celebrating DC's history. It's so worth it to walk out with new information. Deb

I roam around much of DC and its cemeteries alone or with my daughter and have never had any problem. My daughter is in school there at Wesley Theological Seminary so I use visits to her for genealogical research. I'll be going up there this next week. I'd love to go to the DC archives. Some of my ancestors moved from Fairfax Co. to Georgetown by around 1800 and some of them stayed there until 1864. Some of the aunts and uncles and cousins are probably still there today! Brenda Payne Rose

Searching for the parents of Elizabeth Ansea Faulkner, aka Eliza &/or Ella. b. 1829 VA m. William Henry Reintzel 04 Jan 1853 Washington, DC, son of Samuel Reintzel and Amelia Ball. d. 04 Aug 1897, Washington DC The earliest info I have on her was the 1850 census. She was living in Essex Co., VA. Her older sister Catherine b. 1825 was HOH, and there were also three younger sisters in the household....Felicia, Mildred and Fanny. I can't seem to find any Faulkners in Essex Co. in the 1840 census. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sue Dotson P.S. Another brick wall....I'm also searching for the parents of the above Amelia Ball b. Abt. 1796 Montgomery Co., MD, d. Abt. 15 Mar 1850 Washington DC. She m. Samuel Reintzel 25 Dec 1813 Washington DC.

Thanks Janice - your comments needed to be said I have been there also and everyone, even the guys in alleyway, across from DC Arcives, where I parked assisted me. Same comments are made about the Martin Luther King Library, which is 2 blocks up from the FBI Bldg -- Karen King-Lavore 6th Generation Washingtonian (Maybe more once I find records) ----- Original Message ----- From: J. Moore<mailto:grandmaniagara@yahoo.com> To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com<mailto:washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [WashDC] WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 41 I am a 7th generation Washingtonian - born and raised in the city and attended public schools there. My 4th Great-Grandfather was a slave named Tobias Henson, who bought his freedom in 1818, then purchased land in the area that is now Anacostia. The Henson Ridge housing development in Anacostia is named after him. I have been researching my family lines for over 15 years and have discovered incredible stories about many "ordinary" men and women in my ancestry. None were rich ... none were famous ... but they all made contributions to their family and their communities. My research has taken me to the National and state Archives, LDS Family History Centers, libraries, cemeteries, churches, government agencies, private collections, internet searches and personal interviews. I keep seeing a reference to the DC Archives as being in a "bad" neighborhood. I guess the term "bad" is subjective. It's off of a tree-lined residential street in a cobblestone "alley". There is also a car repair shop across the way ... but I have never had one person say anything off-color to me during my many visits there. Although I recently moved to another state, I look forward to my annual visits to see family & do more research, especially at the DC Archives, which I think is a goldmine for anyone with DC roots. I have spent many days at the Archives over the years and never experienced a negative incident. I park on the street, walk the 1/2 block to the front door to the Archives & often come out with copies of many new documents ... on my first trip there I found over 2 dz. documents -- birth/marriage/death certs & wills). I just felt a need to respond to the negative portrayal of the area. If you went and had a bad experience, then I understand your point of view. However, I have a feeling that some people are judging this neighborhood without ever having been there. Are there reports of people being mugged on the way to the DC Archives that I'm unaware of? I would hate for you, as a DC researcher, to miss out on all that the Archives' offers based on unfounded fears. I hope you'll get up the nerve for a trip to the Archives (take friend if you must) ... because a "gem" might be waiting for you just behind those doors. Janice washingtondc-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:washingtondc-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: DC Research (Baclem5656@aol.com<mailto:Baclem5656@aol.com>) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:16:54 EST From: Baclem5656@aol.com<mailto:Baclem5656@aol.com> Subject: Re: [WashDC] DC Research To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com<mailto:washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I too am one of those rare persons who have lived in the Washington, DC, Metro area all my life and worked there as a younger woman. I was born in DC, moved to Prince George's County, MD, when I was 6 mos old, and lived in Prince George's County, until I moved to Charles County, MD, in 2004. I worked in DC for the USAF in the temporary buildings on the mall (long gone now) for several years. My dad worked for what is now Metro through it's changes from Washington Railway Cars (I might have this name wrong), to Capitol Transit, then DC Transit, and finally Metro when he retired at age 62. We always went into DC to shop, to the movies at Lowes Capitol, my orthodontist, the hospital, and on and on. Now, in later years when I've become interested in genealogy, I'm hesitant to venture into downtown DC. I'd love to visit the DC Archives, but it's in a "bad" section of town. Also Glenwood Cemetery and Mt. Olivet where some of my maternal ancestors are interred, but again I don't like to venture there alone. The National Archives is probably much safer as it is near the National Mall, near the museums and other tourist attractions. Someone mentioned Washington National Cemetery in Suitland, MD. My mother's family and my parents are buried there, and the folks in the office were very helpful with information when I asked. I went there in person but I'm sure they'd be as helpful in response to a letter or a phone call. Barbara Clements ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com<http://www.aol.com/>. ------------------------------ To contact the WASHINGTONDC list administrator, send an email to WASHINGTONDC-admin@rootsweb.com<mailto:WASHINGTONDC-admin@rootsweb.com>. To post a message to the WASHINGTONDC mailing list, send an email to WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com<mailto:WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com>. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. 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The neighborhood where the DC Archives are located is not nearly as bad as it used to be. Shaw and the area around it have really changed in the last few years. Those beautiful old houses are being done up and the neighborhood is revitalized. Jane Donovan

I remember visiting the DC archives years ago and coming home to tell my hubby that we really should invest in one of those run down rowhouses. Now you can't touch one for under one million. The area has gotten alot better. You just need to be careful or do what I've done in the past...post to the list for a buddy to go with....it's always worked. Or take a cab. Debi ----- Original Message ----- From: <donovanjb@comcast.net> To: <washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [WashDC] DC Research > The neighborhood where the DC Archives are located is not nearly as bad as > it used to be. Shaw and the area around it have really changed in the > last few years. Those beautiful old houses are being done up and the > neighborhood is revitalized. > Jane Donovan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The DC Archives (on Naylor) is in a 'bad' area but not the National Archives~ On 3/10/07, rockcatt@aol.com <rockcatt@aol.com> wrote: > > I've been to the National Archives several times with no problems > whatsoever. I guess I didn't know that it was "in a bad part of town!" I > always stay in the downtown area, either at the Sheraton that's close to the > Convention Center or at the Willard and I've never had one problem. I'm > there next week, my third trip out this year, I'm returning in June and > again in November. > > I like to stay in the downtown area because that's where my ancestors, the > Burnes's, lived. My grgrgrgr Uncle David Burnes, sold all of his land to > the government to form the Federal City in 1791. David inherited the land > from his father, James, which included land that James inherited from his > father, David. It's just amazing to me walk around there and know that they > all lived there! > > Barb Price > Burnes/Hardy/Fleming/Orme/Loker..... > > -----Original Message-- <snipped fo rbrevity> -- Kathleen Bowen Davidsonville, MD Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons

I am a 7th generation Washingtonian - born and raised in the city and attended public schools there. My 4th Great-Grandfather was a slave named Tobias Henson, who bought his freedom in 1818, then purchased land in the area that is now Anacostia. The Henson Ridge housing development in Anacostia is named after him. I have been researching my family lines for over 15 years and have discovered incredible stories about many "ordinary" men and women in my ancestry. None were rich ... none were famous ... but they all made contributions to their family and their communities. My research has taken me to the National and state Archives, LDS Family History Centers, libraries, cemeteries, churches, government agencies, private collections, internet searches and personal interviews. I keep seeing a reference to the DC Archives as being in a "bad" neighborhood. I guess the term "bad" is subjective. It's off of a tree-lined residential street in a cobblestone "alley". There is also a car repair shop across the way ... but I have never had one person say anything off-color to me during my many visits there. Although I recently moved to another state, I look forward to my annual visits to see family & do more research, especially at the DC Archives, which I think is a goldmine for anyone with DC roots. I have spent many days at the Archives over the years and never experienced a negative incident. I park on the street, walk the 1/2 block to the front door to the Archives & often come out with copies of many new documents ... on my first trip there I found over 2 dz. documents -- birth/marriage/death certs & wills). I just felt a need to respond to the negative portrayal of the area. If you went and had a bad experience, then I understand your point of view. However, I have a feeling that some people are judging this neighborhood without ever having been there. Are there reports of people being mugged on the way to the DC Archives that I'm unaware of? I would hate for you, as a DC researcher, to miss out on all that the Archives' offers based on unfounded fears. I hope you'll get up the nerve for a trip to the Archives (take friend if you must) ... because a "gem" might be waiting for you just behind those doors. Janice washingtondc-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: DC Research (Baclem5656@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:16:54 EST From: Baclem5656@aol.com Subject: Re: [WashDC] DC Research To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I too am one of those rare persons who have lived in the Washington, DC, Metro area all my life and worked there as a younger woman. I was born in DC, moved to Prince George's County, MD, when I was 6 mos old, and lived in Prince George's County, until I moved to Charles County, MD, in 2004. I worked in DC for the USAF in the temporary buildings on the mall (long gone now) for several years. My dad worked for what is now Metro through it's changes from Washington Railway Cars (I might have this name wrong), to Capitol Transit, then DC Transit, and finally Metro when he retired at age 62. We always went into DC to shop, to the movies at Lowes Capitol, my orthodontist, the hospital, and on and on. Now, in later years when I've become interested in genealogy, I'm hesitant to venture into downtown DC. I'd love to visit the DC Archives, but it's in a "bad" section of town. Also Glenwood Cemetery and Mt. Olivet where some of my maternal ancestors are interred, but again I don't like to venture there alone. The National Archives is probably much safer as it is near the National Mall, near the museums and other tourist attractions. Someone mentioned Washington National Cemetery in Suitland, MD. My mother's family and my parents are buried there, and the folks in the office were very helpful with information when I asked. I went there in person but I'm sure they'd be as helpful in response to a letter or a phone call. Barbara Clements ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ To contact the WASHINGTONDC list administrator, send an email to WASHINGTONDC-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the WASHINGTONDC mailing list, send an email to WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 41 ******************************************* --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center.

I've been to the National Archives several times with no problems whatsoever. I guess I didn't know that it was "in a bad part of town!" I always stay in the downtown area, either at the Sheraton that's close to the Convention Center or at the Willard and I've never had one problem. I'm there next week, my third trip out this year, I'm returning in June and again in November. I like to stay in the downtown area because that's where my ancestors, the Burnes's, lived. My grgrgrgr Uncle David Burnes, sold all of his land to the government to form the Federal City in 1791. David inherited the land from his father, James, which included land that James inherited from his father, David. It's just amazing to me walk around there and know that they all lived there! Barb Price Burnes/Hardy/Fleming/Orme/Loker..... -----Original Message----- From: washingtondc-request@rootsweb.com To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:04 AM Subject: WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 41 Today's Topics: 1. Re: DC Research (Baclem5656@aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:16:54 EST From: Baclem5656@aol.com Subject: Re: [WashDC] DC Research To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <bff.1223055b.332336d6@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I too am one of those rare persons who have lived in the Washington, DC, Metro area all my life and worked there as a younger woman. I was born in DC, moved to Prince George's County, MD, when I was 6 mos old, and lived in Prince George's County, until I moved to Charles County, MD, in 2004. I worked in DC for the USAF in the temporary buildings on the mall (long gone now) for several years. My dad worked for what is now Metro through it's changes from Washington Railway Cars (I might have this name wrong), to Capitol Transit, then DC Transit, and finally Metro when he retired at age 62. We always went into DC to shop, to the movies at Lowes Capitol, my orthodontist, the hospital, and on and on. Now, in later years when I've become interested in genealogy, I'm hesitant to venture into downtown DC. I'd love to visit the DC Archives, but it's in a "bad" section of town. Also Glenwood Cemetery and Mt. Olivet where some of my maternal ancestors are interred, but again I don't like to venture there alone. The National Archives is probably much safer as it is near the National Mall, near the museums and other tourist attractions. Someone mentioned Washington National Cemetery in Suitland, MD. My mother's family and my parents are buried there, and the folks in the office were very helpful with information when I asked. I went there in person but I'm sure they'd be as helpful in response to a letter or a phone call. Barbara Clements <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ To contact the WASHINGTONDC list administrator, send an email to WASHINGTONDC-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the WASHINGTONDC mailing list, send an email to WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 41 ******************************************* ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.