Betty, I would be very interested in any responses you may get on this, if you would be kind enough to share. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Betty McHale [mailto:b.mchale@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 7:44 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Records fr. Providence & Sibley Hospitals Does anyone on the list know if the old records of Providence and Sibley Hospital are stored somewhere and, if so, is there a way to access this information. Betty McHale Corrigan, Flemming,Driscoll,Gorman,Collins, Curtin,Grimsley ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. ***********************************************************************

Does anyone on the list know if the old records of Providence and Sibley Hospital are stored somewhere and, if so, is there a way to access this information. Betty McHale Corrigan, Flemming,Driscoll,Gorman,Collins, Curtin,Grimsley

Is there a site I can go to, to get forms for a copy of my Gparents marriage license in stead of having them mailed. Thanks RAY (AZ)

Hello, William Boswell, would you please look on your 1931 obit pages from the "Washington Post" for the surname CONNOR. My gr. grandmother, Emeline CONNOR, died around that time. Her name could be listed as Emma or Emily. If there are any CONNORs at all, I would be so pleased to hear about them. Thank you very much. Carol Baldi

I had the exact same problem up until a year ago. I don't know if this is a good solution for you, but I have many of those old 120mm negatives from the early 1900s and nobody will even print from them anymore. Ritz Camera was one of the few who still would until a few years ago and they told me that many of those old negative sizes are not popular anymore so they discontinued printing from them. I have about 300 of these as well as larger sizes that the typical film and slide scanners will not accept. I found a scanner by HP that will scan negatives and slides up to 5" x 5" and I've been very pleased with it ever since. It cost around $300, including the scanner and the special negative scanning thing that goes on top of it. I got it a year ago so the price has probably dropped or there may be cheaper ones from other companies. You can also pay in the thousands for the commercial film scanners, but why bother if you can do it cheaper. I had the same feeling as you. I wasn't going to let go of negatives and slides, especially since I have so many of them, to some unknown company and probably never see them again. And the cost for scanning to CD would be astronomical for 300 or more negatives. The scanner would pay for itself and I have the peace of mind that my negatives are safe. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Baclem5656@aol.com [mailto:Baclem5656@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:04 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Obtaining Photos from Old Negatives Does anyone on the list know of a photo processor, preferrably in the Washington, DC area, but if not anywhere, that will make prints from old negatives. I have found a treasure trove of old "Kodak Safety Film" negatives which, from the age of some of the individuals, appear to be from the 1930s and early 1940s. I have contacted Ritz Camera, and at their suggestion both DC Photo and Motophoto, none of whom process this kind of film. Motophoto suggested I call Kodak. They gave me the name of a photo processor in North Dakota who will process the film. However, if possible, I'd like to have the negatives processed closer to home as most of the negatives appear to be photographs for which I do not have an original copy. Any suggestions? Barbara ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Most of their city directories are on microfilm. The original city directory books were located on the far left wall as you come in the door. That is where all the genealogy reference materials were kept. If they're reorganizing now, they might be elsewhere. The last time I was there was about five months ago. The census records are also on microfilm as is most everything else there. One problem I've found is that some of their microfilm reels are missing, scratched, and broken and their microfilm readers should be trashed because many are broken and don't get repaired as quickly as we'd like. However, their viewing policy is very lax and there's no sign in required (at least before now). They do have indices for some of the newspapers like The Washington Post, but I don't know how far back they go. I never had much luck finding what I wanted. Sometimes the person's name wasn't listed in their index, but I would find it in the newspaper using other sources such as burial dates. -----Original Message----- From: Bice, Nancy [mailto:nabice@venable.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 2:58 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post I believe so, but I am not 100% sure. Here is the link to the library's site.; maybe it will help you. http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk/ I got the sense today that they are doing some kind of reorganization of the geneological section of the library (3rd floor), but they were very busy and didn't have time to answer very many questions. I do plan on returning to get a better idea of exactly what they have. I did see that they have at least some census info on microfiche and lots of newspapers. They had sporadic city directories on the shelf - some were in very bad shape with pages missing (I say sporadic because there were also years missing). I was told by someone else that they own some census index books, but I did not see any and did not get an opportunity to ask. -----Original Message----- From: Cecinit@aol.com [mailto:Cecinit@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:06 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post Are there indices of Washington Post articles from before '77? Many newspapers produce(d) these indices and sold them to libraries and other parties. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. *********************************************************************** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

During my research, I've found that many people in the 20th Century had death notices. It was those 19th Century notices that were hard to find. There were some occasions that a person did not have a death notice especially if they had no surviving family to produce one. The librarian at MLK is partially correct. The major newspaper was the Evening Star which later became the Washington Star. They have the Star beginning in 1852 and the Post beginning in 1877. Most of my obituaries and articles came from the Star, but when I couldn't find them in the Star they were usually in the Post. They also have the Washington National Intelligencer which often has obituaries, and the Washington Sunday Weekly (I think that's what its called) where I've found obituaries that weren't in any of the above mentioned newspapers. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Bice, Nancy [mailto:nabice@venable.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:20 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post I just visited the MLK branch of the DC Public Library. According to the librarian, the major newspaper during the early part of the 20th century was The Washington Star. You can access the Star at the branch - microfiche - as well as The Washington Post. However, she said that death notices were paid notices. Therefore, if the family of the deceased or the funeral home handling the arrangements did not pay the newspaper to print a death notice, there will most likely not be an obituary published. The exception would be persons of note or famous people. -----Original Message----- From: William Boswell [mailto:whbos@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:45 AM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington PostThat's right, there are no records prior to 1977. Anything before that you'd have to get from Martin Luther King Library's Washingtoniana Section or another library that has the Washington Post back issues. What month and day are you looking for? I have a few obituaries from that year that might have an article on the same page. The chances are slim that I have the exact day you are looking for, but its worth a try. Here are the dates I have. I don't know what else is on the pages since I haven't looked at them in years. March 30, 1931 Sept 7, 1931 Dec 27, 1931 Feb 4, 1931 Mar 30, 1931 Bill -----Original Message----- From: Bice, Nancy [mailto:nabice@venable.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:46 AM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post It is my understanding that there are no online Washington Post records prior to 1977; please advise if I am incorrect. -----Original Message----- From: Ellen1116@aol.com [mailto:Ellen1116@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 4:09 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post You can go to the Washington Post online...I believe it's www.washingtonpost.com they have an archive and for a fee you can search it, it should not be too hard if you have a date. Good Luck Ellen ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. *********************************************************************** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. 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Does anyone on the list know of a photo processor, preferrably in the Washington, DC area, but if not anywhere, that will make prints from old negatives. I have found a treasure trove of old "Kodak Safety Film" negatives which, from the age of some of the individuals, appear to be from the 1930s and early 1940s. I have contacted Ritz Camera, and at their suggestion both DC Photo and Motophoto, none of whom process this kind of film. Motophoto suggested I call Kodak. They gave me the name of a photo processor in North Dakota who will process the film. However, if possible, I'd like to have the negatives processed closer to home as most of the negatives appear to be photographs for which I do not have an original copy. Any suggestions? Barbara

I believe so, but I am not 100% sure. Here is the link to the library's site.; maybe it will help you. http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk/ I got the sense today that they are doing some kind of reorganization of the geneological section of the library (3rd floor), but they were very busy and didn't have time to answer very many questions. I do plan on returning to get a better idea of exactly what they have. I did see that they have at least some census info on microfiche and lots of newspapers. They had sporadic city directories on the shelf - some were in very bad shape with pages missing (I say sporadic because there were also years missing). I was told by someone else that they own some census index books, but I did not see any and did not get an opportunity to ask. -----Original Message----- From: Cecinit@aol.com [mailto:Cecinit@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:06 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post Are there indices of Washington Post articles from before '77? Many newspapers produce(d) these indices and sold them to libraries and other parties. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. ***********************************************************************

>It is my understanding that there are no online Washington Post records >prior to 1977; please advise if I am incorrect. Thanks to all the kind folks who helped me with the Washington Post article from 1931. You are correct, the Washington Post archives which are accessable online, only go back to 1977. I will be getting my article via inter-library loan. They said it will take up to a month. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Are there indices of Washington Post articles from before '77? Many newspapers produce(d) these indices and sold them to libraries and other parties.

I just visited the MLK branch of the DC Public Library. According to the librarian, the major newspaper during the early part of the 20th century was The Washington Star. You can access the Star at the branch - microfiche - as well as The Washington Post. However, she said that death notices were paid notices. Therefore, if the family of the deceased or the funeral home handling the arrangements did not pay the newspaper to print a death notice, there will most likely not be an obituary published. The exception would be persons of note or famous people. -----Original Message----- From: William Boswell [mailto:whbos@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:45 AM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington PostThat's right, there are no records prior to 1977. Anything before that you'd have to get from Martin Luther King Library's Washingtoniana Section or another library that has the Washington Post back issues. What month and day are you looking for? I have a few obituaries from that year that might have an article on the same page. The chances are slim that I have the exact day you are looking for, but its worth a try. Here are the dates I have. I don't know what else is on the pages since I haven't looked at them in years. March 30, 1931 Sept 7, 1931 Dec 27, 1931 Feb 4, 1931 Mar 30, 1931 Bill -----Original Message----- From: Bice, Nancy [mailto:nabice@venable.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:46 AM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post It is my understanding that there are no online Washington Post records prior to 1977; please advise if I am incorrect. -----Original Message----- From: Ellen1116@aol.com [mailto:Ellen1116@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 4:09 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post You can go to the Washington Post online...I believe it's www.washingtonpost.com they have an archive and for a fee you can search it, it should not be too hard if you have a date. Good Luck Ellen ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. *********************************************************************** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. *********************************************************************** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. ***********************************************************************

It is my understanding that there are no online Washington Post records prior to 1977; please advise if I am incorrect. -----Original Message----- From: Ellen1116@aol.com [mailto:Ellen1116@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 4:09 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post You can go to the Washington Post online...I believe it's www.washingtonpost.com they have an archive and for a fee you can search it, it should not be too hard if you have a date. Good Luck Ellen ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. ***********************************************************************

RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington PostThat's right, there are no records prior to 1977. Anything before that you'd have to get from Martin Luther King Library's Washingtoniana Section or another library that has the Washington Post back issues. What month and day are you looking for? I have a few obituaries from that year that might have an article on the same page. The chances are slim that I have the exact day you are looking for, but its worth a try. Here are the dates I have. I don't know what else is on the pages since I haven't looked at them in years. March 30, 1931 Sept 7, 1931 Dec 27, 1931 Feb 4, 1931 Mar 30, 1931 Bill -----Original Message----- From: Bice, Nancy [mailto:nabice@venable.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:46 AM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post It is my understanding that there are no online Washington Post records prior to 1977; please advise if I am incorrect. -----Original Message----- From: Ellen1116@aol.com [mailto:Ellen1116@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 4:09 PM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1931 Newspaper Article from the Washington Post You can go to the Washington Post online...I believe it's www.washingtonpost.com they have an archive and for a fee you can search it, it should not be too hard if you have a date. Good Luck Ellen ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. *********************************************************************** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 *********************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. If you believe you have received the message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. ***********************************************************************

Hello, everyone, I have run into a brick wall in attempting to locate any information on Robert Franklin Newman who was born 19 June 1933, in Washington, DC, to Franklin Newman and Elizabeth Ryan Newman. He was in the United States Navy from March 1952 until March 1962. He served in the Mine Warfare Division, stationed in Charleston, SC and in various ports in Virginia, such as, Little Creek, Yorktown, and Portsmouth. He died 29 August 1995, according to the Social Security Death Index, but his last residence was not specified. He had three sisters, Jean Newman, Valerie Barrenger, and Bonnie Barrenger. In the mid fifties, the family lived on Quintana Street, East Riverdale, Maryland. Any information as to where he died and is buried would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for vital records and biographical information on Frederick W and Clara STECKMAN. Both born about 1880, they lived from at least the 19-teens on in Washington DC. They were both alive there in the early 1960's according to family account and from the DC city directory. City directory entries show Clara VAUGHAN about 1916, but then she disappears; Frederick Steckman also appears in the 19-teens; the 1920 census shows Fred. Steckman as single, Clara cannot be found. They are both together in the 1930 census. There are city directory entries for them from 1930 til the early 1960's. I would like to find date of death info, or better, obituary notices if possible. Frederick Steckman had been a writer or reporter for the Post in the teens, at least. Clara Helm Vaughan [?] and Fred. Steckman were married sometime after 1916 -- the census suggests it was 1928. Presumably they were married in DC. I'm not familiar with Washington DC records and resources. Any recommendations about how to get what I need? Thanks, ==mwh Michael Helm

Archive only goes back to 1977 though. Too bad! Margy ----- Original Message ----- > You can go to the Washington Post online...I believe it's > www.washingtonpost.com they have an archive and for a fee you can search it, > it should not be too hard if you have a date. > Good Luck > Ellen > >

You can go to the Washington Post online...I believe it's www.washingtonpost.com they have an archive and for a fee you can search it, it should not be too hard if you have a date. Good Luck Ellen

Sue, Some major libraries carry microfilm of major newspapers around the country. The University of Maryland library for instance has a very large section of newspapers on film so I would expect that any major university would have the same. Harry At 03:53 PM 8/18/02 -0400, you wrote: >I need an article out of the Washington Post from 1931. Does anyone know where I need to go to research this? I do not live in the DC area. >Thanks, Sue > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I need an article out of the Washington Post from 1931. Does anyone know where I need to go to research this? I do not live in the DC area. Thanks, Sue