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Accusing Cousins
--Judy Ryden jryden(a)roguecc.edu
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~spratlen/
I agree with most of what Suzi Plooster wrote in last week's RootsWeb
Review (RWR 5:47 "Sharing, Caring, and Paying"). I've been in the same
boat of being asked to pay to send someone information too bulky or
complex to send over the Internet.
However, Suzi and others should not be so quick to judge the publishing
of information as being "their" info. I received some material from a
5-times-removed "cousin" a couple of years ago. Since that time, I have
been researching our joint line and published my findings on the Web.
This "cousin" immediately wrote me accusing me of publishing without
her permission. I sent her my original sources from my own research. The
names and relationships I ended up with were indeed the same as what
she'd sent me, but I had done my own research. I've never heard from
her since -- no apology.
[Editor's note: It is unfortunate that some *cousins* do not understand
that no one owns our ancestors or the uncopyrightable facts about them,
such as their names, birth dates and places, spouses' names, dates and
places of marriages, and death dates and places. Of course, polite
genealogists acknowledge and give credit to those who have been kind
enough to share research information. However, there are many novice
online family historians who have not learned yet to record where they
obtained information or to give proper credit to their cousins.
See Michael John Neill's article: "I Want It All"
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/6103.asp
See also George G. Morgan's articles: "Citation Corner Index Page":
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/4696.asp
and "The Ethics and Etiquette of Sharing":
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/coumns/george/852.asp ]
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BROOKS and MORKILL. Descendants of Samuel BROOKS and Richard Dalby
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PAT AND JIM'S GENEALOGY SITE -- The descendants' list is upgraded
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STANDISH and BEMONT Genealogy. A large database of STANDISH,
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TENNESSEE. Dekalb County Research. Contains research links, census, and
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TENNESSEE. Van Buren County Research. Contains research links, census,
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A couple of items here to share with you.
Regarding the Free Census images...I don't know what has happened (maybe the site got too busy) but I can't even access it this morning. I have tried several times before deciding to send out this email. Maybe if we all give it a few days rest it will come back up. I know the email was sent to all 8 of the lists that I admin and several of the lists I am subscribed to, so it probably went out to nearly ALL the RootsWeb lists and then quite possibly forwarded on to people offlist also. So figure several million trying to access the page in the last couple days.
The other item on the agenda is the changing of my list admin address back to the elaine_dee(a)hotmail.com address, since those problems seem to be cleared up with RootsWeb and yahoo is personally giving me problems. I just want you all to be aware and know how to reach me offlist should you need too. This yahoo address will eventually just die a slow and painful death! ;)
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Hiya everyone,
I have gotten several messages privately saying they can't open that page. I just went back in and it is working!
You HAVE to go to http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us FIRST and follow the steps as laid out in my previous email. You CAN'T jump straight to the last link.
SO...go to the http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us then click on the Fall Databases then scroll down to the bottom and click on http://trials.proquest.com/proquest/servlet/TrialsController?&userid=66861
***Course they have to make it difficult since it is a freebie ;)
Lainee - List manager
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This info came from another list...... West Virginia Library has "Free Access" to Heritage Quest Census Images thru December 30th for the census years 1790, 1800, 1810, 1870 & 1890 [All States]......
Click on: http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us and then click on: FALL 2002 Database Trials Web Page
Scroll down and select: HERITAGE QUEST: http://trials.proquest.com/proquest/servlet/TrialsController?&userid=66861 A new screen will come up....... The "Password" is: welcome and then click: "Login" and then click on "Heritage Quest Online"
The "Trial" expires: 12/31/02
Lots of libraries are subscribing to the Heritage Quest Census......... Check the libraries in your own community and neighboring communities...... Most do require you to have a library card and they are using the "Bar Code"...... For those of you that live in smaller communities.... perhaps you have a family member or close friend living in one of the communities that does subscribe to the Heritage Quest Census databases and that your relatives or friend will let you use their "Library Bar Code"..... Some of the larger libraries have a number of databases that might be of interest to you..... therefore you might consider "Borrowing" several different "Library Bar Codes" from your friends..... [All you need is the numbers]......
I have tried the above site and it works......... It does not have the "Soundex" feature..... therefore you will probably need to try various spellings of your surname.....
Happy Hunting,
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This info came from another list...... West Virginia Library has "Free Access" to Heritage Quest Census Images thru December 30th for the census years 1790, 1800, 1810, 1870 & 1890 [All States]......
Click on: http://librarycommission.lib.wv.us and then click on: FALL 2002 Database Trials Web Page
Scroll down and select: HERITAGE QUEST: http://trials.proquest.com/proquest/servlet/TrialsController?&userid=66861 A new screen will come up....... The "Password" is: welcome and then click: "Login" and then click on "Heritage Quest Online"
The "Trial" expires: 12/31/02
Lots of libraries are subscribing to the Heritage Quest Census......... Check the libraries in your own community and neighboring communities...... Most do require you to have a library card and they are using the "Bar Code"...... For those of you that live in smaller communities.... perhaps you have a family member or close friend living in one of the communities that does subscribe to the Heritage Quest Census databases and that your relatives or friend will let you use their "Library Bar Code"..... Some of the larger libraries have a number of databases that might be of interest to you..... therefore you might consider "Borrowing" several different "Library Bar Codes" from your friends..... [All you need is the numbers]......
I have tried the above site and it works......... It does not have the "Soundex" feature..... therefore you will probably need to try various spellings of your surname.....
Happy Hunting,
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I am happy to announce a new list at Rootsweb. I am posting this on the list in case anyone out might have an interest in the Orphan Trains.
The ORPHAN-TRAINS Discussion List is for the discussion of the ORPHAN TRAINS that carried thousands of children to new homes in any and all states and
anything pertaining to them covering the time periods of 1850's to 1930.
Discussions pertaining to anything related to these children, circumstances,
finding their families, history of these trains, etc. are encouraged.
To join ORPHAN-TRAINS-L, send mail to
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message subject and body.
It is not necessary to subscribe in both modes.
To join ORPHAN-TRAINS-D, do the same thing with
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There is an ORPHAN-TRAINS List home page where you can review the list rules
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ANNOUNCING DEAD FRED�S
GENEALOGY PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE
DeadFred.com, a new web site designed to connect the living present with the quiet past, posted its searchable database for public use this month.
Using this free database, people can easily search through thousands of identified photographs for their long-lost relatives. Currently, over 1000 surnames representing 2000+ individuals have been identified and added to the database. In addition, the site includes a List of Contributors, a page of regularly updated mystery photographs, an online bulletin board, helpful links to other genealogy sites and a contact page. People can even submit their own photographic heirlooms for posting.
�I once came across a photograph dating back to 1902 of a woman and a baby from New Jersey. The woman was identified as Ms. Griegson, and the baby�s name was William. After doing some online research, I discovered that William had died in 1995, but I succeeded in finding the contact information for William�s son. What a pure thrill it was to tell this unsuspecting man that I had a photo of his father at a couple of months old being held by his grandmother! I sent him the photo, and the idea that evolved into DeadFred.com was born,� said Mr. Joe Bott of Springdale, founder of the Archive.
Mr. Bott�s great-great-grandfather was born during the reign of Frederick III and died shortly before the emperor�s death. Therefore, Mr. Bott decided to give Frederick III, Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, a place of honor on the site. In creating DeadFred.com, he recognizes his own family lineage and provides others a unique vehicle for tracing their own roots.
�I realized that the Genealogy Society was fragmented when it came to photos; there was no comprehensive archive of photos that was organized from a genealogical standpoint,� continued Mr. Bott. �Therefore, DeadFred.com is the first of its kind. It fills a specific need. It is a historical and cultural survey that is recorded in the most dynamic of media�human individuals.�
DeadFred.com is one of the many up and coming web sites designed by creative agency Vulcan Creative Labs. To begin digging up the past, simply go to www.DeadFred.com and begin a search.
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CANADA. 1851 Census, West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario.
1,832 records; Laura Benoit
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/canada/
CANADA. 1861 Census, West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario.
3,147 records; Laura Benoit
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/canada/
U.S.A.:
INDIANA. Montgomery County. Selected Tombstone Data -- Alamo Cemetery
46 records; Dale E Smith
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/
MAINE. Washington County. Calais Memorial High School Class of 1966
103 records; Marilyn Maxwell Strout
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
MAINE. Washington County. Calais Memorial High School Class of 1975
88 records; Marilyn Maxwell Strout
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
OKLAHOMA. Kay County. 1941 Ponca City High School "Cat Tale" Yearbook
490 records; Todd A. Murray
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma County. Sunny Lane Cemetery, Section 9, Del City
1,758 records; Jim Woodruff
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/
PENNSYLVANIA. Venango County. Oil City High School faculty, 1934
27 records; Paul Christensen
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1985 employees,
Wichita Falls; 122 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1985 freshman class,
Wichita Falls; 129 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1985 junior class,
Wichita Falls; 67 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1985 senior class,
Wichita Falls; 100 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1985 sophomore
class,
Wichita Falls; 79 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1986 faculty,
Wichita Falls; 108 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1986 junior class,
Wichita Falls; 55 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
TEXAS. Wichita County. Midwestern State University 1986 senior class,
Wichita Falls; 95 records; Jane Engbrock
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/
VIRGINIA. Dinwiddie County. LUFSEY Marriages -- Petersburg.
56 records; D. E. Parker
http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/
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New Webpages at Rootsweb
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AUSTRALIA
austdps -- Toowoomba Dead Person's Society (Queensland)
U.S.A.
meehs -- Embden (Maine) Historical Society
ms19inf -- 19th Mississippi Infantry
msfamily -- Mississippi Families Project
naechero -- Eastern Cherokee Indians
nycmarlb -- Marlboro, Ulster County, New York
okwhm -- Wilson (Oklahoma) Historical Museum
ussnei -- Southern New England Irish (genealogy of Irish immigrant
families in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts)
vafccdar -- Fairfax County (Virginia) Chapter, National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
valamoil -- Lamoille County, Vermont
vtahgp -- State of Vermont, American History and Genealogy Project
vtgrand2 -- Grand Isle County, Vermont
New Mailing Lists at RootsWeb
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CLAN-DEVINE -- The DEVINE Clan (Irish)
MI-POLISH -- Polish ancestors in Michigan
WITCH-TRIALS -- Information on witch trials; sharing information
NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS
CAN-QC-BAS-DE-FLEUVE -- Bas de Fleuve, Quebec, Canada
CAN-QC-LANAUDIERE-BERTHIER -- Berthier, Lanaudiere, Quebec, Canada
CAN-QC-LANAUDIERE-JOLIETTE -- Joliette, Lanaudiere, Quebec, Canada
CAN-QC-LANAUDIERE-LASSOMPTION -- L'Assomption, Lanaudiere, Quebec,
Canada
CAN-QC-MONTEREGIE -- Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
CAN-QC-VAUDREUIL-SOULANGE -- Vaudreuil-Soulange, Quebec, Canada
ENG-ROTHERHAM -- Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
RUS-PRIVALNOE -- Privalnoe (formerly Warenburg), Sartov Oblast,
Russia
NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS
ALE
ALLISON-DNA -- Allison (surname) DNA Project
BENESCH
CHATER, CHEVERIE, COTTEW, CRACKEL
DUERR, DULA, DUPLAIN
DEGRAFFENRIED surname (official Swiss spelling)
ELLWOOD, ERLENMEYER
FENSTRA, FERRIMAN, FOTTRELL
GERICK, GOODHART, GRANDMAISON, GRAVENER
HAEFLEIN, HOFBAUER, HOLESKI
HALL-KY -- HALL families in Kentucky
KENNELLY, KENNINGTON, KWIRAM, KWIRANDT, KWIRANT
LOBUA, LOVRIEN
MACKERSIE, MEEDS
PEARSON-UK -- The Pearson surname in the United Kingdom
SAALBORN, SCHOENAMSGRUBER, SLUDERS, SOMERSET, SUMROW
TRAPANI
WESTERHOLM
ZAPALAC
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[Note: When your new, updated, or substantially revised personal pages located at RootsWeb (they will have "freepages" or "homepages" in the URL) are up and ready for visitors, please send the URL (Web address), along with a brief description of what is available on your site to: rwr-editor(a)rootsweb.com
Comments and questions about any of these independently authored webpages should be directed to their respective compilers/webmasters.]
AUSTRALASIA BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES EXCHANGE. This site provides genealogists with a free resource to share information about details contained on civil and parish records registered in Australia and civil records registered in New Zealand. Browse more than 26,000 submissions of birth, baptism, death, burial and marriage registrations in this unique project. The new Interactive Database Access extension to the site allows users to search for records on all pertinent fields in the database. Submit your records today.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ausbdm/
CLOUGH FAMILY TREE. The CLOUGH family of New Zealand, including FLOOD,
HOSKINS, GIRVIN, CLENDON, CARTLIDGE, OWEN, and hundreds of other names.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~okclough/
DRAKE. Drake DNA, genealogy of Benjamin Drake (1719-1827 of Huntingdon
County, Pennsylvania. Also includes new travel page showing photos of three recent trips to Boca Raton, Florida, Tennessee and Hot Springs, Arkansas, with a brief descriptions. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdrake71053/
ENGLAND. DERBYSHIRE. Clay Cross, near Chesterfield. This site is mostly
genealogy with some old photos and local history of my home town. It contains some censuses, trade directory and MI's details; also the Francis White 1857 Directory of Derbyshire, which contains history, trade and professions for Derby and the Hundreds of the county. This is taken from a scanned copy of the directory and OCR'd into Word for ease of reading and searching.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~claycross/
LINDSEY. THE MICAJAH LINDSEY family website is for the collection and
dissemination of information on Micajah C. LINDSEY (1775-1845), his wife Elizabeth MCCLURKIN/MCLURKEN, their ancestry and descendants. Micajah, born probably in Virginia, grew up in Surry and Rutherford counties in North Carolina, lived in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, probably in either Kentucky or Tennessee, passed through Alabama, and eventually settled in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Elizabeth's family most likely arrived in South Carolina from Northern Ireland in 1772 on the ship "Lord Dunluce."
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mlsmith67/
LUKOMSKI SURNAME WEBSITE. Dedicated to John Henry Lukomske and his
grandfather, Jan Lukomski, a Polish immigrant, and a place for researchers of the surnames LUKOMSKI, LUKOMSKI, LUKOMSKA, and LUKOMSKE to exchange information; included are family group sheets and some transcribed records.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lukomski/
O'BARR, ADAMS. This site lists the known descendants of William O'BARR and his wife Frances ADAMS. The family line begins in the year 1800 in the Abbeville District of South Carolina and is traced to the Reed Creek area of northeast Georgia and beyond; includes some historical sketches on various individuals.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~southron/Obarr/
TETREAU, TATRO. Researching the ancestry of the TETREAU, TETREAULT, TATRO families; including 26,000 individuals directly descended from Louis TETREAU, who was in Canada by 1660.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genetatro/tatro.html
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Editor of Missing Links e-zine: http://www.petuniapress.com/
TOO MUCH AND/OR TOO RECENT INFORMATION can create artificial barriers in online research. Try searching on your earliest known ancestor in a particular family because there are more people out there who will be able to connect to him or her. Include only the minimum search terms in case someone has your Ichabod Crane recorded as I. Crane in their files or has no town, parish, or county location listed. If
you specify too much in your searches, any portion of it might not "match" in a given search thereby causing you to hit the dreaded brick wall.
Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 5, No. 42, 16 October 2002.
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