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Hiya everyone,
If you have any favorite hints, tips, methods or ideas that you think might
help others, share them. These could range anywhere from something you have
learned through trial and error to an idea of something you have thought of
but have never been able to put to the test yourself because you don't have
the tools in your grasp that maybe someone else could actually make work.
For me, I was constantly making notes on my copies of stuff I was getting,
so I started making 10 copies of everything I got. The original (not
necessarily a true original, but YOUR original) was then put up in a folder
and the copies were used for notes.
I know that most of you have something that works for you, and maybe you
thought it would be offtopic for the list...well now you can send it.
Lainee
List Administrator
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This goes out to a number of lists, not necessarily just the surname lists mentioned below. In each case, email the requester at the email with the query, not me. If you see or have seen these names in your searches then I am sure the posters below would be glad to hear from you also.
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David D. Crow, b. 1803? KY found 1850 Fed Census MO (age 57, farmer) with
dau. Mahala F. 19 and Martha A. 17
Can't find in KY. Wife? Parents?
Harvey B. Hayes, b. 1811 Ishua, Cattaraugus Co., NY ... parents?
mellington(a)io2online.com
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Any information on a Robert f. Hayes born Nov.26 1863 or 64 I was told he had no sisters or brothers he is my great grand father. We were told his father and mother were not married. Married a fannie Jones in 1896. Any hlp in where to start. i know he lived and died in Suwannee Co. Florida. Any help.
Thank You
Chris
pr21675(a)alltel.net
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For quite a few years I have been trying to find the birthplace of Matilda ALGER. I have her marriage certificate to Edward William WALKER on March 27, 1881 at the Trinity Church in the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, Surrey. She was living in Swan Street. According to the 1881 Census she then lived at 113 Southwark Bridge Road. She was 27 years of age.
In the 1891 Census she had become widowed, her husband dying at 32 Sutton Street, York Road, Lambeth in 1889. She had four children, George, Edward, Alice and Louisa. According to this Census Matilda was born in Bermondsey. She was 35 years of age. Her father's name was John ALGER and he was a journeyman bricklayer.
I just haven't been able to make any further progress and quite frankly
don't really know what else I can do but I am ever hopeful which is why I want to know if there is a website for ALGERS in England.
Thank you for your interest and help.
Eileen
Eileend(a)xtra.co.nz
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Hiya everyone,
We have been informed that the lists are back up and fully operational.
After the lists2 server was broken last week, when they finally got it up
and running some of the digests were broken. RootsWeb then took lists2
server down voluntarily a few days ago to fix this problem.
Barring any unforeseen difficulties we can all get back to posting. If you
posted anything in the last couple days and you don't see it come through
the list by Sunday or Monday then please repost.
Lainee
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This might be of interest to anyone researching in Florida...
Lainee
List Admin
The following article is from Eastmans Online Genealogy Newsletter and is
copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the
permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at
http://www.RootsForum.com.
Update: Florida State Library Plan
Sometimes we do hear good news. It is still a bit tentative, but Governor
Jeb Bush's plan to transfer the State Library's circulating collection of
350,000 books and periodicals from the R.A. Gray Building in Tallahassee to
Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale may have hit an obstacle:
the Florida State Senate's proposed budget doesn't provide any money to fund
the plan.
For background, read my earlier articles about Governor Bush's proposal at
http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0305.htm,
http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0307.htm,
http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0308.htm and at
http://www.rootsforum.com/archives/news0309.htm.
Governor Bush's new budget proposal announced in February included the
dismantling of the State library. The Governor proposed to pay $5 million to
privately-owned Nova University through the next four years to move and
maintain the collection and provide for an extension beyond 2007. Such a
move, Bush claimed, would save the state $10.2 million during the next four
years.
Many groups, including genealogy societies, quickly pointed out that the
figures were suspect. Serious legal questions also arise when the governor
proposes moving state-owned property to a private corporation. Bush and
Secretary of State Glenda Hood have described the circulating collection as
being similar to any library's collection of books. After all, they have
said, this is not the Florida Collection of priceless historical documents,
which are to remain in Tallahassee. Nevertheless, it is still a state
resource which should not be dismantled; say many other politicians and
private citizens.
To be sure, the bill in the Senate is not a final decision. The Senate
proposal does not include the funds but the House's proposal earmarks $2
million for the transfer, still far less than what Governor Bush asked for.
All of these are proposals and could change before the legislation gets
passed. Stay tuned
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This is for any of you researching in Massachusetts or if you KNOW anyone
that is researching in Massachusetts.
Lainee
The following article is from Eastmans Online Genealogy Newsletter and is
copyright 2003 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the
permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at
http://www.RootsForum.com.
Massachusetts Doubles Vital Records Fees
The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics is doubling its
fees on April 1, 2003. Individuals performing their own research at the
Registry will now be subject to a fee of $6 per hour, double that of the
previous fee of $3 an hour. The cost of a birth, marriage, or death
certificate ordered in person has also doubled: $12 per certificate instead
of $6. The cost of a birth, marriage, or death certificate ordered by mail
will now be $22 per certificate -- again, a doubling of fees.
The Registry's records include birth, marriage, and death records that
occurred in Massachusetts from 1911 to the present day. Records for events
that occurred from 18411910 are available at the Massachusetts State
Archives, which has a separate fee structure.
The new fees of the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
may be seen at: http://www.state.ma.us/dph/bhsre/rvr/FeeIncrease.htm.
In a related development, the Massachusetts Genealogical Council requests
the support of all Massachusetts records researchers: the Massachusetts
Legislature Joint Committee On Government Regulations has scheduled public
hearings concerning proposed Vital Records bills for Thursday, April 3, 2003
at 9:30 A.M. in Room A-1 WHERE???. Call (617) 722-2120 for hearing schedule
confirmation and directions. Several proposed bills would close
Massachusetts vital records. For more information, please visit
http://massgencouncil.home.attbi.com/index.htm or call (781) 209-8861 or
email info(a)massgencouncil.org.
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I would invite my greatgrandmother Lucy to dinner and ask:
1. WHY so many different spellings to your name?
2. WHERE did you die? Some say in Henry County, MO and some say in Taney
County, MO and still others have no clue.
3. WHEN did you die? I know you were still living in 1901 since that is
when Mary Katherine/Katherene was born, but you aren't on the 1910 census
with the rest of the family.
4. HOW did you die?
5. WHERE was your husband William FISHER born and WHO were his parents?
These are the most burning questions I have but there are others not so
burning,
Lainee
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