Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Letter from Georgiana Augusta Sprague to Edgar Hanks Evans 1941-06-23

East Orange NJ              
June 23nd 1941        
     

Dear Cousin Edgar.--
Your Mother taught
school and was tutor for the children of
Horace Greeley at his New York home
and also at his country place Chappaqua
New York, which has recently been made
a public monument. Your mother and mine
were twins, born in New Haven, Conn
and spent most of their young days there,
and your Mother and Father first met and
were friends there. -- Many years after
when  your Mother was a widow she
and her three children were living
with her sister Martha at No 50 West 16th St.
New York City. -- Just by chance she and
your Father met on Broadway
N.Y. - He had come across the continent
when the through railway had been
operating only three weeks. I recall
they were married in a church on 47th St
or 49th St west in the month of April 1869
I think just around the Easter season
and my mother and Mr. And Mrs. Shea were
witnesses.

 In the Fall of 1869 your Father was
called to California to take charge of
the Sierra Buttes Mine near Sierra Buttes
City California – The following summer
as the weather was very hot in New York
City your Mother with her twin sister,
her daughter May King and her neice
Georgia Loomis went to Saratoga Springs
New York where you were born July 18th
1870 and where with much pride I
wheeled you about in  your Baby Carriage.
Sincerely Your Cousin
Georgiana Augusta Sprague

Transcription by:
Mary Harrell-Sesniak

Historic letter
from the Edgar Hanks Evans,
nee Edmund Hanks Collection

It may not be reproduced or published
without permission of the family.
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Letter from to Miss A. M. Southard to Miss A. C. Patterson 1842-07

Miss A. C. Patterson
care of D. Macy
Lawrenceburg
Ind

Indianapolis, July 1[6?]. 1842

Dear Sister,
We received yours of the 17 and also
of the 4 with much pleasure. I am happy to inform
you I have neither left for Zenas? nor __oway. and shall
not I presume this summer. Though Jane and Mat
has left Madison has employment on the road again
Jane expects to stay at her Fathers some time. Jane looked
very prominent before she left  She said would write
you soon. Oh Almira & believe I did not tell you
how we were received on our arrival  we got home about four
oclock in the afternoon  The day Wm Macy left.  after __ing
all day with out eating any thing we felt very much like
eating and thought we would until we got home but to
my great surprise we found the old Mormon away from
home and not a thing to eat and every thing dirty
it appeared to me they had tried _ow bad they could have
things you knew what promises she made me before we
left they were _y ernst they were? broke before we got
out of the gate. w  have had a glorious living so much
so Mrs Southard has had to take medicine several times she has
apepared yeny? any towards me  I suppose she thinks
we are intruders  she has her potty little _ughter set up
so she can not cook a bit this morning  She _,e if
would do the cooking to ))y she and Cl___ would sew
at ___ cote  I had done it for several times I jus? do? herd?
our campmeeting comences next thursday  Father is
young to have a tent I shall take but very little
interest in it & go to Fathers Foundys? class
Mr Southard is a regional attendant I just close
by subscribing my self
your Sister
Am M Southard

Almira Mrs. [Sou?]thard would like to receive
a letter from you Mrs Macey from Cally Anna?

Letter from Jane H. Cravens Patterson to Almira Patterson 1892-07-31

Paid 10
Miss Almira C. Patterson
Lawrenceburgh
Indiana


Vernon

1 August [illegible]


Vernon, July 31 1892

Dear Almira
After two months consideration I have
concluded to write you but what to write that
will interest you I cannot tell. we left
Indianapolis some three or four weeks since



anxious to hear from you __ give our
love to Polly Ann and M Macy and kiss
little Cally I still promise myself a visit
to Lawrenceburgh in the spring  write soon
and a long letter.  Nothing more to say
and house work to find this much I guess
it is a very dull letter.
Your Affectionate sister
J. H. Patterson [probably Jane H. Cravens, wife of Robert Madison Patterson]

Letter from Phebe Macy Swain to Ella Laura Malott 1898-06-24

Letter of June 24, 1898 addressed to:
Miss Ella J. Malott [her name was Ella Laura Malott]
524 N. Delawar St. Indianapolis, Ind.
(In margin of envelope labeled in Ella's handwriting, is
“from Aunt Phebe”.)


Modoc   June 24 98
My Dear Niece
   Your favor of 20 Inst. received and will answer your questions as far as we are able.  My mother Nancy Walls was born in Montgomery County Virginia April 6th 1777 was married to Albert Macy in Randolph Co. N. C. in 1802 and died July, 24 1874.
   The exact date of her marriage we fail to get. Your inquiries in reference to grandfather Joseph Macy and wif we are unable to answer.
   [Th]is is very common in such cases we have been careless about keeping the necessary Record of events till we find it quite difficult at this late date to look them up. I am sure there is or at least has been a record of these things, and they may yet be found and if so we will give them you.
   Perhaps you have not heard of the death Sarah Ann Harris Aunt Lydia' oldest daughter who died from the effects of a second stroke of Paralysis three weeks ago.
   We would very much like you to make us the Family tree you speak of it not too much trouble. I think of you often since I was in Indianapolis than before, and appreciate your kindness very much. We are about as we were when in your City. I am no better of my rheumatism and never expect to be.
   Hoping you all enjoying good health I will close. Would love to see you all.
Most affectionately
your Aunt Phebe


Note: Aunt Phebe was Mrs. Ira Swain
Letter in possession of transcriber Mary Harrell-Sesniak, as of 12‑30‑2010.





Letter from David Macy to wife Mary Ann Patterson 1883-09-07

ST CLAIR MINERAL SPRINGS
"THE OAKLAND."
OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
St. Clair. Mich. Sept 7 1883

Dear wife
I am here, taking brother, eating, sleeping,
have gained three pounds in weight and feel
quite well. have a little cough, but sleep well
at night.  I believe my hearing & eyes hav
improved at least it so appears to me, "The
Oakland is thinning out since the cool
weather set in, but that is so much the more
pleasant for me but not so pleasant for the
landlord. Macy & WW? Read seem to enjoy
themselves here, and are agreeable
to me. as I am here and think I am improvin
in health though I think I shall remain until
Thursday next and then leave for home. My Daughter
Carrie Malott wrote me a postal saying
you were all in good health & getting along
very well -- If I am needed at home please
telegraph me and I will come at any
time  I take a bath each day at 11 oclock
and lay down for about [obscured] minutes and
then eat Dinner occasionally go up to M Clair
and Roll but [illegible] but not much of the
latter as it is rather hard to work I enjoy
loking at the [illegible] number of Road &
Schooner pass---
Affectionately yours
David Macy
P.S. say to Carrie that I thank her for the
Postal she sent me and if I do not
answer this letter will? do for you & her
Well?

Letter from Phillip Ellsworth Guckes to wife Mary Rebecca Bainbridge 1907-08-20

Envelope: Postmarked : Philadelphia Aug. 20 12-30A 1907 PA MOUNT AIRY STATION 2¢ Stamp

Mrs. P.E. Guckes
Ocean City.
Stosel? Brighton N.J.


PHILIP E. GUCKES
Attorney and COUNSELLOR AT LAW
PHILADELPHIA Thursday

Dearest Wife
This is one you don’t deserve for I have a suspicion that you will not do as well by me. I had a good nap coming up and after a fairly busy day came up to the club with Cabe? and played there close sets of tennis. Cabe took the honors 2-1  I hold Winehamdon? today that I was going off this coming Saturday And as usual he acted as though he had swallowed a B????? and didn’t say a word so that is settled. I’ll be down on the 4:20 tomorrow if nothing happens.
There is not much more to say than that I love you, sweetheart, and wish the next twenty-two hours soon? past. Love & Kisses for both of my most precious treasures.
Your Phil.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Letter from Edgar Hanks Evans to grandson Evans 1947-07-28


THE EVANS COTTAGE
ROARING BROOK, HARBOR SPRINGS
MICHIGAN

July 28 – 47

Dear Evans,

Heartiest congratulations on your engagement! Of course I knew it was anticipated and it needed only the matter of formality to warrant any mention of it! You are to be congratulated on securing the regard and affection of such a lovely girl and she has reason to be gratified that you are a man of such outstanding character and ability.

May I also congratulate you and Acme Evans Co that you have cast your lot with them. It will be a great opportunity for you can make yourself valuable to them.

I expect to see you in the near future but I wanted to put in a formal way what I feel about you rather than simply a verbal expression.

With all good wishes for your welfare and happiness I am
affectionately your grandfather

   Edgar H Evans

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Bible Records Found in Military Pensions


One of the joys of researching pensions, is finding documentation of family relationships.

One of the more exciting finds are the  many early bible records that now exist within the records of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). They exist, because each time a widow applied for a pension, she had to prove that she was married to her husband.

Not all proofs were bibles.

Sometimes a statement of marriage from a witness would suffice, or a town clerk testified to a marriage from official records. If no proof of marriage was available, the widow would often take pages from the family bible and submit them. Sometimes there would be a fraktur, which is a piece of artwork commemorating a marriage or other event. They were mostly from Pennsylvania, but on occasion from other places. On rare occasions, one can find a ledger book where the family also recorded the family dates.

Each one I find is a new discovery, and although I have yet to find one of my own family's in the pension records, I have found related ones. I am also privileged that one bible of a Revolutionary War

This is a partial list of ones that I have found including some of the direct links to Fold3 or other websites. Fold3 is a subscription site within the Ancestry family, so if you do not subscribe, you may only get to an advertisement.

Fraktur recording the marriage of David Chapin & Ruth Seymour
along with their children
Source: Fold3

Revolutionary War Pensions with bibles, family records and frakturs
Don't forget to check back to see if this list has been updated.




Name, State, Pension#, Direct link:

Abbott, Asa CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10945917/
Abbott, Asa CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10945923/
Abney, Paul & Morman, Rodah or Rhoda VA W23390 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11961205/
Abney, Paul & Morman, Rodah or Rhoda VA W23390 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11961209/
Abney, Paul & Morman, Rodah or Rhoda VA W23390 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11961212/
Abney, Paul & Morman, Rodah or Rhoda VA W23390 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11961216/
Adams, Benjamin CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10993602/
Adams, Benjamin CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10993608/
Adams, Benjamin CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10993609/
Adams, Benjamin CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10993612/
Adams, Reuben & Witton Lydy or Lidia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10967762/
Akins, Seth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11077922/
Akins, Seth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11077924/
Alexander, William VA
Name recorded under Illegible
Allison, Isaac & Mary NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11002491/
Amburgey, John & Hamon, Elizabeth NC
http://www.fold3.com/image/11018362/
Amburgey, John & Hamon, Elizabeth NC
http://www.fold3.com/image/11018374/
Amburgey, John & Hamon, Elizabeth NC
http://www.fold3.com/image/11018381/
Amburgey, John & Hamon, Elizabeth NC
http://www.fold3.com/image/11018390/
Anderson, James & Goodwin, Abigail CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/11068935/
Anderson, James & Mary PA Transcription http://www.fold3.com/image/11072731/
Andrews, Hezekiah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10940141/
Andrews, Hezekiah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10940157/
Andrus, Elisha CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11150255/
Andrus, Elisha CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11150258/
Austin, Eliphelet CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11704355/
Back, Lyman CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11702737/
Back, Lyman CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11702738/
Baldwin, Asa CT Fraktur or Bible http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12816410/
Banker, William & Ruth NY W23511 http://www.fold3.com/image/11039098/
Banker, William & Ruth NY W23511 http://www.fold3.com/image/11039109/
Banks, Joseph & Esther CT W20680 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10960730/
Banks, Joseph & Esther CT W20680 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/10960738/
Barker, Joseph CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12837810/
Barker, Joseph CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12837820/
Barker, Joseph CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12837835/
Barker, Joseph CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12837860/
Barker, William CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/14429098/
Barnard, Moses CT Image http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11112072/
Barnard, Moses CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11112099/
Barnard, Moses CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11112129/
Bartholomew, Charles CT Image http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11087079/
Bartholomew, Charles CT Image http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11087083/
Barton, William & Carissa CT Hand written http://www.fold3.com/image/10990087/
Barton, William & Carissa CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/10990092/
Beard, John SC
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/11021459/
Beatty, George & Sarah VA W2909 http://www.fold3.com/image/11017274/
Beatty, George & Sarah VA W2909 http://www.fold3.com/image/11017279/
Beatty, George & Sarah VA W2909 http://www.fold3.com/image/11017315/
Beatty, George & Sarah VA W2909 http://www.fold3.com/image/11017318/
Bentley, Jesse & Mary “Polly” later Scott GA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13717375/
Bentley, Jesse & Mary “Polly” later Scott GA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13717379/
Bingham, Alvan NH

Bishop, Levi & Hunt, Levi Continental Fraktur http://www.fold3.com/image/11410117/
Bishop, Levi & Hunt, Levi Continental Fraktur http://www.fold3.com/image/11410121/
Boring, Isaac & Browning, Phebe NC

Briggs, David & Crawley, Margaret VA W2994 http://www.fold3.com/image/12746101/
Briggs, David & Crawley, Margaret VA W2994 http://www.fold3.com/image/12746108/
Brown, Bridgham & Mary (Thomas & Sally Brown) CT Image of title page http://www.fold3.com/image/21672269/
Brown, Bridgham & Mary (Thomas & Sally Brown) CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/21672272/
Brown, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/14133107/
Brown, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/14133112/
Brown, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/14133118/
Brown, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/14133123/
Bruner, Jacob & Cline, Margaret MD
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12209040/
Bruner, Jacob & Cline, Margaret MD
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12209044/
Cadwell, Reuben CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12667229/
Carringer, Martin & Hoax, Mary “Molly” PA
http://www.fold3.com/image/12708896/
Carringer, Martin & Hoax, Mary “Molly” PA Fraktur http://www.fold3.com/image/12708910/
Case, Giles CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13737591/
Case, Giles CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13737593/
Case, John M. CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12746310/
Case, John M. CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12746319/
Cason, James VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12720835/
Caulkins, Roswell CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12665695/
Caulkins, Roswell CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12665707/
Chapel, Daniel & Anna CT Fraktur http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12860824/
Chapin, David & Seymour, Ruth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12616465/
Chapin, Elias CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12861059/
Chapin, Elias CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12861062/
Chapin, Elias CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12861066/
Chapin, Elias CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12861069/
Chittenden, Levi CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13937512/
Chittenden, Levi CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13937519/
Church, Ebenezer CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13944196/
Church, Ebenezer CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13944211/
Cooke, Dawson &Mildred & Longest Clarilla & Robinson Johannah VA W4657 http://www.fold3.com/image/13002409/
Cooke, Dawson &Mildred & Longest Clarilla & Robinson Johannah VA W4657 http://www.fold3.com/image/13002412/
Cooke, Dawson &Mildred & Longest Clarilla & Robinson Johannah VA W4657 http://www.fold3.com/image/13002415/
Cooke, Dawson &Mildred & Longest Clarilla & Robinson Johannah VA W4657 http://www.fold3.com/image/13002417/
Cosper, John & Martha PA W5061 http://www.fold3.com/image/12767469/
Cosper, John & Martha PA W5061 http://www.fold3.com/image/12767480/
Cosper, John & Martha PA W5061 http://www.fold3.com/image/12767504/
Cosper, John & Martha PA W5061 http://www.fold3.com/image/12767511/
Cowan, Thomas NC

Cowan, Thomas NC

Crawford, David & Guthrie, Margaret VA W76 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12658100/
Crawford, David & Guthrie, Margaret VA W76 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/12658107/
Crawford, David & Guthrie, Margaret VA W76 http://www.fold3.com/image/12658129/
Crawford, David & Guthrie, Margaret VA W76 http://www.fold3.com/image/12658134/
Dick, John SC
http://www.fold3.com/image/15223765/
Dickinson, David CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16342671/
Dickinson, David CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16342676/
Dickinson, Silvanus CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16264790/
Dickinson, Silvanus CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16264797/
Dimmick, Amasa & Ellis, Matilda CT W3396 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16582636/
Dimmick, Amasa & Ellis, Matilda CT W3396 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16582637/
Dodge. Billy MA

Donoho, Thomas & Sanders, Keziah NC W9838 http://www.fold3.com/image/16256604/
Donoho, Thomas & Sanders, Keziah NC W9838 http://www.fold3.com/image/16256611/
Dudley, Guilford NC

Durand, Alexander & Whaley, Elizabeth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16461054/
Durand, Alexander & Whaley, Elizabeth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16461055/
Durand, Alexander & Whaley, Elizabeth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16461056/
Durand, Alexander & Whaley, Elizabeth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16461057/
Edgerton, Roger CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/17119878/
Edgerton, Roger CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/17119888/
Edmonds, Samuel


Estes, Abraham & Nellie VA W7119 http://www.fold3.com/image/17125283/
Estes, Abraham & Nellie VA W7119 http://www.fold3.com/image/17125289/
Evans, Owen & Agnes SC
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/17550160/
Evans, Owen & Agnes SC
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/17550161/
Farrand, Bethuel & Smith, Rhoda NJ

Fenner, Joseph & Ruth RI W17345 http://www.fold3.com/image/18315275/
Fenner, Joseph & Ruth RI W17345 http://www.fold3.com/image/18315276/
Fenner, Joseph & Ruth RI W17345 http://www.fold3.com/image/18315277/
Ferris, Oliver CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18459091/
Ferris, Oliver CT Account book & family record http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18459111/
Ferris, Oliver CT Account book & family record http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18459112/
Ferris, Oliver CT Account book & family record http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18459113/
Finch, Stephen CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18315713/
Finch, Stephen CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18315714/
Finch, Stephen CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18315770/
Galpin, Jehiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21400752/
Galpin, Jehiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21400756/
Galpin, Jehiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21400760/
Gaylord, John CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/19719431/
Gaylord, John CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/19719434/
Gilbert, Ebenezer CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20450323/
Gilbert, Joseph MA

Gillespie, William CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21881286/
Gillet, William & Holcomb, Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21881282/
Gillet, William & Holcomb, Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21881286/
Glass, Alexander & Gustin, Jemima CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20185574/
Glass, Alexander & Gustin, Jemima CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20185578/
Glass, Alexander & Gustin, Jemima CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20185583/
Glass, Alexander & Gustin, Jemima CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20185588/
Glazier, John & Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21506819/
Glazier, John & Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21506823/
Goff, Zachariah VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/18338374/
Goff, Zachariah VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/22806151/
Goff, Zachariah VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/22806154/
Grant, Gustavus & Phebe CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21745212/
Grant, Gustavus & Phebe CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21745216/
Griffin, Thomas & Brown, Sally CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21672269/
Griffin, Thomas & Brown, Sally CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21672272/
Griffith, Jeremiah & Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21850286/
Griffith, Jeremiah & Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21850288/
Griswold, Andrew & Lynde, Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23008803/
Griswold, Andrew & Lynde, Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23008805/
Griswold, Samuel & Landon, Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21674013/
Griswold, Samuel & Landon, Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21674016/
Grover, Jabez & Rood, Jerusha CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21883484/
Grover, Stephen & Norris, Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21884139/
Grover, Stephen & Norris, Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21884141/
Grubb, Peter & Gallup, Sarah later Hoyt PA W4993 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23262441/
Grubb, Peter & Gallup, Sarah later Hoyt PA W4993 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23262442/
Grubb, Peter & Gallup, Sarah later Hoyt PA W4993 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23262443/
Grubb, Peter & Gallup, Sarah later Hoyt PA W4993 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23262444/
Guthrie, Robert SC

Hadsall, Elijah & Michael Anna CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21682831/
Hadsall, Elijah & Michael Anna CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21682850/
Hall, David CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21856507/
Hall, David CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21856519/
Hall, David CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21856522/
Hall, David CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/21856530/
Harris, Robert & Kennedy, Lucretia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/21839563/
Harris, Robert & Kennedy, Lucretia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/21839567/
Harris, Robert & Kennedy, Lucretia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/21839640/
Harris, Robert & Kennedy, Lucretia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/21839655/
Hart, Bliss & Upson, Sylvia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/22755167/
Hart, Bliss & Upson, Sylvia CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/22755171/
Haskall, Jacob & Diantha CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/22753604/
Haskall, Jacob & Robinson, Diantha CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/22753632/
Hawks, Jotham NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/23029963/
Hendor, Thomas & Sarah “Sally” Farnsworth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/23338458/
Hills, Zimry & Hills, Milly CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23221324/
Hills, Zimry & Hills, Milly CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23221326/
Hilyard, Daniel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24946702/
Hilyard, Daniel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24946704/
Hinckley, Gershom CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23059344/
Hine, Newton CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23073969/
Hine, Newton CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23073977/
Hinkle, Nathan PA

Hinman, Benjamin & Keysor, Anny CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23383293/
Hinman, Lewis & Adams, Lucy CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23383762/
Hinman, Lewis & Adams, Lucy CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23383763/
Holley, Robert & Hewit, Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24007404/
Holley, Robert & Hewit, Hannah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24007406/
Hollister, David & Clarke, Hope CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23387716/
Hollister, David & Clarke, Hope CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23387717/
Holmes, Silas & Louisa later Palmer CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23258582/
Honeywell, Matthias CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23287449/
Honeywell, Matthias CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23287549/
Hotchkiss, Truman & Frost, Ruth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/22997172/
Hotchkiss, Truman & Frost, Ruth CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/22997173/
Hoyt, Joseph & Smith, Hannah CT W11894 http://www.fold3.com/image/24027062/
Hoyt, Joseph & Smith, Hannah CT W11894 http://www.fold3.com/image/24027066/
Hoyt, Joseph & Smith, Hannah CT W11894 http://www.fold3.com/image/24027075/
Hoyt, Joseph & Smith, Hannah CT W11894 http://www.fold3.com/image/24027080/
Hoyt, Joseph & Smith, Hannah CT W11894 http://www.fold3.com/image/24027083/
Hunt, James & Nunnalee,, Rhoda VA W19832 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24019162/
Hunt, James & Nunnalee,, Rhoda VA W19832 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24019167/
Ivens, Solomon & Catharine NJ W858 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24166651/
Ivens, Solomon & Catharine NJ W858 http://www.fold3.com/image/24166652/
Ivens, Solomon & Catharine NJ W858 http://www.fold3.com/image/24166653/
Jackson, Hannibal NY

Keeler, Isaac & Tuttle, Catharine CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24636008/
Keeler, Isaac & Tuttle, Catharine CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24636015/
Kerby, Jesse & Sophia VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24636262/
King, Eliphalet & Mary CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24282070/
King, Peter NC
http://www.fold3.com/image/24370153/
Kirtland, Daniel & Lovisa CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24282070/
Kirtland, Daniel & Lovisa CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/25974538/
Klinesmith, Andrew & Need, Barbara PA W2815 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/27162192/
Kneeland, Jonathan & Spencer, Mary or Holly, later Wood CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24213998/
Knowles, William VA

Knowles, William VA

Leader, Frederick PA W4478 http://www.fold3.com/image/24737756/
Leader, Frederick PA W4478 http://www.fold3.com/image/24737760/
Levick, Robert & Priscilla DE
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24748691/
Levick, Robert & Priscilla DE
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24748694/
Lock, Elisha NH

Lyberger, Nicholas & Christina PA W8075 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/25574141/
Lynn, John R. PA

McAlister, William & Eleanor NY W24142 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23667455/
McAlister, William & Eleanor NY W24142 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/23667456/
McClung, Matthew PA

Merrifield, Abraham MA

Merritt, Thomas NY

Mitchell, George CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/25854102/
Mitchell, Oliver CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/25343727/
Mitchell, Oliver CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/25343729/
Mooney, William NC

Mooney, William NC

Mursh, Robert & Elizabeth VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/25346147/
Mursh, Robert & Elizabeth VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/25346156/
Mursh, Robert & Elizabeth VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/25346158/
Mursh, Robert & Elizabeth VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/25346162/
Newcomb, John & Longest, Clarilly Lockey UNK Filed in Dawson Cooke Pension File (VA) http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13002409/
Newcomb, John & Longest, Clarilly Lockey UNK Filed in Dawson Cooke Pension File (VA) http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13002412/
Newcomb, John & Longest, Clarilly Lockey UNK Filed in Dawson Cooke Pension File (VA) http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13002415/
Newcomb, John & Longest, Clarilly Lockey UNK Filed in Dawson Cooke Pension File (VA) http://www.fold3.com/image/1/13002417/
O'Neal, George VA

Ogden, James NJ

Osborn, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/25747651/
Osborn, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/25747674/
Osborn, Ezekiel CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/25747677/
Phetteplace, John RI
http://www.fold3.com/image/27173925/
Platt, Jabez & Bennet, Jillen CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/27226955/
Platt, Jabez & Bennet, Jillen CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/27226962/
Pool, John NJ

Pool, Samuel NC

Reynolds, Bernard & Lucy VA W18804 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20151684/
Reynolds, Bernard & Lucy VA W18804 http://www.fold3.com/image/1/20151685/
Roat, Christian NY

Robertson, Daniel & Nichols, Esther CT W16704 http://www.fold3.com/image/14006836/
Robertson, Daniel & Nichols, Esther CT W16704 http://www.fold3.com/image/14006844/
Robertson, Daniel & Nichols, Esther CT W16704 http://www.fold3.com/image/14006851/
Robertson, Daniel & Nichols, Esther CT W16704 http://www.fold3.com/image/14006859/
Rowe, Benjamin SC
http://www.fold3.com/image/14011480/
Rowland, Hezekiah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/14138129/
Rowland, Hezekiah CT
http://www.fold3.com/image/14138145/
Shirley or Shirlay, James & McDuffee, Susan MA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16337646/
Shirley or Shirlay, James & McDuffee, Susan MA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16337647/
Shorney, Samuel MA

Simmons, Jesse & Charlotte SC W869 http://www.fold3.com/image/17210102/
Simmons, Jesse & Charlotte SC W869 http://www.fold3.com/image/17210103/
Sloan, John & Dewey, Bethiah later Bump NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16567266/
Sloan, John & Dewey, Bethiah later Bump NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16567271/
Sloan, John & Dewey, Bethiah later Bump NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16567275/
Sloan, John & Dewey, Bethiah later Bump NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16567280/
Smith, Ebenezer & Catharine MA W11465 http://www.fold3.com/image/16567502/
Smith, Ebenezer & Catharine MA W11465 http://www.fold3.com/image/16567508/
Smith, Samuel & Spear, Margaret MD
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16812328/
Smith, Samuel & Spear, Margaret MD
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/16812331/
Smith, William SC

Smyth, Thomas & Garnet, Anna Marie MD
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/17371474/
Smyth, Thomas & Garnet, Anna Marie MD
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/17371475/
Stanbro, John & Whitten, Hannah RI
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/27162908/
Stanbro, John & Whitten, Hannah RI
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/27162911/
Stanbro, John & Whitten, Hannah RI
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/27162915/
Stanford, Samuel NC

Stirling, Robert VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/18360171/
Thomas, Samuel & Holliday, Phebe MA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18337458/
Thomas, Samuel & Holliday, Phebe MA
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/18337474/
Tuggle, William & Nancy VA W8795 http://www.fold3.com/image/20329588/
Tuggle, William & Nancy VA W8795 http://www.fold3.com/image/20329595/
Whitcomb, Simon & Hubbell or Hubble Abigail NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/28339447/
Whitcomb, Simon & Hubbell or Hubble Abigail NY
http://www.fold3.com/image/1/28339448/
White, William & Huldah NY W16471 http://www.fold3.com/image/28341380/
White, William & Huldah NY W16471 http://www.fold3.com/image/28341384/
Williams, Thomas NC
http://www.fold3.com/image/18338374/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766273/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766275/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766285/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766290/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766296/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766300/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766306/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766312/
Yarboraugh, Nathan & Mary NC W4870 http://www.fold3.com/image/28766317/
Young, Reuben VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/28420059/
Young, Reuben VA
http://www.fold3.com/image/28420061/

Sunday, March 23, 2014

RootsWeb Review Articles and Columns 2007-2011

RootsWeb Review


RootsWeb Review was the first of the great genealogy online newsletters and published as part of the first great online genealogy site, RootsWeb.
Founded by Karen Isaacson and Brian "Wolf" Leverich, Julie Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley decided to publish the first edition of the RootsWeb Review in 1998.  See the History of RootsWeb.

I joined the Review, along with Joan Young, as Columnist in 2007 and continued until it ceased publication in 2011.  There were a series of editors, concluding with Anna Fechter of host Ancestry.com.  If you wish to read past articles, follow the link to the archives and search for any of the writers, editors or contributors, such as Case, Fechter, Gormley, Sesniak or Young. 



RootsWeb Review Archives

A comprehensive list of all past articles is below.


http://rwr.rootsweb.ancestry.com/


Select RootsWeb Review Articles



Most of my RootsWeb columns / blogs had the slogan that appears after my name. It summarizes how I feel about the pursuit of family history and genealogy.


Mary Harrell-Sesniak

"Genealogy isn't just a pastime; it's a passion."



Reprints

Pike County Genealogical Society
Lessons I'm Learning While Publishing a Family Genealogy (08 August 2007, Vol. 10, No. 32)
My Start in Genealogy and Cemetery Surveys," (8 March 2007, Vol. 10, No. 13)
Newspaper Research Tips (9 January 2008, Vol. 11, No. 2)
Soundex, Metaphone, and Fuzzy Searches in WorldConnect (30 May 2007, Vol. 10, No. 22)
When Autofixing Doesn't Work (14 January 2009, Vol. 12, No. 1)







(c) 2013-2014 by Mary Harrell-Sesniak, Houston, Texas. World rights reserved.

2007-2011 RootsWeb Review Articles and Tips

Editor Anna Fechter (AF)

Columnists Mary Harrell-Sesniak (MHS) and Joan Young (JY)


Article or Tip
Author
Issue
A Few Twittering Tips
MHS
11 November 2009, Vol. 12, No. 11
Beyond the Obvious: Web Browsers and Search Engines
MHS
9 March 2011, Vol. 14, No. 3
Calculating Cousin Relationships
MHS
11 February 2009, Vol. 12, No. 2
Census Records—For Demographics or Genealogy?
MHS
8 October 2008, Vol. 11, No. 20
Clearing the Browser Cache
MHS
13 April 2011, Vol. 14, No. 4
Creating a Printable List of a Folder's Contents
MHS
11 June 2008, Vol. 11, No. 16
Dates and Calendars Through the Ages
MHS
06 June 2007, Vol. 10, No. 23
Demystifying Copyrights
MHS
14 October 2009, Vol. 12, No. 10
Digital Genealogist: When Autofixing Doesn't Work
MHS
14 January 2009, Vol. 12, No. 1
Family Reunions
MHS
9 February 2011, Vol. 14, No. 2
Finding and Citing Genealogical References
MHS
9 September 2009, Vol. 12, No. 9
Finding Newspaper Reports on the Web
MHS
10 June 2009, Vol. 12, No. 6
GEDCOMS and WorldConnect
MHS
8 July 2009, Vol. 12, No. 7
Genealogical Resolutions for 2011
MHS
12 January 2011, Vol. 14, No. 1
Genealogy Forms and Charts
MHS
13 January 2010, Vol. 13, No. 1
Genealogy Kits
MHS
10 December 2008, Vol. 11, No 22
Have You Really Proved Your Ancestry?
MHS
8 September 2010, Vol. 13, No. 9
How to Create Clickable Links                                             MHS         12 August 2009, Vol. 12, No. 8
International Genealogical Symbols
MHS
9 July 2008, Vol. 11, No. 17
Labeling Documents for Genealogical Proofs
MHS
8 April 2009, Vol. 12, No. 4
Lessons I'm Learning While Publishing a Family Genealogy
MHS
08 August 2007, Vol. 10, No. 32
Location, Location, Location
MHS
8 December 2010, Vol. 13, No. 12
Mother's Day at RootsWeb
MHS
09 May 2007, Vol. 10, No. 19
My Start in Genealogy and Cemetery Surveys
MHS
28 March 2007, Vol. 10, No. 13
Newspaper Research Tips
MHS
9 January 2008, Vol. 11, No. 2
Obits and Tidbits: The Obituary Daily Times and Other Newspaper Resources
MHS
12 March 2008, Vol. 11, No. 11
Researching at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
MHS
14 May 2008, Vol. 11, No. 15
Saving Web Page Text and Creating Screenshots
MHS
9 April 2008, Vol. 11, No. 14
Selecting Memorable Passwords
MHS
13 August 2008, Vol. 11, No. 18
Soundex, Metaphone, and Fuzzy Searches in WorldConnect
MHS
30 May 2007, Vol. 10, No. 22
Tagging Photographs
MHS
8 October 2008, Vol. 11, No. 20
Taking Screen Shots with Window's Snipping Tool
MHS
14 April 2010, Vol. 13, No. 4
Ten Tips for Taking a Cemetery Survey
MHS
04 April 2007, Vol. 10, No. 14
The Digital Genealogist – A Look at File Formats
MHS
13 May 2009, Vol. 12, No. 5
The Digital Genealogist: Identifying Photographs and Photographers
MHS
31 October 2007, Vol. 10, No. 44
The Digital Genealogist: Message Boards and Identifying Photographs
MHS
03 October 2007, Vol. 10, No. 40
The Digital Genealogist: Photography Blues and Other Topics
MHS
05 December 2007, Vol. 10, No. 49
The Red, White, and Blue of RootsWeb
MHS
04 July 2007, Vol. 10, No. 27
The Veteran's History Project, a Project of the Library of Congress
MHS
10 November 2010, Vol. 13, No. 11
Time Lines and Chronologies
MHS
9 June 2010, Vol. 13, No. 6
Tips and Tricks: Keyboard Shortcuts I Can't Live Without
MHS
6 February 2008, Vol. 11, No. 6
Tips and Tricks: Preventing the Unthinkable Computer Crash
MHS
29 August 2007, Vol. 10, No. 35
Tips and Tricks: Using Search Engines to Search RootsWeb and Other Genealogy Sites
MHS
05 March 2008, Vol. 11, No. 10
Tips for Organizing Genealogy
MHS
13 October 2010, Vol. 13, No. 10
To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade – Is it time?
MHS
10 February 2010, Vol. 13, No. 2
Tutorials and How-tos at RootsWeb
MHS
11 August 2010, Vol. 13, No. 8
Umlauts, Acutes, and Accents: Using Character Codes
MHS
18 April 2007, Vol. 10, No. 16
Using File Searches to Find Lost Files
MHS
5 September 2007, Vol. 10, No. 36
What's in a Marriage Banns?
MHS
9 September 2009, Vol. 12, No. 9
What's in a Name? – Naming Conventions and Surname Studies
MHS
10 March 2010, Vol. 13, No. 3
What's on a Death Certificate?
MHS
11 March 2009, Vol. 12, No. 3
Whose DNA Should You Trace?
MHS
14 July 2010, Vol. 13, No. 7
Word Processing and Genealogical Writing
MHS
12 May 2010, Vol. 13, No. 5
WorldConnect Keyword Searches
MHS
23 May 2007, Vol. 10, No. 21
WorldConnect’s Privacy Options
MHS
14 October 2009, Vol. 12, No. 10
Yearbooks at RootsWeb and Elsewhere
MHS
18 July 2007, Vol. 10, No. 29
A Genealogist's New Year's Resolutions
JY
2 January 2008, Vol. 11, No. 1
Acronyms and Abbreviations Lead to Confusion
JY
11 August 2010, Vol. 13, No. 8
Adoption Research Resources
JY
11 February 2009, Vol. 12, No. 2
Archaic and Unfamiliar Terminology in Genealogical Research
JY
12 November 2008, Vol. 11, No. 21
Are You Building Your Own Brick Walls?
JY
12 January 2011, Vol. 14, No. 1
Are Your Genealogy Posts Getting Lost in the Forest?
JY
9 March 2011, Vol. 14, No. 3
Attending Genealogy Conferences
JY
13 May 2009, Vol. 12, No. 5
Becoming a Volunteer Administrator for Mailing Lists and Message Boards
JY
11 July 2007, Vol. 10, No. 28
Brick Walls: The Value of Discussing Your Research with Others
JY
13 February 2008, Vol. 11, No. 7
Census Substitutes: What purpose do they serve? What information do they include?
JY
10 February 2010, Vol. 13, No. 2
Connecting Across Continents and Generations Through RootsWeb
JY
12 November 2008, Vol. 11, No. 21
Demystifying RootsWeb's Message Boards
JY
9 June 2010, Vol. 13, No. 6
Developing a Research Plan for the New Year
JY
13 January 2010, Vol. 13, No. 1
DNA and Genealogy -- Beyond the Paper Trail
JY
9 December 2009, Vol. 12, No. 12
DNA Terminology
JY
14 July 2010, Vol. 13, No. 7
Don't Let Name Spelling Stand in Your Way
JY
19 March 2008, Vol. 11, No. 12
Evaluating Online Genealogical Data -- To Accept or Not to Accept?
JY
10 June 2009, Vol. 12, No. 6
Exploring Lineage Society Membership
JY
14 January 2009, Vol. 12, No. 1
Exploring My Family History at RootsWeb
JY
21 March 2007, Vol. 10, No. 12
Finding a Mailing List at RootsWeb
JY
02 May 2007, Vol. 10, No. 18
Finding Your SMITHs (and Other Ancestors with Common Surnames)
JY
14 May 2008, Vol. 11, No. 15
Following Through with My New Year's Resolutions, Part II
JY
30 January 2008, Vol. 11, No. 5
GEDCOM Tags -- what they are and how to decipher them
JY
8 September 2010, Vol. 13, No. 9
Getting the Most Out of Pre-1850 U.S. Federal Census Records
JY
10 September 2008, Vol. 11, No. 19
Getting to the Heart of the Subject: Are You Guilty?
JY
25 July 2007, Vol. 10, No. 30
Getting Your Message Across on Mailing Lists and Message Boards
JY
10 October 2007, Vol. 10, No. 41
Hidden Gems Lurking at RootsWeb
JY
1 August 2007, Vol. 10, No. 31
Holiday Gatherings and Debunking Family Myths
JY
12 December 2007, Vol. 10, No. 50
Holiday Gatherings as Genealogical Research Tools
JY
8 December 2010, Vol. 13, No. 12
It’s a Love Story
JY
9 February 2011, Vol. 14, No. 2
Learning the Ropes of Registering at MyAccount, Part I
JY
12 September 2007, Vol. 10, No. 37
Learning the Ropes of Registering at MyAccount, Part II: When You Need to Change or Update MyAccount Information
JY
19 September August 2007, Vol. 10, No. 38
Mailing List Archive Searches--A Follow Up
JY
22 August 2007, Vol. 10, No. 34
Message Board Surname Confusion: Who's on First?
JY
13 June 2007, Vol. 10, No. 24
Military Databases on RootsWeb and Beyond
JY
10 November 2010, Vol. 13, No. 11
More on the Message Boards
JY
13 April 2011, Vol. 14, No. 4
Posting Data on RootsWeb Message Boards and Mailing Lists
JY
7 November 2007, Vol. 10, No. 45
Research Clues from the Faith of Our Fathers
JY
9 July 2008, Vol. 11, No. 17
Researching Women Ancestors
JY
10 March 2010, Vol. 13, No. 3
Revisiting Brick Walls (Following Through with My New Year's Resolutions), Part I
JY
16 January 2008, Vol. 11, No. 03
RootsWeb, the Ever-changing Resource
JY
11 April 2007, Vol. 10, No. 15
RootsWeb's Unseen Measures to Protect You
JY
14 April 2010, Vol. 13, No. 4
Sending an Effective Bug Report to RootsWeb or Ancestry
JY
12 August 2009, Vol. 12, No. 8
Social Networking for Family History Researchers
JY
11 November 2009, Vol. 12, No. 11
Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Enhanced Advanced Searches
JY
13 October 2010, Vol. 13, No. 10
The Message Board/Mailing List Gateway
JY
27 June 2007, Vol. 10, No. 26
The New Archives Search Engine
JY
25 April 2007, Vol. 10, No. 17
The RootsWeb Surname List: Just the Facts
JY
16 May 2007, Vol. 10, No. 20
The Social Security Death Index and Ordering SS-5 Copies Online
JY
12 May 2010, Vol. 13, No. 5
The Volunteer Spirit at RootsWeb--Sharing with Others
JY
21 November 2007, Vol. 10, No. 47
Tips for Posting a Reply on a Mailing List or Message Board
JY
24 October 2007, Vol. 10, No. 43
Translating and Deciphering Documents
JY
11 March 2009, Vol. 12, No. 3
Understanding RootsWeb's Social Security Death Index
JY
13 August 2008, Vol. 11, No. 18
Understanding the RootsWeb Acceptable Use Policy
JY
27 February 2008, Vol. 11, No. 9
What Happens to Your Stuff on RootsWeb When You Are No Longer Able to Manage It?
JY
9 April 2008, Vol. 11, No. 14
What Not to Send to WorldConnect
JY
8 July 2009, Vol. 12, No. 7
World Archives Project: Saving the World’s Records Fifteen Minutes at a Time
JY
10 September 2008, Vol. 11, No. 19
Home for the Holidays
AF
9 December 2009, Vol. 12, No. 12
New RootsWeb Feature – Hosted Site Registry
AF
8 April 2009, Vol. 12, No. 4