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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 23:05:00 +0100
From:         Borja TORON ANTONS <toron@CCUCVX.UNICAN.ES>
Subject:      Church of JC of LDS

Hello, I'm not from USA, I'm spanish, but I've heard (read) that
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Utah keeps records of all the
world... Could anyone e-mail me explaining if ( and how) this could help me
to search for my "roots"?

I do not know anything about them. Any help will be very useful...

Thank you...

Borja TORON
(searching for TORON all over the world)
From: KRAFT@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Pennsylvania Gazette 1728-1750
Date: 9 Apr 92 06:01:51 GMT
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Tom Lincoln has asked for additional details about what
is included in the PA Gazette CD-ROM that I referred to in
an earlier posting. Since the information might be of more
general interest, here it is.

"The CD offers a full-text transcription of _The Gazette_,
including advertisements, announcements, and shipping notices,
searchable using keyword Boolean techniques. For each item
retrieved, a digitized image of the actual newspaper page
as it originally appeared may also be called up on screen."

I have not yet made use of this new item in the CD arsenal
of our Library, but hope to do so soon.
Bob Kraft, UPenn
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 18:30:02 BST
From:         "MOORE Vivienne S." <vsm@CS.ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Any europeans on soc.roots?
Comments: To: ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.edu

> Since I live in Europe (The Netherlands) I would like to ask:
> are there any europeans on this newsgroup?
>

I live at St Andrews, Fife, SCOTLAND (UK) so I count as
a European too!

Vivienne Seonaid Moore
Univ. of St Andrews,
St Andrews,
Fife,
SCOTLAND
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 15:09:49 EST
From:         Gayle Springer <GAYLE@JHUHYG.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Meijer/Vinken Bay-City Mich
              14 Apr 1992 11:25:45 PDT from <BILL_SILVERTHORN.LAX2@XEROX.COM>

On Tue, 14 Apr 1992 11:25:45 PDT <BILL_SILVERTHORN.LAX2@XEROX.COM> said:
>Isn't Bay City in Huron County, MI?  If so, welcome fellow Huron Co., Michigan
>researcher!!!
>
Bay City, Michigan is in Bay County, Michigan.  I grew up less
than 20 minutes away.  For those familiar with the lower peninsula which
is shaped like a hand (the right hand if the palm is facing up), Bay City
is at the base of the thumb where it intersects (near) the index finger.
It is located on Saginaw Bay.

If no one can help you with the Bay City research, I will be going home
this July and could do a quick check of the area.  Good luck!
(If you want me to check for you, please send e-mail to me.  Depending
on my schedule, I don't always have time to read all messages to Roots-L)

Gayle
Gayle @ jhuhyg.bitnet
Gayle @ jhuhyg.sph.jhu.edu
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 11:15:58 EST
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From:         "Bill Veselik WCVESEB@VCCSCENT" <WCVESEB@VCCSCENT.BITNET>
Subject:      for Scott Corrigall of Kenmore, NY

My apologies to the list, but I'm trying to get in touch with
Scott Corrigall of New York.

Scott, please send me an e-mail note as soon as you have time.

Regards,

Bill Veselik
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Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 1992 23:29:06 EDT
From:         Me <BIHINKLE@ECUVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      associations

Does anyone have a book on family associations?  A book on the descendants of
Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel was written with the help of the "Henkel Association
", but I have been unable to find an address.  Any help will be appreciated.


                                            Thanks,
                                            Ashley Hinkle

Searching:  Henkle/Henckel/Hinkle/Henkel, Davenport, McFarland
Newsgroups: soc.roots
From: soule@ncrcol.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Will Soule)
Subject: Re: Tombstone Rubbings
Organization: NCR E&M Columbia SC.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 19:42:10 GMT

In article <167C26F28.CREECH@LSTC2VM.stortek.com> CREECH@LSTC2VM.stortek.com (Teresa Creech) writes:
> 
>A friend of mine is making a trip to Washington DC this month and
>he has volunteered to make a rubbing of my g-g-grandfathers tombstone
>in Arlington National Cemetery.
> 
>What materials should he use?  Neither of us have ever done this
>before!  The stone is in good shape - he has already taken pictures
>of it.
> 
>Thanks,
>Teresa
> 
>PS Please let me know if this gets posted.  I sent it on Saturday and
>   it disappeared into never-never-land instead of to netland.
> 
> 
>Searching: Abell, Beers, Black, Glass (Ohio/Penn),  Adams, Douglass,
>           Gilbert, Hulsaver, Purcell, Todd, Wallace (NY), Creech (Ohio),
>           and more.

Before he does any etching, he should check with the proper authorities
to see if there is a policy against etching stones.

 I use the sheets from a Efficiency desk pad (#24-001) available at any stationary
store and probably W-Mart, K-Mart.  To make the rubbing, get a standard
lumber crayon from a lumber supply store or hardware store.  To etch, I tear off
a sheet, etch it, then place it in the back of the desk pad, where it is protected.
I have tried both the hard graphite lumber crayon and the black wax crayon.
both are about the same diameter, approx. 1/2 inch. The wax crayon is of the same
material as those you grew up with and it is best suited for etching.
However, it will melt in your hot car in the summertime.


~~~~
Will Soule                  Email:  will.Soule@columbiasc.ncr.com
114 Coronado Road
West Columbia, SC  29169
Researching: Bitz, Hosford, Klipstein, Learned, Soule, Sowle



-- 
~~~~
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From: de@moscom.UUCP (David Esan)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Re: Zogrowo, Russia
Date: 6 Apr 92 13:42:26 GMT
Reply-To: de@moscom.UUCP (David Esan)
Organization: Moscom Corp., Pittsford, NY

In article <01GIF0X4HL8W94DXUW@utkvx.utk.edu> RUSSLER@UTKVX.BITNET writes:
>There's a Zagorow NW of Lodz, Poland.  I don't think that would have been
>under Russian dominion pre WWI, but you might want to check.  Also a "Zhagare"
>Lithuania. 23.18E 56.22 (forgot to write it down, doing this from memory)N.


This is one of the difficulties of researching cities in Eastern Europe.  
Names and boundaries change often.  It is probably best to try and find
an atlas from the time period that your ancestors moved to America and look
there, and then try to find its name today.

Personal story.  My father was born in Bogopol, Russia in 1908.  After 1917
Bogopol, Russia, became Pervomaisk, USSR.  When he came to the US the
immigration people thought that his papers were bogus because Bogopol did
not exist on their map of the USSR.  Fortunately, a older customs man 
realized that Bogopol (lit, God's Field) could have had its name changed by
the Soviets.  Using an old atlas they found the town, and its new corresponding
name, Pervomaisk (1st of May).

Trying to keep track of birth locations is tough.  My father's reads:
Bogopol(Pervomaisk), Russia (Ukraine).


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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:28:00 EDT
From:         MORSCHM@SNYGENVA.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Genealogy software with sound and photos?

DEAR MATT,

WHERE DOES YOUR BRADLEY FAMILY HAIL FROM?  MINE ARE FROM NEAR OTTAWA, CANADA
AND BEYOND.

MARY KAY BRADLEY MORSCH
4169 CARNEY ROAD
DANSVILLE, NEW YORK 14437
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 23:24:56 EST
From:         Anne Kearney <JCCANNEK@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Larry Johnson where are you?

On Mon, 13 Apr 1992 10:19:17 CST Lorrie Knox said:
>Sorry to send this to the whole list, but my computer went haywire last
>week and I lost the e-mail address for Larry Johnson from Kentucky.
>
From time to time like messages appear.  You can obtain a list of all
subscribers and their e-mail addresses by sending the following message:
tell listserv@NDSUVM1 REVIEW ROOTS-L.
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 10:15:57 CST
From:         Lorrie Knox <LKNOX@UKANVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Naturalization locations

I'm trying to decipher an abbreviation listed in the 1900 census.

Several ancestors are listed as immigrating from Switzerland in 1871 and
the "place of naturalization" is listed as "Na."  Does anyone know what
this stands for?
From: ciarlett@mizar.usc.edu (Joni Ciarletta)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Re: TELNET ACCESS to IGI, FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY or FT. WAYNE LIBRARY
Date: 6 Apr 1992 12:27:27 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: mizar.usc.edu

In article <920403.090204.MST.LIBKHA@BYUVM> LIBKHA@BYUVM.BITNET (K. Haybron Adams) writes:
>The IGI etc. are NOT available through anything except a CD Rom at the local
>branch library, e.g. Ft. Wayne or Chicago or Atlanta, etc.
>
>Mr. K. Haybron Adams
>Reference  Librarian
>Brigham Young  Univ.



Do you happen to know if any large databases (eg, LDS, etc.) are
available anywhere on the net? If not, do you know of any libraries
in the Los Angeles area that would have the CD you mentioned or
others similar to it?

Your help is greatly appreciated...

Joni Ciarletta
ciarlett@mizar.usc.edu
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 10:30:47 GMT
From:         "Marie-Annick Cathelotte" <CATHE@FRSAC11.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: HitchHiker's Guide to the Internet

On Mon, 6 Apr 1992 16:04:09 EDT Georgette Brown said:
>I would like a copy! My e-mail address is: BROWNG@GUVM

HitchHikers Guide to the Internet is RFC1118, you can get it via
- mail         service at nic.ddn.mil  subject: RFCxxxx
- FTP          FTP.NISC.SRI.COM        get RFC/RFCxxxx.txt
- tell or mail LISTSERV at UMDD        get RFCxxxx listing
Hope this helps.
Sorry my english is pitiful ;->
Marie-Annick.
CATHE@FRSAC11.BITNET
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 11:00:03 GMT
From:         Fabrice FINCK <finck@MONZA.U-STRASBG.FR>
Subject:      Requiring I'm taking advantage of your discussion group to ask
              for something:
Comments: To: roots-l@vm1.nodak.edu

What is exactly meant by New Age?? I've heard so much about it
without actually knowing what it is all about!! Thanks to anyone
who will "enlighten" me.
                       Fabrice Finck
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Re: Scanners and OCR software
From: sturgeon_c@eis.dofasco.ca
Date: 7 Apr 92 07:16:39 GMT
Organization: Dofasco Inc, Hamilton, Ont. Can.
Nntp-Posting-User: sturgeon_c

Our local genealogy society purchased Logitech's mouse, scanner and Catchword
software a couple of years ago.  The members of the society have had good
success with the mouse and the scanner.  As for Catchword, well, someone
has all ready summed it up.  It is not the best.  Catchword fails to recognize
any characters that appear joined to another or any characters not completed.
Therefore, newspaper print is out.  The original scanned work must be of
excellent quality and your scan must be smooth.  Catchword's interface is
easy to use.  First, you select your scan preferences (ie. Single/Double pass,
100, 200, 300 or 400 DPI etc.).  Second, you scan.  You can view your scanned
work as you scan (optional).  Thirdly, Catchword scans your image.  It looks
for objects and tries to match them.  You can view this process, however
your operation takes about 10 times longer to complete (best turn this off).
Upon completion Catchword places the user into a text editor so you can edit
Catchword's mistakes.  Anything unrecognizable will be replaced with an "@" 
sign.  You will get lots of these.  Best thing to do is try a copy before you
buy.

If you have excellent typing skills (like my wife) you can beat Catchword
(because of the error rate of Catchword).  If you are a hunt-n-peck typist
and your original copy is in excellent condition, Catchword is faster.

And, yes Catchword supports proportional spaced characters.
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Dofasco Steel Inc.                                          100 Lyons Ave.,
1330 Burlington St. East                                 Brantford, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario                                           Canada  N3R 4R4
Canada  L8N 3J5
(416) 548-4420
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From: flw@deakin.OZ.AU (Frederick Walter)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: FTM (Family Tree Maker) by Banner Blue
Date: 15 Apr 92 06:25:05 GMT
Organization: Faculty of Science Workshop, Deakin Uni, AUSTRALIA.

Is there anybody out there who has any comments to offer regarding
FTM. The one review I have read suggested it was a very good program.
Does anybody agree or disagree? 
I would also like to know if Postscript Printers are supported?

Thank you in advance.

Fred Walter.


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From: ralphk@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Ralph Kinser)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 16:02:17 GMT
Subject: Karr Family, Illinios
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
Newsgroups: soc.roots

I am looking for Imformation on the Karr family. My G Grandmother
was Margerett E. Karr. She was born around 1851-52 in Illinios
and married William H Kinser around 1878. Their first son,Roy,
was born in Illinios before they moved to Nebraska.

Margerett had a bother, George P. Karr who was born around
1849-50 in Illinios.

Margerett and George's father was born in Ohio, their mother
was born in Indiana.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Ralph Kinser
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Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 1992 21:25:01 CDT
From:         Cliff Manis <cmanis@CSOFTEC.CSF.COM>
Subject:      GENEALOG: New File, hhikerg
Comments: To: roots-l@VM1.NoDak.EDU

get genealog hhikerg		HitchHiker Guide 4 Internet

This 61610 byte ASCII file is available now on GENEALOG.

Contains : Hitchhiker Guide for using Internet.  This is the file which
Robert Formica has just mailed to me.  It is 24 pages, lots
of good information about Internet and RFC's.

This file may be requested by sending a message to: LISTSERV@vm1.nodak.edu
and only the following one-line of text

get genealog hhikerg

      Please send your GENEALOG requests for files to address above
      and not ROOTS-L.
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Newsgroups: soc.roots
Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 13:10:48 MST
From:         "K. Haybron Adams" <LIBKHA@BYUVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: TELNET ACCESS to IGI,
              FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY or FT. WAYNE LIBRARY
              6 Apr 1992 12:27:27 -0700 from <ciarlett@MIZAR.USC.EDU>

The Los Angeles Branch Library would have the CD Rom of IGI, etc.  I believe
it is still located near the Los Angeles Temple of the LDS Church.  Look in
the yellow pages under Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  That
should get you the information you need.

Mr. K. Haybron Adams
Reference  Librarian
Brigham Young  Univ.
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 19:02:00 +0100
From:         "Borja Torn" <toron@CCUCVX.UNICAN.ES>
Subject:      Re: TELNET ACCESS to IGI,
              FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY or FT. WAYNE LIBRARY

Please, repeat message. I don't have it complete, and it sound interesting...

Thank you,

Borja Toron Antons

(Searching for TORON in all the world)
From: J.D..Farmer@f44.n130.z1.fidonet.org (J.D. Farmer)
Sender: FredGate@ocitor.fidonet
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Is there an FAQ?
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 05:08:00

 On 04-05-92 Sue JACKSON wrote to All... 
 
 SJ> I'm new to this newsgroup and am excited to see that there is 
 SJ> network discussions/help in geneology research.  I've just 
 SJ> started trying to do this and would appreciate some 
 SJ> help in understanding what some of this mail is about. 
  
 SJ> Searching Jackson,Dye,McMillan,Wright,Thompson,Harris 
     Origin: Dallas/Ft.Worth Usenet Gateway (1:124/2206.0 
 
        Sue, 
        Jumpin' in! Noticed your interest in the JACKSON, THOMPSON 
        sirnames. I'm quite new to this also and have been concentrating 
        primarily on the FARMER name thus far. However, the THOMPSON  
        line picks up on my paternal grandmothers side. Her maiden name  
        was Martha Cherokee THOMPSON, b.12-28-1861 Jacksboro, Tx (Fort 
        Richardson); d. 5-12-1940 Fort Worth, TX. Her father was Henry  
        Jack THOMPSON, b. 8-5-1832 Bradley Co.(?), TN.; d. 8-26-1883  
        Fort Worth, TX. Not sure about b. Bradley Co. He was a  
        Captain in the Tennessee Militia and in 1861 commissioned Captain  
        in Texas Rangers. Interestingly, and this just clicked with me, his 
        father was Robert HARRIS THOMPSON ! Isn't that interesting !! 
        Robert Harris THOMPSON was b. 1805 Bradley Co., TN.; d. 1862 
        White Settlement, Tarrant Co., TX. (That's suburb of Fort Worth). 
        Robert Harris THOMPSON was married to Martha JACK (I assume that 
        their son Henry got his middle name from Martha's maiden name).  
        Martha JACK was b. 1829 (?), I believe that was a typo and should  
        be 1809; d. 1883 White Settlement, TX.  
 
        All of my info was given to me by a 1st cousin who has been trying 
        to research the THOMPSON line. She is particularly interested in  
        finding the Cherokee link that has been family history. We have  
        pictures of Martha Cherokee THOMPSON and there is no doubt that  
        there was some kind of indian in the wood pile. 
 
        Also interesting, my GG-grandfather Elijah Ward FARMER Jr. was 
        married to a Sarah (Sallie) JACKSON. Have no info on her so far. 
        They were all from Tennessee prior to coming to Texas in 1846. 
 
        Well, I got very long winded so I'll stop. Hope there is a link  
        there somewhere. Looks possible from here. Drop me a message Yea 
        or Ney, ok... 
        Good  Luck, 
        J.D. Farmer 
 
... OFFLINE 1.36 

 * Origin: FamilyResearch (817) 571-1373 V.32/V.42bis (1:130/44)
From: tfj@cix.compulink.co.uk (Trevor Jenkins)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: What is current GEDCOM spec?
Date: 14 Apr 92 03:26:05 GMT
Reply-To: Trevor Jenkins <tfj@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Organization: Gated to News by demon.co.uk

What is the current version of the GEDCOM specification? I have a
copy of release 4.0 of the document dated August 1989 and have
identified many errors and ambiguities in that particular text.
It would be useful to know if it has been updated before I submit
my comments to the LDS.

By the way, is there anyway to address electronic mail to the
Family History Department in Utah? It seems a shame, for me to
have to print the text out and snail mail it to them when I could
email it instead. It has been suggested to me that there is BBS
sysop somewhere who has offered to forward mail to them but I was
looking for a more direct route.
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 12:31:00 EST
From:         SUPSFRAN@STETSON.BITNET
Subject:      Amburghey

I have a book on the Amburghy(ghey) family if anyone is interested.


                        Stephanie(supsfran)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Re: Genealogy software w/sound and music
From: sturgeon_c@eis.dofasco.ca
Date: 14 Apr 92 09:19:41 GMT
Organization: Dofasco Inc, Hamilton, Ont. Can.
Nntp-Posting-User: sturgeon_c

In article <1y67iB2w161w@gator.rn.com>, fcackows@gator.rn.com (Frank Cackowski) writes:
> I see little mention of HyperCard and its possibilities relating to
> customized authoring.  Cards can have buttons, fields, photos (scanned of 
> course), sound, and just about anything the author desires.
> 
> Sound clips need to be limited to 5-10 seconds unless you have tons of extra 
> memory even if you compress to the limit.
> 
> Authoring can provide neat linking and the like.  
> 
> Perhaps some of our HyperCard netters could add to this post....maybe even 
> share a stack or two for consideration.  
> 

I have not used HyperCard.  However, I am using HyperWriter! for the PC.
I have created a genealogy research guide in hypertext format (rather I've
started).  The guide encompasses the world.  The guide is highly graphical,
but to-date no sound, no music and no video.  It allows the reader to locate
genealogy societies, historical societies, historical sites, libraries,
newspapers, software packages, family history groups, and anything else
that may help the reader.  The reader first selects the country of interest.
A map of that country appears.  From there the reader clicks on
the state/province of interest.  And from there selects counties etc., 
searching for societies, etc.  The guide will become available sometime
this summer--free of charge.  The guide is really never complete and since
addresses of organizations are dynamic the guide requires constant maintenance.
We've only just begun.  Currently the guide includes: Australia, Canada,
England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,
Scotland, Switerland, United States and Wales.  If anyone would like
to submit (electronically) any genealogy goodies for the guide.. drop me a
note.  

- 
____________________________________________________________________________

Craig Sturgeon
(sturgeon_c@eis.dofasco.ca)
Newsgroups: soc.roots