RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine Vol. 6, No. 45, 5 November 2003, Circulation: 945,194+ (c) 1998-2003 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ * * * Search and post messages on all relevant surname, locality, and topic Message Boards and Mailing Lists: Message Boards: http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Mailing Lists: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ Find and share your ancestors: WorldConnect: http://wc.rootsweb.com/ Learn how to trace your family tree: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ * * * SUBSCRIPTIONS: Do not send any subscription requests or e-mail address changes to the editor. Use these special e-mail addresses: RWR-on@rootsweb.com -- this adds you to the RWR Mailing List. RWR-off@rootsweb.com -- this removes you from the RWR Mailing List. * * * If you need assistance please visit the HelpDesk: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi Search/download past issues of RootsWeb Review: http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ =============================================================== =============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. NEWS AND NOTES. 1a. Exploring Military Resources at RootsWeb; 1b. Editor's Virtual Desk: "Armistice, Remembrance, Veterans Day" 1c. WorldConnect Reaches 300 Million Names 1d. Tips from Readers: "Publishing Our Genealogies" 2. Connecting through RootsWeb: "Returning an Heirloom" 3. New RootsWeb Mailing Lists 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb 5. New/Updated FreePages and HomePages 6. New User-contributed Databases 7. RootsWeb Review's Bottomless Mailbag: "Titled Ancestors"; "Genealogical Misers Miss the Point"; "Sprinkling with Grains of Salt"; "A Welsh Working Hypothesis"; and "What's Up Doc?" 8. Humor/Humour: "All My Life" 9. RWR Reprint and Submissions Guidelines; Archives; Addresses; Subscription Modification Instructions =============================================================== 1. NEWS AND NOTES 1a. Exploring Military Resources at RootsWeb Military records -- often rich in personal information, historical facts, and genealogical gems -- can bring your ancestors to life though they served long ago and far, far away. The challenge is to identify which military records exist and then figure out how to search for them. Sometimes incredible information can be right under your nose and easily overlooked. Maybe you didn't even know your ancestor served in the military until you began to delve into the family history and Grandaunt Matilda told you how handsome her dad looked in uniform as he marched off to war. Now you'd love to find a photograph of him in his uniform and learn more about his wartime experiences. If a family member's military service has piqued your interest, how can you go about obtaining military records? How can you learn where your ancestor served, and in what battles he may have fought? What would have happened if your soldier ancestor died overseas or at sea? What is the significance of the service medal that has been passed down in your family or the unusual uniform he once wore? You might find answers to such questions in the archives of RootsWeb's military mailing lists, on the military topic message boards, in RootsWeb's user-contributed databases, or in RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees. Mailing Lists. List of all of the RootsWeb military-related mailing lists are here: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Military/ The military list topics range from U.S. state veterans lists to FRENCH- MILITARY, from BATTLESHIPS to WARBRIDES, and from the BOER-WAR to numerous U.S. Civil War lists. All are indexed on the above page and all have links to the list archives where you can search or browse for information of interest. Message Boards. Military topic message boards are here: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.Military These boards are categorized primarily by war and country with individual boards for a wide variety of subjects including branches of military service such as the Army and the Merchant Marines. An every- word search as well as advanced searches may be made either for all boards within the military topic boards from the above page, or for a specific board from that board itself. Surname searches are also enabled on the boards. Best results are obtained by listing your search criteria using all lower-case letters. User-contributed Databases. The military master database may be searched starting here: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/military/ You must enter a surname (last name) to be searched but you can select from an exact match, a match of the beginning letters of the surname (you must enter at least the first three letters -- do not use wild cards, just enter the letters), and a "sounds like" match (Soundex). You may also narrow your searches by listing a given name (optional) and/or a war (optional). A list of all military databases that have been contributed, included in the above search of the master military database can be found here (click on Military Records): http://userdb.rootsweb.com/regional.html These user-contributed records listed on the above page are as diverse and varied as some World War I and World War II rosters, ships' crew listings, lists of soldiers in various training classes, and lists of some who were killed in various battles. In addition, there is a separate POW-MIA master database searchable from this site: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/pow_mia/ Also see the RootsWeb Guides No. 13 (Military Records -- worldwide) and No. 14 (Military Records -- U.S.) at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson13.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson14.htm Message boards and mailing lists can assist you whether you already have information about your ancestor's military service and wish to compare notes with others who have a similar connection or interest. They can be invaluable if you are just starting and want to learn from the experts who frequent the boards and lists. Whether you simply wonder if your ancestor might have been in the military and wish to search all resources to determine for sure that he served or you need assistance learning how to go about obtaining records you know exist -- the answers to your questions on the lists and boards and/or the information contained in the RootsWeb databases, are yours for the searching or asking. If you don't find what you seek, post queries on the appropriate mailing lists and message boards -- someone may have the answers. Nothing adds a spark of interest to events of military history more than being able to place your ancestor on the scene when history was being made. * * * 1b. EDITOR's VIRTUAL DESK. Armistice, Remembrance, Veterans Day Remembrance Day or Armistice Day is observed in the British Commonwealth and various European countries (including France and Belgium) on November 11 to recall the end of World War I, which occurred on the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month in 1918. Now called Veterans Day (renamed from Armistice Day in 1954) the day is observed in the United States in honor of the veterans of the armed services and in commemoration of the armistice that ended World War I. "In Flanders Field," a World War I poem by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918), of the Canadian Army, can be found here: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm Perhaps you have ancestors or relatives who served during World War I or at other times. The Internet makes searching for military information much easier and faster. For example, the "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War. http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx See also: http://www.acn.net.au/articles/remembrance/ On Cyndi's List are many links to various military-related topics. Canada-Military: http://www.cyndislist.com/milcan.htm U.K.-Military: http://www.cyndislist.com/miluk.htm U.S.-Military: http://www.cyndislist.com/military.htm Military Resources Worldwide: http://www.cyndislist.com/milres.htm Veterans Day: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov11.html * * * 1c. World Connect. The project recently passed the 300-million-name mark. http://wc.rootsweb.com/wccounts.html * * * 1d. TIPS FROM READERS. Publishing Our Genealogies By Jeanne Rundquist Nelson familynewsletters4u@yahoo.com http://www.absolutelyfamily.homestead.com/ Chuck Elledge's story about his granddaughter's interest in their family's genealogy touched me deeply, as I know it must have touched many other readers. ["Pass the Roots, Please" RWR 15 October]. He is lucky to have happened upon this wonderful way to share and perpetuate his family's genealogy. I know we all worry about what will happen to our work when we are gone. I would like to share with RWReview readers a solution to this problem that has worked very well for our family -- we publish a family newsletter. Several years ago I started a family newsletter to maintain connections within our extended family. However, I had lots of genealogical information that I wanted to share with the family, so I included an article or two in each issue about our family history. I found, also, that many of our elders had memories about people and events in our family history that they were willing to share, and share they did in each issue. We now have much of our family history down on paper, in the possession of every branch of our family. We put out a little of our history at a time, in do-able chunks, once a quarter. We are continuing to add to our family information via our family newsletter, and may, someday, compile it into a book. But for right now, I know that my work is out there for the family to refer to as it likes. I also know that family stories that I didn't even know existed before we started our family newsletter are also now available to the whole family. The daunting job of writing and publishing our family history is being chipped away at a little at a time, when it is broken down into quarterly articles. Publishing a family newsletter has provided the discipline, structure and opportunity for the whole family to share in our fabulous story. 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb. Thanks for sharing your stories. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Returning an Heirloom By Lynda Brown toutletrotter@msn.com About 20 years ago I bought a scrapbook at a tag sale. I tried off and on for all those years to find the owner of the scrapbook, as it chronicled Diana Mae BOWEN'S life from age three until she graduated from high school. I posted messages to your message boards, etc. -- all to no avail. I had forgotten all about it when I received an e-mail from a girlfriend of Diana's. The girlfriend gave me Diana's phone number, I called and was able to return a family heirloom to its rightful owner. Diana thought that it was gone forever and was extremely pleased to get it back. She graciously brought me up-to-date on her colorful life. I am extremely grateful to be able to connect with her. Please tell your subscribers that they should never give up on a search and to be sure to post on the message boards and mailing lists. I thank RootsWeb and so does Diana for a happy and successful ending to a 20- year search. 3. New Mailing Lists at RootsWeb Request a New Mailing List: http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- For more information and an index to the more than 27,300 RootsWeb- hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and for easy subscribing (joining) options go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS AILLS BARISKILL, BAZE CEJNAR, CHAMBERLAYNE, CITY, COLUMBRO, CRANNEY, CRATT, CROXSON CARTER-DNA -- Carter DNA companion list DOCKER, DYKAS ENGELBRECH GERO, GIRELLE, GRAPENTINE, GRUNKE HALDANE, HASLING, HEELY, HEFFLER HARRIS-IN -- The Harris surname in Indiana HARRIS-NV -- The Harris surname in Nevada HARRIS-OH -- The Harris surname in Ohio HARRIS-OR -- The Harris surname in Oregon HARRIS-PA -- The Harris surname in Pennsylvania IBEY JUCKETT KASTENHOLZ, KAWERAU, KEELIM, KELLE, KIMONT, KNUFF, KRESSLER LARENAS, LECAVALIER, LEITHAUSER, LEUS, LEZER, LIMPET, LIMPETT, LINFORT, LINGATE, LIPKIN, LITSON, LIVEINGSTON, LOCHI, LOEFFEL, LOGOTETA, LORK, LOUDEN, LOURAMOR, LOUVORN, LUMM MARRER, MASTALSKI, MEJIA, MIDDLEBROUGH, MOLLOHAN, MORCENKOWSKI MCBURNEY-ROBERT -- Descendents of Robert McBurney and his wife Anne Burford (m. 1790, Baltimore, Maryland) NOACK OUTRED, OVENDEN PARFITT, PEWITT, PUFF QUEENER ROTHERHAM, RYMER SAMBROOK, SANTOMASSIMO, SCARTEZINI, SCHEMER, SCHINNERER, SCHLUTER, SCHONHARDT, SCHONING, SCHREFFLER, SEILING, SILKAITIS, SINDELBAR, SKERYS, SLATZER, SLUCHER, SOFIA, SORSOLEIL, SPOKAS THOMER, TREGOWETH, TRELSTAD, TUOHY, TUTEN USAS VANDEUSEN, VARIAN, VERBRUGH, VIX WEATHERINGTON, WELRY, WILLISLAGLE, WISLEY, WOJCHK, WOJLOWICZ ZANASTIL NEW ETHNIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS CAN-HIST-WOMEN -- Genealogical or historical research of women in Canada ENG-BFHS -- Bedfordshire (England) Family History Society NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS ENG-SFK-IPSWICH -- Ipswich, Suffolk, England 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb To Request a Free Web Account: http://accounts.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Some of these pages might not yet be accessible. They are created by volunteers, so if one that interests you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or next week. http://www.rootsweb.com/~[accountname] Note that the ~[tilde] before the Web account name is required. Example: The Halifax County, Virginia website can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vahalifa/ U.S.A. carbvcd -- Rancho Buena Vista (California) Chapter DAR ctawbcd -- Anna Warner Bailer (Connecticut) Chapter DAR flcjocd -- Captain James Ormond (Florida) Chapter DAR kybcgs -- Bourbon County (Kentucky) Genealogy Society ohbcaihs -- Brush Creek American Indian (Ohio) Historical Society vagrayso -- Grayson County (Virginia) vahalifa -- Halifax County (Virginia) varichmo -- Richmond County (Virginia) 5. New/Updated Freepages, Homepages, and WorldConnect Uploads ------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Comments and questions about any of these independently authored webpages should be directed to their respective compilers/webmasters. 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, including the major pertinent surnames and what is available on your site, to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com ASHWORTH, BAKER, CORNELSEN, DUBOIS, EHLERS, ERICKSON, GAEDE, HOYT, LA TOURETTE, PATZKOWSKI, RUPP, SCOTT, SPONBERG, and STROMBERG. Brent's Genealogy Page. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~brentspg/ CHRISTMAS. The CHRISTMAS Families Home Page was started in July 1997 and is designed to help fellow researchers of the CHRISTMAS and related surnames. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~research/ GLENN. Surname DNA Study; DNA testing for males with the GLENN surname and variations. Discover whether your GLENN family is related to others of this surname in the U.S., Ireland, and worldwide. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jeanarg/glenndna.htm KANSAS. Clay and Dickinson counties. Our Pioneer Heritage. There are cemetery transcriptions, old farm directories, immigration records, and old newspaper transcripts of births, deaths and marriages. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~claydickinsoncosks/ McCAIN, McKANE. Surname DNA Testing Project; includes McKAIN, McKEAN, KANE, AND MAC CATHÁIN surnames. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mccaindna/ OHIO. Seneca County, Pleasant Township. Contains a listing of more than 2,300 burials and links to photos of nearly every tombstone there. Photos donated to the website by Mike Stiger. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ohio/seneca/duke1.htm POLICARPUS. "Rear Admiral Policarpus Taylor." British Royal Navy 1732-1762, of Norton, Durham, England. Story of the origin of the name of POLICARPUS, which is also spelled POLYKARP, POLYCARPUS, and POLLYCARPUS. Naval career of Policarpus Taylor--with assignments in the Mediterranean, the Channel, West Indies, Colony of America, Louisbourg, and St. Iago de Cuba. Comparison of career with Wittewronge Taylor. Also Pollycarpus William Taylor, d-1791, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York. Surnames include: TAYLOR, GREGORY, STAPYLTON, STAPELTON, ROBINSON, FOWLER, BOCKETT, BOWERS, and SUTTON. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bldr/ POARCH, PORCH. After collecting data on the Poarch and Porch families for over 30 years, I have put the beginning of my information on a new website, Poarch's Porch. [Note: This is a 2-line URL] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poarchmv/poarch- porch.index.html WASHINGTON. Seattle. Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery. A three- generational database of Civil War Union veterans buried in Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery on Capital Hill in Seattle. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=drowa ======================= Paid Advertisements ======================== Christmas is Coming! Family Chronicle's "500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems" is Our Gift to You For a limited time, Family Chronicle, the magazine for people researching their roots, is offering a great Christmas bonus for new subscribers. Subscribe before November 14, 2003 and we'll send you a FREE copy of our newest book, "500 Brickwall Solutions to Genealogy Problems" as our gift to you. This beautifully bound, 432-page volume contains more than 500 stories of people who have overcome their genealogy "brickwalls". For more information about "500 Brickwall Solutions" and to subscribe today, visit https://familychronicle.com/rootsweb/free500x.htm * * * CHRISTMAS CARDS JUST LIKE GRANDMA USED TO SEND Remember the beautiful Victorian Christmas cards grandma used to send? Mabelle's Post has reproduced them for you. Regularly $12 per pack of 15, now just $10 for RootsWeb Review subscribers through 11/21/03 at: http://www.mabellespost.com/rootsweb.html =================== End of Paid Advertisements ===================== 6. New User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ ---------------------------------------------- The following user-contributed databases have come online recently. They are searchable, but not browseable. CALIFORNIA. Los Angeles County. Downey. Downey Union High School; Class of 1929; 55 records; Glen F. Pritchett http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ CONNECTICUT. New Haven County. Meriden. Meriden High School 1892-1958; 12,118 records; Janis L. Franco http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ ILLINOIS. Fayette County. Fayette County Schools, Eighth Grade Graduates, 1945; 56 records; Lou Nell Hutchison Bath http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ KANSAS. Lyon County. Emporia. Emporia Democrat Newspaper, 1882-1889; 13,610 records; Robert and Lois Hodge for the Flint Hills Genealogical Society http://userdb.rootsweb.com/news/ NEW MEXICO. Roosevelt County. Portales. Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds 2003 Football Roster; 86 records; Jane Engbrock http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ NEW YORK. Suffolk County. St. James. Smithtown Central High School Class of 1963; 212 records; Susan Jaegge Vetter http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ TEXAS. Cooke County. "Early Days in Cooke County," by C. N. Jones 495 records; Jack Ware http://userdb.rootsweb.com/bookindexes/ Gainesville High School Class of 1927-1928; 113 records; Class of 1934-1935; 124 records; Jack Ware http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ Gainesville Junior College Classes 1925--1937 284 records; Jack Ware http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ 7. FROM ROOTSWEB REVIEW'S BOTTOMLESS MAILBAG [Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editor or of RootsWeb.com]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Titled Ancestors By Marie Donaldson mariedonaldson@optusnet.com.au My near neighbours in my childhood had 11 children, 10 of whom had perfectly ordinary names. The ninth child, however, one of a pair of identical twin boys, had the misfortune to be named Field Marshall JACKSON. This made for an interesting childhood for the poor unfortunate who was teased and taunted in the years just after World War Two. It was apparently at the request of an uncle who had the same name that the child was so named, though whether it was a name or a military rank was not clear. Naming the child thus ensured a legacy for him from the said uncle. During the sixties, with the advent of the Vietnam War, Australia introduced military conscription and poor old Field was called to fight for his country, becoming a private in the Australian army. Whilst home on leave, he was caught by the local constabulary and fined for driving an unlicensed tractor on the main road near the family farm. This event made the local news, both on the radio and in the newspaper -- not because of the seriousness of the crime, but just so the following headline could be used: "Private Field Marshall Jackson was today apprehended . . ." * * * Genealogical Misers Miss the Point By Smokey Bassett smokey123@jps.net After many years of doing research bent over film readers, flipping through old books in LDS (Mormon) Family History Centers, and untold hours floating around in cyberspace looking for that little fact that wasn't there yesterday ... I feel I've got an investment in my and other's research. And none of it "belongs" to me! Often I share information and am asked what the cost is. Hard copies and postage have been covered now and then, but files sent by e-mail have always been a freebie, or exchanged for the new "cousin's" data. However, whilst researching my bride's "Germans from Russia" line I contacted a not-too-distant cousin who had many photos, certificates and documents, and a desire to share her stash. She videotaped all the items and we could have not one -- but two copies -- for only $100. She explained that she "knew" the tapes would be copied and this way she would be able to fully recover her "costs" for the project. No, we didn't make that investment. First because of the attitude, and secondly, has anyone ever tried to read a document on a homemade video tape? Of course we're very thankful for the great documentation by the "Germans from Russia" groups, which probably makes these tapes of little value anyway. Misers may have the information, but lack the true spirit of what family history research is really all about, and they end up missing out on some wonderful relationships with their own family. * * * Sprinkling with Grains of Salt By Phyllis Reichenbach Phyllis@completehomelending.com First off let me say how much I enjoy RootsWeb's newsletter. I love the stories and info gathered and submitted by all the volunteers and fellow genealogists. I'm fairly new to this, just five years or so and am still learning all there is and how to go about collecting it. After reading Steven Folkers story "Sprinkling with a Grain of Salt" (RWR 22 October) I just had to add my grain or two. I completely agree with Steven. I'm doing this for the challenge of the hunt and for the joy of finding something after hours of searching. Now I'm hoping after I'm gone somebody in my family will continue it, but if they don't that's OK, too. It was my hunt. I have no royalty or rich uncle out there that left me their castle or lots of money. I've tried to document where I found my info and give credit to who I got it from. Now I found it on the Internet, so what's the big deal about posting it out there again? I feel if somebody doesn't want their family tree on the Internet for all to see and copy, don't put it there. Keep it to yourself. But then if they did that there would be nobody in awe of who they think they are. If it bothers people so much that somebody has posted the wrong info under their own name, tell that person. I, for one, am tired of listening to the whining. Thanks to all those who are willing to share. Without them I would have quit the hunt long ago and would not have found new family members. To all the new hunters out there I'd like to say: Don't give up, keep looking and enjoy it when you do. It will make the hunt so much more enjoyable. * * * A Welsh Working Hypothesis By Peter Meazey PMeazey@aol.com I finally smashed all my brickwalls last week, all in one go! For years I have been stuck in the same little village in the 1780s. My ancestor, John MEAZEY, said he was born in Llanbleddian (Wales) in 1785. There was a breeding-age couple living there at the time and several other children. It looks right but there are no birth or baptism records, nothing to really prove they were all the same family. The most likely scenario is that they were members of a Welsh protestant group that just didn't believe in infant baptism. In which case it's no use hunting for paperwork, it never existed. If I'm right, small if, but still not proved, we then go back to a Jonathan MEAZEY, grandfather of my John, born sometime around 1730.There was a Jon. born in 1735 -- right age, could be an abbreviation. If he's right, big if, we get back to 1670 in Feckenham, Worcestershire. So last week I looked at a site on the Internet and there they all were, every hypothesis confirmed, all questions answered, everything fits together. Brick wall? What's a brick wall? Wow! Then I looked to see who had worked this miracle. It turned out to be a very distant cousin who had asked for my file last year. All he had done was retype my own research and leave out all the boring ifs and buts . . . Easy when you know how... * * * What's Up, Doc? By Sandra Eichelberger seichgen@yahoo.com My 2-great-grandfather was named Doctor Washington Proctor. He went by the nickname of "Doc." This has proved very confusing for a number of researchers, who think that Mr. Proctor's occupation was that of a physician. In truth, he was a farmer who migrated from Georgia to Hillsborough County, Florida after the American Civil War. Doc Proctor was a member of the 7th Georgia Cavalry, Company K during the war. He served as a corporal. So he was Corporal Doctor Proctor! Doc Proctor's picture may be seen on this German site devoted to the 7th Georgia Cavalry: http://www.cs-cavalry.de/sonsof7th.htm 8. Humor/Humour: All My Life ---------------------------------------- Thanks to: Fran Bolton jfrbol@aol.com Was this an enumerator's mistake or did her marriage actually seem that long? Mills County, Texas, 1910 census, entry for: Rose, Alex M.-- Head - age 59 - M1 (Married 1) -- 26 yrs. Rose, S. E. -- Wife - age 45 - M1 (Married 1) -- 45 yrs. 9. Submission Guidelines, Advertising Contacts, Reprint Policy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The RootsWeb Review does not publish or answer genealogical queries, and the editor regrets that she is unable to provide any personal research assistance or advice. RootsWeb Review welcomes short (500 words or less) articles, humor, stories, or letters, and reserves the right to edit all submissions. All mail sent to the RootsWeb Review editor is considered to be for publication -- send in plain ASCII text (please, no attach- ments) to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com * * * ROOTSWEB REVIEW ADVERTISING CONTACTS: Ad Sales Operations Mgr. Shana Davis sdavis@myfamilyinc.com U.S. West Coast: Sacha Yenkana syenkana@myfamilyinc.com U.S. East Coast: Dan Arnold darnold@myfamilyinc.com * * * 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. 6, No. 45, 5 November 2003. * * * *