RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine 4 May 2005, Vol. 8, No. 18, Circulation: 806,273+ (c) 1998-2005 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ * * * Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ * * * Keep informed about the latest news, new databases, webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the free weekly RootsWeb Review. http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ * * * Search and share family trees: WorldConnect: http://wc.rootsweb.com/ Post and read 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/ * * * =============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. NEWS AND NOTES, AND SITES WORTH SEEING 1a. Editor's Desk: "Culinary Past"; "Digital World"; "American Patriots on Your Tree?" 1b. Using RootsWeb: "Keeping Your Cool on Mailing Lists" 1c. Tips from Readers: "Exploring in Unlikely Places" 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb: "English Wedding Turns up 'Relies'" 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: "World War I Mother's Day Letter from France" "Too Many Kissing Cousins" "Finding Hispanics Ancestors" "Where's the Accent?" "Practical Preservation Advice" "Historical Societies May Want Your Genealogy" 8. Humor/Humour: "One Too Many" 9. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints =============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. NEWS, NOTES, AND SITES WORTH SEEING 1a. Editor's Desk: Culinary Past, Digital World, and American Patriots on Your Tree? The following websites offer recipes and history about what our ancestors ate and how they prepared their food. 17th-century English Recipes. A collection of late-16th- and 17th-century English recipes presented in their original language, all transcribed from primary sources. http://www.godecookery.com/engrec/engrec.html Making Bread in Early America. http://www.foodhistory.com/foodnotes/leftovers/bread/early/ Historic American Recipes. Learn how to make: apple-fritters, dough-nuts, cocoa-nut drops, molasses gingerbread, election cake, Indian meal pudding, sweet potato pie, beef- stake, German chicken stew, jack rabbit stew, and boil a cod's head. http://www.foodbooks.com/recipes.htm Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project. http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/ * * * DIGITAL WORLD. Eight articles by Ken Watson with his personal tips on how to make sure your descendants enjoy the pictures you are taking today and so that you and your family can enjoy those old photographs of your ancestors. http://www.rideau-info.com/genealogy/digital/ * * * AMERICAN PATRIOTS ON YOUR TREE? Do you think you might have an ancestor who served as a patriot in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)? Would you like to know whether your ancestor is listed with the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) in the "Patriot Index"? A helpful group of organized DAR VIS volunteers monitor the RootsWeb DAR Message Board every day and welcome lookup requests. Include your Revolutionary War-era ancestor's first and last name, spouse's name (if known), dates of birth, death, and state of residence When posting your lookup request. You need not be interested in joining The NSDAR to request a lookup. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.organizations.dar 1b. USING ROOTSWEB: Keeping Your Cool on Mailing Lists Sam CRABBE is a busy man. He holds down a full-time job, coaches his son's middle school soccer team in New York, and has several hobbies. One of them is tracing his family history and a favorite resource for pursuing that hobby is RootsWeb's mailing lists. Sam likes to keep current with all queries and data on his favorite lists as soon as they are posted, so he subscribes to them all in mail mode. Sam is lucky in that his employer doesn't mind that he frequently checks and sends mail for his lists from work because he has access to his home e-mail account at work via his ISP's web mail feature. That means he doesn't abuse his work e-mail account for non-work purposes. Sam doesn't waste time. He recently became extremely offended when early one morning Molly MUDD, another subscriber to one of Sam's favorite U.S. county locality mailing lists, had the audacity to send a rather nasty political joke to the list (and probably everyone else in her address book). Not only was the joke offensive to Sam on a political level, but it was littered with off-color language as well -- not to mention that it was totally off-topic for the subject matter of the list! Sam's blood pressure hit the roof and he instantly clicked reply and, quoting the offensive post, let Sarah and the entire list of more than 250 subscribers know exactly how he felt about such nonsense. Before long Sam noticed that five or six other list members had chimed in with "me toos" to concur with his opinion. Each one, again copied Sam's entire message and the offensive post to which he had replied. And just where was Maxine WHIPP, the list administrator, while all this was going on? A good two hours had gone by since the obnoxious political message was posted to the list and she had not yet intervened to put a stop to this outrage. Before long, an embarrassed Molly MUDD sheepishly posted a sincere- sounding apology to the list regarding her slip-up. She hadn't realized she was sending that joke to the mailing list when she forwarded it to everyone in her address book and she was extremely sorry. The e-mail had been forwarded to her from her brother-in-law who was in the habit of sending all sorts of chain letters and jokes to everyone on his "joke list." Molly assured everyone she knows better and this was just a mistake that wouldn't happen again. An hour later, when Maxine WHIPP, the list admin, awakened in San Diego, California, brewed a pot of coffee, retrieved the morning paper, and booted up her laptop to check e-mail; the entire matter was over. However, Maxine was none too pleased with the events that had transpired on the list. After all, she had no control over the messages posted to the list by subscribers and she couldn't be expected to monitor mail 24/7 when she is a volunteer. Maxine also has a full-time job, and while she enjoys her list admin duties, she can't stand guard day and night. Maxine decided to let her list members know how they should react in the inevitable event that this type of "oops!" should occur in the future. Her sage advice about what to do if you see an inappropriate message on a mailing list was: --Wait a reasonable amount of time for the administrator to handle the situation. Not everyone is in same time zone that you are. Moreover, volunteer admins cannot be expected to respond to a list problem instantly -- and it is not the job or responsibility of list subscribers to handle administrative list matters. --If you want to contact the poster privately and let him know you found his message offensive or inappropriate, you may do so, but please remember that the error may have been unintentional. --Do not post a response to the list, which will only be every bit as off-topic and inappropriate as the original message, and call attention to the offensive/inappropriate post. --Do not quote the message in any future list post so that everyone has to read the offensive message a second time quoted in your reply. --Should you feel the need to comment on the offensive or inappropriate message to the list admin -- do so privately. --Contact any RootsWeb list admin at: LISTNAME-admin@rootsweb.com -- replacing the generic word LISTNAME with the actual name of the list. Rest assured that whether or not you see the list admin take action publicly on the list, faithful volunteer admins such as Maxine WHIPP are usually acting behind the scenes to maintain order and keep discussion on-topic on the lists. * * * 1c. Tips from Readers: Exploring in Unlikely Places By Amy in Virginia One of our local cemeteries, established in the 1800s, keeps exceptionally complete records. My research led me to this cemetery where my grandmother rests. I noticed the cemetery records indicated that beside her was buried a sister who had died in a state mental institution, sometimes called an insane asylum, in 1943. My curiosity was piqued especially concerning family medical history. After contacting the state facility which still exists, even though its purpose and focus has changed over the last 60 years, I was told this grandaunt's microfilmed records did indeed exist and would be released to me upon receipt of a notarized affidavit declaring myself as next of kin. Since the lady had no children, I am just as "next" as any other surviving nieces or nephews, none of whom are interested in genealogy. I now know grandauntie's medical and psychiatric history, previous address, names and birth places of her mother, father, and sisters, martial and financial status at time of commitment, place of birth, as well as date and cause of death. But most valuable was the date the family had moved from the county to the city -- a date previously unknown to me. This date helped make some pieces of the genealogy puzzle fit into place. Who would have dreamed all this information would be noted in her hospital-admittance evaluation? Point is, sometimes a lot of valuable genealogical information can be found in the most unlikely places -- just keep looking for little clues, then pursue those leads. But don't put it off. I was warned those old microfilmed records are deteriorating rapidly and auntie's might not be readable, but fortunately for me, hers were still intact. 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb. Thanks for sharing your stories. ---------------------------------------------------------------- English Wedding Turns Up 'Relies' By J. Bowyer March 6 marked 34 years of marriage and for a different treat my wife and I went to England to renew our wedding vows. Previously I had found a small church where my 3g-grandparents had married on 3 August 1852 -- namely St. Mary's in Seavington, Somerset. This church was under conservatory trust and had been closed for some time, but with the help of the Rev. David JASPER permission was given to have our event there. The plan was to leave on the first of March and return on the ninth, which we did. The people there was so friendly and helpful you would have to have been there to believe how much time they spent just on some people they had not known before. To put the frosting on the cake we accidentally met another BOWYER who had a 1700s family Bible and with all the luck in the world on our side it turns out to have a number of same names as we know in our researching. Things looked so promising and we are in the process of comparing our DNAs. Thanks to those lovely English people, thanks to England, and thanks to RootsWeb. * * * Do you have an online or other "connecting" story to share? Send to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com ======================== Advertisements ============================ GET A HOVEROUND AND GET YOUR LIFE BACK Learn more about Hoveround(r) power chairs with a FREE Information Kit. Includes a video, brochure, Free Test Drive Certificate and Q&A Guide. No Cost Power Chair if you qualify. Call Toll-Free 1-800-490-7347, or click here. http://hoveround.imswebmktg.com/hoveround/unique/82403.php * * * LOW COST BRITISH RESEARCH SERVICE WITH FREE ASSESSMENTS Need some help with British research? 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For information and an index to the more than 29,000 RootsWeb-hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and for easy subscribing (joining) options go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS BAISCH, BAITHER, BUDDENBERG, BUSATTO BISSELL-EH -- For anyone interested in the ancestors and descendants of Edward Hamilton BISSELL of North Carolina and his three brothers who came to Mecklenburg County in the early 1800s COOKUS, CRODEN DORWARD FOUKE GAWTHROP, GILPATRICK, GUNZENHAUSER HASSING LASSA, LIVERETT MCCARTEN PIMBLE, PRUE RICE-DNA -- Discussing information regarding the DNA project for the RICE surname SCHEIFFER, STUSSI YEWDALL NEW ETHNIC AND SPECIAL-INTEREST MAILING LISTS APG-GREATLAKES -- Discussing and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists AUS-SAG -- For communication of members and non-members of the Society of Australian Genealogists (SAG) with each other CO-FOOTHILLS-GENEALOGICAL-SOCIETY -- Discussing and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Foothills Genealogical Society of Lakewood, Colorado. 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb To Request a Free Web Account: http://accounts.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Some of these webpages 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. For example, the Dane County (Wisconsin) Genealogical Society website is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~widcgs/ U.S.A. gatreut2 -- Treutlen County (Georgia) laeastc2 -- East Carroll Parish (Louisiana) laredri2 -- Red River Parish (Louisiana) lawestc2 -- West Carroll Parish (Louisiana) mncarlto -- Carlton County (Minnesota) mnrenvil -- Renville County (Minnesota) orgswco -- Genealogical Society of Washington County (Oregon) widcgs -- Dane County (Wisconsin) Genealogical Society wiricbio -- Richland County (Wisconsin) Biographies 5. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages -------------------------------------- Has your website ever been mentioned here or do you have a new, updated, or substantially revised website located at RootsWeb (it will have "freepages" or "homepages" in the URL)? 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 BALL. Pertains to a BALL family that migrated from Champaign County, Illinois to Boulder County, Colorado to Maricopa County, Arizona. Surnames include BROCK, CHAFFINS, SUMMERS, and TAYLOR. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familytrails/family_ball.htm MORGAN. Clann Morgainn. The MORGAN Society was formed in 1994 to advance the study of genealogy and the history of the name MORGAN and all persons with the surname and connected families. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~morgansociety/ TURCOT, DOIRON. Descendants of Francois TURCOT and Catherine DOIRON, early (17th- and 18th-century) Canadian settlers. Among the surnames being researched are: TURCOTTE, TURCOTT, DUBE, BERUBE, PELLETIER, SOUCY, BRILLANT, LAGACE, LAGASSE, CYR, ROBITAILLE, and DUPONT. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turcottelagace/ UTLEY. Descendants of John UTLEY of Virginia, with information about WALTZ, SLOVER, NARR, and BOOS families. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heidisfamily/ 6. New User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ ---------------------------------------------- The following databases have come online recently. They are searchable, but not browseable. Search: To look for specific data or occurrence of text in a file. Browse: To view the entire contents of a file or a group of files. ARKANSAS. Madison County. Saint Paul. Saint Paul High School students, 1948. 179 records; Linda Coursey http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ CALIFORNIA. Riverside County. Hemet. Hemet News, selected obituaries, 2003-2004. 213 records; Luci Helmes http://userdb.rootsweb.com/obituaries/ COLORADO. Boulder County. Boulder. Daily Camera, obituaries, 1970-1974. 3,546 records; Cari Taplin, for the Boulder (Colorado) Genealogical Society http://userdb.rootsweb.com/obituaries/ FLORIDA. Brevard County. Cocoa. Cocoa Tribune, deaths 1940-1944. 458 records; Jim and Bonnie Garmon http://userdb.rootsweb.com/obituaries/ MISSISSIPPI. Marion County. Society Hill Cemetery, 120 records; Laurel Shannon Gorman, for the Willoughby-Prescott families of Marion County, Mississippi http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ VIRGINIA. Chesapeake (Independent City). Assorted cemeteries (old Norfolk County); 740 records; Scott L. Byrd http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ 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]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- World War I Mother's Day Letter from France By Sam Dicks, in Emporia (Lyon County), Kansas, USA The following letter from a family friend, Ed TIPPENS of Whiting (Monona County) Iowa, was found among items in a trunk in Highmore (Hyde County) South Dakota, belonging to my grandmother, Laura Anna DICKS. YMCA stationery, dated April 13, 1919, from Cpl. Ed TIPPENS, A.P.O. 790, A.E.F., St. Jeune France, to Mrs. L. A. DICKS, Iona Lake, Minnesota. "Dear Mrs. Dicks: "Tho most of our boys are now writing letters to their Mothers with the hope that they will be received on "Mother's Day," which is not far distant, but owing to the fact that I am deprived of that wonderful privilege I will try to write a few lines to one who always treated me with the kindness of a mother and whose kindnesses have not been forgotten by the writer. "I can only be thankful for the boys who have their own Mothers to write to, also that I was able to spend last Mother's Day with my own. It was her last and how good it was even tho we could not foresee into the near future at that time. "We all surely appreciate what sacrifices the Mothers have made in the long past years as well as in the very recent years when they were giving up their prize, the ones who were worth very nearly as much as their own lives. It was the Mothers who really were the soldiers in that they were ever thinking for the best of us and forever driving us forward, "safe to victory," those words comprised the general slogan of the Mothers. "I can speak for myself only now, when I say that I am glad to truthfully say that even tho I can't bring home D.S.C.'s I can bring back health for which I think any one can be thankful. "The big question at present is 'Where do we go from Here?' "Rumors still coming in. I am anticipating a celebration of the 'Fourth' somewhere in good old America. Let's hope so. "With these words, 'Don't worry, we'll soon be back,' I will close with best regards for a Cheerful "Mother's Day" for you and all America "Best Regards to all. "Cpl. Edward A. Tippens, Co. D, 339 M.G. Bn., A.P.O. 7985, A.E. F. "P.S. Am instructing in mathematics at the 88th Div. Educational Center. Have one class in arithmetic and two in Algebra. Look for Gen'l Pershing to inspect this Div. tomorrow. In that event I believe it will be Toot Sweet for the U.S.A." * * * Too Many Kissing Cousins By Frances Willess If you think sorting out your family tree is a problem, just try mine! I always knew my mother's parents (who first met when they were 19 years old) were first cousins, which made me my own 3rd cousin. In climbing new branches of my family tree I learned my dad's grandparents were also first cousins, which makes me my own 5th cousin, also. The relationships with children and grandchildren are truly terrible. My children, as well as being my children, are also my 3rd and 5th cousins once removed, according to my genealogy program. My grandchildren are my 3rd and 5th cousins twice removed, and I won't even go into what kin they are to each other. The looks on their faces when I showed them the charts said it all -- somewhere between sighting a worm and a rattlesnake. My daughter's reaction was "Nasty!" -- the granddaughters' said, "Gross!" * * * Finding Hispanics Ancestors By G. David Thayer in Sarasota, Florida, USA I read with interest the article "Fracturing Names" by Emilie Garcia in the 13 April RootsWeb Review, but I must take exception to her statement, "There were few Hispanics in Colorado at the time" [1900]. My great-grandparents were pioneers in Colorado and lived in Pueblo for about a year between 1876 and 1877. In a letter to her mother dated May 1, 1876, my great-grandmother, Emma Frances (LIDEY) NUTTER, wrote: "Charley has taken a position with Cousin Harvey in his wholesale and retail grocery store . . . A great many Mexicans buy at the store and Charley is learning enough of the language so he can tell what they are asking for." This situation was undoubtedly a result of the colonization of the general area by the Spanish in the 16th century. That also accounts for the many Hispanic place names in southern Colorado, such as Las Animas, La Junta, San Luis, and the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Mountains. It is hard to believe that all those "Mexicans" living in Pueblo in 1876 would have disappeared prior to the 1900 census. This does not, however, alter Emilie's conclusion that the name "New Years" was likely a mistransliteration by the census enumerator, with which I heartily agree. * * * Where's the Accent? By Roger Lovell In a recent RootsWeb review I found a reference to someone called Carmel, which was interpreted as a flavour (flavor) by the writer. In British English the words "carmel" (the limestone ridge in Palestine -- Mount Carmel) and caramel (the toffee flavour) are distinguished in pronouncing the middle vowel of the second word, making carmel a two- syllable word and caramel a three-syllable word. It would seem that misinterpretations could be generated by spelling being influenced by pronunciation -- we have to be careful about these things. It is most likely that the person was of Irish descent as the name Carmel is quite a common Christian name for girls in Ireland (a Google search gives a number of people including Carmel MOONEY and Carmel PACEY DIGBY). [Editor's note: According to "The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names," by E. G. Withycombe, Carmel is Hebrew for "the garden," and the name of a mountain in Palestine. Carmel (Carmen in Spanish) is used as a Christian name by Roman Catholics.] * * * Practical Preservation Advice By Laura Perry This is a response to John V. BECK's letter about what to do with all the "stuff" from years of genealogy research. I have three suggestions. The first you have already done -- posted your problem online. Sending the same message to the various surname or locality lists may help you find a researcher who wants to take over "lock, stock, and barrel." The second is to take documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, and family Bible entries -- the items that are so hard to find (and often expensive) -- and make photocopies of them. Have them bound and labeled something like "Primary Documents in Research of the A-- and B-- Families." Give copies to relatives and/or the libraries in places where those families lived. The third is to write down your own memories and recollections. You can purchase one of those "Dad Remembers" books if you want, or just start writing with your earliest childhood memory and go on from there, mentioning people who were important to you and describing the way things used to be. You probably know from experience how much we all enjoy these first-person accounts, and they are "gold" to other researchers! I was moved by your honesty and courage, John, and I am sure you have much experience and wisdom to share. * * * Historical Societies May Want Your Genealogy By Susan Biedron It was suggested in the April 20 issue of RootsWeb Review that John BECK's genealogy research collection could be given to the genealogical section of a local library. A better option, I feel, would be to contact a local historical society, as public libraries are often short on space and must frequently weed their collections. If his hometown or immediate vicinity does not have a historical organ- ization, he could try contacting his county historical society. In my searches on the Internet I have found that almost every county has one. Historical societies are great resources for the genealogist. I have done research for a cousin in Illinois and for a German friend with family who settled in Nebraska -- I found wonderful information for both from local historical societies, which had collected materials about area residents. When doing my own research, public libraries have often referred me to these local organizations. * * * Exposing Mayflower Skeletons By Deb Alverson In researching my family's ancestry, I get excited when I discover an ancestor who was involved in or even in the general vicinity of some historic milestone. Recently I was thrilled to learn that one of my ancestors arrived in North America on the Mayflower in 1620. I was a little surprised, though, that what I considered important information had been lost to my family. Then I did more research. Seems our ancestor, John BILLINGTON, did arrive on the Mayflower with his wife Eleanor and two sons. He wasn't, however, a Pilgrim, but one of the group of laborers and craftsmen hired to help settle the colony. He was also a troublemaker. BILLINGTON killed another settler, John NEWCOMEN, in 1630 and became the first white man hanged for murder in the Bay Colony. Prior to this, his teenage son, Francis (also my ancestor), nearly blew up the Mayflower while it was setting in Provincetown Harbor. He fired a gun near an open barrel of gunpowder on board the ship. His other son, John, wandered off into the forest causing a stir in the colony until the boy was returned by Indians. OK, maybe this isn't the kind of warm family tale lovingly passed from generation to generation, but it sure is interesting. I enjoy discovering those individuals who created a stir during their lifetimes. Whether positive or negative, at least these people have a story attached and aren't just names in a long list. [Editor's note: For more about these BILLINGTONs, see http://members.aol.com/calebj/billington.html http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/billington.htm http://www.pilgrimhall.org/billingtonfrecords.htm] 8. Humor/Humour: One Too Many ----------------------------- Thanks to: Nance I found this in marriage records in Kingston, Tennessee while looking for my MAYTON ancestors. A John MAYTON and a lady applied for a marriage license in Roane County, Tennessee in 1800s. A note said the marriage did not take place since it seemed the lady had a little old husband in the background. My daughter and I laughed about this. Later I found out later he was one of our ancestors. * * * Found a humorous sign or entry in census, parish, church, etc. records? Send to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com 9. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints ----------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTIONS. 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