RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine 14 February 2007, Vol. 10, No. 7 (c) 1998-2007 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ * * * ROOTSWEB HELPDESK: Check here for announcements: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ * * * ROOTSWEB REVIEW ARCHIVES: Current and previous editions: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2007/0214.txt http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ ============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Editor's Desk: News and Notes 1a. Call for Articles 1b. Valentine's Day Fun 1c. New Page Created to Search USGenWeb 1d. Family Roots Radio Airing 1e. Book Notices (2) 1f. Using RootsWeb: A NEW Article! Introducing "My Account" 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb: Long-Lost Message Board My Brick Wall Falls 3. Bottomless Mailbag: Honor Your World War II Veterans Preserving Your Genealogical Papers 4. New at RootsWeb 4a. New User-contributed Databases 4b. New/Updated FreePages and HomePages by Individuals 4c. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages by Counties, States, and Genealogical/Historical Societies 4d. New Mailing Lists 5. Humor/Humour: 1852 New Year's Resolutions Solve Genealogical Mysteries 6. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints ============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Editor's Desk: News and Notes 1a. Call for Articles Are you a long-time RootsWeb user? Do you know something about navigating RootsWeb that you think others should know? The RootsWeb Review is looking for people to submit brief articles (400 to 600 words) for the "Using RootsWeb" section of the newsletter. Topics can include tips on using site features (submitting databases, creating a website, administering a mailing list), cool pages on the site you think people should know about, or what's behind that never-used link on the homepage. Be creative. Submissions should be sent to Editor- RWR@rootsweb.com with your full name and e-mail address in the text. 1b. Valentine's Day Fun In honor of Valentine's Day, Ancestry.com has created a fun, free site at VegasWeddingOdds.com. You can enter your name and get back a list of the top ten names of people you're likely to marry and divorce in Vegas (based on stats Ancestry.com has compiled from their marriage and divorce registers). You can also learn interesting facts about Nevada marriages and divorces, see which celebrities have tied and untied the knot there, and even do a little legitimate family history. A link on the page allows you to search the Nevada marriage and divorce databases on the site free for a month. There are 4.5 million Nevada marriages listed and 475,000 Nevada divorces and annulments, dating from 1956 to 2005. The database includes Vegas stats (so you can check for a quickie rendezvous if you're feeling nosey), plus other Nevada cities (if you're feeling more serious). 1c. New Page Created to Search USGenWeb Daryl Lytton, involved with the original USGenWeb founders and the USGenWeb Newsletter Assistant Editor, has recently launched a new page for searching the state sites on USGenWeb.com. I e-mailed Daryl about the project and these are his words on the huge undertaking: "The scope of the project is to, for the first time in the ten-year history of the USGenWeb Project, make available for researchers the capability to search all USGenWeb states, State Special Projects, counties within the states (and where available cities within the counties), and USGenWeb Special Projects excluding the Archives and Archives Sub-Projects because they are all hosted by RootsWeb and have their own search capabilities. We do have links to the USGenWeb Archives search, and to the two USGenWeb Census Projects searches, so that the Search Us homepage can be a one-stop shop for researchers wanting to search the USGenWeb." The thirteen original states, plus Alaska and Hawaii (the last two), and the USGenWeb Special Projects have all been indexed and, according to Daryl, the goal is to have the rest of the states done by May, if not sooner. After that, the goal is to enable a USGenWeb- wide search. With these new searching capabilities, even Daryl says he has been able to find information on his family that eluded him before. More volunteers are always needed to help with the project. If you're interested, contact UsGenWeb at Comments@USGenWeb-Search.Us. Good work Daryl and team! http://www.usgenweb-search.us/ P.S. In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm announcing that Daryl is single and genealogy savvy. (Besides spearheading the USGebWeb Search Us project, and acting as USGenWeb newsletter, he is the coordinator for three USGenWeb sites, two counties, and one city.) Contact him for more details. 1d. Family Roots Radio Airing ProGenealogists, Inc. and Genealogy Today announced the launch of "Family Roots Radio," a weekly Internet radio show devoted to genealogy and family history. This hour-long radio show will begin airing each Thursday at 1 p.m. Pacific time (4 p.m. Eastern), beginning February 8, 2007 on Modavox's VoiceAmerica Channel, the nation's leading Internet radio provider. Hosted by well-known genealogical author, speaker, and researcher, Kory L. Meyerink, the show will feature a wide range of "how-to" elements designed to assist all people interested in family history, from the novice to the professional. In addition to answering general questions from listeners, spotlighting important family history news, and providing research tips from professionals, the show will include guests from among the most prominent genealogists today. The show will also explore effective ways to use software and the Internet in the pursuit of family history, including spotlighting data-rich websites. In addition, an "interactive" feature will walk listeners through the use of important sites, while they are listening to the broadcast. The addition of an interactive website and downloadable archives of past shows will provide many more listener options than available via traditional radio broadcasts. To listen to the show live, log-on to the VoiceAmerica Channel at http://www.voice.voiceamerica.com. Kory will take calls toll free at 1-866-472-5788. All past shows will be archived and available in MP3 format for podcast download. http://www.voice.voiceamerica.com 1e. Book Notices THE LIFE OF AMOS SAFFORD WARNER Compiled and edited by Theodora Ann (Grindle) Allison The book features the 1850 overland trail diary of Amos Safford Warner who traveled from Bristol, Ontario County, New York, to the crossing of the Nevada desert on his way to California during the Gold Rush era. It is written in three voices: that of Amos through his trail diary; that of his daughter as she reflects on her father's life; and that of his great-granddaughter who tells of his life in California and Oregon after crossing the trail in 1850. Also included are genealogical data, photographs, exhibits, and an index. Family surnames include: ANKER, BREWER, COAN, CONKEY, DRINKWATER, FLEET, GRAVES, GRINDLE, HOUSTON, MILLER, MORRIS, PEASE, SAFFORD, SILSBY, WARNER, and others. Sources of information are included in the genealogical sections. 8 1/2" x 11", laminated soft cover, spiral bound, 142 pages, indexed. ISBN 978-0-941159-14-2. $15.95 + $6 shipping & handling ($1/ea additional copy). Order from: Teddie Allison 60606 Taos Court Bend, OR 97702-8100 E-mail: golfskibear@bendcable.com for more information. Place the words "Warner Book" in the subject line. * * * New Publications from the Fairfield County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society: 1. QUADRENNIAL ENUMERATIONS, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO, Volumes I (1831) and II (1839) by Patsy Kishler Arranged alphabetically, these are valuable sources for finding Fairfield County ancestors who might not have appeared on the regular census schedule. 2. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO, MARRIAGES FROM THE PROBATE COURT AND RECORDER'S OFFICE, Volumes I (1800-1835), II (1836-1851), and III (1852-1868). These and additional publications can be ordered from the FCC-OGS website: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/publicatons/publications.html 1f. Using RootsWeb: Introducing "My Account" Attention RootsWebbers! Since Myra Gormley's retirement at the end of 2006, the RootsWeb Review has been publishing past articles from the "Using RootsWeb" archives. This is our first original article since Myra left us for bigger, better things (like re-doing her office, taking lots of trips, and spending time on her own genealogy). Thanks to the RootsWeb staff for providing this article, which addresses the new My Account feature on the site, about which the Help Desk has received many questions. Using RootsWeb: Introducing "My Account" Last spring, RootsWeb introduced a new feature, called My Account, to its site. Since the RootsWeb staff has received numerous questions about this new feature, we decided to write a brief article explaining 1) what the new feature does and 2) how to sign up for and access it. First of all, My Account adds two new advantages to the RootsWeb site. The first is that it makes it possible for you to keep the e-mail addresses on all your Message Board posts up-to-date and standardized from now on. No more outdated e-mail addresses floating around on those boards! The second advantage is that it provides a centralized location for you to manage all your existing RootsWeb services. If you want to see what lists you subscribe to (or to unsubscribe from one), go to My Account. If you want to see all the trees you've submitted to WorldConnect and link immediately to them, go to My Account. If you want to see all the Web pages you've created at RootsWeb and link to the sites, go to My Account. The list goes on. MESSAGE BOARD E-MAILS KEPT UP-TO-DATE With the introduction of My Account, message board e-mails will now be kept up-to-date. That's because users are now required to log in to My Account before they can post on the message boards. By logging in, you associate your member name with any posting you make. This enables you to change your e-mail address on all the posts you make under that member name simply by changing it in My Account. For example, if you make multiple posts to different boards and later decide to change your e-mail address, now you can simply update your e- mail address in My Account and all of the e-mail addresses on the posts will be updated. One thing to keep in mind, though. Old posts that were made before My Account was created will not be updated with the new e-mail address. And, if you have multiple accounts, you must update each one separately. (Hint: DON'T create multiple accounts! Once created, they cannot be merged or deleted. Yes it's tempting just to create a new account when you forget your old login, but instead, select "Forgot member name or password?" on the sign-in page. We'll send you your member name and let you pick a new password.) MANAGE YOUR ROOTSWEB SERVICES IN ONE PLACE As you know, RootsWeb hosts a number of different services. You can sign up for and administer mailing lists. You can receive newsletters about RootsWeb (like this one!); you can submit your family tree to WorldConnect; and you can host Web pages. Before now, there was no centralized place for you to get access to all of the services you use. However, My Account now provides this place. It will: -- Show you the lists you administer and provide a link to those lists' tool pages, without requiring you to login to the tool pages. -- Show all your mailing list subscriptions with a link to those lists' archives and links to unsubscribe from those lists if you wish. -- Show your WorldConnect user codes with links to view your trees or to go to their edit pages. -- List all your Web pages at RootsWeb with links to the sites. -- Provide a link to your PML (Personalized Mailing List) edit page if you were a monetary contributor under that system. (Note: PML was an option formerly available to monetary contributors. PMLs can no longer be created though existing PMLs remain active.) -- List all your newsletter subscriptions, with an option to subscribe or unsubscribe and to set your preference for plain text or HTML. You can subscribe to the RootsWeb Review, the RootsWeb Product Watch, and the Ancestry Weekly Journal. -- Display a "Personal Information Box" with links that will allow you to "Update account information" (change your name or e-mail address), "Change member name or password," and "Update your Public Profile." In order to link these and the other RootsWeb services you use to My Account and manage your information in one place, log in to My Account and click the "Add existing services to this account" link, which is located in the "RootsWeb Services" box on the My Account page. You will be prompted to list all your former e-mail addresses and the site will search for any services you registered for using those e-mail addresses. You will be sent an e-mail to complete the registration. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail. SIGNING IN AND ACCESSING MY ACCOUNT If you haven't already created a My Account member name and password, you will be prompted to the next time you try to post on a message board. If you want to create one before then, the process is simple. Just click the "Sign in" link located in the top right-hand corner of most RootsWeb pages or go to: https://myaccount.rootsweb.com/signin. You will be prompted to enter your member name and password. If you forgot your member name and password, click the "Forgot member name or password?" link. If you have not yet created a login for My Account, click the "Register" button. Once you have signed in, a link called "My Account" will appear on the top right-hand side of the page. Click it at anytime to access your My Account page. Remember, Ancestry.com member names will work in My Account. If you already have an Ancestry account, please do not register again; instead, log in using your Ancestry account. Member names cannot be merged or deleted so once you create it, it cannot be removed. Also, if you have user codes for WorldConnect, nametags in the RootsWeb Surname List (RSL), or account names and passwords for Web pages or other programs at RootsWeb, these are all separate and are not necessarily your login for My Account. Again, if you are unsure of your member name and password, click the "Forgot member name or password" link. You will get an e-mail that contains a list of your member names and links to allow you to enter a password again. If you find you have multiple accounts, please pick one to use from now on. We hope you will try My Account. 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LeFort I had no idea I had any relatives on my father's side. I didn't even know who my grandparents were until I sent for my dad's birth certificate. That gave me his parents' names and so I decided to post a message on the boards several years ago about them. I had not been doing any research for a few years after the passing of my husband, but recently I decided it was time to get back into it. I found a message about my posting, which someone had placed there a couple years ago. The poster had the same great-grandparents as I did! I do so want to thank the poster for all the information she has sent to me about my ancestors since. You really don't know what this has meant to me. And I want to thank RootsWeb--without this help I would never have known about my father's side of the family. It's nice to know there are such generous people out there who search and share with others. * * * MY BRICK WALL FALLS By B.D. Day, Jackson County Genealogist, Brownstown, IN Roderick Day (my third great-grandfather) has been very elusive. I have looked for him for about ten years. He is last seen at Lee, Massachusetts, in the 1830 census. I have traveled to Massachusetts and to the Stockbridge and Lee areas looking for him, without success. The Day research has him born about 1780 in Colchester, Connecticut (son of Amasa and Eleanor Day). The first census record of the United States in 1790 shows Amasa Day in Colchester. Two males over the age of sixteen years are listed in the household. This alone disputes the 1780 birth date. The birth year has to be at least 1774. The 1830 census of Lee shows him to be sixty to seventy years old. Now the birth year is down to at least 1770 or 1760. This was the record that I had to prove his age. I could not find any record of Roderick in Massachusetts. Flavius Pease Day (son of Roderick) was in Warrick County, Indiana, in the 1840 census. In the 1850 census of Warrick County his oldest son George was born in Ohio 1839. This was a clue but I didn't pick up on it. I looked for George Day in Ohio but didn't find anything. I was browsing the Internet with many Day records and found some Days buried in Denison Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. Roderick Day, Elizabeth Day, James W. Day, and Lawson Day. I still didn't believe it because Roderick's birth date was listed as 1764. My Roderick was born about 1780 according to family. I e-mailed the cemetery for their records on the Days. Roderick Day was born 1764 and died 9/5/1840 and his wife Elizabeth was born 1776 and died 9/30/1847. James W. Day was born 1808 and died 2/10/1870. My Roderick had a wife named Elizabeth and a son named James W. Day. The death record from Cuyahoga County gives Roderick and Elizabeth as the parents of James W. Day. I looked in the 1840 census for Elizabeth without success. Since Roderick died in 1840, I didn't look for him. That was another one I didn't pick up on right. I finally looked in the 1840 census of Ohio for Roderick and there in Lake County, Ohio, he was found. One male seventy to eighty years old and one female twenty to thirty, and one female sixty to seventy years old. Now the 1764 date becomes a real possibility. The other female is their daughter Harriet E. Day and next to them is James W. Day (son of Roderick). The 1850 and 1860 census show that James W. was born in Massachusetts and his wife Samantha was also born in Massachusetts. This begins to make sense when you look at this area's history. This was the Western Reserve, which was owned by and settled by Connecticut. Many of the settlers came from Colchester and Middlesex Counties of Connecticut. Some common names were Kellogg, Foote, Champion, Bliss, Spencer, and Day. The trip was about 600 miles through the wilderness and over the mountains. My second great-grandfather named some of his children after that family (James W., Harriet E., Lawson, Lois M., and Roderick).\ The moral of this story is: Don't believe family history. You need to check census records more than once and never cease to look for that elusive person. 3. 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]. ------------------------------------------------------------- Honor Your World War II Veterans By Regina Peck Andrus reginaandrus@msn.com While reading Kathy Dracup's posting (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20070117.txt) concerning finding out about her father's service in the Navy during World War II, I thought readers might like to be reminded about the official National Park Service website honoring veterans of World War II. This website is connected to the World War II Memorial that opened on 29 April 2004 on the mall in Washington, D.C.--right between the famous Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Memorial. Unknown to most Americans, there are very few surviving records concerning World War II veterans--most of them where lost in a storage warehouse fire decades ago. The government has records on service men who died during the war, but almost no records on who fought and survived the war. This site allows family members to register their veterans by following simple guidelines posted on the site. It is free to register veterans. The only cost is $10 if you would like to upload a picture of the veteran to the site. The site can be accessed and searched by anyone from either the Internet or from a kiosk right at the Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was great fun to take my children to Washington, D.C. this past summer to see the memorial and be able to go over to the kiosk and show them pictures of their grandfather and his brother (Eugene L. and Robert A. PECK) and let them read a brief summary of their service in the Pacific and Europe. Except for registering at this website, there is no other way that their service will be officially remembered as the records are gone. We are losing hundreds of veterans every day. Their sacrifices for our freedoms were and still are important. It is very important to not let those sacrifices be forgotten after they are gone. To register a World War II veteran or to look one up, go to http://wwiimemorial.com and follow the simple instructions. You will need to know their full name, their home state, and something about when, what branch (Army, Navy, etc.), and where they served. Your submission will be reviewed and needs to be approved before it is posted to the site. To upload a picture for $10 you will need a credit card. Pass the word. Most people have no idea there are no surviving government records of World War II servicemen who lived through the war. It is a simple, but meaningful way to say thank you. * * * Preserving Your Genealogical Papers By Robert & Esther Fulghum R7efulghum@suddenlink.net I have a suggestion for persons not sure of where to put their genealogical papers, etc. I made three copies (more than 5,000 sheets in all) of all of my father's work on the Fulgham-Fulghum family. I indexed all of the work and included the indices. I put his originals in the genealogical section of the state library where they are kept in a climate-controlled section of the building (one could also try the state archives to see if they are interested). I am keeping one copy for the Fulgham-Fulghum Family National Association. The third copy went to my brother as a back-up for safe keeping. 4. New at RootsWeb 4a. 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. No new user-contributed databases this week. 4b. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages by Individuals To Request a Free Web Account: http://accounts.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Can your cousins find your website at RootsWeb? Has it ever been mentioned here or do you have a new, updated, or substantially revised website at RootsWeb (it will have "freepages" or "homepages" in the URL)? Send the URL (its Web address), along with a brief description, including the major pertinent surnames and what is available on your site, to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com * * * If your genealogical or historical related site is located somewhere other than at RootsWeb.com, you can add the link here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/addlink.html * * * LITTLETON and CHATHAM in BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA. This website contains cemetery records, pictures of buildings and portraits, maps, and links. It also includes information on the following surnames: LITTLE, MELROSE, CAMERON, ANDERSON, WROTEN, BARCLAY, HOVEY, WHITE, SANKEY, HAYWARD, MCGLAUGHLIN, OHL, OZIAS, POTTS, RUBERT, SASSE, SEAMANS, SEARLS, WALKER, SLAUGHTER, SCHRACK, and more than 500 more. I am researching every family buried in Littleton as well as all families that lived there. I will do lookups pertaining to this area. -- Tony Bengston http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~littletonia * * * 4c. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages by Counties, States, and Genealogical/Historical Societies 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/~xxxxxx[accountname] DAR = Daughters of the American Revolution SAR = Sons of the American Revolution U.S.A. arsbcdar -- Simon Bradford (Arkansas) Chapter DAR idkcgs -- Kootenai County Genealogical Society (Idaho) macconco -- City of Concord (Massachusetts) mecmonte -- City of Monticello (Maine) me1837 -- 1837 Foundation of Northern Maine michipp2 -- Chippewa County (Michigan) USGW njcbayon -- City of Bayonne (New Jersey) njcgutte -- City of Guttenberg (New Jersey) nycleroy -- City of LeRoy (New York) USGW ohacdar -- Akron (Ohio) Chapter DAR orlcdar2 -- Linn (Oregon) Chapter DAR orlcsar -- Lewis & Clark (Oregon) Chapter SAR tngbm -- Gordon Browning Museum (Tennessee) txcmarti -- City of Martins Mill (Texas) txcmyrtl -- City of Myrtle Springs (Texas) vanccdar -- Northampton County (Virginia) Chapter DAR IRELAND irlarchive -- Ireland Geanealogy Project Archives * * * 4d. New Mailing Lists To Request a New Mailing List: http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ ------------------------------------------------------------- For information and an index to the more than 30,000 RootsWeb-hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and for easy subscribing (joining) options go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS ALTSCHUH BEECHING BEUTLER KRATKY LUTOMSKI MAMMENGA ROXBURY SARKOZY VERSTRAETE NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS AUS-CHRISTMAS-ISLAND -- A list for those with genealogical ties to the island of Christmas. The territory of Christmas Island is a non-self-governing territory of Australia. AUS-COCOS-ISLANDS -- To research the descendants and ancestors of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in Australia. CAN-ONT-MARA -- To research ancestors and descendants of Mara, Ontario, Canada. IL-JASPERCO-ROOTS -- A list for sharing genealogical information about Jasper County, Illinois. Will be an integral part of the GenWeb page function. SPAIN-ARAGON --A list for researching Aragon, Spain. NEW ETHNIC OR SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS HM-CUSTOMS-EXCISE -- A list for all those interested in, who were employed in, or who have ancestors who were employed in the service of HM Customs & Excise (UK). WASHINGTON-DC-FHLC -- To mail FHLC monthly newsletter of genealogy and for members to communicate with each other. 5. Humor/Humour: ------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bob Schimmel 1852 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry HYDENWELL sits at his desk by candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to write his New Year's resolutions. 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list the same age or birth year twice on any document. 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church--either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who keeps no records. 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once every ten years--just before those pesky enumerators come around asking silly questions. 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in record keeping or in participating in military service. 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another Mary. 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer? Of course, birth and death dates in genealogy are important to have. While backtracking one family group, I came upon a death date entry indicating only that the man's demise was "None too soon." * * * Found a funny or "proper name for the job" in old records or an amusing entry in census, parish, church, etc. records? Send them to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com 6. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints ------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTIONS. 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