RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine Vol. 7, No. 4, 28 January 2004, Circulation: 884,399+ (c) 1998-2004 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ * * * Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ Do NOT use your "REPLY TO" e-mail option to reach the editor. 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. * * * Search and share family trees: WorldConnect: http://wc.rootsweb.com/ Learn how to find your ancestors: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ Post and search 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. 1a. "Making Most of MBs and MLs" 1b. Editor's Desk: "'Rosie the Riveter' Stories, Mementos Sought" 1c. Tips from Readers: "Gems via the Alma Mater" 2. Connecting through RootsWeb: "Click! Click!" 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: "Using Note Features"; "Giving Attribution"; "What Tangled Webs We Weave"; "Adoptee Seeks Roots"; "Clueless Newbie Learns Hard Way"; "Kind Souls Outnumber Cranky"; "Just Proliferating Errors"; and "Oh, My Pa-Pa!" 8. Humor/Humour: "Giant Deposit" 9. RWR Reprint and Submissions Guidelines; Advertising Contacts ================================================================== 1. NEWS AND NOTES. 1a. Making Most of Message Boards and Mailing Lists Mailing lists and message boards are two of the resources at RootsWeb that most researchers use. They offer incredible opportunities for beginning researchers as well as the veteran family historians. The index of all of the 27,800+ RootsWeb mailing lists is here http://lists.rootsweb.com/ and you can find the more than 140,650 message boards from here: http://boards.rootsweb.com/ So why both lists and boards? While there are many similarities, there are differences and occasions when one or both will best suit your research needs. Both mailing lists and message boards can be found for a vast array of surnames, localities, and topics and are completely free to use. Each forum provides an opportunity to post a query or data to learn or share information, make contact with fellow researchers, or help others by making data publicly available to all. Both offer browsing and searching of posted messages. Mailing lists are an e-mail forum for discussion among a group of researchers who subscribe to a list. Some list subscribers have e-mail capabilities, but not Web access. Those on a mailing list receive all messages posted to a list by others. The fact that you must subscribe to (join) a list in order to post or receive messages from it encourages serious researchers and makes them relatively immune to spam and other undesirable content. On the other hand, Message boards require Web access in order to search, browse, or post a message. Also, anyone can post on a message board whether he is a serious researcher writing about an ancestral line or someone with only a passing interest in the subject. Data such as wills, deeds, obituaries, or biographical information can be recorded by anyone -- regardless of whether they have any connection to, or interest in, the individuals about whom they are posting. Messages found on all message boards and most mailing lists are searchable, but a major difference between the two is that the boards are searchable on a global basis while list archives are searchable on a list by list and year-by-year basis. Both archives are both browseable on an individual basis. Anyone can search or browse boards and lists. Mailing lists function more "in the moment" than message boards do. The "real-time" discussion on a list often includes queries and responses on a specific thread until all aspects of the initial query have been thoroughly answered or covered. Message boards operate more as a repository so that future visitors may respond -- weeks, months, or even years later. Boards are a great place to archive data. Additionally, the boards have a wider audience due to their searchability through RootsWeb or Ancestry's interface, meaning a greater number of researchers will probably see your message on a board than on a list. However, most "experts" or "locals" are subscribed to the lists in their areas of major research or geographic area. Not all mailing list subscribers check message boards. One valuable tool to aid mailing list subscribers in viewing message board posts is the "gateway," which makes board posts available on a corresponding list with a link to permit replying on the board. The boards that makes use of the gateway option carry a yellow highlighted notation to that effect as well as a yellow envelope icon. For many lists and boards gatewaying provides the best of both worlds by playing to the strengths of both the message board and mailing list forums. Utilize both lists and boards to get the max out of your researches. And, don't just post once and wait for answers. Remember to give help as well as ask for it -- that's what these forums are all about. * * * 1b. EDITOR'S DESK. 'Rosie the Riveter' Stories, Mementos Sought "You must tell your children, putting modesty aside, that without us, without women, there would have been no spring in 1945." --- Inscription from the Rosie the Riveter Memorial This memorial, honoring American women's labor during World War II, is the first in the nation to honor the contributions and sacrifice of women on the home front. The National Park, located in Richmond, California, is the former Kaiser Shipyard and Ford Assembly Building. If you, your mother, aunt or grandmother, etc. participated in the home front or has a 'Rosie the Riveter' experience, memento, anecdote or memory and would like to share it, follow the instructions at SHARE YOUR STORY here: https://www.timeinc.net/people/secure/sweeps/ford/rosie/index_2.html The stories and artifacts collected will be incorporated by the National Park into future exhibits, research centers, and historic records to bring to life the stories of those who came together on the American home front to help ensure victory overseas in World War II. For additional information about this National Park and the Rosie the Riveter Trust, please visit these websites: http://www.nps.gov/rori/ http://www.rosietheriveter.org/ * * * 1c. TIPS FROM READERS. Gems via the Alma Mater By Nancy Lesser nancyruns@chartermi.net My grandparents all passed away when I was quite young, so I never really go to know them or their few siblings. After starting the family hunt, however, I found out the name of the college that my grandaunt had attended. From there, I contacted the alumni office. I must say, they were extremely helpful. And fortunately, my grandaunt was a very active "alum," and filled out every alumni questionnaire up until shortly before her death. Through those, I was able to find her husband and children's names and birth dates and even a greater surprise -- the "cousins" listed as having attended the same college and the approximate years of their graduations. I've now been able to locate each of those families, and it helped greatly in tracking down the living descendants. So don't forget to give it the old college try! 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb. Thanks for sharing your stories. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Click! Click! By Randy Campbell Carl13RC@aol.com A few years back I began a search at RootsWeb to find the owners of a camera that I had found. Nobody actually helped me, but a few contacts tried. Some wished me luck. The vast majority never responded at all. It's been a year now since I found the MULLINIX family that I was looking for. After more than seven years of searching I personally handed over the camera and pictures on Valentine's Day 2003. I mention this to say that even after a year has passed, I miss the excitement of the hunt. Name- searching can be addictive. 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 27,775 RootsWeb- hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and for easy subscribing (joining) options go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS ALAMO AFHS-MEMBERS -- The Ashley Family Historical Society (AFHS) Members BAYBUTT, BRANCHFLOWER, BRINEY BLAIR-DNA -- The Blair DNA Project CARRIERE, COLLAMORE DUNWELL LONGDEN MANDEL, MCKEGNEY PETTWAY, PITBLADO REICHER ROGERS-JAMES-CT -- The descendants of James Rogers, New London, Connecticut SALUPO, SAPPENFIELD, SCHWOPE, SMEAD, STAUBUS, STAWSKI, SUMMERTON TATOM WATTIER NEW ETHNIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS GRP-CC -- The Georgia Roots Project MI-SUNFIELD-HS -- Sunfield (Eaton County, Michigan) Historical Society NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS SCCRAVEN -- Craven County (historical) area north of Berkeley County to the North Carolina border; county existed from 1682-1769), South Carolina 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. Ireland irldon2 -- Donegal County United States alwalker -- Walker (Alabama) County arlrcgs -- Little River (Arkansas) County Genealogical Society gaforsy2 -- Forsyth (Georgia) County iassdac -- State Society of Daughters of the American Colonists mecwales -- Wales (city), Maine moghstwn -- Ghost Towns (Missouri) mshinds2 -- Hinds (Mississippi) County mspike -- Pike (Mississippi) County mswaltha -- Walthall (Mississippi) County oklefcem -- Le Flore (Oklahoma) County Cemeteries scoedgs -- Old Edgefield District (South Carolina) Genealogical Society txduval -- Duval (Texas) County txjimhog -- Jim Hogg (Texas) County txwebb -- Webb (Texas) County txzapata -- Zapata (Texas) County vaessex -- Essex (Virginia) County vakingqu -- King and Queen (Virginia) County 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 ANDERSON, VRIESE. Family ties of ANDERSON (Virginia, Kentucky, Iowa and Oregon); VRIESE (Indonesia and The Netherlands); BENGTSON, CONKLIN, KESTER, OLTHOFF, PHILIPSON, SPENCER, and TAYLOR. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~andersonvriese/ BEDINGFIELD. Site now includes 26 back issues of the Bedingfield newsletter (not currently being published) with source information, lines of research being investigated at the time of publishing, and family stories. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bedingfieldnewsletter/ BOUDREAUX, PORTIER, MARTIN, MOISE, CHEDVILLE, CLAYCOMBE, DUGAS, AYO, THOMPSON, HINGLE, BLANCHARD, TROSCLAIR. "Christine's Genealogy" includes stories, photos and some Louisiana resources. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cmbs/ BROOKS, MORKILL. Descendants of Samuel BROOKS and Richard Dalby MORKILL. Surnames: ABBOTT, ARMSTRONG, ASHE, BAINBRIDGE, BALL, BALLINGALL, BARON, BEDEL, BOWEN, BREWSTER, CANTWELL, CHADWICK, CLARK, CLARKE, CRABB, CROSBY, CRUIKSHANK, DALBY, DEAN, DU TOIT, ENGLAND, FAIRBAIRN, FALSHAW, FLAGG, GALLINGER, GIBBS, GREENLEE, GREENWOOD, GRIFFETH, HAMILTON, HAMMOND, HAZELTINE, HITCHCOCK, HOBSON, HOOD, HURD, JOHNSON, LAIRD, LAWRENCE, LEBARON, LEVESON-GOWER, LOUNSBURY, LOWE, LYFORD, LYNCH, MACKAY, MAGUIRE, MARA, MERRIMAN, MILLS, MITCHELL, MORKIL, NESMETH, OLIVER, OSGOOD, OUGHTRED, PARMELEE, PARSONS, PENNOYER, PICKET, RENWICK, RICHMOND, ROBINS, ROGERS, SANBORN, SMALL, THEOBALD, THOMPSON, TOMLINSON, TOOKE, TOWLE, TUCK, VARVELL, WADLEIGH, WILKINSON, WOODLEY, and WRIGHT. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~earbar/brooksandmorkill/ FERGUSON: NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND. Descendants of Thomas FERGUSON and Mary WILSON of Felton and Tynemouth Northumberland, including unrelated Ferguson families of Tynemouth, North Shields, Cullercoats, and surrounding areas. [2-line URL or go to WorldConnect database: bfveale] http://http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bfveale&I11.x=25&I11.y=2 GLANVILLE. Concentrates on the Glanvill/Glanville family in England, in particular at Ashburton in Devon and Maker and Rame in Cornwall. It includes a list of probates in England from 1858 to 1950 with an index, also photos of Ashburton and the parishes of Maker and Rame and some graves. Surnames associated with the family include SAINTHILL, HALSE, HALLS, COUCH, MATTHEWS, SPRIDDLE, LANGDON, ATTWILL, HOOPER, GLYNN, and WAYMOUTH. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glanville/ HOLTZERMANN, VELECHOVSKY. Descendants of Heinrich Eberhard HOLTZERMANN and Franz Seraf VELECHOVSKY. Surnames include: ANDREW, BEER, CORSA, CORSAIR, CORSEN, CORSEY, DETTMER, EDWARDS, FRIESE, GAGG, HILLA, HOLTERMANN, HOLTZERM__, HOOVER, JOHNSON, KOEHNE, KRUGER, LEHMANN, MADDEN, MEADE, MENKE, NOVAK, OTTO, PALMER, PARKS, POLSCROFT, SANDS, SCHETTER, SCHROEDER, THALEN, VAN VELSOR, WALLNER, WHARTON, and WINTER. [2-line URL] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~earbar/ holtzermannandvelechovsky/ JACKS. "Jacksanalysis" -- compiling descendants of Nicholas JACKS (5 May 1784-5 Jan. 1854) and Amelia GRUBB of Sabine Parish, Louisiana. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~asvra/jacksanalysis/aqwx.htm NEW YORK. Herkimer County. 1,000 vital records for the county from the state's county's 1865 census; marriages, deaths and enlisted men's deaths from Civil War. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cnyfamilies/hcvitals.html TEXAS. Harris County. Burial sites -- location information for all cemeteries, burial sites, and crematoriums, in this county, including physical address, map links, geopositional coordinates, photos and KEY Map page locators. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~prsmith/alpha_cem_a-f.htm VEALE: Devon, England. Descendants of John VEALE/VEAL/VALE, born about 1819 Lewtrenchard DEV and Jane BROOM of St. Thomas CON. Their son William James VEALE arrived in Australia about 1865. [2-line URL or go to WorldConnect database: jfveale http://http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jfveale&I11.x=33&I11.y=2 WASHINGTON. Adams County, Washington Biographical Sketches http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heeyjude/Adams/adams.html WASHINGTON. Douglas County, Washington Biographical Sketches. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~heeyjude/Douglas/douglas.html ======================= Paid Advertisements ======================== THE LATEST GENEALOGY SEARCH ENGINE "Finding Your Roots Online" book review and webpage with multiple links to genealogy resources on the web. Click here to find out how to search for your ancestors on the Internet and then start finding them using the latest genealogy search engine technology http://www.genealogy4free.com/roots_review.html * * * Salt Lake Family History Library Retreat March 15-20 Imagine spending six days at the world's largest genealogical library with My Ancestor's professional researchers to give you personal assistance. Enjoy the company of fellow genealogists, attend classes, search for ancestors and find new friends. http://www.myancestorsfound.com/ =================== End of Paid Advertisements ===================== 6. New User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ ---------------------------------------------- The following databases have come online recently: ENGLAND. Lincolnshire. Heckington and Burton Pedwardine Marriages, 1559-1978 4,072 records; Gordon Warrington http://userdb.rootsweb.com/uki/ U.S.A. CALIFORNIA. Shasta County. Whitmore. History. 701 records; J. C. Thielemann http://userdb.rootsweb.com/bookindexes/ 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]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Note Features By Diane Delbridge dlddvm@ix.netcom.com To the lady, and others, afraid to post their GEDCOM for fear it is not complete, or properly documented, etc. One thing I haven't heard mention of is the notes feature of most genealogy programs. Even if you don't have a death record, if Aunt Tillie remembers the date first hand, you can write that into the notes section until you can get the proper document. If you have conflicting data, use the notes to write what each source says, and perhaps to discuss which one you believe and why. Maybe write what other sources need to be checked. If circumstantial evidence leads you to believe that Henry Doe is John Doe's father, spell it out and give your reasons. The notes features are great for thinking out loud so others (and yourself four months from now) can tell what is proven, what is likely, and what further research needs to be done. Perhaps someone else will even have a clue that helps complete your argument on a point you are unsure of. There is nothing wrong with saying you aren't sure when you aren't sure. The problem lies in making suppositions you cannot support and passing them off as fact. So put in a bunch of notes, and put that stuff online where others can find it! * * * Giving Attribution By G. David Thayer gdthayer@proaxis.com There are often valid reasons for not including your notes or sources, as some readers have stated. Those who wish to upload files like that are certainly welcome to do so. Some of us may use such files, at least occasionally, and some may not. But those files are far from worthless. (The word "junk" in my previous letter was ill-advised and is a good example of the truth of the old adage that "haste makes waste.") Even a tentative clue is better than staring at a blank wall. There is, however, no excuse for using someone else's compiled data without attribution. This can make it appear that a number of researchers have come up with the same facts, whereas the truth may be that they are all derived from the educated guess of one person. (This is often revealed by, e.g., a misspelling that occurs in the same place in a dozen databases.) * * * What Tangled Webs We Weave... By Jane Kowalski mothergoosemagic@yahoo.com I've been following the "Great Documentation Debate" with some interest. And it's easy to have sympathies in both directions. I'm a stickler when it comes to authenticated records, but sometimes there simply IS no documentation other than the venerable "family source." I've also run into a situation where I've had five different birthdates for the same person -- ALL documented by government agencies. Don't even get me started on what people tell the census collectors. What to do? Include everything you can reasonably verify, but let folks know where you got the information. If you don't have a piece of paper, say so. And if you have conflicting pieces of paper, say that, too. And lighten up, folks. Genealogy ought to be something to enjoy, not to go to war over. * * * Adoptee Seeks Roots By Lucille Nelson aandl@lakedalelink.net I was an adopted child who waited until my parents and husband were dead and then I went to find my adopted family. It was very simple to do with the assistance of my adopted cousin who lived in the same county as was recorded on my adoption records. I found my mother's family and my birth was verified by a now elderly childhood friend of my mother. My birth mother died very soon after my birth. I have asked who my father may be and the answer is, "We know, but we are not going to tell you." What is the harm? I am 72 years old and those who know who he was will soon be gone. The also say my father's family is all gone. I was told there was a paternity case, hence they waited nine months to relinquish me to the state agency. I can not find any record of a court case. I am at a dead end. It would just be fun to read about them in the paper or any records available. I want to say that my birth family consisting of six cousins have really taken me in. I am invited to their events and it is such a joy, but why the other secret, I do not know. Does this happen to other adopted children? * * * Clueless Newbie Learns Hard Way By D. L. Clark dlsclark@otelco.net I read with interest the letter from the new genealogist who was discouraged about putting her information on the Web. Let me make you feel better. When I first started my family line I started out with no knowledge of how to proceed and a new genealogy software program. I put thoughts, personal notes, incorrect information, everything on the program (using it like scrap paper), since my handwriting is terrible and I often can't read what I write. A screen popped up wanting me to post my information to the Net and I, being clueless and excited, hit "yes," thinking it just meant the names and dates and that I could then pick and choose what went on the website. As it turned out, everything went on the website and I couldn't get it off, all I could do was add to it. After I tried contacting the Web host and couldn't get a response, I was embarrassed and ready to quit, but the genealogy bug had already bitten me. So I contacted as many family members as I could about my personal notes and bad information to fore- warn them and put disclaimers on the site begging forgiveness for my ignorance. As far as I know it's still out there -- somewhere and no one has complained. (Although many have contacted me saying it gave them a good clue.) If anyone wants to post it as the "gospel," let them take the heat for not checking it out (my family sources were wrong more often than right!). Have fun with your work and don't be afraid to share, it could never be as bad as what I've already done. * * * Kind Souls Outnumber Cranky By Deborah Sweet DeborahSweet@msn.com I'm sure Saundra ("Discouraged by Criticism") received many messages, and I would like to add my encouragement. Do not be afraid to post your information. It is valuable to others, regardless of any errors it might contain. Any real genealogist knows they must check all facts and document all information themselves . . . For most of us, this is a hobby, not a full-time job. We do it to the best of our financial and time-constraints abilities. Don't be discouraged by the naysayers. I've been doing genealogy for more than 30 years, have been online for about 10, and I, too, stumbled around at the beginning, but I learned. The kind souls of the genealogy community far outnumber the occasional cranky people, and their generosity and willingness to share and help are gifts that should not be undervalued. Most of us haven't forgotten that we were once "newbies" and that others further along the path gave us a hand up. I still don't know everything -- who can? That's why certified genealogists have specialties. After you post your GEDCOM and the first long-lost cousin contacts you to say "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" or someone tells you that your information allowed a breakthrough of a brick wall, or that they would never have known of their heritage -- those are rewards that cannot be measured. So never, ever, give up! Let us know what you've found, so that we can all, once again, be reminded that it is truly a small world, and that we are all connected to each other by a thread that runs through time, space, and bloodlines. * * * Just Proliferating Errors By Jeff Owens owensj@epix.net "The people who chronically complain about others just copying names from various databases, without documentation, miss the point. If just one of those so called "error filled" databases can lead me or another genealogist to a relative, it is well worth it." The problem with this discussion in snippets of e-mail in the Rootsweb Review is that the subject is approached haphazardly and piecemeal. Specifically, most comment on the matter anecdotally which does not really address the process of searching these databases with the goal of statistical success prediction as a reality. The fact is the more errors that proliferate, the more unlikely one is find something useful. This is statistical reality. With nothing within these substandard databases to make any determination of fact included, one has to engage in a possibly lengthy process to determine if the material is good or not. There is only so much time that can be spent searching, and one must apply that in a prudent manner if you wish to have more than only one "special discovery" every six years. It becomes a matter of too much chaff to sort through to find that one grain. Secondly, replicating a database time after time by each person who tacks on these poorly documented trees seems to have an effect of yielding credence simply by repetition. The false data may be repeated 10 times, and the correct fact may appear only once. Lazy researchers go for highest proliferation, not trying to substantiate either possibility. Yes, the Internet has greatly enhanced the ability to search, but its online content has increased geometrically, and unchecked data will ultimately be overwhelming chaff unless prudent researchers continue to cry out for a standard of presentation. * * * Oh, My Pa-Pa! By Ranee Egee raneeegee@hotmail.com I have followed the discussion of "imperfect" family trees posted on the Web. I would like to remind some people to lighten up. The joy is in the search. If you need absolute proof, prior to the era of DNA testing, you won't find it. Genealogy relies entirely on the honesty and fidelity of women: When a child is born his mother is known, but the identity of the father can only be assumed. Or as my mother sometimes said: "Mamma’s baby, Daddy’s -- "maybe." 8. Humor/Humour: Giant Deposit ---------------------------------------------------- Thanks to: John Grant jmgrant83@yahoo.com In 1933, workers renovating the Bank of England buildings in London uncovered an unusually large lead box below the foundation. The 7 1/2- foot rectangular container turned out to be a coffin. A metal plate identified the occupant as "Mr. William Danl. Jenkins. Died 24 March 1798, Aged 31." Researchers determined that Jenkins had actually been an employee of the bank. The 6-foot-7-inch tall bank clerk was an unusually tall man for the 18th century and was of particular interest to the medical community. Several surgeons had offered to pay a reward of 200 guineas for his corpse. To keep Jenkins safe from body snatchers, his friends and colleagues decided the best place to deposit his remains was in the bank and they obtained permission from the bank's directors to bury him on the premises. The rediscovered remains were eventually moved to the nearby catacombs of Nunhead Cemetery. 9. Submission Guidelines, Changes, 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. 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