RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine 03 October 2007, Vol. 10, No. 40 (c) 1998-2007 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ * * * Having trouble reading this newsletter? The online version is available at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2007/1003.txt * * * ROOTSWEB HELPDESK: Check here for site maintenance announcements: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ * * * ROOTSWEB NEWSROOM: Check here for the latest RootsWeb news: http://blogs.rootsweb.com/newsroom/ * * * ROOTSWEB STORE: Check here for the latest in genealogy books, software, photos, and more: http://www.therootswebstore.com/ * * * ROOTSWEB REVIEW ARCHIVES: Check here for previous editions: http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ ============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Editor's Desk: News and Notes 1a. Google Docs 1b. Find My Past Joins with the Federation of Family History Societies 1c. Book Notice 2. Using RootsWeb: The Digital Genealogist: Message Boards and Identifying Photographs 3. Connecting Through RootsWeb: Found It in Frostburg 4. Bottomless Mailbag: Using a Mirror on Tombstones First Name "Baby" Thanks for the Netherlands Article Googling the Insides of Books Electric Scotland 5. New at RootsWeb 5a. New User-contributed Databases 5b. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages by Individuals 5c. New/Updated Freepages and Homepages by Counties, States, and Genealogical/Historical Societies 5d. New Mailing Lists 6. Humor/Humour 7. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints ============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Editor's Desk: News and Notes 1a. Google Docs Want to have your documents available when you're away from your home computer--say, doing research at a library computer? Google Docs is a Google application that lets you create and save text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online. You can access them from anywhere you can access the Internet. I've read about Google Doc in several genealogical publications and decided to try it out this week. I found it a nice way to store my documents in an accessible place; you can also choose to share your documents with others and they can add comments or make corrections. If I create my documents there in the first place, I don't have to worry about backing up. Or, I can use it as backup instead of an external hard drive, disk, etc. To try it out just go to www.google.com and click on "More"< "Documents." You'll be asked to open an account (they're free) if you don't already have one. 1b. Find My Past Joins with the Federation of Family History Societies Findmypast.com, the largest UK-based provider of online genealogical content, has joined with the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS) to make their online data available from the findmypast.com website. The FFHS previously hosted pay-per-view material donated by local family history societies in the UK on its own website: www.familyhistoryonline.net. This data will now become a part of findmypast.com. This will bring the records more exposure and greater quality-control. One of the FFHS's most extensive collections, the National Burial Index (NBI), is now available for purchase as CDs. The NBI contains 13.2 million records transcribed from more than 8,000 burial registers located throughout various counties in England and Wales. To read more about the recent merger between Find My Past and the FFHS, visit: http://www.findmypast.com/media/news/federation_family_history_societies.jsp To read more about the NBI, or to order it, visit: http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/nbi/nbi-overview.php 1c. Book Notice History of the O'Gradys of Clare and Limerick By Gerard Madden This book has sixteen chapters, is 207 pages, and includes illustrations, maps, photographs, and an index. The cost, including postage and packaging, is $35.00. For further information or to order, contact the author at eastclareheritage@eircom.net. 2. Using RootsWeb: The Digital Genealogist: Message Boards and Identifying Photographs By Mary Harrell-Sesniak maryh@volunteer.rootsweb.com "Genealogy is not just a pastime; it's a passion." Readers have requested more on photography, so I promise not to disappoint. This is the first of several articles on photography. Tips and tricks are welcome, so send them along. PHOTOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY Photography and genealogy are a natural mix, and many--such as myself-- wouldn't leave home without a digital camera. Mine fits in a small pocket and I use it on a daily basis. Aside from capturing vivid outdoor photographs, it takes excellent indoor shots. When shopping, I frequently use it to note prices, and it also doubles as a copier in a library. (I always ask for permission before taking pictures of books, however, as some libraries expressly prohibit it. Others prefer it since flattening books on copiers damages the spines and bright lights fade the contents.) So, which model of camera do I use? With so many wonderful products, I prefer not to endorse one, but I have owned and tested many including Canon, Kodak, Nikon, Panasonic, Sharp, and Sony brands. I'm still a fan of SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras, but I am now hooked on digital point-and-shoot cameras as well. Other than batteries wearing out, I have not been disappointed with any of the cameras I've owned. Digital technology is truly one of the wonders of our time. For specific questions on software and hardware, I suggest participating on photography-related message boards. Click "Message Boards" on the RootsWeb homepage. Under "Find a Board," type in "photo." Four message boards appear. Ask questions and post tips and readers--such as this RootsWeb columnist--will join in. The four "photo" message boards I found are: Topics > Occupations > Photographers in Indiana Topics > Research Resources > Photographs Topics > Methods > Photography Topics > Military > World War II > Photos In addition, there is another mailing list specific to photographers in the United Kingdom, which you will enjoy, even if your ancestry is from elsewhere. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Occupations/UK-PHOTOGRAPHERS.html UNLABELED PHOTOGRAPHS What a tragedy it is to browse family archives and antique shops and discover unlabeled photos. In my family, there are some pictures that aren't labeled. I often peer at the archives noticing similarities to living relatives. One niece has her third-great-grandmother Martha's eyes. But then there is a picture of a country gent labeled, "probably Great Grandpa Harrell's father." The problem is that great-grandpa's photo looks nothing like him. Perhaps it is a great-great-grandfather from the other side. I hope someday to know. There is the distinct possibility that he isn't even an ancestor. When visiting a cousin, I was astounded to note the photograph of a young woman who looked similar to someone in my collection; she turned out to be a cousin to my great-grandmother, who lived in a neighboring state. We assume they were well-acquainted and visited or saw each other at weddings and funerals. So remember your family traveled. Weddings were often scheduled well in advance so family could attend. Individual and group pictures were taken and exchanged during these times. And sometimes ancestors traveled the world. My great-great-grandfather John Thomas Wilder owned a photograph of the famous author and lecturer Charles Kingsley. When I found the photograph I read Kingley's book "Letters From a Lecture Tour, 1874" and found a reference to Wilder. They met on the ship "Oceanic," the White Star line's "smart fourmaster" pioneer luxury vessel. It sailed from Liverpool to New York on 29 January 1874; on board were nineteen adults in the saloon class, Kingsley and Wilder being the most noted of the group. Wilder, who had became a brevetted brigadier-general for "his ingenuity and fertility of resource" in the battle of Chickamauga, stayed at the St. Nicholas Hotel with Kingsley after the journey and apparently insisted on paying Kingsley's bill. Time is precious and we all neglect to label pictures, but doing so leaves a legacy, so take the time to do it. IDENTIFYING PICTURES So what do you do with unlabeled pictures? In frustration, many people end up giving them to antique shops. But before discarding these possible treasures, learn more about them. The clue to identification lies in the style, the size, the subject, and the photographer. First, digitize and share. Your cousin or even a seeming stranger may be able to help. And share both sides of the photograph, since some identifiers are on the back. Another reason for sharing has to do with accidents and natural disasters. We are all aware of Hurricane Katrina's destruction, but many do not realize that one-of-a-kind photographs in the New Orleans archives were lost. Don't make that mistake in your town. If you find labeled photos in shops, be an angel and post the discovery on a RootsWeb surname board. Several photos of my family surfaced that way, and a kind stranger donated them to me. I am grateful for these random acts of kindness, and I try to repay favors in kind. To identify pictures, try the following: 1. Determine the photographer. Some traveled, but most worked in studios that may be labeled on the picture. If a photo was taken out of town, note family events (weddings, funerals, etc.) that may have coincided. 2. Identify the image type or photographic process. Do this by measuring the object and observing the image details and the frame. Each photograph type had its own characteristics (more on this to come in a future article). 3. Examine the subject's dress, hair, and demeanor. Note hats, sleeves (e.g., puffy or straight), collars (e.g., thin or wide), hats, scarves, and other items. Even hairstyles are clues. Compare clothing and props to costume encyclopedias to narrow the time frame. 4. Watch for jewelry trends. Brooches and other items could have been inherited, so are only an indicator of a "not before" time, but fads and trends are useful indicators. For example, horseshoe-shaped brooches came into vogue in 1870-80, and ostrich feathers in hats emerged in photographs around the late 1890s. 5. Look for stamps and other identifying marks. In the U.S., a stamp narrows the time frame to 1 August 1864 to 1 August 1866, when they were required by law. After determining details, wash your hands, then label the photo with an acid-free pen or pencil, and store it in an archival or Mylar sleeve. And promise that you will never, ever write on the back of the photo directly behind a person. Normal pens have acid, and over time will bleed. In addition, the force of the implement will imprint the image. A better method is to pre-label the outside of a storage container. Insert the picture and never touch it again. Keep it away from heat and light and store it in a cool place. Kodak recommends storage in a dark room at 75 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, with 30 to 50 percent humidity. Avoid basements, attics, and the garage. Using your coolest interior room with good ventilation and few temperature changes is probably a good choice. [Editor's Note: For more information on identifying old photos, check out "Unlocking the Secrets in Old Photographs," by Karen Frisch-Ripley. You can purchase it from the RootsWeb Store: http://www.therootswebstore.com/SearchResults.aspx?Shop=All&Terms=unlocking+the+secrets+in+old+photographs] * * * * * * * * * * Advertisements * * * * * * * * * * ANCESTOR SEEKERS RECRUITING PART-TIME RESEARCHERS Due to the continued success of their research service, Ancestor Seekers is currently seeking people with skills in German, Italian, Russian, or Polish research to conduct research at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City For further information contact http://www.ancestorseekers.com/about/researchers.php * * * * * * * * * * End of Advertisements * * * * * * * 3. Connecting Through RootsWeb: Found It in Frostburg By Candy James I am always amazed at what I find through the generosity of strangers. I have periodically posted and looked at message boards; I looked up the family name of Hosken on more than one occasion but never came up with anyone that I thought was related. I had already put together quite a bit on this family from censuses and other sources, but still I searched for more. My mother talked about a church in Frostburg, Maryland, that she had been to several times when she was young, which had a stained glass window with the Hosken name on it. So, one night I thought that I would look at a board for Frostburg. Lo and behold, there was mention of a church with stained glass windows as my mother had described. It talked about a brochure that was done to celebrate 150 years of Frostburg. I e-mailed a couple of the people in the postings. One individual did not have any further information; she had just provided that information to the Allegany County Genealogical Society. But, the other person returned my e-mail. Although she and I are not blood relatives at all, her late husband came to live with his aunt, who had married a Hosken. She said she had been waiting for a Hosken relation to show up so that she could give them a photo that her late husband had. It is a photo of my great-great-great- grandparents. She kindly mailed it to me and provided me with other family information that she possessed. Then, this summer, she was going through her thimbles and discovered she still had my great-great- grandmother's thimble. It arrived in my mailbox shortly thereafter: a sterling silver thimble with my great-great-grandmother's initials engraved on it. Needless to say, this is one of my prize possessions. It would have never come to pass had it not been for the message board and the kindness of a stranger who is now my friend. 4. 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 a Mirror on Tombstones Jim McMillen Rita, in answer to your question about how to use a mirror to read worn tombstones, hold the mirror so that reflected sunlight just grazes, or is at a low angle to, the face of the tombstone, which is itself not in direct sunlight. Any depressions, such as letters, will remain in shadow and will show up against the brighter surface. This won't work on a cloudy day, of course. You'll get the same results in a photograph if you have a camera with an extension or remote flash. Hold the flash head so the flash grazes the face of the stone but doesn't go into the camera lens. * * * Using a Mirror on Tombstones Martin Potter Rita, stand off to the side of the headstone and use the mirror to cast light at a grazing angle across the face of the stone. What you are doing is simulating the sun casting long shadows across the earth's landscape just before sunset (or just after sunrise). Think of the face of the stone as the landscape. This technique works best when the sun is behind the stone and not shining directly on the face of it, so your mirror is the only source of bright light on the face. Have fun. * * * First Name "Baby" Nancy I have been following the discussion of the practice of listing "baby boy" or "baby girl" on birth certificates. During the 1970s, when I worked in Vital Records at the Michigan Department of Public Health, we frequently had people come in who were applying for passports or Social Security or drivers licenses only to discover for the first time that their birth certificate listed them as "baby boy" or "baby girl." Mothers fill out the birth certificates, and if they were asked to do that while still groggy from the heavy sedatives commonly prescribed for labor and delivery in the 1940s and 1950s, they would often not do so completely; nurses would fill in the blanks. Some mothers who were not sure what name they wanted to name their baby would also leave the name blank or use "baby girl" and not go to Vital Records later to amend the birth record. * * * Thanks for the Netherlands Article Kathleen B. Lund La Mesa, California I would like to thank Sandra Hamerlink-Muys, Edwin Hamerlink, and Jim Ver Heule for their article, "Conducting Research for Your Ancestors from the Netherlands," published in last week's Review. My husband's mother came to this country from the Netherlands. She used to save her quarters in a large glass jar and when she had accumulated at least 100 dollars, she would send it to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City to hire a professional genealogist to research her ancestry. At one point in time (no doubt during World War II) she was advised not to send more money because records pertaining to her ancestry were not available. She has been deceased for many years and my husband passed away 19 March 2006. I cannot personally undertake further research on his ancestry because of my lack of knowledge on research in the Netherlands; however, I am contemplating a trip to Salt Lake City sometime in the future and will likely check into the possibility of enlisting some help while there. The information on his pedigree ends in 1719 in Groningen, Netherlands. I am experienced in researching my own ancestry, mainly in England. Because of my advanced age (eighty-eight plus) I am working diligently to tie up loose ends in my ancestry. I am also attempting to put together a memory book on both my husband and myself so that our great- great-grandchildren will know about us. Methinks I will have to live to a hundred to achieve these goals; thus, my lack of time to spend on Netherlands research. I loved my mother-in-law and I know she would be delighted if I could extend her pedigree several generations. Before I approach anyone for help I need to have some background information however. Thank you for taking the time to write the article on conducting Netherlands research; I believe it will be most helpful in my research. You are very thoughtful to spend your time sharing the knowledge you have accumulated over years of researching with the rest of us. To read "Conducting Research for Your Ancestors from the Netherlands," please visit last week's Review at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2007/0926.txt. * * * Googling the Insides of Books Misha Hoekstra Aarhus, Denmark The last issue of the RootsWeb Review featured two sources of information from out-of-copyright books: a commercial site that sells CD reproductions of rare genealogical volumes (America's Book CDs), and a RootsWeb network that does volunteer look-ups (Books We Own). Another overlooked source for old books of genealogical interest is Google Book Search (books.google.com). Drawing on ongoing digitization projects involving millions of different books, the familiar Google search interface lets you search in books you didn't even suspect existed. You can view a large proportion of the digitized volumes in their entirety--chiefly out-of-copyright volumes, though some copyright holders have also granted Google permission to share the full content of other books. If you find a viewable book you don't want to read immediately on screen, you can save it as a PDF file or print it out. Other volumes are viewable only in part or in what are called "snippets"--usually a couple lines of context around a search item. If the snippet doesn't give you enough information by itself--genealogical research sometimes proceeds in such piecemeal fashion--it may at least let you know whether the book is worth tracking down through other means (say interlibrary loan or BookFinder.com). If you're searching for names, remember to search for all variations, including inversions (both "John Fury" and "Fury John"). If there are too many hits, filter them by adding a location or occupation. The library partners in Google Book Search range from the New York Public Library to the state libraries of Catalonia and Bavaria to the university libraries of Oxford, Harvard, Ghent, and Lausanne. Obviously, books are being added all the time, so if something particular doesn't show up today, check back again in a few months. * * * Electric Scotland Alastair McIntyre Ontario, Canada ElectricScotand.com has been on the go for ten years and is all about the history of Scotland, Scots, Scots-Irish, and people and places of Scottish descent around the world. The site is quite international having been created in Scotland, hosted in Kentucky, and operated from Canada. I am the owner of the site and I mostly scan in antiquarian books using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. You can see the list of some 150 publications, some of which are multi-volume sets, at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/books.htm. In the header you'll find the Google search engine, which you can use to search ElectricScotland.com and find any references to names on the site. There are loads of names mentioned in the historical texts, and ElectricScotland.com also has a complete section on Scottish and Irish clan and family histories. ElectricScotland.com has the three-volume "Domestic Annals of Scotland" from 1561 to 1748 and is currently publishing "The Scottish Nation," which is a biographical history of Scotland. You'll also find the multi- volume "Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen." In addition to this you'll find major publications dealing with Scots in Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Prussia, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, America, and Canada, to name just a few. I have also published the first four volumes of the Scotch-Irish Society of America (about 1890,) which has lists of members--some of which include brief bios. Over the years many individuals have sent in bios of their own family as well as historical articles and many clan societies have submitted their newsletters to be archived on the site. I have arranged to leave this site to the Scottish Studies Foundation of Toronto, a Canadian Charity, so that all the content will be preserved for future generations. So do visit ElectricScotland.com and enjoy an exploration of the wealth of historical material on the site: http://www.electricscotland.com. 5. New at RootsWeb 5a. 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. ILLINOIS. Ogle County. City of Byron. Byron Express Newspaper Indexes, 1884-87. 7,449 records. Robert W. Hutchins. http://userdb.rootsweb.com/news/ 5b. 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, the title of the website, the name of the author, and a BRIEF description of the site, including major surnames, to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com * * * If your genealogy- or history-related site is located somewhere other than at RootsWeb.com, you can add the link here: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/addlink.html * * * No New/Updated Freepages and Homepages by Individuals 5c. 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 Web pages might not be accessible yet. 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] * * * Note that the ~[tilde] before the Web account name is required. For example, the Four Peaks (Arizona) Chapter DAR website is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~azfpcdar/ * * * DAR = Daughters of the American Revolution DRT = Daughters of the Republic of Texas ALHN = American Local History Network USGW = USGenWeb NSCDS = National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century U.S.A. azfpcdar -- Four Peaks (Arizona) Chapter DAR inbcgs2 -- Boone County Genealogical Society (Indiana) kyballar -- Ballard County (Kentucky) USGW kycarlis -- Carlisle County (Kentucky) USGW metgilea -- City of Gilead (Maine) USGW miewwccd -- Elizabeth Walker Warren (Michigan) Chapter NSCDS nethayer -- Thayer County (Nebraska) USGW papcdar -- Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Chapter DAR tnbledso -- Bledsoe County (Tennessee) ALHN tnbradle -- Bradley County (Tennessee) ALHN tncarter -- Carter County (Tennessee) ALHN tncoffe2 -- Coffee County (Tennessee) ALHN tngrain2 -- Grainger County (Tennessee) ALHN tngreen2 -- Greene County (Tennessee) ALHN tnjeffer -- Jefferson County (Tennessee) ALHN txcmdrt -- Collin McKinney (Texas) Chapter DRT txjfcdrt -- Jane Fisher (Texas) Chapter DRT txlggs -- La Grange Genealogy Society (Texas) vtwhg -- Wardsboro History Group (Vermont) wacemete -- Cemeteries (Washington) IRELAND irlconna -- Province of Connacht (Ireland) * * * 5d. 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 AUGUSTUS BESCOBY BOEGER CAN-ONT-PROJECTS EVANS-RICHARD GRIEGO GRIJALVA GUAJARDO GUARDADO GUERRA GUILLEN LABOY LARA LAUREANO LEDESMA LOTH MACCREADY MACNAUGHTON MACSWORDS MCADA MCALARNEY MCALIP MCANGUS MCCAFFREE MCCAW MCCHRYSTAL MCCHURCH MCCLARD MCCLINTOCH MCCOMISKEY MCCUISTIAN MCCUTCHON MCDANIELS MCELREE MCGENSEY MCGIBONEY MCGLOTHING MCGONAGILL MCGUFFIN MCKAIG MCKOY MCLEAISH MCLINTOCK MCMAN MCTYRE MCVEA STEUBER VERDEN WHIPPEY NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS GALICIA -- A mailing list for those researching ancestors from the former Austrian province of Galicia, now in the southeastern part of Poland and the southwestern part of Ukraine. Galicia was in the Austrian partition of Poland. KY-NEWSPAPERS -- The KY-Newspapers mailing list will be open to research and discussion regarding all Kentucky newspapers. NC-PASQUO -- This is the NCGenWeb mailing list. It will be used to exchange information between researchers as well as for contacting Pasquotank County researchers on new information that has been added to the site. RUS-SAMARA-JOST -- This list was established for sharing ancestral information among descendants of the Volga village of Jost, Canton Kukkus, Samara, Russia. RUS-SAMARA-VOLGA -- Established for sharing ancestral information among descendants of the Volga villages of Samara, Russia. NEW ETHNIC OR SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS HOPKINS-DNA -- A mailing list open to the discussion of DNA for the Hopkins surname. NORTHERN-ONTARIO-CEMETERIES -- This list will host discussion on cemeteries in the vast region of Northern Ontario, Canada. It is to discuss locations, gravestones/inscriptions, and cemetery records. It will also be used by family researchers looking for cemetery records, photos, and inscriptions. SHORT-DNA -- A list for discussing and sharing information on families of the SHORT DNA project. STOLZ-DNA -- A mailing list for those who are researching the Stolz, Langhammer, Klingberg, and other associated family names. Specifically, it is to share DNA results and discuss possible links throughout the world for missing family members. Website: www.stolzworldwide.com. 6. Humor/Humour When researching my Springfield line, I clicked on the 1880 census for Lamar County, Alabama. When writing down all the children's names, I came to Armie C. Springfield. I thought surely that was incorrect, but when I checked the record it was plainly written as such. Of course, I wondered why anyone would name their child Armie and what the "C" stood for. It wasn't long before I found out--his middle name was Cannon. I still wonder what his parents were thinking when they named him Armie Cannon Springfield. I have a picture of him and he was a very nice looking fellow--didn't look anything like an army cannon at all. --Thanks to Judy K. Wilson, Canton, Georgia * * * While searching an early census (I have forgotten which one--sorry!) I came across "Desire Bacon." Loved it. --Thanks to Gloria Chapin, Barrie, Ontario * * * Found a funny or "proper name for the job" in old records, or an amusing entry in census, parish, church, or other records? Send them to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com. We also welcome other humorous genealogy-related submissions. 7. Subscriptions, Submissions, Advertising, Reprints ------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTIONS. 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