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Updates: May 7, 2001
Hello, ya'll!
I guess that perhaps we ought to not count on the newsletter being sent "on the dot" every two weeks, but every two weeks, give or take a day or two!
This portion of The Olden Times is not indexed by the FreeFind search engine's spider, so you have the advantage of the updates and the bimonthly index of locations only if you're a subscriber. For whatever that's worth!
This week's newsletter includes names added in the past two weeks AND locations, too, along with a few notable headlines.
I have a special request for any readers who live in the Memphis, Tennessee area...
One of our readers is seeking an obituary which can be obtained at the Memphis Public Library. Alas, their fees are a little on the high end. If you are able to print a copy of this obituary from the library's microfilm for Sheila Jarrett, please contact her at sjarrett_81@yahoo.com. I know she'll really appreciate your help!
Military History News
Jack Novicki brings us more wonderful information! See this page for information on where you can donate historical military items. Thank you again, Jack!
Texas Researchers Note:
I have added a link to another website with old newspaper goodies from Texas! Early Texas Newspaper Extracts features 1890's Texas newspapers with genealogy data such as death notices, marriages, obituaries and much more.
Folks are making connections!
I can't tell you how thrilled I am when someone finds a familiar name here on The Olden Times! Beginning next week, The Olden Times will feature a special Connections page so I can share the good news with all of you!
Many of you have found The Olden Times because I post notices on the GenForum, GenConnect and FamilyHistory.com boards on occasion. Because the site is new, not that many people know that we're here. Since I can't afford to buy advertising, message boards help me let people know that there's a clue waiting for them over here...when I have time to post messages, that is!
I am not able to post a message on the various bulletin boards for each story that I post, though I dearly wish that I could. That's where your "word of mouth" helps me so much! Thanks to everyone who has used the Recommend-It button to share an old article in The Olden Times with friends and fellow researchers!
Recommend-it should be set up now so that the recipient of the email gets the url to the page where you'd clicked on the Recommend-it button...that way, if you really want someone to see the list of Dr. Smith's satisfied tapeworm patients, they'll get the url directly to that page, rather than to the home page of this website.
And you get a chance, if you choose, to be entered to win $10,000, too!
If you belong to a mailing list whose members might be interested in a particular story, or in the website, please let folks know. I appreciate your help.
Well, my husband thinks that I'm never going to finish this newsletter, and my 9 year old is in tears because his balloon popped, so I'd better finish up.
Thanks again for visiting The Olden Times!
Family Album:
REED Obituary (A Pennsylvania Collection)
FARMER Photos (ROWLAND - BROILES Album)
Clarence ANDERSON Photo (Victorian Scrapbook)
ALLEN Family Photos from Washington State
Native Americans in the News:
Murderers Escape: Creek Nation News, 1891
African Americans, Freedmen or Slaves in the News:
Slave Auction at Mobile, AL, 1846
150 Slaves to be Included in Estate Sale, 1846
Notable:
Dr. SMITH, Tapeworm Specialist...and the names of a few of his satisfied patients! Guaranteed to remove tapeworms alive within 40-90 minutes, complete with head, or no charge. Come see the fine specimens. Your gross-out for the day.
Herman HIEMAN Gets Into Trouble, 1874 Now this is a man with seriously limited judgment.
Homeopathic Medical treatment offered, 1867
FRASER Wins Award for Heroism, 1913
Mrs. ANNIS Wants No More Babies, so Mr. ANNIS Wants a Divorce
Accidents:
Engineer Killed in Train Wreck, 1914
Sallie Branch PARVIN Killed in Buggy Accident, 1913
Crimes:
Assaulting a Police Officer, 1874
Assault & Battery (Spousal), 1874
Theft of 50 yds. of Poplin 1874
Armed Robbery & Murder in the Wild West, 1889
Robbery & General Bullying and Mischief in City of Brotherly Love, 1874
Minister Shot at, Assaulted, Church Burned, TX, 1912
Disasters:
Fire Destroys Shop of William HARLOE, 1860
Military & Vets:
Civil War Veteran TEW Dies at 66
New Hampshire has Four New honor Families - WWI
Ships:
The City of Vicksburg - Riverboat
New World - Steamer
Montezuma - Steamer
Eureka - Steamer
W W. Fry - Steamer
Antilles, Steamer
Cartago, Steamer
Fraternal:
Eagles & Locomotive Engineers, 1914
Migrations:
ELLSWORTH from Pennsylvania to Texas
HAMBRIGHT from Pennsylvania to Iowa
PLASTERER from Pennsylvania to Iowa
Cemeteries
Fairview Cemetery, Denison County, Texas, 1914
Several New Genealogy & History Links
Recipes:
Devonshire Drop Cakes, 1918 (link corrected - thanks Chris! Ummm...it's really corrected now - thanks Annette!)
Vintage Postcards:View of the Mexican Market, San Antonio