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Genealogy & History "Clues from the News!" Always FREE!June 7, 2002
Update: Uh-oh, I think I did it again. Please accept my apologies if you received more than one notice from me that this newsletter is online!
Hi Ya'll!
Once again, I have to stop fiddling with this thing and get it online! I know I'm forgetting something. Several somethings, I'm sure.
We had a great trip to Baltimore and back, though for some reason it seemed a lot longer coming home than it did going.
The kids and I fall in love with America all over again every time we make one of our long cross-country car trips. People are so nice, everywhere we go, and the country is simply so beautiful! Different kinds of beauty in different places, but beautiful just the same.
I made a correction a Michigan page, so heads up, you Michigan researchers! Thanks to reader Don Bryant, whose "Connection" to one of the names in the story alerted him to my error. Click here for an explanation of the error and how we figured it out.
For those of you who are new subscribers, this portion of TheOldenTimes.com is not indexed by the FreeFind search engine's spider, so you have the advantage of the updates and the index of locations only if you're a subscriber.
For whatever that's worth. Hey - at least it's free!
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Connections
Folks are making connections! I can't tell you how thrilled I am when someone finds a familiar name here on TheOldenTimes.com! I've begun adding a few of the interesting emails that I receive about this site and the old stories. I haven't had time to catch up with them all, but I'll keep working on it. There isn't a link yet from the main part of the site, but you can browse that section as you like.I'm still behind, as always, in getting everything online, but I'll keep working at it, so if you don't see something that you've sent to me, please be patient with me and keep watching...
Favorites
I have some favorite old newspaper stories and ads, and I began keeping a list of them, which I've decided to post to the website. As I've noted at the beginning of this list list of favorites, there are a number of reasons for which I might choose and article or an ad to list, ranging from "it's a great clue," and "what a weird tale," to the fact that it struck me as just plain funny!Do you have a particular favorite news story or ad on TheOldenTimes.com?
Is it because you found a family name? Or because you think it's the oddest thing your ancestors' peers ever did? Or because it sounds just like something your goofy Uncle Ed did once? Did it tickle your funnybone or tug at your heartstrings? If you'd like for me to add it to the list, please email me at favorites@theoldentimes.com with the url of your personal favorite and a brief explanation of why you like it.The Bookstore has a lots of new books, new gifts, journals, and photo albums, and a couple of new sections: Maritime History and Genealogy Charts & Forms.
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Please stay safe, and remember those glorious words, e pluribus unum.
Out of many, one.
As always, thanks for your patience, and thanks for visiting.
Barbara
Names Added Since the Last Update
Locations Mentioned Since the Last Update
Notable
D. B. RATHERS Seriously Injured in Pecan-Picking Accident, 1910 Guess he shouldn't have gone "high tech" to get those pecans down!
Maggie COAGLAND Hosts Party - Guests enjoy woodsawing? 1918
Poplarville Holiday Guests, 1913 JORDAN, DURHAM, DAVIS, BALLAD
This item mentions "Bogue Chitto," which looks a lot like the name "Pogue Chitto," a plantation named in this 1855 advertisement.Hill Coolies Wanted; Contact Messrs. BROWNE or LORD, Australia, 1838
Unitarian Minister Commits Suicide, MA, 1871
James ALLAN Suggests... Ya'll better pray for some rain! Australia, 1838
A Wife's Mistaken Sense of Duty, IL, 1912
Love Across America, 1871 LASSWELL, ACKERS, AUSTEN, ROE, ORGAN, MORGAN
Crimes & Politics (Am I being redundant?)
Mary SPEAR Pleads Guilty, but at least she's remorseful! 1864
Jackson WHITE Murder Trial gets New Venue, 1910 COMBS
Suspicious BOYLE Death in County Armagh, Ireland, 1917
Negro Outlaws Terrorize in Robeson Co., 1871 LOWREY, McLEAN, McCULLOM
Tragedy in Pittsburgh: Michigan Man Murders Relative Over Money, 1871 HENRY, LOVERIDGE
HAMMOND Charged with Rape, OH, 1871
Queen of Thieves Arrested in Philadelphia, 1871
Nashville Criminal Court News, 1879 BROWN, O'NEAL, McCAULEY, CANNON, COLEMAN
Accused Can't Make up his Mind... 1917 McLAUGHLIN, McANULIA
Tarrant Co. Criminal Court News, 1919 SMALL, MONROE, ROBINSON
Churches
Church of Scotland in the Colony, Australia, 1838
Friends' Meeting House, Sandwich, MA, 1809 - Quaker
Cemeteries Corrected 6-8-2002!
Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas
Lawnhaven, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas
Pecan Grove, McKinney, Collin Co., Texas
Immigration/Migration
Emma HOLMES from VA to TX, without her mother's (?) consent, 1874 WINSTON, JUSTIS, ROBERTSON
Ships
Steamboats William Garig, Belle of the Bends, Bob Blanks, Columbia
Military Mention
Paul SEARCY of GA to Train at Naval Training School in Newport, RI, 1918
HARTY Killed in Action, 1917
Flight Commander CASEY Killed, 1917
Accidents & Disasters
Steamboat Columbia Burns to Waterline, LA
FOSS & MORGAN Killed in MO Train Wreck, 1879
John TUCKER in Fatal Quarry Accident, MD, 1871
Lightning Kills Loudoun Co. Man, 1871 SLACK, MAXSON
Flooding Causes Fatal Accident on Memphis & Charleston RR near Grand Junction, TN, 1871 GIBBES, MONTGOMERY, WILLIS, TUCKER, ATKINS, HAWES, DOLSON
Old Cartoons & Humor
Recipes
Banana Cake & Banana Filling, 1913
Special Contributors
Additional information about Wyndal Randal PERKINS of Texas from our friend, Michelle Doss of West Texas. Michelle is seeking more information about this gentleman. Other surnames include SPIARS and COLLINS.
My Families
I've added a "Stray MAYs" section to my main MAY Family page, and this is where I'll add any records that I've received that don't turn out to be related to my own MAY family, along with links to other MAY folks found in the news.
Vintage & Collectible Postcards
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Maryland
U. S. Post Office, Portland, Maine
Hill's Motel, Picayune, Mississippi
Residences on 7th St., Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois
Moonlight View of Bridge over French Broad River, Hot Springs, North Carolina
Free Graphics
Scottish Thistle, 1874
Names Added Since the Last Update
Locations Mentioned Since the Last Update