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From: Diana Flynn <>
Subject: [VA-WVA] WV Complete for 1895 Atlas Project....
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 18:58:07 -0400


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>From: Pam Rietsch <>
>Subject: [VA-WVA] WV Complete for 1895 Atlas Project....
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>Hi Rooters & Rootresses,
>
>I apologize for the duplication, please delete extras.
>
>Just finished up West Virginia's data for the 1895 Atlas Project, come by
>for a visit.
>
>This makes 27 states complete so far. Up next are Maryland, Florida,
>Washington, New Jersey & Kansas and after that who knows <grin>.
>
>
>For those of you who have not seen the atlas project, the reason it can be
>so helpful is that if you have a document that lists a town that you cannot
>find in a current atlas of today, help can be usually found here.
>
>Perhaps you have a birth place or a death place or even a land record and
>it is around the 1890 census that was destroyed, if you go to the state of
>the document and then look up the letter of the city you are researching,
>you can find out what county the town was in and then know where to look
>for records.
>
>I have heard from hundreds of people who found their missing places, so it
>is worst all of the thousands of hours of data entry that I have put into
>the project so far.
>
>If I have not completed the state yet, I have uploaded the maps that go
>with the atlas, but keep in mind these are HUGE jpeg images and will take a
>loooooooooooong time to download even with the fastest equipment.
>
>One of my tasks I have in mind for after I am finished with all the data
>entry is to split the maps into 4 geographical quadrants like, NE, NW
>etc....
>
>The site address is in my signature....happy hunting and make sure you do
>your hug homework....
>
>Pam
>
>As always, the cost for this information is for you to go out and give
>someone a hug right now, whether they feel they need it or not because time
>is so fleeting, they may not be there next time you have the urge.
>
>Brought to you by the "List Lady"
>
>Coordinator of :
>Livingston County MI - U.S. GenWeb Site:
>
>http://www.ismi.net/lcmigw
>
>This site includes the 1895 Atlas Project - A fantastic research tool for
>finding lost towns! All State Maps Uploaded Now!
>
>5881 Richardson Rd. Howell MI 48843-7451 (313)878-9121 FAX 313-878-9352
> ><
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Diana Flynn
Springville, Lawrence Co., IN.


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