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From: "Sandie Power" <>
Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 12:01:02 -0600
References: <000701c2cc01$e47f8070$1c530443@DougVAIO>


I am looking for anyone with the surname Power when you have the time to
check. Thank you very much! Sandie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Darla Mader" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:59 PM
Subject: [Crawf'rd] Crawford County Directory 1879-1880


> I have a Directory of Crawford County, PA 1879-1880. It supposedly
> lists every one in the county at that time and also has a few
> biographies.
>
> I will be happy to do look ups in this book if any one wants one.
>
> Darla in Fort Collins, CO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Barnes [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:21 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] just a hint
>
> Another friend who does, "random acts of genealogical
> kindness"!!!
>
> Kathy
> Always trying to help, in
> Michigan
>
>
> --- gloria m rodas <> wrote:
> > Lurking on the rootsweb lists, I receive and read
> > the posts,
> > and I've seen so many lose the faith, going so far
> > as to
> > unsubscribe
> >
> > A month gone by, and my-oh-my , not a hint of my
> > family do I find
> >
> > So I prod and pick at random, someone else's brick
> > to break...
> >
> >
> > <BG>This has got to be the world's worst prose, but
> > I just want to
> > remind everyone on the lists that it feels GREAT to
> > volunteer, and thanks
> > to a lady in SD who needed material from my neck o'
> > the woods, I have
> > just had the thrill of breaking down a brick wall,
> > and even if it wasn't
> > mine, the feeling is still the same!!! I plan to do
> > this more often, and
> > because I had forgotten how good it feels I thought
> > I'd share some tips
> > on how you can help, in general or in particular,
> > especially since most
> > of my lists aren't too hoppin' right now... If
> > anyone else has good tips
> > on what to look for I would love to hear from you.
> >
> > Go to your local library and look at old obits, and
> > copy a few to post
> > to the appropriate lists
> > Go to a Historical museum and look at the
> > collections, then go to the
> > county genweb and post the contents, entrance price,
> > and research fees,
> > if any are available, so that other states can know
> > what the museum
> > offers.
> > Go to a funeral home that has been in business for
> > many years and ask if
> > you can transcribe some of their oldest records for
> > the surname, state,
> > or county sites.
> > Go to your local county clerk and ask what kinds of
> > records are available
> > from that office and from what years, and post to
> > the county.
> > Make phone calls locally to find out which
> > cemeteries have caretakers on
> > site and if they have a records office , and the
> > hours of business for
> > those who need help finding a grave site, and post
> > to lists.
> > Go to a local monument maker and find out a general
> > price list for simple
> > markers and post to the county involved, so that
> > people can place a
> > marker on their ancestors unmarked graves.
> > Pick a surname, any surname, and go around looking
> > for all you can find
> > in your town about the people who had that name long
> > ago, and post it.
> > I do suggest one thing if you decide to do something
> > on a volunteer
> > basis. Put" FYI only, no relation" in your posts,
> > and if you are willing
> > to send someone a copy of something you have found ,
> > say so.
> > Spring is coming, and I hope you all find the
> > elusive ones in your
> > family...and in someone else's!!!
> > hugs
> > gloria in WA state, land of liquid sunshine
> >
> >
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