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From: Barbara <>
Subject: Re: [PAJUNIATA] Coming to Juniata Co.to research
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:21:02 -0500
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Hi

I just was in Juniata Co. about a month ago. There's a motel just at the turn
off from the highway to go to Mifflintown. An Econo-Lodge. I found it VERY
clean and very nice. A room with two double beds - for one senior, one adult,
one child - cost me $57 - It would have cost $54 if I had taken a second floor
room. There is a restaurant right next door. Not a world-shaker but it's
good.

The Lost Creek Cemetery in Mexico. It's not hard to find. But the stones are
pretty badily weathered there. I'd suggest taking material to do rubbings
(cloth/paper, masking tape, shoemaker's ball wax...NOT talcum powder, flour or
anything that will damage the stone.)

Years ago, I got a map from the Juniata Co. Library in Mifflintwon that showed
the location of the various cemeteries. You might also think about the ones
in Perry County. It's just "over the mountain"

Barbara



Sandra Hogan wrote:

> Am planning a trip to Juniata Co. on June 1st to research my two family
> lines, Joseph Beers/Martha Landis and Jacob Schmidt(Smith)/Barbara Leim.
> Have no idea where to go , where to stay, or who to see other than a
> precious little 95 year old lady in a nursing home who has been
> corresponding with me for the past two years. She knew my grandmother and
> her family when she was a girl. If you are a "Juniatian" and can give me
> direction, please email me back. I will want to go to McAlisterville,
> Bunkertown, Mifflintown, Cocolamus, Evandale, and anywhere else of interest.
> I would like to visit the following cemeteries: Bunkertown Brethren
> Church, Old Brick Cemetery, Brick Church Cemetery, Richfield, Smith Family
> (Hilltop) Cemetery near McAlisterville, Koons Cemetery, Lost Creek Cemetery,
> Goodwill Cemetery, Hershey Mennonite Cemetery (not sure where), and East
> Salem Cemetery. I'll also, be trying to find my Great Grandparents home,
> known to all of us as "The Fancy". Need to find the two "Old Hart Farms"
> between Cocolamus and Evandale as one of the houses belonged to my Gr. Gr.
> Grandparents, Isaac H. Smith/Sara Rhine. An ancestor of mine was involved
> in the Soldier's Orphans School. Is that still standing anywhere? I've also
> heard from family about the "Red Bank" area? Can anyone expand on that? I
> have been told of a young man names Dan Smith who wrote a book including
> part of my family. Anyone know him? Have also been told I must speak to
> Mr. Noah Zimmerman. Any ideas? The only place I've been told my husband
> and I might stay is at the Tuscarora Motel and that we should eat at
> Benner's. Is this good info or are there better places now than when they
> may have stayed/eaten there? Thank you very much for any information you
> might be able to give. We are very excited about this trip and hope to
> really add "life" to our research and, who knows, even meet some of you!
>
> Sandra L. Hogan
>
> Granddaughter of Florence Rosalind Smith Huffman
> Great Granddaughter of Elmer Ellsworth Smith/Dora Mae Beers
> And so on, and so on, and so on.
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