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From: Dianne Davis <>
Subject: [SCHORRY-L] Re: SCHORRY-D Digest V99 #34
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 16:18:06 -0500


Wanda,
There are no printed maps of Waccamaw river, that I am aware of, except
ones that were drawn by Eveyln Snide, she also did other maps, which I
have, shows all the old names and areas these are hand drawn by her or
the ones that we have taken off top graph maps, which we sell at the
Conway Marina. If they are in Conway, they can come by and take a look
at it, shows from NC line to ICW. there are a few that show small
sections of the river. but not the whole river, which starts in NC. it
is 150 miles long and ends 17 miles down river from marina at Bucksport
in to the ICW. We do a history narrated 2 hour cruise tour on the
Waccamaw and Horry County. I just notice I have another map that was
charted in 1968 by J.H. Reddick, Jr.

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> SCHORRY-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 34
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 [SCHORRY-L] Ellis Isand ["Ronnie & Princess Bigwhip" <Bigwh]
> #2 [SCHORRY-L] HELLO ["Ronnie & Princess Bigwhip" <Bigwh]
> #3 [SCHORRY-L] Map of Waccamaw River [acausey <>]
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> Subject: [SCHORRY-L] Ellis Isand
> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:06:55 -0800
> From: "Ronnie & Princess Bigwhip" <>
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> ARCHIVE PUTS HUDDLED MASSES ON-LINE - Volunteers scanning Ellis Island
> Records. (SF Examiner 2/2/99)
>
> Climbing the family tree will take a lot less clawing as soon as a nonprofit
> foundation finishes a more than $15 million project to post Ellis Island
> immigration records on the internet.
> By helping people to access information instantly that previously was
> buried
> in a bureaucratic quagmire, the project will revolutionize genealogicial
> research for many of the more than 113 million Americans who already
> actively
> pursue their family histories.
> Officials at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in NY, the
> same
> organization that gave Lady Liberty a face lift in 1986 without any public
> funding, estimate that more than 40% of Americans can trace their European
> ancestry back to Ellis Island.
> "This is going to be a reference point", said Vern Deubler, Pres. of the
> Calif. Genealogical Society, which was based in San Francisco for a century
> before moving to Oakland this year. "It's going to provide people with very
> important leads".
> By the end of next year, the foundation hopes, people will be able to
> enter
> any information they know about a progenitor and the program will search
> more
> than 20 million records for a match. The software will even be able to
> tolerate misspellings.
> If a match is found, the researcher can choose to print out a photo of the
> ship and a copy of the original manifesto that marked the immigrant's
> arrival.
> At Fisherman's Wharf on Monday, Stephen Briganti, Chairman of the
> foundation, said the new database would especially help Bay Area
> researchers.
> He said the Bay Area remains one of the major hubs for Eliis Island
> immigrants and their descendants. Tens of thousands of immigrants came here
> after arriving through the port, first to fuel the Industrial revolution and
> later to farm wine grapes. He said first generation travelers from the main
> Ellis Island years - 1892 to 1924 - still live in the area.
> Briganti added that Californians' interest in Ellis Island immigration
> research, based on requests for the foundation's resources, is outstripped
> only by New yorkers'.
> The database - which organizers say could be ready by the end of 2000 -
> will catalog records of almost 20 million immigrants who flooded the tiny NY
> Harbor island. Until now, those documents have been stored at the National
> Archives and Immigration and Naturalization Service in the clunky microfilm
> format.
> The first phase of the project was to collect and digitize records and
> install computers at the museum.
> Now, Briganti said, putting the information on the Internet has become a
> top
> goal as well.
> "We're pretty confident this is going to work," Briganti said. "It's not
> perfect, but it's light years ahead of going to the Archives."
> A demonstration of the system showed that a reseacher can enter
> information
> in any or all of 11 fields, which ask for personal information such as the
> subject's name and country of birth, and immigration, like the subject's
> port
> of entry.
> Foundation spokeswoman Peg Zitko said the project got off the ground when
> a
> nationwide network of Mormon volunteers agreed to digitize the microfilm
> information for free. Thousands of volunteers have logged more than 2
> million
> hours; they've entered 3/5's of the data so far.
> A spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt
> Lake
> City said the project was important to the church's mission. "We've always
> been involved in genealogy," said Dan Rascon, "because linking to our family
> helps us understand who we are and what we may become."
> Information on the project may be found at www.ellisisland.org on the
> internet.
>
> (And I just want you all to know that I typed this, not scanned, so I hope I
> get some appreciation out there!!!!!!!! Best, and good night! Terry in
> Calif.) PS, Please feel free to pass this along to other genealogy lists.
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> Subject: [SCHORRY-L] HELLO
> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:32:35 -0800
> From: "Ronnie & Princess Bigwhip" <>
> To:
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> Haven't heard from anyone on this list lately, come guys wake up and repost!
>
> here's the surnames I'm looking for and any info on!
>
> LOVELL LARRIMORE JORDAN RICHARDSON ATKINSON GASQUE
>
> I have some info and just can't wait to add more!
>
> Princess
> www.angelfire.com/pe/PrincessBigwhip
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> Subject: [SCHORRY-L] Map of Waccamaw River
> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 22:59:50 -0500
> From: acausey <>
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> Where can I a map of the Waccamaw River. I have a copy of a plat for a
> 1735 land grant. The land is on the Waccamaw River in what would be
> Horry Co. I would like to find where this land was. Thanks, Wanda

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