Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive

2005-09-06T15:09:00.000-07:00

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2005-08-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

DeadFred Needs Your Help "Desperately"

Announcing A DeadFred.com Publishing Project: The Desperate Genealogist's Idea Book: Creative Ways to Outsmart Your Elusive Ancestors

Contact
archivists@deadfred.com

Deadline for submissions
October 1st, 2005

Submission guidelines

Original content preferred
500 - 2000 words
Contributors to retain reprint rights
We'd be very grateful if you would wait a few months after the book is released to reprint any article you submit for inclusion, so we can promote it as a resource of information not available anywhere else.

Please note

We're releasing the book initially as an eBook, but we are entertaining grandiose plans for evolving the content into a print piece that you'll be able to resell, too. Wouldn't that be awesome?
We will publish your bylines, of course!
We're developing a publishing contract to protect your authorship rights. Please be patient with us because we're working on this project in addition to our day jobs AND maintaining DeadFred.com. We love you for helping, by the way. =)

Current expert consultants/contributors

Megan Smolenyak
Maureen Taylor
Emily Croom
Charlie Gardes
Craig Scott
Colleen Fitzpatrick
John Konvalinka
Lisa Alzo
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Myrt of Dear Myrtle
Franklin Smith
DeadFred Archivists

Join this list! Read on for more details, and contact us if you're interested in helping us create an all-new, expert-driven resource for genealogists!

Topics spoken for
1) Best overlooked sites on the Internet
2) Learning about your ancestors from the people they associated with
3) Personal essay: finding an elusive female ancestor
4) Solving a mystery related to a family photo
5) Forensic genealogy
6) Solving mysteries by broadcasting
7) Family Bibles
8) Making the most out of DeadFred.com
9) Studying an ancestor in the context of family cluster despite absent records due to courthouse fires
10) Shortcuts to finding naturalization records
11) African-American ancestor case study
12) Determining whether a brick wall is for certain a brick wall
13) LDF Family History Center

Topics for grabs
1) Interesting ways to leverage bulletin boards
2) Unusual places to find genealogy information
3) Interesting new uses for your GedCom file
4) Unlikely experts/people to ask for research clues

Feel free to create your own topic or evolve one of the concepts listed above for your article submission. Be sure to relate to the topic of the book and to steer clear of topics already covered by our confirmed contributors.

Call for submissions
We DeadFred-ers have come up with a project to offset some of the expenses of running the Archive, and we'd like to ask for your help.

We've decided to release a book called The Desperate Genealogist Idea Book: Creative Ways To Outsmart Your Elusive Ancestors. It will be a collection of articles that will help genealogy researchers find ancestors in places or ways that are "off the beaten path" or innovative or at least new to them.

This is where we need you. As one of the most recognized names in genealogy circles, we are hoping to persuade you to contribute an article to our book. You can pick whatever your current passion is and write about it. Any subject you would enjoy writing about. If you have time, you could write about more than one! The article(s) you submit would include a short biography at the end in which you can promote anything you like (your most recent book, your web site, etc.).

After nearly four years of investing time and money in DeadFred.com, we hope to use the proceeds of the book sales to fund the operations of the Archive and to make improvements that will benefit our visitors (currently 80,000 monthly). At the same time, we'll be offering a quality resource to all researchers from the most respected names in genealogy.

In our last newsletter we added a "teaser" that our readers should look for a big announcement in a couple of weeks. We'd love to report that you are one of the contributors to The Desperate Genealogist project.

Our initial release will be as an eBook. For your participation and to make it even MORE worth your while, we'd like to offer you a 30% commission on any sales you refer (we will be setting up referral tracking through ClickBank or similar affiliate program), and we will allow you to announce the eBook to your lists, groups, friends, etc., for one week prior to our official release.

Please let us know if you are interested. We're hoping to have all the articles pulled together by the end of September. Also, if you know anyone else who would be a quality contributor to the book, please let us know (so we can ask for their help as well).

We're really excited about creating a product that will help researchers, promote our favorite authors (and people--that's YOU) and help the Archive--all at the same time. Simply reply to this e-mail and tell us if you'd like to participate.

Let us know what you think!

Thanks in advance,
Joe, Amanda, Eric & Jeannette
Dead Fred Archivists

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Search. Preserve. Record. Reunite.
http://www.deadfred.com
Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive
P.O. Box 6937
Springdale, AR 72766-6937
479.973.9420

DeadFred.com aims to reunite you with your ancestors for FREE! Trace your roots with our searchable database containing thousands of identified and mystery photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost relatives.

Anyone who finds a photo of a direct ancestor that is owned by the Archive will receive the photo for free.

2005-06-24T05:12:00.000-07:00

Dead Fred's Relatively Speaking: Volume 5, Issue 6

For Your Interest
Words From The Reunited
Letters To The Archivists
Photo of the Month
Pick and Shovel
What's New In The Database
Recognize These Faces
Dead Ringers

2005-06-24T05:09:00.000-07:00

For Your Interest

Must See Message

Keep an eye peeled in the next few weeks for some exciting things coming from Dead Fred! You might want to tell all your friends to sign up for Relatively Speaking too (just go to deadfred.com and click below the lady holding the newspaper). Also, be sure to add our newsletter email address (Dead_Fred@lb.bcentral.com) to your address book so you won't miss it!

NGS Conference Thank Yous

Thanks to everyone who came out to visit with us at the NGS Conference in Nashville at the beginning of this month. We saw quite a few new faces and a few genealogy veterans as well.

Special thank yous go out to two ladies who are helping spread the word about DeadFred.com by mentioning us to others:

Joan Griffis, Illiana Ancestors Columnist, mentioned us in the Danville, IL Commercial-News last month and drove lots of traffic to Dead Fred. Thanks Joan! Hopefully some of those you sent our way have found family on our site.

Pamela Cooper of the Indian River County Library in Vero Beach, FL also gave us a nice mention in her newsletter a couple of months ago. Thank you Pamela!

Much appreciation also goes out to the two ladies who donated photos to the Archive while in Nashville: Lila Davis and Susan L. Bingler. Your photo donations are in the process of being added to the archive and hopefully will make it home to their rightful families very soon.

Vendor Appreciation

There were so many fantastic businesses represented at NGS that we wanted to mention a few that we spent some time visiting with "after hours". Not only do they offer fantastic products and services, they are all really great people as well.

Past Homes Limited - Irish Townland Maps

For those involved with Irish genealogy this is the most important map collection ever published. Surveyed between 1829 and 1843, the maps are packed with detail and are of superb quality and craftsmanship. They are both an excellent gift for anyone with an interest in Ireland and a wonderful source of information for researchers.

They are currently running a 3 for 2 special offer. Click here to find out more. (We're not sure how long they'll be extending the special, so hurry!)

Genealogy In Print & American History Imprints

Genealogy In Print is a website dedicated to providing resources for the genealogist and historian (http://www.genealogyinprint.com/).

American History Imprints is a specialty publishing house that specializes in American History and Genealogy, including reprints of American classics (http://www.americanhistoryimprints.com/).

Evansville Bindery, Inc.

Owner and all-around great guy, Gary Beshears offers complete offset printing and book binding. Have a family history project you'd like to have bound so you can distribute it? Call or email Gary at 812-422-5589, ebind@sigecom.net.

2005-06-24T05:08:00.000-07:00

Words From The Reunited

Lynn Lukins - 540

I saw the photo of Lynn Lukins taken in Plainwell, Michigan that you posted to the Dead Fred website. I have information about a Lynn Lukins that I am pretty sure would be the same person. He was born in Allegan County, Michigan 29 March 1888 and died in Kalamazoo County, Michigan 24 March 1935. He married Margaret Norton in 1915.

Mr. Lukins' parents were John and Edith A. (Myers) Lukins. I am related to him through the Myers line. I am going to look at the other Lukins photos you posted to see whether I can see a connection. If you are interested in this family, please contact me.

Jerilyn

Gulliksen/Nygaard - 541 to 544

The photo shows sitting Sofie Gulliksdatter nygaard and her father gullik svendsen nygaard behind at the left side probably Søren Gulliksen Nygaard and to the right Gunnar Gulliksen Nygaard

Lars Rxmer-Nygaard

Katherine Scheffey - 545

Hi -
This is a picture of my grandmother, and I can give you the correct spelling of her name as well as a specific date for this photograph. Is there anyway to find out the history of this picutre? For instance, how it came to be on this site?

Thank you -
Elizabeth Purvis
Seattle, WA

Joseph Hatfield Bryant - 546

Joseph Hatfield Bryant is the brother of my husband's great-great-grandfather, Allen Riley Bryant. Joseph's and Allen's parents were Jesse Wilson Bryant and Sabrina Tackett.

Rench - 547 & 548

I am related to the Rench girls in your picture posted at Dead Fred's. I'll be happy to exchange info.

Rita

Ryan - 549 to 558

Joicy Wilmon Ryan is my ggg grandmother. I know she was born in Alabama in 1850, however, I am just beginning in earnest to research her. Can you help me with any information? I have some information, but it is scanty. Was Pliny Wilemon her father and Russ Wilemon, her uncle? Thank you so much for submitting the photographs. You made my day!
Robin.

Ethel and Elizabeth Feagley - 559 & 560

Dear Sir,

I am doing research on my family and I came across your website that had two pictures of my aunt's Ethel and Elizabeth Feagley. I would like to know if I can get a copy of both pictures for our family tree.

Should there be any cost please let me know....

Thank you
Margaret

George Gregory - 561

Hi,

This is a family member of mine, my g-g-grandfather. I would love to swap family
info. Thank you for your time.

Jill

Herman Rechtenbach - 562

I was very interested to see this on the web. AW Rechtenbach is also my great great Grandfather, so I would like to get to know you and share other information we may have.

Herman Rechtenbach, son of Gustave Rechtenbach was my grandfather.

Wealtha Ann Spafford Taylor - 563

Thank you for the picture of Wealtha Ann Spafford Taylor. I didn't have her picture. She was born 31 Oct 1831 in Upper Canada and died 7 Jan 1898 in Leavan, Utah. If you have anymore pictures, would love to see them.

Thanks again,
Cissy

Edmond Manning - 564

I have a similar picture of Edmond, along with his brothers Joseph, William, George, and sister Julia.

Annastacia Foery Herbert - 565

Hi, submitter. This is a picture of my maternal aunt, Stasia Herbert. I was wondering who you are and how you happened to get this picture.

Please let me know.
Virginia

Walter B Stroup - 566

You have a photo titled Alexander Stroup in your file. The submitter is not identified as far as I can tell. The older gentleman in the photo is my Gr-grandfather, Walter B Stroup, not Alexander. The younger people in the photo are unknown to me.

Thanks,
JADyer

Have a reunion story to share? Write to us at mailto:webmaster@deadfred.com.

2005-06-24T05:06:00.000-07:00

Letters To The Archivists

Is there any way to post a photo and not send it to you? Or can I send a scanned copy and not the original?

Thanks,

Jackie
West Fork, AR

You may upload a digital copy of the photo here: http://www.deadfred.com/submit_05.php
You may also click here for instructions.

I wanted to tell you that I enjoy your website. It is a lot of fun.

Thank You
Dee

Dear Joe at Dead Fred -

I have about 12 pictures of dead folk who, according to the older gentleman who gave them to me, might be Pratts, Squires, or Munsells. I've been posting messages in various bulletin boards of these names in an attempt to identify these for this man.

Is Dead Fred an option for posting pictures heretofor unidentified hoping that someone who looks to Dead Fred might recognize a picture and email me?

Jim Blair

Hi Jim,

Yes, Dead Fred is for exactly that. Here's the link to post the photos: http://www.deadfred.com/submit_05.php

On the submit form leave the surname field blank. This will automatically file them as mystery photos. In the first name field enter: Possibly Pratts, Squires, or Munsells. Add as much information as you can to the other fields especially the comment field as this is keyword searchable.

Good luck!

I have a funeral photo of a gentleman, probably 1900 or earlier, the name card says Theodore Giese. How would I find out more about him?

Viv
Bolivar, OH

Viv,

Post it to DeadFred.com. Also, you might post a note to our message board, or check out these sites:

Ancestry.com
Rootsweb.com
Cyndislist.com
Familysearch.org

Good morning,

I am from Czech Republic. I am find much old photo. There is a woman with her son on the photo. The lady was photo in your atelieru Pleschner's photo studio 3506 W. 26th St., Chicago, about 1870-1890. If you have any information about old orders, please, about more detailed information about custom. Her name is Catharine Bodlak and her son is George Milton Bodlak. He is 15 months old. She stands by black commode [probably a movable stand or cupboard containing a washbowl] and her son George stands on the commode. Thank you for any news of those photographs or this woman.

Thanks,

Renata Draekova

Whether you have a bone to pick or a eulogy to offer, email us at mailto:webmaster@deadfred.com.

2005-06-24T05:05:00.000-07:00

Photo of the Month

William Dwyer Tavern
From the Dwyer Family Photo Album
(click link above for full record)

2005-06-24T05:04:00.000-07:00

Pick and Shovel Highlights

Subject: RE: Bataan, POW's
Author: Chris Young-Crate
Date: 5/25/2005 4:53 pm CDT

Hello, Pam,
I found a site I think you may like. Or you may already have it. It is located here

If you have any problem that is PEARL1(one). I had entered it as PEARLL the first time. Tried several ways and finally got it right.

I had a cousin who was captured and survived the Death March. We lost contact after the funeral of his father in 1957. But I heard he died a few years ago in Carmel Valley, CA.

Hope this site will be some help to you. There are a few photos and a lot of historical text on there.
As Valerie Johns said, " God bless us all".

chris

Subject: Discharge papers from 1970
Author: Kathleen
Date: 5/25/2005 8:56 pm CDT

We found the honorable discharge papers for a Robert C. Prill while going through my mother-in-law's house after she died. We have no family connection to them and no idea why she had them. Any help in getting them back to their rightful owner would be appreciated. Thanks.

Subject: Earl Harris Information
Author: Mary S Hale
Date: 5/26/2005 11:32 am CDT

Hi I am looking for inmformation on Earl Harris. He was from Massac Co. Metroplis IL. He was my uncle from my birth family. my father was only known as Scrooge Harris.He was Earl's brother. If anyone has any information please email me at ilgirl146@yahoo.com

Subject: LOOKING FOR PICTURES OF A FEMALE RIDING IN PARADE
Author: MICHAEL L. FRENCH
Date: 6/11/2005 5:39 am CDT

HELLO ALL:
THE PICTURES I SAY MAYBE 35 YEARS AGO WERE IN COLOR, HOWEVER I AM STILL NOT SURE WHAT YEAR IT MAY HAVE BEEN. SO I AM SAYING THE YEAR RANGE BETWEEN 1957 AND 1965.

THE PICTURES WOULD BE OF A PARADE AT JACKSONVILLE BEACH FLORIDA, THE PERSON I AM INTERESTED IN SEEING THE PICTURE OF MAY BE MY BIRTH MOTHER, POSSIBLE FIRST NAME OF "MAY/MAE". SHE A STRAWBERRY BLONDE, DRESSED IN A FANCY COWGIRL OUTFIT , WITH THE PARADE STYLE SADDLE AND BRIDAL, SHE WAS ALSO THE FLAG BEARER.

ANY BODY HAVING ANY PICTURES, INFORMATION OR RESOURCES WHERE I COULD OBTAIN A LIST OF NAMES OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADES IN JACKSONVILLE BEACH DURING THE LATE 1950'S AND EARLY 1960'S PLEASE DROP ME AN E-MAIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

MIKE FRENCH
MF90992346A@AOL.COM

Subject: snodgrass family
Author: kme
Date: 6/15/2005 1:24 pm CDT

I am looking into my father's family. They will not tell anyone anything, and they have no photos. I know his fathers name was Ray or Raymond and his wife's name was Violet leonna. They both passed away in the 80's. I know they lived in Iowa, Nebraska and Idaho. If you have any info on them I would really appreciate it.

Join the Pick & Shovel Community here.

2005-06-24T05:02:00.000-07:00

What's New In The Database

Abbey
Abraham
Alden
Andrews
Arensdorf
Argo
Arnold
Avery
Bailey
Baird
Baker
Bally
Banta
Barefoot
Barker
Barnett
Barnhart
Bassett
Baumer
Beale
Beecher
Bell
Berg
Black
Blalack
Blew
Bliss
Blood
Bonnes
Bonney
Bowers
Bowles
Bowser
Brady
Brewster
Brown
Brownell
Brush
Bryant
Buckel
Bundy
Burkhard
Burtner
Caldwell
Caligiuri
Campbell
Carmichael
Carnahan
Carney
Carns
Carrier
Carter
Carter
Castle
Cauffiel
Chalfant
Charlton
Chase
Christensen
Christian
Clanton
Clement
Cleveland
Cochran
Coffin
Cogdill
Coldell
Collier
Colucci
Congdon
Cook
Coomer
Counts
Cox
Crater
Crider
Crim
Cummings
Curtis
Daniels
Davidson
Dawson
Dean
Delano
Denniston
Diver
Dodge
Downey
Drake
Dubel
Dubose
Dunlap
Durflinger
Dysinger
Ellis
Fairchild
Fay
Feagley
Fette
Fleckenstein
Foery
Foley
Forlano
Foss
Foster
Fouche
Fraser
Frey

Fridel
Frost
Fuller
Fyock
Gay
Gibbs
Gibson
Gilson
Gleason
Goff
Goodrich
Goodyear
Green
Gregory
Grigsby
Grosvenor
Gunkel
Hall
Hammer
Hampton
Hartnett
Hawkins
Hayes
Hays
Hazen
Helm
Herrod
Hickenlooper
Hiftline
Hobson
Hodgens
Hodgins
Hooper
Hott
Hoyt
Hunter
Huston
Hutchinson
Hylton
Jacobson
Jencquel
Jenquel
Johnson
Jones
Jordan
Kempf
Kinsing
Knightly
Knipp
Kraus
Krise
Kuhn
Kyle
La Riccia
Lance
Larkey
Larkin
Larsen
Larson
Lassiter
Lathwell
Latin
Latino
Latwinski
Laubshire
Laughlin
Laurel
Lauren
Laurenzi
Laurino
Lavenburg
Lazar
Lazarus
Lazor
Lazzara
Lazzari
Leathers
Lee
Lewis
Leyenberger
Linn
Little
Lockwood
Loury
Luckhardt
Lukins
Maclaghlin
Malone
Maranville
Marot
Martin
Martin
Mauldin
Mauldin-quinn
Mcalarney
Mccandless
Mcclain
Mckee
Mclaughlin
Mcmaster
Mcmath
Mcnary
Mcreynolds
Meader
Miller
Morison

Mosher
Mullins
Myers
Newell
Newkirk
Nielsen
Niemeyer
Noe
O'conner
O'neil
O'neill
O'quinn
Olney
Olsen
Ostler
Owens
Padgett
Paris
Park
Parker
Patterson
Perrin
Pezukat
Philhower
Phillips
Puffer
Pullen
Purdy
Quinn
Ragland
Raines
Rechtenbach
Reed
Rench
Renchan
Rendhonff
Rice
Rickey
Rickles
Riddle
Robbins
Roberts
Rodrigues
Rose
Rouse
Ruggles
Rush
Ruston
Ryan
Sanford
Saxton
Scalise
Scheffey
Schlicher
Schlotterer
Sexton
Shadduck
Shaffer
Sharp
Sharpe
Sheldon
Simmons
Skvarenina
Slang
Slape
Smith
Snell
Sorell
Soroka
Spalding
Statler
Sternhagen
Stewart
Stobart
Stone
Strange
Strauss
Strong
Stroup
Sunderland,
Sutfin
Swink
Taylor
Thompson
Trixler
Troy
Tucker
Vanderbeek
Vann
Von Lunen
Wagner
Wagoner
Wasson
Way
Webster
Welch
White
Whitney
Wickham
Williams
Williford
Wilson
Wood
Wyatt
Wyeth

Photo Album C1910 Glenridge Nj
School Annual 1891 Wellesley College Wellesley Ma

Collections:
The Mike Kane Records
Antique Stores - Mn
Antique Stores - Mo

2005-06-24T05:00:00.000-07:00

Recognize These Faces

Full archive record may be found here.
Photo Number: 32565
Bullhead City, AZ United States
Comments: Photo was found inside mobile during clean out. Inside old wooden oval frame.

Full archive record may be found here.
First communion girl
Photo Number: 32638
United States
Comments: first communion girl Maybe: ARENS, SCHROEDER, HOMAN, KREMER, KOOB, MARSO, STREFF, HENTGES, WAGNER, HENDEL, SCHARTZ, LANG, MOLITOR

Full archive record may be found here.
Photo Number: 32770
Pitcairn, Pennsylvania United States
Comments: this photo was left in a house my inlaws about in the late 1960's. The house' previous owners last name was Hawkes?, and they were cousins of J.F. Corsin, who was involved with the Pitcairn Railroad.

Full archive record may be found here.
Photo Number: 32542

Full archive record may be found here.
Photo Number: 32616
Sioux City, IA United States
Comments: 2 young sisters in Sioux City, IA. Maybe ? Arens, Schroeder, Homan, Kremer, Marso, Streff, Hentges, Wagner or Gates.

Full archive record may be found here.
3 yr old girl
Photo Number: 32839
Pond Creek, OK United States

2005-06-24T04:56:00.000-07:00

Dead Ringers

Joe thinks the subject of this archive photo looks a lot like... Well, we'll let you decide for yourself:

Send your guesses to mailto:webmaster@deadfred.com?Subject=Dead

Last month's Dead Ringer:
The overwhelming response was Ingrid Bergman (but we thought she looked like Isabella Rosellini).

Other guesses:

June Carter Cash
Loretta Lynn
Gweneth Paltrow
Laura Bush
Queen Elizabeth II
Robin Weigert
Heather Matarazzo
Judy Canova

2005-05-20T11:24:00.000-07:00

Dead Fred's Relatively Speaking: Volume 5, Issue 5

For Your Interest
From the Archivists
Words From The Reunited
Letters To The Archivists
Photo of the Month
Pick and Shovel
What's New In The Database
Recognize These Faces
Dead Ringers

For Your Interest

Protecting Your Computer from Adware and Spyware

by Amanda Huber, Archivist

Recently, while checking our web site statistics, we noticed a number of referrals from gambling and pornography sites. Since we are certain these types of sites would not house links to DeadFred.com, we investigated further and determined that some of our faithful visitors may be the victims of adware or spyware.

What is adware?

Adware, in it's most sinister incarnation, is a program that runs on your computer (like a virus) and occassionally pops up ads or redirects your browser to websites you had not chosen to visit.

What is spyware?

Spyware is software that collects personal information from you without your knowledge or permission. The information spyware collects can range from all the web sites you visit to sensitive information including user names and passwords.

How can I make sure I don't get these on my computer?

Never download programs or files from a website you don't trust.

Never open email attachments unless you know what they are. If you receive an email from a friend, but the text is strange and you don't know what the attachment is do not open it. Write to your friend and make sure they sent the email.

Keep an antivirus program running on your computer at all times. You may also want to download Microsoft's Spyware program which can be found free here: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

More comprehensive articles on adware and spyware may be found here:

http://cexx.org/problem.htm
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars?72460
http://www.adware.info/

From the Archivists

NHPRC to Receive No Funding in Fiscal Year 2006

The following is an announcement from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC):

The President's budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2006 slash or eliminate more than 150 federal programs. In that budget, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) has been targeted to receive NO funding. This includes no funds for the grants program and no funds for staffing to support the NHPRC programs. It effectively eliminates NHPRC.

The Council of State Historical Records Coordinators, the Society of American Archivists, and the National Association for Government Archivists and Records Administrators are working collaboratively to address this threat to NHPRC and NARA. Archivists across the U.S. are rallying to save NHPRC while also ensuring that NARA has sufficient funding to sustain its current programs and continue to advance in areas that benefit all archival repositories and every citizen of the United States

As part of our efforts to continue to express to Congress interest in restoration of funding for NHPRC, we have created an online petition. Please consider signing this petition, and please forward it to any listservs, e-mail groups, or organizations and people you feel would be interested in helping with this effort. It is a quick and easy way for many people to assist. The petition will be forwarded to the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Treasury, Transportation, HUD and the Judiciary in late May. The petition can be access at: www.savearchives.org

Click on the "petition" button.

If you have not received a previous action alert on this issue, we encourage you to also write a letter to your members of Congress. For information on writing letters of support, see any of the following websites:

www.savearchives.org
www.coshrc.org
www.archivists.org

Thanks for your efforts to save this important program for archives!

Members of the NHPRC Joint Advocacy Task Force Council of State Historical Records Coordinators:
David Carmicheal, Sandra Clark, Kathleen Roe

Society of American Archivists:
Nancy Beaumont, Peter Gottlieb, Rand Jimerson, Joan Krizack, Richard Pearce-Moses

National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators: Timothy Slavin

Words From The Reunited

Rogelio Leguillou - 519

What a shock to see my grandfather's picture! Thanks for finding it--and posting it!

Rogelio Antolino Leguillou came to New York from Puerto Rico, married Maria Mercedes Estremera, and in due time had three children, the oldest of whom was my father, Rogelio Emmanuel Leguillow, the surname being Americanized courtesy of typists at Ellis Island. The information on your photograph fills in some gaps that Dad can no longer provide, having died in 1999.

Thanks again. Please feel free to contact me with questions--or additional links!

Sincerely,

Neil Leguillow

William Henry and Susan Adeline Izell - 520 & 521

William Henry and Susan Adeline Izell are my great grandparents! Let's get in touch!

Mary Frances Izell Hodges

Gerald Dean Baccus - 522

Hi there! Just saw the pic of my 4th cousin, Gerald Dean Baccus. Thanks for posting.

Joseph Boren

Harry Flood - 523

Hello

My last name is Flood and I showed this picture to my ex mother in law because I knew her husband had an Uncle Harry. She claims the man in the picture named Harry is him. I know he looks a lot like my ex's father in the pictures that I have seen of him. I know they lived in Illinois when younger and then moved to Dearborn Mi, I believe sometime in the 30's. The dates would correspond with his age being he was probably born somewhere in the late 1890's. I just thought you might like to know that one person might have been identified. Thank you for submitting it and your time.

Debbie Jo Flood

Willis - 524 to 527

Picture of Rufus and Mary Willis and two daughters. I am daughter of Josephine Willis McNabb. I assume photo was placed on internet by one of David's, Helen's or Shirley's children. I met some of them when I worked in Northwest Arkansas but do not remember their names. What a wonderful surprise to find this on my internet, just by chance. My sister Imogene lives in New Jersey. I live in Gettysburg Pa and I am a retired Lutheran Medical Missionary from India. Wouldlike to hear from y'all.

Love,

Kitty (nickname)

Vincent Moyer - 528

The photo of the track team, Central Manual Training High School, Philadelphia, PA. The student in the chair is my grandfather, Vincent Cassel Moyer.

Cordillia Cox - 529

Do you have any more of Cordillia Jane Cox? She is my gggreat grandmother.

Lanetta

Lowe - 530 & 531

Have information on A. J. Lowe and wife photo. He is Andrew Jackson Lowe and his 2nd wife Ann Loyd Lowe and he was a brother to my great-grandfather. Is there any way I can obtain the original photo?

Faye (Lowe) Francis

Baccus - 532 & 533

Wow!

Gerald Dean Baccus (1917-1995) was my father. The good looking woman holding him is his mother Mabel (Hudson) Baccus. He was born March 30, 1917 in Garland, Texas.

Mabel was one of 5 chidren born to Emory Ballard Hudson and Cynthia Garrett. Emory was a Rancher near Lingle, Wyoming.

Park Mason - 534

Hello

Just stumbled on your site after doing a search for my family name mason. You have two photos of my g-uncle Park Carmen Mason. One is a yearbook photo and I am still trying to figure out which one he is.

I can tell you though that Photo #25469 Park Mason is the on the far left with a middle part.

This is such a cool website! Thanks for putting this together!

Regards!

Ian

Milfred Buker - 535

Just thought I'd let you know that Milfred Buker (photo in your archives) is a distant relative of mine, we are descendants of James Buker & Mary Elmes, he from one brother me another! Was fun finding him, thanks.

Emily

Copeland - 536 & 537

This is a Copeland from my Copeland's:
ID#47081

He is from my Copeland's line:
ID#47082

Barbara Williams

Cleveland - 538 & 539

This is a photo of my great-grandfather. My Daddy is the baby in the lap of my grandmother the second from the right. I would like any information on this photo.

Thanks

Mary N Cleveland Broom

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Letters To The Archivists

Fred,

You are asking here if I have a family reunion to share and yes I do. It all started in 1998 when a friend of mine had a computer and she listed my grandmother on there who we knew had lived in stamford, CT. and she died there. She had three children and we thought she had died in childbirth but when I got her death certificate it had been TB. She was 26 in the death certificate, Filomena Colangelo Facciuto, but last year in sept., 2004 when I made my trip back to CT. she was 28yrs. on the gravestone. It was great to finally find my grandmother who had started this family. She was buried in the old part of the cemetery and they had no maps at St. Johns Catholic Cemetery on Hoyt St. in Darien, CT. I got in contact with Barbara Kaye who had her listed in the Hale survey from 1935 and gave me the name of the people who were in front of her grave and behind it. Along with a friend Marcia who I had met on classmates.com before our sept. trip we searched the cemetery and found the LaSalle grave in front, but no grandmother and finally my husband noticed a small patch of cement and started to uncover dirt and grass and there she was a 4'x 2' slab right on top of the grave and she is buried with her maiden name (common for italians) Filomena Colangelo, Anni (age) 28 yrs old, morta (death) July 4, 1915. After that I proceeded to call some Faccinto's in CT. and found out they were related to me. Francesco had a brother Vito and a sister Egidia (Facciuto) Morlino, who came from Forenza with two children, Antonia and Maria. I got to meet the granddaughter to Egidia. She showed me pictures of the family.

Filomena and Francesco Faccinto had 3 children. One was Father (Biaggio) William Paul Facciuto,catholic priest b.May 5, 1910 in hartford, CT. Same place Francesco and Filomena were married in 1909, my dad Anthony Joseph Facciuto b. Oct 9. 1911 and Rosa Faccinto b. Sept 4, 1913 (all deceased) were born in stamford. CT. I got the ship manifest on both Grandparents and they came from Forenza, Italy. Francesco was sponsored by an uncle/friend in 1903 Rocco Palmieri/Palmer from Stamford, CT. and Filomena Colangelo came with her sister-in-law Philomena Palmieri Colangelo and two children, Venice and Inez., in 1913, Filomena Colangeo was only 17. They were meeting their father Rocco Colangelo in Hartford, CT. who was Filomena's brother. As time went on I found a death notice on Ancestry.com for a Helen Colangelo williams, with parents Philomena Palmieri and Rocco Colangelo. Helen had died in NM and left a son who I found the address for and the ball starting rolling as Helen was one of 10 children and had one living brother Henry, who I got to meet last Sept. 2004.

Henry is 82 and has a son Kenny 52. I got quie a lot of information from Ted, Helen's son, who told me about his cousin Antoinette and I got to meet her in Sept. 2004, and before I left her house she told me I looked like the Colangelos. It wasn't until I returned from my trip and looked at the pictures we had taken of henry and his son Kenny, that yes I do favor the Colangelo side of the family. How proud I am sure my grandmother would have been to see that I favor her side of the family. My grandfather Francesco has never been found after his wife died in 1915. He put the children in an orphanage in New Haven, CT. and the story is that he tried to go back to Italy. We do not know what happened to him.

The Fahey family from Darien, CT. went to Highland Heights orphanage and got my dad and his sister and raised them.

My uncle William while studying in Rome tried to find his dad but never did. William was at a childrens home in Stamford, CT. Francesco wanted the children to stay together but in 1915 the family was willing to take one but couldn't take all three, and that is why Francesco put them in the orphanage. Told to me by a family member.

Now my next step was to find the Palmieri family that sponsored my grandfather Francesco to come to America. I was told by Antoinette that her mother Crisanne Palmieri Mobilia had an uncle in Stamford, CT. who was Rocco Palmieri changed the name to Palmer and this July I will be going to visit his only living daughter Lucy who is 97 years old. She has many nephews and nieces and the Palmer Market that Rocco started in 1903 has been passed down to generation after generation.

Since that time I have been to the http://www.italianrus.com/ website and found more Palmieri's who are my cousins, one family who lives in NJ. will be visiting me while I am in CT. this summer, we are also cousins. I have a cousins in FL. and some in GA.

I would like to end this letter by telling you that I am an only child of divorced parents and never knew about my family until I started that one search in 1998 and I am now 62 and this has been the most rewarding time of my life and exciting to say the least.

Thank you for letting me share this information with you. I must give a lot of credit to another website, I visited because they helped me a lot, Italian Genealogy On Line Message Board http://anzwers.org/free/italiangen/

Betty Facciuto McLaughlin

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Joe
Break out the balloons and pass me some cake!!! Very nice new look for the website. Classy.

Best regards,

Donna Hitz

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Joe

Love the changes to the site. The new lay out is great.

Helen Smith

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McCracken Photography is still in business. I think the current owner is a grandson of the studio's founder. They may have records that can help you identify the people in the photo. The studio is at 813 N. 10th St. Fargo, ND 58012 phone# (701) 235-5602 You might also try the NDSU library at http://www.lib.nodak.edu/. They have a web page with data on Fargo photographers that might be useful.

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I am doing research on the Perry family. I am desperately seeking info on an Allison Perry born in Allison Park-Uniontown, PA. She might of been born in the 1900's. I am also looking for any info on a Harry Perry born in 1883 from Bobtown, PA and his sister, Jennie, who lived in Allison.

Kris Valentine

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Looking for information on a photographer named C M Johnson Emmetsburg, Iowa and info on Reed and Son Emmetsburg, Iowa who operated Sunbeam Art Studio. Could you help with the time frame that they were in business. I have a couple of photos taken by these photographers and need help dating them. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks from Canada

Lillian McCrimmon

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I saw something on your site that floored me but there was no contact for this person they were looking for Maleski Rose.

The name use to be Chmielewski and they changed it to Maleski.

How do I get in touch with that person?

Barbara Maleski
former name Chmielewski

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My mother died when I was a baby and no one had any photos of her but the obituary which was old and not visual. Is there anyway you could help? Carlotta Laswon 1966-1983

Sam Lawson

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Mame Hays Wilson, Ellen Hays Kramer and Annie Hays Goodyear.
Great Granddaughters of "Molly Pitcher".

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Pick and Shovel Highlights

Subject: Looking for Photo of Great-Great-Grandfather

Author: Roberta Campbell Hopper Date: 4/27/2005 6:26 pm CDT

Robert McMillan Campbell..B.26 Nov 1822 in PA. D.12 Jul 1899 Mercer Co. IL.

He had 10 children (one died at 2mos) with his frist wife Rachel Morgan (she died 13 Mar 1874) one of his children Matthew Fairman Campbell is my great-grandfather and would like to find picture of him too. Great-Great-Grandfather second wife was Amanda Malvina Lanterman (her frist husband was James Cantrall) now Robert and amanda had one child Eugen Roy and he married a Bessie Froster. With all those children someone must have a Picture of Robert McMillan Campbell

Thank you for any help.

Roberta Campbell Hopper
mamahop@pioneer-net.com

Subject: Bataan,POW's

Author: Pam Cranston Date: 4/28/2005 5:30 am CDT

Looking for anyone with knowledge/pic of this part of the war.

Subject: robert hipkins jr

Author: marian Date: 4/28/2005 11:35 am CDT

i am in search of my birth father robert joseph hipkins jr
birthdate 04-20-1941 in washington,dc.use to also live in pa.his parents last know address was 1008 kerlin st
chester,pa.he did have a sister name helen which married so i dont know what her last name is now.

Subject: Family of Jenkins & Brock

Author: Betty Felton Date: 4/29/2005 9:44 pm CDT

Looking for any photos of Jenkins and Brock especially in the Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas states.

Subject: Forensic Photo Identification

Author: Colleen Fitzpatrick Date: 5/3/2005 4:44 am CDT

Hi,

I have just published a book called Forensic Genealogy. You can read about it at www.forensicgenealogy.info. One of the important sections has to do with photogrpah identification. In connection with this, we have been posting contests involving old photos - asking our visitors to answer certain questions about them. It is amazing what we have been able to come up with.

If you send in a photo to us and we feature it, we will give you a free analysis of it plus a prize - either a 10% discount on the book or a free Forensic Genealogy CD (that also comes with the purchase of a book). The discount is transferrable and never expires.

So have a look at our site, and write into us if you think you know the answer to the current quiz.

Colleen Fitzpatrick
Forensic Genealogy
www.forensicgenealogy.info

Subject: Photographers

Author: Midge Date: 5/5/2005 6:37 pm CDT

Another tip for possibly identifying our unknown photo subjects: Some libraries, colleges, universities and/or historical or genealogical organizations, are preserving the business records, negatives, photos and any other things relating to photographers who are no longer in business. Some of these might be real gems and may include the records of photographers who were in the business years before at that location.

Most of the old studio pictures I have, have the photographer's name and town and sometimes location either on the back or at the bottom of the picture. It certainly wouldn't hurt to contact (or do an Internet search) of area libraries, historical organizations or universities, just to see if there is by chance any information about the photographer you're interested in. You might even find something unexpected by simply searching for that photographer's name.

Don't limit your search to the standard search engines. Try www.answers.com.

Subject: DIVER family photo album, suburban Philadelphia

Author: Sherry Nelson Date: 5/8/2005 5:06 pm CDT

I found a family photo album from the 1930's & 40's , from Delaware County, PA (near Philadelphia). Most of the photos are unlabeled, but one contains the surname Diver was on the back. There are too many photos & negatives to post here, so contact me for more info.

Subject: Looking for Searls/Searles Photos

Author: Ginny Date: 5/8/2005 8:15 pm CDT

Am looking for photos of the Searls/Searles families of New York and Ohio. Resided in central and northern Ohio after 1850.

Subject: Marriage liscense

Author: Cassandra Wong Date: 5/16/2005 5:43 pm CDT

Hi

I have an orginial copy of a marriage lis. for
Paul E. Dybdahl to Mabel V. Gustafson married on 2 Jan 1919

Trying to find the folks that are looking for them.

I was in an antique store and saw this and couldn't leave with out it.

Contact me via email with Marriage lis in the subject

Thank you

Cassandra

Subject: Lookin' for Photos

Author: Gerrie Date: 5/18/2005 4:33 am CDT

Lookin' for photos of the Litton's (Louisanna & TX area)
Also Dennis family members (Alabama &amp;amp;amp; TX & Portland Oregon area)

Subject: COVEY FAMILY

Author: Bernie Schwindt Date: 5/18/2005 2:54 pm CDT

Looking for photos of PHEBE ANN COVEY, born Oct. 1815 in New York state to Rev. James Covey and Phebe Smith.
Phebe ann married Joseph Charles Sibley and lived Nunda, Livingston County,New York(1836-1840) & (1854),prior to migrating to Marshall, Calhoun county, Michigan,(1845-1850) then on to Mazeppa, Wabasha county, Mn.(1855-1859) and finally settling in Rock Falls township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, where she died as Phebe Ann COVEY SIBLEY BROWNING, Feb.1901. Her third husband was Alexander H. BROWNING whom she married July 2, 1861, at Pepin, Wisconsin.
Buried Rock Falls cemetery,Rock Falls, Wisconsin, with the burial records simply stating "Mother" no marker on the grave.
Phebe's youngest daughter, Naomi Ann Sibley Youngs, had descendants in Oakes, Dickey county, North Dakota, and Naomi appeared to care for her mother as late as the 1900 census.
Given the late date of 1900, a YOungs descendant could likely have photos of Phebe...
Any help appreciated.

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Photo Number: 32021
Budapest, Hungary
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http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR.php?ID=51910
Photo Number: 32367
Chicago, IL USA
Comments: Taken in Chicago likely between 1905 and 1915. In family pictures of Slovak-German ancestors.

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR.php?ID=19439
Harry
Photo Number: 16303
England
Comments: British Army in WW1Believed taken in the Kent area.

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR.php?ID=51477
Photo Number: 32020
Hungary
Comments: Found with my father's old photograph album from the 1900's through 1940 Hungary. This is a large 6"x 10" sepia on cardboard and I need help identifying her.She's So lovely & from another time!

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR.php?ID=51866
c1880 Man & Woman
Photo Number: 32323
IL
Comments: I found this photo in an old album I purchased. I do not know who they are.

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR.php?ID=52034
Baby Leroy
Photo Number: 32470
Wildwood, FL United States
Comments: Found inside old photo frame along with 2 other photos labeled, "Fla photo & Fla photo2". Bought frame at yardsale.

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Dead Fred's Relatively Speaking: Volume 5, Issue 4

For Your Interest
From the Archivists
Words From The Reunited
Letters To The Archivists
Photo of the Month
Pick and Shovel
What's New In The Database
Recognize These Faces
Dead Ringers

For Your Interest

New site design!

We have all the same great features you know and love from the old DeadFred, and some new ones too. Be on the lookout for the new "Marketplace" in the upper left hand corner, and the "Post Your Photos!" button beside the search options in the center. Also, there are random tips for using the archive toward the bottom of the home page.

We look forward to gifting our visitors with a well designed, easy to navigate website. We hope you enjoy the fresh new design. Don't forget to tell a friend!

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From the Archivists

That's My Great Grandmother!
By Joe Bott

Very soon now we will be putting up our new site design. What an incredibly creative job Eric has done with this. I think that it's fantastic, and I bet you will, too. It's a pleasure to be around such creative people. Amanda and Jeannette are putting together a marketplace for the site, and we sure need your support. I wanted to call it FRED*MART. I could feel the resistance, however, so I backed away. Hmmm..wonder if I should have....

Another wonderful experience of having a Genealogy Photo Archive is the expression of discovery you get to witness when someone finds a family member's image. E-mails that scream, "THAT'S MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER!" are really, really cool. "My husband cried when he saw the photo of his grandfather..." is heart-twisting to hear, yet messages like that are so very rewarding.

It actually happens more than one might imagine, and it's this reward in part that keeps us Archivists plugging along, getting the word out and generating more content. This way, too, more and more people will find their relatives, which ends up with us getting those warm fuzzy feelings that we so love.

We're hooked!

Speaking of cool discoveries, one of my favorites is when Blair Gordon of Saskatchewan, Canada, found 31 photos of her family by the name of HACKING. I was traveling on business last year and stopped in the Kalona Antiques store in Kalona, Iowa, where I found a box of photos of the HACKING family from Listowel, Canada. It took about three months for the orphaned photos to find their way home once they were scanned onto the Archive. What were the chances of that box of photos ever finding its way home from Iowa to Saskatchewan? This Internet...isn't it amazing?

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Words From The Reunited

Josiah & Jennie Copeland - 506 & 507

This picture is of my great-grandparents. Their son Lawson Fletcher Copeland was my grandpa. He married Delia Pearl Hunt, they had a son O.G. Copeland. He was my dad.

Almeda Dearborn - 508

This is my husband's gggrandmother she was the wife of William Dearborn.

Albert Prudot - 509

I am writing for my mom who is working on and related with the Prudot Family. Albert J. Prudot is her great great grandfather. Would you happen to have any other photos of this family? We were so thrilled to find this photo. Thank you so much.

Ely Butcher - 510

Ely Butcher is my 5x great-grandfather. I have been doing research on this line, particularly on his son, Edward G. Butcher, horsebreeder and inventor of the "equestrian gymnasium".

Walter Gaver - 511

I'm interested in the photo of Walter Gaver that I saw on "Dead Fred". My geneaology study shows that he was the son of my GG Aunt Mary Early - Gaver in Columbus, Ohio.

Allen Thurman - 512

Hello, this man Allen is in my family tree, would like to have copy of the picture, will pay to have it copied. I love how computers work to get families connected.

Amelia Rechtenbach - 513

This is my gg grandmother. My maternal grandmother was Elsie Amelia Rechtenbach
married to Perry F. Findley. This is the first picture I have seen of Amelia. Thank you so much for posting it. I would like to know more about her.

Enrique Fox - 514

Hi, I can't believe you have a picture of my relatives!! I am so excited to see it. Enrique is related to me on my maternal Grandmothers side. He is my GGG grandfather's brother.

Samuel Black - 515

THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER!

How did you find this picture? My grandfather died in 2002 at the age of 99! He was just short of 100. I have been trying to track his roots down. Any info on his roots or any relatives of mine, or any info on where you found this photo would be much appreciated.

Jessie Cotherman Hoag - 516

Thanks so much for sharing the picture of Jessie Cotherman Hoag and family. Her brother Dick is my great-grandfather.

George A Brown - 517

George a Brown was my grandfather. His son Robert, who died in 1960, is my father. I would be interested in talking with members of the Brown family, many of whom I have never met.

Curtis Bennett - 518

Curtis Nathaniel Bennett is my ancestor, how do I get the photo of him on Dead Fred web site. Thank you.

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Letters To The Archivists

Joe,

I think we have your record beat. My father died in 1981. We went through the photos, had copies made of the ones everyone wanted, then as executor, I packed the rest away.

Recently we pulled out the boxes. Dad kept everything. He and his sister bought film in bulk and loaded it themselves. A lot of it is nitrate. They had their own darkroom, first in the basement, then moved to the attic. My son is now scanning the 1100 negatives, 300 slides, who knows how many prints that have no negatives. This is only Dad's collection, only my side of the family. Doesn't take into account all my husband's family, or all the photos our son has taken. Some of Dad's photos were taken in the 1920s.

My son has had a good time seeing the old, old photos of his mother taken in the 1930s. And showing them to his brothers and the grandkids. From the expressions on my face, I must have hated having my picture taken. When Dad wanted to take pictures, we had to sit or stand still. My son is in a hurry to get them all scanned, as I may be the only person with a chance at identifying them. As he gets them organized, they will show up on Dead Fred.

Lois Mack Schill
Chicago

Dear Joe,

Thank you for a great article on the 1918 Flu in Philadelphia, Penna. My adoptive father, Howard Ridge Lott, came from the Bristol- Philadelphia area of Penna., born in 1902. He lived in that and the Lambertville NJ area until the mid-1950s. Unfortunately, even though he applied to and joined the Penna. Historical Society at the behest of his parish priest (we're Episcopalian rather than R.C.), and even though I found a copy of his pedigree for that application that he let me a copy to start researching here at home-Mesa AZ, at the LDS Family History Center, now the world's 3rd largest).

I couldn't get him to share much detail of family and much local history until just a few years before he died. I don't recall his noting the epidemic specifically when we finally did sit down, but as a social worker I know too we often recall/retell mainly things of great import/personal interest. Dad never understood why I was interested in the family's history but to me it's a fascinating mystery - a man from English country gentry background, converts to Quakerism and left with his family in William Penn's second trip to settle Pennsylvania. That same man lost 2 children on the voyage when typhoid broke out on board, himself died 2 weeks after landing, leaving a widow, a set of male twins and 2 other children behind, yet there was already a will, the orphans had guardians and were cared for and the family managed to flourish well into the late 1800s-early 1900s. When one realizes all the generations that went into the end results, one must have great respect for the resilience of our ancestors who managed to overcome/survive such odds. And commitment to each other and extended family, neighbors as they migrated and settled the country.

Thank you so much for another glimpse of history.

All the best,

Martha Lott Raby

Just joined and wanted to say thanks for such a great site.

Sunny
Sparks, NV

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Pick and Shovel Highlights

Subject: family pictures

Author: sharol Date: 3/22/2005 10:10 pm CDT

Looking for any Chezem family photo's. Chezem family from Indiana and Missouri and possibly Kansas.

Subject: Looking for Nixon, Rucier pics.

Author: Suzanne Thompson Date: 3/23/2005 6:25 pm CDT

I would love to be able to write a success story about finding a family photo on this site! I think it is a wonderful undertaking (pardon the pun) but as of yet I have not found anyone, not one person on either of mine or my husband's side! Sigh, well, enough complaining.

I am particularly looking for a family of Nixons from Arkansas. George L. Nixon was my great grandfather and before him, history seems to stop! He was born in 1885 in Arkansas, had at least one sister Grace, then George moved to Castle Rock Colorado and married Eva O'Brien and had 4 boys, George, Linn Warren (my Grandad), Hartley and, Grant. Everybody ended up in California eventually despite George and Eva separating in Colorado about 1927. The 4 boys all came to CA as well, so anything on anyone would be helpful!

The other family that disappears as far as figuring out an origin is the Rucier family. They showed up in Pennsylvania and only about a dozen are still alive today, but it is such an uncommon last name, I can't find any genealogical information on them! Any pictures would be wonderful of any of these family names! Thanks so much,
Suzanne

Subject: WADE HAMPTON DEAN FAMILY PHOTOS WANTED

Author: sue maxwell Date: 4/5/2005 5:33 pm CDT

RESEARCHING THE DEAN FAMILY LINE
WE NEED FAMILY PHOTOS ANY AN ALL INFO.

Subject: Pics wanted

Author: sunny Date: 4/10/2005 5:51 pm CDT

Surnames & primary areas:

Shafer (Ohio, W. Virginia)
Howard (Ohio, Pennsylvania)
Shrum/Schramm & alt spellings (Ohio, Pennsylvania)
Worden (Maine, Mass, R.I. et al New England states)
Davis (Colorado, California)

Subject: LOOKING FOR LOST PIC OF MY GRANDPARENTS

Author: KAT Date: 4/13/2005 6:26 pm CDT

HI I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP, MY GRANPARENTS AMADEE AND AGNES CHABOT LIVED IN ST PETERSBURG FLA AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH,WHICH WAS 1964 FOR AMEDEE.CANNOT FIND THE CEMETARY THEIR BURIED IN .ALL I KNOW IT WAS IN ST PETERBURG FLA SOMEWHERE.ALSO LOOKING FOR PIC'S OF THEM SINCE THEY WERE THROWN AWAY AT THERE TIME OF DEATH.FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND LOTS OF PICS WERE TOSSED LIKE THIER WEDDING PICS BABY PICTURES EVERYTHING WAS LOST

Subject: Posting family photo groups

Author: Tess Date: 4/14/2005 1:37 pm CDT

I'm posting this question on the board rather than emailing the website, as I thought the answer might be helpful for others in the future.

I wanted to know what the most efficient way, and also most searchable way, to post related groups of photos to deadfred.com so that a searcher will be aware of all of them? For instance, if I have several old ancestral photos of the Smith and Jones family members which are related but posted individually, what is the best way to have them all linked?

I assume it is best to make note of the various photos in the comment section on each photo so if someone looks at one photo they will be aware of other related photos posted for the same family. Any other suggestions?

Subject: RE: Posting family photo groups

Author: Joe Date: 4/20/2005 3:48 pm CDT

Tess.. When you post a photo to DeadFred the first two fields your are prompted to fill in are Name & Email Address. When you fill these in this will automatically bring all photos you submit under one umbrella .. (your email address).

When a person searchs SMITH and clicks on your submitted record they can also click on "To view all records submitted using this email, click here." which is located midway down the record. When a person clicks on this, all the identified photos you submitted "SMITH, BROWN, JONES will come up as one Group

This is a handy tool use to group Yearbooks and photo albums . It works favorably for Societies that wish to group thier images as a Group.

Joe Bott
DeadFred.com

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Photo Album C1930 Osborne Kansas
The Mike Kane Records

Recognize These Faces

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=51238
KS

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50845
Man in Suit
Osborne, KS USA

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50786
c1900 The Children
Little Falls, MN USA
Comments: Who are we?

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50686
c1890 Two Couples - Twins?
Mayville, ND USA
Comments: Photographers name is hard to make aout looks like * J C Janerud *

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50820
c1890 Young Girl - Confirmation
Marshfield, WI USA
Comments: Keywords: Confirmation, religious, religion

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50616
Massillon, OH United States
Comments: We know this was taken in front of St. Mary's church in Massillon Several elderly residents of Massillon have not been able to date the photo or recognize individuals. Best guess is late 1920's based on clothing style. Can anyone help?

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50773
MI United States

http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=50809
Cressona Pottsville, PA United States
Comments: Post Card.

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2005-03-23T12:25:00.000-08:00

Dead Fred's Relatively Speaking: Volume 5, Issue 3

For Your Interest
Words From The Reunited
Letters To The Archivists
Photo of the Month
Pick and Shovel
What's New In The Database
Recognize These Faces
Dead Ringers
Feature Article

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Tips For Using The Archive

Detailed Search

Did you know you can search records by many different criteria?

Some options are:
State
City
Age Range
First Name
County
Date Range

Just click on the "Detailed Search" link on the home page to try your own search combinations. These options and more are also available on the Mysteries Search page.

Keep this feature in mind while posting your own photos to the Archive. The more information you add to your records, the more searchable they become.

Words From The Reunited

485 - Cipperly

Hello.

My
name is Jay Frimmel and I believe you have a photo of my great-great
grandmother, Susan Kimberly Cipperly.

My father, Robert Bly Moore, son of Carrie Marjean Cipperly Moore,
gave me a phote of this woman obviously taken during the same
sitting but in a different pose (facing right, same dress). Do
you have any others of the Cipperly-Kimberly-Bly family from the
Mayville or Rochester area? If so, we may like to acquire copies
of them. I live in the Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina.

Thank you - this is so exciting.

Jay M. Frimmel

486 - Lippoth
Thank
you so much for the posting of George Lippoth, my Father's brothes's
son (my cousin). My family is so delighted to be receiving this.
He looks just like my son.

Kudos to you for such a great service!

Roger Lippoth

487 - Simmons

I
would love to share info on my Simmons families. This George Washington
SIMMONS is my 1st cousin 5 times removed. Our common ancestors
are William SIMMONS and Patience. How do I get a copy of this
photo?

Thanks,

Karen

488 - Dietz

Hobart
Brose Dietz is part of my line. Our research group has a bunch
of letters written by his father, who was an avid genealogist.
At the moment I can't put my finger on the right file. But contact
me and I will dig it out. We jokingly called them the "Fred
letters." But in all seriousness the content of the letters
went a long way toward solving some big black holes in our Dietz
line. Hobart's father appears on p. 29 of the Dietz Family History,
as the 8th. child of George and Catharine Bowman Dietz. Frederick
Dietz was born 1864 in Hellam, York, PA. He married Mary Brose
on July 17, 1891, and died in 1942 in Philadelphia. Hobart also
has a sister, Josephine, born in 1892. Happy to share copies of
the letters with his researchers.

489 - 494 Fritsch

I
believe the 2 Fritsch photos you have on the Dead Fred website
are of my husband's gggrandmother Theresia Judith Fritsch and
her children-Willian, Frederick, George, Charles, and Rose Fritsch.
Charles was my husband's ggrandfather. They immigrated from Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany in the 1860s, coming to Lancaster, PA where the family
has lived since then.

Jenny Rhodes Fritsch

496 - Osgood

Hello,
I am writing to let you know that photo #24995 is a picture of
my father. What forms of verification do you require for proof?
Is it possible to purchase the original? Thank you so much for
your response to my questions. The printed information you have
has the city as Payette and the county as Fruitland. These two
are actually reversed As Fruitland is located in Payette County.
Anxiously awaiting your response.

Thank you.

Barbara Osgood Kircher

497 - Denny

Hello,

My
name is Nancy Grossman, and I'm from this line of Denny, the picture
you have sent in is my family as well John Denny the older man
in the picture is the son of James Denny Jr, who was son of James
Denny and Mary O'Donnell. James Denny Jr, and my G.G.G. Grandfather
Michael were brothers, so Your John Denny was the 1st cousin to
my G.G. Grandmother Mary Denny, who married a Thomas McDevitt.

498 - Gracie

Would
like more info on Mabel Gracie, my fathers' cousin. Who submitted
photo? Can I get in touch w/her or her family?

This is a great find!!!!

Thanks

499 to 503 - Storie

This
is a picture of my mom's Uncle Bunt. I have other pictures to
verify this (not the same picture). He lost his eye when he and
my grandmother had a wreck, running into the back of a truck that
has a pitch fork protruding out the back. I'm curious as to how
you ran across this picture. I have traced my family tree many
generations ....1500's on this particular side.

Thanks for you help.

Donna Meuli

504 - Cross

Thimothy
Cross is the brother of my g-g-g-grandfather George Cross

Kathy Dion

505 - Jenkins

Excited
to see a picture of Robert - we have some info re his Civil War
Service. We are related through Israel Jenkins daughter, Robert\'s
sister. Had never seen a picture - possible to get a copy? We
would like to find out as much as possible about the family.

Thank you.

Randy & Sara Ballinger

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Letters To The Archivists

Just a plain question--is there a way to search "all" the lists of
photos that have been sent in over the years? I can view this month's
submissions, but what about last year, or whatever?

Thanks.

Dorothy Baker

You can search all the photos in the Archive by a number of different
criteria on the Detailed
Search page. Happy browsing!

Excellent site!! A pleasure to peruse.

Christian Cardell

I enjoy every send that comes from DeadFred and look forward to them.
I don't know if I am over looking this or not but is there a place to
send queries?

Thank you for everything!!

Kay

Please check out our FAQ
page to see if your answer may be found there. For questions not
listed, contact webmaster@deadfred.com.
To send queries regarding a photo, simply click the "Contact Submitter"
button at the bottom of the photo record.

Noticed your photo in the deadfred archives, taken by Gibson
of Bay City. Just in case you didn't know, this was J.J. Gibson who
eventually went on to become the official portrait photographer at the
Chicago World's Fair of 1893. His Bay City studio was his first and
dates from about 1872. He eventually moved to several other locations
before settling down in Ann Arbor Michigan in the mid-1880's then eventually
on to the Chicago for the exposition. He and his wife then stayed in
Chicago opening a very fancy portrait studio. Unfortunately he died
a relatively young man in his early 50's of T.B. His wife lived in Chicago
til 1946.

Regards,

Tom

Wow. Fred is anything but Dead. This is such a fascinating, "alive"
paper. I happened to come across it and have to get back to a project
I'm working on -- but will be back.

What a great idea you have!

Shirley

Hi,

I wrote you in January concerning the photo of a relative http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR.php?ID=46375

I just realized that an assumption was made by someone in the extraction
of data from the obituary which accompanied the photo. She was indeed
born in Candor, New York, but she died in Hensler, North Dakota. The
obit was apparently from a North Dakota paper and did not bother to
elaborate on the town of Hensler's location beyond town name.

Thank you again for all you do.

J. Hansen

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Photo of the Month

Easter Bunny or Alice Before Wonderland?
(Click on photo to see the record)

Pick and Shovel Highlights

Subject: Dukeman,
White, Browning

Author: Pam Cranston Date: 2/24/2005 0:48 am CDT

Most of my mother's side is gone now.Hope to find someone
who can help tie these surnames together.

Subject: Simmons
Photos of W.V

Author: Cindy Wiltermood Date: 3/3/2005 8:11 am CDT

All of my grandfather's family was from Gilmer County in West
Virginia( 1850-1950) . I have no photos of any of the Simmons
Family. His name is Clovis, his father was Ira and his father
is believed to be Charles. They all descended from John (Hans)
Simmons from Germany. Any help would be appreciated! Thankyou
so much Cindy

Subject: Newman
of Indiana

Author: Cindy Wiltermood Date: 3/3/2005 8:16 am CDT

My mother's family is Newman's from Vigo County or near the
Terre Haute area. We have no pictures of them at this time.
His name was Elmer (Pete) Newman and his father's name was
John Newman,and his father was Edward Newman thought to be
from Marsdale, Pennsylvania. Any help would be appreciated.Thankyou
so much Cindy

Subject: Hopkins
Tribe

Author: Guy G Hopkins Date: 3/4/2005 11:51 am CDT

I have several pictures and looking for more of my family
history. I have documents showing my Fathers family was in
Ohio and Tenn back to the late 1600's, Would enjoy seeing
more and swapping or just sharing what I have. All Documents
have been scanned and can be seen as jpegs.

Subject: WWII
Photo's

Author: Rhonda Date: 3/11/2005 9:58 pm CDT

Hello All,

well I, am a new comer to this site so I need some help. I
have got alot of old WarWar II, Picture's of men that i haven't
clue who they are. they were left here for me by my dad who
was the Navy. I'd like to post them or be told how i could
do a web page to be able to let others maybe find that missing
part of the family. I hope some one will see this and help
me.I'd really like to do a web-page.

Thanks in Advance. Rhonda.

Subject: Old
Family Photo's

Author: Rhonda Date: 3/14/2005 0:16 am CDT

looking for old photo's of these families.

Jolly, Johnson, Waggoner,Butler,Penticuff,Cranford,Houston

Subject: SC
families

Author: Rebecca Date: 3/16/2005 8:14 pm CDT

any info on LIVINGSTON, WOLFE, PEU, PENDARVIS, COOK, OXNER,
SHEALEY OR SHEALY, RICHBURG OR RICHBOURG, POSEY, RISH, ROBINSON,
RUMPH, TAYLOR- thanks! Rebecca

Subject: marshall

Author: carol Date: 3/18/2005 8:53 pm CDT

i am looking for old photos of the marshall family from

oneida county,ny

townsend p marshall,elmiron marshall,virginia e marshall,albert
e marshall,ella m marshall,edward e marshall, etc....

thanks, carol

Subject: robinton

Author: carol Date: 3/18/2005 8:55 pm CDT

i am looking for any old photos of anyone with the last name
robinton.

primarily from the ny or conn area.

thanks, carol

Subject: looking for pic's

Author: alan boyd Date: 2/17/2005 10:27 pm CDT

I
am looking for pictures or any kind of information about William
Riley Ayers. He was born October 18th 1846 and died May 13
1905 Carrol county Va. he was married to Nancy Ayers (maden
name:Newman) she was born march 11th 1855 and died Feb. 6th
1903. If any one has any information or picutre's i would
really appreciate it. thank you!

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Aagard

Abshire

Adams

O'gara

O'neil

O'neill

Obrian

Ohenholtzen

Osaka

Osborne

Osgood

Ostler

Pace

Page

Painter

Pallett

Park

Parkinson

Parks

Parsons

Pastrup

Peebles

Perkins

Peterson

Petrone

Petty

Phelps

Picot

Piermutter

Poberesky

Pope

Powell

Pratt

Preston

Price

Prichard

Quinn

Radley

Radnitz

Rathsky

Ray

Reinke

Richards

Richardson

Rintz

Rob

Roberson

Roberston

Ryan

Schaffer

Schlotterer

Scott

Scribne

Seamiller

Shearer

Sheperd

Shepherd

Sherwood

Sidwell

Simmons

Simon

Slang

Smallwood

Smith

Snead

Solares

Sparks

Springer

Spurlock

Stanton

Stark

Stephenson

Stevens

Stevenson

Stewart

Juab High Class Of 1937
Photo Album C1860s Breslau Germany
Photo
Album Dwyer Family
Photo Album Funcrest Hotel Pine Hill Ny
School Annual 1915 Chowan College Murfreesboro, NC

Recognize These Faces

(Click on photo for record and larger view.)

Possibly Cote, Sleeper, Thibeault
Photo Number: 31038
NH USA

Comments: Unknown relative to me, Cote, Sleeper, Thibeault, it
is entirely unknown Keywords: Military, Army, Soldier

c1915 Wedding Party
Photo Number: 31160
Vineland, NJ
USA

Comments: Click below to see all photos submitted from this lot.
Only two are identified , Toschi MEDARDO and Anna MELELLI . The
rest are unidentified . I believe that these are all one family
but I cannot prove it. The photographer for the wedding portraits
is G.J Keller & Victory Studio Both from Vineland NJ . I am making
the assumption that these people are also from Vineland NJ . I
purchased these in Egg Harbor NJ at the *Blended Eras* Antiques
& Collectables on Jan 28th 2005 . The Archive has no information
but holds the originals and will return to thier rightful family.
Contact Webmaster@deadfred.com

c1910 Wedding Party
Photo Number: 31164
Vineland, NJ USA

Comments: Click below to see all photos submitted from this lot.
Only two are identified , Toschi MEDARDO and Anna MELELLI. The
rest are unidentified. I believe that these are all one family
but I cannot prove it. The photographer for the wedding portraits
is G.J Keller & Victory Studio Both from Vineland NJ. I am making
the assumption that these people are also from Vineland NJ. I
purchased these in Egg Harbor NJ at the *Blended Eras* Antiques
& Collectables on Jan 28th 2005. The Archive has no information
but holds the originals and will return to thier rightful family.
Contact Webmaster@deadfred.com

c1870s Young Lad
Photo Number: 31220
Kendallsville, IN USA

Comments: Photographer Frank P Ford Artist // This is one of six
photos donated to Archive by Cheryl Wetzel on 3/12/2005 while
attending the Faifax Va Genealogy Society Annual Meeting. Click
below to see other photos donated by Cheryl. We have no information
. Contact webmaster@deadfred.com

Photo Number: 31249

Comments: This card was created on the diagonal. Part of a lot
purchased at an auction outside of NY City. I am asking for only
reimbursement of photo cost ($3) and postage.

c1880s Man & 3 Children
Photo Number: 31311
San Jose, CA USA
Comments: Photographers address 24 West Santa Clara St.

c1890 Letter & Flowers
Photo Number: 31313
Fowler, IN USA
Comments: Keyword: Unique

c1880 Family * Cool Dog*
Photo Number: 31331
Fowler, IN USA
Comments: Photographer E. Bonebrake Keywords: Unique Dog

Dead Ringers

Another great Dead Ringer this month! Who do you think she looks like?

Send your guesses to webmaster@deadfred.com

Last Month's Dead Ringer:

We thought he looked like Anthony Hopkins.

Most Popular Guesses:

Bing Crosby
Ross Perot
Anthony Hopkins
Will Rogers
George Burns
Abraham Lincoln

Feature Article

Those Mountains in the Back

by Joe Bott, Archive Founder

I read an article recently about the quantity of family photos we accumulate
in our lifetime. I think it said somewhere around 1,200 in any given
household, the majority of which are unmarked. I can believe that—the
unmarked part especially.

I'm horrible when it comes to jotting a note on the back of my
photos. "My photos" refer to the ones that were taken by me
or a living member of my family. I even have photos undeveloped from
the 1980s, but I intend to get them developed "sometime real soon—as
soon I get a chance."

It's the same story with my hobby photo collection, which contains
tens of thousands of photos. Most of the photos are of note-less, name-less
faces. If it weren't for the photographers' marks, they would be of
nameless, placeless faces. I refer to these nameless, placeless photos
as "incredibly lost."

I wonder why many of our ancestors didn't put names on their photos.
Was it laziness? I originally blamed sloth, but then I changed my mind.
If you look on the back of c1900 onward vacation snapshots, you can
find notes like: "This is Uncle John next to Harvey Johnson's Boat,"
"Those mountains behind me are the High Sierras" and "That's
an Esso station were we stopped to fill'er up on our way to Lake Henry."
It takes a lot more time to jot down "where" and "what"
notes than it does to jot down a "John Hancock," and
most vacation photos have something written on them. Yes, I've concluded
that it was not laziness.

After thinking for a while, it hit me. Why would we even bother to
write our names on the back? We all know who we are, so there's no need
to jot down a name when we already know what that name is. Besides,
if people we don't know look at the photo, why would they even care
to know who's in the photo? Unless, of course, they're curious about
that gas station, in which case they could turn the photo over to find
out that it was somewhere on the road to Lake Henry.

So here they sit: all these photos from the 1800s and early 1900s with
no clues as to who most of these people are. Personally, I want to know
who they are, as I'm sure many of you do, too. Unfortunately, some people
discard their nameless photos. Fortunately, some people find them.

Even more fortunately, the Internet has opened a big, big door. Now
we can scan those found unknown "genealogy orphans" onto our
computers, post them onto DeadFred.com and increase the chances that
someone will help fill in the blanks. It happens every day now. Who
would have thought?

Anyway, I'm going to get those 1980s undeveloped film rolls developed
real soon and share them with you. I might need some help identifying
a few of the people in them.

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