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What was new in 2008
October-December 2008
July-September 2008
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Added information about September 2008 meeting and program.
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Cemeteries: Added link to
findagrave.com for Long's cemetery.
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April-June 2008
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Family Info Sharing: Added Mills
family, Diehl family, Powell family.
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Links: Added a link to
the Mills family website by Greg MacDonald.
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Cemeteries: Placed links to lists
and photos at findagrave.com for the following cemeteries: Billmeyer;
Bright's; Madden; Old Derry Presbyterian; Upper West Chillisquaque;
Washingtonville Old Methodist. (See cemetery tab to click on individual
links.
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Links: Placed a link to
findagrave.com.
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Sales & Services: The 1876 Atlases have
been sold out and are no longer available.
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January-March 2008
What was new in 2007
October-December 2007
July-September 2007
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Links: Added a link for PA's
Past, Penn State's digital bookshelf.
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Meetings & Programs:
Listing for September 11, 2007 program.
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Ethnic Groups
(German): Added link to website for the German Heritage Society of the
Susquehanna Valley.
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Family Info Sharing: New e-mail
address for Franklin Stahl. New e-mail address for Connie Williams (Morris
family). New e-mail address for Sandy Cooper (Wood family).
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Page counter: Due to technical difficulties, the page
counter which had been in place since November 19, 2003 was eliminated on August
29, 2007. The total hits registered was 8498.
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April-June 2007
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Research Sites:
New hours for Thomas Beaver Free Library are posted.
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Lookups: New e-mail address for
Don Deibert.
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Cemeteries: We now have the booklet
compiled by Alessa Makuch on the Sidler Hill/Welsh Hill Cemetery, complete with
photos.
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Sales & Services: Eight new post
cards of four historical locations in Danville and four floral prints are now
available.
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January-March 2007
What was new in 2006
October-December, 2006
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Links page: Added Bucknell University Sheary Project to links page.
(Union County).
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Ethnic Groups, Slovak:
Added a link to the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International website.
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Family Info Sharing: Updated e-mail
address for Franklin Stahl. Added VERNON, IRVIN families.
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Research sites: Updated the website
address for the Thomas Beaver Free Library.
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Meetings & Programs:
Please note change to quarterly meeting schedule on "About Us" page.
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July-September, 2006
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MCGS Genealogy Room:
Check out the new additions to our resources in the MCGS Genealogy Room!
Our microfilm of early (begins in 1772) Northumberland County Wills, Deeds and
Orphans Court records has arrived. We also have added Montour County Birth
and Death Registrations, Marriage Licenses, Special Delayed Birth Registrations,
additional Orphans Court Dockets and WW I Draft Registrations.
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MCGS Genealogy Room:
We've purchased two new computers and have access to census and other records
via Ancestry.com.
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Family Info Sharing: Corrected
e-mail address for Sandi Bullock (David Rishel/Annie Edmundson family).
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Sales & Services-Atlas Order: The
Shipping & Handling charges for mailing the 1876 Atlas have been changed to
$6.00.
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The Family Reunion page has been changed to "Local
Events". Here is where you can continue to post notices of Family
Reunions as well as other local events of genealogical interest. Please
e-mail Cindy if you
have information to post.
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April-June, 2006
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Photos: Added two additional
photos for Wood family.
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Family Info Sharing: Added Patterson
family. Added alternate e-mail address for Wood family contact.
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January-March, 2006
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Family Reunions:
Information on the Family Blue Association meeting in Danville, June 28, 2006.
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Programs: See the
new additions to our 2006 program schedule.
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Family Info Sharing: New e-mail
address for Billie Smith Culler.
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Sue
Messersmith is now our membership chair. Please contact her with any
changes in address (e-mail or snail mail) or questions.
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The January 10, 2006 MCGS meeting has been canceled. A
brief business meeting will precede the February program.
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What was new in 2005
September-December, 2005
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MCGS dues for 2006 have been changed to $15.00 individual and
$25.00 per family. Click here for printable
membership form.
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Please note special MCGS holiday hours on the
Home Page or on Research Sites
page.
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About us: Updated 2005-2006
program calendar.
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The elevator at the Thomas Beaver Free Library is currently out
of service due to construction and extension of the elevator shaft to the
basement level; therefore the MCGS Genealogy Room will not be handicapped
accessible until completion of the project, possibly early 2006. We'll
keep you updated via the website.
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Family Info Sharing: Added the
following families: DIEFFENBACHER, BOUDMAN, LOBACH, BOYER, LOWERY, DIMMICK,
RAKE, COOK & ASHTON.
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Welsh Hill Cemetery:
Updated information on restoration progress and burials.
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May-August 2005
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Ethnic Groups page now has
information about the Slovaks in Montour County, including the Jankola library
with its many Slovak references available to the public.
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Special open hours during the Iron Heritage Festival.
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Family Info Sharing: Added
Klarsch/Faber/Frederick families.
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September and October programs listed on
About Us page.
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March-April 2005
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Family Reunions: Jacobs family reunion 2005 posted.
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Links: Added link to Wert Family
history website.
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About Us: Note change
in programs for April & May MCGS meetings.
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Family Info Sharing: Added
McNinch family. New e-mail address for George Richard (Richard Family Info
Sharing).
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Iron Heritage Festival Open House:
All researchers are welcome to use our research library for free during the Iron
Heritage Festival. Copies will be available at the usual charge.
Special hours will be: Thursday, July 14, 2:00 to 5:00 PM; Friday, July
15, 2:00 to 5:00 PM; Saturday, July 16, 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM; Monday, July 18,
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Please stop in and see us if you are in the area.
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January-February 2005
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Montour County Naturalizations from 1850-1956 have been
microfilmed and are available on microfiche at MCGS. A full index is
available. Free lookups in the index are available and copies can be
obtained at a nominal charge.
Click here for further information.
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Also now available on microfiche: Montour County
Marriages 1852-1854, Montour County Deaths, 1852-1854, The book titled "Pleas
Entered & Enrolled by William Montgomery, Justice of the Peace for the County of
Northumberland" (1797-1805).
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The January 11, 2005 MCGS meeting has been canceled.
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You'll find a new tab on the left of each page - "Ethnic
Groups". The Welsh Connection and the Jewish Community will now be
linked from this page. Planned additions, in the construction stage, are
Germans, Irish and Slovaks in Montour County.
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What Was New in 2004
November-December 2004
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Please note the following contact changes: Lynn Reichen
is the new membership chair and Cindy Elder is Correspondence/Research chair.
E-mail addresses are at the bottom of each page.
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September- October 2004
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Family Info Sharing: Added, McCOY,
LYON, VORIS, GEARHART, RUMBAUGH, JACOBS & MURRAY families. New e-mail
address for George Richard - Richard family info sharing. Added
TROWBRIDGE, RAKER, OWENS, WILLETT, DIMMICK & RITTENHOUSE families.
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July-August 2004
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Family Info Sharing: Added Rake,
Groce, Malick, Conrad, McCormick families.
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Welsh Connection: Added
some photos of the July 11, 2004 presentation about the Welsh community near
Straub's Church in Valley Township.
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Photos:
Added a few photos from the 2004 Iron Heritage Festival.
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May-June 2004
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Welsh Connection: Added
some photos of Welsh tombstones at St. Paul's (Straub's) Lutheran Church
cemetery.
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Church Files: Added
Washingtonville Lutheran and Oak Grove Trinity Lutheran.
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Lookups: New list of tombstone
transcriptions at St. James Ridgeville United Church of Christ Cemetery.
Photos available.
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New additions to our MCGS
Genealogy Room:
Many new research resources have been added to our Genealogy Room with funding
provided through a grant from the cultural, historical and recreational assets
apportionment of the Montour County hotel room tax initiative provided by the
Montour County Board of Commissioners and the Columbia Montour Visitors Bureau.
Please review the additions made possible through this grant and consider
visiting us to look through them for helpful clues to your family history!
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Open house planned for Iron Heritage Festival Weekend. If
you missed it on the home page, click here.
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Sales & Services: Beautiful postcard
size Montour County photos available for sale.
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March-April 2004
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Programs: Come and hear "Salty" Ferguson, on April 13, 2004.
For more info click here.
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Lookups of deaths and marriages in the Danville Intelligencer
1828-1879 are now available!
Click here for details.
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Links: Change of links for
Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau, Pete Dreifuss' Selinsgrove Connection site.
Added Pennsylvania Census Finder link.
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January-February 2004
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Photos: Thanks
to Lynn Reichen, corrections have been made regarding the dates of the
Danville-Riverside bridge photos.
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Research (MCGS):
Effective January 1, 2004, there is a change in the open hours of the Thomas
Beaver Free Library which affects the MCGS Genealogy room hours on Saturdays.
New Saturday hours will be 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM. We've also decreased
Monday hours to 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. We will attempt to accommodate
researchers requesting additional hours within the Thomas Beaver Library
schedule if a volunteer is available. Please e-mail
Cindy Elder or
Sue Messersmith to
make arrangements.
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Research (Courthouse): The
Montour County Register & Recorder has now placed the will index online.
Please check out the new Montour County website at
www.montourco.org. (Offsite link).
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What Was New in 2003
November-December 2003
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Research:
Effective January 1, 2004, there will be a change in the open hours of the
Thomas Beaver Free Library which will affect the MCGS Genealogy room hours on
Saturdays. New Saturday hours will be 10:00 AM to 1:45 PM.
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Research:
The marriage and death notices published in the Danville Intelligencer
from 1828 to 1879 have been extracted and placed in a searchable database
available at MCGS.
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Jewish Community:
Added photo of Rabbi Joseph Zeisler, list of former Rabbis, request for help in
locating former Jewish families of Danville. Now have a complete copy of
the 1890-1947 minutes book of the B'nai Zion congregation of Danville.
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Change of e-mail address for Lynn Reichen, Newsletter Editor,
to LRMCGS@aol.com.
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September-October 2003
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Church Records: All records for
Mahoning Presbyterian Church 1844-1930's have been copied and indexed and are
now available for researchers.
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Links: Added John's Pennsylvania
Genealogy Resources Pages site to the PA links. A nice collection of links
to PA genealogy resources, as well as State, Federal, Census, Military, and
other resources.
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Family Info Sharing: Added
Weidenhammer family of Limestonville area.
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Please note new e-mail address for our Membership and
Correspondence Secretary, Sue Messersmith. (See bottom of page).
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A Genealogy Workshop for beginners will be offered on November
8, 2003. Click here for details.
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Notice our new logo? Created by Danville High School art
students with their teacher, Mary Fallon-Shultz, we believe the vibrant, growing
tree with strong roots illustrates both our individual families and our
organization as we grow and flourish. We are deeply indebted to Mary and
the students for their generosity in sharing their talents.
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Photos: Added photo of Carey
Savery at the Bennett Mansion. Please check to see if you might be able to
identify the others. See About Us page for
photos of our October meeting.
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Jewish Community: See
update regarding Jewish cemetery list & photos.
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Sales: Reprint of Danville
Past & Present by D.H.B. Brower, 1881, reprinted by Montour County
Historical Society now available through MCGS. See sales page.
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Lookups: Ann Thomas is willing
to do lookups Danville Past & Present by D.H.B. Brower.
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July-August 2003
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Research sites: Correction
of fee requirements for copies of wills from the Montour County Courthouse.
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Family Info Sharing: Added
Robbins family; Gearhart family.
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Links: Repaired link to PA Department
of Health (birth, death, marriage and divorce record requests). New link
to census online (great site!).
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About us: Fall meeting and
program schedule. Photo of Paddy Ryan from his April 2003 visit.
Corrected date for October meeting.
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May-June 2003
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Iron Heritage Festival July 17-20, 2003:
Listing of Welsh-related events of special interest
to Welsh, music and Joseph Parry lovers, link to
Iron Heritage Festival website,
special hours for free use of the MCGS Genealogy
Room for those traveling to Danville for the Festival.
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MCGS Genealogy Room:
We have some terrific new microfilm now available!
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Church Records: New microfilm,
four volumes of Mahoning Presbyterian records copied. Indexing ongoing.
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Family Info Sharing: Change of
e-mail address for Harold Robinson; added Robinson, Tiffany, Blue, Maus,
Wilson, Newberry, Harris names in addition to Billmeyer for Mr. Robinson; added
Sidler & Frazier/Frazer families. Updated link to Ron Hughes' website
(Hughes, Brooks family) and corrected Ron's e-mail address.
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March-April 2003
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It's official! Danville, Pennsylvania is now officially a
sister city to Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. Read more about it on the
Welsh Connection page.
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Sue Messersmith is now our Correspondence Secretary.
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Family Info Sharing: Change of e-mail
address for Tim Ryan; added Forney and Getz families; added Boudeman/Budman and
Fleming families.
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MCGS Genealogy Room:
New microfilm obtained: Columbia County Tax Assessments 1814-1840.
Printable accession form to enclose with
contributions to MCGS. We are copying the records of Mahoning Presbyterian
Church and it will be available soon. Index in progress.
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Updated information on
Iron Heritage Festival
website. (Off-site link)
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New requirements to apply for certified birth or death record
in PA go into effect February 1, 2003.
Click here for a link to info from the Dept. of Health. (Off-site
link).
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Photos: Added
a few iron industry photos.
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January-February 2003
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Family Info Sharing: Added
Jordan, Ilker & Strausser families; Davis and Shaw families; Dawson family;
Ebner & Welliver families. New e-mail address for Bob Bennett.
Replaced link for Benner, Wenner, Seybert page.
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Research: Revised
printable form to request MCGS research.
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Church Records: We now have Christ
Episcopal Church records with complete index; also Grove Presbyterian 1855-1965
(copies in our library; indexing in process), St. Paul's Methodist and Emmanuel
Church (which merged with St. Paul's).
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MCGS Genealogy Room:
We now have a Canon Digital Microprinter and are adding microfilm to our
collection.
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What Was New in 2002
November-December 2002
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Family Info Sharing: Added Betz
Family, Rozelle family. Change in email address for Barb Smith (Huber
family).
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Family Reunions: Added
Hagerman family reunion, date and link.
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Links: Added links to Hagerman
family website by Frank Stahl; Pete Dreifuss' site, "Selinsgrove Connection"
(Jewish Community).
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Jewish Community: New page devoted to helping those with
Jewish ancestors who are part of Danville's history.
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Welsh Connection: Added
link to information about Joseph Parry.
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September-October 2002
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About Us: Added Fall meeting
information.
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Church: Added new church
records.
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Welsh Connection: Added
information about the Susquehanna Valley Welsh Society, a photo of our October
speaker, news of Welsh focus for 2003 Iron Heritage Festival.
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July-August 2002
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Family Info Exchange: Added
Michael Sanders family; Richard family; Bird family; Kreischer family; Zeisler
family; change of address for Tom Young (Wertman
family).
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Photos: Added several more
photos of Historic Danville. These are of the River Bridge.
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Church Records: We are working on copying and indexing
the records of Christ Episcopal, Danville, which start in 1830. I'll let
you know when they are complete.
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May-June 2002
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Please note new e-mail address for Cindy
Elder, webmaster. You'll now find me at
mcgsceld@aol.com.
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Cemeteries: Welsh Hill
Cemetery list and some photos now available on this site.
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Photos: Added a page of
wonderful old unidentified Bennett photos; added some old picture postcard
photos of historic Danville and Montour County; added photos of Welsh Hill
Cemetery; discovered and added some dates for Danville photographers.
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Family Info Exchange: Added a
photo of the Boyd home on Bloom Street to the Boyd family links; change of
e-mail address for Jim Kershner; David A. Morris family; Wertman and Prentiss
families.
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About us: Program information
for June meeting. Note change of date!
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Welsh connection: If you have Welsh roots in Danville,
you will follow this with interest.
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March-April 2002
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Sales: Information on how to
obtain a copy of the reprint of the 1876 Atlas of Columbia & Montour Counties.
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Family Info Exchange Added the following: Rudy,
Mason, Gaumer, Hendricks, Zettlemoyer & Bogart families; Garretson, Galbraith
families; Bender, Wenner, Seybert, Seesholtz, Kitchen & Sands families;
Swisher, Polk, Sellard, Ohl families; Daniel & Hattie Moser family; Rishel,
Heimbach, Harbein/Harpine families, Sawyer family.
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e-mail address for Montour County
Register & Recorder's office. Information about how to obtain
copies of wills. Also added an e-mail address for our
genealogy room on
the surname files page. New e-mail address for
webmaster, Cindy
Elder.
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Coming soon! We plan to have the Montour County Will
index (1850-1963) online within the next few months.
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Reunions: Added Jacobs family reunion.
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Links: Added Boyd Family Information
Page, Clan Boyd Society, International, to the Surname links; added Cornell
University's Making of America digital library site to the Reference links.
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January-February 2002
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Family Info Exchange: Added the following: Moser
family,
Kershner family, Miller
family, Gibble family, Rishel
family, Wands
family.
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Updated e-mail addresses for: Eileen Wilson (McKee family), Joan
Carson (Dentler family), Bob Bennett (Bennett
family
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Research Resources: Will index
1850-1963 now available in MCGS genealogy room. Plan to have online within
a few months
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