NEHGS - October 2009 Archive

October 2009 Archive

10-30-2009
My ancestor was a Confederate officer and captured after Gettysburg. I understand he was held at a prisoner of war camp on an island in Ohio. Can you help me collect more information?
10-28-2009
Can you tell me what the occupation of a "plate layer" did? I found this on an 1851 British Census recenly but I am a little confused what this occupation was. Do you suppose it had to do with porcelain manufacturer?
10-27-2009
How can I locate an image of the last War of 1812 veteran? I understand that he was living in New York when he died. There is a story that he may be related to my family and believe I might have a picture of him in my family photos but he is only identified as "last War of 1812 soldier".
10-26-2009
My father told me he was discharged at Camp Funston in Kansas at the end of the First World War....
10-23-2009
I am working with a microfilm of the parish records of Rillington, Yorkshire, England. There is extensive water damage to the era I am searching. Do you know if they may have been published before hand?
10-21-2009
While examining the 1824 directory of Boston I found my ancestor was a Talow distributor. What would that be as an occupation?
10-19-2009
Can you recommend a website with access to cemetery records free of charge? My primary focus at this time is New York State cemetery records.
10-16-2009
My ancestor is listed in the Chelsea, Massachusetts Vital Records. He was a Revolutionary War soldier and died in 1822....
10-15-2009
I have found a news clipping that states the following,“Massapoag Lodge 424 N.E.O.P. took in several new candidates at their meeting last Tuesday evening.” Can you help me determine what N.E.O.P stands for?
10-14-2009
My ancestor is listed in the U.S. censuses of 1910 and 1920 as residing in the Foxborough State Hospital, in Foxboro, Massachusetts. I believe that his wife divorced him around 1920....
10-13-2009
I understand that the Army records for World War I soldiers in St. Louis were destroyed during a fire in the 1970’s. Can you tell me what would be on a typical card from the Adjutant General’s Office from an individual state. You had written about these records before, but I was wondering what the card might supply?
10-9-2009
Do you know of a genealogical society for the descendants of the accused victims of the Salem Witch Trials?
10-8-2009
I have been helping someone in the UK trace a relative who had come to America in the 1890s. I found him in the 1900 census at the Massachusetts Reformatory in Concord. Do you know if there are any records from that facility available for genealogists?
10-7-2009
Recently, I received information on my grandfather including school records from Worcester Poly Tech. The records list a prep-school, Oakwood Seminary. Can you give me more information on Oakwood Seminary?
10-6-2009
What does P.R. mean in Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850?
10-5-2009
Is it true that part of the Mayflower may be included in a building in England?
10-1-2009
I recently received the Civil War record for my great-great-grandfather. It states he was discharged "by reason of permanent lameness of left leg owing to partial con[-]raction of flexor muscles of thigh....