Al..
my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult
time. May you find solace in all the wonderful memories you have .
Lee

In a message dated 10/29/2012 7:44:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
alrose509@... writes:




Tough couple of weeks for my  family.
=================================

21 OCT 2012.

Loving  wife, mother & Grammy, Karen Rose died after fighting peritoneal
cancer for more than two years. She entered her reward in heaven from her
home surrounded by family. Karen was born on October 26, 1947 in
Attleboro,
Massachusetts to the late Henry Konrad and Virginia Bora  Burgess.
She spent her early years traveling with her father as a Coast  Guard
family. As the first born child with four younger boys in the  family,
Karen
began her life-long hallmark of caring for others by helping  to raise her
brothers.
In 1965, she graduated from James Campbell High  School in Ewa, Hawaii and
returned to Massachusetts with her grandparents  to pursue her nursing
degree. In 1968, she graduated from Sturdy Memorial  Hospital and began her
career as a registered nurse.
Karen married the  love of her life, Alfred Rose Jr., of Pawtucket, RI, on
November 9, 1968.
Al joined the Army in 1972 and they began 28 years of active service to
the USA. Karen was always involved with the Army family support groups
wherever they were stationed. Before leaving Attleboro in 1973, Karen gave
birth
to their only son, SSG Scott C. Rose who was killed in Iraq in 2003.  Their
second child, Heather, was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1978.
Karen maintained her nursing skills by volunteering while raising her
children and supporting the family during her husband's frequent
deployments.
Later, she returned to work full time as an RN specializing  in pediatrics
and worked for Cumberland County schools as a Special Needs  Nurse. Karen
returned to school later in life to earn her Bachelor of  Science degree
from
Deaconess College.
Karen spent over 40 years of  her life volunteering and giving back to
various communities around the  world. This included many years of helping
out at
the Cumberland County  Care Clinic and Better Health of Cumberland County.
She formed many long  and lasting friendships during all of this work.
In 1984, the Rose family  built a home in Fayetteville and returned to that
home after each overseas  family redeployment. They continued to reside in
Fayetteville after her  husband LTC Rose retired from the Army in November
2000.
After their  son was killed in Iraq, Karen and her husband began a
commitment to help  wounded soldiers and veterans through various volunteer
efforts.
Karen,  along with five other local grieving mothers, founded the Dogwood
Chapter  of the American Gold Star Mothers.
She decided to redirect her life to  helping care for three of her
granddaughters. Karen and her husband  traveled often to visit their fourth
granddaughter in Maine.
Diagnosed  with cancer in October 2010, Karen continued with all of her
volunteer  work and loved doting on her granddaughters.
Karen is preceded in death by  son Scott; and two brothers, Henry Burgess
(USAF retired) and Patrick  Burgess.
She is survived by her husband Alfred of 44 years; two brothers,  Michael
and Neil, both of Massachusetts; her daughter, Heather (Rose) and  her
husband Wesley Edge of Fayetteville; her daughter-in-heart, Michele
(Basso) Rose
of Readfield, Maine; four beautiful granddaughters, Sarah,  Meghan, Amelia,
and Catherine; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Karen will be greatly missed by all of her friends and family.
The  family will receive friends on the evening of Friday, October 26 at
Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home in Warren, R.I. from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. A
funeral mass will be held on Saturday, October 27, at 10:00 am at St.
Mary's
Catholic Church on Wood St. in Bristol R.I. followed by interment  at St.
Mary's
Catholic Church Cemetery.
-------------
During the  same graveside service, we also buried Scott's ashes in the sa
me plot with  his mother. Karen learned of this decision a few days before
she died. It  was one of the wishes she had carried for the last nine
years. I
know they  are at peace.

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello,

Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching newspaper
archive sites for their ancestors.

I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where the
information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not subscribe to
any yet.

I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to choose.
Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to search.

Any feedback helpful.


Jen

I've had good luck with GenealogyBank.com.  Here's a link showing all of
the Rhode Island newspapers they currently have:

http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/Rhode_Island-newspaper-list/

Judy Anthony
Houston, Texas

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM, mjbarnett23@... <
mjbarnett23@...> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching
> newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
>
> I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where
> the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not
> subscribe to any yet.
>
> I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to
> choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to
> search.
>
> Any feedback helpful.
>
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
> on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
> There is a lot of information there and more being added daily
>
> For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
> we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Judy,

I had been seriously looking at that one. Thanks for your input.

Jen

--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, Judy <judya@...> wrote:
>
> I've had good luck with GenealogyBank.com.  Here's a link showing all of
> the Rhode Island newspapers they currently have:
>
> http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/Rhode_Island-newspaper-list/
>
> Judy Anthony
> Houston, Texas
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM, mjbarnett23@... <
> mjbarnett23@...> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching
> > newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
> >
> > I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where
> > the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not
> > subscribe to any yet.
> >
> > I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to
> > choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to
> > search.
> >
> > Any feedback helpful.
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
> > on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
> > There is a lot of information there and more being added daily
> >
> > For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
> > we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> > at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I have that too.

From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network

----- Reply message -----
From: "mjbarnett23@..." <mjbarnett23@...>
To: <RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [RI_Ancestors] Re: Re Newspaper Sites
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 12:18 pm


Judy,

I had been seriously looking at that one. Thanks for your input.

Jen

--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, Judy <judya@...> wrote:
>
> I've had good luck with GenealogyBank.com.  Here's a link showing all of
> the Rhode Island newspapers they currently have:
>
> http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/Rhode_Island-newspaper-list/
>
> Judy Anthony
> Houston, Texas
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM, mjbarnett23@... <
> mjbarnett23@...> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching
> > newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
> >
> > I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where
> > the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not
> > subscribe to any yet.
> >
> > I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to
> > choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to
> > search.
> >
> > Any feedback helpful.
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
> > on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
> > There is a lot of information there and more being added daily
> >
> > For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
> > we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> > at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




------------------------------------

Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features on your
visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
There is a lot of information there and more being added daily

For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
Yahoo! Groups Links





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks for the feedback, Nancy!

Jen

--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, "njnunez@..." <NJNUNEZ@...> wrote:
>
> I have that too.
>
> From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "mjbarnett23@..." <mjbarnett23@...>
> To: <RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [RI_Ancestors] Re: Re Newspaper Sites
> Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 12:18 pm
>
>
> Judy,
>
> I had been seriously looking at that one. Thanks for your input.
>
> Jen
>
> --- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, Judy <judya@> wrote:
> >
> > I've had good luck with GenealogyBank.com.  Here's a link showing all of
> > the Rhode Island newspapers they currently have:
> >
> > http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/Rhode_Island-newspaper-list/
> >
> > Judy Anthony
> > Houston, Texas
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM, mjbarnett23@ <
> > mjbarnett23@> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching
> > > newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
> > >
> > > I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where
> > > the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not
> > > subscribe to any yet.
> > >
> > > I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to
> > > choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to
> > > search.
> > >
> > > Any feedback helpful.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
> > > on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
> > > There is a lot of information there and more being added daily
> > >
> > > For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
> > > we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> > > at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features on
your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
> There is a lot of information there and more being added daily
>
> For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
> we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect family
historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other members of the
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in each week trying
to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old Rhode Island
graveyards. This message was in this forum:

> I just came across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at the
shower and thought it migh interest someone:
>
> "George Verry Buried on land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
>
> Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her land and
they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property owner. One
burial is a George VERRY.
>
> I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf I
was only looking for a lot identified as a Verry lot but then it might be
identified by another name.
>
I  wrote to the poster here and then to the one who posted it on Genforum too.
They went quiet. No responses and nothing has been heard about it since. Here's
the thing. If it is a graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to be registered.
If it is eventually registered, it will be assigned a number, given a sign, and
go into the inventory for East Greenwich. It will be forever protected.
Presently we have around 85 known cemeteries in East Greenwich. Occasionally a
"new" one is discovered.

If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for gravestones having been
stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer stones), we need to determine
that. They need to be put back on the graves where they came from or dealt with
in ways determined by their examination. Imagine you are a descendant of George
Verry -- he is one of your brick walls and here we have his gravestone, far away
from his burial site but inscribed with a lot of information that might send
your research back another ten generations. Then you can imagine Mr. Verry six
feet under and no one knows where he is. To most, it might not matter. To family
historians, though, it should matter a lot.

I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used as part of a sluiceway between
two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by and I thought it might have been
from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter lad killed at age 19 at the Battle of
Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it from the waterway and after due research,
discovered that it was redundant - the family replaced it with a footstone
identical to the other stones in their plot. So, finding no one else in the
family descending, I brought it to the RI Veterans Cemetery in Exeter and they
set it up in a special area for monuments with no graves beneath it. Fitting
tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150 years ago -- almost to the day --
fighting for the Union.

We members of the Commission care about these graveyards all over the state. We
are their staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent County, East
Greenwich specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want to clear the
matter up. As family historians, I would expect you to understand why this work
is so important. Please drop me a line telling me who to contact. We are not
cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to protect these places and get
them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the landowner, I want to work WITH her
to straighten it out. The original post said she might put the stones upright
and put a little fence around it.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries
and a member of this list long before it went to Yahoo!


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Alan -
I applaud your efforts! Thank you for your work.
Years back my husband and I knocked on the door of a home in Charlestown. I
  knew that some of his ancestors were buried in the small graveyard behind
the  home. The (relatively new) homeowners were delighted to help out. They
had  discovered the graveyard when they bought their home and decided it
would be a  great place for their wedding. So they cleared it as best they
could and  unfortunately used a brush whacker that took some chunks out of a few
of the  stones.
We were allowed to roam around, and in doing so discovered and uncovered a
previously buried headstone of one of the permanent residents!
- Lauren

PS - should you find a headstone for Abijah Browning, please let me know.
I've been searching for him for many years. He was born in 1798 and died in
West  Greenwich in 1875. Thanks!

Lauren Maehrlein
Maehrlein's Heirlines

Plant a tree,  then start your family tree!!


In a message dated 11/5/2012 5:05:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
bozone@... writes:

I have  to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery  in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect
family  historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other
members of  the RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in
each
week  trying to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old
Rhode  Island graveyards. This message was in this forum:

> I just came  across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at
the shower and  thought it migh interest someone:
>
> "George Verry Buried on  land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
>  http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
>
>  Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her
land and  they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property
owner. One  burial is a George VERRY.
>
> I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf  I
was only looking for a lot identified as
a Verry lot but then it might be  identified by another name.
>
I  wrote to the poster here and  then to the one who posted it on Genforum
too. They went quiet. No responses  and nothing has been heard about it
since. Here's the thing. If it is a  graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to
be registered. If it is eventually  registered, it will be assigned a
number, given a sign, and go into the  inventory for East Greenwich. It will be
forever protected. Presently we have  around 85 known cemeteries in East
Greenwich. Occasionally a "new" one is  discovered.

If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for  gravestones having
been stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer  stones), we need to
determine that. They need to be put back on the graves  where they came from or
dealt with in ways determined by their examination.  Imagine you are a
descendant of George Verry -- he is one of your brick walls  and here we have
his
gravestone, far away from his burial site but inscribed  with a lot of
information that might send your research back another ten  generations. Then
you can imagine Mr. Verry six feet under and no one knows  where he is. To
most, it might not matter. To family historians, though, it  should matter a
lot.

I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used  as part of a sluiceway
between two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by  and I thought it
might have been from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter  lad killed at age 19
at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it  from the waterway
and after due research, discovered that it was redundant -  the family
replaced it with a footstone identical to the other stones in their  plot. So,
finding no one else in the family descending, I brought it to the RI  Veterans
Cemetery in Exeter and they set it up in a special area for monuments  with
no graves beneath it. Fitting tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150
years ago -- almost to the day -- fighting for the Union.

We members of  the Commission care about these graveyards all over the
state. We are their  staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent
County, East Greenwich  specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want
to clear the matter  up. As family historians, I would expect you to
understand why this work is so  important. Please drop me a line telling me who
to
contact. We are not  cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to
protect these places and get  them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the
landowner, I want to work WITH  her to straighten it out. The original post said
she might put the stones  upright and put a little fence around it.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory  Commission on Historic Cemeteries
and a member of this list long before it  went to Yahoo!


[Non-text portions of this message have been  removed]



------------------------------------

Be sure to  check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
on your visits  to our RI_Ancestors Web site
There is a lot of information there and more  being added daily

For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo  site
we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
at:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
Yahoo! Groups  Links







[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I have GenealogyBank and although most of my direct line Bennetts seem to be
hiding under rocks or in those Yankee Swamps back East, I've found a lot of
information in Mass and RI.
A tip:  I recently spent an afternoon searching for information on the state and
county fairs. I was amazed at the newspaper coverage those events got and the
number of surnames listed in the accounts of who won what prize.  If your
ancestors were farmers or stockmen, don't overlook the articles about the fairs.
Sandy from Colorado

   



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello,
Allen

How sad. How shameful, that anyone would be so callous as to post information
then not respond and then to just go about their life. Just imagine if her
family member's grave showed up somewhere and she couldn't make contact. I say
thank you to all the people who in one way or another provide information,
maintain the old burial grounds, and or the documentation of the burials
supposedly located in the historical cemeteries. I think that spells out the
difference between a person who's interest is just peaked versus a true family
historian.

By the way, how does one get help to maintain the family cemeteries that have
been documented as historical cemeteries. I have a Jillson Lot in Woonsocket
that is in need of some work. Mostly stone work or searching for. Neighbors of
the cemetery, keep the brush down and the grass cut. Many stones are overturned,
broken, or buried under ground.  This lot is small with approximately 66 burials
per records. Not sure exactly how many can actually be found with a marker or
field stone.  just saying......

Jen





--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, Alan Clarke <bozone@...> wrote:
>
> I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect family
historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other members of the
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in each week trying
to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old Rhode Island
graveyards. This message was in this forum:
>
> > I just came across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at the
shower and thought it migh interest someone:
> >
> > "George Verry Buried on land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
> > http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
> >
> > Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her land
and they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property owner.
One burial is a George VERRY.
> >
> > I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf I
was only looking for a lot identified as a Verry lot but then it might be
identified by another name.
> >
> I  wrote to the poster here and then to the one who posted it on Genforum too.
They went quiet. No responses and nothing has been heard about it since. Here's
the thing. If it is a graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to be registered.
If it is eventually registered, it will be assigned a number, given a sign, and
go into the inventory for East Greenwich. It will be forever protected.
Presently we have around 85 known cemeteries in East Greenwich. Occasionally a
"new" one is discovered.
>
> If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for gravestones having been
stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer stones), we need to determine
that. They need to be put back on the graves where they came from or dealt with
in ways determined by their examination. Imagine you are a descendant of George
Verry -- he is one of your brick walls and here we have his gravestone, far away
from his burial site but inscribed with a lot of information that might send
your research back another ten generations. Then you can imagine Mr. Verry six
feet under and no one knows where he is. To most, it might not matter. To family
historians, though, it should matter a lot.
>
> I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used as part of a sluiceway
between two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by and I thought it might
have been from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter lad killed at age 19 at the
Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it from the waterway and after due
research, discovered that it was redundant - the family replaced it with a
footstone identical to the other stones in their plot. So, finding no one else
in the family descending, I brought it to the RI Veterans Cemetery in Exeter and
they set it up in a special area for monuments with no graves beneath it.
Fitting tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150 years ago -- almost to the
day -- fighting for the Union.
>
> We members of the Commission care about these graveyards all over the state.
We are their staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent County, East
Greenwich specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want to clear the
matter up. As family historians, I would expect you to understand why this work
is so important. Please drop me a line telling me who to contact. We are not
cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to protect these places and get
them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the landowner, I want to work WITH her
to straighten it out. The original post said she might put the stones upright
and put a little fence around it.
>
> Alan Clarke
> RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries
> and a member of this list long before it went to Yahoo!
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Good luck and if you have a hard time with the name fields and can't find
them that way in genealogybank dot com, then enter the names in quotes under
the "include" box and something that works even better.



-----Original Message-----
From: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of mjbarnett23@...
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 1:50 PM
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RI_Ancestors] Re: Re Newspaper Sites

Thanks for the feedback, Nancy!

Jen

--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, "njnunez@..." <NJNUNEZ@...> wrote:
>
> I have that too.
>
> From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "mjbarnett23@..." <mjbarnett23@...>
> To: <RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [RI_Ancestors] Re: Re Newspaper Sites
> Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 12:18 pm
>
>
> Judy,
>
> I had been seriously looking at that one. Thanks for your input.
>
> Jen
>
> --- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, Judy <judya@> wrote:
> >
> > I've had good luck with GenealogyBank.com.  Here's a link showing
> > all of the Rhode Island newspapers they currently have:
> >
> > http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/Rhode_Island-newspaper-
> > list/
> >
> > Judy Anthony
> > Houston, Texas
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM, mjbarnett23@ < mjbarnett23@> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience
> > > researching newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
> > >
> > > I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any
> > > site where the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must
> > > say, I did not subscribe to any yet.
> > >
> > > I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive
> > > site to choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check
> > > off as a place to search.
> > >
> > > Any feedback helpful.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database
> > > features on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site There is a
> > > lot of information there and more being added daily
> > >
> > > For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site we have
> > > a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> > > at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database
> features on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site There is a lot of
> information there and more being added daily
>
> For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site we have a
> Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
> at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




------------------------------------

Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features on
your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site There is a lot of information there
and more being added daily

For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site we have a Mirror
site for the File, Links, and Databases
at:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
Yahoo! Groups Links

Sandy,

Thanks for the tips as always!



--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, SANDY JOHANSEN <jenny_ologist@...> wrote:
>
> I have GenealogyBank and although most of my direct line Bennetts seem to be
hiding under rocks or in those Yankee Swamps back East, I've found a lot of
information in Mass and RI.
> A tip:  I recently spent an afternoon searching for information on the state
and county fairs. I was amazed at the newspaper coverage those events got and
the number of surnames listed in the accounts of who won what prize.  If your
ancestors were farmers or stockmen, don't overlook the articles about the fairs.
> Sandy from Colorado
>
>    
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

I'm sorry I've not had the energy to respond to you though I know you contacted
me directly.   What I passed on was just a post I'd seen on the message
boards.  I've no way of knowing where in E. Greenwich this was or being able to
do mopre than pass the information on in hopes maybe someone in the E.G. area
might know a bit more.  
 
It's busy season with the company I get per diem & temp work with & I've been
putting in long days as well as doing some trips.  I'm basically unemployed so
when the opportunity arises to earn some income, I jump at it.  Just now got
home from a 2 day job up in VT/NH....got snowed on this morning & heard on a
local station up there that Killington ski area opened for the season today too.
 
All I know about the Verry stones is what I passed along from the post by "Flo"
on genealogy.com message boards.   Poster "Flo" would need to reply to your
enquiry to her since she was the one on site & knows where these stones are.
 
Now off to bed with me.  I've been up since 3:30am and just drove 4+ hrs
home.  I'm pooped!
 
Linda
 

--- On Mon, 11/5/12, Alan Clarke <bozone@...> wrote:


From: Alan Clarke <bozone@...>
Subject: [RI_Ancestors] Grave Disappointment
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 5, 2012, 5:04 PM



 



I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect family
historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other members of the
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in each week trying
to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old Rhode Island
graveyards. This message was in this forum:

> I just came across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at the
shower and thought it migh interest someone:
>
> "George Verry Buried on land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
>
> Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her land and
they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property owner. One
burial is a George VERRY.
>
> I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf I
was only looking for a lot identified as a Verry lot but then it might be
identified by another name.
>
I wrote to the poster here and then to the one who posted it on Genforum too.
They went quiet. No responses and nothing has been heard about it since. Here's
the thing. If it is a graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to be registered.
If it is eventually registered, it will be assigned a number, given a sign, and
go into the inventory for East Greenwich. It will be forever protected.
Presently we have around 85 known cemeteries in East Greenwich. Occasionally a
"new" one is discovered.

If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for gravestones having been
stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer stones), we need to determine
that. They need to be put back on the graves where they came from or dealt with
in ways determined by their examination. Imagine you are a descendant of George
Verry -- he is one of your brick walls and here we have his gravestone, far away
from his burial site but inscribed with a lot of information that might send
your research back another ten generations. Then you can imagine Mr. Verry six
feet under and no one knows where he is. To most, it might not matter. To family
historians, though, it should matter a lot.

I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used as part of a sluiceway between
two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by and I thought it might have been
from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter lad killed at age 19 at the Battle of
Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it from the waterway and after due research,
discovered that it was redundant - the family replaced it with a footstone
identical to the other stones in their plot. So, finding no one else in the
family descending, I brought it to the RI Veterans Cemetery in Exeter and they
set it up in a special area for monuments with no graves beneath it. Fitting
tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150 years ago -- almost to the day --
fighting for the Union.

We members of the Commission care about these graveyards all over the state. We
are their staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent County, East
Greenwich specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want to clear the
matter up. As family historians, I would expect you to understand why this work
is so important. Please drop me a line telling me who to contact. We are not
cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to protect these places and get
them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the landowner, I want to work WITH her
to straighten it out. The original post said she might put the stones upright
and put a little fence around it.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries
and a member of this list long before it went to Yahoo!

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All good discussion! Thanks.

I've come across a tricky problem concerning the 1940 census. In the
Relationship column are the standard names of relations but one of my names
shows as head the household then lists as the other occupant as "Partner". I'm
curious if the meaning is the same as would be today. I'm sure there is an old
census handbook for the enumerator but I can't find one. Can anyone help?

Jim





On Nov 5, 2012, at 5:59 PM, Linda Peloquin wrote:

I'm sorry I've not had the energy to respond to you though I know you contacted
me directly.   What I passed on was just a post I'd seen on the message boards. 
I've no way of knowing where in E. Greenwich this was or being able to do mopre
than pass the information on in hopes maybe someone in the E.G. area might know
a bit more.

It's busy season with the company I get per diem & temp work with & I've been
putting in long days as well as doing some trips.  I'm basically unemployed so
when the opportunity arises to earn some income, I jump at it.  Just now got
home from a 2 day job up in VT/NH....got snowed on this morning & heard on a
local station up there that Killington ski area opened for the season today too.

All I know about the Verry stones is what I passed along from the post by "Flo"
on genealogy.com message boards.   Poster "Flo" would need to reply to your
enquiry to her since she was the one on site & knows where these stones are.

Now off to bed with me.  I've been up since 3:30am and just drove 4+ hrs home. 
I'm pooped!

Linda


--- On Mon, 11/5/12, Alan Clarke <bozone@...> wrote:

From: Alan Clarke <bozone@...>
Subject: [RI_Ancestors] Grave Disappointment
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 5, 2012, 5:04 PM



I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect family
historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other members of the
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in each week trying
to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old Rhode Island
graveyards. This message was in this forum:

> I just came across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at the
shower and thought it migh interest someone:
>
> "George Verry Buried on land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
>
> Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her land and
they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property owner. One
burial is a George VERRY.
>
> I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf I
was only looking for a lot identified as a Verry lot but then it might be
identified by another name.
>
I wrote to the poster here and then to the one who posted it on Genforum too.
They went quiet. No responses and nothing has been heard about it since. Here's
the thing. If it is a graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to be registered.
If it is eventually registered, it will be assigned a number, given a sign, and
go into the inventory for East Greenwich. It will be forever protected.
Presently we have around 85 known cemeteries in East Greenwich. Occasionally a
"new" one is discovered.

If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for gravestones having been
stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer stones), we need to determine
that. They need to be put back on the graves where they came from or dealt with
in ways determined by their examination. Imagine you are a descendant of George
Verry -- he is one of your brick walls and here we have his gravestone, far away
from his burial site but inscribed with a lot of information that might send
your research back another ten generations. Then you can imagine Mr. Verry six
feet under and no one knows where he is. To most, it might not matter. To family
historians, though, it should matter a lot.

I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used as part of a sluiceway between
two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by and I thought it might have been
from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter lad killed at age 19 at the Battle of
Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it from the waterway and after due research,
discovered that it was redundant - the family replaced it with a footstone
identical to the other stones in their plot. So, finding no one else in the
family descending, I brought it to the RI Veterans Cemetery in Exeter and they
set it up in a special area for monuments with no graves beneath it. Fitting
tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150 years ago -- almost to the day --
fighting for the Union.

We members of the Commission care about these graveyards all over the state. We
are their staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent County, East
Greenwich specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want to clear the
matter up. As family historians, I would expect you to understand why this work
is so important. Please drop me a line telling me who to contact. We are not
cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to protect these places and get
them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the landowner, I want to work WITH her
to straighten it out. The original post said she might put the stones upright
and put a little fence around it.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries
and a member of this list long before it went to Yahoo!

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On Nov 5, 2012, at 6:36 PM, mjbarnett23@... wrote:

> Hello,
> Allen
>
> How sad. How shameful, that anyone would be so callous as to post information
then not respond and then to just go about their life. Just imagine if her
family member's grave showed up somewhere and she couldn't make contact. I say
thank you to all the people who in one way or another provide information,
maintain the old burial grounds, and or the documentation of the burials
supposedly located in the historical cemeteries. I think that spells out the
difference between a person who's interest is just peaked versus a true family
historian.
>
> By the way, how does one get help to maintain the family cemeteries that have
been documented as historical cemeteries. I have a Jillson Lot in Woonsocket
that is in need of some work. Mostly stone work or searching for. Neighbors of
the cemetery, keep the brush down and the grass cut. Many stones are overturned,
broken, or buried under ground. This lot is small with approximately 66 burials
per records. Not sure exactly how many can actually be found with a marker or
field stone. just saying......
>
> Jen
Hi Jen,

I think it's sad that the original poster, not Linda, didn't get back to me on
the matter but I'll settle it one way or another. :-)
Regarding uncared for cemeteries, it depends upon where it is, if it is
accessible without stepping on anyone's toes to get to it and clean it, and if
it has a sign designating it as such. Woonsocket has a commission member and he
or she can tell you if there are access problems. Generally there is little
resistance to anyone wishing to do voluntary cleanup but it is only right to ask
landowner permission in some cases. The repair of broken stones is heavy work
and it shouldn't be done by anyone before speaking with experienced members of
the commission or people at larger cemeteries who do it. Since the one you
mention is tended to, repairing the stones really just finding people capable of
doing it correctly. There are epoxies available now that can literally glue
stones back together. In East Greenwich we are playing with it, but Warwick and
a few other places have been doing it for awhile and have better answers.

If you wish more information, email me off list and I will connect you to the
commission member in Woonsocket who no doubt will have better local answers.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission of Historic Cemeteries
East Greenwich area


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On Nov 5, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Linda Peloquin wrote:

> I'm sorry I've not had the energy to respond to you though I know you
contacted me directly.   What I passed on was just a post I'd seen on the
message boards.  I've no way of knowing where in E. Greenwich this was or being
able to do mopre than pass the information on in hopes maybe someone in the E.G.
area might know a bit more.
No problem with you, Linda. You found it in the first place. But I found "Flo",
emailed her and she didn't get back to me either. I'll do something about it in
the local newspaper. We'll find George's stone. :-)



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Lauren and Alan

Lauren
I recently received about 90 old unnamed photos of our Browning family taken
during c 1890 – 1900 and with the help of Sue (Browning) Babcock have been
able to place names to most of them. I’ll gladly share them with you if you
are interested.

Alan keep up the great job in E.G.

Charlie C

From: heirlines@...
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 5:42 PM
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [RI_Ancestors] Grave Disappointment


Hi Alan -
I applaud your efforts! Thank you for your work.
Years back my husband and I knocked on the door of a home in Charlestown. I
knew that some of his ancestors were buried in the small graveyard behind
the home. The (relatively new) homeowners were delighted to help out. They
had discovered the graveyard when they bought their home and decided it
would be a great place for their wedding. So they cleared it as best they
could and unfortunately used a brush whacker that took some chunks out of a few
of the stones.
We were allowed to roam around, and in doing so discovered and uncovered a
previously buried headstone of one of the permanent residents!
- Lauren

PS - should you find a headstone for Abijah Browning, please let me know.
I've been searching for him for many years. He was born in 1798 and died in
West Greenwich in 1875. Thanks!

Lauren Maehrlein
Maehrlein's Heirlines

Plant a tree, then start your family tree!!

In a message dated 11/5/2012 5:05:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
mailto:bozone%40mac.com writes:

I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect
family historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other
members of the RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in
each
week trying to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old
Rhode Island graveyards. This message was in this forum:

> I just came across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at
the shower and thought it migh interest someone:
>
> "George Verry Buried on land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
>
> Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her
land and they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property
owner. One burial is a George VERRY.
>
> I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf I
was only looking for a lot identified as
a Verry lot but then it might be identified by another name.
>
I wrote to the poster here and then to the one who posted it on Genforum
too. They went quiet. No responses and nothing has been heard about it
since. Here's the thing. If it is a graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to
be registered. If it is eventually registered, it will be assigned a
number, given a sign, and go into the inventory for East Greenwich. It will be
forever protected. Presently we have around 85 known cemeteries in East
Greenwich. Occasionally a "new" one is discovered.

If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for gravestones having
been stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer stones), we need to
determine that. They need to be put back on the graves where they came from or
dealt with in ways determined by their examination. Imagine you are a
descendant of George Verry -- he is one of your brick walls and here we have his
gravestone, far away from his burial site but inscribed with a lot of
information that might send your research back another ten generations. Then
you can imagine Mr. Verry six feet under and no one knows where he is. To
most, it might not matter. To family historians, though, it should matter a
lot.

I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used as part of a sluiceway
between two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by and I thought it
might have been from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter lad killed at age 19
at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it from the waterway
and after due research, discovered that it was redundant - the family
replaced it with a footstone identical to the other stones in their plot. So,
finding no one else in the family descending, I brought it to the RI Veterans
Cemetery in Exeter and they set it up in a special area for monuments with
no graves beneath it. Fitting tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150
years ago -- almost to the day -- fighting for the Union.

We members of the Commission care about these graveyards all over the
state. We are their staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent
County, East Greenwich specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want
to clear the matter up. As family historians, I would expect you to
understand why this work is so important. Please drop me a line telling me who
to
contact. We are not cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to
protect these places and get them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the
landowner, I want to work WITH her to straighten it out. The original post said
she might put the stones upright and put a little fence around it.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries
and a member of this list long before it went to Yahoo!

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

------------------------------------

Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
There is a lot of information there and more being added daily

For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
Yahoo! Groups Links

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

On Nov 5, 2012, at 5:42 PM, heirlines@... wrote:

> Hi Alan -
> I applaud your efforts! Thank you for your work.
> Years back my husband and I knocked on the door of a home in Charlestown. I
> knew that some of his ancestors were buried in the small graveyard behind
> the home. The (relatively new) homeowners were delighted to help out. They
> had discovered the graveyard when they bought their home and decided it
> would be a great place for their wedding. So they cleared it as best they
> could and unfortunately used a brush whacker that took some chunks out of a
few
> of the stones.
> We were allowed to roam around, and in doing so discovered and uncovered a
> previously buried headstone of one of the permanent residents!
> - Lauren

Hi Lauren,
The reason for my post here on the topic was to clear up any misconceptions
about the Commission's role in all this. Since no one responded, I suspected
that they thought bad things were going to happen if these things were found.
The Commission is just a group of devoted volunteer cemeterians who want nothing
more than to preserve and clean up these little patches of our past. If we are
able to advise a little bit of legislation to better protect them in the mix,
all the better.
The conditions you cite in your message are all too common. Gravestones buried
under the grass, broken stones that could be glued back together and stood up,
and even an occasional graveyard no one ever knew existed -- lost in the folds
of time.
I think most people will not object to having a graveyard nearby and most will
not object to having a little help maintaining it. It's a nice thing to do.
Thanks for writing.
Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission of Historic Cemeteries
East Greenwich area


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Harriet Clark (b 1838) married Andrew Browning and they are buried in Riverview
in Westerly.  Would any of your pics be of this couple?  Would love to see
what Harriet looked like.  This lady suffered greatly as most of her children
died.  Their stone in the cemetary is tall as Harriet named her babies
and wanted their names placed on the stone.  Sad story here.  Arlene Clarke
Haddock  




________________________________
  From: Charlie Carpenter <nktown17@...>
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [RI_Ancestors] Grave Disappointment


 

Lauren and Alan

Lauren
I recently received about 90 old unnamed photos of our Browning family taken
during c 1890 – 1900 and with the help of Sue (Browning) Babcock have been
able to place names to most of them. I’ll gladly share them with you if you
are interested.

Alan keep up the great job in E.G.

Charlie C

From: mailto:heirlines%40aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 5:42 PM
To: mailto:RI_Ancestors%40yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [RI_Ancestors] Grave Disappointment

Hi Alan -
I applaud your efforts! Thank you for your work.
Years back my husband and I knocked on the door of a home in Charlestown. I
knew that some of his ancestors were buried in the small graveyard behind
the home. The (relatively new) homeowners were delighted to help out. They
had discovered the graveyard when they bought their home and decided it
would be a great place for their wedding. So they cleared it as best they
could and unfortunately used a brush whacker that took some chunks out of a few
of the stones.
We were allowed to roam around, and in doing so discovered and uncovered a
previously buried headstone of one of the permanent residents!
- Lauren

PS - should you find a headstone for Abijah Browning, please let me know.
I've been searching for him for many years. He was born in 1798 and died in
West Greenwich in 1875. Thanks!

Lauren Maehrlein
Maehrlein's Heirlines

Plant a tree, then start your family tree!!

In a message dated 11/5/2012 5:05:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
mailto:bozone%40mac.com writes:

I have to say I am a bit disappointed with the recent Verry gravestone(s)
discovery in East Greenwich noted recently on this list. I would expect
family historians to be more sympathetic to the efforts I and the other
members of the RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries (RIACHC) put in
each
week trying to find, secure, inventory, and clean up these wonderful old
Rhode Island graveyards. This message was in this forum:

> I just came across this post while killing some time waiting my turn at
the shower and thought it migh interest someone:
>
> "George Verry Buried on land in East Grenwich - Flo Xxxxx 9/13/12"
> http://genforum.genealogy.com/ri/messages/10586.html
>
> Basically, the poster was helping a woman put in some gardens on her
land and they discovered some headstones previously unknown to the property
owner. One burial is a George VERRY.
>
> I didn't see it listed at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/Cemetery2/CemeteryDescriptions.pdf I
was only looking for a lot identified as
a Verry lot but then it might be identified by another name.
>
I wrote to the poster here and then to the one who posted it on Genforum
too. They went quiet. No responses and nothing has been heard about it
since. Here's the thing. If it is a graveyard, it is unregistered, it needs to
be registered. If it is eventually registered, it will be assigned a
number, given a sign, and go into the inventory for East Greenwich. It will be
forever protected. Presently we have around 85 known cemeteries in East
Greenwich. Occasionally a "new" one is discovered.

If it is not a graveyard but merely a repository for gravestones having
been stolen or deemed redundant (replaced with newer stones), we need to
determine that. They need to be put back on the graves where they came from or
dealt with in ways determined by their examination. Imagine you are a
descendant of George Verry -- he is one of your brick walls and here we have his
gravestone, far away from his burial site but inscribed with a lot of
information that might send your research back another ten generations. Then
you can imagine Mr. Verry six feet under and no one knows where he is. To
most, it might not matter. To family historians, though, it should matter a
lot.

I recently ran across a Civil War gravestone used as part of a sluiceway
between two ponds. There is a small graveyard close by and I thought it
might have been from there. Turns out it was for an Exeter lad killed at age 19
at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862. We removed it from the waterway
and after due research, discovered that it was redundant - the family
replaced it with a footstone identical to the other stones in their plot. So,
finding no one else in the family descending, I brought it to the RI Veterans
Cemetery in Exeter and they set it up in a special area for monuments with
no graves beneath it. Fitting tribute to a soldier who gave his life 150
years ago -- almost to the day -- fighting for the Union.

We members of the Commission care about these graveyards all over the
state. We are their staunchest advocates. I am charged with eastern Kent
County, East Greenwich specifically. The Verry stones are in my area and I want
to clear the matter up. As family historians, I would expect you to
understand why this work is so important. Please drop me a line telling me who
to
contact. We are not cemetery police. We are only volunteers trying to
protect these places and get them cleaned up. I'm not going to harass the
landowner, I want to work WITH her to straighten it out. The original post said
she might put the stones upright and put a little fence around it.

Alan Clarke
RI Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries
and a member of this list long before it went to Yahoo!

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Be sure to check and use the Files, Links, Photos, and Database features
on your visits to our RI_Ancestors Web site
There is a lot of information there and more being added daily

For the benefit of those who cannot access our Yahoo site
we have a Mirror site for the File, Links, and Databases
at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rikent/yahoo/
Yahoo! Groups Links

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Hello Jen ,

I search  google news archive ....  , Search Name and town . Keep in mind
the ProJo can only be searched
From 1985 to present ..... but results show up on google news

Then I search Thru Pawtucket library for Pawtucket Times .... The Pawtucket
Times is 1895 - 1921  Thru  NewsBank  / Genealogy Bank ..
Geanealogy Bank seems to have a fair amount of newspapers .

If you find something on Google news if you get Date you can always email
local library
and ask if they can send you a copy of Obit ... ect ..

Hope this helps


Bill Keough

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 2:43 PM, mjbarnett23@... <
mjbarnett23@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching
> newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
>
> I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where
> the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not
> subscribe to any yet.
>
> I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to
> choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to
> search.
>
> Any feedback helpful.
>
> Jen
>
>
>


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Thanks for the information Bill. Every little bit helps. I am using Genealogy
Bank now for a month anyway. Found a items.


Jen

--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, Bill Keough <keogenri@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Jen ,
>
> I search  google news archive ....  , Search Name and town . Keep in mind
> the ProJo can only be searched
> From 1985 to present ..... but results show up on google news
>
> Then I search Thru Pawtucket library for Pawtucket Times .... The Pawtucket
> Times is 1895 - 1921  Thru  NewsBank  / Genealogy Bank ..
> Geanealogy Bank seems to have a fair amount of newspapers .
>
> If you find something on Google news if you get Date you can always email
> local library
> and ask if they can send you a copy of Obit ... ect ..
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
> Bill Keough
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 2:43 PM, mjbarnett23@... <
> mjbarnett23@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Do any of the RI ancestor group members have experience researching
> > newspaper archive sites for their ancestors.
> >
> > I have looked thru a few sites but have yet to come up with any site where
> > the information I enter pops right up. Of course I must say, I did not
> > subscribe to any yet.
> >
> > I was trying to get an idea of the easiest and most productive site to
> > choose. Some sites don't even have Rhode Island to check off as a place to
> > search.
> >
> > Any feedback helpful.
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>

Announcing the passing of a member of an old Rhode Island family: Jackson
Carr Chapman, born Newport, Feb 24, 1920.
_http://thechronicleherald.ca/classifieds/announcements/obituaries/chapman-j
ackson-carr-92-died-Sunday-November-4-2012-in_
(http://thechronicleherald.ca/classifieds/announcements/obituaries/chapman-jacks\
on-carr-92-died-Sunday-No
vember-4-2012-in)

Lauren Maehrlein
Maehrlein's Heirlines

Plant a tree,  then start your family tree!!




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HI EVERYONE, I'M LOOKING FOR A LOCATION AND PHOTOS OF THE POORHOUSE OR ASYLUM IN
EXETER, RHODE ISLAND. SEND RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS crathbun2@...
THANKS, CHARLIE

Charlie R.

Located on Exeter Road about 1/8th of a mile north of Route #2 stands a monument
to Capt. John Reynolds in appreciation for the money he donated in support of
the Exeter Town Farm. The Town Farm was in operation until c1964 at this
location. The monument is listed as the Old Gardiner Cemetery Exeter #28,but
there are no burials there. The R.I. Veterans Cemetery is located nearby off of
Route #2.

Charlie C.

From: Charles Rathbun
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 6:41 AM
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RI_Ancestors] EXETER POORHOUSE


HI EVERYONE, I'M LOOKING FOR A LOCATION AND PHOTOS OF THE POORHOUSE OR ASYLUM IN
EXETER, RHODE ISLAND. SEND RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS
mailto:crathbun2%40roadrunner.com THANKS, CHARLIE





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http://www.poorhousestory.com/RI_PoorHouse_Report.htm

--- In RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com, "Charles Rathbun" <rathbunc29@...> wrote:
>
> HI EVERYONE, I'M LOOKING FOR A LOCATION AND PHOTOS OF THE POORHOUSE OR ASYLUM
IN EXETER, RHODE ISLAND. SEND RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS crathbun2@...  
THANKS, CHARLIE
>

SUMMET ROAD,  EXETER, WHO LIVED THERE 1830- 1900  HELP!!

Can someone tell me why Charles chooses to YELL?    All caps in a message is
considered demanding and yelling.

Sandy



From: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Charles Rathbun
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:36 PM
To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RI_Ancestors] EXETER





SUMMET ROAD, EXETER, WHO LIVED THERE 1830- 1900 HELP!!





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How would we know?  Wouldn't it make more sense to ask Charles?

On Nov 10, 2012, at 6:43 PM, Sandy Johansen wrote:

> Can someone tell me why Charles chooses to YELL? All caps in a message is
> considered demanding and yelling.
>
> Sandy
>
> From: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Charles Rathbun
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:36 PM
> To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [RI_Ancestors] EXETER
>
> SUMMET ROAD, EXETER, WHO LIVED THERE 1830- 1900 HELP!!
>
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>
>



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What ?

On Nov 10, 2012, at 9:43 PM, Sandy Johansen wrote:

> Can someone tell me why Charles chooses to YELL? All caps in a message is
> considered demanding and yelling.
>
> Sandy
>
> From: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Charles Rathbun
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:36 PM
> To: RI_Ancestors@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [RI_Ancestors] EXETER
>
> SUMMET ROAD, EXETER, WHO LIVED THERE 1830- 1900 HELP!!
>
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>
>



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Charles, I have told you in the past that to type in all capital letters is
considered rude and yelling, I have had some more complaints about you still
doing this, if you continue I will remove you from this mail list

Arlan Maguire
List owner

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