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From: "roselle chase" <>
Subject: Re: [IA-IRISH] Recent Additions to the Irish in Iowa Website
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 07:12:08 -0800
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Dear Mr. Winters: I downloaded the entire book and was very disappointed as
it appeared to be a simply description of events and rather than names of
individuals. Can't recommend it. Thank you so much for he information.
I am interested in the Michigan project as my g-uncle was very
instrumental in formation of a bank in Sturgis, Michigan in early 1900's. I
got some material from the librarian there. The most interesting news
report dealt with a visit from his nieces , my aunts, from Portland.
Ore. As he was seeing them off on the train, he jumped down and fell
under the moving cars. The train cut off one leg and the nieces never knew
about it until they returned to their home. His name was Thomas Collins and
he had become a wealthy bachelor.with a finger in every civic pie.
Thanks again, --- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Winters" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [IA-IRISH] Recent Additions to the Irish in Iowa Website


> Roselle,
> The University of Michigan has had a project called "Making of
> America." They have taken early American narratives (books and
> journals) and scanned them into a computer. They have been doing this
> for many years now so the collection is quite impressive. You can
> search this text narrowed by range of published date. The book you
> mention below is online as are many others about Iowa and the pioneers.
>
> Some tips about searching. When you find a book you want to read go
> first to the table of contents, if it exists. Find the pages you want to
> look and only download them. If you click on an entire book it may take
> a long time to load. You will notice sometimes that the text does not
> make sense. That is because the text is obtained by optically scanning
> the original and the process sometimes does not resolve all the text.
> However, you can see a copy of the original by clicking on the "image."
> Just remember that when you click on "image" use the right click and
> pick 'open in a new window.' That way, when the image loads and you have
> read it you can simply close it to again see your text. If you left
> click on the image and then use the 'back' button the text will have to
> reload using up much time again. I hope that is clear. I have been
> online with a cable hookup and I am definitely spoiled with high speed.
>
> The book you refer to does look interesting. I am putting it on my list
> to take a longer look.
>
> The site at the University of Michigan I am talking about can be found
> at:
> http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moa.new/
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Patrick Winters
>
> roselle chase wrote:
> >
> > Cathy, Sorry can't reach you any other way. Have you seen book
> > entitled"Iowa as it is in 1855; A Gazetteer for Citizens" by N. Howe
> > Parker, Keen and Lee l855: UVic Library F621 P22? I only have pages
256
> > and 257, 258 and 259. Might be very helpful on your Iowa search. I
enjoy
> > reading your announcements etc. Roselle @ Bentonrea.Com
> >
> > Cathy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 6:29 PM
> > Subject: [IA-IRISH] Recent Additions to the Irish in Iowa Website
> >
> > > Recently Added to the Irish in Iowa Website:
> > >
> > > 1880 IA Soundex for B000-B200 for persons of Irish Nativity
> > > http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/b0to200.htm
> > >
> > > 1880 IA Soundex for B240-250 for persons of Irish Nativity
> > > http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/1880bsoundex.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cathy Joynt Labath
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