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Volume VII, Number 4 . March 1995

• Ofricial Publication of the Agnew Association of America .4 Kiowa Court, Henderson, NV 89014-1536

Convener's Cornerby Th- I. Agnow

What's your convener been up to? First, we are working six days a week at Control, leaving little freetime. I went to an Iron Ore Mine at Marquette, Upper Peninsula Michigan to fix a Comtrol 'radio to audiointercom coupler', and brought back a cook book of Game and Wild Life (is that two words? They use a lotof beer in their cooking up there) recipes. I am including some in the Agnewsletter (see p. 12). What do wemake at Comtrol? Mine communication equipment, steel mill, power and gas plant audio intercoms, manyexplosion-proof. We have seven stockholders; I am one of them.

We Agnews have been asked to make a Sales Flyer of ALL Anew goods we have left for sale, withPictures and descrindous. Many of the lsochnaw "Castle Gift Shop" items are not available, but new items are,such as the Agnew family crest key chains. Susie Guise and I will work on this project.

Susie Guise is busier than I am, still working at Carnegie Mellon, getting ready to move to Tampa, Fla.by March 30th, visiting relatives in the North, and getting ready to babysit her new grandchild when it arives.In E!§E spare time she caught the flu bug, to conipound an already busy schedule.

Another Agnew project is arranging for a Sept. 7 through 10, 1995 Edinburgh, Scotland meeting, witha possible side trip to Lochnaw and Ireland, after the Sapt. 10 dinner in Edinburgh. The D'Agneaux Castle inNorthern France is said to be a hotel now. Dortha Agnew of Texas is finding more information. I.ois and Iare going over, who else? We are working on dates, approximate prices and agenda.

In October, 1995 a think Oct. 14, exact date to follow), we will meet in Monroe, Georgia, with a picniclunch on Saturday, meetings in the afternoon, then probably a sit-down dinner at a local restaurant. Sunday,yob can go to the Stone Mountain Highland Games, or visit

I got elected program chaiman of our new local history society ¢ missed a meeting! ). Our first programin Noven+ber was me, on Pennsylvania Native American "Indians". Western PA Native Americans liveschanged drastically around 500 AD., when, apparently, a shipwrecked sailor taught them to farm rather thanpick wild fruit and acorns. The Native Americans who listened best were the women (where have I heard thatbeforeD so women formed, owned the food supplies, farm land, villages and the long houses".

When the English arrived, they looked for a tribal "King" to sell them land; they never considered thatwomen could own land. So they did the obvious, for them: they got a couple of Indian men drunk, had thenisuatoh an "X" on a piece of paper, then killed the "Indians" that refused to give up their land. (Or somethinglike that; everyone said it was an interesting program.)

Our second talk in Feb. was by a young woman wh.o bought and is restoring a log house, built c. 1793,and starting a Tioneer" restaurant. A SUPER program I loaned her four cookbooks from my collection. Maywill be a color slide presentation on the "Battle of Bushy Run" in the French and Indian War, 1762. Septemberis an Old House Tour, always popular. Nice People.

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A Word from the Editorby Jim Agncw

This issue is somewhat hate. due to the immense effortto make tlie mailing list correct in all respects. The first thingI want you all to do, before reading anything else, is to checkyour mailing label. Is it correct? I have had to re-(ype all themailing list information into my compu(er by hand. since (heformer editor used a Mac and I have a Compaq PC. ,If yourind any mistakes, please let me know as soon as possible. andI will cheerfully make the necessary changes. Also, I haveattempted to show your last paid issue in the t]pper right-handcomer of the label where it says "Exp: Vol._ #_", based on theprevious editor's records and the dues inforTnation provided tome by our SecretaryITreasurer, hds. Lois Schieck. Onceagain, check i( against the expiration date on your membershipcard, and if you feel tha( it is in elror, please notify Loisimmedia(ely so that we may update our records.

The membership mailing list is now mainwhed on acompLiter program called "My Advanced Mail List andAddress Book". which received a good review in Home Oj7iccCoap«/i.ng magazine. The program automatically sorts inbulk-mailing order, prints the mailing labels, and will printbooklets. I am working on printing booklets of themembership. to be sent to you ASAP.

You should receive one volume (4 issues) of theAgnew-stet(er for one--year's dues. Your 4 issues may not allbe in the same volume, however. Since the membershipperiod normally extends from July to June, while the volumenumbers extend from the June issue (Issue #1) to the Marshissue (Issue IA), your expira(ion issue will most likely beIssue #1 of the next volume, unless I have been able todetemine otherwise. The transition of editors has beensomewhat traumatic, and I want to emphasize that anymistakes made in the records were purely ulrintentional!

I must apelogize to those of you who received theDecember, 1994 issue with a large twcrcolor rubber-stamped"Past Due" mallc next to your mailing label. Apparently, many

of the expiration dates I hal were wrong, and some of youwere embamssed to receive such a blatant reminder - my moslhumble apologies! I will deep-six .the rubber stamp. inaddition, I have combed through the entire mailing ]is( with thehelp of Lois to ensure (liat everything is correct, I hope thatthe small ''expiration issue" lis(ed on your label will helpremind you when your dues are payable, sinnar to othersubscription magazines you may receive. I( costs money tosend out reminder notices, not to mention the Agnewsletter. sohelp us all save money by sending your dues in on time!

This year marks the 150Lh anniversary of the infamousIrish potato crop falure of 1845. which led to the Great PotatoFamine, the starvation deaths of 2 million people, and theeventual emigration of 2 million more Irish to the UnitedStates. Canada. Ausmlia, etc.. including many of our Agnew

ancestors. The lrisl` Totris( Board is gearing up toits emigrants' descendants back to Ireland this year, wliich wiltcoincide with our Agnew Association-aponsored trip toScodand, Northern Ireland, and Normandy, France around thesame time (more about the tip in this issue). We hope asmany Agnews as possible will consider making the trip. TheScottish Agnew Assceiation will be meeting at that time, andwill be welcoming us in their usual delightfuny cordialmanner. This Sept. 16th is also tile 50th anniversary ofSliannon Airport in heland. An organization has been startedin Ireland to track the emigra(ion of the Irish people dLiring thel9th century. The Irish Genealogical Ptoject, 2 Mellon Rd.,Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland BT78 5QQ is interestedinL your Irish family tree data. In addition, the descendants ofsome of those emigrants, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, areerecting a memorial to them in Penn's Landing, Philadelphia,PA.

The iiext stateside Agnew Association meedng will beheld in Georgia in October, 1995. More about that next issue.

If you recently received a letter from a M. WilliamD. Agnew, c/o 3687 Ira Road, Bath, Ohio 44210, please beadvised that this offer is a SCAA/ and contains no genealogicalinfomation whatsoever; you will receive only a list of Agnewsand addresses taken from Phone Directories. This informationis already available to members for the cost of the disk, mailer,and return postage from your edi(or. Note that a similar Bath,Ohio address (Halbert's) `vas listed under the

§gaEs column in the December. 1994 issue.

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cunently under investigation for postal fraud,I just bought an interesting book called TAe Sfor)i a/

the Irish Race - A Popular History Of Ireland, try SoumashfacManus, The Devin-Adair Company, Old Greenwich, CT,first published in 1921, and re|]rinted by Wings BooksQandom House) in 1990, ISBN 0-517-06408-I. I found it onsale at Waldenbooks for S14.95. Interesting so far...

Mostly words and not many pictLires in this issue - 1'11

try to put more pictures in next time! - Jim Agnew

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Letters alid Oueries to the Editor

New member Betty lrou Kennedy writes: V receivedthe membership card for the Agnew Association Of Americaand your nice letter [from lrois] inquiring about how Ihappened to have an application form. I am a member Of tlieGenealogical Forum Of Chegon. Inc. (and have been for many

years). The December 1994 Bulletin mentioned theAsscoiation in the Periodical Roundxp colLirrm. I immediatelywent to the Forum and copied that page because I lmew Iwould be interested in becoming a member. I also wasinterested in the query from Vicki Green on p. 13 because it

appears that she is inquiring about the William Agiiew andwife Margaret that is in my line.

I did not look to see if there were other copies Of yourAgnewsletter in our litry, but will check on it when I amable fo. Ttie Newsletoer was addressed ro the Fonim and Idon't know if it was a complimentary appy. an exchange, asubscription, or how it came to be there. The only thing is -I'm sure glad it was there because I woiild be glad to pursuemore on the Agnew line.

My mother did a lot Of reseach on this line and Ihave her notes that I would be glad to share. One thing IqLiickly found were some addresses of people she Correspondedwidi, You might be in(Crested in contacting these papple ifthey ape not already on your list. Since some Of theseaddresses are nearly 30 years old, it may not be helpful at all.The main person she cdnesponded with from the 1960's to thel980s was Wayne E. Agnew, 1012 Columbus Blvd., Kokomo,IN. She also wrote to Miss Ruth Moulton, 410 W. Pearl St.,Uunon City, IN; I\ds. Harold L. Sisson, 405 East Dale SL,Waterloo. IA 50703; and hds. Paul Herman, 619 E. IIarvardRRd.,Burbank,CA91501.

I'm looking forward to get(ing the next issue Of theAgnewsletter. Is there any way to obtain back iss`ies or amembership list? "

[You're in luck, Belty -one Of our new men.bers isWayne E. Agnew at the same address! Several Libraries arenow on our n'iailing llsl. As lo the I)ack issues, they areavailable, and the Agnew Association board is discussing thereprinting Of all back issues in bound form. Check withSecretary Lots Schieckfor prices. The new men.bership list isin preparation and will be Ti'Iailed to all paid-up rnenthers Ofrecord as soon as it is ready - probably bofore lhe June 1995Agnewslet[er issue. Also, see the next letter!]

New member Jeff Blakley (15290 Garfield Dr.,Homestead, FL 33033-2516; Internet: blakleyj@ delphi. com)\wibes on Jar 25, 1995: "Got your com|]limentary Dec. 1994copy today - my dues will be in the mail to Lois tomorrowaam. It has aiready paid for itself - the info on page 5 fromJames Green is on a finily in my line. I have already madeccontact with Michelle Taunton, though some Of her infchTiationmay not be correct. Could you send me Vicki Green's address

- she is mentioned at the bottom of M, Tarnton's info ashaving sent information about this family that appeared in theSept. 1994 issue. I am locking for descendants of Agnews inthe Cincinnati, OH area very early on. say 1795-1815 or so,who might be able to trace their ancestor back to the Newark.NJ area in the period of, say, 1785-1795. My immigrantancestor, William Agnew. probal>ly arrived here in NJ ca.1785. I think he was forced to leave [Belfast?] due to peasantuuresvrebellion. Does anyone have copies of r^e BeJ/ngfNewsleLteT Eon 1780-8S? "

ted. note -The only address I had for Vicki was anolder lnternel address which apparently doesn't work now:Vick}.Green@mixcorn.mixcom.corn - nun)ibe you and Betty LouKermedy can compare notes.]

Prof. Duncan Call Agnew, UCSD, ha Jolla, CA,responding to an Agnew/Carr query from James E. Green lastissue, says. "My Agnew/Carr connection comes much too late(my parents) to be relevant. However. my moll)er's father wasa genealogy buff, and from what he compiled I find a DavidTodd Carr, son of Charles Calr and Elizabeth Todd. who wasborn in 1804 - which would probably be too early. CharlesCalr was born in Virginia bu( resided mostly in lrexington,Kentucky, so this is prot>ably where David Tndd CarT wasborn. If this tims out to be the David Can being sough(, I'vegot more information."

Me,in.ben Charles A. Agnow (8408 Impalla Dr.:Manassas, VA 22110) writes: "I went to St. Michacl's CatholicChurch in Philadelphia to look a( cemetery records Of theparents of Charles Agnew. my great grandfallier. John andMargaet Agnew had a son, Charles, on 19 Jar 1850 (mygreat-grandfather). Margaret Crimes Agnew died 11 Aug1850, and her husband, John Agnew. died 26 Jul 1851. I alsolceated baptismal records for Dennis Agnew, b. 4 Aug 1846,son of Jolm's brother, also Dermis. Dennis and John Agnewemigra(ed from Ireland to Philadelphia about 1838. John'soldest sort, John (Charles' brother) was married to ArmCrawford. They had two sons - John, b. 22 May 1859, andEdward, b. 1 Feb 1861. Tliere is an Edward Agnew cumentlyliving in St. Micl`ael's parish; the church sexton seemed tothink that he was a relative. I was unable to lcoate hin whileI was there. Charles served in the Navy in the Civil War; heserved on the USS Suwanee and tl`e USS Princeton. He isburied in the National Cemetery in Pliiladelphia, Charles wasmarried three times; his first wife. Anhie Bolton, was mygreat-grandmother. My grandfather was Albert Agnew, b.1878. d.1950. also in Phila. Albert's wife, Ida Schwaeble wasalso born in Philadelphia in 1891 and died in 1972. They areburied. along with my Dad, in Nor(h Cedar Hill Cemetery inPhila. My fatlier was Charles Albert Agnew, born inPhiladelphia 1909, died in 1992. I was born in 1935 in Phila.I married Dorothca Elaine Whi(Clam, My son Charles wasborn in 1959 in Phna, His son Cliarles was born in 1991 inVirginia. My son John was born in 1964 in Virginia, He has

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two sons, Pierce a. 1993) and Gage a. 1994). We canaccount for seven generations of Agnews, which is a goodstart. Next year we'll go to Ireland and see where that takesus."

[ed. note - Charles and I enjoyed a lively talk overlunch recently when he was in Las Vegas on busiriess. Seerrlswe both work for DOE subcontractors -in Charlie' s case, he' sin business for himself, while I am a mere cog in themachine... Charles included a copy of his fawily tree , includinghis mother Rita Cullen' s side (also Of Irish descent).]

Member and past-editor Susan Guise writes on 14March 1995: "Life is pretty hectic riglit Trow...still working atH.J. Heinz up until tlie day we move..I think Bob likes me outof his flair...but I'm doing my packing in fits and spurts. 1'11be about 3 hours away from Lois. From April 13 ro May 9 Iwill be in Norfolk. VA with my daughter and new baby plt]sa one week college reunion in Bemuda! Can't walt...I'll be inFlorida from then on. Wen( to my cousin's funeral in ThePlains, VA last week - Richard Ohrstrom. This is MaggieBryant's older brother. She was there, of course. and mostinterested in all the goings on with (he association."

ted. rlote: See Susie' s new address elsewhere in thisissue. Susie arid I keep in touch via Cornpuserve.]

hdrs. Iris Agnew Cotan, M. 8., (3 CoLm Gardens,Yeovil, Somerset. BA213LZ. United Kir..gdem) writes that shewould like to mce her father's cousin, James Agnew, son ofJolm Smith Agnew and Mary Ann Parker, who she believes isin the U.S. - born about 1920. Also his sister Elizabeth MaryAgnew, b. 18 Jul 1919 at A|>pletee, Co. Antrim. No. Leland.They are the only family members that slie has been urrable totrace.

Members Ed and Irene (Agnew) Samways (3667Valley Blvd., Space 159, Pomolia, CA 91768) wrote on Jam.18, 1995; Ed says: "I regret (hat I am not on the Internet andable to take advantage of medem computer technology. but thefact is I am only al]le to program my VCR with the aid of my6-year old great-granddaughter, so I feel the world has.electronically speaking, passed me by. I am therefore usingthe hunt and peck system, hoping to communicate withsomeone out there who may be able to assist me in my quest:My wife's great-grandfather arrived from Ireland with hispregnant spouse in 1843 and scon went to work as ablacksmitli on the Erie Railroad in Susquehanna Junction, PA.He remained there, a( his forge. for some 56 years until hisdeath in 1899, having raised four soTis who carly in life alsoworked with him on the railway. Bu( because of thedepression of 1873, the boys were all out of work and llie fourleft home travelling as far as they could on the Erie to theteminus at tliat time in Dunkirk, New York, seekingem|)loyment. The eldest, Eccles Rice Agnew (1843-1892), andthe youngest, my wife's grandfather, Robert Henry Agnew

(1851-1932) found work as machinists at the BrooksLocomotive Wolks in Dunkilk and remained there all of theirlives. Ttie mystery is with the two middle brothers: WiuiamHamilton Agnew (29 Jun 1846 - 28 Aug 1915) marriedMargarel Gray on 23 Jul 1872. Abel Fairchild Agnew (23 Apr1848 - 16 Sep 1920), marital status unknown. Where did they

go and are there any living relatives? The above informationcomes from a family Bible maintained by my wife's great-grandfa.her, her grandfatlier and her father, but maddeningly.does not state any geographic location. although (hey mustriave been in touch since the dates of deatl` are meticulouslyrecorded. The only presennday infomation is a vagLie familyrecollection of a belief that the middle brothers "travelled toMchigan." There is a pie(Lne of the three living brothers a.C.had died in 1892) together at the funeral of their father in1899, but no identirication. Does any of this make any senseto any Agnew out there? You can contact us a[ (909) 598-7294" [or the above addressJ.

Former Editor Pat Alexander writes on Fob 8, 1995:"Just a note to tell you what a good job you did on the

newsletter. When I started the Agnewsletter, computers werenot as productive as they are now - which resulted in typos -and Jiaphazard formatting. But i( was a start and it keepsgetting better. Some of (he newsletters we have seen at largegatherings are quite sophistica(ed! You men(ioned wantingother newsletters to exchange with - ttie enclosed is the bestone [The Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library rAe Famftyrrce. c/o Editor, The Family Tree, OdolTt Library. P. 0. Box1110, Moultrie, GA 31776-1110] -and it has something foreveryone - i[ is also the largest genea]ogieal newslctter - andit's FREE. They do appreciate donations and/or money forpostage. They have n]n a number of Agnew items in the past.We have made abou( 50 trips to heland - a quite a few toScotland. We are going back on assignment to Ireland again(his summer. We have Agnew relatives there that we are veryclose to - also we have cousins in Scotland - where mygrandfather was born (My grandmother was from heland). Agood suggestion to your readers would be to stay a( theUniversity of Edinburgli, where all of us stayed the last timefor only S 15.00 per person per night, which included a HUGEbreakfast. It made the trip very affordable for a lot Of theAgnews worldwide. Edinbungrl, as well as Normandy, Ireland,and Ifswalt (Scotland) are very pricey in the summer time andwith the dollar being so bad the past couple of years, it doesnot look too good for a favorable rate on the dollar again thisyear. Sir Crispin Agnew has made three visits here to the BayArea and Lady Swanzie (Crisp's mother) has stayed with us.She is very much a special favorite of oiirs - I have also stayedwith Crisp and Susy two or three times. I have stayed at theChateau D'Agncaux in Nomandy before it becane an Inn,One of our sons has stayed there since. We have stayed atLcehnaw several times - and we visit back and forth with ourAustralian Agnews. We also stayed in Spain with Crisp's first 0

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cousin and his wife - they raise cork and large red cattle! MyAgnews first setded in Canada, and we still have family there.A cousin of my grandmother's died at age 103, and I have ahuge box of her letters, audio tapes, etc., about our familysettling in Canada - I.eal treasures! Most of the onginalAgnews who started the Agnew Assoc. in America have redredand a number have died. Lois Schieck lias been a hardworking. loyal person - without her and all the ho`Irs and wolkshe has pLi( in over the year, the Association would have diedan early death. Let me know if I can be of any help to you."

ted. note.. Well,1.at. do you need any help on allthese trips to Ireland and Scotland?I.I.I I could use a newvocation... as lo the dolLar's strenglh,1 just read that theEnglish pound is down to $1.09. so il shouldn't be too bad.Also. we have been sending a copy Of tl.e Agnewslelter to theOdom Library, and several other libraries. fior awhile now.]

Member Ehizabeth Agnew Ritchey (613 Piedmont St„Blacksburg, VA 24060) wrote on Feb. 14. 1995: '.The lastAgnewsletter I received prompted this letter. I'm an IrishCanadian Agnew who grew up in Toronto in the '40s and '50swhere only two other Agnows were listed in that huge phonebook - one my uncle and the other a stlrmger who had thesame firs( name as my Dad. Our rLumber was unhis(ed so Iknow the poor man had a lot of wrong number calls for meduring the teem years. So, when I moved to Virginia, I wassulprised to find that there are a lot of Agnews in this area(Agnew Seed store in Ronoke is one you mentioned). I dc.n'tknow much about any of them but was told they migrateddown here from Ohio and Pennsylvania. There is one Agnewof note in the region I thought you might be interested in. Shehas a building named after her tliat you can add to your fist.Blacksburg, VA is the home of Virginia's land-glantuniversity, formerly known as VPI, official name, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University and now morecommonly known by its nickname Virginia Tech. On thiscanpL]s is Agnew Hall, named after Ella Graham Agnew. Itis the first building named after a woman. This sehcol reallydidn't go coed untn the late '30s and was mostly military upuntil the '60s. Agnow Hall was a building erected largelyfrom depression-generated funds and was the Home EconomicsBunding - completed in 1939 and rei.aned Agnew Hall in1949 to honor Ella Agnew. As part of the land-grant college'sExtension Service mission, the first farm demonstration workin the sta(e was started in 1907. Boys' com clubs were startedand Miss Agnew was chosen to develop the girls' garden,caming and poultry clubs [foren]nner of the 4-H clubs]. In1910 she became the first Home Demonstration Agent inAmerica. and the first woman to serve as a field worker of theUnited States Dept. of Agricul(ure. The Smith-Lever Ac(.implemented July I, 1914, caused a lot of administrativechanges at the College, but Ella Agnew and her malecounter|)art continued as state agents for the men and women'sdemonstration programs and lhey were located in Buckeville,VA pending further administrative organiza(ion and

clarification Of the work and until the arrangement Of suital)lequarters for them could be made on campus in Blacksburg. Inmid-1916 the quarters for the developing extension dept. oncampus were completed and Ella Agnew moved to BlackebLing.After that all extension woric for Virginia supported in partfrom SmithLever funds was directed from Viirginia Tech.Cormunication was a bit Of a problem in those days to contactpoints in Virginia outside BfacksbLng. Had to depend on anuncer(aim telephone service to the nearest telegraph office inthe ncares( town 8 miles away. By the time Agncw'sextension office was opened in 1916 they got a telegraphoffice located in Blacltsburg. This was their maincommunication system with the ou(side world for some time.Quite a change from now with our faxes and computernetworks. Blacksburg is an experinental electronic villagewith everything in the town and the world hocked to it, so EllaAgnew would have a grea( time if she were alive and workingtoday. Sorry I don't have any more details about this woman.What I have included I gleaned from a bock on my shelf -'I`l]e First Hundred Years: A Historv of Viprinia

Polvteclinic Instittite and State Universitv by Durican LyleKirmear. Since she was an American first, she is probablymentioned somewhere in Dept. Of Agricultine files, and I lmowsome woman from Oklahoma wrote a history Of the AmericanIIome Economics Association and mentioned Agnew. 1'11 seeif I can find any(hing more on her in the library. Since abuilding was named after her, they should have soTne vitalstatistics at lcasL" She goes on to say, ays. - IIi¢ tr!e Jaclapot!I copied some pertinen( material from the Archives andincluded it to you. A bit Of trivia - Ella Agnew was the auntOf Miss Hollie Hughes (whose mother was an Agnew) who Ilkncnew when she was alive, Hollie was the aunt of the authorTom Wblfe - "The Bonfire of the Vanities", "The Right Stuff',eetc. - so gLiess that makes him an Agriew, Oc)o!

ted. note - thanks for that great account! Anyonewishing to see a copy Of the Exlension History Of Ella Agnewmay drop ne a line and 1' 11 send you a copy. See p.13 in thisissue for a picture and writeup on Ella Agnow.I

Member Jce Dunn Q910 Malison Place, FallsChurch, VA 22042) writes on Mat. 31.1995: "In reading someOf the history Of Abbeville, SC, where one Of my Agnewancestors nved, I ran across several Agtiews liseed in thehhislory of the town and tlionght you might be interested." ted.nooe - Jce includes a copy Of some pages from the book QEEABBEVII,LE: Scenes Of the Past of a Town \Vliere OldTime Things Are Not FOTf!otten. try Tjlrwry Ware. SCMAR.Columbia, SC, 1992]. Jce goes on to say, "Obviously, SamuelAgnew, listed on Page 51, appears to be a rabble rouser." ted.note - under the chapter "Abbewille's Slaves" is the paragraph,"Samuel Agnew, a Due West youth who was then a student at

EErskine College, on April 22. 1851 recorded in his diary:"Hear Of a "rising" alriong the blacks in Abbeville` Some 15

in prison. to r-ise when the S[a[e secedes. One Of Mrs. Allen' ssons discovered il 2 weeks ago,-and has ever since been

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walching its progress with a wary eye, keeping Ike secret/ocked in Af.s drc\a[sr." A few days later, he noted tliat "P4 [hisfather, Dr. Enoch Agnew] js Sil»iw.oHded (sic) as a jimor inthe "slave insurrection case" which is to be tried nextMoriday." On April 28,1851, he wrote, "Pal ti/eat fH /a /hecouri-house [oday, to the Negro trial. Didr['t hang any Of/Aan.." The chapter goes on to describe the trial's outcomeand the liquor problems Of the .o`irnfolk. In the chap¢er on"The Citizens Of Abbeville, April, 1884". on page 183, are the

names J. E. AgDew, coach printer, and R. E. AgDew,wheelwright, both at Seal, Mcllwaine & Co. carriage shop. Inthe chapter "American Methodists", on page 201. a malTiageis listed between Miss Emma Douglass, daughter Of T. J.Douglass, b. Abbeville, Dec. 17, 1865, joined Abbe. churchMay 1884, manied Jol]n E. Agnew, Feb. 24,1887]. Jce adds,"I plan to be in Edinburgh this September and attend the

Agnew gathering for the weekend festivi.ies. Possibly, I willmeet you then. My wife and I will be in Scotland for about 3weeks and will tour the country with my sisterin-law and herhusband. It is their firs( time there and wc are anxious toshow them the sights."

ted. note -Thanks for the history lesson. Joe! Do wehave any members descendedfrorn these Agnews? Don' t knowyet if 1' 11 be going to Scotland - I just sper[f the money on myother hobdyladdiclion, an older car 1've always wanted - a1971 Citroen DS-21. Still need to go pick it lip in Auslin, TX.Are there any other old car nuts an'.ong the Agnew clan?Anyone wanting a copy Of the pages Joe sent can drop me aline and 1' 11 nwil it out to them.]

More of your letters next time! - Jin Agnew, editor

Agnew Ouiz of the Ouarter

No one ventured a guess on the questions posed last time.December's questions were:

Q1. What AGP`lEW died in the Korean War?

Answer: Iienry P. Agnow, P`rt., U.S. Amy, Serviceas3007820, d. 24 Apr 1951 Korea. Marital Status: Unknown,Race: Negro, Birthdate: 1930, Hone: Mcconnick. SC.

Q2. What AGNEW died in the Vietnam War?

Answer: James William Agnew, Sgt.. uS. Any, Service#56428619, d. 3 Apr 1969 Binh Long, Republic Of (South)Vietnam, Marital Status: single. Race: Caucasian, Birthdate: 8Jun 1947, Home: New Franklin, MO, Tour Of duty began: 21May 1968, Religion: Protestant - No DenominationalPreferenee.

[ed. note: Arlsihlers were found on the Military Index CD~Romat lhe local LDS (Morncon) Family History Cenler]

This quarter's quiz question is:Q. What is the best way to read a well-wonheadstone (one that cannot be read by eye)?

Ouotes Of the OuaTter

"If you stick with it, you will find that genealogy is a little like

fishing - You cast a lot. yoii troll a lot, you spend time andmoney on it, and from time to time you pull in a fish. Theebet(er your skill, and sometimes your equipment. the bet.er theresults, The one thing no fisheman can be without ispatience. and it is even more fun if you like the surroundings -even in the rain - and the other fisherpeople. Welcome to the

frustrations Of the sport... it's cheap at the priceL" Tomhincoln, lincoln@randorg tone Of the nicest people on theinternet ROOTS-L fonlm]

"Those who think tliat genealogy is fun have never known

Ofther real filn or real genealogy." - Risk Langston[sasrdl@urLx-]"Knowledge is Of two kinds; we know a subject ourselves, or

we know where we may obtain information upon it." -Boswell's Life Of Dr. Johnson.

"Cha chruinnionn clock chasaidh caonach" (A rolling stone

ggathers no moss, but it gets a great shine) - Irish Proverb

"When someone dies, a library dies with them" ("IIeard" on-

line)

"I expect that wi(h the study of genetics and finily histories,

ggenealogy will become a household word. Genealogy is somuch more than jtist the linking Of one generation to the next -We arc wlial they were." Carol)in Nell, President, NationalG-Society"Neither my father or mother, grandfather or great

grandmother, nor any other relation that I know Of, or care afarthing for, lias been in England these one hundred and fiftyyyears; so that yoLi see I have not one drop Of blood in myveins but what is American." (Soon-toLbe President) JohnA-1785

Thought for tlie season"One good thing aboul April - the weather s[arls to warm up

about the time the IRS takes the shirt off your back"

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Ten Years Ago in the A wsletterby Jim Agnew, Editor

Many Of you told me you enjoyed the Sept. '94 column on thissubject. so I will attempt to continue it. The Atlgust andOctober. 1984 issues Of the Agnewsle«er were summarized inthe Sept. '94 issue` This time we'll look at the 8-pageJanuary, 1985 issue #3 Of the "Newsletter for the AgnewAssociation of USA".

The front page presents Col. John P. Agnew'sConvener's Report for the first year Of the Agnew AssociationOf America, which began in April, 1984, and had jlist changedits name from the "Agnew Association Of the USA" inNovember, 1984, in hopes Of gaining soTne Canadian members.The board reported its first Canadian member. Laiiretre Agnew[who is still subscribing to date]. A 8otal Of 60 members weresubscribing as Of Dec. 1984. The Association had begun torepresent itself at various Highland Gapes. Pat Alexander wasnewsletter editor. and lrois Schieck was secretary [and stillserves in that capacityL Membership renewals were to be sen(tin March with the membership year beginning July I. AnAgnew gathering in Edinburgh, Scotland, and in Ireland wasbeing prepared for July. 1985. A USA gathering was beingplanned for Denver, Colorado, in 1986.

Still on p.I, six AGNEWs were listed on an Index toVicars Prerogative Wills Of Ireland for the 1700's, from theNNational Liibrary-Dublin. A discussion Of the James WilsonAgnew (Of Tasmania) Goat Of Arms was given on p2 from theDublin Castle records. along with 2 picnires of Sir CriapinAgnew's new daughter, Isabel. "From the Post Office Box",on p.3, Douglas Hornsnell's ancestry was described; he wasthe grandson Of Nancy Agnew Hornsnell and relative ofmember Dr. RIchard C. Agnew Of Newport Beach, CA.

A brief narrative Of hdrs. Islay Agnew Brown. dau. ofJaTnes Agnew Of Antrin, Northern Ireland Canes emigratedto Canada and is pictured on p. 4). was also featured, and herpicture was on p. 3. Birthdays were listed for Eliz. FellowsMMCFadyen (88) and Marguerite Kems (85), bothgranddai)ghters Of Hannah Agnew. sister to the above JamesAAgnevr.ELnnah'spictureisonp4.

Member Kenneth Jamcson Of the Baloo Agnews wasre+recovering from a 5-week intensive care. Donald AgTiew,

p|iilantlappist, and grandson Of Thomas Agnew, died 11 Nov.1984 in his 80s. He had been in a wheelchair since age 16,and spent I year with Franklin Roosevelt in Warm Springs.

Page 5 features t\ro letters sent from John & AmaAisnew and Arma Kizzey to Nancy Agnew Homsnell, urittenin the late l800's. as well as a lis(ing Of 5 new members anda qtiery from new member haurette Agnenr re: ascendants OfJames Agnew b. 8 Sep 1821 near Belfast. d. 23 Jar 1920Houghton, SD.

On p. 6, a query frcim Robert Gneen re: Dr. Robt.Agnow b. 3 Jar 1734 Co. Down, in. Euphemia Show andemigrated to America. A discussion Of the planned July 1995

Agnew Gathering follows with a recommendation ongenealogical researchers in Ireland - Donna Hotaling and JohnMccabe. Donna was a cerified genealogist and edi(or of "TheAll heland Heritage" magazine.

14 Agnews were lisled from the Calendar of Wills -Province of UlsterAndex to hish Wills/Vol. 4, 1918 - RR.9293 National Library - Dublin, as well as 2 Agnews from the"Wills Diocese of Deny 1612-1858".

Page 7 had several pictures of Kilwaughter andBallygally Castles in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Kilwaugl)ter(an ancestral home of the Agnews) is described, with somehistory beginning with Paulck Agnew of the Ulster Plantation(settlement of Scots in Northern Ireland), agent of theLochnaw, Scotland Agnews. The Loch.law Agnews appaentlysold Kilwaughter co Patrick. ca. 1708 to "support their splendid]ifestyle" and also due to the unsettled, restless state of Ireland."The Agnews lived with great splendor; fine apparel and

delicate in their diet. they could talk and brag, swear and stare,and left no means unsought how they might rule the roost."

Kilwaughter was used by American soldiers in WWII,who tore down the lovely entrance archway to get their tanksthrough. "The Rape of the M'Connells" is described: On 230ct 1951, the ciiITent owner, E. H. M'Colmeu Metals, tore outall the stained glass windows for the lead and "raped" thecastle of all salvageable materials. The castle has been inruins ever since. Over the couplet on the now destroyedentrance read "Ths house was biggi( in 1622 by PatrickAgnew and Janet Shaw''. Janet was sister to James Shaw,builder of BallygalJy Gas(le.

Ballygally Castle, three miles away, was built in 1625and was to be the site of the 1985 Agnew GattLering. It waspurchased by Edward Jones Agnew in 1820.

Page 8 gives a discussion of the minutes of the OldPresbyterian Congregation Of Lame and Kilwaughter (formerlyEnver or Inver), 1627-1834, reprinted 1929, from the LinenHall Library. An unsuccessful ocean voyage of captainAndrew Agnew, "A Godly passenger of Lame". and deaf-muteAndrew Brown ''from Lane" is described, in which the "EagleWing" set sail from Lough-Fnigs on 9 Sep 1636 to NewEngland witli 140 persons, but "the immigrants were beatenback" by the elements.

From Jam. 17cO, a discussion of I\fr. Agnew's repairof the manse for Rev. M. Ogilvie, future husband of JaneAgnew of RElwaughter (also spelled KilwcohgerAIlwaugter).''Squire Agnew induced the congregation lo enclose the green

with a ditch and plants and noes around their house ofworship."

Next time: Review of Agnewsletter issue #4, May/June, 1985.

)im Agnew, Editor(702) 794-1853 work(702)361-2410 after 6(702)794-5378 fax

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Lost Members

Several issues Of the Sept. '94 Agnewsletter were returned bythe Post Office as "undeliverable". If yoii lmow thewhereabouts Of any Of these lost souls, please notify the Editorand/or the Secretary:

T7romas Edwin Agnew16 BriarglenL~mns,CA92656

Herbert J. Agnew31961 Nelson Rd.Barstow, CA 92311-2009

+~AgnewBeavers502 E. Poplar RoadSterling, VA 22170

Arfu S. Agnew328 N. loth St.Wythevine, VA 24382

Ronald E. AgnewOak Vauey Rdry Rtei 3Toccoa, GA 30577

Mrs. Pat Kincaid1110 W.14thsLCisco. TX 76437

Mrs. Nancy Scherbert517 Taylor Ave.Alameda, CA 94501

Dr. David C. Agnew1187 Coast Vilky Rd., RJl-137Santa Barbara, CA 93108-3737

Mrs. Susanne Agnew Elliott10 Forest GlenMountain View, CA 94043

Deaths

Member Ricliard OIIrstrom died in March, 1995.

Charter Member Charles D. Agnew of Wilton, CT diedrecently.

Geraldine Agnew, 81, died Monday (6 Fob 1995) in a localhospital, A retired executive secretary. she was born 15 May1913 in Silver City, Utah, and was a 26-year residen( of

Logandale. NV. She is survived by her daughter, MarilynBroways Of Logandale: five grandchndren; and one great-

grandchild. There are no local services. Burial will be inCalifornia. Palm Morrty-Downtown handled amngements.H.as Vegas, NV RevjcitJJourna/, Wed., 8 Feb 1995, p.2B]

New Members

Tlie Agnew Association Of America wishes ro welcome thefollowing new TneTnbers:

Wal8er N. and Carol D. Agnew3592 R" 414Clyde, NY 14433

Wayne E. Agnew1012 Columbus Blvd.Kokomo, IN 46891

Jeff Blakley15290 Garrield Dr.Homestead. EL 33033-2516blakleyredelphi.com

Mrs. Betty Lou Kennedy2309 SW lst Avenue. No.1145Portland, OR 97201

Robert W. StrongP. 0. Box 3902Austin, TX 78764-3902

his. Bachelle ZuckER#, 582 C-10SuTnmerland, BCCanada VOH IZ0

Changes of' Address

Mrs. Madeline I. Fentriss121 North 9th SLTckamah. NE 68col(formerly Of Iakewood. cO)

hfrs. Susan R. Guise11921 Otero Ct. #185Seminole, FL 34642(Formerly Of Carnegie, PA)

Marriages

Raymond Walter Agnew m2. Lynne Sheridan, 14 Fet). 1995 inBinghamton, Broome Co.. NY. Ray is editor Jin Agnew'sbrother.

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From the Scottish Agnew Association , Newsleteer # 13 ,Oci 1994 - "Pant: Agnew Of Cambridge kindly took chargeOf our effor(s as members of the Agnew Association to raisemoney for bu)ring Lcehnaw Castle. Sadly, when the sealedoffers were opened, the highest bid was 330,rm pounds.whereas the Agnew Association members only promised al)ou(lialf that figLire. Lochnaw Castle, ancestral home Of theAgriews, was sold to a M. Nightingale. a solicitor in I.longKong, in September, 1994. He plans to renovate it as a finilyhome. Sir Criapin Agnew writes that "We wish him and hisfamily many con(uries Of happy occapation." Crispin alsowrites, "Isabel, Emma and I had a wonderful trip to Atlantaand the Stone Mountain mghland Games in October, We areall extremely grateful to the members of the AgnewAssociation Of North America. who made us so welcome. Iit

par(icular, we are indebted to Tom Agnew. Conveners, leisSchieck, Secretay, and David Agnew Of Savannah. TheeAgnew finily luncheon onganized by David Agnew in MUTirowas the highligli[ Of the trip for the girls. wlio confided to mywife on their rettrm that they enjoyed Atlan(a much more thanDisney World. With an Agnow/ gathering planned inEdinburgh, Scotland for the weekend 9th/loth September 1995.my wife and I lock forward to seeing as many Of you aspossible," A special gathering of Agnews Cook place inthe Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada at the SilvelrStar Mountain Resort from August 5-7, 1994. organized byJudy Agnew Ursic.

Sir Criapin says that Patrick Agnew sent him aphotocopy Of the picture that his great-grandfather, WilliamAgnew, had done in about 1830 Of various Agnew Coats ofArms, and says there were 23 in all. TTLe picture shows MaryEleanor Bowes, dau. Of Thomas Bowes, who married MatorJames Agnew, and another Mary Eleanor Bowes, dau. ofGeorge Bowes, and great-grca(-grandmother Of the QueenMother. This is the first issue your editor has seenfrom the Scotland Agnews. and I am very impressed with thedepth Of information provided -issue #13 includes, in additionto the above. a transcription Of an Agnew lawsiiit from 1748;Queries about Agnews; An interesting article about the sundialat Lochnaw Castle, probably btiil( for Sir Andrew Agnew(1793-1849) and bearing the mouos TAX hffiNTTSHONESTAE GLORIA" (Glory is the light Of a noble mind)and "CONsmo NON IAfflTU" @y council, not by force);Retirement notice Of M. Evelyn Jolt Of Thomas Agnew andSons, Art Dealers Of Old Bond Street, after 45 years ser`rice;Agnews in the News; A vcny fine arlicle on the "Roots Of .heAgnews" by Lady Swanzie Agnew Of IIJchJraw, along with adescription Of relevant Place Names and Forifications, and adiscussion Of (he Chrislianizing Of the Celtic islands; Anotherfine ar(icle on the Agnewro'Gnimh connection by HectorMCDonnel; Recipes; Ghost Stories; and an aricle reprintedfrom The Scotsman. 23 Aug 1994, about the home Of the Van

(or Vans) Agnew family, Bambarroch House. which iscurrently being renovated as a museum.

Altogether, a very worthwhile issue and wortrthsubscribing to.

More on the Scottish Agnew Gathering

Lois Schieck received a FAX from Sir Crispin Agnewdated6Apr1995,inwhichhewriees:"Unfutunately,Will+ia+iamAgnew Of Blaclpool has decided to resign as membershipsecretary [Of the Scottish Agnew Ass'n] and Edwin Agnew hasresigned as Theastirer for health reasons, so the wholeAssociation. apart from the Newsletter Editor, is now backwith me. I am trying to arrange the Agnew gathering for theweekend Of Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9th and loth, 1995.I have booked a function in the Geonge Hotel, George SL,Edinburgh for the evening Of Sapt. 9th for a dinner. The costwill be about ff5 to ft5 per person for the dinner tray foryour own drinks], depending on the numbers that finally come,as there is a fixed charge for the room. Depending onnumbers, I might try to arrange a bus tour Of Edinburgh or theesLrmounding countryside on Saturday afternoon, and perhaps apicnic lunch or something like that on Sunday. Do hope youwill be able to come. Yours ever, Crisp"

Bill Agnew in England writes, 'tperhaps we couldconsider a coach trip to Smnraer. There is a range ofaccommodation in and around Stranraer. There is also a trailerpark across the road ftom the castle entrance where one can berented for around £220 per weck which will sleep six people.We miglit even have a trip to Hadrian's Wall, built by theRomans 2000 years ago to stop the Scottish heathen hordesfrom attacldng Roman armies." Bill also whtes tliat "theOxford Dictioliary Of names list the Italian equivalent ofAGNEW as Agnelli, Agnellini, Agnellotti, Agnelluti. andd'Agn(i)ello, In French: Agneaii , Agnel. La(i)gnel, Delagneau,d'Agneaux. The English name AGNEW is from Agneaux inLa Mancha. The Irish AGNEW was anglicized from the GaelicO'Gnimh, descendant Of Gniomh, meaning action or activity.They held the hereditary office Of poet to a branch Of theO'Neflls and the MacDonalds."

Comi)uter Network Gleaningsby Jin Agnow, editorComprserve ID: 706172421Internet: agneyk9ymv5.ympgov

Your editor "cmises" the on-line computer interestgroups 'RootsL' and 'soc.roots' on the lnternet, andoccasionally checks in on the Oompuserve fonim ROOTS andthe Fidonet genealogy echoes. Here are some miscellaneous(idbi(s that may be Of interes( to our members:

A Tiewlyproposed interest group is in the discussionstage on USENET, called soc.genealogy.UK+Ireland.

Everton's Genealogical Hct|)er magazine now lias a

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free on-line edition available on the World-wide Web (WWW)using Mosaic or another Web browser. Vol. I, Number 2 (21March 1995) is now available through the Universal Reso`mceLocator qu):htlp:llwww.xndssion.conal~jayhall/ghonline.html

Jay Hall, of Everton Publishers (165 Soutli WestTemple, Suite 200, Salt Lalce City, UT 84101) can also bereac:hod a* jayhall@xmission.cone.

The Association of Professional Genealogists ofIreland (APGD, c/o Genealogical Office. 2 Kildare St.. Dublin2. Ireland, have made a Hst of their resealcher membersavailable (those willing to do research for a price). "The APGIacts as a regulating body to maintain high standards amongAPGI members and to protect the interests of clients. APGIdoes not, however, have the facilities for distribution ofresearch requests among members. Those accredited by APGIare bound by a strict code of practice. Any dissatisfaction withthe services provided by members will be investigated ifreported to the Hob. Secretary or President al the addressabove. Because the main genealogical records are centrallylocated, it is possible for APGI members (o conduc( researehon any pat of the country, but some members concemrateexclusively on specific areas." Patrons include Donal F.Begley, Esq., Chief Herald of Ireland, and John Brooke+Lithe,Esq., Norroy and Ulster King of Ams. Anyone desiring acopy of the list may drop a postcard (o the Agnewsletter editorwith their request, and it will be mailed to yoiJ.

The California State Assembly is considering a billthat would prohibit access to vital records for loo years afterthe event cectirs. Those in California may wish to vent theirspleen to their nearest elected official. The bill is referred toas Assembly Bill A8161.

"Generatious" magazine, "the genealogical quarterly

for the budding family tree climber", is availal]le for Sl9/yrfrom The Surf of Life, P. 0. Box 157, West Point, IN 47992.Primed Mar., June. Sep„ Dec. (same times as theAgnewsletter!).

To obtain a copy of a military veteran ancestor'srecords, write to the National Arehives in Washington, DC orone of its branch offices in WalthalTi, MA; Pittsfield, MA; NY,NY; Philadelphia, PA; East Point. GA; Chicago, IL; KansasCity, MO; Fort Worth, TX; Denver, CO; Laguna Niguel, CA;San Bruno, CA; Seattle, WA; or Anchorage, AK. Ask for"NATF Fom 80 or equivalent" which is the Order fom for

Copies of Veterans Records. Your veteran's pensionapplication win be full of wonderful information, often writtenin his own handwriting (or his widow's - see below), Thissame fom can be used for military and pension files for theCivil War, War of 1812. Revolutionary War, and other wars up(o, but not including, WWI. Most of (he branclies havemicrofilm copes of the Revolutionary War pension files onhand; it is much better to reed these in person and choose thecopies YOU waTit to malce. and it may be cheaper because of(his than it would be to send (o Washington. DC for copies.

Pension files are often a gencalogist's dream. If your veteran'swife survived him, send for HER file too. on a separate NATFForm 80.

Genealogy requests on Arizona records can now besen` on-line .o.. Ilmccle@dlapr.lib.az.us. Re8u:lar pasca\reqL]ests go to: Arizona Stale Archives, Dept. of Library,Archives, and Public Records, 1700 W. Washington. Room442. Phcenix. AZ 85cO7. Records include marriage, civil andcriminal cases, and some probate. For more infomation, sende-mz\31 to.. Nancy Sa:nyex. nsawyer@dlapr.lib.az.us.

Maryland researchers now have an on-line connectionto the Maryland Archives, official repository of ho recordsfrom 1634-present. The WWW home page address is:hilp:llwww.mdarchives.slate.nd.usl

The National Archives and Records Administrationa`TARA) fax-onrdemand service is an interactive fax retrievalsystem that allows callers to select and receive by fax a widevariety of NARA information. Can (301) 713rd905 from thehandse( of your Far machine, and follow the voiceinsmictious. About 120 documents are available includinggeneral information about facilities and holdings. aids to findinfomation, and ordering info for motion picture, video andsound recordings. Many of these dceuments are available vialnternet Gopher to: gapAe"ara.gov or via WWW at:hll|):llwww.rara.govl

Have an aTicestor who used only a lriclmame? GetChristine Rose,'s book, "Nicknames Past and Present", 29 p.long, availal>le from the Rose Family Association, 1474Montelegre in., Son Jose, CA 951204831, for $10. Nameslisted are mainly of English origin. "Sally" may be anickname for Sarah. Marcella, Selma, Esmeralda, and probatlymany more. "Nettie" is a nickname of Armetta, Jcanette,An(oinette, Henrietta, Juanira. Natalie. and more.

Parsons & Knight Directory of Deceased AmericanPhysicians, 1804-1929, can be used to find that h® in yourtree, It's a genealogical guide to over 149,000 medicalpractitioners, providing biographical sketches drawn from theAMA's Deceased Physician Masterfile. Arthur W. Hafner,editor, Chicago, IL, American Medical Association. 1993. 2volumes, AMA Order No. OP-310692. Possibly in your localmedical library under R712.AID47 1993.

The 1995 National Genealogical Scoiety QIGS)Conference will be held in Sac Diego, CA. at the Town &Country Hotel and Convention Center. 3-6 May. and williliclude a number of lec(`res and workshops. For a freeregistration brochure, contact the program chair, Cindy Conser,at (619) 484-3700 ¢AX: 484-51cO), 9074 Meadownin Way,San Diego, CA 92129-3330. The NGS maintains a computerbulletin board system (BBS) reachable by medem at: (703)528-2612.

The 1996 Federation of Genealogical Societies Q]GS)Convention will be held in Rochester, NY from Aug, 14-17,1996, and will be co-hosted by the Rcohester GenealogicalSociety. Most events will take- place at the Rochester 0

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Convention Center with a few things in the Holiday Inn acrossthe street. Eastmap Kodak may give a talk on modempreservation technology for photos and other items. Bookrooms NOW at the Holiday Inn, Hilton or Radisson, They areestimating 1,500 attendees. For more information, contact hfr.RIchard Halsey, Rochester Public Library. Rcehester, NY, orhalsey@rochgte.fidoneLorg on Internet.

Naming practices in the English colonies and Irelandin the 17th and l8th centuries followed a general pattern - sonswere named after trie father. grandfather, uncle, etc. The mostcommon naming convention was: 1st son named after paternalgrandfather; 2nd son: father or malemal grandfather; 3rd son:father (If previous son died) or uncle; 4th+ sons: father oruncles. SiniJarly for daughters, although the matemalgrandmother was the first choice for daughter #1. Parentsusually took tt]ms naming the children, after the second child,for a relative on their side.

Ever wonder wliat your ancestor's pay was wor(h atthe (ime? r'The following comparisous compiled by the Dept.of labor Statistics and the Bureau of Living ConditionsStatistics appeared in Forbes Magazine Q`eprimed from TheFamily Tree, vol. IV, no. 5, OcINov 1993. p.38):

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A new service is offered on the lnternet. By sendinga message to scrver@genea/ogy.cntcee.com with the subjectlinerf»d geonan.c ag»ew;, a search is made of an al)breviatedset of the United States Geological Survey Index of PlaceNames, with the following result:

Place Nape Countvastate CoordinatesAgnew Clallam, WA 48°cO'2l"N 123°14'50"WAgnew Lancaster, NE 41°Ol'Ol''N 96°48'52"WAgnew Ottawa, NI 42°57'54"N 86°10'36''WAgnew Santa clara, CA 37°23'41"N 121°57'29"WAgnew Wliiteside, IL 41°47'12"N 89°48'00"WAgnewville, Prince willian,VA 38°40'09"N 77°17'10"W

Paul Milthgton ®4z//l».@/ogcamco. «A) conulbueed thefollowing information: "There has been a census every yearin the UK siJice 1801. except for 1941. In addition, the 1931census was destroyed by fire. TTte census is released loo

years after the event. so the most recently available is 1891.The fust four censuses (1801,1811.1821,1831) concenmtedon heed counts only, so no genealogical information isavailable. In a few rare cases it is clear that parish officialsdid record the heads of households and the numbers in cachhouse before calculating the final totals. In some cases theserecords have survived in the parish records. For instanceWednesbury in Staffs. has heads of households for 1821 &1831. From 1841, the censiis was brought under the controlof the Registrar General and more detailed informa(ion wasrequested, including for the first time personal information.Each individual was requested to provide the followinginformation: Name, Sex, Age af over 15, this was roundedDOWN to the nearest five years. e.g.. 29 would be recorded as25 I have seen more precise ages recorded sometimes.Children under 15 should liave exact ages recorded.),Occupation, Binhplace (This was only stated (o be wliether theindividual was boni in the country or not). Note thatrelationship to the heed Of household was not stated, and hasto be inferred. In the 1851 census, more detailed informa(ionwas requested: Exact age for all individuals. Relationship toHeed of Household, Marital status. Exact place of Birth(altliough outside the country the description might be vague.even in England the description would of(en be "Scotland" or"Ireland''). These questions basically remain the same for the

1861 to 1891 censuses. In the 1891 censi]s, a q`iestion wasadded to indicate whether the family was nving in less tlian 5rooms, and if so how many. The OPCS (Office of PopulationCensus and Surveys) used to inn a scheme to auow restrictedaccess to censuses less than 100 years old (so lliat in the l980sit was possible to gain information from the 1891 and 1901censuses). It is not clear whether this is still possible. It isexpensive (ceo per name), and requires the exact name andaddress you want seached and the consent of a relative. If theperson is Trot at the address you gave, you lose your money!My thanks to Phil Stringer on whose WWW page thisinforrrmli!on is hosed (see http:/lcs6400.rncc.ac.utl~zzasxpsl

genukilbiglenglcensus.htnd)."Michael D. Bathrick, a member of the Assoof ation for

Gravestone Studies (30 Elm St., Worcester. MA 016cO, tel.(508)-831-7753) has created a Web (WWW) home page at:http:llwww.history.rochester.edu/agslags.hln.I.

The United States Postal Service USPS) is nowonline with a page where you can search for zip codes if youtype in the address. They are at: A/(p..//ww.wfps.gov/ ¢f youcan't access this, just call yciur lcoal Post Office and astc themfor the zipcode).

Do you subscribe to Compuserve. America On-Line.Prodigy, GEnie, Delphi, etc? The editor is looking forgenealogical tidbits of interest to the membership. Please passthem on to Jim Agnew. 4 Kiowa Ct., Henderson, NV 89014-1S36 Gag newj@ylrrv5 `yap.gov`.

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BANNOCK BREAD

Bannock Burn (brook) in Sterlingshire, Scotland was the scene ofRobert the Bruce's great victory over Edward 11 of England, on June 24,1314. Historians regard this as the birth of the Scottish nation. TheScottish army was poor, and closely harassed by the English, so legendhas it that they relied for food on "Bannock" bread baked over the campfire. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan they still bake BannockBread in a pan, over an open fire, to go with freshly caught fish.

4 CUPS FLOUR I/3 CUP WATER4 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER i TEASPOONS SALT6 TABLESPOONS SHORTENING

Mix dry ingredients, then add melted shortening and just enoughwater until dough gathers into a ball. Dust frying pan with flour andpress dough into a round, about one inch thick. Dust top and sideswith I lour. Bake in a camp fire about 15 minutes. Test to see if it'sdone with wood splinters, when the splinter comes out clean, theBannock is done. No meal is c!omplete without bread and no bread isbetter than Bannock. It's as great at home as it is in thefield. Mark Dilts, outdoor Writer, Photographer, Michigan.

FISH IN FOIL(Adapted i ron an old Dutch oven recipe)

2 POUNDS OF FISH FILLETS, SKINNED a BONED 2 GREEN PEPPERS, SLICED2 ONIONS, SLICED 4 TBSP. BUTTER OR 0LEO2 STALKS CELERY, SLICED TABASCO SAUCE TO TASTE3 TOMATOES, SLICED (OR i SMALL CAN TOMATO SAUCE)

Cut a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil (or double thick regular)12" by 24", and grease it lightly. Place on a layer of celery, pepperand onions, then a single layer of fish. Add salt and pepper, 2Tablespoons o£ Butter and Tabasco sauce, if desired. Add another layerof vegetables, another layer of fish with seasonings and another layerof vegetables. Bring up the foil edges up over the food and close alledges with double folds. Place on grill 5 inches over medium hot coalsfor 45 minutes, or until fish i lakes easily when tested with a fork.If the fish is flaky and tender, and the vegetables aren't overcooked,you've done the job just right.

BRISK AND BRACING BEANPOT

i POUND HOT DOGS, SLICED i GREEN PEPPER, CU'I' UPi/4 CUP PREPARED YELLOW MUSTARD 2 TBSP. BROWN SUGAR2 CANS (16 0Z. EACH) PORK AND BEANS 1 TBSP. OIL, OLEO OR BUTTERi (20 OUNCE) CAN PINEAPPLE TIDBITS, UNDRAINED

Fry green pepper in oil until almost tender. Stir in remainingingredients. Heat in crock pot or over low heat until bubbling hot.

From Wildlife Chef, 2nd Edition, 1981, Michigan United ConservationClubs, Box 30235, Lansing, MI. 48909

(About half of Tom Agnew's recipes - the other half wille 12 appear next issue)

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#at%aatr¥¥urfun¥#¥#;has its origins deeply e.tgivgiv-txp:...`thecause of women's wol.k - pot: j`ist .atTech, but across the country.

The building, one of two cam'piis

:¥¥%£m¥diferpei?£?ifeio§she could. ' And she did.

h 19lo, she became the rirst wchan

£¥;o!t:i%dgcilt:ifg£?::f£¥Clubs" which eventually expended: intomueb greater programs.

It was after many jobs at.oqud, tliecountry and the world that El)a Agnewreturned to her home state of Virginia in

##gts::i:eh:E#Sntp¥ii-cipiai:fnga#£[seminary in Transvaal, seeretary-treasurer and teacher at a seminary in

A un.Ique position`

South AIrica, office executive to a 'iewYork school ; and she finally worked.iagivthe ¥WCA. It.was whne she was wor!Bngwith the ¥WCA in. Ohio that `r.'I).

-Eggleston, then superintendent of priljcinstruction in virginia and a former

president of- Vinginia` Tech, infozined

#+:kAgrewLffalafe£.Ernprgivis¥`£requested,that the .be involved .,,.-. `,

She accepted the challenge a[id ntppedhome. . -

Alongwithhernewpost,whichgraut'edher a unique position in the history.`of

:i%i°£#:trEL'po¥:rsh8rin=Wddsnya#S#E::¥pthiothispsELfli:yof¥:fath£L;Offiof other women.

c|¥-bf:to=a¥in*rge#eddfffi±t:since "everybody likes thezn, .they ereeasy to raise and easy to can't), whichwould teach rural women and gids at2olltgrowing, carming, and processing'-thefruit. -.` -'There is a sayin`g that "the. secret-. of

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'|ust one EIIa Agnew'

i;igfta:££a]:¥¥o¥#ifedei£.°±1women and girls. `

But it was her rm resolve .-th debeginning to retire while .the medL wds

:¥S]dgqwerbeenw:EirxpRE

##k:wew¥i#i=*£on;:fi¥to¥£ELnt¥oifady#£j°in88inunn##e3rasfiLg'mearsu]timatefail`d.e." . . 4 .`-qct¥##!¥`Y9quaeinTjE#frast"onantobeavandedfreVpfCulcate.,qf lcht in.recognitiqu of he. .schrice to

_-EL¥¥:¥¥ro¥i=:Eg=T#i#:*to°qu±fa`£`FrsTsmall share in hying the..halationstones."

•pia¥:ffiypmTgr#eREJseernedtobeliopace-givirginiawhere&

::rmk¥co#8cttehatREJ=fatfl¥Hampton ]nstidcte invited I}er`.lhene .fer'

:&aledxpn."chsbepro"y.So the took to leam!ng about tomatoes

- not in an drtemoon` - btit she never-

givaetrtry:.¥'*twas¥E

•Lhctsss leamedquickly and knew abouttomatoesasifshehadbeengardeziingal)halife. -

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i'riiedy,Sfeapriethey.weefrop js eithfr givgivie8 or. is`rm

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ho¥=an¥6onF#ff#¥re?#¥-I.oads. on foot, in faun wagons, and ooho:Flo:*.`the T|ane of her groups had

been changed to `Caming Clubs" and theprogT''am had expanded to include

F;,±ra±ffif#=anashi*ng±ffilhaL Miss Agndr cape to ViTgina beck;When hoIE!e atrd fir denaa8Lration

E:*:=ffi#G¥intpeverRTSRTriEL3t;¥.'#gffi¥¥Demonstration Agents. she helpedorganize emergcacy workers in, 1914,

g#er,¥c¥an¥tiffr#as&w¥]¥Wvsehiatofgarden produce durizig the war. h 1916sl]e deve)oped a handbook for the tlse OfCounty Home Agents, which w.as the fr8t

F¥=:cio.n,:;i5E:i#edw¥a¥eD¥volunteered to help out whereverneeded.

Just nine years after begirming ttle

iebnoach life a)I.:iyomed. .-

Poetry Corner

Every filly has one.

The one wlio keeps trackof birthdays and weddings,and gently relnind8 uBwhen they come.

The one we count onto. have written dourexactly. when Grandpacame to this country,or when Aunt Mariemoved into the houseon tbe west Side of town.

These family historianshave no more tinethan the rest of us.It'8 just that theirlove of historyis wrapped up withlove of family.

And they weave the threadsOf the tapestriesthat keep generations in touch.

- Rae Turr.bull

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