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Russ <wards1@roadrunner.com> |
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2008-03-11 |
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Can anyone give me a place to look.
My great grandmother was committed
somewhere around 1901-1904. Where would
folks who lived in the Morgan, Menifee,
Wolfe county area be sent to. Any
assistnce would be great!
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Sharon Graves <sharon.graves@madison.kyschools.us> |
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2008-03-11 |
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I have an ancestor buried at the
hospital - Dudley Farthing. How do I
find why he was there, how long he was
there and what he died of?
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Lynn Evans <lexxyred@yahoo.com> |
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2008-02-12 |
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I actually found my grandmother who
died in 1917, Mary Ann Branson, with
your information. We know very little.
Thanks
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Cindy Anderson <califgirl86@yahoo.com> |
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2008-02-06 |
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Thank you for the work you are doing
to remember these patients. My great
grandfather, Jacob Hoffman, was a
patient and died there 7/1917. My
grandfather had very few memories of his
dad as a child and none of the family
ever knew what happened to Jacob. It's
good to finally know where he ended up.
If there are any records that exist for
Jacob Hoffman, I would appreciate it if
someone could contact me.
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kathy hunt <hellcat_hillbilly@yahoo.com> |
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2008-01-03 |
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I am trying to locate information
about my Paternal grand father James
Jordan, I was told he was placed in a
asliam in Lexington Kentucky and lived
there until his death it is said that he
became the undertaker their, or worked
as a clergy as he was a minister. how
would I find out this information
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Larry Back <LB52585SC@aol.com> |
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2007-12-26 |
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Your web site was very helpful...I am
the 4th great grandson of one of your
past patients. Lillie Childers was her
name. She committed suicide in
1904...her death was sketchy....but now
that I have found an account of her
death on your web page it has cleared
everything up. Thanks!!!
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Kristin Cunnar <HappyKris@msn.com> |
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2007-12-20 |
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The Gifts of Jonathan Swift
In life, according to those who knew or
have written about him, Jonathan Swift
was a complex combination of satire and
friendship, charity and churlishness. In
death too: his self-written epitaph
reads in part, "Here lies the body of
Jonathan Swift...where savage
indignation can no longer lacerate his
heart"; his will leaves his entire
estate for the founding of "an
hospital... for idiots and lunatics."
("No nation wanted it so
much")
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Kristin Cunnar <HappyKris@msn.com> |
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2007-12-20 |
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The Gifts of Jonathan Swift
In life, according to those who knew or
have written about him, Jonathan Swift
was a complex combination of satire and
friendship, charity and churlishness. In
death too: his self-written epitaph
reads in part, "Here lies the body of
Jonathan Swift...where savage
indignation can no longer lacerate his
heart"; his will leaves his entire
estate for the founding of "an
hospital... for idiots and lunatics."
("No nation wanted it so
much")
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Jane Weber <weberj@mh.state.oh.us> |
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2007-11-07 |
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I work with a state hospital cemetery
reclamation project in Toledo Ohio. I'd
love to connect with someone to share
stories, ideas, information.
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Harry W. Wagner <wagner@falcon1.net> |
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2007-11-03 |
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I am looking to find out what my
mother died of?
Alma jane (Dunn) Wagner or Alma (Dunn)
Wagner
Died July 10,1970 in Eastern State
Hospital
Any help would be helpful.
Thank You,
Harry W.Wagner
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Christen Rose <candygirl_chris@hotmail.com> |
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2007-10-31 |
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I am trying to locate information on
my maternal great-grandmother.
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Jerry Marvin <jrymrvn@aol.com> |
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2007-10-23 |
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My Grandmother and Grand Father John
D. Threlkeld and Wilma Threlkeld worked
at the hospital for many years from
around 1925- 1952 and His Father I
believe was a Dr. There and dided in
1939 I believe Lucy Tandy Threlkeld also
worked there I believe as a nurse
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Madge Maupin Haney <nannyhaney@yahoo.com> |
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2007-10-16 |
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I was always sad to think my family
member died here. I suppose it was the
solution the family felt best in 1938.
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Beatrice Bowling
Zienkosky <zienkosky@sbcglobal.net> |
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2007-10-15 |
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I have been looking over your site to
see if my father may have come there in
the late 1940's.His name was Laben or
Labe Bowling. He disappeared from all
known places he ever was living in and
we have never known to this day what
happened to him. His last residence was
in Dayton, Ohio.I believe he was
mentally ill. That is why I thought
Eastern State would be where he would be
sent. My grandfather Joseph Alexander
died there at Eastern State in 1946. He
was committed for dementia probably now
would be called Alzheimers. I remembered
this when I saw your web site. I do have
his death notice but not anything
pertaining to the hospital. We use to
visit him from Indiana. I was too small
and not allowed to see him. Thank you
for this project.
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Londa Martin <londamartin921@yahoo.com> |
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2007-08-10 |
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I used to work at ESH for about 2
years through a temporary nursing
agency. I have always been very
interested in the history. I'm glad this
website was established. I have seen all
of these buildings inside and out. I
hope you'll have more history to come on
this facility.
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Sharon Harshman <nana6starz@yahoo.com> |
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2007-07-28 |
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This is just a wonderful web site,and
very informative as well. I enjoyed
looking at it very much and have put it
in my "favorites" so I can come back to
it time and time again. Thank you all so
very much for putting sites like this
one together for people who are not all
that computer litterate (smart), my
family is from Bell and Perry County Ky.
and though I was just there in Belll
last weekend, it was my first trip there
-but hopefully not my last, so that I
can get more cemetery lists, and if I do
I will certainly send you a copy of
whatever I get.
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William R. Dozier <bdozier1@yahoo.com> |
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2007-07-23 |
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Thank you for creating this
wonderfully constructed memorial to the
patients and to the place where they
spent their last days. The website is a
fitting tribute to their lives and names
rescued from oblivion. I shall visit
often.
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ALA OWERRI <owerri@msn.com> |
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2007-07-03 |
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THIS IS AN INTRESTING SITE WITH LOT
TO LEARN FROM.I WILL COME VISITE
AGAIN.KEEP THE GOOD WORK
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Lora <lppwbott@localnet.com> |
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2007-06-25 |
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I like the site, I have been trying
to find info on Mary Cloud Robbins that
was supposed to have died in Eastern
State Hospital in 1931 or 1932 she is
also supposed to be buried somewhere
close to the hospital, but I have had no
luck in finding any proof of any of
this, if you have any info I would
appreciate it.
Thanks Alot
Lora
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Tracy Edelen <tracyew731@hotmail.com> |
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2007-06-25 |
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Hi just wanted to say that my
great,great,great grandfathers name
doesnt' appear here. He died at ESH on
10/2/1932 His name was Louis (L.A.)
Collins. He is buried there at ESH as
well in an unmarked grave somewhere. He
was born 1845 and his usual residence
was Bell Co. KY and was his birthplace
as well. Please list him. He has been
forgotten. If anyone has any further
information they can give me I would be
eternally gratefull.
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Tracy Edelen <tracyew731@hotmail.com> |
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2007-06-25 |
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Hi just wanted to say that my
great,great,great grandfathers name
doesnt' appear here. He died at ESH on
10/2/1932 His name was Louis (L.A.)
Collins. He is buried there at ESH as
well in an unmarked grave somewhere. He
was born 1845 and his usual residence
was Bell Co. KY and was his birthplace
as well. Please list him. He has been
forgotten.
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Laura Heller <lauraheller@poetess77.com> |
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2007-06-25 |
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Thank you so much for creating such a
wonderful and resourceful website. I
have been researching the stories of
people who stayed at the Eastern State
Hospital over the 1800s and early 1900s.
I am creating a poetry series which
tells stories (but the names are
fictionalized) of various people in
Lexington who lived and died during
those times. This site will be named as
one of my sources, along with the
original publication date of various
newspaper articles, etc. Thank you.
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Maria Lim <anaphysio27@yahoo.com> |
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2007-06-14 |
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Kudos to those who are working on
this project, this is definitely not an
easy task to accomplish but they are all
doing a great job in making it
happen!....I am really proud of PHIL
TKACZ and his colleagues...hats off to
you all! Keep up the good work!
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Joan Thorn <mwt61050@aol.com> |
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2007-06-12 |
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This is such an awesome site! I am
looking for any info on my ggrandmother
who died here on 2/7/1904. Her name was
Stella R. (Blanton) Hitchcock, born
1876, Johnson County, Ky. Married to
Garfield Hitchcock. Two sons: Add & Roy.
Have never been able to find where she
is buried. Have not been able to locate
obit or grave. Thank you for all of your
hard work! Joan Thorn
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Joan Thorn <mwt61050> |
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2007-06-12 |
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This is such an awesome site! I am
looking for any info on my ggrandmother
who died here on 2/7/1904. Her name was
Stella R. (Blanton) Hitchcock, born
1876, Johnson County, Ky. Married to
Garfield Hitchcock. Two sons: Add & Roy.
Have never been able to find where she
is buried. Have not been able to locate
obit or grave. Thank you for all of your
hard work! Joan Thorn
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Jewell Wilson <Jewell93082@insightbb.com> |
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2007-04-20 |
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Mary and all,
you have done a great job and also help
alot of people find live ones.
keep up the good work.
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Carrol HurleyUllrich <KUllr99431@aol.com> |
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2007-04-20 |
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This site is wonderful! I know that
my grandfather, James A. Hurley, died at
the Lexington Hospital in June 1931 of
alcoholism. He had drunk so much that he
was insane. I have looked for a death
cert. or at least a notice of him dying,
and have yet to find one. It is not
listed here, for some reason, as it
should be.
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Ruth Rogers <ruthierogers@adelphia.net> |
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2007-04-19 |
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I just read of your website in the
KY. EXPLORER today and was very much
excited when I saw all the information
of the death of my grandpa in 1945 at
the Eastern State Hosp. Thank you so
much for bringing so much history to us!
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Dana Smith <smith.dana@gmail.com> |
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2007-04-16 |
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I was recently given a tour of ESH. I
have some great photos I would love to
share with you.
I have lived in Lexington for 9 years
and although my husband worked at
Lexmark for 6 of those I had no idea
what I was passing when I drove down
Newtown Pike. ESH is full of History and
I wish I knew more of it. I was reading
the Herald Leader this morning and was
thrilled when I saw the article by Bruce
Burris. It scares me that the grounds
might be developed with little thought.
We can't let that happen. I plan to
attend the meeting on the 25th. (I also
went to the greenhouse on Friday. It was
amazing.)
What would have happened if your group
hadn't taken this on? probably nothing.
Thanks!
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Tim Taylor <tdshtaylor@windstream.net> |
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2007-04-12 |
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Thanks for caring for the ones
forgotten by some , but not by all. God
Bless You.
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Kayt Schaefer <dharmahound@yahoo.com> |
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2007-04-06 |
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I wholeheartedly thank you for your
hard work and diligence. Finally,
families have a resource to re-discover
their relatives who have long been
hidden in the shadows of stigma and
secrecy.
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NAME:
Alice Kaut (Hunt) [spelled 'Cout' by
Eastern State Hospital]
BORN:
January 1, 1851, Oldtown, Greenup
County,Kentucky
MARRIED:
George Allen Kaut, Greenup, Greenup
County, Kentucky
CHILDREN:
Neva Ann Kaut
DIED:
July 8, 1907 at Eastern State Hospital
in Fayette county; buried July 10, 1907
at Eastern State Hospital
RELOCATION:
Alice Kaut's remains were removed from
the Eastern State Hospital grounds and
reintered next to her daughter, Neva Ann
Boyle (Kaut), at the Boyle Cemetery in
Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky, on
November 8, 1984.
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Patricia Jones <Pj52221@aol.com> |
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2007-03-18 |
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I found your site after reading my
latest issue of The Kentucky Explorer.
The grandmother of my late husband died
at Eastern State Hospital in 1940. I
have various materials pertaining to
her.
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Ewing Fears Best <ewingb@infionline.net> |
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2007-03-16 |
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A lot of wonderful work! Thanks for
all who worked on this.
It's possible my 2rd Gr Grandfather was
a patient here in 1850 and I am working
on getting more information. Even if he
wasn't, this is a wonderful resource for
others.
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D.C. Foster <itz4me56@yahoo.com> |
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2007-03-02 |
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Very interesting......the entire web
page!!
Thank You
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Deloris Hamilton Ingram
<Dji1143@webtv.net> |
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2007-02-24 |
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A great site. Very helpful. Keep up
the good work
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Joretta Newton Estes <estesjoretta@yahoo.com> |
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2007-02-20 |
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Mary, you have done a great job on
the web site and with all the research
you have done and gathering all the
information as well. I know many people
appreciate the information for geneology
purposes. Not to mention the proper way
to recognize and pay respect to the
people that we in the hospital there.
Thank you so much. Joretta and Gary
Estes
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Bev Hildreth <bhildreth@sc.rr.com> |
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2007-02-20 |
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To Mary and all of you working so
diligently --- thank you! I would never
have been able to find my gggrandmother,
Mary Anderson without you. We never knew
what happened to her. Now I will finally
be able, hopefully, to find her parents,
etc. May you be blessed for everything
you are doing to preserve the memory of
those we loved.
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Mary Bishop <mebishop1@alltel.net> |
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Date: |
2007-02-20 |
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The site is really looking great.
Keep up the good work
mary
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Patricia Arnold <prarnold@alltel.net> |
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2007-02-20 |
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Mary, you have done an outstanding
job of putting all of this information
together for the use by all. Thank you
for your labors!
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Ken Menefee <kmenefee@commaction.org> |
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2007-02-13 |
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Please let me know when the next
meeting will be held.
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marg sexton <margs@alltel.net> |
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2007-02-09 |
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Good luck, this is a very honorable
project.i will be spreading the word on
this story.
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Donna S. Stewart <rainmakerstables@alltel.net> |
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Date: |
2007-01-31 |
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To Mary Hatton: You do the best job
of follow up I've ever experienced.
Thank you so very much for all the
research you did to help me solve a
mystery. I hope the management staff
commensates you appropriately for your
hard work.
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Rosemary Hagen <genea7
genea7@cinci.rr.com> |
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2007-01-26 |
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Thank you so much for all the work
you've done to put the website up.
Without it I would have never known
where Anna Conway disappeared to in
1870. Or where her father and brother
were. I figured it was the War but
obviously not.
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