The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 May 1988 — Page 7
Community corner
Relatively speaking —
Genealogy brings tourists to town
By DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN
We genealogists know that many people come to Warsaw and Kosciusko County for the specific purpose of searching for information about their ancestors — when and where they lived and to take pictures. The general public probably is not aware of this. Genealogy is now the Number One hobby. They come to the Genealogy Library in the Kosciusko County Jail Museum in Warsaw, to the Warsaw Public Library, to the churches, and yes, they walk the cemeteries and take tombstone pictures. They come for a few days, a weekend or a week’s vacation. They come from far and near. And there must be many who work independently that we don’t know about. This is a definite part of tourism for our area. They eat, sleep, buy gas, camera film and books. It is fun to meet these fellow researchers, just as it is fun to go to other areas in search of our own ancestors. As an example of what genealogists can do for a community, the Allen County Public Library in Ft, Wayne estimates that genealogists bring a million dollars a year to that city. Spouses and families are out “on the town” while genealogists pore over the books. That library was built from about 120 volumes in the early 1960’s to over 120,000 volumes and about 50,000 units of microfilm and microfiche. New Canadian materials are constantly arriving. The library grew under the direction of Dorothy Lower, formerly of Winbna Lake and Warsaw. She is retired but is in the library often as she is working with the famed William Filby on the large volumes of passenger lists into this country. Kosciusko County’s genealogical
.iKfcH JMufl J , 11 I I I 9 9- lite’- w -A? FISHING TOURNAMENTS DO NOT INFRINGE ON OTHERS — The Tuesday meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotarians was held at the Beacon. Jed Pearson, Division of Fisheries Biologist, Department of Natural Resources was the guest speaker. Pearson talked to the group about the controversy of bass tournaments. Pearson does not feel that it should be a controversy. Fishing is a social status, it does not hurt resources and it does not infringe on the rights of others. During a bass tournament, less than 5 percent of the bass are taken from the lake, oifflie average 18 fish die and 418 are returned to the lake. Pictured above are left to right, David Cates, Pearson and Jim Evans, Rotary president. (Photo by Bob Troutman.)
Wv*wLll- - ■' I; I r r JL H It ■ vhL . H ■’ ■ ''' 9%'9 Ufi GUEST SPEAKER FROM ITALY — The Syracuse Wawasee Rotary met Tuesday, May 17, at the Beacon for their weekly meeting. Their guest speaker was Pietro Luzio, Italy. Luzio is a good friend of Bill Cable, past district governor, who met him at the Rotary District Conference for District 20®, held in Pescara, Italy. Cable is pictured on the left and Luzio, is on the right.
( • JH **-,n I DORIS MCMANIS CAMDEN holdings are growing, too. Perpetual warnings must go out about your family history, all prepared and bound into a book, for thirty or forty dollars. The cover is lovely, but information contained therein is nothing more than lists from outdated telephone books, etc. If genealogists spend a . lifetime searching for information’ on their families, how can a company assemble family information? The old familiar ones to avoid at Taylor, Ross, Bailey (Bayley) and a new one is Mary Whitney of Ottsville, Pennsylvania. There are many legitimate books about families published, and you may receive ads about them, but the above are not in that category. If you want to know, ask a genealogist to guide you. 295. Would like information on Ida Mae Neiswonger (Nighswonder) of Kosciusko Co. She was born about 1876. Lorraine Holycross, 10470 Jefferson Road, Osceola, IN 46561. 296. Seek ancestors and descendants of George K. Baird, born August, 1826 in Ohio, married Sarah Jane Mackey, daughter of
William Mackey and Sarah Anderson, in Kosciusko Co. in July, 1852. George Riddle, 225 E. 11th Street, New York, NY 10003. 297. Would like contact with persons working on these families. Thomas Laulys O’Brien, son of Charlotte and Michael, in 1842 married Hannah Firestone. William Morris, another son, married Eliza Wagoner, both marriages taking place in Warsaw. Thomas and Hannah moved to Whitley County, then to Michigan in 1863. They were parents of Washington. Hannah was born in Ohio in 1817. Believe her brothers /Were John, born about 1810; Sant, born about 1820; and David, born about 1822. Was Samuel Firestone the one who married Sarah Fashbaugh? Who were Hannah’s parents? Believe her father was born in Maryland and her mother in Kentucky or Pennsylvania. Hilda O’Brien Quy, 1619 Palma Sola Boulevard, Bradenton, FL 33529. 298. Would like correspondence with descendants of Zimmerman, families, Riddle, Hovell, Long, Keesey, Young, Jorden and Jones families in Kosciusko County and other northern Indiana counties. Kent Zimmerman, 4917 Ravenswood Drive, Apt. 1741, San Antonio, TX 78227. 299. Would like information about George Brant, born in June, 1833 in Ohio and died in March, 1920 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed (Laura) Goble in Atwood. Who were his parents? Was he connected with William Brant, of Ohio? George’s wife, Lydia M. Brant, Nee Shreve, died in December, 1904 in Kosciusko Co. Need parents age. Gordon Brant, 425-Bth Ave., Oelwein, lowa 50662. Print or type names and addresses. Ladies should use maiden and married names. Must pertain to Kosciusko Co. Mail to: Doris McManis Camden, P.O. Box 214, Warsaw, IN 46580.
BPW has new member The Business and Professional Women’s Club met Tuesday evening, May 10, at a local restaurant with 26 members and two guests, Mary Stackhouse and Janet Anderson, present. Bessie Stetler, president, opened the meeting with Pledge of Allegiance and the club collect. Gloria Hodler read the minutes of the last meeting. There was no treasurer’s report due to the absence of Linda Jaggers. Cindy Flynn was voted into the club as a new member. Members of the club decided on two scholarships this year. The auditing committee is Pat Benson, Barbara Matney and Bonnie Bjella. Jerry Byrd, fire chief of Syracuse, presented a program on “What It’s Like to be a Fireman.” Door prizes were presented to Jeanetta McDaniels, Lois Koher and Jeanice Littlefield. Hostesses 1 for the evening were Sandy Wappes and Charlotte Wells. Gloria Hodler, chaplin, closed the meeting with a poem, “Mother.”
■Hr ■ - 9 Wr fl » 50TH ANNIVERSARY — Mr. and Mrs. Royal Jefferies, Sr., of r 9, Warsaw, celebrated their 50th anniversary last Dec. 29. They were married on Dec. 29, 1937, in Claypool. Because the couple spends the winters in Florida, they are having a belated open house. The open house will be held on May 22 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall, East Center Street, from 2-4 p.m. The Jefferies are inviting all relatives and friends to visit and help celebrate the occasion. Mr. Jefferies retired from Zimmers in Oct., 1978. They are the parents of Royal Jefferies, Jr., of North Webster. They also have five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The children and grandchildren are hosting the open house. The couple requests that “your attendance be your gift.”
9*t«Ar-j9 ■K PLAN JUNE WEDDING — George and Marjorie Hickman, PO Box 273, North Webster, announce the engagement of their daughter, Michele Renee, to Michael Alan McCoy, son of Roger and JoAnn McCoy, r 6 300 N, Columbia City. The bride-elect is a 1986 graduate of Wawasee High school. She is employed at Liberty Bank & Trust, North Webster. Her fiance graduated from Whitko High School in 1982. He has a degree from ITT, Fort Wayne, and is now attending Fort Wayne Bible College. He is employed at Chore-Time in Milford. Both attend the North Webster Church of God. The couple is planning a June 18 wedding which will take place in the North Webster Church of God. ' —•WM'W' 9 ' |» .. WIS- "■ •'>- AAA-A; «- r -‘' TO WED NEXT MAY — Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Lundy, r 1 box 281-13, Leesburg, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly J., to David Margolius. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harty F. Margolius, 1254 Eton Ct., Buffalo Grove, 111. The bride-elect is a 1985 graduate of Wawasee High School. She attended Indiana University, Bloomington, for two years and is now attending Indiana University at South Bend where she is majoring in advertising/marketing. Her fiance, a 1985 graduate of Wheeling High School, Wheeling, 111., also attended Indiana University, Bloomington, for two years where he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. He is currently majoring in accounting at the University of Illinois of Chicago. The couple is planning to be married May 28, 1989, in South Bend.
Bridal shower for Carol Bolyard Carol Bolyard, Syracuse fifth grade teacher, was the guest of honor at a miscellaneous bridal shower held recently in the home of Sue Cockburn, r 1, Milford; Carol Koble served as co-hostess. Twenty-two guests, many from the Syracuse School staff, helped celebrate the happy occasion. Paula Markley read an original poem written especially for the bride-to-be. Refreshments of cake, ice cream punch and fresh fruit were served. ■■ T . ' Ts 1 i WF '’''l' \ 4 A ■ \ V v ■ < .?■■■/ * ‘ ' ' V '•* .:*/ * ■: ■': PLANNING DECEMBER WEDDING — Julia Lynn Curtiss, 825 W. Lowell St., Mishawaka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Curtiss, Mishawaka, is planning a December wedding to David Allen Firestone, 4224 Hickory Road, Mishawaka, son of Pauline Firestone and the late Louis Firestone of r 4 box 77, Syracuse. The bride-elect is a graduate of Mishawaka High School and is attending IUSB in South Bend. She is employed with Bobicks Pro Shop. The bridegroom-elect is a Wawasee High School graduate and is the manager of Bobicks Pro Shop. The couple will be married in the Redeemer Missionary Church in South Bend.
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Kiwanis Prayer Week observed
ByGLENLONG Staff Writer
“The Model of Prayer” was the theme on Friday morning, May 13, as 25 Milford Kiwanis members welcomed 45 visiting Kiwanians from eight other Kiwanis clubs in the Kosciusko County area for a worldwide Kiwanis Prayer Week meeting. Visitors included five from Bremen, five from Goshen noon club, 13 from Lakeland Club of North Webster, five from Warsaw Lakeside Club, three from Nappanee II Club, four from the Triton-Bourbon Club and seven from Wawasee Club. The bulletin stated on the front, “Today, the Milford Kiwanis Club is honored to host this Kiwanis Prayer Day. We want this to be a very meaningful experience for each and pray that “prayer” may become the tool which our God intended it to be, talking to Him. May we all remember the first of six constitutional objects of Kiwanis International — ‘To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life’.” Milford President Rev. Paul Tinkel welcomed all and President-elect Paris Ball-Miller stated the reason for the service and led in the call to worship and the Lord’s Prayer. Speakers for the morning were Brian Carnahan on adoration and praise, Ray Myers,on petition, Jon Dewart on forgiveness and Don Bucher on hope in life and Ml * . , ;i . ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT — Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Garza, r 1 box 157 J, Milford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Veronica Sandra, to Randall Scott Wedge, son of Patrick and Montine Wedge, 919 W. Plymouth, Goshen. The bride-elect is a 1986 graduate of Wawasee High School and attended Ivy Tech in Elkhart. She is employed at Cole, Layer & Trumble, Elkhart County Office in Goshen. Her fiance, a 1981 graduate of Goshen High School, is employed at Grandville Custom Paint, Elkhart. The couple is planning to be married September 24 in the First United Methodist Church, Goshen.
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eternity. Bob Groves led the group in singing the old favorite songs, “We Gather Together” and “In the Garden.”
MF KwJm j\ ■r # & I ft I I• I' ft - 4MB I aaau * >■ VI KIWANIS PRAYER DAY MEETING — Song leader Bob Groves led an enthusiastic group of Kiwanians and guests in song at the May 13 Kiwanis Prayer Day meeting in the Community Building in Milford. Behind Groves, from the left are Don Bucher, Jon Dewart and President-elect Paris Ball-Miller. (Photo by Glen Long)
LOUISA'S LETTER J=- ~~=g jSE?
Dear Louisa, I have two daughters and I have tried to do the best I could for both of them. The thing that puzzles me is how differently they act. The oldest girl has always been reasonable about the clothes she wears and the hours she keeps, but the younger one tries to wear the most outlandish clothes and puts on enough makeup to be an Egyptian dancing girl. When I try to explain to her that she is harming herself and giving people the wrong impression, it goes in one ear and out the other. She is really a very fine young woman but what can I do about this? Mother —N.C. Answer: Very often younger children or middle children feel that they are playing second fiddle to the first child and they attract attention by doing outrageous things. They break up articles, throw tantrums and do any thing unusual they imagine that will make their parents, or the people they wish to impress, notice them. This is probably why your second daughter does the things she does. She is trying to let you know that she is feeling discriminated against. Try praising her for the little
The prayer for the day, read responsively, was led by Don Arnold and Rev. Tinkel gave the benediction.
things she does well. Louisa Address: Louisa, Box 532, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115. jB PLAN OCTOBER WEDDING — Mrs. Pat Eldridge, Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eldridge, Syracuse, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Diane, to Delvin R. Mast, son of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Mast, 13764 CR 28, Middlebury. The bride-elect is a graduate of Wawasee High School. She is employed at Wieland Designs, Inc. Her fiance is a graduate of Northridge High School and is self-employed. The couple is planning an October 1 wedding.
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