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2010-10-15*LunchBunch *LunchBunchStart: 12:02:37
3rdthawkins: hello daviss daviss: hello 3rd 3rdthawkins: hey alt daviss: hello alt! alt: hello 3rdthawkins & daviss ,, you two doing okay today? daviss: doing ok alt! 3rdthawkins: yep alt: good Spivey: Hi 3rdthawkins, alt and daviss! alt: Hi Spivey..... whas up? 3rdthawkins: noon Spivey daviss: I am working on setting up a new blog which will be about Arizona folks 3rdthawkins: hello Ingrid Spivey: Hi Ingrid_Doweary! daviss: hello Spivey and Ingrid_Doweary Ingrid_Doweary: Hey 3rd, Alt, Spivey and Daviss 3rdthawkins: sounds good daviss Spivey: Well, I'm up alt! LOL. alt: Hello Ingrid_Doweary daviss: I am hoping so 3rd alt: Okay spivey.. that'll work LOL 3rdthawkins: or sounds interesting I should say Ingrid_Doweary: Good Daviss, looking forware to seeing it. Spivey: LOL alt. Ingrid_Doweary: foreware=forward daviss: thx Ingrid Ingrid_Doweary: yw alt: best Wishes for success on your 'new' blog daviss, will you continue with Mariah's Zepher? daviss: oh yeah its just that the theme of Mariah's Zepher and Texas seemed to clash with the stuff I was putting up lol thanx alt alt: okay, I see and this new one deals with AZ .. primarily. daviss: Right and where these people lead me be it Az, Ok, or whatever lol kind of like my community search My last blog on Zepher took me to Okla alt: very good daviss daviss: I have also done some research on folks here so I decided, why not! lol alt: there you go daviss, that's my philosophy... account for them all, if you can... in a sense they all be family LOL daviss: hehehehe alt: or contribute in some way too your 'family history'. too=to what do you other chatters think? daviss: keeps me less frustrated with my family research and it also helps keep the wires in my brain from tangling up so soon as I age lol Ingrid_Doweary: Being comprehensive is what's forcing me to be organized. alt: hmmmmm, guess the others are either busy or don't have an opinion LOL ty Ingrid_Doweary daviss: no problem alt lol I got yours 3rdthawkins: both alt :} Ingrid_Doweary: yw alt :} 3rdthawkins: I just say go for it alt: and you know I'm one to give an opinion daviss LOL LOL LOL daviss: which I highly value alt :} alt: why ty daviss daviss: now!! what issue do we have today regarding genealogy research 3rdthawkins: seeing if Ingrid has anything for me today :} :} alt: I'm still following the 'protection' thread and the genealogy thingee #3 on the Gen/Hist forum. daviss: and I can say the same for you 3rd lol did you find out the info that I seek alt: I just responded to the 'my favorite photo' contest. 3rdthawkins: lol no trying to catch my aunt on FB daviss: looks like the majority of the posters agree on the protection thread alt: yep, why 'hoard' your research... Ingrid_Doweary: Well I haven't left the house yet 3rd, but I'm searching the DC Public Library online. 3rdthawkins: ok daviss: of course in order to publish it has to really be compelling and hit numerous lives as in Slaves In The Family by Edward Ball alt: 3rdthawkins, you rquestionyesterday got me to looking at the google maps and the areas and home addresses where I lived at one time or another. NetNoir: hello 3rdthawkins: hello NetNoir daviss: howdy howdy NetNoir! Ingrid_Doweary: Hey NetNoir alt: hello NetNoir NetNoir: how is everyone doing? Spivey: Hi NetNoir! alt: fine here and you 3rdthawkins: hello Selma doing good NetNoir alt: Hello Selma NetNoir: hi 3rd, daviss, alt, ingrid and spivey Ingrid_Doweary: Good, thanks for asking. Hey Selma. Spivey: Hi Selma! NetNoir: pretty good daviss: for me ok NetNoir, what about you? NetNoir: Selma: Good Friday afternoon everyone daviss: heyyy there Selma Selma: Afternoon NetNoir..is this your first time here? NetNoir: yes it is alt: refresh my memory NetNoir, you're located where and researching what area and surnames? Selma: Well welcome NetNoir: just lookign around alt: Oops.thought you had been here before NetNoir .... Welcome NetNoir: well I'm Lenley Woodard, I actually run NetNoir.com daviss: welcome NetNoir! NetNoir: and I've basically been at work reviving the site, and working on another diaspora site daviss: sounds good NetNoir NetNoir: so I've been making an effort to visit as many cultural sites as i can alt: i thought NetNoir sounded familiar NetNoir: yeah ... probably the first web-based AA news site melanet was first but seemed to be more commerce related Spivey: I think there was another one, NetNoir. I can't remember the name offhand. NetNoir: melanet.com daviss: I thought it sounded familar also. Good luck on your revising it NetNoir: thanks Selma: Must be keeping you busy NetNoir: umoja.com is actually much further along yes!! lol pretty soon umoja will have live, real data Spivey: Congratulations on your enterprises NetNoir and I wish you the best. alt: is there a 'specialty' with the site.. history, news, sports, entertainment, or are you covering all bases? NetNoir: thanks Selma: So are you here today..to just see what we do? or what we talk about? NetNoir: um basically Umoja will be a knowledge engine to see what you do daviss: AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general Have you visited before NetNoir: nice Ingrid_Doweary: I remember hearing of melanet. NetNoir: yes I have daviss: awesome! alt: and we 'chat' about all of the above NetNoir NetNoir: i was tryign to figure out what resources to list with umoja Selma: How to do research, where to look, helping folks to understand what they find.. Ingrid_Doweary: Unity knowledge engine, interesting concept, NetNoir. NetNoir: yes -- bios, buinesses, locations, question and answer receipes daviss: Have you dabbled in your family history at all NetNoir? NetNoir: yes actually my dad has used this site before daviss: good for your dad! I hope it was fruitful NetNoir: yes he enjoys it quite a bit Seventies Soulchild: Hello all alt: and that he keeps 'using' the site... it is a living, breathing, viable, dynamic ever changing site NetNoir NetNoir: hello 3rdthawkins: hello seventies Selma: Afternoon seventies Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Seventies Spivey: Hi Seventies Soulchild! NetNoir: yes, it sounds like it! daviss: hello seventies soulchild! alt: Hello Seventies Soulchild AYWalton: Good afternoon, all. daviss: hello AYWalton! Selma: Afternoon AY alt: hello AYWalton NetNoir: afternoon AYWalton AYWalton: howdy 3rd, alt, daviss, Ingrid. Ingrid_Doweary: Hey AYWalton Spivey: Hi AYWalton! AYWalton: hello NetNoir, Ms. Selma, SoulChile, Spivey. I hope everyone is doing well. Spivey: Fine AYWalton and you? alt: NetNoir, the chatters here today cover the nation from coast to coast.... did you say where you were located? NetNoir: Boston daviss: great AYWalton! NetNoir: MA alt: ah so, okay thanks AYWalton: ahh I used to live in Boston for many years, NetNoir. daviss: shoot lol I was hoping you said Texas lol lol AYWalton: Are you a genealogist NetNoir? 3rdthawkins: hello ay AYWalton: wassup, 3rd? NetNoir: lol no not at all ayw 3rdthawkins: didn't hear you come in, have to turn up my vol. Seventies Soulchild: roomful today. I see daviss has been busy on the boards. NetNoir: just examining and collecting info about the diaspora online Selma: Netnoir..you can tell the states folks are researching, by their responses.. NetNoir: ah AYWalton: I see, well you are among a bunch of family history researchers, here. Seventies Soulchild: Oh NetNoir.. hello! AYWalton: I live in MD now, but research Ark/Oklahoma/Tenn and Mississippi. Selma: Needless to say Texas is one of daviss areas of research daviss: you Rock too Seventies :} Seventies Soulchild: :} daviss: lol @ Selma alt: and we cover all areas of AA life in the history of the US in particular 3rdthawkins: Me in Missouri but main research is in Texas and South Carolina, also Arkansas AYWalton: and for a unique aspect of the diaspora, you are welcome to visit my website on the Freedmen of Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). These were the folks who were slaves in the Five Tribes. www.african-nativeamerican.com , a forgotten part of the diaspora---but we are there, nevertheless. alt: most of us have websites and/or blogs... some of which you may be familiar with NetNoir AYWalton: I do remember that name from somewhere, I think, NetNoir. Are you the founder of NetNoir.com? NetNoir: proud new owner AYWalton: is that right? Well congratulations. NetNoir: thx cool ayw AYWalton: I seem to remember the name from way back in the day, but have not seen or heard of it a very long time. Selma: I was gonna say AY...Prodigy days? NetNoir: i hope to add information like yours to Umoja.com (diaspora knowledge engine) AYWalton: almost, Selma----I was thinking way back a long time ago. NetNoir: ph call brb AYWalton: I wonder whatever happened to Idette Vaughn. She used to run, the BlackNet. Selma: You and vkn..how can you remember all those names.. LOL AYWalton: VKN knew them all. and does anyone ever hear from Electra Price? I think she was/is in California. alt: I hear from Electra occasionly AYWalton, yes, she is still in the Bay area. AYWalton: is that right? That's good to know. Is she still on the genealogy scene? wb Ingrid. Did you get bumped? Spivey: Welcome back Ingrid_Doweary. alt: she had and uncle that lived here in Springfield, Oh who recently passed away. Ingrid_Doweary: Sorry was multitasking and got kicked off. Thanks Spivey and AY. AYWalton: I know how that goes, Ingrid. Seventies Soulchild: Hello Ingrid Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Seventies. NetNoir: your site is awesome AYW AYWalton: Thank you NetNoir. daviss: Seventies have you rec'd the video yet from your talk AYWalton: I have other links that I can share with you as well. NetNoir: that would be great Seventies Soulchild: No.. thank you for reminding me to call. That is on my to-do list today. AYWalton: I have a site on Arkansas black history, a weekly podcast, and a site for beginning genealogists. NetNoir: awesome Ingrid_Doweary: Still researching the muster sheets of your ancestor and I'll go to the monument this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon at the latest to photo graph the wall of honor. alt: I forgot to ask.. at the AAHGS did a former chatter show up and help to volunteer? daviss: thats the reason why I Rock seventies lol Ingrid_Doweary: That's for you Seventies. Seventies Soulchild: :} yea your'e a mess daviss... lol Selma: Not that I am aware of alt daviss: lol lol Seventies Soulchild: Thanks a bunch Ingrid! alt: okay Selma. it was mentioned that he would be there. Spivey: Ingrid_Doweary you are near the wall of honor? Which war? daviss: alt is a mess lol ask Selma Seventies Soulchild: :} daviss now... lol AYWalton: is there an email address to reach you, NetNoir? I will send you links to the other sites. Seventies Soulchild: Do you find the research interesting so far Ingrid_Doweary? AYWalton: And of course you cannot overlook the massive site of AfriGeneas. Ingrid_Doweary: African American Civil War Monument and Wall of Honor in Washington, DC Shaw Neighborhood-at the intersections of 10th and U Streets, and Vermont Avenue, NW. Seventies Soulchild: Christine has a good site with ccharity.com Ingrid_Doweary: Yes, I would like to compare the muster sheets with the Compendium publicaton. Seventies Soulchild: their site is aacwm.org... I believe Spivey: Ingrid_Doweary, is it possible for you to look up a name for me while you're there? Ingrid_Doweary: This is it http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/ alt: just came from you site Netnoir... News, Politics & Opinion from an AA prespective, right? Seventies Soulchild: Thank you Ingrid! lol NetNoir: ayw yes lenley@kotokogroup.com yes alt Ingrid_Doweary: Sure Spivey which name with which regiment/state? YW Seventies NetNoir: alt I'm working more on Umoja.com AYWalton: I like that name kotoko. Do you have ties to Ghana, NetNoir? alt: okay NetNoir NetNoir: yes Spivey: KELSEY [Louis/Lewis] 54th Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers Ingrid_Doweary. NetNoir: yes I want to include as many research sites Seventies Soulchild: NetNoir, please do me a favor. If you are going to have a news feed please only serious news RELEVANT to black american & the disapora. Kind of like what Africana.com v.1 offered in the late 90's early 2000's NetNoir: @seventies here's the problem Ingrid_Doweary: Oh okay, Spivey. I'll check it out and photograph it. NetNoir: most sites split between serious news and "high-traffic" news Spivey: Oh, thank you so much, Ingrid_Doweary. Any and all information you can find I would appreciate. Ingrid_Doweary: Solid. Seventies Soulchild: Ah... well check out BlackTalkRadio.net ... NetNoir: even npr will do celebrity news / info etc... Seventies Soulchild: They never have a shortage of news national and local alt: Ingrid_Doweary .. the plaque # for Louis Kelsey is E-154 if that will be of help. NetNoir: my goal is to seperate the channels Seventies Soulchild: I'm not saying don't have the high traffic news, just saying have some meat in the meal. NetNoir: so that you can easily eat meat only Ingrid_Doweary: That will help also, ALt. Thanks. Thanks for the line Seventies, I'll check it out. Spivey: Geez, alt, how did you come up with that? Seventies Soulchild: thank you. that's all I ask. NetNoir: blacktalkradio.net is now a parking iste yes about ghana alt: If I tell ya, I'llhave to shoot ya Spivey LOL LOL lOL NetNoir: Kotoko.com AYWalton: I suspect that NetNoir has good plans, and has to respond to their own calling in their own way. That is all any of us can do--do it our way. (hmm.......wasn't that a song?) Spivey: Now, now, alt. This after you wrote about 'sharing'. daviss: is that FranK AYWalton lol Ingrid_Doweary: The information is listed with records emphasizing the soldier's name included with the monument. alt: okay spivey try this http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm Ingrid_Doweary: lol lol lol lol NetNoir: thx ayw -- yes you have to have a mix of content Seventies Soulchild: hmmm let me check NetNoir alt: put in his name and it will give you the Plaque # NetNoir: @seventies Umoja.com will be similar to africana AYWalton: is that the name for sites like that, NetNoir? NetNoir: except that eventually we'll allow users to write articles Spivey: Thanks alt. That goes to show how lost we sometimes get and don't see the forest for the trees. I know about the Sailors and Soldiers System and never thought to check there. AYWalton: I call those template sites....lots of links, kind of a generic kind of look with not much content. Looks like the blogtalkradio site is now for sale. NetNoir: yes -- it's a domain parking site AYWalton: somebody just holding it to someone who wants to buy, it? Seventies Soulchild: blacktalkradio.ning.com check it out NetNoir NetNoir: but you are right -- it's an ad template site Ingrid_Doweary: Spivey, hopefully this will be of value to you also. Let me know if you're unable to access it. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=Louis&gsln=Kelsey&uidh=b41&=0&pcat=39&fh=3&h=3945877&recoff=1+3 NetNoir: yes Seventies Soulchild: Sorry about that, I guess he got rid of the .net site. NetNoir: no worries http://umoja.com/people/bill-hayes/ <-- kind of a sample page but right now we are still testing the application AYWalton: I hope your site goes well, and by all means do include a genealogy component, NetNoir. That would be great for the genealogy community. Spivey: Thanks, Ingrid_Doweary. Seventies Soulchild: Ok I've given my plug for the day! lol Ingrid_Doweary: YW, Spivey Now you can also cross reference. Spivey: Yes. NetNoir: thx ayw, I'll link most of the sites and then maybe do a how-to Ingrid_Doweary: Good for you Seventies Sounds good NetNoir. NetNoir: Umoja.com is basically meant to provide a central source for info -- to start from so it will have text, and then aggregate from sources to get people started. AYWalton: So Umoja is starting from the ground up and building, is that correct? NetNoir: yup just finished the software AYWalton: was there an Umoja site in the past? The name is familiar, but I am not sure if I am thinking of something else. NetNoir: and we will use freebase (which uses wikipedia) to populate a lot of info well lots of people use "umoja" alt: text sites appear hard to use NetNoir, unless they have a search feature for 'keyword' useage to get to speicific subject matter. NetNoir: we'll have a decent category system and also keyword search daviss: Selma, any word from your friend on that Newspaper in Va I asked you about. alt: good NetNoir Selma: Oops I forgot vicky..sorry...what was it The Vine? daviss: Yes Selma I only got one small hit but nothing to write home about Selma: You googled it? daviss: yes along with news articles I may be missing something in how I am searching though Selma: News article from the newspaper? circa what? alt: Selma, I found in 'The Genealogist" .. Picton Press and article that tells of the LaForce family in 1728 in Henrico/Goochland County, VA, it names their slaves as of 1746 and MY Betty/Bess and her daughter Hanna(h) are included ... WHOOPIE!!!!!! daviss: 1920-37 is what I was using Selma: Wow alt... AYWalton: wow, alt, now that is a find!!!! alt: wanna a copy? AYWalton: when did you find that? daviss: Just now alt!!! Thats awesome Selma: Yes, I would alt.. Seventies Soulchild: cool alt! daviss: Congrats to you my friend!!!!! alt: I've had the books for a couple of years and just now reading them LOL Ingrid_Doweary: Ya Alt! Selma: The Goochland Chauncery Records are now available..let me find the link Seventies Soulchild: yay! alt: LaFroce was named one of the 1st JP's when Goochalnd was formed from Henrico in 1728. NetNoir: do you all meet up every day? AYWalton: Ingrid did you see that the PG County AAHGS is having a genealogy event on Saturday in the Brentwood area? daviss: yes we do NetNoir AYWalton: Nathania Branch Miles is speaking. we are here every week day, and on Saturday evenings. daviss: also we have a Tuesday and Sat night chat and a sun morning chat AYWalton: Also on Sunday for brunch, and Tuesday evenings we have an evening session as well. Selma: For goochland records from 1731 to 1912 alt: okay Selma hit me with a link LOL lOL Seventies Soulchild: Awesome Selma! Looking for Pastey & Charles within that timeframe Selma: Pastey and Chalrs who? AYWalton: I had better go and work on my podcast. It should be up in an hour or so. daviss: later AYWalton Selma: http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/%3E AYWalton: FYI Netnoir, my podcast can be found at http://africanrootspodcast.com Spivey: Bye AYWalton. AYWalton: take care everyone and have great day. Ingrid_Doweary: Yes AY I think I saw that announcement. Unfortunately I'll be at work tomorrow. Selma: Its at the LVA virginia memory site.. Don't think that link worked. NetNoir: awesome i got it alt: bad likn, but it is with the LVA Virginia Memory collection, right? I'll find it Selma: http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Seventies Soulchild: ok got it now. alt: ah so Selma, thanks!!!!!! daviss: Spivey, is Kelsey (Louis) your ggrand? NetNoir: ok ya'll I'm going to call it a day Spivey: No, daviss. He is I think the great uncle of my grandmother Wardie Kelsey ADAMS. alt: found 2 records right off the bat Selma daviss: please come back Netnoir NetNoir: I'll try to be back next week sometime Selma: YOur kidding alt Seventies Soulchild: Selma Patsey & Charles Rounds. . . looking for them. Charles was sold south and ended up in Adams Co. 3rdthawkins: hey vkn, welcome, good to see you NetNoir: hey vkn Selma: We will be here NetNoir NetNoir: bye Seventies Soulchild: Adams Co., Mississippi daviss: we enjoyed your company vkn: Good afternoon to each and all daviss: hello vkn Seventies Soulchild: goodafternoon vkn Selma: You can check the the surname Seventies vkn: Heyyyyy NetNoir long time daviss: too late vkn Spivey: Hi vkn! Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Vkn daviss: ahhhh Spivey Seventies Soulchild: ok not sure of the original surnames. Was told, not verified yet, that Patsey was Charlie's mother alt: Rene LaForce is the plaintiff against a John Lancaster & a William Harden Spivey: I don't have the exact relationship offhand daviss, but he is in my grand mother's line of KELSEYs. vkn: 3rd alt daviss Ingrid Selma Seventiea Spivey alt: hello ms vkn Selma: Not all the VA counties are complete yet..with the addition of Goochland and Henrico counties they now have over 5 million images daviss: ok thx Spivey alt: in Goochland Co., Selma Spivey: Are you interested in that branch daviss? Selma: Can you see the image alt? daviss: no just curious Spivey.. You know me lol Seventies Soulchild: I have a question, would bills of sale & tax records be in the VA chancery court? Spivey: LOL daviss. I have a question. One of the gentleman assisting me sends e-mails from NSU.edu. Do you know what college/university that is? vkn: ? What is scribed as a new thing in social networks alt: Oh, wait a minute ..it has a 'view details' daviss: you mean NAU Selma: Among the 119,000 images scanned from the Goochland collection are ones related to disputes over land, wills, divorces, debts, and business issues. The names of slaves suing for their freedom vkn: I see I am on it but not sure how that happened or how to get out of it Selma: of the descendants of the Huguenot settlers of Manakin-Towne, of planters, millers, coal miners, church leaders, and ordinary citizens appear in the records. Carefully-drawn plats sometimes illustrate cases involving disputed property lines and mining rights. daviss: Is that an Ariz Univ vkn: oops not meant to interrupt Spivey: No, daviss, it's nsu.edu. Selma: Norfolk State University daviss: hmmm not sure Spivey Selma: ? daviss: oh that may be it Spivey: I don't know Selma. And, I haven't asked him. Slackness on my part. alt: that's me Selma the Huguenots, etc. Spivey: Norfolk is where, Selma? Selma: Norfolk VA I just posted that so you could see the variety of info seventies..not sure if bills of sales would be included Spivey: Thanks Selma. daviss: vkn dont you have to scribe to Charity's site Selma: Is this person a professor there Spivey vkn: Not that I know of daviss Not that I know of daviss have not been there lately Spivey: I'll have to ask him, Selma. He corresponds little, probably because it's his work address. Seventies Soulchild: Thanks Selma for the info.. multi tasking. daviss: any one here know what that means as in "scribed" Spivey: Is there a list of professors anywhere Selma? Selma: On their website Spivey alt: gotta run Bennie McRae jus pulled up in front of the house. Seventies Soulchild: tell him hello! bye alt daviss: later alt Selma: Tell BErnie we are doing a USCT seminar this year alt alt: okay y'all take care Spivey: Thanks Selma. alt: gotcha Selma Ingrid_Doweary: Bye alt Selma: I have got to run folks....have a great day daviss: two finger bye Spivey: Don't say it daviss. daviss: lol Spivey: lol daviss: let me peep vkn vkn: It is annoying and somehow facebook connected daviss: hmmm dunno vkn its new to me Spivey: It's annoying vkn? daviss: you can delet it from your FB cant you vkn: yes so many peeps scribing spivey Spivey: LOL vkn. That should be good. Seventies Soulchild: I like the new challenge BTW. Going to submit something. Wish I could submit a photo along with the story. daviss: I thought you could seventies vkn: you can seventies do pic as long as 200 or less Spivey it is unwanted by moi Seventies Soulchild: Ah okay.. wasn't sure because of the format.. let me go through my photos then.. Spivey: Then I'll leave it alone vkn. daviss: does it show up on FB vkn on your page vkn: Not on FB daviss Not sure from where it comes daviss: I see vkn: Not able to find root as yet have only taken a superficial look will explore detail later daviss: good luck and hope you find out sooner than later vkn: Thought some in this room would know Ingrid_Doweary: It's new to me also, Vkn. daviss: new to me Spivey: I don't blog, scribe, publish or any of that vkn. I'm not familiar with sites like this. vkn: I thought y'all would be a short cut lol lol lol Spivey: Nope. So pull out the old can of elbow grease vkn. daviss: HA!! I can barely do what I do lol lol vkn: lol daviss: which reminds me, I gotta go do something Ingrid_Doweary: lol daviss: you all have a great day Ingrid_Doweary: Cya Daviss daviss: byeeeee Spivey: Bye daviss. Have a good one. Ingrid_Doweary: U 2 Spivey: I'm going to check out this publishing site, BookSmart. Have a good day everyone. vkn: See y'all saturday Ingrid_Doweary: Cya Vkn Spivey gone too, eh? Multitasking everyone? Seventies Soulchild: yes ok I've got to run. gotta get these kids into college! :} have a good day all! Ingrid_Doweary: I like what Seventies said. Catch up with you, later, 3rd. Happy Hunting. Bye. |