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Lots of news articles are being posted. Many have the actual clipping which can be downloaded to your computer.  As the clippings are added, you may see changes to the site.  Obituaries have been the primary concern, but Marriage Licenses, General Interest, Divorces, Arrests, etc. are being added as well. Be sure to check back often since items are being added daily. We now have obituaries posted for all letters of the alphabet with the exception of: "X" Click here to see a listing of the newest obituaries NEW ADDITIONS Posted July 28, 2010 68 new obituaries Posted July 27, 2010 Link to Mineral County, W. Va. GenWeb where you can find articles from many Mineral Co. newspapers. http://www.wvgenweb.org/mineral/ Patti McDonald will send copies of obituary articles she has transcribed to anyone who makes a request. 56 new obituaries Posted July 25, 2010 Wills & Probate   for Will of ZELL, George A In the News ~ "Another Year Older" BOWEN, Mr. & Mrs. R. E. ~ Birthday Party 1929 In the News ~ Elk Garden "Mine Explosion" April 24, 1911, follow-up articles. In the News ~ "Calamity Strikes!" GRADY, L. C., Gun Trap ~ 1911 CAVANAUGH, Prof. Clarence, Fire ~ 1905 Deaths of unknown Italians and a female inmate of the Poorhouse ~ 1911 In the News ~ "This & That" A.O.H. convention ~ 1906 Brode ~ Newhouse Bout ~ 1930 DIXON, Verlys Lee Dance Recital ~ 1932 RESOLUTION OF BANK ~ SHARPLESS, James A. First National Bank of Keyser W. Va. ~ 1907 Hibernian Picnic ~ 1905 HOLLARS, Wase ~ Not Dead! ~ 1911 LONG, Mr. & Mrs. Philip Miscellaneous Shower ~ 1925 McGREEVY, Mrs. John ~ Valentine Party ~ 1938 Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Burlington M E Church, South ~ Resolution regarding Mrs. Thomas Wagley ~ 1911 Sun School Convention ~ 1907 53 new obituaries Posted July 24, 2010 58 new obituaries Posted July 23, 2010 50th Anniversary  of BLAKE, Mr. & Mrs. Patrick 41 new obituaries Posted July 22, 2010 Skeletons in the Closet ~ "Murder & Mayhem " Murder of John P. Moody Wills & Probate  for Will of TROUT, James H. Will of ZANTOPP, William J. Marriage of FINAN ~ McDERMOTT & BRODERICK ~ STAKEM  ~ "Nuptials" 74 new obituaries Posted July 21, 2010 correction for WITT, Mrs. Alice Louise Moser ~ Previously listed as Delbrook 62 new obituaries   Posted July 19, 2010 68 new obituaries Posted July 18, 2010 42 new obituaries Posted July 17, 2010 65 new obituaries Posted July 16, 2010 40 new obituaries Posted July 15 , 2010 47  new obituaries Posted July 13 , 2010 Wills & Probate  for: FITZPATRICK, John MILLER, Christopher MILLER, Jacob (Courtesy of Patti McDonald) 15 new obituaries Posted July 12, 2010 18 new obituaries Posted July 9, 2010 8 new obituaries Posted July 8, 2010 Order In the Court! LASHBAUGH, Virginia vs Albert Anniversary Waltz 25th Wedding Anniversary LASHBAUGH, Mr. & Mrs. Albert This & That  LASHBAUGH, Harold U. Lashbaugh Ready For Jap Strike Charges Filed PRITTS, Blaine & Homer COLEMAN, James C. Moonshiners Nabbed In Somerset County 11 new obituaries Posted July 7, 2010 27 new obituaries Posted July 3, 2010 45 new obituaries Marriage of McGOWAN ~ MONTGOMERY Nuptials (Courtesy of Pat Dailey) JACKSON, Henry Former Area Man In Crash: Calamity Strikes! (Courtesy of Lee Deetz Fasnacht) Posted July 2, 2010 25 new obituaries From Ireland to Maryland ~ A Family Reunion, June 29, 2010 from Shawn McGreevy has been added to Welcome Home! on the "Eureka"  page Posted July 1, 2010 18 new obituaries Family pages for BLOCHER  & GARLITZ Posted June 30, 2010 17 new obituaries A new section, Welcome Home!, has been added to the "Eureka"  page at the suggestion of Eric Householder, who has a terrific success story about finding his father's biological family Posted June 27, 2010 Family Pages for BITTINGER & BROADWATER 14 new obituaries Posted June 26, 2010 4 new obituaries Posted June 25, 2010 6 new obituaries DEVORE vs PLUMMER on Order In the Court! The broken link for the Ruth Enlow Library has been updated Posted June 24, 2010 4 new obituaries A Family Feud involving DOOLEY, FITZPATRICK, LOAR on Order In the Court! Posted June 22 & 23, 2010 29 new obituaries Posted June 21, 2010 5 new obituaries 60th Annivesary for Mr. & Mrs. George S. Ternent Posted June 20, 2010 16 new obituaries "In the News" has been expanded into the following categories: Anniversary Waltz, Another Year Older, Calamity Strikes!, Order In the Court!, Stop! Thief!, This & That, and Under the Weather Posted June 16, 2010 a new page for C.W. Union Soldiers buried in Cumberland area 10 new obituaries Posted June 13, 2010 CROWE ~ SUDER Wedding 60 new obituaries Posted June 11, 2010 11 new obituaries Obituaries on the "Be" page and the "Co" page were moved to new pages Posted June 6, 2010 11 new obituaries Obituaries on the "R" page were moved to new pages Posted June 5, 2010 51 new obituaries Posted June 4, 2010 Article regarding 60th Anniversary for Mr. & Mrs. G. L. Shroyer on Anniversary Waltz Obituaries on the "Br" page were moved to new pages Posted June 2, 2010 Two birthday articles for Mrs. Caroline Cutter Inskeep & Mrs. Carrie Martin Billmyre on Another Year Older 38 new obituaries Posted May 31, 2010 34 new obituaries Posted May 30, 2010 28 new obituaries Posted May 23, 2010 80 new obituaries The Marriage of Decker ~ Yingling & Martin ~ Curran Posted May 22, 2010 52 new obituaries Wills for Layman and McGreevy were added to        Wills & Probate       Viet Nam Memorial Virtual Wall http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Passing along information from Patricia Shaffer  ~  Information is needed on VETERANS from the area of Windber, Somerset Co., Pa., for a black granite wall which is to be erected. You may contact Patricia Shaffer at: pdshaffer@comcast.net For those of you connected to the "FRIEND" family, you might want to check out their website to meet lots of FRIENDS! (Yes, the pun was intended) The Friend Family Association. http://www.friendfamilyassociation.org

Our friend, Gregory Bittinger has the Shade Mills Day Book, now online! Shade Mills Store of Western Maryland Allegany - Garrett County This Store Book was an exciting find. I purchased it many years ago. I soon found that there was a lot of historical information in this book. The date was 1857 to 1860 and the town was Shade Mills located in western Maryland Allegany county now Garrett county. Shade Mills is now a ghost town located between Frostburg and Grantsville Maryland along historic RT 40. There is very little information documented on this town. The store’s name was Shade Mills and they sold dry goods, meats, candles and other supplies. They also served as post office and a lumber mill. William Frost was the owner and he was the first born male child in Frostburg Maryland. His father Meshach Frost founded Frostburg Maryland.  This store book has over 681 pages of names, what they purchased and some prices. I picked out a few names to research and found where they were in the Civil War. I created a downloadable 681 page E-Book from this old store book. You can now experience history by going back in time to an1800’s store. Also if you had ancestors from western Maryland Allegany or Garrett county you may just find them in this E-Book. One other note I’d like to mention is I know originally the store owner was William Frost; I’m seeing John Wilhelm also. So I’m not sure if John Wilhelm purchased Shade Mills store later or was the store keeper? I don’t know right now. One other thing of interest is there are several newspaper clippings glued to the first few pages, such as Thomas W Frost’s obituary (1903) and an article on the Last Hope Mine along with others. This E-Book is available for purchase. Choose from a 2 minute download (using cable or DSL) or order a CD sent by mail. To order, click the link below http://www.treasurequestxlt.com/shademills.shtml

Carol ("The Communicator") made the Genealogical Expedition and Sentimental Journey back home to Western Maryland on her own.  Due to family obligations, Genie ("Editor by Default") was not able to make the trip.  Hopefully a trip will be made by both Genie and Carol, aka "ToeJam & Earl" in the future.  In the meantime, Genie is living vicariously through Carol's visits. Photos from the April, 2005 trip are shown on a separate page April, 2005 Family Gathering