CHAT LOG
11 Oct 1997

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JLoehde: Hi Vicki
VWilson577: Hi Jean.
VWilson577: Anything new?
JLoehde: I expect I have missed alot
VWilson577: Not really.
JLoehde: I have been reading logs
VWilson577: There was no chat on the 2nd. One person came at 10pm on the 4th and no chat on the 6th.
JLoehde: I copied film of 1923 census Bad River and Red Cliff gave to friend to make another copy to send you
VWilson577: Great.
JLoehde: Cathy's Gokee name there
VWilson577: We'll have to tell her.
JLoehde: Also found Coramar's Hubert LaCroix was 1st Rep. to Territorial Council for MI in 1824 from Monroe Co.
OnlineHost: E6363 has entered the room.
VWilson577: Jean, I did "talk" to Margaret on Thursday.
JLoehde: He was God parent 1799 at St. Annes also.
VWilson577: Trying to find the churches of Monroe county.
JLoehde: Some history in MPC book for Monroe
VWilson577: I hope Margaret signs on tonight. I bought a flatbed scanner Thursday
JLoehde: 1st Pres. Church organized in 1820
VWilson577: I've scanned a picture of Samuel Abbott's house and put it on the web for her to see.
VWilson577: LaCroix would be Catholic.
JLoehde: Wonderful--very exciting
JLoehde: Tells of Father Richard visiting Monroe and Badin there in 1828
VWilson577: That's about the time period she needs too.
JLoehde: Catholic Church called St. Mary's Oct. 10, 1780 by father Friapeete
E6363: Vicki-did you ever find that book "Before the Bridge" that Margaret was talking about?
VWilson577: I looked at the library yesterday and it was checked out. I'll try the college.
E6363: I tried to find the number of the Kiwanis-no listing
VWilson577: I think there's some good pictures in "Before the Bridge." If there's no copyright problems I'll scan those too.
JLoehde: Is this for Mackinac Co?
VWilson577: Yes.
E6363: I appreciate it Vicki
JLoehde: Old Material--history?
VWilson577: Found a book at Borders yesterday called "Michilimackinac, A tale
VWilson577: of the Straits" by David A. Turrill
VWilson577: "Before the Bridge" has old history - mentions school from 1840's
JLoehde: Is it newly published?
VWilson577: Turrill's book is historical fiction, published in 1989.
VWilson577: But it mentions real people, including Joseph Ainsse, Marie Coussante Ainsse, and Joseph Louis Ainsse.
VWilson577: This is from a list of people in the back of the book.
E6363: Have you seen a connection to John B. Ance anywhere yet?
VWilson577: My husband is giving me the book for Christmas, IF I can wait that long.
VWilson577: Lisa, did you get hold of the guy with the Methodist history?
E6363: Yes, he was running out when I called him, I got to call again Monday
JLoehde: What period, where?
VWilson577: It's called "Methodist Indian Ministries in Michigan, 1830-1990"
VWilson577: Published by the Michigan Area United Methodist Historical Society.
JLoehde: I would really like to see that, new publication?
VWilson577: 1993
JLoehde: Do you know price?
VWilson577: I can't remember - I think $15
VWilson577: I bought it at a genealogy seminar.
E6363: Jean-I'll E-mail you with his phone number after the chat if you want it.
JLoehde: Please do.
VWilson577: I don't know if he had more than the 2 copies he took to the seminar (and I bought one.)
JLoehde: I ordered The Way It Happened from book store in Traverse but don't remember name
VWilson577: We may have to figure out how to find the publisher or the author.
VWilson577: A bookstore could do a search if the book is still listed in "Books in Print"
E6363: I'll try that Amazon also. Even for the Bridge book.
JLoehde: Is Amazon a net site?
VWilson577: Amazon.com It's the name of the store and the site.
VWilson577: They are in Seattle, but claim they can get books from anywhere.
E6363: Vicki did you ever get the "History of Leelanau" that was published a few years ago?
VWilson577: Read it, but never bought it.
E6363: There is a used bookstore in Northport that had a copy when we were up
there, if your interested
VWilson577: I'll check it out.
VWilson577: I was able to get Ghost Towns of Michigan from the library
E6363: That article on Onominisse (sp) was interesting. Erick's ma lives right above the hill where that was.
VWilson577: I also checked out "Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History:
E6363: I found that one at a powow.
VWilson577: It would be a good one to own.
JLoehde: Helen Tanner has published seperate books one for The Ojibwa
JLoehde: none for the Ottawa
E6363: Are the books history?
JLoehde: Chelsea House Publishers has many seperate small books with general history
E6363: Never heard of them.
E6363: Where are they from-Michigan?
JLoehde: I got it at library first and liked it so ordered it from Barnes and Noble
JLoehde: They are from NY
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JLoehde: had sketch of Waubojeeg grave totem had to have it
OnlineHost: SLKENNEDY has left the room.
JLoehde: also beautiful color photos of Ojibwa beadwork
JLoehde: only cost $9.00!
VWilson577: Sounds great.
JLoehde: Will forward something if still in my mailbox from a LaBlanche/LaBlanc
JLoehde: story by George Emerald LaBlanche about life before 1940
VWilson577: Michelle is researching LaBlance and Vincent in Cheboygan, Emmet
and Mackinac counties.
JLoehde: mentions Mrs. Davenport, Vincents and Walkers, briefly must be from her
JLoehde: I answered a query about who was Minnie Davenport
VWilson577: Please let me know if it wasn't from Michelle, because she would be interested
JLoehde: If I hit save as will it save this log?
VWilson577: It will save part.
VWilson577: To save an entire log use log manager.
JLoehde: now I minimized it so I could see this screen and don't see it I hope it is doing it's thing
JLoehde: When you were doing dit names i remembered reading that Gokee is/was
Gauthier
VWilson577: Interesting.
JLoehde: I can understand sound alikes but mine DesCarreaux is also Derome
VWilson577: I wonder if Cath knows.
VWilson577: I'll have to ask Brenda (Kingsley) more about dit names
E6363: ? What are "dit" names, I've seen that term and never understood it.
JLoehde: I have the dit name book and most make no sense
JLoehde: It means the same as or name called
E6363: Like AKA?
JLoehde: according to my French dictionary
JLoehde: yes
JLoehde: it explained that the Indian pronounced Gauthier as Gokee
JLoehde: But most don't seem to have rhyme or reason to the change
JLoehde: Do I hit log manager to find my log again or do I have to search for it????
VWilson577: You need to hit log manager to stop the logging. Then if you forgot
VWilson577: where it was saved to, hit open log but don't save anything - it should
VWilson577: show what directory it wants to save to.
JLoehde: O-K when I did that I heard my A drive run so it may have worked!
JLoehde: I will look under Indians in MI in Books in Print and see if it is listed there instead of under Methodists
E6363: Vicki and Jean-nice chatting, talk later bye
VWilson577: Bye Lisa.
JLoehde: Good night, and it has been!
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