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<DIV><FONT size=3>Congrats, Linda! You may say you had help from others
but without you spearheading it and being persistent it would never have
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Sue</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=LinLouVan@aol.com
href="mailto:LinLouVan@aol.com">LinLouVan@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Thaddeus M.
Hamilton</DIV>
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<DIV>For all you Or-Rooters who helped me while I was researching this man, I
want you to </DIV>
<DIV>know that the Junction City Historical Society and the Sons of Union
Veterans of the</DIV>
<DIV>Civil War, Col. Edward D. Baker Camp #6 will have a dedication ceremony
on Saturday,</DIV>
<DIV>August 19th at 10:30 a.m. at the Milliorn Cemetery at the west edge of
Junction City.</DIV>
<DIV>(If anyone would like to be there, email me for more details and
directions.)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>With the help of many, many friends, I was able to prove his service, his
residency in Lane County and Marion County and, "beyond a reasonable doubt"
that he was not buried</DIV>
<DIV>somewhere else. So the Veterans Administration sent a proper headstone
which was </DIV>
<DIV>set in May and the dedication has been scheduled. Whew! what a
ride!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This has been one of the most rewarding research projects I've done since
I first started</DIV>
<DIV>my own family research 30 years ago.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Now, there is supposed to be a third Civil War Veteran buried in our tiny
cemetery. All</DIV>
<DIV>we know is that he is listed on about three different G.A.R. and cemetery
lists only as</DIV>
<DIV>GURLEY. I'm supposing that is a surname. Without a given name, or a
state, or </DIV>
<DIV>any dates, this might be impossible. But, if we have a long wet winter, I
just might try.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you to all who helped me with Hamilton and -- anyone want to take a
stab</DIV>
<DIV>at GURLEY?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Linda VanOrden</DIV>
<DIV>Junction City, OR</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:LinLouVan@aol.com">LinLouVan@aol.com</A>
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