<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><P>Have the History on Sarah Jennings- Smith anyone interested</P>
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<P>Lucinda Blais wrote:<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 8px; MARGIN-LEFT: 8px; BORDER-LEFT: lightgrey 1px solid">Pat,<BR>So glad that this is being done!!! My Gr. gr. grandparents, John & Rebecca <BR>Smith Barger and her parents, James and Sarah Jennings Smith of course were <BR>in Silverton, Oregon, and I have wanted to "see" where their land was ! <BR>Have picture with "Barger" Street. Again, looking forward to seeing this <BR>when in the Silverton area !<BR><BR>Cindy Blais<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Kith-n-Kin" <<A href="mailto:Kith-n-Kin@cox.net" target=_blank>Kith-n-Kin@cox.net</A>><BR>To: "'or-roots mail list'" <<A href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank>or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A>><BR>Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:46 PM<BR>Subject: [or-roots] DLC Maps<BR><BR><BR>> While we're on the subject of DLCs, one of the things I'm working on is a<BR>> history of the township that includes Mt. Angel to Silverton. It is <BR>> 06S01W.<BR>><BR>> So far, I have gathered the information on the "original" DLCs from the<BR>> Abstracts, along with the 1862 twp map, and on top of that placed the 1963<BR>> "official" cadastral plats of the original owners. (I'm probably mixing my<BR>> terms here).<BR>><BR>> I have also "cut and pasted" the 1878 land plats from the Atlas to fit the<BR>> township parameters, and coupled it with a 2009 Google Earth image of the<BR>> area, so anyone can see just where the properties are today. Fortunately,<BR>> there were two or three plats which with odd shapes and placement, allowed<BR>> for "tweaking" the skew from the satellite image.<BR>><BR>> These are on 11x17 photo paper, and are going to the libraries in <BR>> Silverton<BR>> and Mt. Angel, as well as the college library there.<BR>><BR>> I believe this will help poor folks (like I was) who show up in the area, <BR>> go<BR>> to the library and say "where was grampa and gramma's land?" to be met <BR>> with<BR>> the thousand yard stare. "Oh, you might want to look on the wall over<BR>> there." Nope. "Well, you can go to the archives in Salem.. ." In Mount<BR>> Angel in particular, the "history" goes back as far as the monastery and<BR>> influx of German speaking farmers. At the seminary at least they had <BR>> some<BR>> history of the early settlers, and the interactions with the town.<BR>><BR>> After my visit this month, I'll be able to complete the "genealogical" <BR>> early<BR>> history of the area, who married whom, and so on, and what happened to the<BR>> families. Should be fun.<BR>><BR>> Pat<BR>> In Tucson<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> or-roots mailing list<BR>><A href="mailto:%20or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank> or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A><BR>> <A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots" target=_blank>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A><BR>> <BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank>or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A><BR><A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots" target=_blank>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>-- <BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><STRONG>Marsha pmml@meritel.net pmml@wvi.com genealogy:Bradley,Fish,Leabas</STRONG></FONT></body></html>