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Show FAMILIE ci QBNBALOQY FDiTOR: NANCY BLISS W-- J THE DAILY HERALD SMI KOW. b PUZZLE PIECES Need info on ancestor's church? Choose a faith, and click to explore Pall Tripp By TIM 1 1 may be a tribal religions that don't have Web sites or electricity, for that matter. But virtually every other religion has a plethora of them. Most offer detailed, if a tad biased, descriptions of their history and theology. And the sites can also be a useful tool for genealogists seeking records, information on local parishes and other information about deceased family members' religious traditions. Each Christian denomination has an official home on the Internet. There William and Ellen Tripp lived in the same house all their life, and in the same town. Hnrkstow. That's the way everybody did it, in the 1500s, in test England. So here's a True-Falsfor you, even though you know nothing about it, concerning William and Ellen: e 1. True or False. Their house, really a one room hut, was hewn of oak or chestnut. Walls were of wattle. 2. T or F. Roofs were tin. The tin was shipped in from China. Cats sometimes jumped from a nearby tree onto the roof. That caused the cat to do a quick-step- , looking for a cool place to land, which gave rise to the saying, "Cat on a hot tin roof." 3. T or ,,,., .' , . ,,,.,.. intention, integrity and ' - ; V ; rAMiCrSEARCH. a chance for chat. Bishops. http:www.nccbuscc.org The latest pronounce- ments from the National of Conference Catholic SCIEN- CHRISTIAN TISTS http:www.tfccs.com The official Web site for brush up on your catechism or read about Vatican II. Or send an to the Holy Father. http:www.tibet.com From a temple in India, the Dalai Lama and his army of Tibetan Buddhist monks live in exile and help maintain the Web site. The spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet fled his native land in the 1950s after the Chinese Communists claimed it for their own. This site includes news about the Tibetan cause popular with Hollywood celebrities and teachings of the Dalai Lama. But the most fun is the illustrated guide to Buddhist hand gestures, which are designed to aid meditation. http:www.sermoncentral.com Want to read a sermon? Want to give one? This is the place to go to read what many, many others have said on Sunday. the religion founded in the last century by American Mary Baker Eddy. It's also a gce qj. cles and book reviews on everything from African American Moravians to the impact of fundamentalism on http :w ww. gospel .com This may be the quickest way to Southern culture. find something in the Bible. Just type http:www.rci.rutgers.edureli-gionlinksvrindex.html in the subject or speaker and click. Links are shortcuts to other Web http:www.billygraham.org Neat visuals, answers to life's prob- sites. And the best link to other relilems and daily crusade updates. gion sites is this treasure from Those things and more are available Rutgers University. A click of the on Billy Graham's Web site, which is mouse will let you follow in the footmaintained by his Minnesota-basesteps of Paul or discover the Dead Sea evangelistic association. Don't miss Scrolls or read the latest scholarship comon Hinduism. There are other link the animated flash welcome plete with photos of Billy over the bonanzas, all of which can keep you busy for hours learning about the years. world's religions. http:jsr.lib.virginia.edu If you're a budding religion scholar Among them: or just want to understand the http:www.publicreligionproj.Orgr this is the Web esourceslinks story of the South site for you. It's the online edition of http:www.links2go.comtopicReli an academic journal that runs arti gion. peace-lovin- g d birth date and place, parents' names, residence, nationality, and child's guardian. School census records were often taken, sometimes known as Scholastic Family Census. Records are arranged by school district and show name of pupil, birth date, gender, age, and nationality. Teachers frequently filled out enrollment records showing similar student and family details. The Ohio Reform School was organized in 1858 for housing male juveniles. While in this school, pupils learned welding, plumbing, carpentry, and other trades. School records were kept showing the child's name, hon- records. School records usually show name of pupil, gender, birth date, age, address, and names of parents or .1.1. , i ,' , . ,m 1, u .u.iu j. f ... . r- ; r,u 1. .1111.1 u v it ..i,.,-),- - Search home sources for newspaper clippings, yearbooks, personal scrapbooks, and photographs. Search the Internet for school records. Begin with the US GenWeb Project (www.usgenweb.org) and cal periodicals. Periodical Source Index (PERSI) is the major index to periodicals. Local school events were often published in newspapers, such as information Kip Sperry meetings, and financial ' Tips for locating cchoo! records Published school records include histories, biographies, yearbooks, annuals, and compiled lists of graduates or alumni directories. Some early school records and lists of students have been published in genealogi- IN ADDITION to rules for teachers, school records include lists of students and class rolls, attendance rosters, census, minutes of ,,. '"' forever 7 offense. esty. ' and KSP'STIPS good books. 3. Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct will be dismissed. 4. Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, 221-922- 1. ' profiles, church regularly. 2. After ten hours in school, the teachers may spend the remaining time reading the Bible or other Paul Tripp enjoys answering questions, writes Life Stories, and does Family Research. Contact him at (801) or by paultrippairswitch.net, or visit his Web site at http: i .:.,.;. Including the Rules for school teachers in Kansas in the year 1872 included: 1. Men teachers may take one evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if they go to day. .,,,., J V i9 k P3' Researching someone's youth? Check school records 4 .11 Wf vr sites range from Rome to Tibet, Muslim to Mormon out there. http:www.vatican.va Language preference? That's the first choice you'll have upon arriving at the Vatican's extravagant site. From there, you can read the latest encyclical from Pope John Paul II. Or maybe tour the Vatican museums, with angelic works by Raphael and others. Or dive into the archives to 5-- 6 " g According to a check with Alta Vista, an online search engine, "God" is mentioned on 5,681,050 Web pages. Clearly, religion is not just a church thing anymore. But with so many sites, it helps to have a guide. Here, then, is a sampling of what's 4. T. YUP, commoners took precious few baths. 5. F. Makes sense, but Tripp couldn't confirm where that saying came from. Why don't we say William was the first in England to say it? Self analysis: right, you're hopeless. right, pretty nifty! 7 right, come apply for Family History Columnist! Same house, same town. I'd kinda liked to be with you guys, William and Ellen, in England in the 1500s. Except you'd think I'm crazy takin a hi celebrity Internet. - ' life. God is everywhere. 5. T or F. The baby got washed last in the bath water, now cloudy, murky. William liked saying to his wife, "Careful, don't throw the baby out with the bath water". William and Ellen had things to do in their village. Now, here's your answers: 1. T. Wattle is a construction of poles intertwined with twigs, reeds, or branches. 2. F. China? China didn't exist in the English mind in 1500. There were certainly no tin roofs. Roofs were of thatch, straw, plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds. Such thatch kept the house warmer. England's constant rain drained off the house keeping contents and inhabitants dry, yet buggy. 3. F. William might have said, "Raining cats and dogs" but the saying came from London where during large thunderstorms, cats and dogs were sometimes washed down the streets into storm drains. Mice and spiders lived in the thatch, not dogs and cats. mi An online version of the Catholic magazine, it includes columns, rg Knight Ridder Newspapers month. . searches for Baptists, even an column for Muslims with questions about how Allah would want them to navigate modern By TIM FUNK "unwashed" by nobility, snoots who washed as frequently as once a ' Catholic Conference, and links to most of the Catholic dioceses around the world. http:www.catholicdigest.o " 4. T OR F. When it came to the annual bath, William was first. He got the clean water. Next were his sons. Then the women. Last the baby. The common Englishman was called Ot & a 3n' d ratings for Catholics, Bible Web Urpr on Mary, morality-mindemovie ratings by the U.S. d dogs." X dS topic guide. BUDDHISTS http:www.tricycle.com This interactive version of the quarterly Buddhist magazine is a fun stop. You'll get Buddhism 101, a look at the life of Buddha, and (this quarter only) an article on whether dogs have Buddhist There's also a nature. Personals section. "Tall, dark and handsome Buddhist for looking myself," jokes the cartoon introducing it. CATHOLICS http:www.catholic.net Daily readings, a section You'll also find online mag- Small animals like mice and rats, even cats and dogs, lodged in the thatch roofs. During rain, the thatch got slippery. Larger animals, like dogs and cats, slid off the thatch to the ground. William recited a common saying to Ellen, during a downpour, "Its raining cats and bath every e azines that target followers of a particular faith. The diversity of information is phenomenal: a kosher restaurant database for movie Jews, morality-base- F. wrsltoiip O G) t.rM NM I 21. Here's an alphabetical sampling, by religious tradition, of what's out there: BAHAI'S http:www.bcca.org Quotes, links, archives, Bahai' Magazine, even an FINK Knighi Riddcr Newspapers Tin, schminn! In 1500, roofs were thatch 6 C C ff At (.1 , ft.i i t in r ' w. ...... . ..!.'.' , .1 ' ,..( a about current and former students, school board members, social events and SCHOOL RECORDS are useful as a substitute for the federal census, especially before 1850. Records are usually housed in local and state libraries and historical societies, university libraries, county courthouses, and many have been filmed and are at the. Family History m.l: '. .1.11111.111.. t ,rv I i i s i .....i, . f ' v ,. , ' ' 'lit i' -. v under the state, county, and then the heading "Schools." Some are cataloged under the name of the city. records are: American School Directory (www.asd.com), Many school records, pho- (www.gradfinder.com). My father, now deceased, kept a scrapbook of his col-.- ,; lege days, along with pictures of his friends at the university. While on a recent trip to Cincinnati, I searched the University of Cincinnati archives for early recordaCiS Yearbooks are the only , records available. I am ClassMates ' u.ii i M I ., ,' , ... ' .o..-..-.- r 4 '.',. .. W .T,.i,:.t.i.. W'jJ " . (www.class-mates.com- ) and Gradfinder I Univitl m. ;"iu, ," nyy ,r, , , Kip Sperry is an associate professor of family 'HMorf-MBrigham Young K, . , grateful that Dad kept notes about his college experience. , in the Library's catalog by early records. one-roo- Library. They may be found state and then by Check the Family History Library Catalog to see if the records have been filmed. Contact local public libraries and historical societies for tographs of schools and pupils, lists of students, commencement exercises, lists of graduates, and other records are available on the Internet. There is a lot of interest in posting pictures of country and schoolhouses on the Internet. Alumni organizations help former students locate classmates. You should first con- tact the school for information. Three Internet sites that may be useful for locating classmates and school sports. .n i.' n search county. , ,4 . . ....tt,-..- ."- ,, , js ' ' i'A ,t', t mmg 4- W mt J f " i . |
