What's New?

What's New?

Haven't visited in a while and want to see what's been posted since last time? Take a look below!

12/9/05

-Added a new cousin to the Cousins Page

Jeff Durkes

-Added to Documents:

A biography and a character sketch of this very distinguished lawyer and judge from "Memoirs of Georgia" and "Reminiscences of Famous Georgians"
Contributed by George Van Epps
Contributed by George Van Epps
Contributed by George Van Epps
by George Van Epps (1969)
From the LDS Library Collection
scanned and formated by Eric Norton
Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA
Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

6/21/05

-Added a new cousin to the Cousins Page

George Fanucci
Webpage: See Web Page

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

5/28/05

-Added to Documents:

Postcard from 1913

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

2/15/05

- Added to Documents:

Both contributed by Claude Johnson
From the Historic Stockade Website's transcription of "Walls Have Ears" by Giles Yates Van der Bogert.

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

12/4/04

-Added to Documents:

With Several Photos Contributed by Ryan Beach, Chris Van Epps and Claude Johnson

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

11/19/04

-Added to Documents:

Contributed by Bonnie Blue Minnis

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

11/14/04

-Updated Van Eps Cousins List

11/12/04

-Added to Documents:

Contributed by Donald W. Turner
Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton Twp, Muscatine, IA
Contributed by Donald W. Turner

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

11/5/04

-Added to Documents:

Courtesy of the Iowa GenWeb Project

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

10/26/04

-Added to Documents:

Contributed by Judy Planck

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

10/11/04

-Added to Documents:

Contributed by Fred Chase
Contributed by Fred Chase

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

9/2/04

-Added to Documents:

Nancy, Lenna Irene and Miles Van Epps
Contributed by Lorene Wilford
Son of Silas Eugene Van Epps and Estella Clair
Contributed by Lorene Wilford

-Added to Links:

Descendants of Jellis Douw Fonda (1614-1659)
A genealogy of the DeFreest, DeForeest, DeForest and Related Families
Has obits for the following people:
Van Epps, Bessie and Ernest T. - Married, 1920's
 Van Epps, Edwin, husband of Emma - Obituary, 1890's
 Van Epps, Emma Eheodora-Mrs. Edwin - Obituary, 1920's
 Van Epps, Frederick - Obituary, 1930's
 Van Epps, John, husband of Helen - Obituary, 1890's
 Van Epps, Sara-Mrs. Frank - Obituary, 1930's
 Van Epps, Sarah-Mrs. Frank - Obituary, 1930's
Van Eps, Carmen E. and Clarence P. - Married, 1930's
 Van Eps, Marion and Irvin B. - Married, 1930's

-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

6/7/04

-Added:
Contributed by Jim Nolan
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

5/15/04

-Added:
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

4/27/04

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Records of Baptisms in the Glenville Reformed Church from 1814-1904.
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

4/13/04

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This excerpt describes the first hydraulic cement business in the Glenville, NY area.
This excerpt gives an account of a Van Eps ancestor who was at the Battle of Oriskany in American Revolution.

4/10/04

-Added:
From church records
-Updated:
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

4/4/04

-Added:
with photos
additional photos!

4/2/04

-Updated:
Records of Baptisms in the Church of the Woestina now from 1800-1838 (Volume 1 completed).
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect

3/17/04

-Added:
A ghost story taken from "Tales of Old Dorp" by W. Earl Weller, Published by Robson & Adee, Schenectady, NY, 1907.
3/14/02
-Added:
Taken in Lena, Stephenson, IL
Contributed by Diane Boand
-Updated and Redesigned Family Documents Page
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
2/9/2004
-Added:
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect.
1/26/2004
-Added:
from the Vital Records: First Reformed Church, Scotia, NY which is now COMPLETE!
1/25/2004
-Added:
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect.
1/22/2004
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1/18/2004
-Added:
1815-1899
Compiled by Donald A. Keefer, Glenville Historian, in 1986
Will include List of Ministers, Church Founders, Infant and Adult Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths of Members, Church Cemetery Records and Sanders Cemetery Records.
So far only these sections have been transcribed and proofread:
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect. Now over 6000 People!
12/23/2003
-Added :
transcribed by Robert Yorks
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
11/23/2003
New guestbook added - the old company changed their free limit so they only allowed 10 entries to be shown. The new one will allow up to 200. Please sign my new guestbook!
11/9/2003
-Added 3 New Family Documents:
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
(1816-1908)
Davie Hill Cemetery, Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
(1845-1933) (1856-1936)
Davie Hill Cemetery, Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
11/8/2003
-Added 4 New Family Documents:
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
(1834-1980)
Sutton Hill Cemetery, Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
(1799-1864)
Sutton Hill Cemetery, Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
(1840-1898)
Sutton Hill Cemetery, Deerfield Twp., Warren County, PA
Contributed by Douglas Thayer
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
10/27/2003
-Added:
Use the search engine or browse through over 630 households in the Town of Glenville in the year 1860
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
-Fixed broken links on the Links page
10/ 13/ 2003
-Added 5 new photos/paintings:
submitted by Ryan Beach and Chris Van Epps
submitted by Ryan Beach and Chris Van Epps
submitted by Ryan Beach and Chris Van Epps
(1721-1751)
from the Schenectady Historical Society Collection
Painter unknown
submitted by Ryan Beach and Chris Van Epps
-Added 1 new map:
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
10/6/2003
Added 4 new documents:
An excerpt about this amazing banjoist and inventor from author Tim Gracyk
from his book "Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895-1925" published in 2000.
from www.mainstreet-marketplace.com from the Waupaca, WI Republican Post
10/5/2003
Added:
Use the search engine or browse through over 570 households in the Town of Glenville in the year 1850
9/28/2003
-Gave the web site a whole new look and layout
-Updated Van Eps Database at Rootsweb Worldconnect
-Added 7 new documents:
from censuses and vital records
(1766-1826)
St. George's Cemetery, Schenectady, NY
5/8/2003
-Added 5 new documents:
Contributed by Jim Nolan
Hillside Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga County, NY
Contributed by Jim Nolan
Hillside Cemetery, Burnt Hills, Saratoga County, NY
Contributed by Jim Nolan
This house was located in Hoffman's, NY from about 1721 to 1924 when it burned to the ground.
Painting by ? Schultz.
Contributed by Ronald Moore
-Added 5 new links:
The Old Mohawk Turnpike Book From Fulton County, NY Genweb
American Memory from the Library of Congress Offers 7 million primary source digital documents and pictures
Van Eps, Seamans and many more.
All sorts of info on this family from the Netherlands to the Schenectady, Massacre.
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
3/15/03
-Added 2 new wills:
with letter of estate settlement
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
2/27/03
-Added 6 new Photos/Drawings:
ca. 1889
This store and factory was located in the former Ellis Building at 88 State St., Schenectady, NY.
ca. 1880
This building is still at the corner of Ferry and Front Streets, now the site of Arthur's Market.
ca. 1903
This house is located at 1201 Stratford Rd., Schenectady, NY in the Historical GE Realty Plot
Built ca. 1800, burned 2 times during the Revolution
on Franklin St., Fultonville, NY
in Glenville, Schenectady, NY
Picture of a historical marker that mentions the J. B. Van Eps ferry dock and fleet of boats, ca. 1786
Caricature of Schenectady's Former Building Inspector
-Added 3 new documents:
in Weyauwega, Waupaca, Wisconsin
from Waupaca, Wisconsin Rootsweb Message Board
-Updated VanEps Rootsweb Database
2/23/03
Over 200 Births recorded by Dr. Edwin Young in his personal account books
An easy reference list to find your ancestors who held patents in early Schenectady
-Updated My Most Wanted Ancestors
-Updated VanEps Rootsweb Database
2/20/03
-Sorted and fixed links, redesigned links page
-Added 42 NEW links, click HERE to see them all
-Removed my downloadable gedcom. If you want a copy of it, please e-mail me or just go to my Rootsweb database.
1/05/02
-Added 2 more documents/photos:
An excerpt from historian, Percy M. Van Epps on the history of the Van Eps House near Hoffman's, NY.
Painted by their son, Amos Covey Van Eps, b. 1814
-Updated gedcom and database
1/01/03
-Added 8 new links:
-Added 4 new documents/photos:
Contains birth and marriage dates for the family of John P. Van Eps and Sarah Plum
Surnames include: Anthony, Bergen, Howell, Plum, Van Eps, Van Nest, Wallis and Young
Contributed by Ann Van Eps
Built ca 1855
Located in 212 S. Ottawa Ave. in Dixon, Illinois, This house listed on the National Register of Historic Places
-Updated Gedcom file and Rootsweb Database
11/19/02
-Added 1 new link:
-Added Architectural Gems of Schenectady A photo essay of several architectural
masterpieces found in Schenectady, NY
11/11/02
Catherine E. Van Epps and Meda Van Epps contributed by Raymond Featherstone
11/7/2002
-Added search engine to search Van Eps database on index page
-Added 5 new links:
-Removed 3 dead links and corrected others on the Links page
-Updated Van Eps gedcom file
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
10/25/2002
-Updated Van Eps gedcom file
-Updated Van Eps database at Rootsweb WorldConnect
10/15/2002
A map of the residences of the Swaggertown area of Glenville, NY from
the mid 1800's compared to a map of the area today.
9/23/2002
9/19/2002
9/18/2002
9/13/2002
-Added Van Eps' in Civil War from Civil War draft records
8/21/2002
-Changed location of Van Eps database from Gencircles server to
8/12/2002
-Added 1800 and 1810 NY federal census indexes for Van Eps/ Van Epps
-Added Van Eps' in 1915 Albany, NY census
7/23/2002
-Moved entire site from AOL to Rootsweb server