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McCroskeys of Christian County, MO or Greene County, MO

maxwelljcat — 10 Aug 2007 6:17:03 GMT

My great-grandmother, Mary Alice Payne's maiden name was McCroskey. Mary Alice was born in 1869 and died in 1905. Her parents were Lewis Payne & Margaret J. McCroskey. Margaret was born 9/25/1839. She married Lewis Payne in 1854. I am trying to find any additional information on Margaret McCroskey Payne such as her parents and siblings and where her parents were from. (I have all the Payne ancestry information). Thank you for any help you can give me.

John S. McCroskey

Ann Nix — 2 Dec 2006 2:54:19 GMT

John McCroskey was my great granfather. His father was James McCroskey,and his mother Frances.His grandfather wasJohn D.McCroskey and his grand mother was Margaret Duff. I will gladly share what I information I have.

John S. McCroskey

Ann Nix — 2 Dec 2006 2:54:15 GMT

Great Web Site

Cliff — 7 Oct 2006 6:13:17 GMT

Hello,

My name is Cliff and I'm writing from Seattle. I was delighted to find your history page and events on Tensed, Idaho. I would be very interested in upcoming historical events, such as those past sessions held in Clem's store.

A little about me and my connection to Tensed; My mother was raised in Tensed and DeSmet in the late 1920's and 1930's, sometimes moving back and forth between St. Ignatius, MT., and Tensed. She spent a lot of time at the Sacred Heart convent school. Her father was Eugene Sol Louie and he had a cabin about a quarter mile north of Tensed, where a refinery or some sort of industrial building had been constructed, once the cabin was torn down. The last time I checked his hand-dug well was still working. He was a noted builder of log cabins and as recently as 1994 I was able to find a "ruins" of one of his old cabins just west of Tensed, on an old road, with the help of Aripa brothers.

I was fortunate to get to know some early residents of the area, namely Mary Garrick (her neighbor) and Lawrence Aripa and his brothers, Happy LaSarte, Henry SiJohn, and a few others. I used to love to hear the stories my mother would tell of growing up in the area, of the wheat harvest time before large combines and machinery took over from human power.

I drive over every few years to clean up my grandfather's grave at DeSmet and I would be very interested in particpating in any historical society meetings or related events.

Thank you very much,

Cliff
Seattle, WA

Deadline for 2006 Local Men in History Nominations July 1st

Karen Calisterio — 8 Jun 2006 6:43:52 GMT

The deadline is approaching to nominate a man for the 2006 Local Men In History award dinner to be held the first Saturday in October. Nominees must be male and have lived a great part of their life in either Benewah County or Latah County, Idaho or Whitman County, Washington. They need not be living to be considered for this honor. The Society is looking for men who have made a difference in thier community over many years. We are not looking for those who went off to become celebrities, politicians or nobel prize winners... we are looking for men who made a difference at home in their community every day. Anybody can nominate a person they feel is deserving of this honor. Once all nominations are received, society members will vote for 10 men to be honored. Honorees will be guests at a catered banquet in their honor. For more information email: info@mccroskeysociety.org

April 2005 Meeting

Karen Calisterio — 31 Mar 2005 8:41:06 GMT

April 2005 monthly meeting of the membership will held on Tuesday, April 5th at 7:00 p.m. at the Tensed Community Center. Guest are welcome to attend.

2005 Men Honorees

Karen — 18 Jul 2005 9:18:53 GMT

I want to thank everyone who nominated men as a 2005 Local Men in History Honoree. Ballots will be mailed in the next few days to all current members. Please vote for (10) ten nominees and return ballots by August 1st. Honorees will be announced in August. Honoree dinner will be held Saturday, October 1st at the Tensed Community Building.- For more information please call (208) 274-2435.

Next Monthly Meeting March 1, 2005

Karen Calisterio — 5 Mar 2005 6:19:36 GMT

The next monthly meeting of the society will be held on Tuesday, March 1st at the Tensed Community Center at 7:00 P.M.

Regular meetings of the society are held the first Tuesday of each month.

History & Coffee Hour in Tensed, March 17th

Karen Calisterio — 5 Mar 2005 6:17:15 GMT

March 17th, the society will be holding it's 3rd monthly History & Coffee hour at Clem's store in Tensed, Idaho at 1:00 P.M. Everyone is encouraged to bring their stories of the past and pictures for scanning.

The History & Coffee hour with Mildred [lifelong area resident and storekeeper] began in January 2005 and has grown quickly in interest and attendance in just these few months. Folks have brought precious pictures of the past to be scanned and shared stories of the past over hot coffee and cookies. The charm and history of the old store adds the perfect backdrop to these nostalgic walks down memory lane.

For more information please call: (208) 274-2435 or (208) 274-2447.

1st Annual Heritage Dinner Successful

Karen Calisterio — 5 Mar 2005 6:05:37 GMT

The society held it's first annual "Heritage Dinner" Sunday, February 27th and it proved to be successful. Twelve women, long time area residents were honored for their lifelong contributions to society. Festivities included a served dinner, entertainment by the Salmon River Outlaws, a Chinese auction and a "through the years" slide show of our honorees with presentation of certificates. Society members has also put together a scrapbook album featuring one honoree on each page. Applications will be available in early April for nominating next year's honorees. Beginning in 2006 the society will be honoring ten women every year.

The society will also have forms available in early April for honoring the areas men in history. Our men will be honored at the kick off dinner to the "Barn Again" exhibit opening in Tensed, Idaho November 12, 2005 and running through December 17th.

Feb meeting scheduled

Karen — 5 Jan 2005 6:06:00 GMT

February meeting is scheduled for February 1, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. downstairs at the Tensed Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend (Members & Guests)

Jan mid-month meeting

Karen — 5 Jan 2005 6:01:06 GMT

At the Janauary 4th meeting it was decided that the society would hold a mid-month (informal) meeting in the afternoon at Clem's store. This meeting would allow some of the seniors in the communit the opportunity to attend since most of them don't like to go out at night (especially in the winter).. This mid-month meeting would be along the lines of a "History Hour with Mildred" where old-timers could get together and chat about the "old times". <ildred Synold is a a long time resident and proprietor of Clems's store. During these history hours, old timers would be encouraged to bring pictures and we would provide scanning services to put them on CD and the society would retain copies. Also, we plan to video tape these monthly history hours. The first history hour will be on January 20th at 1:00 p.m. immediately following the senior citizen's center lunch. Everyone is encouraged to attend.... Also final plans for the "Heritage Dinner" scheduled for Sunday Feb 27th were agreed upon. Mildred Synold is chair of the Dinner committee, Faith Harvey is in charge of entertainment for the dinner and Kathy Lanning is in charge of the decorating committee for the dinner. Tickets are on sale now! Adults $8; Children 12 & under $2. The dinner will go from noon to 3 p.m. and at 3 p.m. a chinese auction will be held to auction off donated goods and services by area merchants and citizens. Kathy Lanning is making a quilt with historic images of the area and the society will be selling drawing tickets for this quilt at the door.

January 2005 Meeting

Karen — 21 Dec 2004 4:55:24 GMT

January 2005 Meeting will be held January 4th at the Tensed Library. We will be discussing starting a mid-month (informal) afternoon meeting at Clem's store, along the lines of a coffee hour where old timers can casually visit and discuss the history of the area. It was suggested that these meetings be videotaped. We'll also be discussing further plans for the Heritage Dinner to be held February 27th at the Tensed Community Center. Books of tickets were distributed at the December meeting to members who wanted to start selling them now.

December Meeting & Holiday Get Together!

Karen Calisterio — 2 Dec 2004 6:03:17 GMT

The McCroskey Regional Historical & Genealogical Society invites everyone to attend their December meeting & holiday get together Tuesday, December 7th at 7:00 P.M. at the Tensed Community Center. Refreshments will be served.

Benewah County resources in my personal library

craig jones — 16 Nov 2004 5:32:50 GMT

Membership and Benewah County Resources in my personal library

craig jones — 14 Nov 2004 2:07:28 GMT

I am very glad to learn of the new society featuring
Benewah County. You can expect my membership
application within the week.

I have been researching my family in St. Maries for
five years, including an onsite visit three years ago.
I have a great deal of St. Maries related information,
publications, photographs, and misc.resource material
in my personal home library. If I can be of any assistance
to other members please let me know. I would be glad
to provide (limited) free lookups and hope to establish
serious exchanges of resources and research between
members and visitors. I can provide a comprehensive
outline of my resources if interested. As well, I have most
if not all of the genealogical subscription databases as I
perform more intensive research services at a very modest
fee. My primary research is concentrated in the Pacific
Northwest,Oregon,Eastern Washington and Western Idaho,
Benewah,Latah, and Kootenai County. I do Oregon death
certificates/obits,Washington death and birth certs. 1907-1953
(microfilm death/birth certificate copies, NOT certified)
and am but a mile from Idaho death certificates on microfilm,
1911-1936. As you are aware, many Idahoans jump the line
over the decades. I charge a modest fee $5 to $7.50 per
certificate plus postage. Contact me at:
cmjones@teleport.com

Congratulations! on this new venture! It's high time
Benewah County gets some attention!

Meeting 11-9-2004

K_Calisterio — 9 Nov 2004 8:32:08 GMT

Our normal meeting day is the 1st Tuesday of every month, but due to elections our November meeting is being held the 2nd Tuesday of the month (11-9). This is only a temporary date, December's meeting will be held the first Tuesday in December. Meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Tensed-Desmet Community Library. We encourage everyone interested to join us!