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New guy; question abt hard shifts with 2010 5.3 6sp Silverado?
New to the board here and already have a question!
Just took delivery of a new 2010 Silverado 4wd LTZ w/Z71.
I have noticed that the tranny seems to shift hard when shifting from 1-2. I say it is hard shifting with a noticeable jolt compared to our 2008 Tahoe Z71 (also 4wd). Only real difference is the tranny- 4sp vs the 6sp.
Is this expected? I have no idea what differences there are between the two mechanically other than the obvious 6sp gear-box. Wondering if there are significant changed in the programming involved with the two.
shouldnt be shifting hard that new. with the tow haul button pushed they shift is a little firmer but shouldnt be bad. would suck if there was something wrong with the solenoid valves already. its under warranty, id take it to the dealer. If he tells you its normal then test drive another similar truck on the lot to compare.David
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My Silverado's tansmission has "issues"
I have a 2010 Silverado quad Texas Edition with 5.3L and heavy duty 6 speed transmission. It has 4,500 miles on it and has developed a hard shift between 1st and 2nd and when stopping. It clanks terribly at times, but the rough shifting is getting to be almost constant. It's going into the dealer right after Christmas. There are a number of discussions going on at other sites (edmunds.com for example) with people who have 2009-2011's with similar issues. Today mine actually learched forward toward oncoming traffic as I crossed a divided highway and had to stop in the middle. Fortunately my foot was on the brake. This all started a week ago. I am not driving it any more till I can get it into the dealer.
I kinda forgot about this thread to tell the truth...
I had the chance to drive another brand-new 2011 truck with the same engine/tranny combo. Acted the same so I figure it is "normal" but it is much different compared to the '08 Tahoe with the 4sp auto...
Thanks for the reply and post back what is going on with your truck!
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Hey Guys, I'm a newb to the forum, but I am having the same issues with my 2010 GMC Sierra. Started at 2K miles and has been in the shop 4 times to locate and correct the problem. Unfortunately, the dealership has yet to recreate the problem even though it happens while I am pulling of the lot. We have investigated the slip yoke, rear end, even looked at engine mounts. The only theory we have come up with is the torque converter is spooling up and when the power is applied is CLUNKS into the correct setting. Needless to say I am not sold on the theory and really upset by the problem. Good luck to everyone and please post something if a solution is found.
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i think this was covered a long while back with the 09 6spd. nothin really to worry about. bc it has 6 gears and 1st is as low as it is its just how it shifts. unless its grinding or making a noise you should be fine09 Silverado 5.3 LT Crewcab Z71, Rhino Line, Rough Country leveling kit
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AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jimmie Johnson tested that "too much of a good thing'' theory all week, and his string of obligations will run right through Saturday's Nationwide Race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Johnson hasn't driven a Nationwide event since 2011. That was in Watkins Glen, N.Y., a distinctive road course where drivers often look for ways to get in extra practice. This isn't all that different; Johnson didn't like his results at the 1-mile track here when he blew a tire in the fall.
So long ago he committed to driving Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports No. 5 car in the support race in Phoenix. This track's repaved layout means even the best drivers are searching for where the racing groves will be this weekend.
"I just truthfully needed to be better at this track, and it's tough to get laps'' here, Johnson said Friday. "We considered coming out and testing. But with the tire change and the test policy for Cup, it just wasn't going to work.
"So the next-best thing was driving the Nationwide Series. I have no clue what I'm going to learn from those cars that will carry over (to Sprint Cup), but reps on this track can't hurt me.''
What could hurt him is the wild week that ensued after Johnson won the Daytona 500 Sunday. It's a nice problem, obviously, but Johnson was overwhelmed by the response to his victory and the off-track obligations that built up.
Regardless of his finish in Daytona, this was going to be a long week. Lowe's, the Mooresville-based home-improvement chain that sponsors his No. 48 Chevrolet, held its national sales meeting in Las Vegas this week. That's an automatic appearance in Johnson's schedule.
Particularly so after Lowe's re-upped its sponsorship, in a deal announced just after Sunday's victory.
"With the economy like it's been the last few years, of course there's been some concern,'' whether Lowe's would renew, Johnson said. "If we went into the late summer months and didn't have it locked down, far more concern would have set in then.''
Johnson chuckled Friday when asked if he had to win Daytona to keep his sponsor.
"As you can imagine with a big corporation and lawyers and documents, it's been under way for a long, long time,'' Johnson said. "Just a great time to announce it, right after the 500.''
Johnson sounded optimistic and breezy Friday, but also a little fried. The interview requests were a constant through the week in a way that overwhelmed even a multi-time Sprint Cup champion.
Johnson said either the attention has grown or he simply forgot what a big deal it is to win NASCAR's biggest race: "It felt like I was on a champion's tour.''
Except this was the circuit's first race, not its last, and Johnson needs to get back to business. He slept hard Thursday night and said he needs another night of heavy "zzzz's'', because he feels the fatigue in his face and eyes. Then he'll climb into that Nationwide car because "the way the chase is settled, you don't just need top 10s, you need top 5s and wins."


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Without starting an all out war on this subject, I would like to know if a lot of you guys have blown the woofers out of your mains (set as large) while having your sub hooked up through the speaker out of your AVR.
I'm asking this because I prefer this set up as it seems to produce better sound out of my current system (mains set as large, sub No, hooked up with speaker wires). But I've heard that the bass produced during explosions while watching a movie can blow out the woofers if using this set up as the mains can't handle the bass coming out.
Right now I only have some old Energy 2.1e bookshelf speakers as mains but will soon have the Polk RTi8, CSi3 center, PSW 505 sub, R15 rears and Denon AVR-1706.
It is quite possible that i just dont know how to set up properly though the sub out. I've tried it in different configurations but just cant get it to sound right. Mains as large, mains as small, crossover at 40,60,80,100...


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By MARK SCOLFORO
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BELLEFONTE — UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): Jerry Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison — effectively a life sentence — in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall.
A defiant Sandusky gave a rambling statement in which he denied the allegations and talked about his life in prison and the pain of being away from his family.
Three victims spoke, often fighting back tears. One looked Sandusky in the eyes at times.
The 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach was found guilty in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse, convicted of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period. Witnesses said Sandusky used the charitable organization he founded for troubled children as his personal hunting ground to find and groom boys to become his victims.
His arrest 11 months ago, and the details that came out during his trial over the summer, transformed Sandusky's public image from a college coach who had been widely admired for his work with The Second Mile charity into that of a reviled pervert who preyed on the very youngsters who sought his help.
Eight of the boys he was found guilty of molesting testified at his trial, describing a range of abuse that included fondling, oral sex and anal intercourse. One of the prosecution's star witnesses, former graduate assistant Mike McQueary, testified that he saw Sandusky raping a boy in a locker room shower.
Among the three who spoke Tuesday, a young man who said he was 11 when Sandusky groped him in a shower in 1998. He said Sandusky is in denial and should "stop coming up with excuses."
"I've been left with deep painful wounds that you caused and had been buried in the garden of my heart for many years," he said.
Another man said he was 13 when, in 2001, Sandusky lured him into a Penn State sauna and then a shower and then forced him to touch the ex-coach.
"I am troubled with flashbacks of his naked body, something that will never be erased from my memory," he said. "Jerry has harmed children, of which I am one of them."
Sandusky has consistently maintained his innocence and plans to appeal. One element of the appeal is expected to be a claim that the defense did not have time to adequately prepare for trial. Sandusky was charged in November, following a lengthy investigation.
In a three-minute monologue aired Monday night by Penn State Com Radio that used some of the same language as his courtroom statement, Sandusky said he knows in his heart that he did not do what he called "these alleged disgusting acts" and described himself as the victim of a coordinated conspiracy among Penn State, investigators, civil attorneys, the media and others.
His statement in court lasted 15 minutes and his voice cracked as he spoke of missing his loved ones.
Judge John Cleland sentenced him to 30 to 60 years in prison. Under Pennsylvania law, Sandusky cannot be released on parole before the minimum term is up.
"The tragedy of this crime is that it's a story of betrayal. The most obviously aspect is your betrayal of 10 children," Cleland said before the sentencing. "I'm not going to sentence you to centuries in prison, although the law will permit that." Still, Cleland said, he expected Sandusky to be in prison for the rest of his life.
Before sentencing, Cleland designated Sandusky as a sexually violent predator under the state's Megan's Law. Sandusky didn't oppose a review panel's finding that he be given the designation. The label essentially has no effect on Sandusky, since it requires lifetime registration with authorities after a convict is released from prison.
In sentencing the ex-coach, Cleland called Sandusky dangerous, saying, "You abused the trust of those who trusted you."
The scandal brought devastation in State College that will take years to fully assess, as Sandusky's victims are pressing civil claims and a January trial is pending for Gary Schultz and Tim Curley, two university administrators charged with failing to properly report suspicions about Sandusky and lying to the grand jury that investigated him.
Soon after the three were arrested in November, the board of trustees fired Paterno, the school's most famous figure and a man who won two national college football championships in the 1980s. Paterno died of lung cancer in January.
Over the summer, an investigation commissioned by the university and led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh concluded that Paterno and other top officials covered up allegations against Sandusky for years to avoid bad publicity.
The scandal also toppled university President Graham Spanier and led to crippling NCAA sanctions against the football team that included a $60 million fine, a ban on postseason play and a reduction in the number of football scholarships the school can award. The NCAA also erased 14 years of victories for Paterno, stripping him of his standing as major college football's winningest coach.
At least four young men have sued Penn State over the way the university responded to disturbing complaints about Sandusky.
Eight legal teams representing at least 20 young men have surfaced, and the school recently announced an effort to settle as many claims as possible by the end of the year.
The third victim who spoke had testified that he was raped over the course of years by Sandusky, including on team trips to bowl games in Texas and Florida.
"I want you to know I don't forgive you and I don't know if I will ever forgive you," he said. "My only regret is that I didn't come forward sooner."
Jerry Sandusky professed his innocence and vowed to continue fighting his child molestation conviction in a recorded statement broadcast by a student-run radio station at Penn State University on the eve of his sentencing hearing Tuesday.
In the three-minute monologue aired Monday night by Penn State Com Radio, the former Penn State assistant football coach said he knows in his heart that he did not do what he called "these alleged disgusting acts" and described himself as the victim of Penn State, investigators, civil attorneys, the media and others
"They can take away my life, they can make me out as a monster, they can treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart," he said. "In my heart, I know I did not do these alleged disgusting acts. My wife has been my only sex partner and that was after marriage."
Sandusky and at least some of his victims plan to address the judge at his sentencing Tuesday. The recording could offer a preview of the former assistant coach's remarks.
Given the number of charges, the serious nature of his crimes and his age, the 68-year-old Sandusky faces the likelihood of a sentence that will send him to state prison for the rest of his life. Sandusky was convicted in June of abusing 10 boys over 15 years, including some attacks inside Penn State athletic facilities.
In the statement, Sandusky blames an accuser he does not name for his legal predicament.
"A young man who is dramatic, a veteran accuser, and always sought attention started everything," Sandusky said. "He was joined by a well-orchestrated effort of the media, investigators, the system, Penn State, psychologists, civil attorneys and other accusers. They won. I've wondered what they really won: Attention, financial gain, prestige . will all be temporary."
He also blamed his conviction on 45 counts of child sexual abuse on "speculation and stories."
"We must fight unfairness, inconsistency and dishonesty. People need to be portrayed for who they really are," Sandusky said. "We've not been complainers. When we couldn't have kids, we adopted. When we didn't have time to prepare for a trial, we still gave it our best. We will fight for another chance."
Sandusky attorney Joe Amendola said he did not expect any others to speak on Sandusky's behalf, although friends and family members – including his wife, Dottie – have written letters of support. Dottie Sandusky plans to attend the hearing, he said.
Tom Kline, lawyer for a young man who said Sandusky groped him in a shower when he was 12 or 13, said his client plans to read a statement Tuesday.
"He's going to tell the judge how this has affected him, how it's been painful and difficult," Kline said.
Lead prosecutor Joe McGettigan said as many as a half-dozen victims are expected to be heard.
The eight victims who testified against Sandusky at trial described abuse that ranged from grooming and fondling to oral and anal sex. Sandusky did not take the stand but gave interviews shortly after his arrest in which he declared he was not guilty.
Defense attorney Karl Rominger at first said he was unaware of the recording, then called The Associated Press back early Tuesday to confirm its authenticity.
Mike Fliegelman, student general manager of the radio station, said the statement was recorded inside the county jail in Bellefonte, but he referred further questions to the station's faculty general manager, who did not return phone messages late Monday.
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The Mahin'drazal appears to be a modest-sized, well-fortified roadhouse. When travelers approach it, they must stop at a bone gate attached to a defensive palisade made of sharpened wooden posts. From there, the inviting warmth of the roadhouse beckons. The building is a single story, and appears to be made of mud bricks with clay shingles for a roof. Light spills out the narrow windows at nighttime, and music fills the area at all hours. To travelers who have spent days on the ragged edge of self-defense along the desolate trade routes, a place such as this is a welcome haven.
Most travelers who visit the roadhouse have no idea how much trouble they are in.
It is rare to find any bastion of safety outside the city-states or the fortress-warehouses along trade routes. Perhaps that is why the Mahin'drazal has lured in as many victims as it has; respite is such a welcome sight to weary and strained travelers that they fail to see the warning signs.
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Though the sun is getting lower in the sky, the lobsters are still climbing onto our dinner tables, so that we can still enjoy the essence of summer.
Our Mystery Chef joined us to share a recipe that captures the flavors of the season. Enjoy the sweet, savory rich taste of a New England summer as the Mystery Chef prepares a gluten-free pasta dish with the best of all ingredients: lobster!
The combination of lobster, butternut squash and butter sweetens summer's end, and the squash also reminds us that the season ahead has savory recipe treats in store for us.
Gluten-free Butternut Squash and Lobster Pasta
1 1/4 pound lobster, cooked, cleaned, and diced into large pieces (per serving)
1/2 pound gluten-free pasta
1/4 pound roasted butternut squash
1 small shallot, minced
12 sage leaves
2 ounces butter
2 ounces white wine
1/4 ounce year-old balsamic vinegar
1 ounce olive oil
Bring heavily salted water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente.
Boil lobster and cook through (about 10 minutes in boiling water).
Remove the lobster meat from shell and dice into large chunks. Set aside.
In a sauté pan over medium heat, add olive oil and shallot. Sauté until shallot is translucent.
Add roasted squash and 1 ounce of butter to pan. Cook butter until it browns.
Add white wine to pan and reduce liquid by half.
Add remaining butter, lobster and pasta to pan. Stir and mix.
Fold in sage leaves into dish, place on a plate and top with a small drizzle of balsamic vinegar.


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Violence and tension come at worst time for World Cup
World Cup organisers probably dreamed of a placid, trouble-free final countdown to the soccer spectacular, with all the fears about crime, bad transport and accommodation shortages pushed to the background for Africa's biggest sports extravaganza. Sadly for them, they are getting the opposite. It would be difficult to conjure up a more unfortunate set of events less than 60 days before the tournament. Simmering racial tensions have burst into the open because of the murder of white supremacist Eugene Terre'blanche and the diatribes of Julius Malema, leader of the youth wing of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, who refuses to pipe down despite tough reprimands from President Jacob Zuma and other party officials. Even before what must be looking to hapless officials like a perfect storm, scenes had become commonplace of township residents rioting around South Africa against lack of improvements in their lives some 16 years after the end of apartheid.
To add to the torture for World Cup officials while the spotlight is fixed on South Africa, municipal workers have declared an indefinite strike over wages, threatening the chaotic scenes seen last year when rubbish was strewn over the streets. South Africa's biggest labour federation has threatened strikes during the tournament to protest against big hikes in power prices.
All of this illustrates the point that countries or cities staging major world events suddenly become fixed in an often uncomfortable glare of world attention as the big day approaches. But even by these standards, South Africa looks unfortunate. World Cup officials, led by chief organiser Danny Jordaan, have spent literally years fending off suggestions that soccer fans will be in mortal danger in South Africa, which has one of the globe's highest rates of violent crime. Jordaan and others have repeated a familiar mantra– the country has staged 150 sports and other events since the end of apartheid with little problem, millions of tourists have enjoyed South Africa's many attractions for years without major criminal attacks and protecting a finite event is a lot less complex than overcoming the national crime wave–especially since 40,000 police have been mobilised to do only that.
Nevertheless, many foreign fans and even visiting journalists are anxious about security and alarmist media reports have undoubtedly deterred some, especially it seems in Germany–hosts of the last event. What could be worse then, as the final countdown begins, than the events of the last week or so? Terre'blanche was hacked and bludgeoned to death on April 3 in a killing whose brutality seemed almost calculated to set off new anxiety about visiting South Africa, even though police believe it was a simple criminal, rather than racial, attack. Terre'blanche's own fringe AWB party lost no time in telling foreign journalists that overseas fans would be in danger during the World Cup and most reports on the killing mentioned the tournament's approach. The most extreme reaction came from the U.K. tabloid the Daily Star which said English fans risked a "machete race war" –sparking howls of protest in South Africa.
All of this has been made a lot worse by Malema, a firebrand demagogue who had hitherto been apparently used by some of the ANC to hit at leftwingers in the party and to mobilise the youth vote, but who now seems to have got out of control. Terre'blanche's supporters say that Malema's insistence on reviving an apartheid-era song "Kill the Boer" — which has now been banned by the courts –was the direct cause of the murder. Zuma said on Sunday, in an unusually strong reprimand, that Malema's comments and actions, including calling a BBC journalist a bastard and throwing him out of a press conference, were alien to the ruling party. Malema remained defiant despite the rebuke.
Can things get any worse? Well the impact of even these events is debatable. The timing is undoubtedly deeply unfortunate, but reports that foreign fans are newly anxious about violence are matched by others saying they remain unmoved. One of the more surprising statistics in FIFA's latest bulletin on ticket sales is that Americans–usually sensitive to reports about overseas danger spots– are the biggest foreign buyers of tickets and have grabbed nearly 120,000 of the 2.2 million seats sold, way above the 67,000 purchased in Britain. Jordaan, clearly deeply frustrated by repeated questioning about security, looked bemused last week when he was besieged by questions about Terre'blanche and Malema at a press conference. He told journalists the murder was a simple criminal act that had no relevance to the World Cup. "I don't think you must completely misconstrue it in this manner, it is just not correct," he said. Let's hope he is right. There seems more chance that he is than the contrary. Negative reporting has abounded about the World Cup with European journalists, particularly in Britain, queuing up to say nothing would be ready on time and the competition would be chaotic. As Jordaan points out, they have already been wrong about many things. The stadiums have been finished well ahead of time and many of them are stunning. Whatever happens, the stakes are high. A successful World Cup will boost the image not just of this country but of Africa as a whole, bringing more investment and more tourists. Failure would have an equally damaging effect.


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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — A Barker man has been indicted by a federal grand jury, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced this week.
Allen M. Young, 37, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of methylone – a schedule I controlled substance – conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $1 million or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T. Pimentel said according to the indictment and the criminal complaint Young reportedly conspired with others to obtain and sell methylone in Western New York sometime during Dec. 1 and Feb. 14.
On Dec. 13 while members of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force were attempting to execute a search warrant on Young and his car, he allegedly fled at a high rate of speed before crashing the car in Ridgeway. Young reportedly fled the scene on foot and nine rounds of .50 caliber ammunition were found in the car.
Two days later, a backpack, later identified as Young's and containing 1.8 pounds of methylone, was found abandoned in the woods near the scene of the crash.
Young was arrested Feb. 14 in Erie, Pa. and remains in custody.
The indictment is the result of an investigation on the part of the Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force, under the direction of District Attorney Joseph Cardone and Sheriff Scott D. Hess, as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Brian R. Crowell, special agent in charge, New York Field Division.


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Bowling Alley Collapsed by Snow to Rebuild
The blizzard may have taken out the roof at AMF Smithtown Lanes on Saturday, but it didn't do enough damage for the alley to be closed for good. Henry Streich, general manager at Commack Lanes, confirmed Wednesday evening in a phone interview that the Smithtown bowling alley would be "completely rebuilt."
Nassau Democrats Back Suozzi's Return
Tom Suozzi is back. That was the rallying cry issued by Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs on the steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court building Wednesday, signaling the party's backing of the former county executive in his bid to reclaim the seat he lost to Ed Mangano in 2009. Jacobs said for months he had encouraged Suozzi, who served as county executive from 2002-2010, to seek the rematch already dubbed the "Thrilla in Mineola" by the Democratic leader.
A choral group of fifth grade students from Bellerose Avenue Elementary School visited with veterans at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Tuesday. The group performed three songs for the elderly veterans and handed out homemade Valentines cards. "It's nice to give to the veterans that have given so much to us," said fifth grader Isabella Debrino. Her friend Nicole Gardener added that "it feels good giving to people." U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, D-Huntington, also attended the event.
Mineola Pastor Elevated to Bishop
The pastor of Corpus Christi in Mineola will be serving both God and country after being elevated to the position of bishop of the Archdiocese of the Military. Pope Benedict XVI elevated Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Coyle to the position on Feb. 11, with the announcement being made in Washington, D.C.
Malverne School District Banks on Pension Reforms
Malverne school officials presented a plan for the district's 2013-2014 budget Tuesday night that cuts less than three full-time faculty positions, keeps its academic and extracurricular programs intact, and even returns money to taxpayers. However, the proposal is contingent upon the governor's pension reforms being approved next month.
Bellmore Man Named VP of NFL Officiating
Dean Blandino, a resident of Bellmore, a member of the NFL's Officiating Department for 15 years and the director of the league's instant replay program, has been named NFL vice president of officiating. Blandino will take over for Carl Johnson, who announced in December that he had accepted a new role and would become the NFL's first full-time game official after Super Bowl XLVII.


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Tonawanda News — A pair of state lawmakers representing Niagara County met with the head of the New York Power Authority this week.
In a joint press release, state Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-Lewiston, and state Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, said they met with power authority President and CEO Gil Quiniones to discuss several issues, including ways to keep more of the revenues generated at the Robert Moses Hydroelectric Power Station in Western New York. Both lawmakers also indicated that the meeting included discussions about ways to provide more low-cost hydropower to the area and ways to boost local tourism efforts.
"Today's meeting with Gil Quiniones and Sen. Maziarz was very productive," Ceretto said in a statement. "They are valuable partners for improving Western New York's economy."
NYPA was commissioned to build the Robert Moses Hydroelectric Power Station in 1957 after the collapse of the Schoellkopf Power Station the previous year. Upon completion in 1961, the Robert Moses Hydroelectric Power Station has provided low-cost power to New York State and been a major economic force in Western New York. There has been some progress in the last three years with NYPA, but Ceretto said there is still work to be done and that he will continue to meet with Quiniones, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other leaders to create jobs and economic development in the Western New York area.
"NYPA is critical to the people of our region, so it is very important that we look for ways to maximize its benefits for Western New Yorkers," Ceretto said.


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The Ada News
Ada —
As a child growing up in the Hammond Heights neighborhood, LaVerne Stevenson enjoyed sampling her grandmother's desserts.
Stevenson's grandmother, Mable Bullard, was a housekeeper and cook who was known for her sweet treats —especially blackberry cobbler, rice pudding and bread pudding.
Now, Stevenson is sharing her family tradition with supermarket customers in Oklahoma and Texas.
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|Fife Towns & Parishes
|Information related to all of Fife
Description of the County in 1868
"FIFE, a maritime county of the east side of Scotland,
lying nearly in the middle of the lowland region, which is bounded by
the Lammermoors on the south, and the Grampians on the north. It is a
peninsula, enclosed by the frith of Tay on the north, the German ocean
on the east, and the frith of Forth on the south; and it marches on the
west with Perthshire, Kinross-shire, and Clackmannanshire ...The
southern coast is, for the most part, indented by small rocky bays with
corresponding projecting headlands; but along the banks of the Tay, the
grounds slope gently toward the beach, and are generally cultivated to
the river's edge. Along the north-eastern shore, towards St Andrews,
presents one large plain, terminating in a flat beach of sand."
The parish index page leads to greater detail about all the parishes in the Kingdom of Fife. You can also try searching the Where in Fife is ... ? pages which locate 2300 places in Fife.
National collections, all with a lot of material concerning Fife:
Internet collections:
Local collections:
An excellent guide to the location of pre-1900 archive material of genealogical and local historical importance is "The Archives of Fife" by Andrew Campbell, published 1997, which is available from the Fife Family History Society or the Tay Valley Family History Society
There are also several excellent museums in the county.
There are at least 2 sites, here and here, with information about the Fife Banking Company which operated from 1802.
Wemyss ware pottery was made in Kirkcaldy from 1882 and continues to be made in Fife although now it is produced in Ceres [click on 'About us' then 'History'].
The cemeteries page has a list of all Council-maintained burial places, and a few private ones. Records for cemeteries currently in use are held by various Fife Council offices. There are also a few older records held by Fife Council Archives. Details of all cemeteries and their records are given on the parish pages.
There are 2 crematoria in Fife - Kirkcaldy (opened in 1959) and Dunfermline (opened in 1973). Details on the parish pages. The crematoria at Dundee (opened in 1936) and at Perth (opened in 1962) are used by residents in north Fife.
The Scottish Genealogy Society has published three volumes of pre-1855 monumental inscription listings for Fife.
Some stones are recorded in Graveyard Monuments in East, North and Central Fife, John di Folco, published in Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1969-70, vol. 102, pages 205-236, which deals largely with stones dated pre-1707. It can be downloaded from the Archaeology Data Service.
Fife Family History Society have produced the Pre-1855 Fife Deaths CD which contains the details of over 250,000 deaths in Fife extracted from burial registers, kirk session records, monumental inscriptions, newspapers, wills and testamants, etc.
The Fife Family History Society, the Tay Valley Family History Society and the main local libraries have copies of many monumental inscriptions and burial registers.
War graves can be seen at the Scottish Wargraves Project and war memorials can be seen at the Scottish War Memorials Project.
CDs with photographs of the stones and transcriptions of most Fife cemeteries are available from Scottish Monumental Inscriptions or from The Parish Chest. Some of these photographs are included in Deceased Online
There has been a census every ten years since 1801, excluding 1941, but only those returns from 1841 onwards carry details of named residents. (Earlier listings for the parishes of Abdie and Carnbee have survived.) The latest that is currently available for inspection is for 1911. All census returns are held at the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh, and they can all be consulted there at the ScotlandsPeople Centre, and online at the ScotlandsPeople website.
The 1841 and 1851 censuses were organised on a parish basis. The census reference number will be the same as the Old Parish Register (OPR) reference number. From 1861, censuses were organised on a registration district basis. There were some differences between the 2 different administrative areas. Some addresses will therefore appear in a different area, under a different reference number, from one census to another. Differences are noted on the relevant parish pages. There is a list of the census parish / district reference numbers here.
The original copies of many Fife 1841 census records were
in transit to Edinburgh and are therefore unavailable. The parishes
are: Abdie, Auchtermuchty, Balmerino, Ceres, Collessie, Creich, Cults,
Cupar, Dairsie, Dunbog, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, Kirkcaldy and Leslie.
Some other parishes have missing books:
Abernethy - the book for the part of the parish in Fife is missing. Only 1767 out of 1920 entries are available.
Arngask - the book for the part of the parish in Fife is missing. Only 492 out of 750 entries are available.
Burntisland - only the entries for the Burgh survive. The landward part of the parish, including Kirkton, is missing. 1572 out of 2210 entries survive.
Kennoway - only one book survives with approx. 126 entries out of a total population of 2044.
The 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses are available on ancestry.co.uk (indexed transcripts, no images of the pages).
The 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses are available on findmypast.co.uk (indexed transcripts, no images of the pages).
The returns for 1841 and most for 1851 are now available on the FreeCEN website (the parish pages will indicate if they are available).
The census returns for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 have been microfilmed by the LDS church and may be consulted in their Family History Centres around the world. The LDS library catalogue numbers for the films are given here.
Microfilms of the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 census are held by both the Fife Family History Society and the Tay Valley Family History Society; and are in some local libraries. You can download lists of census films held by Fife Council libraries.
The 1881 census has been transcribed and indexed and is available at LDS Family History Centres, some libraries and some family history societies.
The 1851 census for Fife has been indexed by the Tay Valley Family History Society.
The 1861 returns for many parishes have been indexed and can be downloaded here.
An index to the 1891 census is available on microfiche at some local libraries and family history societies.
A Vision of Britain provides census statistics and graphs from the 1801 census onwards.
Histpop, the online historical population reports website, in its census section provides access to all the published population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 - 1937. The site has a huge amount of statistical information both at a county level and at a parish or district level. There is no personal information on the site.
A census of Religious Worship and Education was taken in 1851 at the same time as the census of population. A table of statistics about the churches in Fife at this time is available here.
The Fife Post has useful pages listing the churches in Fife in 1861, 1893 and 1903. (look under Genealogy)
Information on historic churches at the Scottish Churches website.
The Churches of Britain and Ireland site has photographs of many churches in Fife. More are needed - can you help?
Information about the church records for each parish will be found on the parish pages.
The original Old Parish Registers, sometimes called the Old Parochial Registers, abbreviated to OPRs, are held at the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh, and they can all be consulted there at the ScotlandsPeople Centre. They comprise the registers of baptisms / births, proclamations / marriages, and burials / deaths of the parish Church of Scotland for the years up to 1854. There is a list of the OPR parish reference numbers here.
The births / baptisms, proclamations / marriages and deaths / burials indexes can be searched at the ScotlandsPeople website. Copies of the register entries may be purchased.
Copies of the registers on microfilm may be consulted in LDS Family Search Centres around the world. The birth / baptism & proclamation / marriage records are indexed on the IGI (International Genealogical Index) on microfiche and online at the LDS website (see below). Copies of the films (not necessarily of all parishes) are also held by both the Fife Family History Society and the Tay Valley Family History Society; and in some local libraries. There is a list of the LDS library reference numbers for the OPR films here. You can download lists of OPR films held by Fife Council libraries.
The Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland, published 1872, gives details of the coverage of the OPR volumes including the gaps within them. These pages list the information about the Fife parishes.
Deaths and burials are listed on Fife Family History Society's Pre-1855 Fife Deaths CD.
Some of the OPR entries can be searched on the FreeREG site.The searchable LDS website - Family Search (and the IGI):Note on using Family Search and IGI Batch Numbers:
It is not always easy to locate your ancestors in Family Search using the search mechanisms provided at the above LDS site. Manually typing the batch numbers into the search screen can be tedious. Hugh Wallis has made an exhaustive search of the likely ranges of batch numbers and created a database of those numbers and the source records that they apply to. A very powerful feature included is a hotlink from each batch number to the actual search engine provided at the Family Search site, including the ability to enter the surname you are looking for. This makes it very easy to search all the batches for a particular geographic location using just the last name you are searching for - something that is not possible directly from the LDS site without doing a lot of typing. This is Hugh Wallis's site.
The Kirk Session of a parish consists of the minister of the parish and the elders of the congregation. It looks after the general wellbeing of the congregation and, particularly in centuries past, parochial discipline. Kirk Session records for the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy Presbyteries are held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. Those for the Cupar and St Andrews Presbyteries are held in the Manuscript Department of the Special Collections Department of St Andrews University Library, but digital copies may be seen at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh (and at some other archives in Scotland). Some Kirk Session material is often to be found amongst the Old Parish Registers. The Kirk Session records have been scanned with a view to making them more widely available soon.
The Heritors were the landowners in each parish who were responsible (until 1925) for the maintenance of the church and manse and (before 1878) for the parochial school. They were also responsible, with the Kirk Session, for the Poor of the parish until 1845. Their records are also to be found in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Records of the Synods and Presbyteries are to be found in either the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh or the Manuscript Department of the Special Collections Department of St Andrews University Library.
For information about the ministers, see Occupations below.
Records of many other churches, particularly Free Churches and United Presbyterian Churches, are also to be found in either the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh or the Manuscript Department of the Special Collections Department of St Andrews University Library. Some of these records include baptism and marriage registers. Many of these have been transcribed and published by the Fife Family History Society. Some of these records are also available on microfilm in LDS Family History Centres and there is a list of them and their library reference numbers here.
Records of the Catholic Church in Scotland are held by the Scottish Catholic Archives, in Edinburgh. Indexes to and images of the Roman Catholic registers of births and baptisms (1703-1908), banns and marriages (1794-1934), deaths and burials, and other events, are available at the ScotlandsPeople Centre and are also on the ScotlandsPeople website.
Photocopies of pre-1855 Roman Catholic registers of marriages at Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy are held by the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. Roman Catholic marriages which took place in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh (St Mary's, Broughton Street) prior to 1855 have been transcribed and published by the Fife Family History Society in Publication 22 - Fife Roman Catholic Marriage Registers 1793 - 1854.
Records of the Synods and Presbyteries are to be found in either the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh or the Manuscript Department of the Special Collections Department of St Andrews University Library.
Records relating to Jews in Scotland from the eighteenth century are held by the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, Glasgow.
Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths began in Scotland on 1st January 1855. The original registers are held at the General Register Office for Scotland in Edinburgh, and they can all be consulted there at the ScotlandsPeople Centre.
Indexes can be searched and copies of certificates can be purchased, viewed and downloaded at the ScotlandsPeople website. Records currently available online are Births (1855-1913), Marriages (1855-1938) and Deaths (1855-1963).
The indexes to later Births (1914 - 2013), Marriages (1939 - 2013) and Deaths (1964 - 2013) are also online at the ScotlandsPeople website. Copies of these certificates can be purchased online for postal delivery. Current (2014) cost is £12 each.
Copies of some of the records on microfilm may be consulted in LDS Family Search Centres around the world. The records available on film are for 1855 - 1875, 1881 and 1891. The LDS library catalogue numbers for the films are given for births, marriages and deaths. The births and marriages for 1855 - 1875 are included in the Family Search website and the microfiche IGI (see Church Records above. Batch numbers - using Hugh Wallis's site - are those beginning C and M for 1855-1875).
Registration districts did not necessarily coincide exactly with parishes. In the 20th century especially, there were frequent changes in registration districts. Unfortunately there are no published maps which show registration district boundaries. The parish pages indicate which registration districts covered each parish.
There is a list of Registration Offices in Fife, together with their opening hours and telephone numbers. Unlike their English counterparts, local registrars in Fife may not necessarily hold all the historic registers for their district. These older registers are now held by the larger area registration offices (e.g. at Cupar and Dunfermline). Because of this, searches and applications for copies are better conducted at the General Register Office in Edinburgh.
Histpop, the online historical population reports website, in its Registrar General section provides access to all the published registration reports from 1855 - 1920, giving statistical information on numbers of births, marriages and deaths, as well as some medical statistics. There is no personal information on the site.
A very informative site, giving a lot of information about the history of registration in Scotland from 1855 to the Second World War is The Scottish Way of Birth and Death. The section on Marriage, in particular, can explain a lot about the details of a Scottish marriage certificate.
Fife Family History Society have produced Fife Convicts Transportees 1752-1867 which lists convicts transported to Australia, America and the West Indies.
An Index to Consistorial Processes and Decreets at the Commissariot of Edinburgh, 1658 - 1800, is available at the Open Library. These are court actions concerning marriage, legitimacy and divorce.
The Sheriff Court Book of Fife, 1515-1522 was published by the Scottish History Society in 1928.
Web pages with much interesting Fife material, including some beautiful photographs, are on Tommy Manson's Fife Post.
There are many photographs in the St Andrews University photographic collection and the George Washington Wilson collection at Aberdeen University.
A Vision of Britain provides historical descriptions from various gazetteers.
Surrounding counties: Angus (Forfarshire), Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and West Lothian (Linlithgowshire).
Many Scottish directories can be read and downloaded at the National Library of Scotland's Scottish Directories pages. They are also available in different download formats at the Internet Archive texts (search for 'scottishdirectories').
There are short commercial listings for Cupar, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy in Holden's Annual Directory 1811 available on CD from S&N Genealogy Supplies.
The County of Fife is included in Pigot's 1825/6 Directory of Scotland, available on CD from Archive CD Books. It is also at the Scottish Directories pages and at familyrelatives.com.
Pigot's National Commercial Directory for the whole of Scotland, 1837, is online at the Scottish Directories pages, at Google Books, and at familyrelatives.com. The Fife & Forfarshire sections are available on CD from S&N Genealogy Supplies.
Slater's 1852 Directory of Scotland is available on microfiche from The Parish Chest.
Slater's 1861 Directory of Scotland is at the Scottish Directories pages.
Westwood's Parochial Directory for the Counties of Fife and Kinross for 1862 and 1866 are online at Google Books. On the Records pages of the Fife Family History Society website there is a transcription of the 1862 edition.
Worrall's Directory of the North-Eastern counties of Scotland, comprising the counties of Forfar, Fife, Kinross, Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine, 1877, is at the Scottish Directories pages.
Slater's 1878 Directory of Scotland is at the Scottish Directories pages.
Slater's 1886 Directory of Scotland is at the Scottish Directories pages.
Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory, 1889, is online at familyrelatives.com.
Slater's 1903 Directory of Scotland (vol. 1) is at the Scottish Directories pages.
Many Fife residents will be found in the County Directory of Scotland, at the Scottish Directories pages. Editions for 1862, 1868, 1872, 1875, 1878, 1882-85, 1886-9, 1893-6 and 1901-4 are available online there. Editions for 1901-4 and 1912 are also at familyrelatives.comThe 1912 edition is available on CD from the Scottish Genealogy Society. [The series started as Directory to Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Villages, etc. in Scotland, then became the Directory to Gentlemen's Seats ... . Editions for 1843, 1852 and 1857 are also at the Scottish Directories pages. These volumes are very useful in locating farms and country houses.]
You can download lists of directories held by Fife Council libraries.
If you are looking for a place in Fife, try searching the Where in Fife is ... ? pages which locate 2300 places in Fife. Once you have located the parish, go to the relevant parish page where a link to Places in .... parish takes you to a selection of online historical and modern maps.
|You will find other places not in Fife listed in the GENUKI Gazetteer which covers the whole of England, Wales and Scotland and can be searched by place-name (or part of a place-name) or Ordnance Survey Grid References (six-figure, eg NO360130). If there are multiple place-names matching the name you enter, you will initially be presented with a drop-down list of the matching place-names with their distances and bearings from Cupar, Fife.
Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, published 1846, online at British History, contains parish descriptions. It is also worth searching for places within the parishes.
Barbieri's Descriptive and Historical Gazetteer of the Counties of Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan, published 1857, is at Google Books.
Descriptive gazetteer entries for the county, each parish and some places within the parishes from Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4) and John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887) are onA Vision of Britain (click on "Historical descriptions").
Edinburgh University Geography Department have produced the first new Gazetteer of Scotland since 1885.
There is an online Kingdom of Fife Surnames List. If you are researching any names in the Fife area, please add your interests to this list.
RootsChat Messaging Forum - Fife section
RootsWeb Mailing List - Fife
Both the Fife Family History Society and the Tay Valley Family History Society have mailing lists for their members.Ideas for messages to the Lists may include:
The Fife pages of the World GenWeb project contain links to other pages of Fife material.
HappyHaggis has a lot of useful genealogical material on all parts of Scotland.
The Fife section of Curious Fox - "the village-by-village contact site for anybody researching family history, genealogy and local history in the UK and Ireland".
Two useful collections of biographies are available at the Open Library: Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Men of Fife, MF Conolly, 1866, and Lives of Eminent Men of Fife, J Bruce, 1846. Another very useful book is Conolly's Fifiana or Memorials of the East of Fife, 1869, which contains a supplement to his Eminent Men....
On the Records pages of the Fife Family History Society website there are extensive reviews of many published family histories.
The People of Medieval Scotland 1093-1314 is a database of all known people of Scotland between 1093 and 1314 mentioned in over 8600 contemporary documents.
On 15th May 1891, there were changes to the boundaries ofseveral parishes and to the boundaries between Fife, Perthshire and Kinross. Details are given on the individual parish pages. However, the most important changes were that the complete parishes of Culross and Tulliallan were transferred from Perthshire to Fife; and Arngask and Abernethy were transferred to Perthshire.
The full published text of the boundary changes was Boundaries of Counties and Parishes of Scotland - 1892 by Hay Shennan. The text is available on the ScotlandsPlaces website. Fife researchers will need to access the texts for Fife, Kinross and Perthshire.
A Vision of Britain provides historical descriptions, population & housing statistics, historic boundaries and maps.
Fife Family History Society have transcribed the Prospectus of the East of Fife Railway 1845, on the Records pages of their website.
The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft lists 382 witches who lived in Fife between 1563 and 1736.
Valuation Rolls from 1855-1975 are held at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh (ref. VR101 - Fife; VR113 - Culross & Tulliallan before 1891); and for some years by the Special Collections Department of St Andrews University Library, and the Fife Council Archive Service. You can download lists of valuation rolls held by Fife Council libraries. The rolls for 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 and 1920 are online at the ScotlandsPeople website.
Valuation Office field books and plans (for the Valuation Office survey of 1911-1915) are held at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Robin Alston has created The Country House Database, a very useful reference source, "listing country houses in the British Isles from the late medieval period to ca. 1850, together with an index to all the families so far traced as having occupied them". It includes a section on Fife.
Information about many Fife buildings can be found by searching the Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840-1940.
Details of historic buildings and archaeological sites are held by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Edinburgh. They are catalogued at the ScotlandsPlaces website. In the results, click RCAHMS. Unfortunately, not all entries have digital images.
Fife is included in the 1873 Return of Owners of Land (Scotland), which is available on the ScotlandsPlaces (under 'Land Ownership Commission 1872-3'). website. It has also been published as Scottish Landowners and Heritages 1872/3 on CD from S&N Genealogy Supplies. This includes all those who owned more than 1 acre of land.
Services of Heirs:
A good place to start searching for estate papers is the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh. Some estate papers can be found by searching the NAS catalogue for the name of the parish and reference starts "GD".
Other places to search include the Fife Council Archive Centre and St Andrews University Library Manuscripts Dept.
Historic maps:
This British Library webpage uses small examples of historical maps of London to show the differences between maps at various scales.
This Charles Close Society Sheetfinder will provide the sheet numbers for historic Ordnance Survey 1-inch and 6-inch maps for any location.
Present-day maps:
The published census reports, available online at histpop, give information on the birthplaces of those who were resident in Scotland. This allows a picture of the internal migration (population movement within Britain) to be built up. The population reports give information about
The figures for 1841 (not as comprehensive as for other years), and 1911 are analysed here.
On the Records pages of the Fife Family History Society website there is a list of Fife men who enlisted 1794-1801 in the Loyal Tay Fencibles.
Military forces connected with the county included The Fife Fencibles, The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, The Fife Yeomanry Cavalry, The Fife Artillery, The Fife Militia, The 1st Fifeshire Rifle Volunteers and the Black Watch.
The Fife Military Project website has a wealth of information on the historical military forces in Fife, including Fife Fencibles, Militia, Yeomanry, etc.
The Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle commemorates nearly 150,000 Scottish casualties in the First World War, 1914 - 1918, over 50,000 in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945, and the campaigns since 1945, including the Malayan Emergency, the Korean War, Northern Ireland, the Falklands War and the Gulf War. You can carry out an on-line search of the Scottish Roll of Honour.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War. This site records some Scots not listed on the Scottish National War Memorial, and, for those listed in both databases, contains some additional information.
An increasing number of military records held by The National Archives (TNA), Kew, can be searched online including those for World War 1 Campaign Medals, World War 2 Seamen's Medals, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and Registers of [Royal Navy] Seamen's Services (1873-1923) and soldiers discharged to pension (WO97 and WO121).
The Scots at War site, reached through the Internet Archive, gives information about the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. See also the Yeomanry's museum above. The publication The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 by David D. Ogilvie, is available at Project Gutenberg.
Many Fife men served with The Black Watch.
History Society's Publications Series, No. 25, Some
Fife Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen has articles about Fife
holders of the Victoria Cross, Fifers in South Africa 1900-01, some
Fife Soldiers from World War 1, and some Fife Veterans.
Their Publication 47, Some Other Chelsea Pensioners and Others (Chiefly of the Peninsular Period) contains details of many Fife soldiers.
War graves can be seen at the Scottish Wargraves Project and war memorials can be seen at the Scottish War Memorials Project.
There is a listing of grave locations in Fife of holders of the Victoria Cross.
The Kirkcaldy [Boer] War Album with photographs of over 200 Fife men 1900-1902 is online at Ancestry.co.uk.
The parishes of Abernethy, Arngask, Culross and Tulliallan parishes will be included in the Perthshire Milita collection, 1680-1891, located at the Perth and Kinross Council Archive, Perth. Several databases are searchable online.
An excellent site with a lot of detailed information about the British Army in World War 1 is the Long, Long Trail.
The Ordnance Survey Object Name Books provide a description of every town, village, building, archaeological site and natural feature. They were created during the compilation of the O.S. First Edition maps of Fife and include notes and observations, many from local people, on all features on the original six-inch maps published around 1856. The originals are at the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh (reference RH4/23/83 - 93). Copies are held by the Fife Council Archive Service and Cupar, Dunfermline & Kirkcaldy libraries.Library staff have indexed all parishes except Culross and Tulliallan on the Fife Council website. Links to the indexes here.
Fife's local libraries have copies of historic newspapers, mostly on microfilm. They also have some indexes to them. You can download lists of historical newspapers held by Fife Council libraries.
An index of the portraits in the Fife News Almanacs, 1886-1942, has been published by the Fife Family History Society in their Publications 41, 42 & 43. It also includes portraits published in the Coast Chronicle Illustrated Almanac, 1908-1909, covering Leven.
The British Newspaper Archive, also available available on findmypast.co.uk, has:
Historical editions of The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh, can be searched online for the period 1817 - 1950.
You can search the catalogue of the British Library to find details of the newspapers which have been published and which are held by the British Library.
The National Library of Scotland is the main repository for Scottish newspapers, although Fife's local libraries may provide easier access to copies. The National Library does, however, have an online guide to Scottish newspaper indexes.
There is a listing of current Scottish newspapers. Those of particular local interest in Fife include: The Courier (Dundee), The Fife Free Press, Fife Online, and The Scotsman (Edinburgh).
The Edinburgh Gazette, the official newspaper of record, contains legal notices, insolvencies, estates fallen heir to the Crown, etc.
Fife Deaths Abroad 1855-1900 - a compilation of overseas deaths recorded in Fife newspapers - has been produced by Andrew Campbell of Fife Family History Society. The Society have re-published it in their Publications Series.
Andrew Campbell has also produced Fife Deaths from Newspapers 1822-1854 - a compilation of deaths recorded in local newspapers. Copies of this index are held by the Fife libraries and the Family History Societies.
Many references to places and persons in Fife are to be found in the searchable Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707.
Local government records for the whole of the county of Fife from 1709 are held at the Fife Council Archive Centre. They cover the functions which Fife Council still looks after today including roads maintenance, bridges, schools, police, etc. Also held there are records of most of the Parochial Boards and Parish Councils.
Records of the former burghs (towns) in Fife are held at several locations. Details will be found on the parish pages.
The Fife Council website has further information concerning present-day local government - including Registration, Archives, Cemeteries, etc.
Until 1845, the relief of paupers was carried out by the Kirk Session and the Heritors (see Church Records).
The relief of paupers after 1845 was carried out by the Parochial Boards and later by the Parish Councils. Their records are at the Fife Council Archive Centre.
Peter Higginbotham has a detailed website about workhouses and poorhouses. There were 3 poorhouses in Fife: Dunfermline combination, Kirkcaldy combination and Dysart combination (which, despite the name, was in Thornton, in Markinch parish). Ceres parish had an almshouse and St Andrews also had an almshouse (the Eastern Poorhouse).
Records of the Dysart Combination Poorhouse are at the Fife Council Archive Centre. On the Fife Council website there is a list of people sent to the poorhouse by the Parish Councils of Dysart and Markinch, (includes Markinch Paupers 1868 - 1888, Dysart Paupers 1878 - 1883.) Fife Family History Society have published a more detailed copy of the index in their Publications Series, 34.
There is a page with census statistics for all Fife parishes from 1755 to 1961 here.
A Vision of Britain provides population statistics from the 1801 census onwards.
Histpop, the online historical population reports website, provides statistics in the published population (census) reports (1801 - 1937).
Good online background information about this subject can be found at the Scottish Archive Network (SCAN) Knowledge Base, in the National Archives of Scotland online guides, and on the Scotland's People website.
Prior to 1824, most Fife testaments will be found in either the St Andrews Commissariot (CC20) or the Edinburgh Commissariot (CC8) records. There are also some in the Stirling Commissariot (CC21) and the Dunkeld Commissariot (CC7). These records are held at the National Archives of Scotland. Printed indexes to these records up to 1800 were published by the Scottish Record Society and can be read online at the Open Library. Indexes to the all the testaments are now available on the Scotland's People website. This site has a searchable index to Scottish Wills and Testaments from 1513 - 1925, comprising over 878,000 names of 'defuncts'. The indexes may be searched free, and copies of the documents may be viewed and purchased. The Scotland's People website has indexes to the St Andrews Commissary Court, 1549-1823 (ref. CC20/4/1-31, some from CC20/6/1-97 and CC20/7/1-16); Dunkeld Commissary Court, 1687-1823 (ref. CC7/6/1-8); Stirling Commissary Court, 1607-1823 (ref. CC21/5/1-13 and some from CC21/6/1-105); and the Edinburgh Commissary Court, 1514-1829 (ref. CC8/8/1-152 and CC8/11/1-6).
From 1824 - 1960, commissary court business was conducted by the Sheriff Court of Fife at Cupar (SC20), and also by the Edinburgh Sheriff Court (SC70). These records are also held at the National Archives of Scotland. On the Scotland's People website are entries from the Registers of inventories and settlements (wills) up to 1875, and, from 1876 - 1925, entries in the printed Calendar of Confirmations. There are no online indexes for testaments after 1925. The Scotland's People website has indexes to Cupar Sheriff Court Inventories, 1824-1925 (ref. SC20/50/1-114); Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories, 1808-1925 (ref. SC70/1/1-741) and Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills, 1855-1925 (ref. SC70/4/1-595).
For deaths which occurred after 13 October 1960, commissary business has been conducted at Cupar (SC20), Dunfermline (SC21) and Kirkcaldy (SC23) Sheriff Courts.
The Scotland's People website also has records of Non-Scottish Courts, 1858-1900 (ref. SC70/6/1-83) which includes testaments relating to Scots who died in England and other foreign countries.
The wills of some Scottish soldiers and airmen, 1857-1964, are held by the National Archives of Scotland.
Scots who owned goods or investments in England were supposed to have their wills proved in England as well as Scotland. Wills proved before 1858 at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury are held at The National Archives, Kew. There are also has a few Scots listed in the Death Duty registers. From 1858, the annual National Probate Calendars need to be consulted. There are online copies for 1858-1966 at Ancestry.co.uk.
Many wills can be found in the collections of Deeds
in various courts. Some of these have been indexed and some have
indexes online.
The Records pages of the Fife Family History Society's website have indexes to the following:
For residents in the parishes of Abernethy, Arngask, Culross and Tulliallan, and also for those in the north-west of Fife in general, a search in the Perth Register of Deeds may be useful. They are held by Perth & Kinross Council Archive, Perth. An index to the Perth Register of Deeds, 1566-1811, is online at Ancestry.co.uk.
Services of Heirs: see Land & Property above.
Many early Scottish state documents were transcribed and published in the nineteenth century. Some are now available on the internet. The earliest documents are in Latin.
Before1878, the parochial schools were the responsibility of the Heritors of each parish (see Church Records), although mention is frequently made to them in the Kirk Session papers.
After 1878, School Boards were created. Their records and / or school logbooks are held at the Fife Council Archive Centre.
A census of Religious Worship and Education was taken in 1851 at the same time as the census of population. There is a table of statistics about the schools and Sunday schools in Fife in 1851 here.
There are two family history societies which cover this area.
The Fife Family History Society website has a wide range of information relating to Fife, plus details of their publications and how to join. Many of their resources are housed in Methil Library (currently closed for alterations). Society material temporarily housed at Leven Library. They have published the first 16 volumes of their journal, covering 1989-2004, on CD.
The Tay Valley Family History Society covers the former counties of Fife, Angus, Perthshire & Kinross, and the city of Dundee. They have a Research Centre, with an excellent library, at 179-181 Princes Street, Dundee.
"Statistical accounts" were written on nearly every parish in Scotland on three occasions - in the 1790s (the "Old Statistical Account"), in the 1840s (the "New Statistical Account") and in the 1950s (the "Third Statistical Account"). The author was usually the parish minister. They give fascinating insights into the local topography and history, social and economic conditions, and even the daily lives of people of those times. Published versions include:
A Vision of Britain provides statistics on population, housing, industry and social class from the 1801 census onwards.
Histpop, the online historical population reports website, provides statistics in the published population (census) reports (1801 - 1937), and the reports of the Registrar General for Scotland (1855 - 1920).
The ScotlandsPlaces website has a copy of the 1891 Medical Officer of Health's Report for Fife. (Those parts of Fife which were at that time in Perthshire are not included.)
The hearth tax, due on every hearth in Scotland, and payable by both landlords and tenants, was levied between 1691 and 1695. Records (E69/10 - Fife, E69/19 - Culross & Tulliallan) are held by the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh and online at ScotlandsPlaces. A copy of the Fife listings is held by the Tay Valley Family History Society. The Perthshire hearth tax return (including Culross & Tulliallan) has been reprinted in Perthshire Hearth Tax 1691-1692 published by the Scottish Genealogy Society.
From 1748, taxes were levied on various items for varying lengths of time. These included windows (1748-1798), inhabited houses (1778-1798), retail shops (1785-1789), male servants (1777-1798), female servants (1785-1792), carts & carriages (1785-1798), farm horses, dogs, clocks & watches (1797-1798). The farm horse tax, which is the most useful of these returns, the clock & watch tax, the male servants tax and the female servants tax are all available on the ScotlandsPlaces website. Surviving records are patchy and originals are held by the National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Details of taxation records here.
The National Archives, Kew, has a few Scots listed in the Death Duty registers.
The burghs (towns) in Fife were:
Records of the former burghs in Fife are held at several locations. Details will be found on the parish pages.
For most of Fife, electoral registers are held by the Fife Council Archive Centre for the years 1914, 1918-1939 and 1950-2001.
There are Voters' Rolls at Ancestry.co.uk for Fife county for 1832-41, 1846, 1861-62, 1863-64, 1864-65, 1878-79; the Western District of Fife for 1860; and for Burntisland, Dysart, Dunfermline and Kinghorn burghs (various dates - see parish pages).
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Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich said Womac was kayaking with another man — Dale M. Hathaway, 81 of Northville — when a large wave overtook their kayak about 100 yards from shore near North Omigisi Beach Road. He said a witness called 911 at about 4 p.m. and reported the kayak was upside-down and two victims were in the water.
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