Elaine Durham Lee - 11/15/00 19:05:41 My Email:elainedlee@hotmail.com town: Garner State: NC Research Area: Bucks Co. Pa. Your Interests: history/genealogy

Comments: I'm looking for information on the Durham Iron Works or Durham Furnace (ca. 1727-); (ca.1727-1887), Bucks Co.

dan graham - 11/08/00 17:24:46 My Email:dan.a.graham@ssa.gov town: Ellicott City State: md Research Area: Potts/Rutter

Comments: I've researched the Potts/Rutter families of eastern Pennsylvania for about ten years and have done several papers on their role in establishing the early iron industry.

Suzanne Fellman Jacob - 11/01/00 20:21:17 My Email:sjacob@pil.net town: Chalfont State: PA Research Area: Joanna Furnace Your Interests: Women's history, African-Americans, 19th C. charcoal iron furnaces

Comments: The site is great. Enjoy the guestbook sign-ins. Keep up the good work!

K Suarez - 10/03/00 22:26:11 My Email:ksuarez@snet.net town: Hartford State: CT Your Interests: North Cornwall Furnace, Lebanon County

Comments: My Great Grandfather, Michael Murray, worked at the North Cornwall Furnace. My Grandfather, John Murray worked for Bethlehem Steele at the open pit in Cornwall.I am doing genealogical research on my family tree. I am trying to find out how long Michael wo ked for North Cornwall Furnace. Thanks for a nice web site!

Aubrey A. Crawford - 08/10/00 14:10:10 My Email:acrawfor@northland.lib.mi.us town: Black River State: MI Research Area: Steel industry, history

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Gene Brierly - 07/10/00 12:12:10 My Email:gnb1034@aol.com town: Leesburg State: Florida

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Calvin M. Sharer 3rd - 06/18/00 16:11:31 My Email:hally@keyconn.net town: Tyrone State: Pa.16686 Research Area: Bald Eagle furnace

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Bob Kelly - 05/21/00 02:59:23 My Email:bob.kelly@gte.net town: Camarillo State: CA Research Area: Coal Your Interests: Mine accidents

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Virginia Rau - 04/25/00 02:32:56 My Email:VRAU451481@aol.com town: Kansas City State: MO Research Area: Fayette County Your Interests: Fairfield Chance Forge

Comments: I am descended from the John Hayden family who moved to Fayette County from Morristown, NJ in 1778 or 1779. He had 21 children some of whom moved to KY about 1806. Would love to be in contact with anyone having info of those early days. This is a great website you have. THANKS!

ROSS WEAVER - 04/21/00 20:32:50 My Email:WEAVER R @RMSM.COM town: PUEBLO State: COLORADO Your Interests: FORGING

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ken jefferson - 04/09/00 20:23:30 My Email:kjjamj@prodigy.net town: tyler State: tx Research Area: westmorland,armstrong,clarion counties. Your Interests: looking for ancestors

Comments: tracing roots back to late 1700 on up. Gggrandfather was in the civil war, discharge shows furnace man, and was born in New Florence on about 1828. His name was William Faloon. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your web-site.....

Suey Nordberg - 03/17/00 19:57:57 My URL:http://www.tir.com/~nordberg My Email:nordberg@tir.com town: Ann Arbor State: MI Your Interests: genealogy

Comments: My g-g-g-grandfather, William James Martin, was born at Center Furnace in Dunbar and worked in the furnace business all his life, as did his father and his father before him. I have an article on William's life which mentions his work in the furnace indu try. I'd be happy to contribute this if you are interested in posting it. Thank you for your work on this site! Suey Nordberg

R. Avery - 02/24/00 14:59:30 My Email:ravery@cch1.org town: State College State: PA Research Area: Centre County,Huntingdon County Your Interests: Student architectural project for Greenwood Furnace Interpretive Center

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burteaux - 11/16/99 08:41:12 My Email:burdoue@hotmail.com town: doue State: france Your Interests: blast furnace history

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Suzanne Fellman Jacob - 11/09/99 12:59:31 town: Chalfont State: PA Research Area: 19th C. Industrial History Your Interests: Joanna Furnace, Berks Cty., PA

Comments: Found this site and have only scratched the surface. I will return frequently. I am a bit disappointed, however, that Joanna Furnace (located in Robeson Township, Berks County)is not listed. Please check the home page of the Hay Creek Valley HistoricalAs ociation for more information on this great furnace and the recently published book about its history.

Leslie William Kipp - 10/19/99 11:48:06 My Email:lwkipp@earthlink.net town: Centreville State: DE Your Interests: 18th Century History

Comments: I am interested the market areas and the uses to which the iron uas put. What kinds of tools, implements etc were forged from the iron? Where was it sold? What was the effective "marketing radius"? How were the implements used?

BeeChoo Tee - 10/13/99 10:14:52 My Email:beechoo@expense-reduction.co.nz town: Auckland, New Zealand Research Area: University Project

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Minnie Howard - 10/10/99 00:31:41 My Email:billyrayhoward@worldnet.att.net town: Waxahachie State: TX

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Gary Hull - 09/12/99 11:18:28 My Email:hull@netrax.net town: orrtanna State: pa Your Interests: genealogy

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John T. Gerlosky - 09/12/99 01:47:57 My Email:DudleyDR@aol.com town: Fayetteville State: NC Research Area: Genealogy Your Interests: Coal Mining

Comments: Looking for information on my grandfather and his sons who worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines 1906-1942.

Henry Potts Rutter - 09/10/99 17:27:36 My Email:rutter2@nccoast.net town: Carolina Shores State: NC Your Interests: Genealogy

Comments: I am a descendant of both Thomas Rutter and Thomas Potts and interested in the genealogy of both familys. When I found your site, I felt like I hit the Mother Lode. Thanks for so much interesting and informative Info.

Shirley Waugh - 09/10/99 02:30:09 My Email:maparker@prodigy.net town: Midwest City State: OK Research Area: Mines Your Interests: Gen. in mines

Comments: Thanks for having the listings. Found thro e-mail of genealogy group. Brunnerville Iron Foundry in Lancaster Co., Peter Brunner of great interest.

S.J. Wolfe - 09/02/99 15:32:33 My Email:sjw@mwa.org town: Worcester State: Mass. Research Area: American technological history Your Interests: Iron furnaces and foundries

Comments: My husband and I work on various visual presentations for undergraduate and graduate programs in American history on the college level. We are sleo very interested in industrial archaeology, and would like to visit as many sites close to Reading Pa. as po sible. Have already done Hopewell, Cornwall and Joanna--fabulous stuff!

charles pierson - 07/15/99 00:12:52 My Email:cpierson@webtv.net town: pompano beach State: florida Research Area: Steel/Oil Industry Your Interests: Carnegie Steel, US Steel, J&L etc.

Comments: Excellent site!

Jerry Davis - 07/02/99 15:29:02 My Email:JDGOODWRENCH@webtv.net town: Baltimore State: Ohio Research Area: Catoctin Furnace in Md. Your Interests: geneology and history

Comments: Looking for any info on Catoctin Furnace, I had a g-g-grandfather who was an iron master their in the early 1800's.

Jerry Davis - 07/02/99 15:15:43 My Email:JDGOODWRENCH@webtv.net town: Baltimore State: Ohio Your Interests: family geneology and iron furnaces-steel mills

Comments: I've had a couple relatives that worked in a steel mill and an iron ore furnace.

Rich Strattan - 06/29/99 15:06:29 My Email:rstrattan@phmc.state.pa.us town: Cornwall Furnace State: PA

Comments: What an unexpectedly delightful surprise!

Bobbie Terry - 06/29/99 00:28:35 My Email:BTerry6027@aol.com town: Severn State: Maryland Research Area: Wharton Furnace Your Interests: Genealogy

Comments: My Surname is Hull. My great-grandfather. I was told worked at The Wharton Furnace doing war time. Our family still owns a 209 acre area near the furnace. I own 50 acres of the Hull home place. We pass the furnace every week end. and my cousins live ac oss the road from the furnace. I have been doing research on my genealogy and places of interest for about 10 years. I'm happy that the State has cleaned up the area for the Tourist. Thank You for all your hard work and the picture of the furnace the way it really looked in the mid 1800's Bobbie Terry

James H. Brothers IV - 06/19/99 02:21:38 My Email:jhbiv@erols.com town: Midlothian State: VA Research Area: 17/18C Virginia Iron Works

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Eva Kay Freyman - 06/18/99 19:31:50 My Email:EFreyman@aol.com town: Bunker Hill State: West virginia Research Area: Fayette County, Pa

Comments: This furnace is were my grandfather worked if I remember right. As a kid I remember play near there. Looking for crayfish in the creek below it. That was very exciting to me to see that you used it on your front page. thank You Kay My grandfather lived down the dirt road beside the furnace.

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Rob Ferguson - 05/26/99 23:33:14 My Email:rferg@a1usa.net town: Scottdale State: PA Research Area: Alliance Furnace

Comments: Need info on Alliance furnace. Books, articles, papers, and maps concerning the site.

Lynda Speelman Long - 04/19/99 23:11:49 My Email:LSpeelmanLong@webtv.net town: Warren State: MI Research Area: Fayette-Westmoreland Your Interests: Family Search

Comments: Looking for any information re: Speelman, Shaw. Schrum, Demer and Sidow

James A. Yates - 04/14/99 13:34:52 My Email:jyates8309@aol.com town: Herminie State: PA Research Area: Red Bank Furnace Your Interests: Clarion County Iron

Comments: Looking for any information (will share anything I have) on Clarion County, Pennsylvania, iron production. I'm interested in Red Bank Furnace especially. My family was from the area and I've become fascinated with the iron works there. Only ruins remai now, unless you can see into the past by visiting there.

Clinton E. Koontz - 04/12/99 02:33:23 My Email:koontzjm@pottsville.infi.net town: Pine Grove State: Pa Your Interests: Iron Making 18th-19th Cen.

Comments: Very nicely done website.

Brian L. Fritz - 04/09/99 01:31:58 My URL:http://www.shol.com/spa20/ My Email:bfritz@shol.com town: Stoystown State: Pennsylvania Research Area: Shade Furnace, Somerset, Co. Your Interests: Archaeology/History

Comments: An excellant and much needed web site! I'm researching the Old Shade Furnace and related Iron Works in Somerset County. I hope to put up a web site on this furnace when the research, archaeology, and mapping are finished. Keep up the good work.

- 03/17/99 16:02:23 My URL:Richard Muellerhttp:// town: RMuel58050@aol.com State: Fla was N.J.

Comments: Decendant of Jacob Banghart of Pa & Michael Banghart of High Bridge-Sussex Warren Co's of N.J. & the family of Jacob Bowers of Oxford Twp, N.j. early people in Iron Works in N.j.

Paul Ausherman - 02/28/99 02:23:57 My Email:mission@paonline.com town: East Petersburg State: Pa. 17520 Research Area: antebellum Your Interests: farm & church bells

Comments: Nice site. Anyone my way that can help me on values. I'm a collector & trader on a very small scale, mostly for myself. Thanks, Paul

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Mark A. Pflum - 02/07/99 21:37:10 My URL:http://www.voicenet.com/~vmacman/ringgold.htm My Email:ringgold_redleg@mindspring.com town: Reading State: PA Research Area: Durell's Battery, P.V. Your Interests: Do-Well Forges & Joanna Furnace

Comments: Very nice site, Sir! I am a volunteer at the Joanna Furnace site during its fundraising festivals. I am a 4th generation Cider Miller and have the honor of running the mill that was relocated to the furnace site as part of their endeavor to preserve the skills of our foref thers. There will be a book published very soon on the history of Joanna Furnace which was written by Susan Jacobs. I've read excerpts from it and I think that it should have a great appeal to anyone who has an interest in the old boys who shook hands w th Vulcan every day for wages! I also was raised among the ruins of the Do-Well Forges. Our family Cider Mill now sits (for about the last 100 years) within the boundaries of Forge #1. Forge #2 and the Slitting Mill were up the creek a little further. Keep up the good work!

Karen Wertz - 11/20/98 12:59:55 My URL:http://www.inclinedplane.com My Email:KPutzie@aol.com town: Johnstown State: PA

Comments: Very interesting site, I'd like to put a link to your site on the Inclined Plane site if I may. Email me and let me know if that would be alright.

A. Claude Ferguson - 10/13/98 19:22:37 My URL:http://www.kiva.net/~ferguson/ My Email:ferguson@kiva.net town: Bedford State: Indiana Research Area: Family History Your Interests: Many

Comments: Ray, your Pennsylvania Iron Furnace Sourcebook will be a major addition to the resource sites for those interested in the early history of the iron and steel industry in the United States. I will link it from my transcription of the Bright Hope Furnace Le ger (1835-36), Greene County, TN. URL http://www.kiva.net/~jeskewic/brighthope.html

Ray Washlaski - 09/27/98 09:15:12 My URL:http://members.aol.com/fiwar/index.html My Email:fiwar@aol.com town: New Alexandria State: PA Research Area: French and Indian War Your Interests: Re-enactments

Comments: Testing the new guestbook. Visit F & I War Magazine On-line for a complete listing of the Re-enactment units that recreate the French & Indian War era. (1750's).