http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/ Surveying History Tue, 07 May 2013 17:18:32 GMT Michael J. Foley, PLS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/329 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/329 Scott, Thank you for your response. I am familiar with Ames Instrument Company had already sent them a separate inquiry. I understand what you are telling me Tue, 07 May 2013 13:45:41 GMT W. Scott Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/328 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/328 Michael, While their cases, etc. are not typically appropriate for the 18th century, Ames Instrument Company does make many items that should work for late Sun, 05 May 2013 20:50:35 GMT Michael http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/327 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/327 Hello, I am a new member of this group and am a member of The Mount Diablo Surveyors Historical Society. MDSHS has been fortunate to receive a donation of an Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:27:40 GMT W. Scott Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/326 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/326 Join 45 other 18th century surveying, cartography, and military engineering enthusiasts this weekend at our 6th Annual School of Instruction at Cacapon Resort Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:45:16 GMT W. Scott Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/325 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/325 Please accept my apologies if you receive duplicate copies of this message. We have a record number of people signed up for this event, but there are still a Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:29:25 GMT W. Scott Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/324 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/324 Photographs are at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wscottsmith/sets/72157629854402004/ If interested, please contact me off-list at 434-401-3995 or Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:38:07 GMT travguyi80 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/323 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/323 Don, the narrative I refer to is not in a book. In 1885, a lawyer in Rockford Il wanted info on the history of Rockford, so he sent a questionaire to settlers Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:52:24 GMT fred_rickey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/322 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/322 Dear Don, Thanks for the information about Davies. Just yesterday I was in the West Point rare book room looking at _Elements of Surveying_ (1830) by Charles Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:49:28 GMT Don http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/321 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/321 Dear Don -- What is the title of your book? Best regards, Don Erickson topogs.org Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:51:05 GMT travguyi80 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/320 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/320 Fred, I have a narrative written by Elias Martin, who claims to have taught Charles Davies the rudiments of Geometry & trigonometry. He states that Charles Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:18:32 GMT fred_rickey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/319 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/319 Colleagues, I am Fred Rickey, the newest member of the SurveyHistory list. I live in Cornwall, NY, a small town just north of West Point. Last summer I retired Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:17:59 GMT fred_rickey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/318 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/318 Colleagues, I am Fred Rickey, the newest member of the SurveyHistory list. I live in Cornwall, NY, a small town just north of West Point. Last summer I retired Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:48:05 GMT Bob Dorian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/317 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/317 This event is happening in the UK?? Bob Dorian Independence, MO USA ________________________________ From: "David, Will Styles, Mouldheels" Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:20:57 GMT David, Will Styles, Mouldheels http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/316 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/316 Victorian Festival at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival 28/29 July 2012 Charles Dickens was, no doubt, one of the brilliant minds of the Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:48:34 GMT W. Scott Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/315 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SurveyHistory/message/315 Interested in attending the 18th Century Surveying & Cartography School this weekend but thought you had missed out? We've got record attendance for this