Exactly - thanks for adding that. I think I say that in my "resources for Bibb" that I cut and paste for new members - when I can remember to do so :) . ----- Original Message ----- From: <jacqueotts@aol.com> To: <albibb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] BOOKS and list membership > Caroline, > You forgot to mention one more reason they should check the Archives. Many > of the people who were frequent posters in the past had been researching > for years and had lots of information to share. They are no longer with > us. So, if you want access to their information, you'll have to go to the > Archives. Just be aware that no one is always correct and you will find > mistakes. It is the job of the researcher to document the information. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Caroline <carolineh@knology.net> > To: albibb@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, Jul 18, 2009 10:04 am > Subject: [ALBIBB] BOOKS and list membership > > > > Jacque, I checked and we have 186 list members. I wanted to check the > number of "ancients" - great description - but would have to go by each > letter of the alphabet - not today. For those who may be curious about > our > list heritage go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ALBIBB/ and > browse > the posts for the early years, beginning in Sept 1997. We're still > "listing" almost 12 years later; some of us listing in more ways than one. > I always advise returning to these old postings as something that was > posted > years ago may be just the information we're looking for. > > Thanks for writing, Jacque. > Caroline