On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Elsi wrote: > >From time to time, links on the Internet stop working. It's important > to check your links periodically to make sure that visitors aren't > sent to a dead/missing web page. For example, many of us linked > to Lisa Franklin's web pages. She's moved her site and the old > links no longer work. If you haven't updated your pages, visitors > may become frustrated trying to follow your links. > > Now, I'm not asking you to check your links by hand - I've found a > web site that will do it for you. > > http://www.anybrowser.com/linkchecker.html > > It's a good idea to check every page, but you should definitely > check your main/front page. I just checked Cleburne and Randolph > Counties and found that my links to the Alabama State Archives > were bad. I'm going to update those pages ASAP. That works very well. It did claim that two Rootsweb search engines on my pages are BAD. I know they work, so I am going to ignore that. Another link checker that checks a page at a time is http://tn-1.rootsweb.com/~randy/cgi-bin/vallink.cgi If your web browser can handle javascript, the link checker at http://www.linkguard.com/ will check ALL the pages on your site at one time. I may have choked it up with the following request. It hasn't finished yet. LOL David Subject: LinkGuard Login Confirmation (fwd) Dear damorgan@nyx.net, Thank you for your completing our LinkGuard Online submission form for http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/ You can view the online report any time before it is finished by visiting http://www.linkguard.net/OnlineReports/LinkGuard/Onl17E_ssi_0001.shtm, but we will also send you an email when we have finished analyzing the site.

I don't have a problem with "Tracking Your Roots" linking to my county webpages, I do have a problem with making a request to have previously donated materials removed from her site and not honoring the request. The materials are already online with search engines attached to do a decent search. You can't search "Tracking Your Roots" Yay for Rootsweb! C. A. Wood Marengo County http://www.rootsweb.com/~almareng/

Well I thought I was glad to get the new URL. UNTIL I saw the request for donations and found that every link for Morgan Co was to MY pages. For those interested Morgan Co does have a new URL. www.genealogyshoppe.com/almorgan/index.htm I wouldn't think of asking for donations when I know how little it costs for my own domain with a minimum of 150 mb and it is MY hard work and that of THOSE who have worked so hard to send me the information.. Sorry just gets under my skin. Kathy

<A HREF="http://home.att.net/~TrackingYourRoots/tyralachart.htm">Tracking Your Alabama Roots</A> http://home.att.net/~TrackingYourRoots/tyralachart.htm Mildred Stinson Brown Butler County Co-Ordinator <A HREF="http://geocities.yahoo.com/butlercounty">Butler County, Alabama</A> - ALGenWeb Site <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">Families of Butler County, Alabama</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/kenneth1051">Kenneth Brown's Genealogy Page< /A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martybrown/33rd.htm">In Memory of The Seventeen - 33rd Ala Vol</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">The Open Gate</A><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">©</A> . . . a civil war story

Does anyone know where Lisa Franklin's web site has moved to? David damorgan@nyx.net David W. Morgan Honolulu CC Rep. Candidate, SE-MA Region, USGenWeb http://www.nyx.net/~damorgan/campaign.html

Leaving for a 2 week vacation tomorrow. Will catch up when I get home. Laura & Joe DigMyPast@msn.com Lee County AL Peach County, GA Greene County GA Gilliam County, OR Gilliam County, OR

As of today June 24, 2000 Alabama African American Genealogy People of Color has moved to it's new home. Follow this Link: http://www.dnaco.net/~diva1/

On 14 Jun 00, at 8:10, David W. Morgan wrote: > > Leigh must be traveling. She is busy, busy! Yep - Leigh is travelling again. I was attending a technical conference all this past week - with responsibility for presenting 6 sessions and hosting a Question and Answer session. I was rarely online - just enough to pull my e-mail and make sure that all was well. Now that the conference is over, I'm on my way home (driving across Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico back to Texas) and have time to answer e-mail while in the car. I just love my 12- volt power adapter for the laptop! > The Special Projects (archives) amendment was passed Monday night and > Alabama is a co-sponsor of this amendment. The vote before the > deadline was 18 votes for, 3 votes against. Several hours after the > deadline, one more vote for came in, so there were 19 in favor. I just sent a note to the State Coordinators mailing list and to the elections committee to inform them that the ALGenWeb volunteers were joining other states in sponsoring this amendment to the bylaws. In addition to the USGenWeb election coming up next month, you're invited to vote for an "official" ALGenWeb logo. Once selected, the official logo must appear somewhere on every county page, so think carefully about how you'd like to see the project identified. More information on voting will be provided next week. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. One bit of news - I will be working in England for part of the summer - I fly to London on the 23rd of June. Of course, my laptop is going with me so that I'll have access to e-mail and my web sites from the office. I don't know if I'll be able to connect in the evenings from the apartment - the brochure says that it contains a "pay phone". This may slow me down just a bit, but I promise not to let anything important fester. Regards, Leigh USGenWeb State Coordinator, Alabama

On 16 Jun 00, at 9:29, Barbara Goodson wrote: > Folks, > > Due to time constraints, I am no longer able to maintain the Autauga > County AlGenWeb site. The new county coordinator for Autauga County > is Tom Richardson (richardson-decatur-al@att.net). Thanks Tom! Welcome Tom. We're glad to have you joining us. It looks like 2000 is a growing year for ALGenWeb - we have several new County Coordinators, we're choosing a new project logo, and our county sites and archives have more and more information to provide to the researchers. Barbara, we're sure going to miss you. I remember 'way back in the beginning when Autauga was one of the very first county pages to come online - and you've been the county coordinator from the start. Your contributions are certainly appreciated. OK guys - don't forget the elections coming up. Each of you will be asked ot vote for one CC representative and the National Coordinator. It also appears that there will be one or more amendments to the bylaws presented. So - keep tuned in for election news. Regards, Leigh Regards, Leigh

Folks, Due to time constraints, I am no longer able to maintain the Autauga County AlGenWeb site. The new county coordinator for Autauga County is Tom Richardson (richardson-decatur-al@att.net). Thanks Tom! Regards to all, Barbara Goodson beg4135@tntech.edu

Mildred, Thanks for the interesting logo contest. I have two questions/comments. 1. Who's is the second logo on your page, just above yours? If it's the original, I might like it as much as the rest, and would suggest that it be included in the choices. (If I have a say, that is!) 2. How about allowing one first choice and one second choice, with each first choice getting 1 point and second choices getting 1/2 point? Add up and points, and voila. You see, I'm obligated to vote for my own (blush) but I like the others also. Regards, Travis Hardin - travishardin@mindspring.com 2405 Springhill Road, NW, Huntsville, AL 35810 Cherokee County Coordinator, AlGenWeb Project - www.rootsweb.com/~alcherok/ I would suggest that the date for >this be closed not later than June 30th. Also, I would like you and/or other >pertinent personal in the ALGenWeb site to set a final date for a vote, >decision by whomever is selected to follow shortly after that date. > >Mildred Stinson Brown >Butler County Co-Ordinator

Hi Mildred, I submitted logos to you about two weeks ago and I still don't see them on the web page. Kristy Williams CC Montgomery County CC Sumter County ----- Original Message ----- From: <Martyb1448@aol.com> To: <ALGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:02 PM Subject: [ALGEN-L] Logo Contest > Leigh, > > I have added two additional suggested logos for ALGenWeb. They can be found > at <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/butlercounty/contest.htm">ALGenWeb Logo > Contest</A>. The first of these was submitted on May 15, which has been 30 > days today. It has been about two weeks or longer since I had any > submissions, except for those added today. I would suggest that the date for > this be closed not later than June 30th. Also, I would like you and/or other > pertinent personal in the ALGenWeb site to set a final date for a vote, > decision by whomever is selected to follow shortly after that date. > > Mildred Stinson Brown > Butler County Co-Ordinator > > <A HREF="http://geocities.yahoo.com/butlercounty">Butler County, Alabama</A> > - ALGenWeb Site > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">Families of Butler County, > Alabama</A> > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/kenneth1051">Kenneth Brown's Genealogy Page< > /A> > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martybrown/33rd.htm">In Memory of The > Seventeen - 33rd Ala Vol</A> > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">The Open Gate</A><A > HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">©</A> . . . a civil war story > >

Leigh, I have added two additional suggested logos for ALGenWeb. They can be found at <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/butlercounty/contest.htm">ALGenWeb Logo Contest</A>. The first of these was submitted on May 15, which has been 30 days today. It has been about two weeks or longer since I had any submissions, except for those added today. I would suggest that the date for this be closed not later than June 30th. Also, I would like you and/or other pertinent personal in the ALGenWeb site to set a final date for a vote, decision by whomever is selected to follow shortly after that date. Mildred Stinson Brown Butler County Co-Ordinator <A HREF="http://geocities.yahoo.com/butlercounty">Butler County, Alabama</A> - ALGenWeb Site <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">Families of Butler County, Alabama</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/kenneth1051">Kenneth Brown's Genealogy Page< /A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martybrown/33rd.htm">In Memory of The Seventeen - 33rd Ala Vol</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">The Open Gate</A><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/martyb1448/">©</A> . . . a civil war story

Leigh must be traveling. She is busy, busy! The Special Projects (archives) amendment was passed Monday night and Alabama is a co-sponsor of this amendment. The vote before the deadline was 18 votes for, 3 votes against. Several hours after the deadline, one more vote for came in, so there were 19 in favor. There is a possibility that two more states will pass this amendment before this week is over, ensuring that it will be on the ballot in July for all of the CCs to vote. Thank you for participating! David volunteer vote counter dmorgan@efn.org David W. Morgan http://www.rootsweb.com/~alchambe/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~altallad/

Just a reminder. If you have not voted on this amendment, this is the last day. Voting ends tonight at 12:30 a.m. CDT On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, Elsi wrote: > At the request of a County Coordinator, I am putting this proposed > amendment to the USGenWeb bylaws to a vote of the AL county coordinators. > In order for an amendment to appear on the USGenWeb ballot in July, 5 > states must sponsor it. Maryland submitted it and it is being put to a > vote in several other states. > > You are being asked to vote for or against placing a proposed amendment on > the ballot for the USGenWeb general election in July 2000. Voting *for* > placing the amendment on the ballot does not imply that you necessarily > favor the amendment, just that you would like to see it put to a vote of > the USGenWeb membership. > > A simple majority of the Alabama CCs voting will constitute sponsorship or > lack of sponsorship of this amendment by the state project. > > To vote, go to http://tx-1.rootsweb.com/~elsi/vote-al-1.html > > (For AOL users, the clickable link is <a > href="http://tx-1.rootsweb.com/~elsi/vote-al-1.html">http://tx-1.rootsweb.co > m/~elsi/vote-al-1.html</a>) > > Voting commences immediately and will run until 12:30am (Alabama time, CDT) > Tuesday, 13 June. If you vote more than once, your last vote will be the > only one counted. Each CC and Asst. CC (or Co-CC) will be accorded one > vote, regardless of how many counties he or she sponsors. > > David Morgan has agreed to help count the votes, so a copy of your vote > will be sent to David as well as to me. > > If you are subscribed to any of the USGenWeb mailing lists or if you've > taken a look at the USGenWeb project business pages lately, you may be > aware that there are other proposed amendments. I'll put any of these to a > vote upon nomination by an Alabama CC. > > Regards, > Leigh > > > > > Posted 1 June 2000 - USGenWeb Archives Project > > NOTE: Proposed by the MDGenWeb Project. > > > > Co-sponsoring states: > > > > Article XIII. THE ARCHIVES PROJECT > > > > Section 1. The USGenWeb Archives Project shall have a Coordinator and > > an Assistant Coordinator or other support team in place that can take > > charge in case the Coordinator becomes unavailable for a period of 30 > > days, unless there are extenuating circumstances. The USGenWeb > > Archives(Digital Library) shall be a repository for public domain or > > research documents and shall provide an easily accessible website for > > online research by the genealogical community. > > > > Section 2. The name of the project shall be The USGenWeb Archives > > Project. > > > > Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives Project shall > > elect one Representative to serve as a voting member of The USGenWeb > > Project Advisory Board. > > > > Section 4. The Archives Project Coordinator shall be elected by the > > project staff. The Coordinator in place at the time this section of > > the Bylaws is amended shall be exempt from election procedures, unless > > he/she is removed, resigns or is unable to perform his/her duties. > > > > Section 5. The Archives Project Coordinator is subject to possible > > removal by a 2/3 vote of the Advisory Board and a 2/3 vote of the > > project staff. A quorum of 75% of the project staff shall participate > > in order for the vote to be binding. > > > > Section 6. If the Archives Project Coordinator is unable to perform > > his/her duties, the Assistant Coordinator, or other support team, > > shall serve until an election can take place among the project staff. > > In the case of more than one Assistant Coordinator, they shall choose > > among themselves to serve in the interim. > > > > ** > > > > Other Proposed Changes: > > > > Article II. > > > > Section 2. Change "The USGenWeb Project Archives" to "The USGenWeb > > Archives Project" > > > > Article V. > > > > Change "one(1) representative each from The USGenWeb Archives Project, > > The USGenWeb Census Project, and the USGenWeb Tombstone Project," to > > "one(1) representative from The USGenWeb Archives Project," > > > > Article VI. > > > > Section 9. Change "and Special Project Representative" to "and > > Archives Project Representative" Change "with the Special Projects" to > > "with the Archives Project" > > > > Article VIII. > > > > Section 1. Change "Eight(8) voting members of the Advisory Board shall > > constitute a quorum." to "Seven(7) voting members of the Advisory > > Board shall constitute a quorum." > > > > Article XII. > > > > Section 2. Change "The USGenWeb Project Archives" to "The USGenWeb > > Archives Project" > > dmorgan@efn.org David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm

CC's, Of late I've been having a problem with my CC Helper program. It's taking over an hour to produce the HTML needed to upload the newest unknown queries. Right now it;s up to about 750 queries for a one year span. I've checked every thing I know to check. Has any one got any suggestions? I also thought about switching to a Genconnect board. I need your thoughts on that too. Thanks Troy -- Troy McCarley Alabama Unknown CC AlGenweb Unknown County Query Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~alunknow/index.html Alabama McCarleys http://home.hiwaay.net/~mccarley/index.html McCarley Family Assoc. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/McCarley Lauderdale County Alabama Mailing List:<mailto:ALLAUDER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Slaton Family Mailing List:<mailto:SLATON-L-request@rootsweb.com> surnames: McCarley, Slaton,Chandler,White,Grisham,Snoddy,Thornton,Whitehead.

You can create a Logo for your site at http://www.cooltext.com/ I don't know if this is allowed. I have used this site a number of times, It's great.

On 6 Jun 00, at 15:38, B.J. Smothers wrote: > Chat X-perts, > > I'm using the free XOOM/Parachat room for my county chat sessions and, > of course, you can't log the discussion. > > Has anyone else used another java freebie that has logging capability? > > Has anyone used the IIGS/Rootsweb IRC channel? I've sort of shied away > from IRC cause folks have to download and install the software but you > can log sesions. if you've used it, did you like it? How easy was it > to use for chat newbies? How easy to use admin functions? I adore IRC. In my opinion, people are willing to download and install AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, etc. Why should they be reluctant to install and run IRC? The RootsWeb IRC server is easy to use and has very few users. You're not going to be asked to join a sleazy channel (which has happened to me a couple of times on the big network IRC servers). The ability to log is built into the client. I use mIRC, a shareware client. There are some IRC java sites out there that let you connect to an IRC server without installing software on your computer. I occasionally use one of those from Netscape when I'm visiting a friend's house. Just my opinion and experience. Leigh Regards, Leigh

Chat X-perts, I'm using the free XOOM/Parachat room for my county chat sessions and, of course, you can't log the discussion. Has anyone else used another java freebie that has logging capability? Has anyone used the IIGS/Rootsweb IRC channel? I've sort of shied away from IRC cause folks have to download and install the software but you can log sesions. if you've used it, did you like it? How easy was it to use for chat newbies? How easy to use admin functions? Thanks for suggestions, B.J. Smothers Dallas and Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/dallas/ http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/wilcox/ Black Families of Alabama's Black Belt http://www.prairiebluff.com/blackbelt/

They changed their homepage! Sorry! Try this for all the answers to your questions! http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe & Laura Schmidt <DigMyPast@msn.com> To: <ALGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [ALGEN-L] Logging Chat Room Sessions > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://www.rare.on.ca/users/genealogyforum/index.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: B.J. Smothers <smothers@mindspring.com> > To: <ALGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:38 PM > Subject: [ALGEN-L] Logging Chat Room Sessions > > > > Chat X-perts, > > > > I'm using the free XOOM/Parachat room for my county chat sessions and, of > > course, you can't log the discussion. > > > > Has anyone else used another java freebie that has logging capability? > > > > Has anyone used the IIGS/Rootsweb IRC channel? I've sort of shied away > from > > IRC cause folks have to download and install the software but you can log > > sesions. if you've used it, did you like it? How easy was it to use for > > chat newbies? How easy to use admin functions? > > > > Thanks for suggestions, > > > > B.J. Smothers > > Dallas and Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy > > http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/dallas/ > > http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/wilcox/ > > Black Families of Alabama's Black Belt > > http://www.prairiebluff.com/blackbelt/ > > > > > > >