So! this is the person I have to really thank. Until I found this site my family was really thrashing about looking for our long gone ancestors. Let me repeat what Bev had to say and add my thanks to you Beverly. All the best to Lorrea. Mike At 06:00 PM 24/07/2002 -0600, you wrote: >AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 124 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Welcome Lorrae [Toetweaker@aol.com] > #2 Re: Welcome Lorrae ["Bev Kerlin" > <kerlindavidbev@ozema] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D, send a message to > > AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:00:42 EDT >From: Toetweaker@aol.com >To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <ff.1b1a7f1d.2a6f8e7a@aol.com> >Subject: Welcome Lorrae >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >About 5 years ago I applied to Rootsweb for a new list to be started and that >is how the Germans of South Eath Queensland list began. I felt that we >needed a place for all the descendants of the Germans who settled South East >Queensland. It has been a great experience and I have learned a lot from the >people on the list and have tried to help where I could. >The time has come for me to bow out. We are soon to be grandparents and I >will be travling a lot and therefore not be able to take close care of the >needs of the list. >I have asked Lorrae Johnson to take over the list and she has graciously >agreed to do this. Her list admin job begins the first of August. >Over the years, Lorrae has contributed a lot to the list and has been a great >help to a lot of people. I am grateful for her willingness to be of help to >the listers. >I had the opportunity to meet her in person on my trip to Australia last year > and I can tell you that you will all be in good hands. >Lorrae, I wish you well and I know that you will do a good job. >Thank you to the listers who contribute to the list and who help others with >their research. >It has been a pleasure meeting you all on line, and meeting some of you in >person. >I am glad that I had this opportunity to be list admin. >cheers, >Beverly Markham, Prescott, Arizona, USA. > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 16:44:44 +1000 >From: "Bev Kerlin" <kerlindavidbev@ozemail.com.au> >To: AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <019301c232e0$be10a460$8ab854d2@CPQ20693326651> >Subject: Re: Welcome Lorrae >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Thank you for everything Beverly - not least of all your friendship. Good >luck to your daughter and son-in-law too. Hope the bubs is everything they >wanted. (Our is to be a girl this time) > >Lorrae - well done. You have always helped me and I enjoy your jests. See >you around and about. > >Bev