Looking for an Elinder Barton who married a John Rish...both were from teh Saxe Gotha area...Lexington, SC....she died and he marreid her sister Sarah BArton....thanks... Deb Biffert ---------- > Hi folks, > > Well, I've been out of circulation for a bit now, and finally am at a point > where I am beginning to catch up, so I thought I'd post to the list with a > few items. For your information, there are currently 260 total subscribers. > For such a large number, we sure are quiet! > > The first item I'd like to post is about a roll call. Now, I know many of > you have strong opinions on the subject, but as this list is a relativly > quiet one, I have decided that I would like to call for a Barton roll call. > This helps me, as a list admin, to know where most of our research lies. > That way when someone contacts me about whether there are any researchers > for "x-barton in x place" I can answer truthfully rather than just saying > "well, why don't you join and see" (which, of course, I do anyway :) ) > Also, it helps those who haven't "made the connection" to make one if there > are others on the same line. In order to be fair though to those who prefer > not to read "roll call" messages, I ask that when you post you put "RC:" or > "Roll Call:" in the subject line along with the states/countries of your > Bartons. Those who aren't interested in the posts can delete them or can > only read those with like states/countries. For example, my roll call entry > will have the subject line of "RC: Bartons from US:RI>OH>VA>WV>OH" that > way, anyone who is interested in Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia or West > Virginia Bartons can take a look at my email by just seeing in the subject > that there might be a connection. > > Second order of business is about the list rules. I will be sending (after > this message) my standard "rule list" and hope everyone will read it. It is > not a lot, but helps the list to run more smoothly. Any questions or > problems with the list rules, please address me privately and not on the > list. Thanks! > > Third, about the list website. I know, I know, it hasn't been updated in so > long, but that is about to change... So, if anyone has additions to the > links list, to the queries, or to the information contained on the page, > please let me know as soon as possible so that I can get it changed. The > site address is http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cbrogan/barton.html Oh, and > btw, if you get a "runtime" error when accessing the site, just ignore it as > that is one of the issues I'm currently working on. I am considering adding > a java based chat room on a separate page for those interested. If this is > something you (as a researcher) would like, let me know and I'll see what I > can do. Meanwhile, thanks to all of you for making this such a great (abeit > quiet) list! > > Christi Calvert Brogan > Proud Rootsweb Donor > Visit our list pages at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cbrogan > Visit our personal homepage at http://users.idworld.net/brogan > > > ==== BARTON Mailing List ==== > No copyrighted materials are permitted on this list unless by the copyright > owner themselves. >