) ( ) Good Morning Family! .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . \| |// ...and we even have decaf, | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! \ / ------ Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new cousins 2. Indiana Continuum site needs a helper 3. Reunion 2000 cancelled 4. Summertime quiet This week's Coffee is a brief one as I have a second (and longer) message coming out that the entire family needs to read. If you've been with the family [the BOWER-L list] for at least three weeks, you'll probably want to skip the following paragraphÂ… TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Bower[s]/Bauer/ Baur lines or any of the variant spellings that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this list yet, you are encouraged to do so. The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] is our homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead>, or you can use our shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/Homestead>. We also have a recently opened sister site, the Bower Cottage, that we've begun to fill. Currently only a few names there, but give us time... :) The Cottage is at <http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowercottage>, or you can use the shortcut URL of <http://embark.to/bowercottage>. INDIANA CONTINUUM SITE NEEDS A HELPER Wanda Roberts <wmrobert@seidata.com> has been struggling for over six months now trying to learn HTML in her efforts to create the Indiana Continuum site. Alas! Wanda's creative talents just won't lend themselves to HTML. She wants to keep working on the site, but needs someone to build and maintain it for her. Wanda will feed all the data to you. Do you have time and the HTML knowledge necessary to help get this site online? If so, please contact Wanda directly to work out the details. REUNION 2000 CANCELLED I don't know if it's lack of interest or everyone is just too busy, but there has not been enough participation this year for us to hold our annual reunion. I'm afraid it has to be cancelled. Only one person wrote me this past week - and that to ask me about a "dish" I was already holding for her. For those of you who submitted data for the reunion - I'll have it online by the middle of August. I now need to redesign the pages from the reunion look to the Homestead designs. SUMMERTIME QUIET The family has been super quiet the past two months and these heated summertime days are helping to cause this. So many of us are busy with outdoor activities, one-day jaunts here and there, and vacations. If you're thinking of our list as one of the inactive groups who won't have much to offer you, I have to say, "you're wrong." Stay with us for a six-month trial and you'll see what I mean! :) You'll be hooked ...and glad you stayed! Please cousins, if you find any new material or record any cemeteries or even individual tombstones, please share what you find with everyone. We have many cousins who are homebound and just can't get out to do it themselves. As well, many, many more cousins are long distance from your resources. Family... it's what we're all about. I really enjoyed this time with you. It was so nice. Thank you for sharing it with me. I hope your upcoming week is filled with health, fun, productivity, and above all, filled with love. ) ( ) _.-~~-. (@\'--'/. Colleen ('``.__.'`) `..____.'