Oops I forget to mention this would be for the Blankenship of America -----Original Message----- From: william & carrie hoffert [mailto:hoffert@mindspring.com] Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:37 AM To: BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship Repository Site Once again I wish to extend the offer to any Blankenship researchers to join the "Blankenship's of America" site established on MyFamily.com. It is a password protected site where all participants are able to post & upload any information, there are PHOTOS; Records for MARRIAGE, BIRTH, DEATH, INTERMENT, and OBITS; Land Records, Historical information, Family Trees, Descendent Charts. All of this is being posted on a SECURE location to consolidate Blankenship information for now and the future. As many of you know trying to have just one or 2 persons maintain such a site is impossible....that is the beauty of this site. All can post to the site, all can download info from the site, all can print documents & photos, Deletion is controlled by the site administrators only (the administrators will be changed as time goes on...after all if this is going to last into the future it is Necessary. If at some time in the future we see that the site is going to be removed or deleted I will burn all the info onto a CD until a new home can be located. I have done the same thing for my Bias Surname and as a result we now have one location where any Bias whose roots are in VA or WV can now enter and be assisted to link to their ancestors. Much of the Source info is available. Since we have created a master tree (almost 12,000 Bias Descendents from one man) we are now able to tie back new Branches for many, many researchers (this could not be done a year ago) We also have a Bias List, just like this one also on Rootsweb.com, through which we work with questions, locating the new family researchers, etc. I know this system works, I have seen the results in both the Bias & Peyton branches, as to how effective a tool it is. Anyway, If any of you are interested please contact me or Crystal Boggs for a password, please be sure and say that the request is for the "Blankenship's of America" site. Crystal Boggs at CBoggs@ncweb.com or Carrie Bias Hoffert at Hoffert@mindspring.com ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== Please remember to post your family information putting the SURNAME in all caps and using dates and places. The more information you provide, the easier it is for someone to make a connection.