JOINT RESOLUTION AND PETITION FROM NGS & FGS Please be aware that the National Genealogical Society and the Federation of Genealogical Societies believe strongly that California State Senate Bill 1614 on Vital Records Indexes Poses a significant threat to records access in the state of California. These two national organizations have approved and sent the following joint resolution and petition to the Senate Appropriations Committee in California. We encourage you to contact your California Senator to defeat this bill. Joint Resolution and Petition from The Federation of Genealogical Societies And The National Genealogical Society The Federation of Genealogical Societies with headquarters in Austin, Texas, a national and international organization of societies, representing fifty-five genealogical societies in California and over 50,000 genealogists and family historians in that state, and further representing 550 societies nationwide with approximately one-half million genealogists and family historians being members of those societies, and The National Genealogical Society with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, recognized as the leading genealogical society in the United States and North America, having approximately ten percent of its membership in California, do make the following joint resolution and petition to the legislature of the State of California; Whereas, California State Senate Bill 1614 on Vital Records Indexes threatens to reduce the information available in the birth and death record indexes rendering them significantly less useful and/or limit the use and access by genealogical researchers and family historians, and Whereas, both organizations consider these records to be primary to the pursuit of discovering an individual's heritage and history; in fact, central to the human need that answers the yearning deep inside each of us to know who we are and from where we came; and Essential for the youth of our nation to help develop a sense of their cultural heritage and to provide a strong foundation in a world of shifting values; and For the youth to research their families and learn, for example, how their families overcame hardships in the past which can give them answers to some of the challenges they face today; and that This curiosity and need crosses cultural and international boundaries, in a way, uniting us as a human family; and Whereas, both organizations are equally concerned about the issue of identity theft and are fully supportive of state and local leaders acting responsibly to protect the rights and property of the people they are called to serve, Do petition the California State legislature to find a balanced solution to the matter of protecting the rights of the citizens of the great State of California from identity theft while still providing sufficient access to the records for the continued use by genealogists and family historians for the legitimate pursuit of tracing one's heritage and ancestry. Further, we believe these two objectives are not mutually exclusive and offer the following for your consideration; According to the First Amendment Coalition, recent studies confirm that most identity thefts occur through the literal theft by friends, relatives, fellow workers or strangers, of wallets, purses or mail, or fraudulent address changes; and That many of the county recorders do not have the manpower or funding to facilitate the requirements of SB1614 and that the lack of uniformly implementing the proposed bill would render it ineffective for its intended purpose; and That we understand the powerful tool that mother's maiden name is in uniquely identifying an individual in a given population; that the intersection of two surnames dramatically improves the statistical probability above chance that two individuals are the same person, thus being an extremely useful tool to genealogists and family historians to identify individuals with common surnames within a given population; and That this information (particularly mother's maiden name) is readily available in open sources, namely newspapers, especially obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, cemetery tombstones, Who's Who publications, professional directories and published biographies, and That corporations such as American Express, use individual identifiers other than the mother's maiden name which are not found on the vital records indexes, namely the last four digits of the social security number and that due to the open availability of the identity of the maiden name of a person's mother making it readily available for identity theft, that banks and other financial institutions be encouraged to discontinue the use of the mother's maiden name as a unique identifier, and That the State of California consider adopting legislation which provides both a level of adequate security and access by genealogists and family historians; and that the legislation from the states of Arizona and/or Kentucky may be used as an appropriate model. This resolution and petition was adopted by the executives and board of directors of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society at the annual meeting of the National Genealogical Society held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, dated 18 May 2002. Submitted on behalf of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society by: Dean J. Hunter Curt B. Witcher President, President, Federation of Genealogical National Genealogical Society Societies Karen Mitchell 2002 has been declared "The Year of "Unity". Pass it on. [email protected] US GenWeb Project County Coordinator Huerfano County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~cohuerfa/index.htm Huerfano County List Owner [email protected] Taos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nmtaos/index.htm Taos County List Owner [email protected] Pueblo County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~copueblo/index.html

Nancy, I hate to bust your bubble, but check this site out: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBMalCode.shtml#bang0000 It states: I was kind of hoping that this one would die of its own accord, but no such luck. While not really false, this list of instructions does not really help you prevent infections and could fool you into being careless. For the few worms that remote control your Outlook application, this would tell you that you had already spammed the world with who knows how many worm infected e-mails. For the current crop of worms that spread via e-mail, which contain their own internal mailer, this would do nothing. Your time would be much better spent installing a good antivirus program and keeping it updated. Remember, don't run attachments that you were not expecting to receive, even those that appear to have been sent by a friend. Verify them first with the friend before running them (assuming you really trust the friend). And Taylor, if you have managed without address books, I'd continue without them - makes like simpler in the long run. (but still keep an good anti-virus program up to date.) Shalane

thanks so much nancy! since i am by no means a computer whiz i don't even keep an address book because i'm afraid of this....(ok that AND i haven't ever been able to figure it out) so now maybe i can try.... taylor

For all you folks out there who think all I do is scream "No, no, no!" when it comes to virus info, here's one that's a positive thing you can do to protect yourself from Address Book viruses. Those are the ones that send out emails to everyone in your Address Book. Enjoy! Nancy ------ A Good Idea That Works This was in the last issue of "P C World" magazine. It does work! As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it heads straight for your email address book and sends itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and associates. This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system. Here's what you do: First: Open your address book and click on "new contact" or "new person" just as you would do if you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses. Second: In the window where you would type your friend's FIRST name, type in !000 (that's an exclamation mark followed by 3 zeros). In the window below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type in WormAlert. Third: Then complete everything by clicking add, enter, OK, etc. Now, here's what you've done and why it works: the "name" !000 will be placed at the top of your address book as entry #1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to all your friends. But when it tries to send itself to !000, it will be undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered (WormAlert). If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected. Here's the second great advantage of this method: If an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your InBox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email addressed to WormAlert could not be delivered, you know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of it. Pretty slick huh? If everybody you know does this, then you needn't ever worry about opening mail from friends. Pass this on to your friends.

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In a message dated 5/18/02 6:01:07 AM, [email protected] writes: << http://www.archives.state.co.us/cap/rotunda.htm >> Thanks for sharing this URL, Louise. It reminds me and gives opportunity to note that one of those stained glass windows in the Colo. State Capitol rotunda commemorates Sen.Casimiro Barela, the spouse of Damiana RIBERA, my gg-grandmother, Marina Ribera Cordova's sister. Marina Ribera was married to Jose Benito CORDOVA; he was (I think) the first legislator elected to the House of Representatives from Las Animas County in Colorado. Casmiro Barela - Barela was a highly respected legislator whose career in the State Senate spanned twenty-five continuous years including time as a member of Colorado's Constitutional Convention in 1875. Elected from Las Animas County, Barela was instrumental in ensuring that Colorado legislation was printed in the Spanish language so that the native Spanish-speaking people in his county and the rest of the state could understand the law. His respect for Spanish-speaking people made him the logical choice to act as Consul for both Mexico and Costa Rica. In addition to these interests, he also became known as one of the state's best livestock men, and the quality of his herd was supposedly unparalleled.

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Fast Fact: Cemetery Articles Looking for more information on cemeteries? Check out these articles from Ancestry.com's free reference Library: "How Not To Conduct a Cemetery Research Trip," by Linda Herrick Swisher (Ancestry Daily News, 20 July 2000) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/2006.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/2006.asp</A> "Buried in a Cemetery?" by Michael John Neill (Ancestry Daily News, 27 June 2001) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/4142.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/4142.asp</A> "Carved in Stone: Clues in the Graveyard," by Karen Frisch (Ancestry Magazine, September/October 2000, Vol. 18 No. 5) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/2974.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/2974.asp</A> More Cemetery Quick Tip Jamborees (Ancestry Daily News, 12 July 2000) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/1946.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/1946.asp</A> (Ancestry Daily News, 28 June 2000) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/1799.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/1799.asp</A> (Ancestry Daily News,16 May 2001) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3902.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3902.asp</A> (Ancestry Daily News, 30 October 2001) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/tip/4807.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/tip/4807.asp</A> "A Visit with a Cemetery Administrator," by George G. Morgan ("Along Those Lines . . ." 15 September 2000) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/2326.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/2326.asp</A> "Coincidence? Serendipitous Events at the Cemetery," by Christopher C. Bain (Ancestry Magazine, September/October 2001 Vol. 19 No. 5) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/4784.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/4784.asp</A> "Cemetery Research Online," by George G. Morgan ("Along Those Lines . . ." 28 September 2001 <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/4636.asp">http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/4636.asp</A> "Aspen 2000 for Cemetery, Funeral Home, and Obituary Records," by Dick Eastman ("Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter," 26 Sept 2001) <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/4618.asp"> http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/4618.asp</A> If that's not enough, just go to: <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/main.htm">http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/main.htm</A> and search for "cemetery."

Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree: Cemetery Tips It's time for this week's Ancestry Quick Tip Jamboree! Thanks to everyone who has sent in a Quick Tip. Please keep them coming so that we can keep this tradition going. You can send your tips to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]</A>. It's Spring again and a great time to go cemetery hopping! Here's a great selection of tips to keep in mind on your next trip to the cemetery. Have a great day! Juliana Quick Tips may be reprinted, with credit to the submitter, in other Ancestry publications, so if you do NOT want your tip included in a publication other than the Ancestry Daily News and Weekly Digest, please state so clearly in your message. Trouble-Free Cemetery Labels I take lots and lots of cemetery photos. Here's a tip for trouble- free labeling: I write on a white page on a clipboard in DARK FELT TIP, the name of the cemetery and the CITY/STATE (and location number if there is enough space to write) all clearly and large enough to show up in my photo. Then religiously, I put the card at the base of the monument on either the WEST or the NORTH position to the marker. I only deal with WEST or NORTH and so West would be to the Left of the monument, North would be to the Right of the monument. EVERY photo I take is immediately identifiable. I don't need labels or a pen. I can use the photos the second they come out of the photo envelope. Valentine Diagrams Make Finding Headstones A Snap I go a step further than Dianne suggested in a previous quick tip. I photograph the entry to the cemetery or the church where it is located. I also draw a quick sketch showing the orientation of the cemetery and the location (row and plot) of my ancestor's grave(s). That way, I can find them quickly on any return visit or direct other family members to their location. Ila Verne Toney Conroe, Texas Photograph Cemetery Landmarks When I go a cemetery, I not only take photos of tombstones, I also take photos of the church and, if available, photos of pillars or archways that lead into the cemetery. This not only is a landmark for me on my sojourns on tombstone searches, but there may also be information inscribed on a plaque in front of, or on the church, or on the pillars or archways at the entrance. There may be a monument within the cemetery itself with valuable information on it. As for me, I really enjoy looking for evidence of my ancestor's existence and as much information that I can collect when I am in my "in search of mode," for my unknown ancestors. Laura LaRose, Boswell, PA Use Archival Products for Labeling I, too, used to label the photos of gravestones to identify not only the cemetery with city and state, but also the relationship to the common ancestor of the individual and myself. After having done many this way, I learned that adhesive labels were not ideal. It took a librarian who needed acid-free paper to tell me this, though I worked in a college in-house printing operations shop. It should be stressed that labels and any papers and photo album pages should be acid free. The label adhesive should also be one that is safe to use on photos, otherwise the properties of the adhesive can start seeping through and damage the photo or the album page and the photos and/or images on the other side of that page. The same holds for photo mounting corners. It's better to use an acid-free pencil or ink pen and carefully write on the back of the photo the information you desire to record. Photo album supplies such as the acid-free pens, pencils, papers, album pages, and other accessories can be found more readily now than ten to fifteen years ago. Wal-Mart and other like stores, as well as stationery stores such as Hallmark, have a range of these supplies at reasonable prices. Debbi Geer Camera Lens Helps Read Stones Recently, I was in a cemetery on a rainy day looking for my ancestor's gravestones. When I found the gravestones, several were difficult to read because of the wear on them with the passing of time and the exposure to bad weather. I wanted to photograph them anyway, and when I put the camera to my eye I discovered that I could make out some of the lettering and numbers on some of the stones a little better than with my naked eye. My husband suggested that it might have something to do with the filtering of light through the lens. I don't know what it was, but it helped me to make out the name Eliza on one particular stone that was badly decayed. Maybe this will work for others, too. Sherry Kilgore Enjoy the View If and when you are at a cemetery, take a minute to survey the location. Often, the old cemeteries have lovely locations, sometimes on the side of a hill, and you can see for a distance; or a few graves will be placed under some large trees, with the river down below. I have enjoyed walking in cemeteries in both the Northwest and the Midwest. Elsie Wilson Oregon Contact Current Plot Owner I was recently in Ohio for a funeral. While there, I was checking the cemetery records in the office, when I came across a name that had not been there on an earlier trip. It turned out to be the name and address of the current owner of the lot where my husband's great- grandfather was buried. She was the daughter of my husband's great- uncle and when I contacted her she was able to provide information on other family members. This woman was born in 1913 so she had a great deal of personal knowledge about the family. Janet Moorhead Interview Family, and Cemetery Photo Filing Tip This may be a repeat "tip" by someone else. It is such a simple, but useful tip. I made copies of old pictures that my mother, now deceased, had in her album, and sent them to Mother's first cousins that are still living. I asked these cousins to identify everyone they can in the picture. Sometimes I write on the back of the picture the people I know, and leave blank the ones I don't know. Some of the children in the pictures, now grown, have been identified by these cousins. They knew them when they were children. This has helped me identify other pictures of these children that are in the family. I have also called some of these cousins, and they have told me little things of interest like "your great grandmother and her sister were 'Corseteers' at Marshall Fields in Chicago. They were certified in this profession." This may not sound too exciting but they don't have corsets anymore and I had no idea my great grandmother worked at Marshall Fields in Chicago, nor that her sister did either. My point is, you can find out all kinds of information that may lead to bigger and better pieces of information by interviewing older family members. For example, the time period that my great grandmother and her sister lived in Chicago can be calculated and then the census records and directories can be used to determine their address, children, husband's name, etc. especially if you don't have that information and are seeking to find it. Interviewing older relatives that are still alive is a wonderful resource in itself. It can be done over the phone or in person. In person, you can get a picture of them as they look today for your records also. Another "tip" that is probably a common one, but quite useful: Take pictures of headstones and write on the back of the picture all the additional information necessary to know where these headstones are located, such as the name of the cemetery, city, county and state where located, lot number, section, etc. if known. Also, if name is not present or legible, write it on the back of the picture. For example, sometimes there will be a big family stone with small stones that say "Mother," "Father," etc. If the pictures of the big stone and smaller stones were to become separated later, you or someone else will know whose grave you/they are looking at. Keep an alphabetized index file in a recipe style box of these pictures so you can readily located them. Susan Pena Arlington, TX I take a lot of cemetery photos. I always take a photo of the entrance or church, also the section, as often there are signs telling which section they are in. I also use my computer and label the photos when I put them in my album. Joe Cawley Augusta, Ga 30909 Record Latitude and Longitude in Cemeteries I recommend adding degrees of latitude and longitude when describing the location of a cemeteries and obscure burial sites. Lat/Lon allows pinpointing locations within mere feet. It is especially helpful in finding an accurate location of grave sites in rural areas, many of which are unmarked, overgrown, abandoned, and may only contain one or two graves. A Global Positioning System (GPS) device can be purchased for well under $100. Pawn Shops are a good source. They're simple and easy to use. Just turn them on at the site you want to record, and within a minute or so the degrees of lat/lon are displayed. Try it. I believe that in the future, genealogy buffs and other researchers will appreciate this bit of extra effort on our part. I sure wish my ancestors had passed this kind of information on to me. [Unsigned]

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If you did NOT delete your file jdbgmgr.exe file, then GO NO FURTHER!! I received the following message from HP (manufacturer of my PC) concerning the Virus HOAX. The first web site they list (Mcafee.com) has multiple language copies of the HOAX message....... just double click on that sites address provided below. When you get past all of the multiple language copies, it will have "downloading instructions" you should follow in order to restore the deleted software (jdbgmgr.exe file) for either Windows 98, OR Windows ME. NOTE: the instructions are different for Windows 98 or ME, so select the right one. The message I received follows: Hello Onesimo, Thank you for contacting the new HP. I understand that you wish to reinstall the Java debug manager which you have deleted as a result of a virus hoax. You may have received an e-mail message warning you of a virus (jdbgmgr.exe) that will become active on June 01, 2001. The e-mail states that the virus file must be deleted, and explains how to delete the jdbgmgr.exe file. The jdbgmgr.exe is a standard utility program (the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java) included with some versions of Windows and is normally installed in the 'system32' subdirectory of the WINNT directory. It has an icon in the form of a teddy bear that may lead users to be suspicious about it. For detailed information on this virus hoax and the reinstallation of the jdbgmgr.exe, please follow the below given links. http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436 http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html Note: The URLs above will take you outside the HP Web site. HP does not control and is not responsible for information outside of the HP Web site. Note: The e-mail package we use transmits data in the form of plain text with a limitation of 72 characters. Many e-mail programs interpret a series of text beginning with http: or www. as the URL for a Web site. If your e-mail program creates an active link for Web sites in this manner, please check the URL above to see if it runs onto a second line. If so, clicking on the link will give you an error indicating it is an invalid site. To access the site, you will need to copy the portion of the address that is on the second line and paste it at the end of the address showing in your browser. This should allow your browser to open the Web site. If you need further assistance, please reply to this message. You may also find technical and troubleshooting information along with software updates, on our HP Customer Care Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support/personal_computing Best regards, Ashley Customer Solutions support agent for the new HP * Our advice is strictly limited to the question(s) asked and is based on the information provided to us. Problems and solutions may depend on the nature of your system environment and various other parameters that are unknown to HP; therefore, HP cannot assume any responsibility or liability. Please be advised that technical information changes as new data becomes available, therefore, HP recommends that you regularly check our Customer Care Web site for possible updates at: http://www.hp.com/go/support HP shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this information. Original Message Follows: ------------------------- webform_submit_time : Mon May 13 2002 21:27:17 webform_url : http://atwnt334.external.hp.com/fd2/email_form.cfm?countrycode=US&langco de=en&sni=hppavilion71005 remote_host : atwnt334.external.hp.com language : English [en] template : COMPUTERS_PAVILION product_name : hp pavilion 700 series first_name : Onesimo last_name : Cordova email_address : [email protected] phone_number : 303-936-5616 country : United States of America [US] accessory_items : other error_message : model_number : 750n operating_system : Microsoft Windows XP other_accessory : Java debug manager other_operating_system : problem_description : I deleted the Java debug managerper the instructions in the message below.....then it turns out to be a hoax. How do I restore it? Can I send a "solution" to a community of users or is the fix going to be product specific, eg., Windows XP, 95, 98, etc? What do I do to help those users that I sent the "delete" instructions to, or are they on their own? Please advise me at [email protected],com. See messages below: For those of you that deleted the program (cited below), I am going to do whatever I can to obtain a "fix" (meaning, re-install the program) ASAP and I will get it out to all of you as soon as I can. I, too, deleted my program - I accepted the "warning" as genuine and forwarded it to all in my address book. I apologize for whatever inconvience this may have caused you. Sorry

Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mother's out there. I do hope your day was a pleasant one! Karen Mitchell 2002 has been declared "The Year of "Unity". Pass it on. [email protected] US GenWeb Project County Coordinator Huerfano County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~cohuerfa/index.htm Huerfano County List Owner [email protected] Taos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nmtaos/index.htm Taos County List Owner [email protected] Pueblo County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~copueblo/index.html

For those of you that deleted the program (cited below), I am going to do whatever I can to obtain a "fix" (meaning, re-install the program) ASAP and I will get it out to all of you as soon as I can. I, too, deleted my program - I accepted the "warning" as genuine and forwarded it to all in my address book. I apologize for whatever inconvience this may have caused you. Sorry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Godfrey-Kozoriz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [COHUERFA] IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT - VIRUS!!! > ACK!!!! STOP!!!!! > > This is an absolute HOAX!!! > > The file, jdbgmgr.exe, is an important component of your computer's > ability to debug Java and javascript programs, AND SHOULD NOT BE DELETED! > It is, literally, the Java Debug Manager. > > Please, please, PLEASE - I understand the impulse to help friends protect > themselves from viruses, but CHECK FIRST! > > An easy place to check on current threats and hoaxes is: > > <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/> > > There's a link near the bottom of the page for an alphabetical listing of > all the known virus hoaxes. > > Cheers! > Nancy > > ----- > > >This is to my entire Phone Book................. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: erik geisler <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > ><[email protected]> > > > Date: 05/10/2002 11:04:37 PM > >> Subject: Important Important! Important! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >From: "Gary Doolittle" <[email protected]> > >> >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >> >To: "Bill Snedeker" <[email protected]>, "Bill Woodruff" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Bob" <[email protected]>, "Brian > >Hague" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Cassie Nicole Doolittle" > >> ><[email protected]>, "David Bluestein" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Eric" <[email protected]>, "Gus > >> >Hoppel" <[email protected]>, "Jeff Mason" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Jim Malinski" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Karen Scremin" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Margo Doolittle" > ><[email protected]>, > >> > "Maria Hesse" <[email protected]>, "Mark Butler" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Maynard W. Doolittle" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Megan" <[email protected]>, > >"Michelle > >> >Mace-Basha" <[email protected]>, "Mike Green" <[email protected]>, > >"Nate > >> >Wallace" <[email protected]>, "Rhonda Curtis" > >> ><[email protected]>, "Steven Gloyd" > ><[email protected]> > >> >Subject: Important > >> >Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:25:30 -0700 > >> > > >> >I received a virus from someone at GM. It automatically sends itself to > >> >everyone in my address book. I have found this virus in every one of my > >> >computers at home and at work. > >> >You have probably received this virus!!! > >> > > >> >It is very important that you delete it from your hard-drive and contact > >> >everyone in your address book with instructions on how to delete it. In > >> >addition, I plan to check my hard-drive everyday to make sure that it > >> >hasn't > >> >been sent back to me from a friends address book.This virus will > >supposedly > >> >delete all of your Windows System files in 14 days after you have > >received > >> >it. > >> > > >> >McAfee and Norton do not work on this virus...it must be deleted > >> >manually...it is very easy to do: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >1) First print this page for directions > >> >2) Go to Start, then Find, then Files and Folders > >> >3) Under Name.type jdbgmgr.exe and then click on Find Now (make sure that > >> >you > >> >are looking in your main drive...probably C > >> >4) If you have the virus file it will appear with a picture of a Teddy > >Bear > >> >next to it. DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!! Just RIGHT CLICK on it and then DELETE > >it. > >> >It will go to the recycle bin. > >> >5) After you see it dis-appear go to the recycle bin and empty your > >recycle bin. > >> > > >N O T I C E: If you found this file on your computer please pass these > >instruction to EVERYONE in your address book ASAP so that we can minimize > >the effect of the Virus. > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> > > > > > > > > >

ACK!!!! STOP!!!!! This is an absolute HOAX!!! The file, jdbgmgr.exe, is an important component of your computer's ability to debug Java and javascript programs, AND SHOULD NOT BE DELETED! It is, literally, the Java Debug Manager. Please, please, PLEASE - I understand the impulse to help friends protect themselves from viruses, but CHECK FIRST! An easy place to check on current threats and hoaxes is: <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/> There's a link near the bottom of the page for an alphabetical listing of all the known virus hoaxes. Cheers! Nancy ----- >This is to my entire Phone Book................. > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: erik geisler <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; ><[email protected]> > > Date: 05/10/2002 11:04:37 PM >> Subject: Important Important! Important! >> >> >> >> >> >From: "Gary Doolittle" <[email protected]> >> >Reply-To: <[email protected]> >> >To: "Bill Snedeker" <[email protected]>, "Bill Woodruff" >> ><[email protected]>, "Bob" <[email protected]>, "Brian >Hague" >> ><[email protected]>, "Cassie Nicole Doolittle" >> ><[email protected]>, "David Bluestein" >> ><[email protected]>, "Eric" <[email protected]>, "Gus >> >Hoppel" <[email protected]>, "Jeff Mason" >> ><[email protected]>, "Jim Malinski" >> ><[email protected]>, "Karen Scremin" >> ><[email protected]>, "Margo Doolittle" ><[email protected]>, >> > "Maria Hesse" <[email protected]>, "Mark Butler" >> ><[email protected]>, "Maynard W. Doolittle" >> ><[email protected]>, "Megan" <[email protected]>, >"Michelle >> >Mace-Basha" <[email protected]>, "Mike Green" <[email protected]>, >"Nate >> >Wallace" <[email protected]>, "Rhonda Curtis" >> ><[email protected]>, "Steven Gloyd" ><[email protected]> >> >Subject: Important >> >Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:25:30 -0700 >> > >> >I received a virus from someone at GM. It automatically sends itself to >> >everyone in my address book. I have found this virus in every one of my >> >computers at home and at work. >> >You have probably received this virus!!! >> > >> >It is very important that you delete it from your hard-drive and contact >> >everyone in your address book with instructions on how to delete it. In >> >addition, I plan to check my hard-drive everyday to make sure that it >> >hasn't >> >been sent back to me from a friends address book.This virus will >supposedly >> >delete all of your Windows System files in 14 days after you have >received >> >it. >> > >> >McAfee and Norton do not work on this virus...it must be deleted >> >manually...it is very easy to do: >> > >> > >> > >> >1) First print this page for directions >> >2) Go to Start, then Find, then Files and Folders >> >3) Under Name.type jdbgmgr.exe and then click on Find Now (make sure that >> >you >> >are looking in your main drive...probably C >> >4) If you have the virus file it will appear with a picture of a Teddy >Bear >> >next to it. DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!! Just RIGHT CLICK on it and then DELETE >it. >> >It will go to the recycle bin. >> >5) After you see it dis-appear go to the recycle bin and empty your >recycle bin. >> > >N O T I C E: If you found this file on your computer please pass these >instruction to EVERYONE in your address book ASAP so that we can minimize >the effect of the Virus. > >> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> > > >

This is to my entire Phone Book................. > [Original Message] > From: erik geisler <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Date: 05/10/2002 11:04:37 PM > Subject: Important Important! Important! > > > > > >From: "Gary Doolittle" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: "Bill Snedeker" <[email protected]>, "Bill Woodruff" > ><[email protected]>, "Bob" <[email protected]>, "Brian Hague" > ><[email protected]>, "Cassie Nicole Doolittle" > ><[email protected]>, "David Bluestein" > ><[email protected]>, "Eric" <[email protected]>, "Gus > >Hoppel" <[email protected]>, "Jeff Mason" > ><[email protected]>, "Jim Malinski" > ><[email protected]>, "Karen Scremin" > ><[email protected]>, "Margo Doolittle" <[email protected]>, > > "Maria Hesse" <[email protected]>, "Mark Butler" > ><[email protected]>, "Maynard W. Doolittle" > ><[email protected]>, "Megan" <[email protected]>, "Michelle > >Mace-Basha" <[email protected]>, "Mike Green" <[email protected]>, "Nate > >Wallace" <[email protected]>, "Rhonda Curtis" > ><[email protected]>, "Steven Gloyd" <[email protected]> > >Subject: Important > >Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:25:30 -0700 > > > >I received a virus from someone at GM. It automatically sends itself to > >everyone in my address book. I have found this virus in every one of my > >computers at home and at work. > >You have probably received this virus!!! > > > >It is very important that you delete it from your hard-drive and contact > >everyone in your address book with instructions on how to delete it. In > >addition, I plan to check my hard-drive everyday to make sure that it > >hasn't > >been sent back to me from a friends address book.This virus will supposedly > >delete all of your Windows System files in 14 days after you have received > >it. > > > >McAfee and Norton do not work on this virus...it must be deleted > >manually...it is very easy to do: > > > > > > > >1) First print this page for directions > >2) Go to Start, then Find, then Files and Folders > >3) Under Name.type jdbgmgr.exe and then click on Find Now (make sure that > >you > >are looking in your main drive...probably C > >4) If you have the virus file it will appear with a picture of a Teddy Bear > >next to it. DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!! Just RIGHT CLICK on it and then DELETE it. > >It will go to the recycle bin. > >5) After you see it dis-appear go to the recycle bin and empty your recycle bin. > > N O T I C E: If you found this file on your computer please pass these instruction to EVERYONE in your address book ASAP so that we can minimize the effect of the Virus. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ >

By Gayle Franklin [email protected] Perhaps I can help with the problem of fading fast. My father-in-law was a prolific photographer. He had traveled the world over with the Navy, including one journey with the last Admiral Byrd expedition to Antarctica in 1955-56. About five years ago, my husband taped his dad as they viewed six carousels of slides. We hoped to have them put on a compact discs (CDs) and the voice added--someday. Early this year I went into a local large discount store. I wanted about 200 slides printed, which their in-house photo department did at a reasonable rate. I asked if they know of anyone who would transfer slides to CD. They said they offered that service at the cost of $8.99 per CD with about 140 slides on a CD. I brought in the six carousel trays the next day. They did a great job. My husband used PowerPoint to add the audio, and we can now send copies to all the family. * * * By Bill Hallman [email protected] Anyone with a flat bed scanner and a CD recorder could do it (convert slides). Generally the software supplied with the scanner and with the CD recorder, should be sufficient. Betty Winsett has a webpage describing a simple method of scanning slides on flat bed scanners. It is located at: http://www.afn.org/~afn11300/slides.html Don Maxwell has a webpage with the same method and a few hints at: http://www.abstractconcreteworks.com/essays/scanning/fluoroflash.html

Anyone ever use the "search ebay" option at the top of the county search page? Having nothing better to do at the moment, I did. I went to ebay, put in a surname, and clicked the "search in titles and text" option, and hmmmm; someone in Louisiana is selling the marriage certificate for a brother of my gg-grandfather from Pennsylvania. Oh, I want--but do I need that lovely piece of paper! (when did marriage licenses cease to be pretty?!) You have to wonder at the story behind how the paper didn't end up in the possession of descendants of the man & his wife-they had 9 children; and how did it travel from south-central PA to LA? Anyway, just thought I'd share that, in case someone hadn't thought to search ebay-as I hadn't. Janet

This story sounds to familiar with another one that I heard maybe a year ago....was it one of the Baker's? Come on folks dig into the memory banks and help us out here. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Amy Cole To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 11:21 AM Subject: Unidentified subject! Hello, If anyone has any information on any of the below, would you mind forwarding it to me? Homer Charles Cole - born Walsenburg (?) 3/ 19/ 1886 - ran away in approximately 1900 Harriet Keenan Cole (mother of above) - resided in Walsenburg until approximately 1888 (+ or - a few years) with her husband Homer Cole (father of above) who was an attorney. Harriet was from Watertown, New York, and died in New York in 1891. Homer Sr. may have remarried shortly thereafter. Thank you, Amy Cole -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here