Hi Karen: I guess I should adopt Oakview since I did so much research in the area on the Cruz and Galvan families. Although most of my research is done for the area, it seems I've adopted Huerfano County and will continue to assist since I couldn't have done my research without your help. By the way, could you add "Galvan" to the "The Cruz Family" title link on the resources page? Thanks. Shalane

Hi Janet, Each County is different in what they have available. I suggest you check with the main library there, or the county or state genealogical society, and ask if they have a listing of what district is what. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Janet Wasson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:35 PM Subject: [COHUERFA] census records Help me please?! Can someone tell me if there is a way to figure out what census district one should look in? I am trying to search the images for the 1920 Chaffee County census; there are umpteen images for Salida; I know the address I'm looking for, and that it is in "census tract 1,block grid 4"--is there a way to determine "district" or do I have do lose my fading eyesight reading every image?! Thanks, Janet

Help me please?! Can someone tell me if there is a way to figure out what census district one should look in? I am trying to search the images for the 1920 Chaffee County census; there are umpteen images for Salida; I know the address I'm looking for, and that it is in "census tract 1,block grid 4"--is there a way to determine "district" or do I have do lose my fading eyesight reading every image?! Thanks, Janet

Hi List members! I just posted a list of Towns and Villages of Huerfano County at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cohuerfa/towns.html All of them are up for adoption and need a Town Coordinator to post data about them. If you would like to become a Town Coordinator please let me know and I will explain the procedure to you. Once the towns start being adopted I will add a table to the page showing what is available for adoption, as well as list the Town Coordinators of the ones that are adopted. You do not need to know how to code in HTML, I will do that for you. So whoever is interested please let me know which Town or Village you want to adopt. THANKS!!! Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

Thanks Karen and Beth. Made my day! Beth's wish list is so true. I have the exact same thoughts, except for the Welsh part. The list is getting printed and hung on the wall to help guide me through 2002! And all this time I thought I was one in a million. LOL Judi << BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED . . . by Beth Maltbie Uyehara [email protected] >>

DON'T ARGUE WITH CHILDREN A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it is physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it is a very large mammal its throat is very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale cannot swallow a human; it is physically impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah." Her teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him." Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED . . . by Beth Maltbie Uyehara [email protected] I wrote my letter to Santa (a.k.a., my genealogical wish-list) really early this year, with a cc: to my husband to be on the safe side, and on Christmas morning, I leapt out of bed, dashed past the tree and packages and out to the garage, where I flung open the door. And what to my wondering eyes should appear, but the same old flotsam that had been there the day before. Musty, dusty garden equipment, sacks of fertilizer and grass seed, tools, lumber, broken-down treadmills, and unopened mystery boxes from when we moved into the house 27 years ago. Inexplicably -- go figure -- the garage had not been magically transformed into the dazzling genealogical library/workshop/ office that I had asked of Santa. Piffle. However, I persevere in my efforts to get organized. Since Santa Baby has fizzled on me yet again, I am proceeding to Plan B in getting my genealogical mess, er, research materials, in order. I am making a modest little list of resolutions for the new year. Thus will I motivate myself to get a grip on this genealogy thing. (1) I RESOLVE: To institute a brand new filing system that will once and for all put every piece of genealogy-related paper in its place, neatly labeled and filed. Of course, I have to figure out some kind of filing system first, but when I do, watch out, world! (2) I RESOLVE: To thereupon use my new system (whatever it may turn out to be) to label and file away every factoid I obtain in the future. (3) I RESOLVE: To finally write it all down. Get the Great American Family History Novel underway at last. (4) I RESOLVE: To decide on one genealogy program and actually learn to use it, and get all my data entered, all my photos scanned, all my footnotes in place, etc. Then I will produce reams of nifty charts suitable for framing, which I will distribute to cousins around the globe, whether they want them or not. In fact, whether they even admit we're related or not. (I'm getting stiff resistance in some quarters. You know how that goes.) (5) Regarding Resolution 4, I RESOLVE to learn to use the scanner I bought three years ago. (Is it too late to register it? If not, I'll even register it.) (6) I RESOLVE: To get my research notes, scraps, and scribbling organized, and to set up (and to use faithfully thereafter) a research log. (7) I RESOLVE: To set up a calendar of expiration dates for my memberships in various genealogical and historical societies, and thus eliminate those embarrassing gaps in my memberships and/or pesky reminder notices. (8) I RESOLVE: To read in their entirety all the genealogical journals I have received in the past six years, not just the jokes; to clip the pertinent articles (and, naturally, organize and file them neatly away as I do so), then ruthlessly discard the rest of each journal, no matter how convinced I am that I will need every page of it some day. (9) I RESOLVE: To check my e-mail boxes daily, and read all my newslist messages promptly, saving all important information in a timely manner and deleting the rest. (10) I RESOLVE: To focus my research on one ancestor at a time. I will relentlessly pursue that one person until all avenues of research are exhausted, at which point, I will mark the file "finis" and move on to someone else -- and never look back. (11) And, since man does not live by genealogy alone (it just seems that way), in regard to other pressing matters, I hereby RESOLVE: to lose 20 pounds, join a gym and exercise three times a week, eat five servings of vegetables and/or fruit every day, eliminate red meat from my diet, learn to love tofu, dust and vacuum the house by Easter, keep my cholesterol under 200, read "A Remembrance of Things Past" in its entirety (it is about genealogy, isn't it?), try adventurous new recipes with exotic ingredients, learn Welsh, repaint the living room, and work to bring about world peace and universal tolerance. I plan to get started on all this the first thing in the morning January 1, right after the Rose Parade. Well, of course, I have to take the tree down first and make lunch, but how long can that take? And just to show how serious I am about all this, I'm going to leap up from the computer this very minute and take a nap, thus starting immediately to conserve my energy and build up my strength and stamina for the Big Day. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

EVOLUTION "THE MONKEYS VIEWPOINT" Three monkey's sat on a coconut tree Discussing things as there said to be Said one to the others, Now listen you two, There's a certain rumor that can't be true. That man descended from our noble race The very idea! It's a dire disgrace! No monkey ever deserted his wife, starved her baby or ruined her life. And you've never known a mother monk to leave her babies with others to bunk, or pass them on from one to another till they hardly know who is their Mother! And another thing you will never see A monkey build a fence 'round a coconut tree and let the coconuts go to waste forbidding all other monkey's to taste. Why! If I put a fence around this tree Starvation would force you to steal from me. Here's another thing a monkey won't do Go out at night and get in a stew, Or use a gun, or club or knife To take another monkey's life. Yes! Man descended, the ornery cuss But brother, he didn't descend from US!! This was written in about 1954 in the journal of Stella Howerth Perry. Karen Mitchell

Wishing everyone a very happy New Year and hoping it will be a peaceful one for all of us. Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

In a message dated 12/04/2001 7:49:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << As requested---address for Railroad Retirement Board--- rrb.gov (near the middle of the page you will see "genealogical inquiries") Good Luck! >> anyone have any information on where to find info BEFORE 1936? And specifically for Southern New Mexico? Thanks! K

Hello to all of my List members! I am sending this to both lists as well as a few extra people, so if you get this notice twice, please bear with me. As we all know, there are tons of virus and worms going around right now and so many people are getting hit with them. And it is predicted by MSNBC that the coming year will be even worse. I have scheduled my anti-virus program to download and scan on a daily basis and it's catching a ton of virus's coming in. But it won't catch them all. Personally, I have closed the "Preview Pane" of my email program to help protect against the new strains of virus's that don't need to be executed to infect your computer. I have stopped opening any mail from people I don't know or that doesn't have a descriptive Subject line. Recently I received an email that just had a couple of names in the subject line and an attachment. I did not open the attachment but sent a message to the sender asking what it was, and gave an explanation that I don't open unidentified attachments. The person sent me back a message that just said "Forget it!!!" Well folks I am not here to upset anyone, but in the interest of protecting the data I have on my computer which encompasses alot of databases of research data for all of you, I hope you understand that I will not open an attachment unless the subject line or text tells me what it is. And I delete any email that doesn't have an adequate subject line. If we all practice a little bit of caution we can have a safer net environment for everyone. If you are sending me something, just make sure it's identified properly, otherwise it gets deleted without me even opening it. Hope I have your understanding on this. Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

http://www.msnbc.com/news/678086.asp Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

Holiday eating tips!!! I think we should all chow down for the holidays & follow this guys advice. Merry Christmas!!!! Subject: Words of Wisdom for the holidays THOU SHALT NOT SKIM FLAVOR FROM THE HOLIDAYS By Craig Wilson, USA TODAY I hate this time of year. Not for its crass commercialism and forced frivolity, but because it's the season when the food police come out with their wagging fingers and annual tips on how to get through the holidays without gaining 10 pounds. You can't pick up a magazine without finding a list of holiday eating do's and don'ts. Eliminate second helpings, high-calorie sauces and cookies made with butter, they say. Fill up on vegetable sticks, they say. Good grief. Is your favorite childhood memory of Christmas a carrot stick? I didn't think so. Isn't mine, either. A carrot was something you left for Rudolph. I have my own list of tips for holiday eating. I assure you, if you follow them, you'll be fat and happy. So what if you don't make it to New Year's? Your pants won't fit anymore, anyway. 1. About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an egg-nogaholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas! 3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat. 4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission. 5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello? Remember college? 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog. 7. If you come across something really good at buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. You can't leave them behind. You're not going to see them again. 8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day? 9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards, mate. 10. And one final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips. Start over. But hurry! Cookieless January is just around the corner.

-----Original Message----- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! Hope you find this interesting: The History of The 12 Days Of Christmas There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? >From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember. The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ. Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments. Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love. The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament. The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution,Leadership, and Mercy. The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes. Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit- Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness Faithfulness,Gentleness, and Self Control. The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments. The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples. The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed. So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on if you wish." May God grant you peace and happiness throughout this Christmas Season.

Hello List members! I wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope all your dreams become reality! Karen Mitchell 2001 has been declared "The Year of "Love". 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]

Merry Christmas to all, hope everyone gets all they wished for and more.

Dear Huerfano Co roots web. We returned a couple weeks ago from a two months trip to Missouri, Okla, Ark, Texas. Did some geneology and found the graves of some of Dick's relatives in Charleston Ark, inclucing his great grandparents. Found my grandparents marriage license in Sherman Tex. Didn't come up with anything on my maternal grandmother at Webb City Missouri except a bunch of people still live there with the family names. I plan to contact some of them after the first of the year. This kind of travel sure gives you something to do !! Sounds like you are all going strong still. Karen give me a call maybe we can have lunch before I leave again about Jan 20th. Shirley

This is a weekly virus report I get and want to share it with you. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trend Virus Info" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 8:03 PM Subject: Trend Micro Weekly Virus Report - December 2001 Issue #3 ************************************************************************ V I R U S R E P O R T (by the Trend Micro US Virus Research Group) ************************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: December 21, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you're a corporate user and want to assess your virus protection, check out Trend Micro's Virus Risk Assessment Web site at: http://www.antivirus.com/free_tools/edoctor/ Issue Preview: 1. TREND MICRO UPDATES: Pattern File and Scan Engine Updates 2. 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============================ Hello there nice person Did anyone ever tell you, Just how special you are The light that you emit Might even light a star Did anyone ever tell you How important you make others feel. Somebody out there is smiling About love that is so real Did anyone ever tell you Many times, when they were sad Your e-mail made them smile a bit In fact it made them glad For the time you spend sending things And sharing whatever you find There are no words to thank you But somebody, thinks you're fine Did anyone ever tell you Just how much they love you Well, my dearest "online" friend Today I am telling you I hope I get this back, I believe that without a Friend you are missing out on a lot!!! Don't be confused by friends and acquaintances, there is a difference! Because I care about you, It's national care week. . .and you get to send messages to all your friends telling them that you care about them and make them feel good about themselves and if they write back. . .(just once) then that means that they care about you too. BUT, you have to send it right now!! And don't just send it back, send it on to everyone.. Have a nice day, and I'm glad we are friends. ====================================

A GENEALOGIST'S CHRISTMAS By Pat Newhouse 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; For I am a genealogist and I had forgot The tree wasn't up and not a single gift was bought. While little children's heads were full of sugarplum thrills, I had spent the whole season looking for grandparents' wills, While others had fought the crowds to purchase their Christmas cheer, I had used my time to look for Granny's birthplace and year, But then out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, That I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter, But was it old Santa I had come to expect, Not to bring happy gifts, but to wring my fool neck? He had a big red bag all slung over his back, But it looked more to me like a big mail sack. Toys he had for children, lots of candies and cookies too. Then he did a turnabout and said, "Now it's time for you." Then he pulled out a package, seemed funny-shaped to me, "My gift to you," he said, "A branch of your own family tree," There were all the missing links I had tried so hard to find. The documents and pictures too; it was a genealogical gold mine! As he started to leave, I gave him a big hug. He'd made the merriest Christmas ever for this humble genie bug. Off to his waiting reindeer and up and away he flew, Saying, "Merry Christmas to all and a good hunting to you!" Nicol Wieme www.nicol.wieme.com ==== BOND Mailing List ==== Visit Bob Bond's Page http://bondfamily.homestead.com/BondAustinFamilies.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237