The Rootsweb lists will shut down on March 2, 2020. I have created a new list at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> for all spellings cowden / cowdan / cowdin / cowdan If you have not received an invitation, contact me. Diane Hettrick [email protected]

To all Listers: The software that handles Rootsweb mailing lists is being changed. The move appears to be greatly beneficial. Below, I have copied and pasted essential information from Rootsweb regarding this change. "Dear RootsWeb mailing list subscriber, We are excited to announce that in the coming weeks, the RootsWeb.com mailing lists will be moving to a new list management system. Why? The new list management system offers updated technology, better spam control, and more efficient hosting of the lists. When? All the lists won't be updated all at once. In fact, once we start it will take us about two weeks to complete the process. We've posted the additional details about the update and a current update schedule at the link below. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/migrate_sched.html This page can also be found by following the link found on http://lists.rootsweb.com. If there are any changes to the schedule, we'll update this page to let you know. How will it Affect You? Your current subscription(s) will automatically transfer to the new system so there will be no need to re-subscribe to your list(s), however, because the sending and receiving of list email will be handled by a new system, you may notice a few changes to your list(s). Digest subscribers will notice a small difference in the layout, volume and issue numbers of the list digests. The "-L" is being dropped from the "official" list name. This means the "from" address your mailing list emails come from will be slightly different- [email protected] vs. the current [email protected] You may have to adjust your spam filters or put the new address on your "accept" list to prevent it from being caught in your "junk" folder. This sounds like a big change, but it doesn't have to change the way you use the list. Here's why: - You will still be able to send messages to the list using the "[email protected]" email address you use today. Additionally, you can choose to drop the "-L" and send your messages to [email protected] Both addresses will work after the list has been migrated. - You will still be able to subscribe and unsubscribe to the mail or digest mode by sending your request to [email protected] or [email protected] as you do today. You will also be able to unsubscribe from the mail or digest mode by sending your "unsubscribe" message to [email protected] We're excited about the improvements to the lists because we feel confident that they will ensure that the mailing lists continue to run smoothly for years to come. We appreciate your patience while we make this transition and hope that the RootsWeb mailing lists will continue to be a valuable tool in your genealogy research. Thanks, The Rootsweb Staff" Donna *O :-) Administrator

I have CowdEn [vs CowdIn]in Mercer Co. PA in my Elliott Genealogy. Are these separate lines or just a change of spelling? There is a "old" 2.5 mile long east-west COWDEN road in Wilmington Twp., Mercer Co. about 0.5 miles north of New Wilmington, Lawrence Co. PA. Does any one know for who it was named? Tom ===== Tom Lusk Aurora OH [email protected] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

HERE'S WISHING YOU ALL A WONDROUS CHRISTMAS AND A VERY BLESSED NEW YEAR. DONNA *O :-)

This came to me on another list, and it is such good information, I am forwarding it, with permission of the original poster. I hope it can be of assistance to you in your research. Donna *O :-) > Hi! > > I have come across a web site that some of you may > find beneficial. > http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/ > > I quote from their home page: > "Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of > primary sources in American social history from the > antebellum period through reconstruction. The > collection is particularly strong in the subject areas > of education, psychology, American history, sociology, > religion, and science and technology. The collection > currently contains approximately 8500 books and 50,000 > journal articles with 19th century imprints. The > project represents a major collaborative endeavor in > preservation and electronic access to historical > texts. > > The Making of America collection is made up of images > of the pages in the books and journals. When you find > something you want to look at, you will see a scanned > image of the actual pages of the 19th century > volume...." > > You can do a search -- then, when you've viewed the > results, you can add the book to your bookbag (this is > not something you purchase -- this allows you to keep > a list of books you want to continue searching), you > can download individual pages or save the entire book > as a text file. The materials are not to be copied > and distributed, but you may view them as freely as > you would like and download them for your own use. > > I did several searches (just to see what would come > up) -- found several town and state histories, pages > with biological information, and books written by a > couple of my ancestors. You can also search by an > author's name -- Savage's Dictionary came up, among > other interesting books. > > Happy hunting! > Susan :) > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > ==== FITCH Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Fitch list > > > ============================== > 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 > > >

**************************** For the next few days, RootsWeb is going to be moving the list servers and other machines. No messages sent are expected to be lost, but the lists will be down for a while when it happens; please don't post "why am I not getting mail" during that time.....you will when it comes back up, and you don't want half of it to be everyone on the list asking why aren't they getting mail. <g> If you have trouble reaching other RW servers this week, it's probably for the same reason; try again in an hour or two or three..... Thanks! List Administrator, Donna *O :-)