Hi cousins, I hope you're all having a WONDERFUL Wednesday! :) Since there wasn't a huge response to June's Challenge, I've decided to hold a roll call in lieu of July's Challenge... yep, right here in the middle of the year. So, come out.. come out... whoever you are! For the next two weeks everyone please be sure to keep your mailboxes emptied so we don't have a slew of bounced messages and you won't miss out on even one post. List members who are homebound ... be sure NOT to skip this roll call. One of the researchers here who travel might see your message and select it to incorporate with his/her research trip, providing you with the results! (yes, it DOES happen) Roll call? What IS she talking about now??? For those of you who are brand new to online genealogy, or just genealogy in general, this next part is for you: TO OUR NEWBIES and NOVICES ~~ (Print this out if you need to) ~~ ROLL CALL FAQs *** A roll call means EVERYONE in the family should post those lines they are looking for. It's kind of like reporting in to the list saying, "here I am ... looking for (whoever)." This is also the time our lurkers come out and "report in." *** You should expect message traffic to be heavier this week and possibly part of next. Although you can post a query anytime during the year, roll calls are special because everyone is expected to post... including our lurkers (those people who just monitor a list and don't participate). It's an important time and you don't want to miss out, but your mailboxes could get full fast. Please be sure to check them daily and keep them emptied so your mail won't bounce. *** Although the traffic is going to get heavier and may be a strain on your time to keep up, PLEASE STAY WITH US. This will only last about two weeks, if that. You don't want to unsubscribe just as an inline cousin is posting information you've been watching for, then end up missing the very message you've waited all this time for! :( *** Be sure to use ONLY that email address to post with that you signed up to the list with. Any other address will not be recognized by Rootsweb and their servers will kick your message out of the system. *** Send your roll call messages DIRECTLY TO THE LIST at <CTNEWHAV-L@rootsweb.com> Please DO NOT send them to me as I am only one person with one line when, what you want, is for everyone on the list to see who you're looking for. *** With exception of the subject line (see below), there is no special format. You just need to remember to include names, dates and places as best you can. If you're nervous about this, you might want to sit back a day or two and read some of the other researchers posts and see how they did it, then just do what they did. Everyone has their own style and preference for setting up a roll call message. *** If you're a newbie, the best thing you can do for yourself is to announce it first thing in your message! It alerts the rest of us to be especially watchful of your material. PLEASE MAKE YOUR SUBJECT LINE READ SOMETHING LIKE THIS: ROLL CALL: Doe, John (1782-1860/70, Branford, CT >OH >MI) ROLL CALL: Doe, John (England > New Haven Co., CT 1834) PLEASE DO **NOT** MAKE YOUR SUBJECT LINE READ LIKE THIS: John Doe (or) Doe family (or) Roll call Subject lines should have enough information so that a potential reader will know if they are interested before reading the message itself. This means, at the very least a place (a state/country preferably with county/region) and a time period. Even better is an actual name, but that's probably secondary unless he/she is the focus of the question. "ROLL CALL: Oxford Doe" is okay; "ROLL CALL: Wallingford Doe 1750+" is better. Help us to help you by giving clear subject lines, okay? Thanks. :) I hope this answers any questions you might have, but if not, go right ahead and ask! Your post is every bit as important as mine or any other researcher's. :) Colleen

The Gibson, Gardner, Stegelie etc, Smith & Webster are from the Dundee area in Scotland and migrated to New Haven Ct in 1865. The Haut's are from Germany and migrated here some time before 1874. The Clark's originated from England very early 1800. The rest of the names are associated with the Gibsons, or the Hauts. ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. ============================== 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