I can't speak for anyone else, but I wanted to again thank Dorothy Koenig who encouraged so many of us and allowed us to publish our articles in the New Netherland Connections. She encouraged new writers and provided a source of great information to everyone. She really is irreplaceable. So for those who have gone on to write for other publications or for those considering doing so, more often than not, Dorothy was the one who encouraged everyone onward. We don't often have that opportunity, so thanks so very much Dorothy, believe me, neither you or the New Netherland Connections has been forgotten and for providing the opportunity to sumit and share and learn how to craft a decent article for publication. Judy Cassidy

I second this........ barb whiteside ----- Original Message ----- From: jacassidy22@verizon.net To: dorland@rootsweb.com, dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com, new-netherland@rootsweb.com, VANARSDALE@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:10:46 -0500 (EST) Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Thank You Dorothy Koenig and the New Netherland Connections I can't speak for anyone else, but I wanted to again thank Dorothy Koenig who encouraged so many of us and allowed us to publish our articles in the New Netherland Connections. She encouraged new writers and provided a source of great information to everyone. She really is irreplaceable. So for those who have gone on to write for other publications or for those considering doing so, more often than not, Dorothy was the one who encouraged everyone onward. We don't often have that opportunity, so thanks so very much Dorothy, believe me, neither you or the New Netherland Connections has been forgotten and for providing the opportunity to sumit and share and learn how to craft a decent article for publication. Judy Cassidy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

And I'd like to add that Dorothy Koenig generously donated her early New York books to the library of the California Genealogical Society, and I and other researchers are more grateful to her than she knows. California is a vast wasteland of New York and New Jersey resources, and she changed that for all the Northern California residents who were trying to research their families in very early New York. Donations such as hers are cherished much more than she, or the others that do it, know. Now I fully intend to donate all of the books and resources that I have accumulated to a Sacramento library so others can enjoy them. Lynne Lynne Roberts Roseville, CA -----Original Message----- From: dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dutch-colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jacassidy22@verizon.net Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 12:11 PM To: dorland@rootsweb.com; dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com; new-netherland@rootsweb.com; VANARSDALE@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Thank You Dorothy Koenig and the New Netherland Connections I can't speak for anyone else, but I wanted to again thank Dorothy Koenig who encouraged so many of us and allowed us to publish our articles in the New Netherland Connections. She encouraged new writers and provided a source of great information to everyone. She really is irreplaceable. So for those who have gone on to write for other publications or for those considering doing so, more often than not, Dorothy was the one who encouraged everyone onward. We don't often have that opportunity, so thanks so very much Dorothy, believe me, neither you or the New Netherland Connections has been forgotten and for providing the opportunity to sumit and share and learn how to craft a decent article for publication. Judy Cassidy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message