Hi Everyone, Thanks, Bruce, for giving leadership to the ink cartridge project. And thanks to those who've responded so generously. We can purchase a $12.00 box of 100 sheet protectors for $3.00, and that will help tremendously in processing new collections (like Ginny's World War II obituary project) and upgrading some of our existing collections. In addition, we can purchase file folders, paper, labels, and other items that will make our department become much more professional in appearance. What a good thing! Thanks, Clint, for moving Kentucky and Louisiana on Friday morning. We just didn't know how we'd make room for the new Georgia donations. And you quickly took care of it and were gone before we could acknowledge your help! Wlhat a good thing! Thanks, all you volunteers. My, you are so faithful every single day and make such an important contribution. You have different interests and different gifts and you gladly share your time and talent. What a good thing! The genealogy department is a happy place to be. So many researchers come and go, and all notice the user-friendly arrangement and extras (how-to sheets, pedigree charts, family group sheets, etc.) provided by WFGS and the volunteer army. Lots of donations still come in - from individuals and societies. What a good thing! We still face some space issues but are working to make sure every single item will have an appropriate place in the department. PPL continues to have the best genealogy department in this region. And it gets better every day. What a good thing! Judy Jolly, Genealogy Volunteer Pensacola Public Library

Effective today, the Escambia County FL USGenWeb site has changed from: http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/index.htm to http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/escambia/escindex.htm (please bookmark!) Part of the notice on the old home page gives some of the details. The main one is that under the informed recommendation of the FLGenWeb leadership, the FLGenWeb voted to incorporate the FLGenWeb Project as a Florida Not For Profit corporation. It remains associated with the USGenWeb. Rootsweb, however, would no longer host the majority of the FLGenWeb sites. Some of the counties chose to remain with Rootsweb and others chose different servers, but as of November 25th, 37 counties have moved and others are in the process of moving to the new server for the FLGenWeb. As with any major move, there will be glitches. We ask for your patience and understanding, as well as any suggestions you may have to make the process easier. As far as Escambia County goes, you may be interested to know some statistics. Our web site is almost 300 MB with almost 900 pages. It is HUGE. I completely dedicate the site to Ginny Deagan, who fostered it from the beginning. I am in awe of what she did and the more work I do on the site, the more in awe I am. Thanks to Ginny, the Escambia County GenWeb site may be the largest in the entire state (and probably other states, as well). Please help to continue what Ginny started by researching and contributing material for this website and the researchers who need it so much. I will do my best to get it on the site as quickly as possible. Thank you for your support and God bless. Bonnie Griffis Lewis Escambia County FLGenWeb Coordinator & Webmaster http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/escambia/escindex.htm [email protected]