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I found this link and wanted to share it. I will be placing it as a link on my pages to help others. http://www.rightsforartists.com/siteindex.html Margie ____________________________________________________________________________ _______ God Bless our Troops and President George W. Bush --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263 - Release Date: 3/25/2003

For those so inclined - This was in today's paper: http://groups.msn.com/hugstokuwaitadoptasoldier Parade magazine - 9000 USA and British soldiers adopted so far. Tim

The following files have been upload to the USGenWeb Census Project at www.us-census.org _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ GA / 1880 - Mortality for 133 counties Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" for each of the 133 counties Transcribed by: Bob Torbert ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/appling/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/baker/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/baldwin/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/banks/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/bartow/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/berrin/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/bibb/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/brooks/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/bryan/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/bulloch/1880/mortality.txt 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ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/macon/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/madison/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/marion/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/mcintosh/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/meriwether/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/miller/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/milton/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/mitchell/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/monroe/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/montgomery/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/morgan/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/murray/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/muscogee/1880/mortality.txt 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ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/thomas/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/towns/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/troup/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/twiggs/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/union/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/upson/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/walker/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/walton/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/ware/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/warren/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/washington/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/wayne/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/webster/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/white/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/whitfield/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/wilcox/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/wilkes/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/wilkinson/1880/mortality.txt ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/worth/1880/mortality.txt GA / Newton / 1920 (Partial - proofread version) Dist/Twp/City: EDs: 112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120 Transcribed by: Ross Jones Proofread by: Maggie Croft, Shirley Drake, and Karen King Microfilm Roll#: T625-271 Source: CD ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/newton/1920/ ed112- (3 files) ed113- (6 files) ed114- (5 files) ed115- (5 files) ed116- (4 files) ed117- (1 file) ed118- (2 files) ed119- (3 files) ed120- (11 files) ed-info.txt 24 index files GA / Long / 1930 Dist/Twp/City: "Complete" Transcribed by: Lamar Chapman Proofread by: James Earl Swindell Microfilm Roll#: T626-373 Source: CD ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/long/1930/ 19 census files 4 index files *****NOTE***** The above transcriptions are added to the complete listing of transcriptions that can be viewed at the following address: _/_/_/_/_/ On-Line Inventory of Transcribed Census Files \_\_\_\_\_ //// http://www.us-census.org/inventory/ \\\\ Ron Eason, rkeason@comcast.net "Permission Granted to reprint and/or resend, this list only, to others"

In a message dated 3/30/03 11:24:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, frugalmom@earthlink.net writes: > Are all GA CCs required to be subscribed to the GAGEN list? Yes they are. When you join, your RC gives you a link to the guidelines. It is stated there. Also, I have a help page for new CCs here http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaforsyt/gainfo/cchelp1.html Donna Parrish

Thanks for the info - I wish I had full access to Galileo here in NC - I have a sister who is a professor in the Georgia system - but she won't share the password. lol I just hate she is so ethical! Again, thanks for the info. MK Harrison <A HREF="http://mkharrison.com">mkharrison.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabarrow/">Barrow County, GA</A> <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/landing/homelandsweeps2/landing2.html?SourceCode=3913&iid=3913%3A+Sweepstakes+1">Ancestry.com</A> I don't know what kind of weapons will be used in the third world war, assuming there will be a third world war. But I can tell you what the fourth world war will be fought with - stone clubs. -Albert Einstein

Are all GA CCs required to be subscribed to the GAGEN list? michele CC McDuffie Co *** All outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus ***

Quote: page 579 V. Objectivity in Family History The coll, detached presentation of facts may itself be biased because of its failure to be sensitive to important realities. James B. Allen made an excellent statement that illustrates the point: Genuine objectivity recognizes that truth can be distorted by a mere presentation of a multitude of facts. The documents you have, for example, may well reveal an embarrassing incident in an individuals life -- but does objectivity demand that you tell it? Was the incident such a minor variation in the persons total life that merely telling it gives undue emphasis to it, and leaves a misleading impression of his character? Will it really make any difference if some such stories are left out? Or, if your integrity demands that you deal with it, are you capable of putting it into words that will not distort the reader's view of your subject's over-all personality, or otherwise leave a wrong impression? If not, should you be writing this person's history at all? The biographers task then is complicated when it comes to keeping problems in their proper perspective as he deals with them.

The Military site would not be presented in the American Indian perspective unless the Indians were listed among those tribes who fought with the Caucasians in many wars and battles starting during the Colonial times. The Catawba of SC was very active in the Military as was the Cherokee and others. In those instances then that material should be with the Military material. That is how I see it and I see it as outlined in the quotation from Val Greenwood's book mentioned above. Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Holback" <john2936@comcast.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:29 AM Subject: [GAGEN] Nothing but the facts, page 12-13 The Researchers Guide to Genealogy > Regardless of what you find, your first responsibility is to the truth. A > true report, unaffected by the nature of the facts, is the responsibility of > the genealogist as it is the responsibility of an historian or scientist. > Those who attempt to alter, or color the truth are a liability to the > science of genealogy - they are the millstone which tends to drag us down. > They are not genealogists and do not deserve the title. In you dedication > to the truth, however, remember that you also have a responsibility to > present it objectively and in its proper perspective. This is from > "Understanding Genealogical Research, by Val D. Greenwood, genealogical > publishing Co., Inc. , Baltimore: 1990 This is the text book which the > National Genealogical Society uses in their classes and what they recommend > for anyone working towards completing their portfolio for certification as a > C.G.R.S, or C G. If we are going to do something then lets do something that > we can be proud of. Genealogy has rules just like any other science. We > need to learn what that is and to follow those rules as closely as possible. > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Genealogy research usually begins with our great-grandparents to preserve > the privacy of 'living persons'. If you encounter a person searching > their birth parents, the need to go to the area on the web that deals > with just this type of research. Please refer them to: > http://www.adoption.org >

Regardless of what you find, your first responsibility is to the truth. A true report, unaffected by the nature of the facts, is the responsibility of the genealogist as it is the responsibility of an historian or scientist. Those who attempt to alter, or color the truth are a liability to the science of genealogy - they are the millstone which tends to drag us down. They are not genealogists and do not deserve the title. In you dedication to the truth, however, remember that you also have a responsibility to present it objectively and in its proper perspective. This is from "Understanding Genealogical Research, by Val D. Greenwood, genealogical publishing Co., Inc. , Baltimore: 1990 This is the text book which the National Genealogical Society uses in their classes and what they recommend for anyone working towards completing their portfolio for certification as a C.G.R.S, or C G. If we are going to do something then lets do something that we can be proud of. Genealogy has rules just like any other science. We need to learn what that is and to follow those rules as closely as possible.

At 12:19 AM 3/28/03 EST, you wrote: >Take a look at the award page >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/pg_month.htm > >For previos winners try >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/pg_past.htm These should not be there - but should be under: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/pg_month/pg_month.htm and http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/pg_month/pg_past.htm Tim

Actually for this link <A HREF="http://www.swggs.org/mcduffie.txt">http://www.swggs.org/mcduffie.txt</A> replace that with http://www.swggs.org/garecords.html which will give you a link to all georgia counties. However, I maintain that web site for the Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society and that is a list of books which are held in their Genealogical collection at the Dougherty County Public Library in Albany GA. But I would also like to make another note about libraries and societies here. Those books are listed there and as is the case with most libraries, if they are indexed or you have a page number of what you are looking for, most will mail you copies for the price of copies and postage. In this particular library the cost is .15 per page. They won't research but will check an index for specific names and mail copies. It's always best to send a written request with costs and SASE for these things but I have taken phone calls from patrons and let them know if the book contains what they wish, then mail the copy once I received the money and envelope. Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society P.O. Box 4672 Albany, Ga 31706 Library phone # 229-420-3218 One other note of interest about that library for those who may be close enough to visit is that they have over 40 internet computers and full access to Galileo which also gives full access to Ancestry.com paid databases. This is free, if you are using the internet from one of their computers. ----- Original Message ----- From: TooFem@aol.com To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:26 PM Subject: [GAGEN] Genealogy Books, etc These are great resources for us all! The first two are geared for McDuffie - but you can search the 1st and 3rd for your county/ies. <A HREF="http://www.swggs.org/mcduffie.txt">http://www.swggs.org/mcduffie.txt</A> <A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/castleton/1093/Wrightsbor.htm">Wrightsborough, Georgia</A> <A HREF="http://mariner.gsu.edu/cgi-bin/homepage.cgi">GALILEO</A> MK Harrison <A HREF="http://mkharrison.com">mkharrison.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabarrow/">Barrow County, GA</A> <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/landing/homelandsweeps2/landing2.html?SourceCode=3913&iid=3913%3A+Sweepstakes+1">Ancestry.com</A> I don't know what kind of weapons will be used in the third world war, assuming there will be a third world war. But I can tell you what the fourth world war will be fought with - stone clubs. -Albert Einstein ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, online information.

Try http://www.savinggraves.com/nations/usa/ga/ as it has a link to the full index to GA Cemetery law and the actual code. Happy family hunting, kemis Researching: DUKE, EVANS, HICKEY, MAYS, ROSAMOND, SONGER, and CAMP for me Researching: BROOKS, CHAMBERS, MASSEY, FOUNTAIN, and SMITH for my hubbie and CLAPP Factory Cemetery in Columbus, GA for preservation purposes From: Margie There are laws in Georgia pertaining to Cemeteries. From: Michele Lewis [mailto:frugalmom@earthlink.net] Do any of you know the feneral law statute number that says no one can deny access to the cemetery even if it is on private property? michele lewis CC McDuffie Co

> Copyright implicitly implies publication. Without distribution there > is no publication. That may have been the case, however that is no longer true. As soon as something is written, it is copyrighted. There is no need for actual publication. Say a poet jots down on a napkin a poem, as soon as it's put to the napkin, it is copyrighted. From: http://www.copyright.gov/faq.html#q2 * When is my work protected? Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form so that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device. HTH Derek Nichols Echols County

Hi Michele, I can't give you any advice but I wish you all the luck! Kim Clayton & Habersham CC >From: "Michele Lewis" <frugalmom@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GAGEN] the federal law >Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:46:08 -0500 > >Wow MK, that is impressive! It was nice you had such a cooperative >sheriff. > >By the way, I think there is a Fed law as well. When I was still in FL, >people would refer to the Fed law cuz FL didn't have a specific law to >cover >it (or so I was told) > >michele > > >==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== >Confused about Copyrights??? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

These are great resources for us all! The first two are geared for McDuffie - but you can search the 1st and 3rd for your county/ies. <A HREF="http://www.swggs.org/mcduffie.txt">http://www.swggs.org/mcduffie.txt</A> <A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/castleton/1093/Wrightsbor.htm">Wrightsborough, Georgia</A> <A HREF="http://mariner.gsu.edu/cgi-bin/homepage.cgi">GALILEO</A> MK Harrison <A HREF="http://mkharrison.com">mkharrison.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabarrow/">Barrow County, GA</A> <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/landing/homelandsweeps2/landing2.html?SourceCode=3913&iid=3913%3A+Sweepstakes+1">Ancestry.com</A> I don't know what kind of weapons will be used in the third world war, assuming there will be a third world war. But I can tell you what the fourth world war will be fought with - stone clubs. -Albert Einstein

I cant answer all of your problems but as far as doing Cemetery surveys I can NOT see how she could stop you!! AS long as you go in person and do them and not copy from HER precious "Holdings". As for the "plowed" over Cemetery I think I would contact the Sec of State and see if they could point me in the right Direction! I can NOT see why anyone would want to destroy a Cemetery. Just my opinion ED GORDON CCHS Clay County GaGenWeb Early County AHGP Miller County GaGenWeb Miller County AHGP Seminole County GaGenWeb Ed and Kim's Connection's _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Copyright implicitly implies publication. Without distribution there is no publication. It is a little like patent law which prevents you from holding part of a patent as a "trade secret". You can't do that or the patent is invalid. Patents require full disclosure of the methodology involved. Similarly if the information is not made available to the public whether it be free or for a charge there can be no copyright. If it once was available then became unavailable the situation would be different. But you can't write a book and hide it in the closet and claim copyright on it. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <TooFem@aol.com> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [GAGEN] I need advice > Dot Jones <A HREF="http://www.ci.thomson.ga.us/County/Minutes/commission/12-04-02.htm">sp oke</A> before the McDuffie County Board of Commissioners on 4 Dec > 2002 - while her address is not in the online minutes (that I can find) if > the meetings are handled normally - her address will be in the minutes. > > And - one of your pages has her addy - I looked it up and it is listed as > James Alva Jones in Thomson > > Going to the August Chronicle sounds like a great idea - but not to "expose" > the foundation. Perhaps a better way to approach this would be contacting > them to run an article on your County site (free publicity) - if/when someone > shows interest in doing so - you can work a gentle complaint into the > interview. > > It humors me that Mrs. Jones is the head of the McDuffie Historical Society > (your dilemma is the prime example of this being a hysterical society) and > the Wrightsboro Foundation) and has her thumb on all of the research. > > The other way is for you to become involved with the Foundation - but come in > through the back door - not via Mrs. Jones. > > And lastly, it is privately held - not much you can do to force the situation > except to get the word out - but you are going to have to walk a very thin > rope. > > I don't know if this is "legal" on our pages but you might consider doing > this: Write Mrs. Jones a formal request - not mentioning your prior > conversation..... enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If she says > the same thing in her letter back to you (and being a southern woman of that > certain age she will write back) I would then put something on my page that > lists the documents, records, etc. held by Wrightsboro Foundation and then > say unfortunately these records are not available - link it to an image of > her letter. > > After you have her letter, you can write the organization that has made this > a Historical Landmark - and tell them how concerned you are that the public > doesn't have access to the records - I would get the guy who called her to > write a letter too - and inclose it with yours. > > This brings us back to the copyright laws - are privately held public > documents under copyright laws. Email the Ga Archives and find out! > > MK Harrison > <A HREF="http://mkharrison.com">mkharrison.com</A> > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabarrow/">Barrow County, GA</A> > <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/landing/homelandsweeps2/landing2.html?SourceCo de=3913&iid=3913%3A+Sweepstakes+1">Ancestry.com</A> > I don't know what kind of weapons will be used in the third world war, > assuming there will be a third world war. But I can tell you what the fourth > world war will be fought with - stone clubs. -Albert Einstein > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Confused about Copyrights??? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html >

They are both working fine now, Gloria, so the hub unplug worked. Connie -----Original Message----- From: John Holback [mailto:john2936@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:44 PM To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Problems with Comcast Server= two counties down??? Connie, if your still online could you check again to see if the problem with been hill is corrected? Many thanks for the help, Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Burkett" <Connie@wvdsl.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:14 PM Subject: RE: [GAGEN] Problems with Comcast Server= two counties down??? > Gloria, > If you remove the /index.html from the URL Ben Hill comes up. So maybe > you uploaded the file index.htm which might over-ride the .html version > of the file. > > Irwin is coming up ok with the quick-link from the GAGenWeb page. > > Connie > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Holback [mailto:john2936@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:00 PM > To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GAGEN] Problems with Comcast Server= two counties down??? > > Hi, I am trying to find out what is wrong as I can't get either county > to > come up, Ben Hill or Irwin. When I was uploading some files this am and > went > to check after wards the counties were offline and I got an error > message. > When checking a few minutes ago same thing. So will call Comcast and > ask if > there are some problems with Comcast or if I have done something during > the > process of uploading new pages :( Gloria > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > This list is for volunteers of the GAGenWeb Project. If you wish to > address only the GAGenWeb Board, send your email to: > <GAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Confused about Copyrights??? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== Regional Coordinators are there to help County Coordinators. Don't hesitate to contact them should you have any, any question. To find info on your region visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/regional.html

In a message dated 3/28/03 1:44:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, frugalmom@earthlink.net writes: > That is not the book that I want to see. There is an old history book > written by Pearl Baker. I am sending you some links privately. Donna