>Resent-Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:20:17 -0600 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Wed Jun 15 23:20:17 2005 >From: "Shari Handley" <[email protected]> >Old-To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> >Old-Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> >Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:20:19 -0400 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) >Importance: Normal >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/9805 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] >Subject: [STATE-COORD] October: Family History Month > >Dear USGenWeb Coordinators, > >One of our County Coordinators wrote to me and pointed out that October >is "Family History Month" and suggested that this yearly event would be >a wonderful opportunity for USGenWeb to promote the concept of free >online genealogy. She suggested that perhaps a proclamation could be >drafted and sent out by coordinators from the National level on down to >counties, to local governmental agencies, newspapers and other media >outlets. Other activities may also be fun and helpful in spreading the >word about USGenWeb and promoting this hobby of ours. > >I'd like to form a grass-roots USGenWeb committee to come up with and >implement ideas and plans for Family History Month, to brainstorm and >facilitate activities and/or materials for USGenWeb nationally, and that >State Coordinators and County Coordinators could tap into. > >If you'd be interesting in participating in this endeavor, please send >me an email. Please also indicate whether you'd be willing to chair >such a committee. :) > >Many thanks to Davison County, SDGenWeb Coordinator Andy (Andrea) Sindt >for bringing this idea up! > >Ref: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4067 > >http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Print&PressR >elease_id=837&suppresslayouts=true > >http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Print&PressR >elease_id=908&suppresslayouts=true > >Thanks, > >Shari Handley >National Coordinator >The USGenWeb Project > >State Coordinators, would you please pass this message on to your state >business lists?