I AM STILL LIVING AND I AM BACK TO STAY- I SEE LOTS OF NEW PEOPLE ON THE LIST -FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHO I AM- MY NAME IS LINDA ANGELL - I AM THE ONE WHO STATRTED ALL THIS. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK SHARON, JUDY, SCOTT, OLIVIA, JOYCE, KAITI AND THE REST OF YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH THIS LIST- SCOTT IF YOU ARE READING THIS - PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL ME. I HAVE BEEN RATHER ILL FOR MANY MONTHS- BUT I NOW HAVE CONTROL OF MY LIFE AGAIN- I HOPE. I HAVE MOVED TO THE FOOTHEELS OF THE NORTH GA MOUNTAINS. I AM STILL VERY WEAK BUT AT LEAST I CAN BREATH- AND AM NOT COUGHING EVERY BREATH. I HAVE LOST MY HOME AND EVERYTHING IN IT - DUE TO BLACK MOLD. HOWEVER, I DID SAVE THE LIBRARY WHICH I NOW HAVE IN STORAGE AND NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE CLEANED - COME HELL OR HIGH WATER- RIGHT NOW - I JUST DO NOT HAVE STRENGTH OR FUNDS TO DO IT. I WANT THE LIBRARY BACK IN WAYCROSS, BUT THERE ARE STIPULATIONS TO THIS- WHO EVER HAS THE LIBRARY HAS TO KEEP THE HOOT OWL EXPRESS GOING. SO SINCE IT IS NOT THERE - MAYBE SOME OF OUR MEMBERS IN AND AROUND ATLANTA CAN USE IT RE: LATE HOOT OWL EXPRESS' YOU WILL BE RECEIVING TWO OF THE HOOTOWLS AROUND THE FIRST OF THE YEAR- I WILL STILL OWE YOU ONE- I STARTED TO STOP THE EXPRESS BUT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME REALLY WELL KNEW I WOULD BE MISERABLE WITHOUT IT. THE HOOT OWL EXPRESS IS THE GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY FOR THE OKEFENOKEE HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO POST QUERIES- BUT IT HELPS! THIS QUARTERLY IS $25.00 A YEAR AND IS 80 [PLUS] PAGES AND THE THEME IS THE OLD WAYCROSS JOURNAL HERALD [NEWSPAPERS] GOING BACK TO 1885 - LISTING ALL THE BIRTHS,DEATHS AND WEDDINGS; DURING A GIVEN YEAR INCLUDING MURDERS, TRIALS, AND OTHER HAPPENINGS. YOU WILL FIND YOUR RELATIVES HERE. WE HAVE JUST STARTED THIS THEME THIS YEAR. OUR FIRST ISSUE WILL BE 1901- WE LIST WHO MOVED IN AND OUT OF TOWN - WHO BOUGHT WHAT PROPERTY AND WHO SOLD- UNCLAIMED LETTERS- JURORS- AND WHO WENT TO VISIT WHOM AND WHERE. TO POST YOUR QUERY - WE NEED AN ADDRESS- A LOT OF OUR ELDERLY MEMBERS DOES NOT HAVE A COMPUTOR-BUT ARE DYING TO SHARE WITH YOU. IF YOU JUST POST YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS- THIS IS CUTTING OFF ONE OF YOUR BEST SOURCES 2002 HOOT OWL EXPESSS WILL BE MAILED TRI ANNUALLY WITH 100 PLUS PAGES. MAILED IN APRIL- AUGUST & DECEMBER EACH MAGAZINE WILL BE ON A GIVEN YEAR OR HALF YEAR [ACCORDING TO NEWS] FOLLOWING THE YEAR BEFORE. LOOKING FOR BOARD MEMBERS- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED- PLEASE CONTACT ME PERSONALLY- . I GUESS WE ARE HERE IN ATLANTA FOR A WHILE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN - PLEASE SEND $25.00 TO THE OKEFENOKEE HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OR "OHGS" 607 SHULER ROAD- CLEVELAND, GA 30528 OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO MAIL YOUR QUERIES- SEND TO OHGS @ LANGELL@LINKAMERICA.COM. "PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR ADDRESS AND THEY HAVE TO BE WARE COUNTY CONNECTED" I CAN ALSO BE REACHED BY PHONE OR FAX AT 706-348-2042. PLEASE CALL ME AFTER 6PM. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM EACH OF YOU IN THE NEW YEAR - WHETHER YOU JOIN OR NOT. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL AND UNDERSTANDING. IF YOU DO NOT JOIN AND WANT ANY YEAR WE HAVE PUBLISHED- IT WILL COST $10.00 EACH KATI SMITH HAS A LIST OF MEMBERS WHO NEVER GOT THE FIRST ISSUE- IF YOU DID NOT GET ONE - PLEASE CONTACT HER AT KIMIS@BELLSOUTH.NET SHE ONLY HAS TWO NAMES - BARBARA AND CAROL- . I WAS SICK AT THE TIME BUT THERE WERE MORE. LUTHER THRIFT FOR ONE. ANY WAY I HAVE ALL YOUR ADDRESSES AND JOE [TREASURER] IS MAKING THE LABELS. WE ARE PUBLISHING IN WAYCROSS THE NEXT TWO ISSUES- THE FOURTH ONE WILL HAVE TO BE DONE IN THIS AREA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CONTACTS HER IN ATLANTA OR A FRIEND IN THE PUBLISHING BUSINESS? I AM NEW TO THIS AREA AND DON'T KNOW ANYONE IN THE WHITE CO AREA MERRY CHRISTMAS AND I HOPE YOU ALL A SAFE AND HAPPY 2002 LINDA ANGELL