Marilyn, Thanks for a great, insightful post! A couple of years ago my computer (it had the "Edsel" of operating systems-Millenium) was hit with a virus. Elaine and a gentleman from CA worked with us for days trying to set things right. Jack, an EE, worked with computers his entire career and still, he needed help from GN. He got it for DAYS. My intro. to GN was over 11 yrs. ago, just before Jack's heart attack. The support I rec'd from GN was awesome, useful and comforting. I regret to admit I was a party to one of those periods of discord. I think I learned from it and beg pardon of anyone I offended. Now, if anyone on this list needs help with Catholic Philadelphia I will try! Happy New Year. Mary McCanney Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "marilyn E B" <marilyneb@gmail.com> To: "gen-newbie" <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:12 AM Subject: [GN] Gen-Newbie Through the Years > There are many on this list who have been here longer than me but we have > lost many members for many reasons. Some really fantastic members are > doing > their genealogy in the clouds and probably have brick walls crumbling with > continuous happy dances. There are undoubtedly those who are no longer > physically able to join our conversations. Others may not have the same > interest they once had, I have a cousin who falls into that group. We have > had our periods of discord and discontent and during these periods we lose > many, some of whom were responsible for some of our best teaching. I have > longed hope they would once again become active.

Mary and those of GN in the Philadelphia area might be interested in the announcement I received today about ancestry.com coming to the Philadelphia area on 3 Mar 2012. I can’t include any attachments on GN, but if any are interested, I can send it to you off-list. Just contact me. Donna Peachtree City, GA From: Mary Finley Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:30 PM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GN] Gen-Newbie Through the Years Marilyn, Thanks for a great, insightful post! A couple of years ago my computer (it had the "Edsel" of operating systems-Millenium) was hit with a virus. Elaine and a gentleman from CA worked with us for days trying to set things right. Jack, an EE, worked with computers his entire career and still, he needed help from GN. He got it for DAYS. My intro. to GN was over 11 yrs. ago, just before Jack's heart attack. The support I rec'd from GN was awesome, useful and comforting. I regret to admit I was a party to one of those periods of discord. I think I learned from it and beg pardon of anyone I offended. Now, if anyone on this list needs help with Catholic Philadelphia I will try! Happy New Year. Mary McCanney Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "marilyn E B" <marilyneb@gmail.com> To: "gen-newbie" <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:12 AM Subject: [GN] Gen-Newbie Through the Years > There are many on this list who have been here longer than me but we have > lost many members for many reasons. Some really fantastic members are > doing > their genealogy in the clouds and probably have brick walls crumbling with > continuous happy dances. There are undoubtedly those who are no longer > physically able to join our conversations. Others may not have the same > interest they once had, I have a cousin who falls into that group. We have > had our periods of discord and discontent and during these periods we lose > many, some of whom were responsible for some of our best teaching. I have > longed hope they would once again become active. ******************** Gen-Newbie's website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Donna. I do get notices from HSP and they are hosting the event. I think we may be out of town then. Rats! Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <dlk.chocolatelover@gmail.com> To: <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [GN] Gen-Newbie Through the Years > Mary and those of GN in the Philadelphia area might be interested in the > announcement I received today about ancestry.com coming to the > Philadelphia area on 3 Mar 2012. I can’t include any attachments on GN, > but if any are interested, I can send it to you off-list. Just contact > me. > > Donna > Peachtree City, GA