Researching the following surnames:  KOHNKEN, KONEKEN, KINKEN, STANTON, STAUNTON, USINGER, O'KEEFE.  Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sue Kohnken-French sfrench@acc.fau.edu

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------35BC37EB45B7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED THIS SITE BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT INTERESTED IN RESTORING PHOTOS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.  THIS IS A GREAT SITE.  THERE IS A VARIETY OF RESOURCES.  TRY IT! YOU'LL LIKE IT!!:-) ________________________________________________________________________ --------------35BC37EB45B7 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <GenTips-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net (mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net [151.164.60.103]) by mail1.rcsntx.swbell.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA17601; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 13:52:50 -0500 (CDT) Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by mail-gw3adm.rcsntx.swbell.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA27950; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 13:52:47 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA18624; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:49:41 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:49:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Tuffsearch@aol.com Message-ID: <4eeedc61.35968fe7@aol.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 14:48:05 EDT Old-To: pattt@concentric.net, GenTips-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Perserving Old Photos Old-Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 170 Resent-Message-ID: <"IgF7j.A.jTE.cApl1"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/11113 X-Loop: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GenTips-L-request@rootsweb.com In a message dated 06/28/98 12:00:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pattt@concentric.net writes: << .  Is there a way that I can straighten them out and then preserve them.  I know that I need acid free holders but what else? >> Hi Sandy, On my webpage I have several links to various preservations sites that may help you salvage your valuables.  Just click on the first section, "Brickwall Helpful Hints" and you'll see a few photo sites. The URL is:  <A HREF="<http://members.aol.com/Tuffsearch/Genealogylinks.html>http://members. aol.com/Tuffsearch/Genealogylinks.html"> <http://members.aol.com/Tuffsearch/Genealogylinks.html%3C/A%3E>http://membe rs.aol.com/Tuffsearch/Genealogylinks.html Hope this helps. Success in searching, Patty Smith Tuffsearch@aol.com ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! See more information at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/>http://www.rootsweb.com --------------35BC37EB45B7--

I want to thank all those that answered my post about the Civil War Pension File. The consensus seems to be that unless you specifically ask for the complete file, you will not get it. One person said that NARA doesn't like to charge for more than 8 pages. I got 20 pages but, nevertheless, I have sent another NATF 80 requesting a copy of the complete file. However, several people did say that the files do not contain "standard" forms so the documents I am looking for may not be there. One subscriber to the GenTips list forwarded my post to the Civil War list. Some responses contained additional information that you may wish to know: 1. The enlistment papers should be at the adjutant general's office in the state from which he enlisted. I sent an e-mail to the Indiana State Archives this morning asking if they have them. 2. The Military Records should also have the application for enlistment. This is a seperate request on NATF 80. I will wait to hear from the Indiana State Archives before pursuing this route. 3. Regarding Naturalization: there was no requirement to naturalize unless you wanted to own land or vote. My veteran did own land, so he must have naturalized. I'll just have to keep looking. He lived in three different counties that I know of and I haven't tried all of them yet. Thank you again for your responses. I hope this has helped others to find their ancestors. Sherri Hessick thessick@flash.net

Hi y'all just to let you know I will help if I can I have cd for look ups including ss index 1937 to 96 , wft vol 1 to 5 marraige 1720 to 1926 for OH,IN,IL,KY,TN  Just email me.

Check out this site: <http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl>http://searches.rootswe b.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Sueard@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 6/28/98 8:05:21 PM Central Daylight Time, > penhass@swbell.net writes: > > << Is there a site where all these tips are stored where one can go to >  browse through them to see old ones etc.? >> > > I hope there is, I'd like to know where to find that too. > > Connie > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: > unsubscribe > To: > GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work! -- L. L. Scott's Virtual Office:  <http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/>http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ Pensacola: 300 Years: <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3226/Pensacola/index.html>http: //www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3226/Pensacola/index.html BEAR/ BRANNAN/ BRICKER/ BRIDGE/ BACKUS/ BRAUN/ DOTY/ HARPER/ HATCH/ PLANK

I thought you might enjoy this... THE DASH I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He refereed to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning...to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth... and now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own; the cars....the house...the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard... are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left. (You could be at "dash mid-range.") If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real, and always try to understand the way other people feel. And be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect, and more often wear a smile... remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So, when your eulogy's being read with your life's actions to rehash... would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash? -Author unknown

marcia collins wrote: > there is something going on that's for sure, My gentips either doesn't come > for DAYS, them I get SCADS at one time, or they come very much out o > order..how are they sent, do you know? I receive MY letter back almost > immed.  it is the others I don't get on a timely basis. > Marcia That is most likely due to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and when they get the messages.  Each message can pass through several gateways, each which may process them differently or hang on to them for a while.  None of these things that we have control of, though.  I've been getting my messages quite regularly.  If you feel like there is a problem, try contacting your ISP and see if there is anything they can do to make it flow more smoothly. Catherine p.s. I sent this to the list once, but I never saw it show up, so I'm sending it again.  I apologize if everyone's read this already.

I'm currently evaluating various genealogy software packages, primarily for recording and organizing my data.  Can you folks give me an idea of what you might be using, or have tried?  Appreciate your time.  Thanks. Gayle

Does the copyright laws effect family history books?  In other words, do I need to get permission to print information for my family history book?  The books would be printed strictly for our family members and not for sale to the general public.  Besides the birth, marriage, and death dates of family members, I'd like to include information and history of places our ancestors came from. Thanks for any help you can give me. Ardis

I just came across this genealogy search site. <http://www.hiddenamerica.com/ > Thought I'd pass it along. Ken Coolidge

I guess I should have explained a little more about my grandfather in reguards to some kind of pension. He lived either in Nebraska or Iowa somewhere on and island in the Missouri River. He was born in 1866, so we know he wasn't in the Cival Was. He never worked for the Railroad and refused to ride the train. He was a Pole Cutter, but he was self employed and did not work for anyone. He would cut pole's and take them to the lumber company in town and sell the pole's to them. Then he loved to go drink the rest of the day, so we know he didn't work for any employer. Was there some kind of old age pension in the 1900's that we don't know about? Is it possible this pension was kept secret, to keep frudulent people from trying to collect it. Any idea's would be most welcome. Joan

Hi & Welcome to GenTips. You post a question to the list the same way you sent this particular question. Address your questions and/or replies to GenTips-L@rootsweb.com and the whole list will receive it (yourself included). All mail sent to this address shows up in everyone's mailbox. Note: Requests to sub and unsub DO NOT go to this address. BTW (by the way), the proper spelling of "gynealogy" is "genealogy." ;-) Happy Hunting, Laura Meeks Quartz Hill, CA lmmeeks1@earthlink.net MGulluscio@aol.com wrote: > > I'm still new at this computer and gynealogy. I'm registered and I > enjoy reading my e-mail list info. How do I ask a question that is then > posted on the list? Do I e-mail you each time? > > Thanks, > mgulluscio@aol.com > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Support online research! Donate to the RootsWeb Genealogical Project! > See more information at: > http://www.rootsweb.com

Does anyone know about how people received their Old Age Pension back in 1908. My grandfather was a self employed Pole Cutter and froze his leg's in the Missouri River and had to have them cut off when he was 42 yr's old. He had no insurance and he had no Social Security Number when he died at the ripe old age of 96. He was getting some kind of a check each month, I am sure of it. I have called the Social Security Office and they told me he never collected a check from them, but he lived in a nursing home for 3 month's before he died. No one in the family paid the bill and I know that Nursing Home Care is not free. So where would I begin to look for old age pension checks around 1906? does anyone have any clues? I would be most thanful. Joan

Bessie, You didn't mention the state or time period in question but my suggestion would be to maybe try finding out what town and county the family was living in at the time of the first census taken after the child's birth, by using the soundex. By knowing that information, you *may* have a clue, at least to the possible county, of birth. Make sense? Laura Meeks Quartz Hill, CA lmmeeks1@earthlink.net Bessie Turley wrote: > > Hi, > Can someone please tell how to get someones birth certificate if all > you know is the state they were born but not the town?I have the date > of birth and the state but no town name. > Thanks > Bessie > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to stop by our business web page for FREE genealogy forms > and charts! We are adding more all the time!!!! > http://www.genrecords.com

>From the horse's mouth: *********************************************************************** Special Collections' Social Security Death Benefits Records SCOPE OF THE RECORDS: The Social Security Act of 1935 established a Federally administered program to provide mass old-age insurance and other public assistance benefits to United States citizens. Social Security cards were issued as early as 1937 with the first payments delivered in 1940. Data in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) application records often contain valuable information for the family history researcher . . . In order to enroll, applicants were required to complete form SS-5: "Application for Social Security Number" which included the following questions: * Applicant's full name * Full name at birth (including maiden name) * Present mailing address * Age at last birthday * Date of birth * Sex and race * Birthplace (city, county, state) * Full name of father and mother (regardless of whether "living or dead" at the time of the application) * Ever applied for Social Security/Railroad Retirement before? * Current employer's name and address * Date signed * Applicant's signature REQUESTING COPIES OF THE APPLICATION To obtain a copy of your ancestor's SS-5 form, complete a copy of form SSA-L997: "Social Security Number Record Third Party Request for Extract or Photocopy". Fill out the form as completely as possible. (Social Security number MUST be included.) Strike out the word "extract" in the form's title to indicate that you want a photocopy of the original SS-5. Enclose proof of death, such as a death certificate, obituary, or copy of the entry from one of the electronic databases of Social Security death files. Mail this information to the address indicated on the form. Social Security's policy regarding copying charges has been inconsistent. Sometimes a $7.00 fee is charged, but you will be notified if payment is required. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEXES ON CD-ROM Three versions of the SSA's death records files are available in cd-rom format in Special Collections. They contain lists of many (but not all) deceased persons who had Social Security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the SSA. Most records on the discs date from 1962, but some records as early as 1937 are included. Both versions are easy to use, and you can print or download information from either. Social Security Death Benefit Records, by Automated Archives: * CD110; volume 1, A-L; volume 2, M-Z * Updated through December 1994 * Searchable by name, Soundex code, Social Security number, birth date, death date, location, etc. Social Security Death Index, by FamilySearch: * Updated through December 1996 * Searchable by name. (Search may be narrowed by birth year, state of issuance or last state of residence.) Social Security Death Master File, by Genealogical Services: * Updated through December 1995 * Windows-based product * Searchable by name, state, birth year or death year * Program also generates a letter requesting a copy of the deceased individual's application for a Social Security card FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A searchable version of the Social Security Death Masterfile is available on the Internet at http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm Further information about Social Security records and the Railroad Retirement program can be found in the following booklet: 929.373 Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley. A425s Social Security Applications: A Genealogical Resource. Research Associates, 1991. A copy of this booklet is available at the Reference Desk in Special Collections, as well as reproducible copies of the SSA-L997 form mentioned above. Ask a librarian to use this material. Back to: Automating Your Family Tree | Special Collections | Main Library | THPL Home Page Problems? Contact: webmastr@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us Last update: 3/98

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_899170783_boundary Content-ID: <0_899170783@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I'm embarrassed to admit I'm a West Virginian. What an appalling disrega= rd=0Afor our past. I only have one response to describe the situation de= scribed=0Abelow: SOMEONE IS AN IDIOT! ------------------------ from Norway LISTOWNER: I am forwarding this message to all listers so you can be on the watchout= to=0Ahelp prevent situations like this from possibly occuring in your own city or county. Thanks Jo O= rvik=0Afor sending it over to me. Karla Norway listowner klabo@cport.com >Hi Karla, >Didn't know if this would be something the list would want to know about= . I >would be willing to bet this has happened before and/or will happen in t= he >future when somebody wants "more space" and has no interest in genealogy= .>Do with it what you want. >JO > >Fairmont -- Leatherbound books recording transactions between 1842 to 18= 80 >have been important to local genealogist, but now the historica books ar= e >gone - buried with the five bins of trash the Marion County Commission >hauled away from the Jacob's building last week. >Along with books were, boxes and files of papers dating back to Marion >County's inception in 1842. There were five floors that had books, boxes >and files to be removed. >Some of the books were Wills; others were Justice of the Peace books. Th= ere >may have been other records, but the article didn't say what all had bee= n >destoyed, because they didn't know. The article was a large article for >the paper. The historical and genealogical societies were NOT notified t= hat >the county had planned to discard the handwritten record books, files an= d >other etcs. >It seems the decision was made by the county commissioners (namely, Cody >Starcher) to clear out several floors from the Jacobs building (schedule= d >for renovation) in which these historical documents were stored. They >decided on their own that no one would want to go through all the files = to >separate out the salvagable and so decided to not tell anyone. They the= n >had the local garbage collectors come and clear out the books and >documents. > >************* >The story about the above first appeared in the Times West Virginian >(Fairmont, WV)Sunday,June 21, 1998. On Thursday, June 25, 1998 the bel= ow >follow-up story was published. >* * * >Dump off limits to historians >By Theresa Haynes >Times West Virginian Staff Writer > >FAIRMONT - >Genealogists who wanted to dig through the landfill in search of the >county's discarded pre-Civil War record books will not be allowed to >excavate the dump. =A0=A0Ron Chrislip, a local historian who has researc= hed >Marion County's past for more than 30 years, said he and four other peop= le >were prepared to go to the Meadowfill Landfill in Bridgeport to search f= or >the record books tossed last week. >But landfill officials halted the group's plans at the request of the >Marion County Commission. >The day books dating back to 1842 were among several tons of outdated >files, books and papers the commission removed from the historic Jacob's >building, which is undergoing renovation. >Chrislip said he and other genealogists wanted to dig up the historicall= y >valuable record books when they learned the books had been hauled away t= o >the dump, but the landfill told them there were confidential files among >the garbage. >Commissioner Cody Starcher said in an interview last week that the count= y >had received special permission from the state to include old juvenile >records in the six BFI Dumpster trash bins hauled to the dump. > "We are allowed to throw the juvenile records away after 20 years," he >said. "But they usually have to be shredded and burned." >Now local historians are concerned they will never see the priceless, >handwritten books again. >"I don't see how they will be retrieved," Chrislip said. "As a historian= I >have to be realistic. Now hopefully the county will preserve what is lef= t." >Chrislip said the leather-bound books were particularly valuable because >they recorded everything from the county clerk's office. >"Record keeping then was a very different process," he said. "We were st= ill >in Virginia and documents like that are very, very rare." >The historian said the records gave insight into a lifestyle long gone. = >"There is no oral history from that time, no photography and very little >written history. Through the day books we had a great deal of informatio= n >to interpret history," he said. >Chrislip agrees with the county commission that the books had no monetar= y >value, but he said the county has lost something culturally valuable. >He said 20 years ago he had searched for day books like the ones thrown >away and was told they did not exist. Years later he learned they were i= n >existence, but in "dead" storage. >The historian said he and other people interested in genealogy would hav= e >liked to have been given access to the books before they were discarded. >County Commission President James Sago and Starcher were not available f= or >comment Wednesday evening. >* * * >If you'd like to write the Editor of the WV Times, >The email address is: >timeswv@timeswv.com >LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: >All letters for publication should be so stated. >Requests for publication must include address & telephone number. >phone: (304) 367-2500 * Fax: (304) 367-2569 >Or postal mail to: >Times West Virginian >PO Box 2530 >Fairmont, WV 26555-2530 > > > --part0_899170783_boundary Content-ID: <0_899170783@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <NORWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from relay18.mx.aol.com (relay18.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.18]) by air10.mail.aol.com (v45.13) with SMTP; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:09:39 2000 Received: from fp-1.rootsweb.com (fp-1.rootsweb.com [207.113.233.233]) by relay18.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id RAA16311; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:08:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by fp-1.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA17679; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:07:54 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:07:54 -0700 (PDT) From: klabo@cport.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.19980629210956.006b6a28@cport.com> X-Sender: klabo@cport.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Old-Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:09:56 -0700 Old-To: <cjorvik@eot.com>, Norway-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Fw: CALL TO ARMS Resent-Message-ID: <"OhFA8B.A.7TE.pIAm1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: NORWAY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: NORWAY-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: NORWAY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <NORWAY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/17524 X-Loop: NORWAY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: NORWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I am forwarding this message to all listers so you can be on the watchout to help prevent situations like this from possibly occuring in your own city or county. Thanks Jo Orvik for sending it over to me. Karla Norway listowner klabo@cport.com >Hi Karla, >Didn't know if this would be something the list would want to know about. I >would be willing to bet this has happened before and/or will happen in the >future when somebody wants "more space" and has no interest in genealogy. >Do with it what you want. >JO > >Fairmont -- Leatherbound books recording transactions between 1842 to 1880 >have been important to local genealogist, but now the historica books are >gone - buried with the five bins of trash the Marion County Commission >hauled away from the Jacob's building last week. >Along with books were, boxes and files of papers dating back to Marion >County's inception in 1842. There were five floors that had books, boxes >and files to be removed. >Some of the books were Wills; others were Justice of the Peace books. There >may have been other records, but the article didn't say what all had been >destoyed, because they didn't know. The article was a large article for >the paper. The historical and genealogical societies were NOT notified that >the county had planned to discard the handwritten record books, files and >other etcs. >It seems the decision was made by the county commissioners (namely, Cody >Starcher) to clear out several floors from the Jacobs building (scheduled >for renovation) in which these historical documents were stored. They >decided on their own that no one would want to go through all the files to >separate out the salvagable and so decided to not tell anyone. They then >had the local garbage collectors come and clear out the books and >documents. > >************* >The story about the above first appeared in the Times West Virginian >(Fairmont, WV)Sunday,June 21, 1998. On Thursday, June 25, 1998 the below >follow-up story was published. >* * * >Dump off limits to historians >By Theresa Haynes >Times West Virginian Staff Writer > >FAIRMONT - >Genealogists who wanted to dig through the landfill in search of the >county's discarded pre-Civil War record books will not be allowed to >excavate the dump.   Ron Chrislip, a local historian who has researched >Marion County's past for more than 30 years, said he and four other people >were prepared to go to the Meadowfill Landfill in Bridgeport to search for >the record books tossed last week. >But landfill officials halted the group's plans at the request of the >Marion County Commission. >The day books dating back to 1842 were among several tons of outdated >files, books and papers the commission removed from the historic Jacob's >building, which is undergoing renovation. >Chrislip said he and other genealogists wanted to dig up the historically >valuable record books when they learned the books had been hauled away to >the dump, but the landfill told them there were confidential files among >the garbage. >Commissioner Cody Starcher said in an interview last week that the county >had received special permission from the state to include old juvenile >records in the six BFI Dumpster trash bins hauled to the dump. > "We are allowed to throw the juvenile records away after 20 years," he >said. "But they usually have to be shredded and burned." >Now local historians are concerned they will never see the priceless, >handwritten books again. >"I don't see how they will be retrieved," Chrislip said. "As a historian I >have to be realistic. Now hopefully the county will preserve what is left." >Chrislip said the leather-bound books were particularly valuable because >they recorded everything from the county clerk's office. >"Record keeping then was a very different process," he said. "We were still >in Virginia and documents like that are very, very rare." >The historian said the records gave insight into a lifestyle long gone. >"There is no oral history from that time, no photography and very little >written history. Through the day books we had a great deal of information >to interpret history," he said. >Chrislip agrees with the county commission that the books had no monetary >value, but he said the county has lost something culturally valuable. >He said 20 years ago he had searched for day books like the ones thrown >away and was told they did not exist. Years later he learned they were in >existence, but in "dead" storage. >The historian said he and other people interested in genealogy would have >liked to have been given access to the books before they were discarded. >County Commission President James Sago and Starcher were not available for >comment Wednesday evening. >* * * >If you'd like to write the Editor of the WV Times, >The email address is: >timeswv@timeswv.com >LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: >All letters for publication should be so stated. >Requests for publication must include address & telephone number. >phone: (304) 367-2500 * Fax: (304) 367-2569 >Or postal mail to: >Times West Virginian >PO Box 2530 >Fairmont, WV 26555-2530 > > > ==== NORWAY Mailing List ==== --part0_899170783_boundary--

1. I'm trying to locate a church parish listing for Italy 2. I would like to purchase an Italian Money Order to pay for copies of cerificates from Italy Archieves. They wrote back and said cost varies from $3-$5, american money, and they gave me the italian lire amount. The Ruesch cost is $3. per M.O. it seems silly to pay $3 for a $3 money order - any suggestions?

Hi, Can someone please tell how to get someones birth certificate if all you know is the state they were born but not the town?I have the date of birth and the state but no town name. Thanks Bessie

I'm still new at this computer and gynealogy. I'm registered and I enjoy reading my e-mail list info. How do I ask a question that is then posted on the list? Do I e-mail you each time? Thanks, mgulluscio@aol.com