Hello one and all! I have been reading and participating in the HILL Digest for several years and have seen the boon to the Hill surname research. And it has done my heart good, especially when one compares it to the relatively unorganized attempt of other surname research groups. With the advent of the HILL DNA effort that is being spear-headed by Ray Hill, the HILL Digest under the loving care of Byron Hill, and one or two other major web-based discussion groups, I think that we have all of the right (and necessary) tools to take HILL research to the next important level. What I am proposing is this: * A serious, highly organized attempt by all of us, using all the tools listed above, to systematically lay down the origins of our for fathers and their path across the US. I am not in anyway implying that we are not all serious about our research. I am simply saying that after years of researching dead-ends, we some times settle for loose connections at best or do not flush out all the facts with sufficient documentation or detail - can you tell I'm an engineer?! :-) * I propose one site, which links together all of the above tools, where Hill researchers can congregate to collect, add to and help chart out the Hill's history in the US. * In addition to what the existing tools listed, I propose the next tool which will let us take the paradigm shift needed to make this a truly remarkable research effort: Establish on-line family lines research pages where a common family line can selflessly document their research (from many different researchers) so that it can be offered up for peer review, discussion and/or correction. This last item will take considerable work, but I believe that if we can get it set up (exact format & implementation to be determined) it would be an invaluable tool to help ferret-out any mistakes, erroneous data & help tie together family lines. I offer up my services in what ever form they are needed and I'm sure if people are interested we can have continuing discussions on the scope and implementation of it all. To try and wrap-up my note for today, let me say that I see such great potential of such an undertaking that would have nothing but tremendous benefits for the HILL genealogy cause. After all, we are not doing this for our own personal gain or glory, so lets see what we can accomplish. Thank you, Terry Hill

I love it!!! Do we have anyone out there who can donate the server space? I'm willing to assist with the website development (please note I said "assist", not "do"). Merryann Palmer [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Terry Hill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HILL-L] Hill Surname Research - Important! Hello one and all! I have been reading and participating in the HILL Digest for several years and have seen the boon to the Hill surname research. And it has done my heart good, especially when one compares it to the relatively unorganized attempt of other surname research groups. With the advent of the HILL DNA effort that is being spear-headed by Ray Hill, the HILL Digest under the loving care of Byron Hill, and one or two other major web-based discussion groups, I think that we have all of the right (and necessary) tools to take HILL research to the next important level. What I am proposing is this: * A serious, highly organized attempt by all of us, using all the tools listed above, to systematically lay down the origins of our for fathers and their path across the US. I am not in anyway implying that we are not all serious about our research. I am simply saying that after years of researching dead-ends, we some times settle for loose connections at best or do not flush out all the facts with sufficient documentation or detail - can you tell I'm an engineer?! :-) * I propose one site, which links together all of the above tools, where Hill researchers can congregate to collect, add to and help chart out the Hill's history in the US. * In addition to what the existing tools listed, I propose the next tool which will let us take the paradigm shift needed to make this a truly remarkable research effort: Establish on-line family lines research pages where a common family line can selflessly document their research (from many different researchers) so that it can be offered up for peer review, discussion and/or correction. This last item will take considerable work, but I believe that if we can get it set up (exact format & implementation to be determined) it would be an invaluable tool to help ferret-out any mistakes, erroneous data & help tie together family lines. I offer up my services in what ever form they are needed and I'm sure if people are interested we can have continuing discussions on the scope and implementation of it all. To try and wrap-up my note for today, let me say that I see such great potential of such an undertaking that would have nothing but tremendous benefits for the HILL genealogy cause. After all, we are not doing this for our own personal gain or glory, so lets see what we can accomplish. Thank you, Terry Hill ==== HILL Mailing List ==== Questions about this list? Feel free to contact the listowner for help at: [email protected]

Terry, This is a wonderful suggestion. We have (probable) descents from Jordan Hill of North Carolina. We can provide a number of names for this proposed Hill family research project. Good luck! Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Terry Hill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [HILL-L] Hill Surname Research - Important! Hello one and all! I have been reading and participating in the HILL Digest for several years and have seen the boon to the Hill surname research. And it has done my heart good, especially when one compares it to the relatively unorganized attempt of other surname research groups. With the advent of the HILL DNA effort that is being spear-headed by Ray Hill, the HILL Digest under the loving care of Byron Hill, and one or two other major web-based discussion groups, I think that we have all of the right (and necessary) tools to take HILL research to the next important level. What I am proposing is this: * A serious, highly organized attempt by all of us, using all the tools listed above, to systematically lay down the origins of our for fathers and their path across the US. I am not in anyway implying that we are not all serious about our research. I am simply saying that after years of researching dead-ends, we some times settle for loose connections at best or do not flush out all the facts with sufficient documentation or detail - can you tell I'm an engineer?! :-) * I propose one site, which links together all of the above tools, where Hill researchers can congregate to collect, add to and help chart out the Hill's history in the US. * In addition to what the existing tools listed, I propose the next tool which will let us take the paradigm shift needed to make this a truly remarkable research effort: Establish on-line family lines research pages where a common family line can selflessly document their research (from many different researchers) so that it can be offered up for peer review, discussion and/or correction. This last item will take considerable work, but I believe that if we can get it set up (exact format & implementation to be determined) it would be an invaluable tool to help ferret-out any mistakes, erroneous data & help tie together family lines. I offer up my services in what ever form they are needed and I'm sure if people are interested we can have continuing discussions on the scope and implementation of it all. To try and wrap-up my note for today, let me say that I see such great potential of such an undertaking that would have nothing but tremendous benefits for the HILL genealogy cause. After all, we are not doing this for our own personal gain or glory, so lets see what we can accomplish. Thank you, Terry Hill ==== HILL Mailing List ==== Questions about this list? Feel free to contact the listowner for help at: [email protected]