Was just about ready to say something. :) I know what it is to be busy and not get things done that one would like. I'll be watching for the changes. ("..") ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 10:31 PM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Suggestion > Ok....some of you wanted suggestions on how to strengthen the Effingham > County GenWeb site. Here's my take on the matter.... > > I've asked and asked and asked (till I'm blue in the face) for you guys to > let me know about family reunions, class reunions, wedding anniversaries, > special occasions, etc. so that I can post them on the list. This includes > town centennials, church centennials, anything that will bring people from > far and near back to Effingham County. You'd be surprised how many lost > cuzzies you can find that way. > > So....even if you live in heck's back acres, if you know of a family doings > in Effingham County, PLEASE let me know. I'll be glad to put them on the > site. We need to do much more of this, but I can't do it without your > help. I get a lot of upcoming reunions out of the T-Town Press, but I > don't get any other papers from Effingham County. > > I'm purposely not putting a lot of things on the site because I have a > working agreement with the Effingham County Genealogical and Historical > Society that I will not put anything on the site that they have available > for sale. This includes census records, war records, etc. This > arrangement has worked well in the past and I will not violate that > agreement. In fact, I have a list of changes that I need to do asap (I > thought I'd say that before Eleanor reminded me <grin>). > > There are sites at the state level that have this information and the > information is expanded and updated regularly. I prefer to link to these > sites (which I have done) as opposed to putting them on the Effingham > County page itself. > > And...I like the idea of strong-arming my relatives. Tom and Doc!!!! > Watch out! > > Linda > >