Ms. Rott, What kind of look-up volunteers are you looking for? I am orginally from Henry County, but no longer live there. I have been doing transcribing and proofreading for the US Census Project, but haven't had much lately. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help DeAnna Bryner-Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susie Martin-Rott" <rootboun@tampabay.rr.com> To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:48 PM Subject: [ILHENRY-L] The list and the website are NOT the same thing.... > --=======44A22B07======= > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AF45E4D; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > I'm going to assume that since only a handful of people have bothered to > contact me regarding the update to the Henry Co ILGenWeb Project site that > I could have just skipped this three weeks of work and been doing something > else.....like my own genealogy maybe?? > > I asked for people to submit their bios, obits, photos, etc. while I was > doing the update--you know how many I got? I got ONE obit and two family > group sheets....and bless one man who sent me a CD of photos he had > previously submitted because when my computer blew up in 2001 it ate them > after I found his email and contacted him directly. > > I asked for people to contact me if their email was wrong--a few did and I > thank them for that. > > I asked for people to check the lookup list and see if there was some book > they could offer to do lookups in because I was having to remove myself as > the volunteer for several due to other projects. > Where are all the volunteers??? There sure are a lot of folks who WANT a > lookup, but not very many who want to DO a lookup. I had to remove three > people as volunteers because their email addresses were not any good. I > did get some email addresses fixed on there but after I removed myself as > doing the bulk of the lookups, it is now pretty slim pickings. > > Volunteering to do lookups on the LIST is NOT THE SAME as signing up as a > volunteer for the PAGE. If you are going to do lookups for the website, > you need to notify me VIA EMAIL that you want to be on the Lookup volunteer > list. I was sort of chastised for not having one lady listed on the list > who has apparently been doing lookups on the list for some time---I went > through all my email and there was nothing in it telling me to add this > lady to the PAGE list. > > Then I went back through the list and discovered a discussion about another > project to a project around the 1877 History of Henry Co Taxpayers and > Voters when there is already such a project going on via the website. I > asked the folks who were on the original volunteer sign up page to contact > me if they were still interested--one did. So I have removed the list, > will blank it out and repost it. I've done some of it myself over the past > few days... > > The only project that I've been notified of and have participated in is > Dave Blishs database project where he is extracting data from bios and > other sources and building a Henry Co database which I think is FABULOUS > and look forward to seeing. > > My question is this....Do you people even LOOK at the website to see what > projects are going on there or what you could submit to help other > researchers? A lot of folks are not ON the list--they use the website only. > > Granted in the past year or so I have been pretty slack on working on the > website due to family matters, but I just worked my butt off for three > straight weeks adding new data, making navigation more simple, trying to > give you guys a good place to research and nobody even seems to have > bothered to LOOK. (I have a counter, I can tell how many folks visit--I can > also tell what they search for...) Even after I posted that I had just > uploaded a major upgrade to the site and specifically asked people to check > their email addresses on the pages, etc. > > It's not even HARD to check to see if your email is right or wrong...put > your name in the search engine...if you find yourself, go to that page and > make sure the email is right. > > Off my soapbox now... > > The list owner AND the county coordinator .... > That's the only thing that's the same about both sites... > > > > > --=======44A22B07======= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AF45E4D > Content-Disposition: inline > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/27/2003 > > --=======44A22B07=======-- > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society by becoming a member > and purchasing their publications. They have been VERY GENEROUS with > their time and contributions to this list and the Henry Co ILGenWeb Project! >

I'm not sure I understand what kind of volunteers you are looking for. I have lived in Henry county for most of my life. If I knew what areas you were lacking volunteers in, I would gladly help out in any way that I could. I do check the website about once a week, but I only found it a couple of weeks ago. Angie Hernandez ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Jones" <DJ1@swfla.rr.com> To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [ILHENRY-L] The list and the website are NOT the same thing.... > Ms. Rott, > What kind of look-up volunteers are you looking for? > I am orginally from Henry County, but no longer live there. I have been > doing transcribing and proofreading for the US Census Project, but haven't > had much lately. > Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help > DeAnna Bryner-Jones > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susie Martin-Rott" <rootboun@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <ILHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:48 PM > Subject: [ILHENRY-L] The list and the website are NOT the same thing.... > > > > --=======44A22B07======= > > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AF45E4D; charset=us-ascii; > format=flowed > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > I'm going to assume that since only a handful of people have bothered to > > contact me regarding the update to the Henry Co ILGenWeb Project site that > > I could have just skipped this three weeks of work and been doing > something > > else.....like my own genealogy maybe?? > > > > I asked for people to submit their bios, obits, photos, etc. while I was > > doing the update--you know how many I got? I got ONE obit and two family > > group sheets....and bless one man who sent me a CD of photos he had > > previously submitted because when my computer blew up in 2001 it ate them > > after I found his email and contacted him directly. > > > > I asked for people to contact me if their email was wrong--a few did and I > > thank them for that. > > > > I asked for people to check the lookup list and see if there was some book > > they could offer to do lookups in because I was having to remove myself as > > the volunteer for several due to other projects. > > Where are all the volunteers??? There sure are a lot of folks who WANT a > > lookup, but not very many who want to DO a lookup. I had to remove three > > people as volunteers because their email addresses were not any good. I > > did get some email addresses fixed on there but after I removed myself as > > doing the bulk of the lookups, it is now pretty slim pickings. > > > > Volunteering to do lookups on the LIST is NOT THE SAME as signing up as a > > volunteer for the PAGE. If you are going to do lookups for the website, > > you need to notify me VIA EMAIL that you want to be on the Lookup > volunteer > > list. I was sort of chastised for not having one lady listed on the list > > who has apparently been doing lookups on the list for some time---I went > > through all my email and there was nothing in it telling me to add this > > lady to the PAGE list. > > > > Then I went back through the list and discovered a discussion about > another > > project to a project around the 1877 History of Henry Co Taxpayers and > > Voters when there is already such a project going on via the website. I > > asked the folks who were on the original volunteer sign up page to contact > > me if they were still interested--one did. So I have removed the list, > > will blank it out and repost it. I've done some of it myself over the > past > > few days... > > > > The only project that I've been notified of and have participated in is > > Dave Blishs database project where he is extracting data from bios and > > other sources and building a Henry Co database which I think is FABULOUS > > and look forward to seeing. > > > > My question is this....Do you people even LOOK at the website to see what > > projects are going on there or what you could submit to help other > > researchers? A lot of folks are not ON the list--they use the website > only. > > > > Granted in the past year or so I have been pretty slack on working on the > > website due to family matters, but I just worked my butt off for three > > straight weeks adding new data, making navigation more simple, trying to > > give you guys a good place to research and nobody even seems to have > > bothered to LOOK. (I have a counter, I can tell how many folks visit--I > can > > also tell what they search for...) Even after I posted that I had just > > uploaded a major upgrade to the site and specifically asked people to > check > > their email addresses on the pages, etc. > > > > It's not even HARD to check to see if your email is right or wrong...put > > your name in the search engine...if you find yourself, go to that page and > > make sure the email is right. > > > > Off my soapbox now... > > > > The list owner AND the county coordinator .... > > That's the only thing that's the same about both sites... > > > > > > > > > > --=======44A22B07======= > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; > x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AF45E4D > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/27/2003 > > > > --=======44A22B07=======-- > > > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > > Please support the Henry County Genealogical Society by becoming a member > > and purchasing their publications. They have been VERY GENEROUS with > > their time and contributions to this list and the Henry Co ILGenWeb > Project! > > > > > > ==== ILHENRY Mailing List ==== > Henry Co ILGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhenry/index.html > Henry County Genealogical Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhcgs/index.html >