Am thinking of adding a page or pages to the MAGA site which consists of: Researcher Name Your email address Surname(s) you are researching County(ies) you are searching in I stopped doing Roll Calls last year because of the volume of mail they generate to the list, but would like to find a way to facilitate finding others who might be researching the same surnames you are working on. Don't send me your information yet, I'm just trying to determine whether there is interest or a need for this kind of page. Please please respond to me directly at saleguas@motion.net rather than responding to the list and let me know whether you would like to have this type of page included on the MAGA site. Shirley

I think something like this would be a good idea. But to make it usable, you need to have separate entries for each ancestor surname (alphabetized) that we are working on. To have a listing of researchers with all the surnames they are working on would not be so good. We would have to read through ever person to find a possible match with our ancestor surname. And every few months we would have to search the entire list to see if someone working on our line had been added. Other ideas: -date each researcher is added, and perhaps a phone number as well. Email addresses change. -Determine some way to delete out-of-date persons. Maybe ask people to check-in every year or so, so we know they are current. I've written to dozens of people who are registered in libraries as researching one of my lines, and only had 2-3 responses. It seems to be an exercise in futility. -kk -----Original Message----- From: Shirley Aleguas [mailto:saleguas@motion.net] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 2:51 PM To: ILMAGA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILMAGA] Surnames Am thinking of adding a page or pages to the MAGA site which consists of: Researcher Name Your email address Surname(s) you are researching County(ies) you are searching in I stopped doing Roll Calls last year because of the volume of mail they generate to the list, but would like to find a way to facilitate finding others who might be researching the same surnames you are working on. Don't send me your information yet, I'm just trying to determine whether there is interest or a need for this kind of page. Please please respond to me directly at saleguas@motion.net rather than responding to the list and let me know whether you would like to have this type of page included on the MAGA site. Shirley ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== Greene County is well covered on the MAGA site. Find the 1855 State Census as well as the 1860 and 1880 Federal Census. Many biographies from the 1879 Greene History are online with indexes of Bios from the 1879 and 1905 Histories.

Shirley: This sounds "Great" as the roll calls are so hectic to open each one to see if the names you are researching are theirs, too. Ken has a great idea also on the Surname and the contact information to that name listed. Great ideas to both of you !!! Cheri cheri@adams.net http://leavesoftime.homestead.com/clc.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Aleguas" <saleguas@motion.net> To: <ILMAGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 3:50 PM Subject: [ILMAGA] Surnames > Am thinking of adding a page or pages to the MAGA site which consists of: > > Researcher Name > Your email address > Surname(s) you are researching > County(ies) you are searching in > > I stopped doing Roll Calls last year because of the volume of mail they generate to the list, but would like to find a way to facilitate finding others who might be researching the same surnames you are working on. > > Don't send me your information yet, I'm just trying to determine whether there is interest or a need for this kind of page. > > Please please respond to me directly at saleguas@motion.net rather than responding to the list and let me know whether you would like to have this type of page included on the MAGA site. > > > Shirley > > > > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > Greene County is well covered on the MAGA site. Find the 1855 State Census as well as the 1860 and 1880 Federal Census. Many biographies from the 1879 Greene History are online with indexes of Bios from the 1879 and 1905 Histories. > >

Would it be feasible to list each name researched with the researcher's e-mail address next to it? It could be done in a table format with the name in one column and the interested e-mail addresses in the other. That way one only has to click on the e-mail link to inquire about the name. I agree that e-mail addresses change, but it is not practical for some people to put their phone numbers in an open forum like this (For (one) example, my other half works until 3 am and I don't take calls until after noon at least so he won't be awakened.) Unless that is what "roll call" is, then, never mind! :-) Sharon Bookmyer Shirley Aleguas wrote: > Am thinking of adding a page or pages to the MAGA site which consists of: > > Researcher Name > Your email address > Surname(s) you are researching > County(ies) you are searching in > > I stopped doing Roll Calls last year because of the volume of mail they generate to the list, but would like to find a way to facilitate finding others who might be researching the same surnames you are working on. > > Don't send me your information yet, I'm just trying to determine whether there is interest or a need for this kind of page. > > Please please respond to me directly at saleguas@motion.net rather than responding to the list and let me know whether you would like to have this type of page included on the MAGA site. > > Shirley > > ==== ILMAGA Mailing List ==== > Greene County is well covered on the MAGA site. Find the 1855 State Census as well as the 1860 and 1880 Federal Census. Many biographies from the 1879 Greene History are online with indexes of Bios from the 1879 and 1905 Histories.