> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: McDonough Co. ILGenWeb > Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 21:52:41 -0600 (MDT) > From: Robin Petersen <robin@firedragon.com> > To: ILMCDONO-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi everyone, > > I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and let everyone know > that I am the new coordinator for the McDonough County ILGenWeb site. Our > first upload was tonight. I am really excited about this opportunity and > have great plans for the site! My thanks to Dave Leininger for tending > the website and mailing list and making the transition painless. > > The Schuyler County ILGenWeb site is my other joy - and those who know me, > know that I add new information daily. That's my goal for McDonough, also. > > When I adopted Schuyler County six months ago, I had 20 years of research > and resources gathered with which to expand the site. Unfortunately, > that's not the case with McDonough, but we (my husband, Karl and I) will > be combing the countryside in search of material for the site. > > As new residents of Illinois, it is wonderful to be living so close to > where my ancestors lived in Schuyler and McDonough Counties - I know first > hand how hard it is to find material on your family when you live miles > and miles away. So, that is my main goal - to add as much historical, > genealogical, and anecdotal information to help _you find your family and > provide an insight into their lives. > > Please consider submitting material to help make this a great site. > > Robin Petersen > robin@firedragon.com > And I'd like to add my thanks as Robin is much better suited and equipped to handle the Site than I (am/was) due to my location out here in Champaign County. I'm sure Robin will be able to serve the County MUCH better than I was and also apologize to those of you that I was unable to get answers for. I will now be able to devote full time to the two counties that I "grew up" in and even the fact that they are 100 miles away. (I own property and have one mother and two brothers in the area.) (along with a gazillion "cousins") Thanks for the support and patience you showed during my tenure as CC. daVe Leininger CC Marshall + Putnam Counties (we have a Clear Creek 4th of July Celebration at the Grange Hall in Putnam County) Yes, it's on the 4th! Picnics old farm equipment show and 150 years of history in the museum.