Hello to all, I've been subscribed to the Adams County list for some time, but this is my first posting, so I hope it gets through! I'm an on-again, off-again researcher, depending on my time available. Names I've been researching in Adams County are: Werling Bley Schmidt Germann (really more Van Wert Co., Ohio) I am especially interested in more information on Henry Jacob Schmidt, b. 10/25/1832 d. 7/5/1911 I know he had four wives and am trying to find out more about his second wife (my gr. grandmother), name Catherine Volz (not sure at all on the maiden name). Her bd. is 8/3/1826 and d. 3/19/1896. Thank you! Carol Germann Hoffman Fairfax, VA.

Hello again, A reminder...be sure that when you send a message to the list that it is sent in plain (ASCII) text. These lists that are run from Rootsweb, as the Adams Co. List is, will not accept messages in HTML (web) format nor will they accept message attachments. Be sure your email program is configured to send messages in plain text. Thanks. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

Hi all, I sent out a message yesterday detailing some of my family genealogies that are now posted. They are all indexed with Surname Helper and you can search them for any surname. But you must use the Surname Helper link under "Other Links" on the page. It's titled "Search All Locations with Surname Helper." You cannot use the county or state Surname helper links, because all of my genealogies, along with most of the others that have been submitted are not located on the official county pages. Because of Rootsweb requirements, I have placed all those files in a rootsweb directory that has been allocated to me because of my financial support of Rootsweb. Hope all that makes sense. Good luck. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

Thought I'd add to the Roll Call: HUFFMAN, PINE, SALES, HUSER, HOOSIER, ADLER, NEADERHOUSER, RUNYON and more. Love to hear from anyone working on these lines. Nancy

Loretta - I have many UHLs in my family tree, although it appears that in both of our cases they are related by marriage as opposed to direct bloodline. However, let me know if you have any other relatives of Henrietta UHL (I do not have her or John Frederick HINDENLANG in my database) Mike Egan > Subject: [INADAMS-L] HINDENLANG & UHL > Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 13:37:30 -0800 > From: Loretta Baughan <autumnskye@earthlink.net> > To: INADAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello, > > I'm new to this list. Here are my connections to Adams co., IN... > > John Frederick HINDENLANG b: 1839 d: 1878 Adams co., IN bur: East Salem > Cemetart, Adams co., IN > m: 1857 Crawford co., OH to Henrietta UHL [d: 1926 Adams co. same > cemetary] > children: > George b: 1860 m: Ida MILLER > William b: 1862 m: Altavena SMITH > Mary C. b: 1866 m: Dayton GAINES > Clark b: 1869 m: Elizabeth FELL > Anna Jane b: 1873 Adams co., IN m:John Sherman LICHTENBERG > Jacob Frederick b: 1879 m: Ada Alice KEIS > > I'd like to compare notes with any other researchers who are working on > this line. > > Have a good day! > Loretta Baughan > > ______________________________ > > --- -- Mike Egan Chair - Computer Interest Group Hamilton County (Cincinnati) Genealogy Society: http://members.aol.com/ogshc http://home.fuse.net/egan/ http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/e/g/a/Michael-G-Egan/

Thanks for the compliments. It's been a labor of love...somedays more labor, somedays more love. But I've made a lot of great connections by doing it. Some county pages may be fancier with lots of graphics, but I live in rural Madison Co., KY and the fastest connection I can get (with a 33.6 modem) is 24.6, so I know what it's like to wait for graphics to load. I try to keep it simple but functional. And I'm always anxious for comments...what can I do to improve the pages. I've updated some of my family genealogies and added a couple of new ones to the genealogy page. Updated are: Mann Kiess Singleton Warner McConnehey Spangler New are: Clever MeWhorter Within a couple of days they should be indexed on Surname Helper, links to which you'll find on the Adams Co. page (distinct from the new search routines which I recently posted). Those new routines are still somewhat experimental and aren't refreshed on a regular schedule yet. I'll be away from the computer for a few days, to visit our daughter in San Antonio. Talk to you when I get back. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

Tim we do appreciate your time and effort in the maintainence of the Adams Co. page and your skills have made it an interesting and informative page to visit. THANKS, Joey researching: Andrews, Essex, Dyarman/Dearman, Burkhead, Archbold, Cecil to name a few!

John Peterson, Ozona, Florida.......researching in Adams Co.: Peterson, Witwer, Neukom, Blossom, Fuller, Boice, Linton How about some pats on the back to TIM SINGLETON for all his hard work on maintaining the Adams Co. web page? Thanks Tim. .......you are one of a kind....... John Peterson

Tim has done some neat additions to the Adams Co page, so you might want to take a look if you haven't been there in awhile. Maybe its time for a roll call, just to remind everyone of who we are looking for. HOWER, Henry (1827-1854) m. Mary E. COFFMAN (1832-1908), d/o David Coffman and Rebecca HUGHES REED, John H. (c1800-1904) m. Matilda SPANGLER (1829-1909), d/o Samuel Spangler and Catharine NEFF ROOP, Joseph (1808-1876) m. Elizabeth KEMP/Kempt (1816-1891). No other information on Elizabeth; lots on the Roop family. WILLIAMS, Elijah (c1804-1872) m. Catherine King, then Cora Elizabeth DUNBAR. Elijah's son Jesse m. Alice RUCKMAN All these folks lived in Adams Co. Anyone want to share? Margie R. Pearce URL: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors -----Original Message----- From: Tim Singleton <tsingleton@iclub.org> To: INADAMS-L@rootsweb.com <INADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, January 30, 1999 8:46 PM Subject: Re: [INADAMS-L] HINDENLANG & UHL >Welcome to the list, Loretta. It's been awfully quiet out there. I trust >that you all are working so hard on your genealogies that you don't have >time to post here! > >I sent another inquiry to the Decatur Daily Democrat asking if there was any >projected time when the online obits might be back in service. I was told >that they had a computer crash...no time estimate. If I hear anything new, >I'll let you know. > >I know those of you in Adams Co. have had snow this winter...here in >Kentucky it's been 10-20 degrees or more above normal most of the time. I >haven't worn my winter coat much lately. I'm sure we're due. We had similar >weather last January then got hit with 20 inches of snow in February. > >Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org >105 Nancy Drive >Richmond, KY 40475-8613 > >USGenWeb Coordinator >Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ >Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > > >==== INADAMS Mailing List ==== >Please do not send file attachments to the list. Contact Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org, for problems. > >

Welcome to the list, Loretta. It's been awfully quiet out there. I trust that you all are working so hard on your genealogies that you don't have time to post here! I sent another inquiry to the Decatur Daily Democrat asking if there was any projected time when the online obits might be back in service. I was told that they had a computer crash...no time estimate. If I hear anything new, I'll let you know. I know those of you in Adams Co. have had snow this winter...here in Kentucky it's been 10-20 degrees or more above normal most of the time. I haven't worn my winter coat much lately. I'm sure we're due. We had similar weather last January then got hit with 20 inches of snow in February. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

Hello, I'm new to this list. Here are my connections to Adams co., IN... John Frederick HINDENLANG b: 1839 d: 1878 Adams co., IN bur: East Salem Cemetart, Adams co., IN m: 1857 Crawford co., OH to Henrietta UHL [d: 1926 Adams co. same cemetary] children: George b: 1860 m: Ida MILLER William b: 1862 m: Altavena SMITH Mary C. b: 1866 m: Dayton GAINES Clark b: 1869 m: Elizabeth FELL Anna Jane b: 1873 Adams co., IN m:John Sherman LICHTENBERG Jacob Frederick b: 1879 m: Ada Alice KEIS I'd like to compare notes with any other researchers who are working on this line. Have a good day! Loretta Baughan

Thought this might be of interest. Margie R. Pearce URL: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors -----Original Message----- From: RHollis123@aol.com <RHollis123@aol.com> To: MSTIPPAH-L@rootsweb.com <MSTIPPAH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 11:45 PM Subject: Free Headstones to Any Veteran >Thought this was of interest and worth posting. I had a free headstone placed >on > my gg grandfather's unmarked in Jefferson Co., AL a few years ago. > > Rosemary Nichols Hollis > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Government Provides Free Headstones to Any Veteran > >ASSOCIATED PRESS > >A polished new headstone stands by two worn markers in a tiny >private cemetery in Tennessee, a tribute to the man whose >gravesite it marks and a federal program that tries to ensure >that no veteran's grave goes unmarked. > John Alford was a Revolutionary War veteran from Virginia who >died in Nashville on April.24,1837. Though he served in the >military more than 200 years ago, his family still was eligible >for a government headstone through the National Cernetery System, >the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs that maintains >115 national cemeteries. Steven Westerfeld, a spokesman for the >system, said a gravestone can be the most significant benefit a >veteran receives."These are people who fought for our country and we >owe a great debt of gratitude for that and it behooves us to make sure that >they are not forgotten." Westerfeld said. > The VA provided about 270,000 headstones last year. Though most >of the markers go to recently deceased veterans, the tombstone >and marker project also provides stones to replace those that >have been lost, damaged or destroyed. > > Jane Alford found John Alford's stone was crumbling when her >genealogy research led her to the tiny cemetery on the lawn of a >historic home on the outskirts of Nashville. John Alford, her husband's >great-great-great-great-greatgrandfather, joined the Army in >Virginia and guarded British prisoners of war. While researching >his background, Jane Alford learned about the headstone >program,.which requires documentation of a veteran's service. >It takes about a year for a headstone, valued at about $350, to >be carved and shipped. Families may choose either granite or >marbIe headstones, or a brass marker. And the headstone or marker >may be upright or flat. > >To apply for a headstone, contact Memorial Programs Services at >(800) 697-6947. > >NORTH COUNTY TIMES JANUARY 10, 1999 > > >______________________________

If you've tried to run a search lately on the Adams or Randolph Co. web sites, you've discovered an error message. I'm going to have to remove them temporarily. It seems that they've become so popular across the country that the computer at Rootsweb couldn't handle the file size and the demand. I'll let you know when they're back in operation. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

There are some new and updated genealogies posted on the Adams Co. web site. Margie Pierce submitted the Williams, Reed and Hower families. I updated my Kiess, Mann, McConnehey, Singleton, Spangler and Warner families. They contain many other Adams Co. names. There are also a couple of new search routines you might want to try out. I've also posted new information for Adams Co. cemeteries thanks to the submissions from Thomas Liby. He's focusing on the Kirkland Twp. area. If you have access to cemetery information, that's not published in a copyrighted publication, I'd be glad to add it to the database. Let me know and I'll send you the format for importing into my software. Hope you all are having a GREAT new year! Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

I'm forwarding this to the Adams Co. list. I do not take any official position, just wanted you to read and make your own decision on what to do. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ -----Original Message----- From: Lois Mauk <LawOfficeInformationSystem@worldnet.att.net> To: Recipient list suppressed <Recipient list suppressed> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 12:06 AM Subject: Do you know of any abandoned or neglected pioneer cemeteries in Indiana? >I'm writing to ask you as the Owner of this list to post this message to >your group. Though I've subscribed to your list to monitor any response, I >do not have a vested interest in this county except for my larger-scale >interest in pioneer cemeteries through Indiana. For that reason, I am >reluctant to post the message directly to your group as I don't want to be >accused of "spamming" these lists. > >If you do not feel posting this message to your list is appropriate, I >certainly understand your decision. However, I hope that you'll agree that >the protection and preservation of our pioneer cemeteries is an important >component of our mutual interest in family history research. > >Thank you. > >Lois Mauk >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Hello. My name is Lois Mauk <LoisMauk@usa.net>. I am the State Coordinator >of the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project (the "INPCRP"). You >can visit our website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp > >The INPCRP is a network of people concerned and worried about the condition >of thousands of abandoned, neglected, desecrated and/or obliterated pioneer >cemeteries in the Hoosier State. > >We have been working diligently for almost two years to draw attention to >the plight of these neglected sites and, at least partly as a result of our >efforts, the Indiana General Assembly is presently considering at least a >half-dozen bills to address the crisis. (The bills of which we are >presently aware are summarized on the above website.) > >To date we have collected more than FIVE HUNDRED signatures (including a >couple of dozen from outside the state) on petitions urging the General >Assembly to address the fact that Indiana law does little or nothing to >protect pioneer family cemeteries -- especially the ones on private property >-- and, in fact, grants carte blanche authority for the DESTRUCTION of >pioneer cemeteries to those involved in agriculture or strip mining. > >(We are still collecting petition signatures, if any of you are interested >in participating. The form is available on the INPCRP website.) > >One of the other things we are trying to do is to establish a "HALL OF >SHAME" listing one or more abandoned, neglected cemeteries in each of >Indiana's 92 counties. The list presently consists of some SIXTY such >sites. We know full well there are many, many more and would like to >include at least one nomination from each of Indiana's 92 counties so we can >present this list to the General Assembly if we are permitted to appear >there in a couple of weeks to testify on these pending bills. > >At the moment, we have numerous counties for which no sites have been >nominated to the "Hall of Shame". > >We would like to ask the members of your group to let us know the: > > Name, > County > Township and > Condition > >of any abandoned, neglected or abused cemetery sites of which they are >personally aware in Indiana. Scanned pictures can also be submitted in JPG >or GIF images and forwarded to: > LoisMauk@usa.net > >BTW, the INPCRP has an e-mail discussion group on Rootsweb. Anyone who >would like to get involved can join by sending a one-word message consisting >of SUBSCRIBE to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com. > >Most of your questions can be answered by reviewing the INPCRP website. If, >however, you have other questions, please feel free to ask. > >Thank you for your time. And thank you for caring about Indiana's >endangered pioneer family cemeteries. > >Lois Mauk > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Have you signed an Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project >PETITION TO THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE calling for revision of current >state laws regarding protection and maintenance of pioneer cemeteries? > See http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >

Hi Everyone, I've just added a search routine to both county web sites. This search engine is very quick and was developed especially for Rootsweb by Randy Winch. Give it a try and let me know if you run into any problems. You can actually search for any word on each site, not just surnames and locations. I'll develop some more detailed instructions later...just wanted to let you know so you could try it. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 USGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams/ Randolph Co., Indiana - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/

Am using one month trial access at ancestry.com and found the following in the database entitled Vermont Pensioners of 1835: Description: This database identifies thousands of Vermont soldiers who were covered under various pension acts in the early 1800s. Most entries list name of soldier, rank, area of military service, and other important information. Those researchers with ancestors in this region will find this military database of particular value. Bibliography: United States Senate. Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. [Vermont Section], Washington, D.C.: Duff Green, 1835. County: Washington Co. Name: Jason Winch Rank: Sergeant Annual Allowance: 40 00 Sums Received: 120 00 Description of service: Massachusetts continental line When placed on the pension roll: February 5, 1833 Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831 Age: 88 Thought it might be of interest, though I don't know how it connects, Richard & Linda Scheimann

-----Original Message----- From: Melissa McCoy-Bell <mbell@netten.net> To: MSTIPPAH-L@rootsweb.com <MSTIPPAH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 03, 1999 8:54 PM Subject: BE AWARE! >Hi, >I am forwarding this to you all to let you know how things are >progressing with family researching on the internet. The main concern >is that one of Rootsweb corporate sponsors was bought by Mattel and may >be irreplaceable. So if you were thinking of becoming a Rootsweb >sponsor, now is the time. > >Melissa > > >Any comments? I got this sent to the Stark County Ohio List >that I run. >------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- >Date forwarded: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 09:48:59 -0800 (PST) >From: "Joyce Lund" <lundway@rockisland.com> >Date sent: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 09:43:47 -0800 >Subject: [OHSTARK-L] BE AWARE! >To: OHSTARK-L@rootsweb.com >Forwarded by: OHSTARK-L@rootsweb.com > >I felt this was important enough to post. Hope you feel the >same........ > > >>As we enter this New Year of 1999 I am a bit concerned about the future of >>genealogical research on the Internet as we now know it. I am concerned >>that we could be falling on hard times when it comes to the sharing and >>FREE exchange of data including our mailing lists, GenConnect Boards, US >>and World GenWeb and the Archives for these projects, IIGS, and many other >>projects run largely by volunteers. >> >>The developments over the past few months and years in which Banner Blue >>AND Parsons were swallowed up by Broderbund, and then Broderbund was >>swallowed up once again by The Learning Company, who also gobbled up >>Palladium Interactive (producers of Ultimate Family Tree); and The >>Learning Company just now being taken over by Mattel--all serve to put us >>in the very bad situation in which approximately 85% of the >>genealogy-related programs and data are falling into the hands of of this >>one huge company. In addition Ancestry (another for- profit business) >>just sold 30% of their company to CMG (a venture capital company) for >>$10,000,000. This is money on top of the $60/year they get from "tens of >>thousands of subscribers" (from the Wall Street Journal). The venture >>capitalists will be expecting a large return for their investment--which >>will be paid for by us genealogists. >> >>All of this puts both Ancestry and Mattel in a very powerful position of >>being able to buy datasets of information (thus acquiring exclusive rights >>to those datasets) and sell them at inflated prices to the public who >>believe this is the only way things can be done. This move is already well >>under way. The more people paying top dollar for the information either >>through subscription, or the purchase of CDs, the more money the powerful >>for-profit companies will have to again purchase the rights to additional >>records and books. >> >>The longterm goal of the many volunteer workers, and of RootsWeb which >>hosts many of the projects, is to provide free access to genealogical >>information. I know it has the folks at RootsWeb VERY troubled right now >>that they do not have the resources to stop this avalanche of vital >>records and publications being purchased and removed from FREE public >>access for all time. In order to stop the flow of this information into >>the hands of the large companies it would be necessary for RootsWeb to >>purchase them and then offer them for free access to all of us on their >>Web space. They would like very much to accomplish this before it is >>forever too late to do so. While the access to the information is FREE, >>it is far from FREE acquiring the rights to the information in the first >>place. All of the mergers and acquisitions of the past year or so create >>a very serious threat to the continuance of genealogical research on the >>Internet as we now know it and as most of us believe it should be in the >>future. We are no longer playing on a level playing field. I think >>everyone needs to give this matter serious thought as we start the New >>Year. Everyone needs to decide what they want the future of Internet >>genealogy to be and then support what they feel is the correct approach. >> >>We need to examine our goals and what we would LIKE to see for the future >>of Internet genealogy. Do we want to see a future where all genealogical >>source materials must be bought and paid top dollar for, or would we >>rather see the information put online at non-subscription Web sites so >>that future genealogists can access them freely? It may already be too >>late with the recent mergers and acquisitions creating such large powerful >>companies with deep pockets that are very difficult to match on a dollar >>for dollar basis. I think everyone doing genealogical research on the >>Internet needs to consider whether they would like to support the efforts >>of RootsWeb with a small contribution of $12 (more would be even better) >>or whether they would like to see the world of the future of genealogy >>dominated by the large for-profit companies who can sell the same data >>(and hold exclusive rights to it) at whatever the market will support. >>Some serious food for thought for the coming New Year! >> >>I will now get off my soapbox and promise not to be so "preachy" again >>very soon, but I feel this matter is an important one to us all and today >>seemed the appropriate time to discuss it with all of you. >> >>Happy New Year! >> >>Joan M. Young, Administrator >>Geiger GenConnect Boards >>Queries: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Geiger >>Bible Records: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBibl >Bios: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios >Deeds: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerDeed >Obits: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerObits >Pensions: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerPens >Wills: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerWill >Visit The Geiger Connection Webpage: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ >List Moderator, GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >Editor, The Kiger Kounter newsletter >HELP MAINTAIN FREE ACCESS TO GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET IN >1999 >BY SUPPORTING ROOTSWEB: >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to->subscribe.html/ >

Hi from Tennessee! -----Original Message----- Would someone look up Polly McCrusty's birthdate? She was married to Samuel Steele in Adams Co. on 2-25-1858. I have her death date as 5-3-1939, but no location I am assuming in was in Adams Co. I also would like the birth and death dates of their children Decatur Steele and George Steele. Were either of these children married? I believe these children were born in Adams Co. Thanks a bunch Lynn lbsewell@multipro.com From: INADAMS-D-request@rootsweb.com <INADAMS-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: INADAMS-D@rootsweb.com <INADAMS-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 12:31 AM Subject: INADAMS-D Digest V98 #90

-----Original Message----- From: Dlkgen@aol.com <Dlkgen@aol.com> To: OHVANWER-L@rootsweb.com <OHVANWER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 9:17 AM Subject: [OHVANWER-L] [OHGEN-L] Y2K for your PC >Hi All, > This came through another list, and I thought it might add to your Happy >New Year. > >> List, this simple, easy correction to your PC regional settings is >> probably worth making -- [stolen from the Arkansas GS list]. You lucky >> Mac users are already safe, I understand. >> >> >> Have you done this simple correction on your PC to be ready for Year >> 2000? >> >> >> >> You must change the "short date style" >> >> >> >> A setting located in Windows' Control Panel allows the system to use >> a >> >> two-digit or four-digit year as the Windows default for "short date >> >> style." This is the format that many software applications use as >> their >> >> default date format. >> >> >> >> To avoid problems that may result with a two-digit year upon the >> change >> >> from 1999 to 2000, each user needs to change the short date style to >> >> indicate a four-digit year. >> >> >> >> Windows `95 >> >> 1) Click the Start button once. >> >> 2) Go to Settings, then click Control Panel once. >> >> 3) Double click the Regional Settings icon. >> >> 4) Click the Date tab at the top once. >> >> 5) For the short date style make sure that MM/dd/yyyy is >> selected. >> >> 6) Make sure that the long date style also has a yyyy format. >> >> 7) Click the Apply button, then the OK button. >> >> >> >> Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or Windows 3.1 >> >> 1) Double click the Main group icon. >> >> 2) Double click the Control Panel icon. >> >> 3) Double click the International icon. >> >> 4) In the Date Format box click the Change button. >> >> 5) Put an X in the century box. >> >> 6) In the current window, click the OK button. >> >> 7) Click the OK button in the International Settings window. >> > > >Don Kear >Van Wert Ohio County Coordinator, www.rootsweb.com/~ohvanwer/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--- >Clinton Ohio County Coordinator, www.rootsweb.com/~ohclinto/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--- >Kear/Tope Family, members.aol.com/dlkgen/tope/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--- >Community United Methodist, www.gbgm-umc.org/commday/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >Rootsweb Sponsor > >