Betty a/k/a - Kyseeker of Kentucky and Indiana -----Original Message----- From: Dee <dee1234@aye.net> To: Betty Sellers <kyseeker@dynasty.net> Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 8:23 PM Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} Re: http://members.tripod.com/~suzysprague/CarrollCo/indexbios.html >Thanks Betty.....the e-mail would have been better if I could have gotten it >to go through the list! (I guess only the listowner got it) :-( > >Dee > >-----Original Message----- >From: Betty Sellers <kyseeker@dynasty.net> >To: Dee <dee1234@aye.net> >Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 3:59 PM >Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} Re: >http://members.tripod.com/~suzysprague/CarrollCo/indexbios.html > > >>Thank you Dee for your email and also thank you for finding the old email >>from Debbie!... >> >>I remember your work and the beautiful pages that went up and most of all I >>remember all the 'youthful' enthiasm and hard work... Congratulations on a >>project that is prospering and doing well. >> >> I'm happy the baby is coming along fine... but oh still so little! >> >> Betty >>a/k/a - Kyseeker of Kentucky and Indiana >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Dee <dee1234@aye.net> >>To: INGEN-L@rootsweb.com <INGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 12:16 PM >>Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: >>http://members.tripod.com/~suzysprague/CarrollCo/indexbios.html >> >> >>>Whoa!! >>> >>>Wait a minute.... >>> >>>We can't stop anyone else from creating *whatever* project they want to >>>start. We do not own the internet, and we can't take away others rights >to >>>websites simply because we don't like what they're doing. (If we could I >>>could think of many I would like to remove, and none have anything to do >>>with genealogy) We also cannot stop anyone from creating a link to our >>>site, this would >>>be similar to banning the Telephone books. >>> >>>I think everyone needs to take a deep breath and think about what they're >>>saying. Darilee, are you asking the US Biographies project to close up >>>shop? If so, what about all the biographies they have spent long hours >>>posting? Do you feel they should just give up everything they have been >>>working on all this time and hand it over to another project? If so, turn >>>the tables...what if they asked us to close it up? Also, what about the >>>many USGenWeb volunteers >>>who do not want to post biographies, or simply don't have time? >>> >>>I would think most CC's would be appreciative of this. One more resource >>>for all of the genealogists on-line....isn't that why we're here? To help >>>them...not take things away! >>> >>> >>>I started the Indiana Biographies Project. I sent numerous messages >>through >>>Indytalk asking for volunteers. I received responses from many of the >>>INGenWeb volunteers, and the first 15 or so volunteers started right away. >>>Jerry Mounts was our first volunteer to go on-line with his pages. In the >>>week or so that I was corresponding with INGenWeb through Indytalk about >>the >>>bios project, I received not a single complaint about the project. >>> >>>For everyones information, I have copied and pasted a message from Deb >>>Murray (hope you don't mind Deb)that came through Indytalk. >>>(notice the date) This would have been a more appropriate time to voice >>>concerns, or offer to adopt your county, or simply e-mail the current >>>coordinator and discuss sharing information, etc. >>> >>>----------------------snip--------------------------------- >>>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00:40 -0500 >>>From: Deb Murray <debmurray@worldnet.att.net> >>>To: INDYTALK-L@rootsweb.com >>>Message-ID: <36242FF8.D42@worldnet.att.net>Subject: Let's Talk >>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>> >>>Betty, >>>I'm going to take your invite to do something I've been meaning to do >>>for awhile. I have been adding obituaries, poems and some cemetary >>>listings to Fulton, Lagrange and Pulaski Counties. I've also been >>>working on the Indiana Biographies project. It's been a long time since >>>I sent you all a list of the counties with biographies online and the >>>list is growing. We have well over 4,000 biographies online (Suzy >>>Sprague, my asst coordinator gets to keep the count). I have tried to >>>put together a crude list of all the counties, the url for them (if we >>>have one) and the name of the county coordinator. Some of these names >>>should look real familiar to this list! The ones that say TEMP after >>>them have online bios but no one to give them a permanent home and yes, >>>the ones with nothing after them are still orphans with no biographies >>>online - submissions are welcome. I hope you'll all link the site on >>>your county pages, I encourage the Bio coordinators to link to yourpages. >>>Please forgive the list, it's late and I've been at a 3 hour 4-H meeting >>>on rule changes so I'm not totally functional! Good night everyone! >>> >>> >>>------------------------------snip----------------------------- >>> (A list of counties, and their URL's and coordinators followed) >>> >>>Both Indytalk and INGen-L were not archiving back when I had Indiana Bios >>>project, or I would have forwarded to you all the postings I made about >the >>>project many months previous to the above posting. >>> >>>Just my two cents worth.....please remember, we can't tell someone they >>>can't make a site on whatever they want....if someone else starts a >>Crawford >>>Co. site, I'm not going to get mad and throw a tantrum...I'll e-mail the >>>person and talk to them about a joint effort....helping each other, not >>>trying to shut each other down. >>> >>> >>>BTW, Kailyn is doing great! She's up to 3lbs 8 oz...we're hoping to have >>>her home in a few weeks! :-) (Maybe when she comes home I'll have the time >>>to finish my transcribing and posting all of the information I have for >>>Crawford, including Biographies....maybe not, LOL...but I'll get it >>>done...slowly, but surely! ;-)) >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Dee >>> >>> >> >> >> >