This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: reberkheiser Surnames: Salazar, Overmyer Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3875/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Wednesday, March 12, 2008 "South Bend Tribune", December 12, 2006 Tina Salazar Oct. 24, 1936 - Dec. 9, 2006 Walter R. Overmyer March 23, 1966 - Dec. 8, 2006 I keep these on file so if you need a copy please let me know. Thanks! Rick B Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: reberkheiser Surnames: Forrest, Troxel, Wishin, Wynegar, Randall, Nemeth, Salamon Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3874/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Wednesday, March 12, 2008 "South Bend Tribune", December 12, 2006 James Forrest March 24, 1931 - Dec. 8, 2006 James J. Troxel Oct. 14, 1920 - Dec. 9, 2006 Lillian A. Wishin Nov. 27, 1923 - Dec. 11, 2006 Robert W. Wynegar Dec. 26, 1914 - Dec. 2, 2006 Sylvia Z. Randall June 30, 1917 - Dec. 10, 2006 Stephen Nemeth Aug. 23, 1914 - Dec. 11, 2006 Theodore C. Salamon April 21, 1922 - Dec. 10, 2006 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: reberkheiser Surnames: Turrell, Watkins, Gawthorpe, Bryant, Stachowski, Giacomini Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3873/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Wednesday, March 12, 2008 "South Bend Tribune", December 12, 2006 Aletha I. Turrell Nov. 11, 1918 - Dec. 11, 2006 Devon R. Watkins May 11, 1928 - Dec. 9, 2006 Edna M. Gawthorpe May 1, 1919 - Dec. 10, 2006 Eileen M. Bryant May 6, 1914 - Dec. 8, 2006 Ernest E. Stachowski Jan. 5, 1932 - Dec. 11, 2006 Frances C. Giacomini Jan. 17, 1924 - Dec. 11, 2006 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Irv_Morse Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3872.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: St Joseph Co naturalization records are located at the state archives in Indianapolis. Check their website for further information. If you want to send me their names, I will check the local index. Irvin Morse irvm3@juno.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hollysmith8 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/504.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not sure if William is related to me, but I do think that he was born in 1898 and died in 1927 and could have been in the armed forces. Hopefully this helps you. I am looking for Bucholtz's as well and most of the people I am looking for were in South Bend, St. Joe County Indiana. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PeggyRose46 Surnames: Rossi, Frick, Walker, Burt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3872/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Where would I find naturalization records for 1919? He was living in St Joseph County in 1920. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

That is exactly why I have not put my vast tree and others that I have gathered as a researcher, out there. If a family researcher, member, or interested party needs to contact me personally I will help all I can and share. I am from the old class of family historians that started it all by "snail mail" and did it all for free !!! Even tho I now have come into the electronic age, I still try to keep it free. I to am also a sub. to Anes. com, I need it for my research here at home, as I cant get out all the time. When I see persons researching, on line, and I have information they can use, I send them that info as a FYI. Hang in there, Daundra _budblossum@aol.com_ (mailto:budblossum@aol.com) family names, in Southwestern MI...Wright, Fox, Webster, Hawkins, Claypool, Johnson, Michael, Murphy, Byers, Tillstrom, Staley, Frazee, Lytle.....all I can think of right now. Most Berrien Co families are intertwined any way. St Joseph Co, IN...Fox, LaFortune, Barth Wright **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: reberkheiser Surnames: Wiegand, Holle Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3871/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Tuesday, March 11, 2008 "The South Bend Tribune", Wednesday, January 5, 1916, sec. 1, page 5 Funeral services for Friedrich Wiegand, 630 Harrison avenue, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence. Rev. H. Holle, of St. Paul's German Evangelical Lutheran church, will officiate. Interment will be in the city cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi again! This is going to be a long shot, but did anyone happen to attend the genealogy talk at Sumption Prairie Church last night? This was supposed to be on the families that settled Greene Township. My Stichlers used to own a lot of land in Centre and Greene in the early days so I was curious. There's almost 4 generations of my family buried in Sumption Prairie Cemetery. Thanks! Rick B

Hi everyone! For your information. :-) Rick B -------------------- IHS Offers HeritageQuest Online: Tips for Successful Searching The Indiana Historical Society will offer a chance for people to learn more about online genealogy research with Using HeritageQuest Online: Tips for Successful Searching on Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m. - Noon. The workshop will take place at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Whether you are looking for census records, books, magazine articles, Revolutionary War soldier records or other genealogical information, this presentation will highlight the many valuable features of the databases that make up HeritageQuest Online. Suggestions for optimal searching, viewing, saving, and printing will be discussed. Elaine M. Kuhn, MLS, is the Kentucky History Coordinator for the Kenton County Public Library in Kentucky. She was a reference librarian for several years in the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. A native of Antwerp, Ohio, Elaine is a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society, its Paulding County chapter, and the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana. She is also a book reviewer for Library Journal. Cost for this workshop is $10 for the general public and $8 for IHS members. Registrations must be received by April 4. To register for a workshop, or for more information on other upcoming workshops or IHS programs and events, call (317) 232-1882, (800) 447-1830 or email welcome@indianahistory.org. Information is also available at www.indianahistory.org. Visitors to the History Center's William Henry Smith Memorial Library can access programs such as HeritageQuest Online and Ancestry.com free of charge. Hours for the library are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana's StorytellerT, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating the state's history. A nonprofit membership organization, the IHS also publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; provides youth, adult, and family programming; provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups; and maintains the nation's premier research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Margaret Bierlein Senior Coordinator, Public Programs Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 mbierlein@indianahistory.org 317/234-0033 Fax 317/234-0427

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: princessmittens05 Surnames: Newman, Neumann Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3870/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on William Newman (born Neumann on 12 Oct 1896). He lived in South Bend and I believe was the great-grandfather of NASCAR driver, Ryan Newman Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi everyone! This discussion is getting a bit off topic for this list, but I can answer your question on the One World Tree upgrade. :-) If you use Worldconnect on the Rootsweb side, the changes on Ancestry won't affect you. Your online family tree will continue to reside as it is including a copy of it will be indexed on Ancestry. This has been done ever since Ancestry bought out Rootsweb about 1999. The software Ancestry was using for family trees is woefully out dated and no longer supported, so thus the need to upgrade to a more modern system. As I recall, the Ancestry side is a paid subscriber service. I could wrong about that as I don't use that side for my online tree. I use the Rootsweb free side. I'm a paid subsriber on Ancestry so I can easily access my information there. Also I would caution all of you on making accusations concerning business practices by Ancestry's parent company, The Generations Network. These do not belong on this or any other Rootsweb list. However, I do appreciate Sharon keeping us informed of a possible web site move. Please continue to keep us informed of this development. Thank you! Rick B List and Board Administrator

Jim, Most of the cc's will be keeping a shell of the web site on rootsweb with a notice of where the new site will be. I have not gotten all the particulars on the new address as it is still being formatted. I know it will take some doing to move all the files, and I will let everyone know when it is completed so that you can change your bookmarks. I really appreciate all of your understanding, at this time. All the cc's feel that this must be done to protect what has been done so far on the web sites, the generosity of so many people to help keep Genealogy free and all the hard work that the cc's have undertaken with their websites, it just does not seem fair that someone can come along and plagiarize the work and turn around and sell it. ****************************************************************************** ************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _Home Page_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familygenealogy03/index.htm) _E-mail_ (http://SharonV45@aol.com/) : Visit - _Honoring my Family Veteran's_ (http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm) Hostess at: _St. Joseph County, INGenweb - Genealogy Website_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/) Take a look at our St. Joseph County Web site, it is really great - People have generously contributed, to make researching St. Joseph County, IN a "GREAT" place to visit and research. _St. Joseph County, IN - Mailing list @ Yahoo_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StJosephCo_Indiana/) Also take a look at the _Wood Lake Scout Reservation's 50th Anniversary_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/scouting/woodlake50.htm) Web Site In a message dated 3/10/2008 2:42:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Jamespiech@aol.com writes: Sharon Currently people find us through Rootsweb and the Gen Web Project .... How will anyone find us on a new Server ?? Regards ...Jim Piechorowski **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

John, Did you upload to a web site of your own? It will still be your own until you move it. ****************************************************************************** ************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _Home Page_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familygenealogy03/index.htm) _E-mail_ (http://SharonV45@aol.com/) : Visit - _Honoring my Family Veteran's_ (http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm) Hostess at: _St. Joseph County, INGenweb - Genealogy Website_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/) Take a look at our St. Joseph County Web site, it is really great - People have generously contributed, to make researching St. Joseph County, IN a "GREAT" place to visit and research. _St. Joseph County, IN - Mailing list @ Yahoo_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StJosephCo_Indiana/) Also take a look at the _Wood Lake Scout Reservation's 50th Anniversary_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/scouting/woodlake50.htm) Web Site In a message dated 3/10/2008 3:49:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, john.dvorak@sbcglobal.net writes: All I know is, I uploaded my family tree recently, and included some photos. And now, since they are changing the system, it looks like I won't be able to access this anymore unless I pay for it. Correct me, someone, if I'm wrong on this. I'm not very happy about the change of events. John Dvorak Andrea Welter <aylayla@mac.com> wrote: Sharon, Is this in any way related to this email I received from Ancestry: "There's a new way to grow your family tree. Introducing Ancestry Member Trees You once started a family tree on Ancestry using the Online Family Tree system we introduced back in 1999. We're now replacing that system with the exciting new Ancestry Member Trees system. So we're writing to tell you how to easily move your old tree to the new system ? or start a new tree altogether." The only tree I can think of is my tree on RootsWeb.com. I notice now that there is a banner on top. Is my tree going to become a PAID feature of Ancestry.com? Is my RootsWeb tree what I need to update? Andrea On Saturday, March 08, 2008, at 03:29PM, wrote: >To all. > >There is lots of talk within the CC circles all over the nation (CC meaning >County Coordinators) >Some sites have been moved off of the rootsweb site by the CC's because of >the buy-out of rootsweb by Ancestry. >Ancestry is forcing the CC's to place banners on each page of their web site >for Ancestry and the possibility of Ancestry taking from our sites for their >gain. > >I myself am in a crossroads on what to do. I do not want what has been >given in good faith to a free website to anyone who wants to research and moving >to a website that will cost and keeping the information free to anyone. > >There is talk at this point of trying to find another server who will host >the GenWeb community but it does not look good at this time. So hope all will >bear with all the county CC's until this is all over. > >The problem with moving to some of the free web servers is the band width >which is regulated such as GeoCities/Yahoo and some of the others. Another >words when your bandwidth has been used up for a time frame no one is allowed >into the site until that time frame expires, which sometimes is up to a week. >So much for that idea. > >Some sites have been lucky enough to get into their library and use their >server some are not so fortunate to be able to do that. Trying to keep the >information on the web site free is becoming difficult. Too many are buying up >the little guys and making a profit off of other people's work. > >Well, now I am just rambling so will conclude for now that I am looking at >other aspects to keep the work that has been done so far free to all to >research. > >***************************************************************************** * >************ >Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _______________________________________________ INSTJOSE mailing list INSTJOSE@rootsweb.com To contact the List and Message Board Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, INSTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com To visit the St. Joseph Co. Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.stat es.indiana.counties.stjoseph The St. Joseph Co., IN website: http://www.ingenweb.net/stjoseph/index.htm Hosted by Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche The South Bend Area Genealogical Society website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSTJOSE-re quest@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _______________________________________________ INSTJOSE mailing list INSTJOSE@rootsweb.com To contact the List and Message Board Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, INSTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com To visit the St. Joseph Co. Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.stat es.indiana.counties.stjoseph The St. Joseph Co., IN website: http://www.ingenweb.net/stjoseph/index.htm Hosted by Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche The South Bend Area Genealogical Society website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSTJOSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Andrea, Your tree is more than likely a part of Ancestry at this time. They have bought out Rootsweb and they are taking what they want and using on their paid section. I do belong to Ancestry because of the things that I can find for my own research. But the fact that they are plagiarizing is what is so upsetting. The least that they could do is ask a person for permission. Yes, your tree is still more than likely on rootsweb but it will also be included in Ancestry at some point if not already there. ****************************************************************************** ************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _Home Page_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familygenealogy03/index.htm) _E-mail_ (http://SharonV45@aol.com/) : Visit - _Honoring my Family Veteran's_ (http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm) Hostess at: _St. Joseph County, INGenweb - Genealogy Website_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/) Take a look at our St. Joseph County Web site, it is really great - People have generously contributed, to make researching St. Joseph County, IN a "GREAT" place to visit and research. _St. Joseph County, IN - Mailing list @ Yahoo_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StJosephCo_Indiana/) Also take a look at the _Wood Lake Scout Reservation's 50th Anniversary_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/scouting/woodlake50.htm) Web Site In a message dated 3/10/2008 3:35:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, aylayla@mac.com writes: Sharon, Is this in any way related to this email I received from Ancestry. "There's a new way to grow your family tree. Introducing Ancestry Member Trees You once started a family tree on Ancestry using the Online Family Tree system we introduced back in 1999. We're now replacing that system with the exciting new Ancestry Member Trees system. So we're writing to tell you how to easily move your old tree to the new system ? or start a new tree altogether." The only tree I can think of is my tree on RootsWeb.com. I notice now that there is a banner on top. Is my tree going to become a PAID feature of Ancestry.com? Is my RootsWeb tree what I need to update? Andrea On Saturday, March 08, 2008, at 03:29PM, <SharonV45@aol.com> wrote: >To all. > >There is lots of talk within the CC circles all over the nation (CC meaning >County Coordinators) >Some sites have been moved off of the rootsweb site by the CC's because of >the buy-out of rootsweb by Ancestry. >Ancestry is forcing the CC's to place banners on each page of their web site >for Ancestry and the possibility of Ancestry taking from our sites for their >gain. > >I myself am in a crossroads on what to do. I do not want what has been >given in good faith to a free website to anyone who wants to research and moving >to a website that will cost and keeping the information free to anyone. > >There is talk at this point of trying to find another server who will host >the GenWeb community but it does not look good at this time. So hope all will >bear with all the county CC's until this is all over. > >The problem with moving to some of the free web servers is the band width >which is regulated such as GeoCities/Yahoo and some of the others. Another >words when your bandwidth has been used up for a time frame no one is allowed >into the site until that time frame expires, which sometimes is up to a week. >So much for that idea. > >Some sites have been lucky enough to get into their library and use their >server some are not so fortunate to be able to do that. Trying to keep the >information on the web site free is becoming difficult. Too many are buying up >the little guys and making a profit off of other people's work. > >Well, now I am just rambling so will conclude for now that I am looking at >other aspects to keep the work that has been done so far free to all to >research. > >***************************************************************************** * >************ >Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _______________________________________________ INSTJOSE mailing list INSTJOSE@rootsweb.com To contact the List and Message Board Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, INSTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com To visit the St. Joseph Co. Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.stat es.indiana.counties.stjoseph The St. Joseph Co., IN website: http://www.ingenweb.net/stjoseph/index.htm Hosted by Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche The South Bend Area Genealogical Society website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSTJOSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Sharon Currently people find us through Rootsweb and the Gen Web Project .... How will anyone find us on a new Server ?? Regards ...Jim Piechorowski In a message dated 3/9/2008 6:49:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, SharonV45@aol.com writes: Hello All, Just wanted to keep you updated on the moving of the web site. One of the County Coordinators has found a server that is rather cheap and is only costing the other Coordinators a small fee at this time, with the hopes of taking donations and apply for a not for profit status. As soon as she has things up and going and I can get into the server and get things situated their I will be letting you all know what the new location is. It is going to be a little undertaking getting all of this moved to the new location and getting links adjusted but I think it will be well worth it, knowing that, what so many of you have donated will not be copied and sold to someone else. Hang in there and your favorite county will be back and going strong. All the county coordinators are doing their best to make the genealogy hosting the best it can be for free to all researchers. ****************************************************************************** ************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

All I know is, I uploaded my family tree recently, and included some photos. And now, since they are changing the system, it looks like I won't be able to access this anymore unless I pay for it. Correct me, someone, if I'm wrong on this. I'm not very happy about the change of events. John Dvorak Andrea Welter <aylayla@mac.com> wrote: Sharon, Is this in any way related to this email I received from Ancestry: "There's a new way to grow your family tree. Introducing Ancestry Member Trees You once started a family tree on Ancestry using the Online Family Tree system we introduced back in 1999. We're now replacing that system with the exciting new Ancestry Member Trees system. So we're writing to tell you how to easily move your old tree to the new system ? or start a new tree altogether." The only tree I can think of is my tree on RootsWeb.com. I notice now that there is a banner on top. Is my tree going to become a PAID feature of Ancestry.com? Is my RootsWeb tree what I need to update? Andrea On Saturday, March 08, 2008, at 03:29PM, wrote: >To all. > >There is lots of talk within the CC circles all over the nation (CC meaning >County Coordinators) >Some sites have been moved off of the rootsweb site by the CC's because of >the buy-out of rootsweb by Ancestry. >Ancestry is forcing the CC's to place banners on each page of their web site >for Ancestry and the possibility of Ancestry taking from our sites for their >gain. > >I myself am in a crossroads on what to do. I do not want what has been >given in good faith to a free website to anyone who wants to research and moving >to a website that will cost and keeping the information free to anyone. > >There is talk at this point of trying to find another server who will host >the GenWeb community but it does not look good at this time. So hope all will >bear with all the county CC's until this is all over. > >The problem with moving to some of the free web servers is the band width >which is regulated such as GeoCities/Yahoo and some of the others. Another >words when your bandwidth has been used up for a time frame no one is allowed >into the site until that time frame expires, which sometimes is up to a week. >So much for that idea. > >Some sites have been lucky enough to get into their library and use their >server some are not so fortunate to be able to do that. Trying to keep the >information on the web site free is becoming difficult. Too many are buying up >the little guys and making a profit off of other people's work. > >Well, now I am just rambling so will conclude for now that I am looking at >other aspects to keep the work that has been done so far free to all to >research. > >****************************************************************************** >************ >Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _______________________________________________ INSTJOSE mailing list INSTJOSE@rootsweb.com To contact the List and Message Board Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, INSTJOSE-admin@rootsweb.com To visit the St. Joseph Co. Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph The St. Joseph Co., IN website: http://www.ingenweb.net/stjoseph/index.htm Hosted by Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche The South Bend Area Genealogical Society website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INSTJOSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sharon, Is this in any way related to this email I received from Ancestry: "There's a new way to grow your family tree. Introducing Ancestry Member Trees You once started a family tree on Ancestry using the Online Family Tree system we introduced back in 1999. We're now replacing that system with the exciting new Ancestry Member Trees system. So we're writing to tell you how to easily move your old tree to the new system ? or start a new tree altogether." The only tree I can think of is my tree on RootsWeb.com. I notice now that there is a banner on top. Is my tree going to become a PAID feature of Ancestry.com? Is my RootsWeb tree what I need to update? Andrea On Saturday, March 08, 2008, at 03:29PM, <SharonV45@aol.com> wrote: >To all. > >There is lots of talk within the CC circles all over the nation (CC meaning >County Coordinators) >Some sites have been moved off of the rootsweb site by the CC's because of >the buy-out of rootsweb by Ancestry. >Ancestry is forcing the CC's to place banners on each page of their web site >for Ancestry and the possibility of Ancestry taking from our sites for their >gain. > >I myself am in a crossroads on what to do. I do not want what has been >given in good faith to a free website to anyone who wants to research and moving >to a website that will cost and keeping the information free to anyone. > >There is talk at this point of trying to find another server who will host >the GenWeb community but it does not look good at this time. So hope all will >bear with all the county CC's until this is all over. > >The problem with moving to some of the free web servers is the band width >which is regulated such as GeoCities/Yahoo and some of the others. Another >words when your bandwidth has been used up for a time frame no one is allowed >into the site until that time frame expires, which sometimes is up to a week. >So much for that idea. > >Some sites have been lucky enough to get into their library and use their >server some are not so fortunate to be able to do that. Trying to keep the >information on the web site free is becoming difficult. Too many are buying up >the little guys and making a profit off of other people's work. > >Well, now I am just rambling so will conclude for now that I am looking at >other aspects to keep the work that has been done so far free to all to >research. > >****************************************************************************** >************ >Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: reberkheiser Surnames: Watkins, Parker, Brechenser, Klein, Troxel, Warner Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.stjoseph/3869/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Newspaper Tidbits from Rick B Monday, March 10, 2008 "South Bend Tribune", December 11, 2006 Devon R. Watkins May 11, 1928 - Dec. 9, 2006 Dore J. Parker Sept. 28, 1951 - Dec. 5, 2006 Dorothy F. Brechenser Jan. 15, 1932 - Dec. 9, 2006 Gwendolyn M. Klein March 13, 1915 - Dec. 9, 2006 James J. Troxel Oct. 14, 1920 - Dec. 9, 2006 Richard W. Warner Jr. Aug. 1, 1951 - Dec. 9, 2006 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hello All, Just wanted to keep you updated on the moving of the web site. One of the County Coordinators has found a server that is rather cheap and is only costing the other Coordinators a small fee at this time, with the hopes of taking donations and apply for a not for profit status. As soon as she has things up and going and I can get into the server and get things situated their I will be letting you all know what the new location is. It is going to be a little undertaking getting all of this moved to the new location and getting links adjusted but I think it will be well worth it, knowing that, what so many of you have donated will not be copied and sold to someone else. Hang in there and your favorite county will be back and going strong. All the county coordinators are doing their best to make the genealogy hosting the best it can be for free to all researchers. ****************************************************************************** ************ Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche _Home Page_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ familygenealogy03/index.htm) _E-mail_ (http://SharonV45@aol.com/) : Visit - _Honoring my Family Veteran's_ (http://www.freewebs.com/sharonv45/index.htm) Hostess at: _St. Joseph County, INGenweb - Genealogy Website_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/) Take a look at our St. Joseph County Web site, it is really great - People have generously contributed, to make researching St. Joseph County, IN a "GREAT" place to visit and research. _St. Joseph County, IN - Mailing list @ Yahoo_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StJosephCo_Indiana/) Also take a look at the _Wood Lake Scout Reservation's 50th Anniversary_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/scouting/woodlake50.htm) Web Site **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)