USGenWeb has absolutely NOT merged with Rootsweb. Rootsweb is a FOR-PROFIT subsidiary of MyFamily.com, which also owns Ancestry.com, among other things. USGenWeb is a NOT-FOR-PROFIT unincorporated organization dedicated to providing free online genealogy. PLEASE, please, please do not confuse the two. I am the USGenWeb (among other organizations) county coordinator for Daviess, Hancock and Jefferson Cos., KYGenWeb and Custer Co., COGenWeb; co-coordinator for Mecosta Co., MIGenWeb and Blackford Co., INGenWeb and state coordinator for INGenWeb. From my start in USGenWeb I created what I see as a very necessary website called http://www.migrations.org, which tracks movements of people across county, state and country boundaries. I am in the military so have been unable to be located in my primary reseach areas for quite a while, so my contribution is the creation of websites. I am currently stationed just outside of Washington, DC and hopefully in the near future will be able to use the resources available here in DC to improve the pages that are online. As usual, the pages are willing to add any information that is submitted by any visitors. Patrick Hays http://www.geocities.com/gsdownr_2000/daviess1.html http://www.geocities.com/gsdownr_2000/hancock1.html http://www.geocities.com/gsdownr_2000/jefferson1.html http://www.geocities.com/gsdownr_2000/custer1.html http://www.geocities.com/gsdownr_2000/mecosta1.html or http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimecost/index.html http://users.rootsweb.com/~inblackf/ http://www.ingenweb.net or http://www.ingenweb.org http://www.migrations.org http://pw1.netcom.com/~gsdownr/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Fox" <rfox@mis.net> To: <KYDAVIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 7:43 AM Subject: [KYDAVIES-L] Rootsweb success stories needed > I'm a freelance writer and a genealogist. Several years ago, I sold a story > to Kentucky Living about the KyGenWeb project, which grew into USGenWeb and > has since merged with RootsWeb. It lingered in the files a while, but now > they'd like to publish it--this August, I believe. I only learned that > yesterday after returning from a two-week vacation, so I'm going to need to > submit the revisions to them by tomorrow (Monday, July 2). The only source > I haven't been able to contact was the user with a success story, so I need > to rewrite that portion of the story--and you could be the person with the > story to tell! > > If 1) you have been using resources on the Kentucky portion of Rootsweb and > have a success story to tell (about locating an ancestor or finding living > relatives you didn't know about); 2) LIVE IN KENTUCKY (rural Kentucky > preferred and an RECC customer would be great, since this is their > publication); and 3) are able to answer these questions by e-mail no later > than 7 a.m. EDT Monday, July 2, please e-mail your responses to me at > rfox@mis.net. > > 1) How long have you been using Kentucky's RootsWeb and which county pages > have you accessed? > > 2) What did you think of KyGenWeb/USGenWeb/RootsWeb when you first > discovered it? > > 3) What has been your greatest success story using Kentucky's county or > state pages at RootsWeb? > > 4) Where do you live? (City or county, whichever you prefer. If an RECC > customer, please mention that.) > > I may have follow-up questions, once I receive your response. > > Thanks in advance for all takers! I'll be sure to send you a copy of the > final article if I quote you (as long as you provide your snailmail > address). I'm on digest with this list, so please don't reply to the entire > list without copying me at my e-mail address or I might not receive your > response in time. > > Rita Fox > <rfox@mis.net> > > > ==== KYDAVIES Mailing List ==== > To Subscribe to this list in digest mode, send a message to > KYDAVIES-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word > SUBSCRIBE > in the body of the message. > Turn off signature file for all commands. > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp