Hello Carolyn Miller: Sounds like a useful project, but might be even more effective for those of us who aren't "local", & are without the background that provides. Will there be some way for non-residents to be involved in the "give and take" ? Thanks, Joe Lake Subject: [LDR] "Sussex County Cousins"-Special Interest group forming > Hello Fellow Sussex County Researchers! >> >> I thought that you might be interested in knowing about a Special Interest >> Group being organized by the Sussex County Genealogical Society (SCGS) in >> cooperation with the Laurel (DE) Public >> Library. >> >> The name of this informal group is "Sussex County Cousins" and, as the >> name implies, it is designed to be a group of family history researchers >> who have their roots in Sussex County DE. >> >> The first get-together will be on Wednesday, September 24 at 1 PM in the >> Carpenter Community Room of the Laurel Public Library, 101 E. 4th. Street >> Laurel, DE. >> >> The plan is to introduce ourselves and mention the surnames of the main >> branches of the Sussex County families that you are researching, the area >> of Sussex County in which they lived. We would also like to know the >> family surname which you feel most confident (we call them "hits") and >> the family name you feel the least confident about (we call them "miss's). >> That way everyone will be familiar where they can be of help to someone or >> where they can get help with their own brickwall. The library staff will >> give an overview of the Delaware and Family History collections available >> at the library. Also, for this meeting, an experienced researcher has >> offered to bring in his laptop and share his extended database with those >> interested. He has brand new, never published, still a work in progress, >> information on cemeteries and the connected families in the Little Creek Hundred >> and Laurel areas. >> >> After the informal meeting everyone is invited to stay and network with >> their newly discovered "cousins". Also, the library will remain open until >> 8 PM that day for those wanting to take advantage of the unique >> genealogical research collections available at the library. > >>There is no charge for this get-together! > >> Please feel free to contact me with any questions, suggestions or comments >> you may have concerning this group. My email address is bbde@verizon.net. >> >> I am really excited about meeting my unknown "Sussex County Cousins"! >> >> Carolyn Elliott Miller >> Membership Chair of SCGS >> > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sounds wonderful, but with the group meeting in the middle of the week and during the day, I would not be able to attend either. Charla Helmers Griffith, Carey> From: joslake@sbcglobal.net> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:24:47 -0700> Subject: Re: [LDR] "Sussex County Cousins"-Special Interest group forming> > Hello Carolyn Miller: Sounds like a useful project, but might be even more > effective for those of us who aren't "local", & are without the background that > provides. Will there be some way for non-residents to be involved in the "give and > take" ?> > Thanks, Joe Lake> > > Subject: [LDR] "Sussex County Cousins"-Special Interest group forming> > > > Hello Fellow Sussex County Researchers!> >>> >> I thought that you might be interested in knowing about a Special Interest> >> Group being organized by the Sussex County Genealogical Society (SCGS) in > >> cooperation with the Laurel (DE) Public> >> Library.> >>> >> The name of this informal group is "Sussex County Cousins" and, as the> >> name implies, it is designed to be a group of family history researchers> >> who have their roots in Sussex County DE.> >>> >> The first get-together will be on Wednesday, September 24 at 1 PM in the> >> Carpenter Community Room of the Laurel Public Library, 101 E. 4th. Street> >> Laurel, DE.> >>> >> The plan is to introduce ourselves and mention the surnames of the main> >> branches of the Sussex County families that you are researching, the area> >> of Sussex County in which they lived. We would also like to know the> >> family surname which you feel most confident (we call them "hits") and> >> the family name you feel the least confident about (we call them "miss's).> >> That way everyone will be familiar where they can be of help to someone or> >> where they can get help with their own brickwall. The library staff will> >> give an overview of the Delaware and Family History collections available> >> at the library. Also, for this meeting, an experienced researcher has> >> offered to bring in his laptop and share his extended database with those> >> interested. He has brand new, never published, still a work in progress,> >> information on cemeteries and the connected families in the Little Creek Hundred > >> and Laurel areas.> >>> >> After the informal meeting everyone is invited to stay and network with> >> their newly discovered "cousins". Also, the library will remain open until> >> 8 PM that day for those wanting to take advantage of the unique> >> genealogical research collections available at the library.> >> >>There is no charge for this get-together!> >> >> Please feel free to contact me with any questions, suggestions or comments> >> you may have concerning this group. My email address is bbde@verizon.net.> >>> >> I am really excited about meeting my unknown "Sussex County Cousins"!> >>> >> Carolyn Elliott Miller> >> Membership Chair of SCGS> >>> > ***************************************> > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING?> > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ:> > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ***************************************> QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING?> Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ:> http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008