I found it now and sent a request to join. Thank you. Michele -----Original Message----- From: mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Donna Cooper Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 9:47 AM To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News Barry Co., MO GenWeb - Places and Things Remembered is the way it is listed. On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Gary and Michele <rosetree2@roadrunner.com> wrote: > I can't get Barry County Places and Things Remembered to come up on > Face Book.  Is this the correct name?  Thanks.  Michele Rosewitz > > -----Original Message----- > From: mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Donna Cooper > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 6:36 AM > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Cc: ruthietownsend@gmail.com > Subject: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News > > List Readers, some of the news is that they are going to tear down the > old Rock Springs Church, which is still standing next to their new building. > Ruthie Walters Townsend lives in the school house across the road and > she alerted us of the news by way of Face Book. The pioneers are > buried there in the cemetery by her house. She took a photo of the old > bell and of the building and so we are featuring it this week. > > We have 222 members on Face Book - Barry County, Places and Things > Remembered. You are welcome to join us if you would like. The > discussion this week has been interesting and several photos were > posted. A photo of Albert Owens taken in Purdy and one of Tom Preddy > were posted. Discussion of the Curry Store post card and the house behind it was one of the subjects. > As soon as can - I will put those on Barry County Roots site. > > How many people do you think have walked through these doors and heard > this old bell since 1868 or whatever year it was that this pioneer > church was built? > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/oddsnends/bryfams.htm > > News update on my DNA - I have found a Simpson 5th cousin that > connects with one of my Simpson families. In case you haven't been > following - I have two Simpson families. This one connects in Kentucky > about 1770 or earlier. This Simpson group apparently isn't related to > the other one. I have to figure out how I connect but I am making > progress on the study. After I finished painting last night I was up > until midnight looking at files - reading wills and deeds. My web page work is suffering while I selfishly play with my DNA. > > Old House update - I am painting the kitchen now and hope to finish > that process up in a couple of days. I HOPE - HOPE we can get cabinets > and floor covering in soon! I am tired of using what we call a > makeshift kitchen that we set up in the dinning room. We started > remolding and building on Easter of last year and so I we are worn completely out with this project. > > Other updates - Last winter while we were camped in California I > started writing fiction again. *drum roll* This week I sold a novel to > Siren Publishers an e-book company. *drum roll*  My book will be > released in May with a paperback to follow in September. I am not sure > about the details on the paperback - because it is an e-book. Amazon, > Barnes and Noble and major companies will handle it and will be accessible for Nook, I Pad, and Kindle. > It is a romance novel with a murder mystery suspense plot. The name of > it is TROUBLE ON SUGAR CREEK and the setting is Barry County. The > publisher could change the title and location - but so far haven't > suggested that they would like to make any changes - so we will see. I > suppose the love of writing is a gene my mother gave me, because she > has published several novels. One of her books is LIBBY'S JOURNAL and is available on Amazon. > > On the Barry County Web site - I am competing six years as your > coordinator this week on the 12th, the day before I roll over another > birthday year. I have been rebuilding some of the pages and am working > on Monett - IOOF since we have some new photos to post that Connie Schmidt took. > > Phyllis Long, my helper has been suffering from carpal tunnel and eye > problems. I really miss her help - but most of all hope she gets well fast. > > Have a good Sunday and enjoy this warm January weather. > >  Donna Cooper > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message