Connie, getting better all the time. My hands don't hurt at night now but still want to go to sleep at the keyboard. I do a little everyday trying to help Donna as much as I can. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: schmidtcl@centurytel.net Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 9:09 PM To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News Phyllis, hope that you are feeling better!! Connie Quoting Phyllis Long <Plong85203@centurytel.net>: > This is the url listed, try that. > > http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=207142292709868&id=206729096084521#!/groups/BarryCounty/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary and Michele > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 11:40 AM > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News > > 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 > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4730 - Release Date: 01/08/12 > > 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 ----- No virus found in this message. 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