Thanks, Jo, for all the great years and hard work to make it the best. You deserve a break - enjoy! PJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter or Josephine Dunne" <pdunne@satx.rr.com> To: "MOSTONE-L" <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:29 AM Subject: [MOSTONE] NEW INFO > Good Morning MOSTONERS. > > I have resigned my duties as Coordinator for the Stone County website. I > want to thank everyone who has contributed to the site to make it one of > the best on the MoGenWeb. I was coordinator for ten years and I enjoyed > it. All the volunteers who have done so much have made the past ten years > very rewarding for me, but now---as my grandmother would say "I have other > fish to fry". > > I don't know who MoGenWeb will get to replace me, nor do I know when the > replacement will come. If any of you are interested in the position you > can email Larry Flesher, the state coordinator. His email address can be > found at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm > > Thanks for everything and for making my time as Stone County Coordinator > so special. > > Jo > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Good Morning MOSTONERS. I have resigned my duties as Coordinator for the Stone County website. I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the site to make it one of the best on the MoGenWeb. I was coordinator for ten years and I enjoyed it. All the volunteers who have done so much have made the past ten years very rewarding for me, but now---as my grandmother would say "I have other fish to fry". I don't know who MoGenWeb will get to replace me, nor do I know when the replacement will come. If any of you are interested in the position you can email Larry Flesher, the state coordinator. His email address can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm Thanks for everything and for making my time as Stone County Coordinator so special. Jo

Jo, we have had recent correspondence, so you know how much I have appreciated all your contributions to the Stone County site. I am really sorry to see you go, when you have put your heart and soul into transcribing, posting, monitoring, and administering - but, I do understand. The Stone County site exists largely because of you and a handful of other volunteers. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If you ever reconsider please come back. I figure I am either related to or connected to every family who was residing in Stone County in 1860. So, kin, connection or just plain friend, you deserve accolades from every person who has benefited from your contributions. Shannon Butler Ventuleth Fallbrook, CA

Jo, I certainly will miss you and your sharing the great stories of your family with me and helping me to find my roots. Whatever fish you have to fry, you go girl!! Best Regards. Ellen, researching Willhite, Atterberry, Hooton, Henson, & just about everyone else in Stone Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter or Josephine Dunne" <pdunne@satx.rr.com> To: "MOSTONE-L" <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:29 AM Subject: [MOSTONE] NEW INFO > Good Morning MOSTONERS. > > I have resigned my duties as Coordinator for the Stone County website. I > want to thank everyone who has contributed to the site to make it one of > the best on the MoGenWeb. I was coordinator for ten years and I enjoyed > it. All the volunteers who have done so much have made the past ten years > very rewarding for me, but now---as my grandmother would say "I have other > fish to fry". > > I don't know who MoGenWeb will get to replace me, nor do I know when the > replacement will come. If any of you are interested in the position you > can email Larry Flesher, the state coordinator. His email address can be > found at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm > > Thanks for everything and for making my time as Stone County Coordinator > so special. > > Jo > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you for the wonderful, dedicated job you did. Good luck to you with new endeavors. Vicki -----Original Message----- >From: Peter or Josephine Dunne <pdunne@satx.rr.com> >Sent: Oct 1, 2006 8:29 AM >To: MOSTONE-L <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [MOSTONE] NEW INFO > >Good Morning MOSTONERS. > >I have resigned my duties as Coordinator for the Stone County website. I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the site to make it one of the best on the MoGenWeb. I was coordinator for ten years and I enjoyed it. All the volunteers who have done so much have made the past ten years very rewarding for me, but now---as my grandmother would say "I have other fish to fry". > >I don't know who MoGenWeb will get to replace me, nor do I know when the replacement will come. If any of you are interested in the position you can email Larry Flesher, the state coordinator. His email address can be found at: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/mo.htm > >Thanks for everything and for making my time as Stone County Coordinator so special. > >Jo > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That is an interesting story. I was told the school might now be a residence. Perhaps that is not the case. Mike Flannigan On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, djtaylor@puc.edu wrote: >Message: 2 >Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:02:20 -0700 >From: Diane Taylor <djtaylor@puc.edu> >Subject: Re: [MOSTONE] newspaper article >To: "JUDY WAISNER" <jwaisner@centurytel.net> >Cc: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <c8cf4ecbb90b2d2b9ca184c10ef8706e@puc.edu> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > >> I would like a copy please. >> Thanks. >> >Here goes.........Diane > >Ozark Newsstand > >09/25/2006 >One-room school celebrates 100 years >By: Amelia Widgon > >OZARK-It was 1934 and Clifford Bilyeu, now 79, was the only boy in a >class of six. His teacher at Meadows School, a one-room school on Bull >Creek on the outskirts of Christian County, just so happened to be his >uncle, James Bilyeu. > > >"There were five girls and me and my uncle," he said. "I stayed with >him and went to school there (Meadows School). And at noon and at >recess we had a little game going to see who could catch the most >grasshoppers. We would put them in the can and then after the girls >went home from school, we'd take the grasshoppers and go fishing." > > Bilyeu chuckled, thinking back more than 70 years to his childhood. > >"We'd bring our rifles with us," Bilyeu said referring again to his >uncle. "We'd set the rifles in the outhouse outside the school house >and that evening we'd go hunting on our way home. One day the >superintendent for the school came and had to go to the outhouse. He >seen our guns in there, but he never said a word about them. Of course, >that wouldn't go over now." > >Bilyeu started attending Meadows School, which was built in 1906, in >1932 when he was 5. He attended a total of three years before his >family moved and he began attending Enterprise School. > >"I'm sure there's lot of interesting things that happened, but I'm sure >it's been a long time and I can't remember them all," he said about >Meadows School. > >This is just a few of hundreds of stories from Meadows School. And >organizers of the centennial celebration, slated for Sept. 30 and Oct. >1, hope to find more stories of the old school so the history of the >building, the people and the community don't fade away. > >Jayne Meadows, who is spearheading the celebration, began thinking >about the need for a centennial celebration for the one-room school >after digging through some old papers. > >"The 100th anniversary really instigated this," Meadows said about the >celebration. "It was in Gladys' notes that the school would be 100 >years old in 2006. I thought it would be neat so I started thinking >about it five years ago. > >"Years ago, Gladys Back was interested in Ozark history and doing >research. She would spearhead an annual get together at the old school >house," Meadows said. "It was the last weekend of every September, you >just knew it was coming up. But after she died (in the 1970s) it was >kind of neglected." > >Gladys' great-grandfather-the brother of Meadows' >great-grandfather-donated the 3-acre piece of land for the school in >1891. > >"The reason it's called Meadows school house and Meadows cemetery is >because John Hanson Meadows donated the land," Meadows said. > >Although the land was donated in 1891, the school didn't open until >1906. Meadows said she is not certain of the cause of the delay, but >believes it is because there were two log schools closer to the creek >before the current building was built. > >"Somewhere, both of those ended up burning, or were destroyed by >natural elements, and they moved the school away from the creek," >Meadows said. > >If research is correct, the last known year the school operated was >1949. According to old student enrollment sheets, 25 students-ranging >in age from 6 to 17-attended Meadows School in 1936. In 1941 the number >of students attending decreased to 17 and by 1949 only eight students >remained. > >"I think it's amazing how in a little over a decade, the population >just diminished. There was no way to make money," Meadows said. "If the >schools are growing, that means the community is growing. If the >schools are fewer and fewer, people are moving away. Which is because >of the economic system of the area, which is why towns die." > >Meadows doesn't want the history of this school house to die, however. >She said she thinks it is important to recognize the teachers and >students of the old school house and to try to keep its history alive. > >"I hope to get people interested in the old building and enjoy the >Ozarks history," she said. "I'd just like to see the old schools >remain. A lot of them are gone and I realize if there is not an >interest in them they won't be around for the next generation." > >These are the reasons Meadows is hoping former teachers and students of >Meadows school-or any one-room school for that matter-will attend the >event and share their stories. > >"If you get first-hand information from people who used to go to school >here, it's great history. It's first-person history," she said. "I just >think of what we are now is the result of those who came before us and >what their values were." > >"I think 100 years is worth celebrating," she added. "I think it will >be fun to get together and meet old friends and new friends and maybe >relatives you've never met before. I think it will be kind of fun to >have a big celebration of pioneer Ozarks." > >?Ozarks Newsstand?2006

I would like a copy please. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Taylor" <djtaylor@puc.edu> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE] newspaper article > Wilma, > If you are unable to get the link to open (I get the newspaper > automatically), let me know and I will email you a copy of the article. > Diane > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

> I would like a copy please. > Thanks. > Here goes.........Diane Ozark Newsstand 09/25/2006 One-room school celebrates 100 years By: Amelia Widgon OZARK-It was 1934 and Clifford Bilyeu, now 79, was the only boy in a class of six. His teacher at Meadows School, a one-room school on Bull Creek on the outskirts of Christian County, just so happened to be his uncle, James Bilyeu. "There were five girls and me and my uncle," he said. "I stayed with him and went to school there (Meadows School). And at noon and at recess we had a little game going to see who could catch the most grasshoppers. We would put them in the can and then after the girls went home from school, we'd take the grasshoppers and go fishing." Bilyeu chuckled, thinking back more than 70 years to his childhood. "We'd bring our rifles with us," Bilyeu said referring again to his uncle. "We'd set the rifles in the outhouse outside the school house and that evening we'd go hunting on our way home. One day the superintendent for the school came and had to go to the outhouse. He seen our guns in there, but he never said a word about them. Of course, that wouldn't go over now." Bilyeu started attending Meadows School, which was built in 1906, in 1932 when he was 5. He attended a total of three years before his family moved and he began attending Enterprise School. "I'm sure there's lot of interesting things that happened, but I'm sure it's been a long time and I can't remember them all," he said about Meadows School. This is just a few of hundreds of stories from Meadows School. And organizers of the centennial celebration, slated for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, hope to find more stories of the old school so the history of the building, the people and the community don't fade away. Jayne Meadows, who is spearheading the celebration, began thinking about the need for a centennial celebration for the one-room school after digging through some old papers. "The 100th anniversary really instigated this," Meadows said about the celebration. "It was in Gladys' notes that the school would be 100 years old in 2006. I thought it would be neat so I started thinking about it five years ago. "Years ago, Gladys Back was interested in Ozark history and doing research. She would spearhead an annual get together at the old school house," Meadows said. "It was the last weekend of every September, you just knew it was coming up. But after she died (in the 1970s) it was kind of neglected." Gladys' great-grandfather-the brother of Meadows' great-grandfather-donated the 3-acre piece of land for the school in 1891. "The reason it's called Meadows school house and Meadows cemetery is because John Hanson Meadows donated the land," Meadows said. Although the land was donated in 1891, the school didn't open until 1906. Meadows said she is not certain of the cause of the delay, but believes it is because there were two log schools closer to the creek before the current building was built. "Somewhere, both of those ended up burning, or were destroyed by natural elements, and they moved the school away from the creek," Meadows said. If research is correct, the last known year the school operated was 1949. According to old student enrollment sheets, 25 students-ranging in age from 6 to 17-attended Meadows School in 1936. In 1941 the number of students attending decreased to 17 and by 1949 only eight students remained. "I think it's amazing how in a little over a decade, the population just diminished. There was no way to make money," Meadows said. "If the schools are growing, that means the community is growing. If the schools are fewer and fewer, people are moving away. Which is because of the economic system of the area, which is why towns die." Meadows doesn't want the history of this school house to die, however. She said she thinks it is important to recognize the teachers and students of the old school house and to try to keep its history alive. "I hope to get people interested in the old building and enjoy the Ozarks history," she said. "I'd just like to see the old schools remain. A lot of them are gone and I realize if there is not an interest in them they won't be around for the next generation." These are the reasons Meadows is hoping former teachers and students of Meadows school-or any one-room school for that matter-will attend the event and share their stories. "If you get first-hand information from people who used to go to school here, it's great history. It's first-person history," she said. "I just think of what we are now is the result of those who came before us and what their values were." "I think 100 years is worth celebrating," she added. "I think it will be fun to get together and meet old friends and new friends and maybe relatives you've never met before. I think it will be kind of fun to have a big celebration of pioneer Ozarks." ©Ozarks Newsstand 2006

Oh yes that URL I sent on the Ozark Paper they will ask yoiu to register but you can register free for anything that is 14 days over 14 days in their archive you have to pay But the registering for reading daily is fine and free Rena

Hi Try this one scroll down it brings up four articles on Bilyeu at the paper Rena http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1815&pag=628&cat_id=402

Diane, Is there a link? Wilma -------Original Message------- From: Diane Taylor Date: 09/25/06 09:58:39 To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOSTONE] BILYEU For those interested in the Bilyeu name, there is an interesting story in the Ozark Newsstand today. Diane Biggar-Taylor ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wilma, If you are unable to get the link to open (I get the newspaper automatically), let me know and I will email you a copy of the article. Diane

It doesn't look like the whole link copied but you will need to highlight all of it and paste it in, I guess. Sorry....... > Oops, Wilma...........here is the like. > http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm? > newsid=17216470&BRD=1815&PAG=461&dept_id=59849&rfi=6 >> Diane, >> Is there a link? >> Wilma >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> For those interested in the Bilyeu name, there is an interesting story >> in the Ozark Newsstand today. >> Diane Biggar-Taylor >>

Oops, Wilma...........here is the like. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm? newsid=17216470&BRD=1815&PAG=461&dept_id=59849&rfi=6 > Diane, > Is there a link? > Wilma > > -------Original Message------- > > For those interested in the Bilyeu name, there is an interesting story > in the Ozark Newsstand today. > Diane Biggar-Taylor >

For those interested in the Bilyeu name, there is an interesting story in the Ozark Newsstand today. Diane Biggar-Taylor

Thank Robin, That brought back many a memory of my grandma who was never without her apron!! Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmon Burgess" <hogrotten@yahoo.com> To: <mostone-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: [MOSTONE] GRANDMA'S APRON >I recieved this in the mail and thought I would share with the list. It >reminded me of my Granny...:} > > Grandma's Apron > I don't think our kids know what an apron is. > > The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress > underneath, but > long with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the > oven. > > It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even > used for > cleaning out dirty ears. > >>From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy > chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming > oven. > > When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. > > And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. > > Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot > wood stove. > > Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. > >>From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas > had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. > > In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from > the trees. > > When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much > furniture > that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. > > When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, > and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. > > It will be a long time before someone invents something that will > replace that > "old-time apron" that served so many purposes. > > Send this to those who would know, and love the story about Grandma's > aprons. > > REMEMBER Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill > to cool. > > Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. > > author unknown > > Robin > > > > > Please visit My Webpages! > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I recieved this in the mail and thought I would share with the list. It reminded me of my Granny...:} Grandma's Apron I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but long with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. >From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. >From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes. Send this to those who would know, and love the story about Grandma's aprons. REMEMBER Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. author unknown Robin Please visit My Webpages! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm

Dear list, I have listed two new family outlines on Old Settlers! Wilma Fields and I have combined our files in order to list these two families!! Surnames: Stallions, William Thomas Taylor Please clik on the link below to view list of names. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm Robin hogrotten@yahoo.com Please visit My Webpages! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm

Let me add my 2 cents (and worth nearly every penny) worth -- There's no point in setting yourself up for theft of intellectual property. I know of one person who is apparently doing this sort of theft right right now (this person may find him/herself behind bars before too long, but I digress); that doesn't mean that there aren't others out there, looking to milk another person's hard work. You may gasp, "My, that's dishonest!", but it is truly a fact. The internet has become an unsafe place to store and share information, plain and simple. We have an effective list here that involves a lot of really good, decent people (I say that because I'm one of them, heh-heh, and I know many of you -- heck, some of you are cousins!). I think that we can figure out, amongst us family & friends, a way to share information and keep it out of the hands of crooks and thieves who just want to make a dirty buck. Let's play it safe, especially for the sake of all of you who have worked tirelessly to gather and share meaningful family history, without a thought to what it might profit you (or someone else). PJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <TBres24@aol.com> To: <mostone@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE] OLD SETTLERS OF STONE CO. BOOKS > HI If someone has already copied some stuff off the site like your 1930 > Census why would you pull it off now for the rest of us The deed has > already > been done??? and it is just hurting the rest of us by yanking it off. > Rena > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

HI If someone has already copied some stuff off the site like your 1930 Census why would you pull it off now for the rest of us The deed has already been done??? and it is just hurting the rest of us by yanking it off. Rena