Mornin' everyone, Thought I'd take a bit and drop you a note. Tell you a bit about me, as it were <g> Some of you already know me and some..well..nice to meet you :) My name is Jen and I'm the manager of this list as well as the coordinator of the Ashe County page - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncashe/index.html I've managed USGenWeb pages since the very beginning. I was one of the originals with the KYGenWeb project when we started back in March 1996. Soon after, I started a mailing list for some of my counties. I've been researching for about 6 years. I was adopted and found my birth parents 6 1/2 years ago and genealogy, seemed to me, was the next step. My family centered in Kentucky, but most came there from Western VA and Western NC. Now, a bit about the pages and this list: Remember that your replies go back to this list. If you don't want the rest of us to see what you've got to say...send it back to that person, don't just hit reply. This is *your* list...I'm only here to keep the peace and get it started <g> Well, that's not exactly true...I do have quite a few Ashe County connections <g> Don't feel shy or bashful about posting to the list. If you have a question that can't be found online, drop us a line! Messages don't *need* to be of a genealogy nature. If there is a issue that's going on that affect historical sites, issues, etc, feel free. If there's a family reunion going on, post away! If you have *anything* that deals with Ashe County in a historical or genealogical aspect, let's see it! I've closed this list to avoid spam. I don't like it and don't appreciate it. If someone spams the list, it'll come to me rather than you. The only way someone can post is to subscribe. That's not saying that someone can't subscribe, post, & then unsub, but hopefully, that won't happen. Also, Rootsweb can't allow HTML or RTF formatted letters to come thru the list. If you're not sure how you're sending your mail, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm and check to see. Now, on to the Ashe County page ... There have been some concerns regarding the running of the various state sites and the US project in general. Believe me, I understand that. My only purpose here is to get as much information out there to fellow researchers. Therefore, if you have some information online, but don't feel comfortable submitting it, we could link to it. I believe that the submitter retains the copyright to it. You went to the trouble to gather it and present it for others. I do add a copyright statement at the end of pages stating that the submitter retains the copyright to whatever is there. Well...that's about it. So on to genealogy! Happy hunting! Jen