Thanks Martha, as always for your resounding support!! So far, for the most part, the results of the survey I sent out have been very favorable, however, as you stated, we need the local support to make this a reality, and for the most part, the majority of the people who have responded are from out of state, or in state but out of the area. So I echo Martha's sentiments, If you are local, and have an interest, help us to get the word out... We will definitely need local folks to pull this all together. A written version of this survey has also been placed out at Heritage Place, and although only a small amount of people have responded thus far, they have responded favorably. I will leave the survey out there for a few more weeks. I will keep the lists informed of what is going on, and what the eventual plan will be (or will not be) I can tell you that if this comes to be, I am committed to putting whatever effort is needed into making it happen... Many thanks to those of you who have already responded!!! Tracy >From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> >To: NCGREENE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NCGREENE] Possible New Genealogical Society >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:03:48 -0400 > >We greatly appreciate the Historical Preservation Group's decision to have >a Genealogical Committee, chaired by Tracy. This idea was discussed when >Jane, Pat, and Cindy came to DC in Jan on Civil War Business. > >This organization is new and the primary focus at this point is the >preservation of the two Civil War Battlefield sites in Lenoir County - part >the Wyse Fork site was in Jones County. The Board is swamped and learning >their way and they have done a fantastic job in a very short time period. >Local support has been strong and we hope to build on that support. >Eventually they hope to spread out to incorporate projects like cemetery >preservation, but that is down the road. > >The "gentleman's agreement" was if they would appoint a Genealogical >Committee, the organization would not be expected to do any work at this >time. Tracy, as the Chair, with support from the local community would take >on this task. We greatly appreciate Tracy taking on this task but she can't >do it by herself and don't forget she is also the webmaster for the Group, >Jones and Craven County in addition to now doing work for Old Dobbers. > >We have learned from Pitt County Family Researchers that it is the local >members who do all the work - the rest of us get to enjoy all their labors. >So those of you who live in the area, please talk to your family, neighbors >and friends to see if they would be interested. > >There are a number of good reasons to have a local Genealogical Society, >including a formal host for an Old Dobbers Reunion that these lists >discussed having several years ago. There was no local umbrella in the area >at that time to put together such a Reunion. Stay tuned for more on this >project. > >We do appreciate Jane and her Board for their support in the field of >genealogy - they are all members of these lists - and especially to Tracy >for her leadership. > >Martha > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com