There is a web site that has some listings for cemeteries in Ward County. They give the Fiche # for the listing @ FHC. I have a few questions about what's proper on my part. 1. Just copy the data 2. Copy the data and include a reference to the site where I got it 3. Only include a link to the site. 4. Get the Reel from FHC and make another copy so it will go into the USGW Archive. Don Gardner

Welcome Beth, and as has been said, you have joined a great bunch of CCs! :-) ~Lee CC to Adams, Bowman, Burleigh, Griggs, LaMoure, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan temporary CC to Golden Valley, Logan, Sioux, Slope (Anyone want to adopt a nice county -- they are all well-behaved and house-broken!) On Friday, September 10, 2004 10:44 AM [GMT+5=ET], Beth <dakotabeth@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have enjoyed being a lookup and transcription volunteer for > several county genweb sites, and am happy to coordinate my first > county. My grandparents spent the first two years of their marriage > in a little soddy in Grant County, and relatives still farm and ranch > there, although I no longer live in state. > > I welcome all resources relating to Grant County, and will begin > adding photos and newspaper transcriptions. > > Can someone point me to a great website for dating old photos, > especially when looking at clothing and hairstyles? > > Beth aka dakotabeth

Welcome Don Gardner Ward County CC

Welcome, Beth. Joe Zsedeny On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:44:46 -0700, Beth wrote: >Hi everyone, > >I have enjoyed being a lookup and transcription volunteer for >several county genweb sites, and am happy to coordinate my first >county. My grandparents spent the first two years of their marriage >in a little soddy in Grant County, and relatives still farm and >ranch there, although I no longer live in state. > >I welcome all resources relating to Grant County, and will begin >adding photos and newspaper transcriptions. > >Can someone point me to a great website for dating old photos, >especially when looking at clothing and hairstyles? > >Beth aka dakotabeth > >

Welcome Beth George Barron, Eddy, Foster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells, James River Genealogy Club, ND State Gen. Soc.

Hope these help Beth - Sincerely, Mike Emmons Traill http://www.audating.com/photodating/ - pretty good http://www.classyimage.com/dating.htm - pretty good http://www.cartes.freeuk.com/time/time.htm - not bad http://www.costumegallery.com/ - clothes http://www.ferdinando.org.uk/old.htm - so so ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth" <dakotabeth@hotmail.com> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:44 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] new Grant Co. CC > Hi everyone, > > I have enjoyed being a lookup and transcription volunteer for several county genweb sites, and am happy to coordinate my first county. My grandparents spent the first two years of their marriage in a little soddy in Grant County, and relatives still farm and ranch there, although I no longer live in state. > > I welcome all resources relating to Grant County, and will begin adding photos and newspaper transcriptions. > > Can someone point me to a great website for dating old photos, especially when looking at clothing and hairstyles? > > Beth aka dakotabeth > > >

Welcome Beth Mary Lindbo Rolette, Towner & Nelson Counties >From: "Beth" <dakotabeth@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com >To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] new Grant Co. CC >Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:44:46 -0700 > >Hi everyone, > > I have enjoyed being a lookup and transcription volunteer for several >county genweb sites, and am happy to coordinate my first county. My >grandparents spent the first two years of their marriage in a little soddy >in Grant County, and relatives still farm and ranch there, although I no >longer live in state. > > I welcome all resources relating to Grant County, and will begin >adding photos and newspaper transcriptions. > > Can someone point me to a great website for dating old photos, >especially when looking at clothing and hairstyles? > >Beth aka dakotabeth > > >

Super ! Welcome to a great group Beth and best of luck as a CC ! Sincerely, Mike Emmons Traill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth" <dakotabeth@hotmail.com> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:44 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] new Grant Co. CC > Hi everyone, > > I have enjoyed being a lookup and transcription volunteer for several county genweb sites, and am happy to coordinate my first county. My grandparents spent the first two years of their marriage in a little soddy in Grant County, and relatives still farm and ranch there, although I no longer live in state. > > I welcome all resources relating to Grant County, and will begin adding photos and newspaper transcriptions. > > Can someone point me to a great website for dating old photos, especially when looking at clothing and hairstyles? > > Beth aka dakotabeth > > >

Hi everyone, I have enjoyed being a lookup and transcription volunteer for several county genweb sites, and am happy to coordinate my first county. My grandparents spent the first two years of their marriage in a little soddy in Grant County, and relatives still farm and ranch there, although I no longer live in state. I welcome all resources relating to Grant County, and will begin adding photos and newspaper transcriptions. Can someone point me to a great website for dating old photos, especially when looking at clothing and hairstyles? Beth aka dakotabeth

Greetings all! We have a new CC coming aboard for Grant County. She's going to introduce herself soon so I'm just her drumroll. LOL ~Lee (who loves being mysterious!)

Mike, I have to admit something. I'm a thief. I just snuck into your what's new page and browsed some of your new additions. You have some great links -- like how to safely clean old tombstones, for instance. So don't be surprised when some of those links appear on the state resource pages and my county pages. LOL ~Lee On Saturday, September 04, 2004 8:02 PM [GMT+5=ET], Mike Peterson <geanie@cox.net> wrote: > August is still a busy month for us although some of what we are > doing we can't get uploaded to the site yet. We're still working > on and updating the cemetery inventory, we added obituaries, some > town histories, and some photos. We are very grateful to those > contributing to our web site. Their time and their contributions are > greatly appreciated. Please visit our "What's New" Page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/whatsnewindex.htm to see what we've > been doing lately. We invite those of you who have genealogy > documents, photos, records, maps, obituaries, biographies, and so on > which pertain to Emmons County to please contribute them to our site > so that your data may be shared with others. > Sincerely, > Mike Peterson > NDGenWeb Emmons County Coordinator > geanie@cox.net > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/

FYI, ~Lee ====forwarded message==== On Tuesday, September 07, 2004 4:43 PM [GMT+5=ET], Shari Handley <srh@tyaskin.com> wrote: > We've got seven great candidates so far, but "the more, the merrier", > as they say. If you'd like to apply for the open > Representative-at-Large position on the Advisory Board, please be > aware that the deadline for applying is tonight (Tuesday) at 11:59 > p.m. > > The RAL represents all members in all regions. Qualified candidates > will have at least one year of continuous service and current activity > as a member in good standing with The USGenWeb Project. > > If you are qualified and interested in being considered for the RAL > position, please respond both to me (srh@tyaskin.com) and to Greta > Thompson, Recording Secretary (bluebear@new.rr.com) with all of the > following information: > > 1. Your name > 2. Your email address > 3. A listing of all positions you currently hold in USGenWeb > 4. A listing of the URLs of all USGenWeb-affiliated web sites you > maintain > 5. A statement telling the AB why you wish to be considered for this > position, and why you feel you would be the best candidate for it. > > The Advisory Board will use this information, along with the results > of a membership-wide preference poll, to choose who will be appointed > to fill the vacancy. > > Shari Handley > National Coordinator > The USGenWeb Project

Hi Lee, There is a lady in the Iowa GenWeb that closes all her eMails with: The More We Share, The More We Have To Share So no problem Lee - whatever works for my good ol Nor Dakota is just fine with me. Sincerely, Mike Emmons Traill ----- Original Message ----- From: "L. S. King" <GenealogyFreak@comcast.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [NDGENWEB-L] NDGenWeb Emmons County Web Site Update > Mike, I have to admit something. > I'm a thief. > I just snuck into your what's new page and browsed some of your new > additions. You have some great links -- like how to safely clean old > tombstones, for instance. > So don't be surprised when some of those links appear on the state resource > pages and my county pages. LOL > > ~Lee > > > > > On Saturday, September 04, 2004 8:02 PM [GMT+5=ET], > Mike Peterson <geanie@cox.net> wrote: > > > August is still a busy month for us although some of what we are > > doing we can't get uploaded to the site yet. We're still working > > on and updating the cemetery inventory, we added obituaries, some > > town histories, and some photos. We are very grateful to those > > contributing to our web site. Their time and their contributions are > > greatly appreciated. Please visit our "What's New" Page at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/whatsnewindex.htm to see what we've > > been doing lately. We invite those of you who have genealogy > > documents, photos, records, maps, obituaries, biographies, and so on > > which pertain to Emmons County to please contribute them to our site > > so that your data may be shared with others. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Peterson > > NDGenWeb Emmons County Coordinator > > geanie@cox.net > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/ >

August is still a busy month for us although some of what we are doing we can't get uploaded to the site yet. We're still working on and updating the cemetery inventory, we added obituaries, some town histories, and some photos. We are very grateful to those contributing to our web site. Their time and their contributions are greatly appreciated. Please visit our "What's New" Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/whatsnewindex.htm to see what we've been doing lately. We invite those of you who have genealogy documents, photos, records, maps, obituaries, biographies, and so on which pertain to Emmons County to please contribute them to our site so that your data may be shared with others. Sincerely, Mike Peterson NDGenWeb Emmons County Coordinator geanie@cox.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/

===forwarded message=== On Saturday, September 04, 2004 10:20 AM [GMT+5=ET], Shari Handley <srh@tyaskin.com> wrote: > Applications for the RAL position will be accepted through 11:59 pm > EDT Tuesday, September 7. > > We've gotten some really great applicants so far. I'm so pleased to > see this kind of positive interest in getting involved for the > betterment of our Project! > > Shari Handley > National Coordinator > > State Coordinators, please forward this message to your state lists. > Thanks! > > *-----Original Message----- > *From: Shari Handley [mailto:srh@tyaskin.com] > *Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:49 AM > *To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com; USGENWEB-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com; > *STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com; USGENWEB-SE-L@rootsweb.com; > *USGENWEB-SW-L@rootsweb.com; USGENWEB-NE-L@rootsweb.com; > *USGENWEB-NW-L@rootsweb.com; USGENWEB-ALL-L@rootsweb.com > *Subject: Candidates for RAL Wanted > * > * > *The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board is seeking qualified > *candidates to fill the vacant "Representative-at-Large" seat > *on the AB. The RAL represents all members in all regions. > *Qualified candidates will have at least one year of continuous > *service and current activity as a member in good standing with > *The USGenWeb Project. > * > *If you are qualified and interested in being considered for > *the RAL position, please respond both to me (srh@tyaskin.com) > *and to Greta Thompson, Recording Secretary > *(bluebear@new.rr.com) with all of the following information: > * > *1. Your name > *2. Your email address > *3. A listing of all positions you currently hold in USGenWeb > *4. A listing of the URLs of all USGenWeb-affiliated web sites > *you maintain > *5. A statement telling the AB why you wish to be considered > *for this position, and why you feel you would be the best > *candidate for it. > * > *The Advisory Board will use this information, along with the > *results of a membership-wide preference poll, to choose who > *will be appointed to fill the vacancy. > * > *Thanks! > * > *Shari Handley > *National Coordinator > *The USGenWeb Project

Just FYI, Folks... ~Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shari Handley" <srh@tyaskin.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:49 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Candidates for RAL Wanted > The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board is seeking qualified candidates to > fill the vacant "Representative-at-Large" seat on the AB. The RAL > represents all members in all regions. Qualified candidates will have > at least one year of continuous service and current activity as a member > in good standing with The USGenWeb Project. > > If you are qualified and interested in being considered for the RAL > position, please respond both to me (srh@tyaskin.com) and to Greta > Thompson, Recording Secretary (bluebear@new.rr.com) with all of the > following information: > > 1. Your name > 2. Your email address > 3. A listing of all positions you currently hold in USGenWeb > 4. A listing of the URLs of all USGenWeb-affiliated web sites you > maintain > 5. A statement telling the AB why you wish to be considered for this > position, and why you feel you would be the best candidate for it. > > The Advisory Board will use this information, along with the results of > a membership-wide preference poll, to choose who will be appointed to > fill the vacancy. > > Thanks! > > Shari Handley > National Coordinator > The USGenWeb Project > >

We've added several pages to our web site in July and August. Several projects are in the mix such as town histories, adding obituaries and biographies, cemetery inventory and others. Our accomplishments cannot happen nor can we grow without the contributions of others. We invite those who have genealogy documents, photos, records, maps, obituaries, biographies, and so on which pertain to Traill County to please contribute them to our site so that your data may be shared with others. Visit our "What's New" Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndtrail2/whatsnewindex.htm to see what we've been doing lately. Sincerely, Mike Peterson NDGenWeb Traill County Coordinator geanie@cox.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndtrail2

I copied the list of Ward County Cemeteries included in the "Find a Grave" program. Should I link the Cemetery names I have in Ward County Roots to this site? I know some believe this is not a permanent record and should not be used. Would it be possible to cut a deal with the folks running Find A Grave to copy them into the GenWeb Archives? I just looked up the cemeteries listed @ USGS for Ward County and got the township from XY. Now each cemetery appears in the correct township. I have also recieved some from helpers which are also included. The list from "Find a Grave" has some listed that I don't have as yet. I guess the question is, How do we take advantage of all the recources available in order to provide as much accurate information as possible. Don Gardner

Hi Don ! After reviewing the web site - http://www.findagrave.com/ - it would seem to me that based on their 'accuracy and copyright' statement which I've quoted below, there is no problem placing their data onto your website. People who are submitting data to them should have an understanding that their data is not copyrighted and that Findagrave will not copyright it once it reaches them. In my case, I'm going to think about what to do about the tombstone transcriptions they have for my county cemeteries which I don't have. Don't know about that yet. Their obituaries are a little bit different. Some of them are actual links to other sites which in those cases individually each one would have to be researched for copyright. Then there are others which appear to be submitted w transcriptions - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsp=46595310&GRid=8172344&pt=Zerelda%20Janice%20Skoglund%20Seyler& - I'm not sure what I would do about those yet - case by case for me - but I believe these people should be of the understanding that on the findagrave site they appear to be making their info public. In the case of 'pacifica' for the above submission I could see nothing which prevents that obituary from being copied by anyone. This is an interesting site - once I saw it I remembered being there but this is the first time I've spent any time studying it. So far for my counties, I see nothing new or more accurate than what I get from USGS and Montana but then I need to detail that out more and I just put it on my list of things to do. Take care and thanks for the lead, Mike ------------------- Find A Grave, Inc. attempts to provide accurate information to the public. We have thousands of sources for the data on our site and we list information for millions of names. As with any project of this scope, there will be inevitable inaccuracies. We are not responsible for any actions taken or emotions invoked as a result of the information found within our website. "Any information you submit to Find A Grave is subject to editorial review. All content you submit must not conflict with the copyright laws of any country, state or other legal entity. No copyright is claimed on non-original or licensed material. Find A Grave, Inc. attempts to provide accurate information to the public. We have thousands of sources for the data on our site and we list information for millions of names. As with any project of this scope, there will be inevitable inaccuracies. We are not responsible for any actions taken or emotions invoked as a result of the information found within our website." ----- Original Message ----- From: <DTGARDNER@aol.com> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:34 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Cemeteries again > I copied the list of Ward County Cemeteries included in the "Find a Grave" > program. > > Should I link the Cemetery names I have in Ward County Roots to this site? I > know some believe this is not a permanent record and should not be used. > > Would it be possible to cut a deal with the folks running Find A Grave to > copy them into the GenWeb Archives? > > I just looked up the cemeteries listed @ USGS for Ward County and got the > township from XY. Now each cemetery appears in the correct township. I have also > recieved some from helpers which are also included. The list from "Find a > Grave" has some listed that I don't have as yet. > > I guess the question is, How do we take advantage of all the recources > available in order to provide as much accurate information as possible. > > Don Gardner >

Hello folks! I'm going to be away for a few days to visit family and friends, so if any concerns come up, please email Michelle Savre, our capable ASC. :-) ~Lee