Hi Don! Yes -- an SC can be re-elected. But um, I don't think that's going to happen with me. I've already got a replacement set up. *rubs hands together in malicious glee* ~Lee On Sunday, July 18, 2004 11:43 PM [GMT+5=ET], DTGARDNER@aol.com <DTGARDNER@aol.com> wrote: > Hello and Thanks > Can Lee be reelected to her State if she wants the job? > Don Gardner
Hello and Thanks Can Lee be reelected to her State if she wants the job? Don Gardner
Congratulations folks for approving the two year election question. In most cases it will not matter but it is a nice option should things go into drift mode. I think your Project is in good hands now and will Prosper. I know that Lee cares and will respond to any requests for assistance as will her good assistant, Michelle. Now I have to settle down and get caught up with some Archives work that George Barron has for me. Have fun Joe On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:42:49 -0500, bluebear wrote: >Good evening, North Dakota! > >The voting period has come to an end. You were voting on the >question: > >"Are you in favor of holding an election every two years for state >coordinator?" > >With ten people voting yes and one person voting no, the majority of >you have voted in favor of holding an election every two years for >state coordinator. > >According to the decisions that were made prior to this election, >the current State Coordinator Lee S. King will hold office through >the month of January 2006. At some time before the end of January >2006 the state will need to hold an election to choose a new State >Coordinator who will take office on February 1, 2006. > >It has been a pleasure working with you. We're especially grateful >to Joe Zsedeny for helping us set up the process and to those of you >who voted. We've also enjoyed the enthusiasm you've shared with us >online over Lee's election. Sometimes all we know after an election >are the names and numbers, but this time Bev and I were privileged >to see a bit of the celebration. > >If you have any questions about the election, please feel free to >contact either Bev or me. If there's anything further that the >USGenWeb Election Committee can do for you, please let Bev Hopkins, >your regional representative from the Election Committee, or Ellen >Pack, our committee chair, know. > >It's time for you to unsub us from your mail list. > >Thanks again, and best wishes to all of you! > >Greta Thompson >USGenWeb Election Committee >bluebear@new.rr.com > >Bev Hopkins >bbeegle@huntel.net
Good evening, North Dakota! The voting period has come to an end. You were voting on the question: "Are you in favor of holding an election every two years for state coordinator?" With ten people voting yes and one person voting no, the majority of you have voted in favor of holding an election every two years for state coordinator. According to the decisions that were made prior to this election, the current State Coordinator Lee S. King will hold office through the month of January 2006. At some time before the end of January 2006 the state will need to hold an election to choose a new State Coordinator who will take office on February 1, 2006. It has been a pleasure working with you. We're especially grateful to Joe Zsedeny for helping us set up the process and to those of you who voted. We've also enjoyed the enthusiasm you've shared with us online over Lee's election. Sometimes all we know after an election are the names and numbers, but this time Bev and I were privileged to see a bit of the celebration. If you have any questions about the election, please feel free to contact either Bev or me. If there's anything further that the USGenWeb Election Committee can do for you, please let Bev Hopkins, your regional representative from the Election Committee, or Ellen Pack, our committee chair, know. It's time for you to unsub us from your mail list. Thanks again, and best wishes to all of you! Greta Thompson USGenWeb Election Committee bluebear@new.rr.com Bev Hopkins bbeegle@huntel.net
As many times as she will accept it. --- DTGARDNER@aol.com wrote: > Hello and Thanks > Can Lee be reelected to her State if she wants the > job? > Don Gardner > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/
Hello again North Dakota! Your opportunity to vote will end no later than tomorrow evening at 9 PM CDT, Sunday, July 18. Consequently, this will be the last reminder I send encouraging you to vote yes or no on the following question: Are you in favor of holding an election every two years for state coordinator? Send your "yes" or "no" to either of the following members of the Election Committee: Greta Thompson bluebear@new.rr.com Bev Hopkins (bbeegle@huntel.net) YOUR VOTES WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL. No one other than Bev and I will know who voted yes and who voted no. Once the results have been officially tallied, we will delete the emails containing the votes. Feel free to email Bev or me if you have questions. Thank you, Greta Thompson USGenWeb Election Committee bluebear@new.rr.com
Hello again North Dakota! I want to encourage you once more to vote yes or no on the following question: Are you in favor of holding an election every two years for state coordinator? Send your "yes" or "no" to either of the following members of the Election Committee: Greta Thompson bluebear@new.rr.com Bev Hopkins (bbeegle@huntel.net) YOUR VOTES WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL. No one other than Bev and I will know who voted yes and who voted no. Once the results have been officially tallied, we will delete the emails containing the votes. PLEASE NOTE: Voting will continue until 9 PM CDT on Sunday, July 18 or until a majority of votes (at least ten votes) have been cast for one alternative or the other, whichever comes first. Feel free to email Bev or me if you have questions. Thank you, Greta Thompson USGenWeb Election Committee bluebear@new.rr.com
I agree whole heartedly! Mike B. McHenry Co. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Mike Peterson" <geanie@cox.net> To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NDGENWEB-L] SC Election Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:24:51 -0700 Lee declared sounds great ! Mike Emmons SC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garnett J.(Joe) Zsedeny" <jzsed@starband.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:52 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] SC Election > Hi, > > I have been informed that Lee King is the only nominee for SC. Unless > someone has objections the EC representatives suggests Lee be > declared the winner and I agree. As for the question concerning a two > year SC voting option, please contact Greta (bluebear@new.rr.com) or > Bev (bbeegle@huntel.net) with your opinion. For my part I think this > option should always be available. > > Thanks > Joe > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx
I knew there were a lot of them but not that it was all of them. GREAT!!! At 03:19 PM 7/13/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Holly: > >All of the ND census images are available in the >Archives, thanks to Joe Z. and John Schunk. > >--- Holly Timm <htimm@comcast.net> wrote: > > At 07:05 AM 7/13/2004 -0700, Mike Peterson wrote: > > >Thank you Holly ! > > >It appears that one was a problem for the > > transcriber also as it had a > > >couple ?? marks. The other I think perhaps it was > > the census taker. My plans > > >now are to set up a supplemental page. > > >Thanks again. > > > > anytime Mike, > > > > Many researchers don't understand that transcripts > > need to be true to the > > original, not to what may actually be correct. I > > deal with this frequently > > as the online part of the project to transcribe the > > 1930 Cuyahoga Ohio > > census. When I get a "correction" from someone I > > check it with the census > > image at Ancestry and correct our files only if I > > agree with it. I don't > > have a supplemental page set up yet but am saving up > > the 'corrections' that > > were census taker error not transcriber error. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/census/ > > > > If you don't have access to census images, I'd be > > happy to take a look for you. > > > > Holly > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com
Holly: All of the ND census images are available in the Archives, thanks to Joe Z. and John Schunk. --- Holly Timm <htimm@comcast.net> wrote: > At 07:05 AM 7/13/2004 -0700, Mike Peterson wrote: > >Thank you Holly ! > >It appears that one was a problem for the > transcriber also as it had a > >couple ?? marks. The other I think perhaps it was > the census taker. My plans > >now are to set up a supplemental page. > >Thanks again. > > anytime Mike, > > Many researchers don't understand that transcripts > need to be true to the > original, not to what may actually be correct. I > deal with this frequently > as the online part of the project to transcribe the > 1930 Cuyahoga Ohio > census. When I get a "correction" from someone I > check it with the census > image at Ancestry and correct our files only if I > agree with it. I don't > have a supplemental page set up yet but am saving up > the 'corrections' that > were census taker error not transcriber error. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/census/ > > If you don't have access to census images, I'd be > happy to take a look for you. > > Holly > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Why?: A few years back I became frustrated with browsing the internet as the list of ancestors I was researching for my wife and I and in-laws grew. First, it was the very large amount of web sites which I was monitoring. Second, after reaching the web site, it was trying to find out what was new on the web site. At that time "What's New" pages were all over the place, but many of those have disappeared for good reason. Basically, it depends on the type of web site and I maintain that genealogy web sites are ideal for a what's new page along with churches, clubs, etc. It's a big plus for researchers and once I started using one, it was confirmed by many researchers. This didn't eliminate the need to monitor each and every one of the sites I was interested in. That was still a problem until I came across a bit of software called Change Detection (it's free). Basically, for every page I tell Change Detection to watch, they tell me when it has changed. No more browsing. The third element in all of this is to have a web site search (it's free). When those three elements are within the web site in my mind we have made the search so much easier and expedient for the researcher. Something which has helped me to keep my sites visible is that monthly I send out an email indicating very basically what we've done in the last month and request more contributions, etc. But most importantly, I also use that opportunity to publicly thank all the volunteers and contributors to that web site. Using Emmons as an example, I send the email to NORTHDAKOTA-L@rootsweb.com, the Ancestry.Com Emmons Message Board at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/localities.northam.usa.states.northdakota.counties.emmons which automatically forwards it to NDEMMONS-L@rootsweb.com, the Ancestry.com North Dakota Message Board at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/localities.northam.usa.states.northdakota.unknown, the Genealogy.Com North Dakota Message Board at http://genforum.genealogy.com/nd/ and the Genealogy.Com Emmons County Message Board at http://genforum.genealogy.com/nd/emmons/ as well as you guys at NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com . All of it in an effort to stay visible and make it easier for researchers. Installation: 1] Whats New. Developing a what's new page does not take long specifically if the data is kept to a minimum. For those who use html generators like Front Page I don't know how to help. You can see my page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/whatsnewindex.htm . I've prepared a basic html coded page where I stripped the headings and trailers and just provided the coding for the whats new table along with the change detection coding. More on change detection below but if you don't want it, I've marked in the coding where you can delete it. The sample page is at http://members.cox.net/judino/whatsnewbasic.htm and feel free to copy it then all you need to do is insert your own headings. Keeping it up to date is very simple and doesn't involve much time at all. For those who use html generators, if copy/paste works in them, then the code is there for you also. 2] Change Detection. This software is free and was created by the same people as the freefind search. You sign up for it at this site - http://www.changedetection.com/ . They will send you the html coding which also contains an id. That id is important. You can get various boxes, shapes, sizes, etc. from them and they provide the html coding. If you copy mine within the whats new sample - http://members.cox.net/judino/whatsnewbasic.htm then be sure to insert your code where all the zeroes are located. 3] Web Site Search. I use FreeFind, the free version, but there are others out there. As in Change Detection it is very easy to sign up. They will send you an email with the coding, etc. They have all kinds of options for displaying the search, for indexing your database, for sending you reports, etc. 4] There are other tips in the USGenWeb Newsletter archived at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwpub/ . One which I found was neat but haven't tried it yet is the development of one heading or one footing or one page which has your email. Then instead of inserting the code for those on each and every one of your pages, the code only inserts the coded page. This means that if you change your email address, you only have to change one page and all others using your email invoke that page. Same if you changed a heading logo, etc. I haven't tried this yet but the concept sounds fantastic to me as a labor saver. Please let me know if I can be of help with any of the above. I'd be more than happy to assist in any way I can. Some of these things I learned in my own trial and error but most of them I learned when I first become associated with IAGenWeb. A county web site was completely destroyed and they need to get back on line as soon as possible. Talk about frustration. But I had a very large helpful support group and my hope is that I can turn that around and help others because of my experience there, so please, I'm very willing to help and I'm very easy to shut-up after I get going. :] Sincerely, Mike Emmons CC ----------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "L. S. King" <GenealogyFreak@comcast.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:54 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Hey Mike! > For our new CCs -- why don't you share a few of the ideas you implemented in > Emmons when you adopted it? > Like the What's New page (which I stole! LOL). > > And if anyone else has any ideas for improving sites, adding little projects > (like county surname lists as one example), or has a great resource or > database link, please share it!! > > ~Lee S. King > SC NDGenWeb Project > (who has too many counties especially with the state site -- anyone want > Griggs or LaMoure? They're still up for adoption....) > > >
At 07:05 AM 7/13/2004 -0700, Mike Peterson wrote: >Thank you Holly ! >It appears that one was a problem for the transcriber also as it had a >couple ?? marks. The other I think perhaps it was the census taker. My plans >now are to set up a supplemental page. >Thanks again. anytime Mike, Many researchers don't understand that transcripts need to be true to the original, not to what may actually be correct. I deal with this frequently as the online part of the project to transcribe the 1930 Cuyahoga Ohio census. When I get a "correction" from someone I check it with the census image at Ancestry and correct our files only if I agree with it. I don't have a supplemental page set up yet but am saving up the 'corrections' that were census taker error not transcriber error. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/census/ If you don't have access to census images, I'd be happy to take a look for you. Holly
Michelle, Congrats!!! Don't let the title fool ya!! I can offer my old ASC straight-jacket if you want to take it in a bit!! ROFL!! Just joking... seems like ND is the best place to be these days... I'm happy to be working with such a great group! Lorraine CC Benson & Pierce Counties At 10:28 PM 7/12/2004, ndcounty@att.net wrote: >Oh, whoops...actually, that was an old signature...I wasn't really >announcing anything, but congrats to you. :) > >So, thank you Lee for keeping me aboard!! I'm looking forward to working >together to make North Dakota GenWeb as great a place to do research as it >was to grow up there!
Thank you Holly ! It appears that one was a problem for the transcriber also as it had a couple ?? marks. The other I think perhaps it was the census taker. My plans now are to set up a supplemental page. Thanks again. Sincerely, Mike Emmons CC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Timm" <htimm@comcast.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [NDGENWEB-L] Census Changes > > MIke, > > First thing to determine is if this is transcription error or census taker > error. > > If it is census taker error then the transcript should not be changed, if > it is changed, it is no longer a transcript. If it is a transcription error > then it should be corrected but archives policies are I believe rather > tight on such matters. > > What you can do in either case is create a corrections or supplemental page > on your county site that will address the correction but, in my opinion, > you should still determine and be clear which type of error it is. > > Holly > > > At 04:53 PM 7/12/2004 -0700, Mike Peterson wrote: > >I could use some advice. I received an email from someone who browses the > >web site in family research. He found an ancestor (success) but he wanted > >to let me know that in both the 1900 and 1910 census, the surname is not > >spelled correctly and asked to get them corrected. Both of these files are > >in USGenWeb Archives - I link to them. I sent an email to the transcriber > >asking him if he could change it. The email bounced. I've run across this > >problem before and once tried to have one corrected with no success. It > >seems the census records that are out there, some in various places, from > >my experience, never get updated. Am I assuming correctly. Would anyone > >wish to suggest something here. The last thing I really want to do is to > >go back to this fella and say tough luck; no change possible. I do intend > >to respond to him; he deserves a response. But I am really struggling with > >what to say. > >Sincerely, > >Mike > >Emmons CC > >
Oh, whoops...actually, that was an old signature...I wasn't really announcing anything, but congrats to you. :) So, thank you Lee for keeping me aboard!! I'm looking forward to working together to make North Dakota GenWeb as great a place to do research as it was to grow up there! Michelle -------------- Original message from "L. S. King" : -------------- > HEY!!!! > You weren't supposed to write anything till I officially announced you as my > ASC!!!! > *pouts* > Okay, everyone ignore that last post. > > *clears throat* > I would like to announce that Michelle Savre, although she has been working > with me for over a month, is still crazy enough to agree to stay on as my > ASC. > > Okay, Michelle, now you can post! > > ~Lee S. King > SC NDGenWeb Project >
Congratulations to Lee on the position of SC! I'm excited to have such a nice person and hard worker in charge of North Dakota. also, Congrats and Welcome to all of the new CCs. Please let me know if you need any help..I'm no expert, by any means, but I'd be glad to help in any way I can. Michelle Michelle Savre CC-Barnes, Cass & Ransom ASC-North Dakota GenWeb
On Monday, July 12, 2004 10:28 PM [GMT+5=ET], ndcounty@att.net <ndcounty@att.net> wrote: > Oh, whoops...actually, that was an old signature...I wasn't really > announcing anything, but congrats to you. :) Suuuure Michelle! ;-) LOL And thanks. :-) > > So, thank you Lee for keeping me aboard!! I'm looking forward to > working together to make North Dakota GenWeb as great a place to do > research as it was to grow up there! Good. Nice and short. And no request for "Kumbaya" either! :-D ~Lee S. King SC NDGenWeb Project > > Michelle > > > > -------------- Original message from "L. S. King" : -------------- >> HEY!!!! >> You weren't supposed to write anything till I officially announced >> you as my >> ASC!!!! >> *pouts* >> Okay, everyone ignore that last post. >> >> *clears throat* >> I would like to announce that Michelle Savre, although she has been >> working >> with me for over a month, is still crazy enough to agree to stay on >> as my >> ASC. >> >> Okay, Michelle, now you can post! >> >> ~Lee S. King >> SC NDGenWeb Project
MIke, First thing to determine is if this is transcription error or census taker error. If it is census taker error then the transcript should not be changed, if it is changed, it is no longer a transcript. If it is a transcription error then it should be corrected but archives policies are I believe rather tight on such matters. What you can do in either case is create a corrections or supplemental page on your county site that will address the correction but, in my opinion, you should still determine and be clear which type of error it is. Holly At 04:53 PM 7/12/2004 -0700, Mike Peterson wrote: >I could use some advice. I received an email from someone who browses the >web site in family research. He found an ancestor (success) but he wanted >to let me know that in both the 1900 and 1910 census, the surname is not >spelled correctly and asked to get them corrected. Both of these files are >in USGenWeb Archives - I link to them. I sent an email to the transcriber >asking him if he could change it. The email bounced. I've run across this >problem before and once tried to have one corrected with no success. It >seems the census records that are out there, some in various places, from >my experience, never get updated. Am I assuming correctly. Would anyone >wish to suggest something here. The last thing I really want to do is to >go back to this fella and say tough luck; no change possible. I do intend >to respond to him; he deserves a response. But I am really struggling with >what to say. >Sincerely, >Mike >Emmons CC
HEY!!!! You weren't supposed to write anything till I officially announced you as my ASC!!!! *pouts* Okay, everyone ignore that last post. *clears throat* I would like to announce that Michelle Savre, although she has been working with me for over a month, is still crazy enough to agree to stay on as my ASC. Okay, Michelle, now you can post! ~Lee S. King SC NDGenWeb Project On Monday, July 12, 2004 10:09 PM [GMT+5=ET], ndcounty@att.net <ndcounty@att.net> wrote: > Congratulations to Lee on the position of SC! I'm excited to have > such a nice person and hard worker in charge of North Dakota. > > also, Congrats and Welcome to all of the new CCs. Please let me know > if you need any help..I'm no expert, by any means, but I'd be glad to > help in any way I can. > > Michelle > > Michelle Savre > CC-Barnes, Cass & Ransom > ASC-North Dakota GenWeb
After an email received today, I thought I'd clear something up since Lee is gender-neutral. Me is a she Lee! ~Lee S. King SC NDGenWeb Project