Thanks. Nice to hear from folks I don't know! I hope I can handle the job! I know it is worthwhile. Vivian ----- Original Message ----- From: <csnkibbie@comcast.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [NDGENWEB-L] Lots of Good News YES! YES! YES! Happy Days! Congratulations Mike! Welcome Nadine and Vivian to a wonderful team. Sincerely, Char Kibbie CC for Dickey and Sargent counties Watching over Logan and LaMoure counties ASC -------------- Original message -------------- From: Michelle Savre <ndcounty@att.net> > Hi all!! > > Congratulations to Mike Peterson, who was elected the Rep. at Large for > USGenWeb!!! Way to go Mike!! > > Also, I am very excited to announce we have two more CCs to welcome to > our group! > > Vivian Merkel is the new CC for McLean County. Vivian is very active in > McLean county genealogy, she's the curator/secretary of McLean County > Historical Society and Museum. She's been a great resource for the > county for awhile and now is ready to "learn the ropes"!! > > Nadine Sheets is also a native North Dakotan and currently lives in > Bismarck. She will be taking over Bowman County for us. > > YEAH!!! :) > > Michelle >

Great News. Congrats Mike. Welcome aboard Vivian & Nadine. Sandi Griggs CC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Savre" <ndcounty@att.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:31 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Lots of Good News > Hi all!! > > Congratulations to Mike Peterson, who was elected the Rep. at Large for > USGenWeb!!! Way to go Mike!! > > Also, I am very excited to announce we have two more CCs to welcome to > our group! > > Vivian Merkel is the new CC for McLean County. Vivian is very active in > McLean county genealogy, she's the curator/secretary of McLean County > Historical Society and Museum. She's been a great resource for the > county for awhile and now is ready to "learn the ropes"!! > > Nadine Sheets is also a native North Dakotan and currently lives in > Bismarck. She will be taking over Bowman County for us. > > YEAH!!! :) > > Michelle > >

Congrats, Mike Welcome Vivian & Nadine. George

Yes this IS lots of good news!!! Congratulations to Mike & a very big welcome to ND's latest victims, Vivian, & Nadine!!! <g> Bettie <>< > Congratulations to Mike Peterson, who was elected the Rep. at Large for > USGenWeb!!! Way to go Mike!! > > Also, I am very excited to announce we have two more CCs to welcome to > our group! > > Vivian Merkel is the new CC for McLean County. Vivian is very active in > McLean county genealogy, she's the curator/secretary of McLean County > Historical Society and Museum. She's been a great resource for the > county for awhile and now is ready to "learn the ropes"!! > > Nadine Sheets is also a native North Dakotan and currently lives in > Bismarck. She will be taking over Bowman County for us. > > YEAH!!! :) > > Michelle > > > > > >

Thanks Michelle and a big Welcome Aboard to Vivian and Nadine !! Sincerely, Mike Emmons Co Traill Co ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle Savre To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 30 August, 2006 7:31 am Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Lots of Good News Hi all!! Congratulations to Mike Peterson, who was elected the Rep. at Large for USGenWeb!!! Way to go Mike!! Also, I am very excited to announce we have two more CCs to welcome to our group! Vivian Merkel is the new CC for McLean County. Vivian is very active in McLean county genealogy, she's the curator/secretary of McLean County Historical Society and Museum. She's been a great resource for the county for awhile and now is ready to "learn the ropes"!! Nadine Sheets is also a native North Dakotan and currently lives in Bismarck. She will be taking over Bowman County for us. YEAH!!! :) Michelle

Hi all!! Congratulations to Mike Peterson, who was elected the Rep. at Large for USGenWeb!!! Way to go Mike!! Also, I am very excited to announce we have two more CCs to welcome to our group! Vivian Merkel is the new CC for McLean County. Vivian is very active in McLean county genealogy, she's the curator/secretary of McLean County Historical Society and Museum. She's been a great resource for the county for awhile and now is ready to "learn the ropes"!! Nadine Sheets is also a native North Dakotan and currently lives in Bismarck. She will be taking over Bowman County for us. YEAH!!! :) Michelle

Many thanks to those who supported and voted for me as the Representative At Large. Thanks also to the many who sent me private eMails of concern and provided me with many different perspectives and ideas. It's been an interesting experience and campaign and my promise is that I will do whatever I can to be a representative for all of you during this term of office. I will maintain my subscription to USGENWEB-DISCUSS mailing list and I will ask each of the Regional Coordinators for permission to be subscribed on their mailing list so that we can maintain communication. If you would rather communicate privately, please feel free to use eMail address - usgwdp@cox.net . Thanks to the hundreds of Local Coordinators who have made USGenWeb the great organization it is. I want to be a part of helping us grow as a genealogy resource and in expanding our reputation as a top-notch genealogy organization and to that end I welcome your help. Sincerely, Mike Mike Peterson CC Dickinson County IA - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadickin/ CC Emmons County ND - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/ CC Traill County ND - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndtrail2/

Hi Roger! It's a great group of people to work with. Thank you for joining our NDGenWeb! Pat Maas Richland County Quoting Michelle Savre <ndcounty@att.net>: > Hi all! > > I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County > Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and > has lots of contacts there still. > Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! > > Michelle > > PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier! > >

Hi Roger!! A great BIG Welcome Aboard!!! It's good to have you. Bettie <>< > I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County > Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and > has lots of contacts there still. Please join me in welcoming him to > the NDGenWeb group! >

Joe, Thanks for the welcome. I have seen a lot of your good work including some items used on the Cavalier site, hope I can expand the Cavalier site in the future with some "Home Grown" material. Rog On Aug 26, 2006, at 12:12 AM, Garnett J.(Joe) Zsedeny wrote: > Welcome to NDGenWeb, Roger. Always nice to have a website in native > hands <G>. > > Joe Zsedeny > Pembina County > NDGenWeb Archives > > Michelle Savre wrote: >> Hi all! >> >> I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County >> Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County >> and has lots of contacts there still. >> Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! >> >> Michelle >> >> PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier! >> >> >> >

Welcome! We are so glad to have your assistance. Roger, if you have any questions, please ask. Sincerely, Char Kibbie, ASC CC for Dickey and Sargent counties watching over Logan and LaMoure counties -------------- Original message -------------- From: Michelle Savre <ndcounty@att.net> > Hi all! > > I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County > Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and > has lots of contacts there still. > Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! > > Michelle > > PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier! >

Welcome to NDGenWeb, Roger. Always nice to have a website in native hands <G>. Joe Zsedeny Pembina County NDGenWeb Archives Michelle Savre wrote: > Hi all! > > I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County > Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and > has lots of contacts there still. > Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! > > Michelle > > PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier! > > >

Welcome Roger! Sandi Bohle Coordinator Griggs County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Savre" <ndcounty@att.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Welcome to Roger! > Hi all! > > I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County > Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and > has lots of contacts there still. > Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! > > Michelle > > PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier! > >

Char, Thanks for the welcome. It has been a fun evening fixing up the broken links, etc. Should be 100% functional now. Will let you know if I get in too deep. Rog On Aug 25, 2006, at 8:34 PM, csnkibbie@comcast.net wrote: > Welcome! We are so glad to have your assistance. > Roger, if you have any questions, please ask. > > Sincerely, > Char Kibbie, ASC > CC for Dickey and Sargent counties > watching over Logan and LaMoure counties > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Michelle Savre <ndcounty@att.net> > >> Hi all! >> >> I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County >> Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and >> has lots of contacts there still. >> Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! >> >> Michelle >> >> PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier! >> >

Great news Roger. Thanks for taking this on and best of luck. If you need anything, ask this group. A great group !! Sincerely, Mike Peterson Emmons Co Traill Co ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle Savre To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 25 August, 2006 1:18 pm Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Welcome to Roger! Hi all! I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and has lots of contacts there still. Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! Michelle PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier!

Hi Roger Welcome back to ND. A guy with an Olson name must know a lot about Nort-dee-koty! George

Hi all! I am thrilled to announce that Roger Olson is the new County Coordinator of Cavalier County. Roger grew up in Cavalier County and has lots of contacts there still. Please join me in welcoming him to the NDGenWeb group! Michelle PS. Thanks to Holly for babysitting Cavalier!

Great Resource for Maps for your counties! 1914 Maps of North Dakota are here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shastaca/maps/ND/ NDmapsindex.html Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@cox.net> > Date: August 23, 2006 5:42:54 AM CDT > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [STATE-COORD] State maps by County > Reply-To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <corajanee@shasta.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:08 PM > Subject: State maps by County > > > > | I have now finished all 50 states for the 1914 state maps by > County. > | Alaska and Hawaii were not states, but I added them anyway. > | > | Feel free to pass it on > | > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shastaca/maps_index.html > | > | Janie > | > >

Michelle, I received the same e-mail, and wrote a brief reply. I'm glad you are compiling an answer for him. Thanks. I'm already involved in setting up classrooms at school and our family reunion starts Sat. and is the whole week, so I'm also shopping and getting ready for the wonderfully grand invasion. -Char Here's what I sent him: 1. Records are only as good as the accuracy of the informant and the record keeper. For that reason it is best to gather as many records as possible. Researchers must not get hung up on the spelling of names. My North Dakota relatives knew who they were and so-what if someone misspelled their name. No big deal. 2. There is no one best place. Location and date must also be considered. When beginning research anywhere, it is always best to work from the present backwards, so contact all living relatives and find out what they know before tackling records. Then the basic sources are a good springboard - census records, vital records, ND state census records (compiled on the years ending in "5") are good places to start. Remember that young men often hired out in the spring (when census takers made their rounds) to work other farms and young women helped out at neighboring farms as well. If you don't find who you are looking for, take the time to search the whole township and even neighboring townships. Sometimes an individual could be found in 2 different families as a hired hand. Also a person could be missed altogether by a census taker. Just be aware that that could happen. Newspapers and church records are also valuable resources. I enjoy reading the newsy accounts of ND newspapers in the first half of the 20th century. Contacting the local (county and /or area) historical societies has been a boon to my ND research. I know that if I get back to Dickey County ND, I am looking up Mary Ann Kunrath of the Dickey County Historical Society and giving her a big hug for all the help she and those who work with her have been in sharing Dickey county resources with me. 3. (For someone else to answer.) -------------- Original message -------------- From: Michelle Savre <ndcounty@att.net> > Hi all- > > I've just received an email from a gentleman who is writing an article > for Family Tree magazine about ND genealogy. I'm compiling answers for > these questions, but would like some help. Anything you can give me on > any of these questions would be very appreciated!! > > Michelle > > 1. What's the most important thing a researcher ought to know or keep > in mind before starting to research North Dakota ancestors? > > 2. Where's the best place to start in finding Norh Dakota ancestors? > > 3. What's the most important often-overlooked resource for finding > North Dakota ancestors? > > 4. If a researcher plans to visit in person, what's the one don't-miss > archive they should be sure to spend time at? >

Hi all- I've just received an email from a gentleman who is writing an article for Family Tree magazine about ND genealogy. I'm compiling answers for these questions, but would like some help. Anything you can give me on any of these questions would be very appreciated!! Michelle 1. What's the most important thing a researcher ought to know or keep in mind before starting to research North Dakota ancestors?   2. Where's the best place to start in finding Norh Dakota ancestors?   3. What's the most important often-overlooked resource for finding North Dakota ancestors?   4. If a researcher plans to visit in person, what's the one don't-miss archive they should be sure to spend time at?