Good to have you on board Pat ! Welcome. Mike Emmons Traill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Savre" <ndcounty@att.net> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:22 pm Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Welcome Pat! > Hi all!! > > Richland County has a new Assistant County Coordinator. Her name is Pat > Maas and she grew up near Hankinson, in Richland County. She is now > retired and living in Minnesota. She has already been assisting > Richland County researchers as a lookup volunteer and has been active > on the mailing list. > > Please help me out in welcoming Pat to the ND team! > > > Michelle > > > > Michelle Savre > ASC North Dakota > CC-Ransom, Cass & Barnes > ndcounty@att.net > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndgenweb > >

The below was designed for new volunteers but has a lot of info for us: http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/newvolunteer.shtml Mike, Emmons Traill

FYI ~Lee > -----Original Message----- > From: Tina S. Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@adelphia.net] > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 11:35 PM > Subject: The USGenWeb Project - 2005 Logo Ballot - > Important Notice. > > > *Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists* > > The USGenWeb Project - 2005 Logo Ballot - Important Notice. > > When entering your vote for the Logo, please omit > the hyphen (-). Logo choices should be entered as (i.e. > AA1, AA3, AA4 etc.) > > The Election Committee apologizes for any > inconvenience this may have caused. > > Tina Vickery, Chair > USGenWeb Project Election Committee

FYI ~Lee > > Important USGenWeb Project Election Information > > **Please forward to all appropriate USGenWeb Project lists** > > The Election Committee with the invaluable assistance of > Larry Stephens have the preparations for the USGenWeb > Project 2005 National Elections almost complete. Passwords > will be mailed over the next few days to all registered > voters in the USGenWeb Project. > > Voting will begin July 1, 2005 (12:01 am) and will end July > 31, 2005 (11:59 pm) CST. > > Information about the candidates can be found at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/candidates-index.ht > ml > > IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SPAM BLOCKERS: To receive a password > you must have your spam filters turned off or have them set > to receive email from stephenl@indiana.edu - Stephens, Larry V. > > IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT LOGO BALLOT: > > To vote for a logo, you must have the three digit identifier > (e.g., AA1). The identifiers are on the logos page at > http://usgenweb.org/logos/index.shtml. Before you open the > ballot, view the logos and write down the identifier of the > logo you like best. If you leave the ballot to look at the > logos again, you may not be allowed back to cast your vote. > The server may think you have already voted. Don't risk it. > Be prepared! > > The next three top vote-getting designs (or less if there > are not three additional entries) will be the official > alternate logos. In the event of a tie, the Advisory Board > will vote to break the tie. The decision of the Advisory > Board will be final. There was no monetary compensation for > this contest. The logos may be viewed here prior to voting. > http://usgenweb.org/logos/index.shtml > > Also on the ballot is Bylaws Amendment Proposal > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/notice.shtml > > The Election Committee will be adding applicable links to > their FAQ and Useful Links pages shortly. > > We encourage all to participate in the USGenWeb Project 2005 > Elections! > > Sincerely, > Tina S. Vickery, Chair > USGenWeb Project Election Committee > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ >

On Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:20 AM [GMT+5=ET], Shari Handley <srh@tyaskin.com> wrote: > Dear USGenWeb Coordinators, > > One of our County Coordinators wrote to me and pointed out that > October is "Family History Month" and suggested that this yearly > event would be a wonderful opportunity for USGenWeb to promote the > concept of free online genealogy. She suggested that perhaps a > proclamation could be drafted and sent out by coordinators from the > National level on down to counties, to local governmental agencies, > newspapers and other media outlets. Other activities may also be fun > and helpful in spreading the word about USGenWeb and promoting this > hobby of ours. > > I'd like to form a grass-roots USGenWeb committee to come up with and > implement ideas and plans for Family History Month, to brainstorm and > facilitate activities and/or materials for USGenWeb nationally, and > that State Coordinators and County Coordinators could tap into. > > If you'd be interesting in participating in this endeavor, please send > me an email. Please also indicate whether you'd be willing to chair > such a committee. :) > > Many thanks to Davison County, SDGenWeb Coordinator Andy (Andrea) > Sindt for bringing this idea up! > > Ref: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4067 > http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Print&PressR > elease_id=837&suppresslayouts=true > http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Print&PressR > elease_id=908&suppresslayouts=true > > Thanks, > > Shari Handley > National Coordinator > The USGenWeb Project > > State Coordinators, would you please pass this message on to your > state business lists?

An Unofficial Candidates Forum for the 2005 Elections is now active at - http://election.temp-site.us/ . Interesting. Mike Emmons CC Traill CC

FYI... > **Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and > members.** > > To all USGenWeb Project members: > > The nomination period for the USGenWeb Project > National elections is now open. > > Nomination Period Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM > CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. > > Please visit the USGenWeb Project National Election - > 2005 index page for information about the election > and announcements from the Elections Committee: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/ > > Nomination Form: > http://rmweb.indiana.edu/USGenWeb/National2005.cfm > > The Elections Committee encourages all to participate > in the nomination process! > > Sincerely, > USGenWeb Project Election Committee > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/

Thanks for the info Mike! Terri Dunn County >From: "Mike Peterson" <geanie@cox.net> >Reply-To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com >To: NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Fw: Cemetery Projects >Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:47:57 -0700 > >I am passing this on to IAGEN and NDGEN from one of my contributors in that >he may be able help someone. >Sincerely, >Mike >----------------------- >----- Original Message ----- > > Hi Mike, > > I have put the Dell Rapids, SD, cemeteries on the internet to help > > genealogists or other individuals who might be interested. Address >is: > > www.dellrapids.org/church/cemetery/index.htm. > > If you have anyone who might be interested in doing something similar, >have > > them contact me and I'll tell them what it entails. > > Take care. > > Patrick Sullivan > > <sfps484@sio.midco.net> > > > >

I am passing this on to IAGEN and NDGEN from one of my contributors in that he may be able help someone. Sincerely, Mike ----------------------- ----- Original Message ----- > Hi Mike, > I have put the Dell Rapids, SD, cemeteries on the internet to help > genealogists or other individuals who might be interested. Address is: > www.dellrapids.org/church/cemetery/index.htm. > If you have anyone who might be interested in doing something similar, have > them contact me and I'll tell them what it entails. > Take care. > Patrick Sullivan > <sfps484@sio.midco.net> >

FYI ~Lee ====forwarded message==== On Monday, May 30, 2005 9:28 PM [GMT+5=ET], Tina S. Vickery <tsvickery@adelphia.net> wrote: > **Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and > members.** > > The EC will begin accepting nominations for Advisory > Board Representatives Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM > CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. > > Please visit the EC National 2005 Election Pages for > more information: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/index.html > > In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb > national level elections and polls you must be > registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To > receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National > Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, > 2005. The registration form will be disabled Tuesday > May 31, 2005 at 11:59 pm EST. If you have previously > registered and your registration (i.e., email address, > participation within the project, etc.) has not > changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have > questions about your registration, please contact your > Elections Committee representative prior to submitting > a new registration. > > The EC has an online registration form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html > > To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html > > The Election Committee looks forward to your > participation! > > Thank you, > The USGenWeb Election Committee

Just FYI... ~Lee On Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:56 AM [GMT+5=ET], Shari Handley <srh@tyaskin.com> wrote: > Please pass this very exciting and important announcement on to your > state/regional lists! > > USGenWeb at FGS 2006 > > Call for Speakers > > > The USGenWeb Project is proud to announce that in celebration of our > 10th Anniversary, USGenWeb will sponsor a track at the 2006 Federation > of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. The conference will be > held in Boston , Massachusetts , home to the oldest genealogical > society in the United States and the local host for the 2006 > conference - the New England Historic Genealogical Society, August > 30-September 2, 2006 > > We are currently seeking proposals for lectures from members of the > USGenWeb Project relating to the subject(s) of Technology and > Genealogy, Using Specific Projects or Aspects of USGenWeb, and > Internet Publishing for Genealogy (i.e. website development, website > publicity, website building, strategies for converting data, etc.) > > Lecture sessions will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions. > Two-part sessions are also welcome (i.e. two lecture periods). > USGenWeb will sponsor a total of 20 lecture sessions during the four > day conference. > > While USGenWeb cannot offer compensation for travel, meals, or > speaking time, we can offer speakers the chance to participate on the > program of a national genealogical conference, and share their > methods and ideas to hundreds of genealogists. In addition, selected > speakers will receive a complimentary free registration to the 2006 > FGS Conference. > > Speakers may submit any number of proposals, and may be able to > present multiple lectures at the conference. Speakers are not > required to have spoken at a regional or national conference before, > but are encouraged to have some experience teaching their topics. An > example of a submission may be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylewis/callexample.htm. If you have any > questions at all, please direct them to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com. > > Speakers will be required to submit syllabus information for their > lecture by January 1, 2006. More detailed information on the syllabus > will be sent to those speakers who are chosen. Notification of > acceptance will be sent no later than June 1, 2005. > > Please send your submissions in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format to > Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com no later than MAY 18, 2005. Submissions should > include: > > -Class Title > -Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address > -Designation of audience level (beginning, intermediate, advanced) > -Length of presentation > -Class Description (1-2 sentences) > -Brief Class Outline > -Speaker Bio (2-3 sentences) > -Audio-Visual Needs > -List of Recent Lecture Experiences > -List of USGenWeb Involvement > > Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your > proposals! > > > USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Program Committee

Hi Tech but interesting. Sincerely, Mike Peterson ------------------------- > Occasionally a subscriber wants to know how to locate unmarked burial sites. > > This is one way to do it. > > http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/02/102802-9.html > > I hope this helps. > > Don Kelly

Below is forwarded from another mailing listing. Mike Peterson -------------- Newspaper Abstracts has been upgraded to a new database which has added many benefits and features for our visitors, members and contributors, including faster searching, update notifications, ability to leave comments on a specific news article, and more. Visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=349 for North Dakota and http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com for others. All articles in our archived files for North Dakota have now been transferred into the new database. Unfortunately, North Dakota is one of several states that has not had much attention over the past 6 years. We are in need of volunteers to contribute news items and to coordinate North Dakota counties. If you are interested in helping with North Dakota news items, please see the FAQ section of the site at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=638 for more information. Visitors can now register for a free member account at Newspaper Abstracts. Benefits of free registration include: 1. Receive notifications of new additions to a specific county or an entire state. 2. Save articles in their personal folder on the site. 3. Comment on news articles allowing for common researchers to find each other. 4. Rate news articles. 5. Send a private message (PM) or email to another member. Mail list managers can also opt to have notifications of additions to a specific county or state sent to their mail list. For more information on this, please email me at Barbara@NewspaperAbstracts.com. Finding our ancestors in the news! Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org http://www.Saxbury.net

Just FYI... ~Lee *Please post to all USGenWeb Project lists* In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb national level elections and polls you must be registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, 2005. If you have previously registered and your registration (i.e., email address, participation within the project, etc.) has not changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have questions about your registration, please contact your Elections Committee representative prior to submitting a new registration. If you were a member of USGenWeb on or before 1 February 2004 and your name was submitted to the EC by your State or Project leadership, you were automatically registered. If you are unsure of your registration status, you may ask your area EC Representative, or you may submit a Registration form. Members joining USGenWeb or those who have taken on additional roles will not be automatically registered, and must register themselves. Example: You were a CC in a particular state. You resigned that county, and now have a county in another state. To ensure you will receive a voting password for that region, you must inform the EC that you have changed states. If you are currently registered but do not wish to receive a voting password, or if you leave the Project entirely, please contact an EC Representative to have your name removed from the Registered List. The EC has an online registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html Please bookmark the EC website for the latest Election and Registration news: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ ***Registration information is confidential to the Election Committee, and will not be shared with Project leadership or other members. It is used only to send voting passwords. Do not depend on your SC or other project leadership to see that you are registered, or that appropriate changes are made. Thank you, The USGenWeb Election Committee

Awesome, Mike. Thanks for keeping us updated on what's going on with Emmons County. :-) ~Lee On Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:00 PM [GMT+5=ET], Mike Peterson <geanie@cox.net> wrote: > Visit our Emmons County "What's New" Page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/whatsnewindex.htm to search for > your ancestors. We also invite and encourage 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. We are trying > to get our cemetery inventory up-to-date. We already have the great > tombstone transcriptions done by Ronald Kremer which should help many > of you. We are now looking for additional transcriptions and > especially photos of cemetery locations / churches to add to our web > site. We thank those who have contributed so much in the past to our > site; without we would not have a meaningful site at all. Sincerely, > Mike Peterson > NDGenWeb Emmons County Coordinator > geanie@cox.net > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/

Visit our Emmons County "What's New" Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/whatsnewindex.htm to search for your ancestors. We also invite and encourage 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. We are trying to get our cemetery inventory up-to-date. We already have the great tombstone transcriptions done by Ronald Kremer which should help many of you. We are now looking for additional transcriptions and especially photos of cemetery locations / churches to add to our web site. We thank those who have contributed so much in the past to our site; without we would not have a meaningful site at all. Sincerely, Mike Peterson NDGenWeb Emmons County Coordinator geanie@cox.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndemmons/

FYI... ~Lee ----------------------------------------------------- USGenWeb Logo Contest The USGenWeb Project will hold a logo contest during the regular election period in July to choose a main official logo and three additional official alternative logos. At this time, we invite and encourage USGenWeb members and others to enter the contest with their designs. Here is the small print . . . Contest rules: Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 31, 2005. All entries become the property of The USGenWeb Project and will not be returned. Only entries via email will be accepted. Send your finished logo graphic in either JPEG or GIF format to webmaster@usgenweb.com. Each entry must include your name, address, daytime phone and email address. The contact information will be kept private. By entering the contest, all participants unconditionally agree to be bound by all terms of these contest rules. All entries must be original works, produced by the entrant, and must not contain any copyrighted material. Logos should include the phrase "The USGenWeb Project" somewhere in the design. (note the capitalization) By entering a design, each entrant agrees and grants The USGenWeb Project the irrevocable right to make available, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the logo for any purpose in any form and on any media in perpetuity without compensation. All eligible entries will be placed before a vote of USGenWeb members during the regular elections period in July, 2005. The top vote-getter will be USGenWeb's main Official Logo. The next three top vote-getting designs (or less if there are not three additional entries) will be the Official Alternate Logos. In the event of a tie, the Advisory Board will vote to break the tie. The decision of the Advisory Board will be final. There is no monetary compensation for this contest. There's a lot of talent out there, and we can't wait to see what you can come up with. Thanks, and good luck! Shari Handley National Coordinator The USGenWeb Project

Terrific, Don! ~Lee On Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:35 AM [GMT+5=ET], DTGARDNER@aol.com <DTGARDNER@aol.com> wrote: > This town is a good example of cooperation with our project. > > Click on Makoti News > > _http://web.ndak.net/~orluck/MakotiCommunity.html_ > (http://web.ndak.net/~orluck/MakotiCommunity.html) > > Don Gardner > CC Ward & McLean Counties, ND

This town is a good example of cooperation with our project. Click on Makoti News _http://web.ndak.net/~orluck/MakotiCommunity.html_ (http://web.ndak.net/~orluck/MakotiCommunity.html) Don Gardner CC Ward & McLean Counties, ND

Nice job Don !! ----- Original Message ----- From: <DTGARDNER@aol.com> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Community Interest > This town is a good example of cooperation with our project. > > Click on Makoti News > > _http://web.ndak.net/~orluck/MakotiCommunity.html_ > (http://web.ndak.net/~orluck/MakotiCommunity.html) > > Don Gardner > CC Ward & McLean Counties, ND > >