Dear Gail, Thank you for this message. It comes the closest, that I have seen for this list, to the intended purpose of the geographic area e-mail lists that have been sanctioned and supported by RootsWeb. The key [opperative] word is local geographic, not surname, etc. We all like to give our surnames but we are careful to keep it to that area defined in our purpose statement. Once contact has been made with 'cousins' from other areas, then those posts should be to the individual rather than the list. We realize that some folk post just to post their surnames in every corner of the world, however, I don't think those folk get the responses that those who are serious about their people in specific areas. Surnames traffic for surname sake should be relageted to surname lists. There are plenty of opportunity for this. RootsWeb, among other providers, will allow this for a Sponsorship. This is not a very expensive fee for such. Bill -- from nwoHIo, vriendelijke groeten, Bill ASC, NEGenWeb ...............http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/ NEBRRoots-L@rootsweb.com ... sub <NEBRRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com> NEBRHeritage-L@rootsweb.com sub <NEBRHeritage-L-request@rootsweb.com> NEDundy-L@rootsweb.com ..... sub <NEDundy-L-request@rootsweb.com> NENuckolls-L@rootsweb.com .. sub <NENuckolls-L-request@rootsweb.com> NEStanton-L@rootsweb.com ... sub <NEStanton-L-request@rootsweb.com> OHWood-L@rootsweb.com ...... sub <OHWood-L-request@rootsweb.com> DRAKE-L@rootsweb.com ....... sub <DRAKE-L-request@rootsweb.com> EKIS Andreas _History of the State of Nebraska_ Project: ..................... http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/andreas_ne/ =========================================================== Gail Kilgore wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to take this opportunity to say a few things about > the list. On this list we will be searching for our families > in Butler Co., NE and discussions will be more than welcome. A > lot of us will be tying in lines from other states to make > these connections as that is the only way we will find our > connections as Butler Co. did not exist until the movement from > the eastern states started moving west. I would like to see > stories about our families and their life in Butler Co., this > helps in letting us understand their way of life and the > hardships that they had to overcome to settle this new > frontier. > > At this time, I would like to tell you the surnames that I will > be watching out for on this list and if there are any > connections please post them. > > Kilgore's from York Co., PA in Butler Co., Kilgore's from the > Cumberland Valley, PA in Butler Co., Douglasss from York Co., > PA in Butler Co., Armogast's in Butler Co., Boyer's in Butler > Co, Raitt's in Butler Co., Moore's in Butler Co., Pitt's in > Butler Co., Conrad's in Butler Co., Scribner's in Butler Co., > Hinkle's in Butler Co., Kroft's in Butler Co., and the list > goes on. > > And now, I would like to hear the surnames you are searching > in Butler Co > > Always, Searching > > Gail Kilgore > Casa Grande,AZ > Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > * > List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com