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    1. [NEDODGE] New feature on our G.O.G.S. web site
    2. We have in the past published the surnames our members have been looking for in paper copies, but there are so many members and so many surnames that it was becoming very expensive to print and mail over 30 pages of names to everyone, and it still didn't get the potential links that we hoped for. SOOO... We've put the surname lists on our _www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com_ (http://www.gogsmembers.wordpress.com) web site. Anybody can go look at the list (LINK IS AT THE TOP OF THE FIRST SCREEN), and if you find a possible match, email the address provided and we'll hook you up with the person or persons who are researching that surname/surnames. (Some are realistically skittish about putting their email address out for the whole world to view and reply to, so we're hoping this will reassure them that it's OK to post their surnames and perhaps link with new relatives.) I'm not sure how many names there are posted at the present time but they're from our new membership year, and there will be more added as the renewals and new members come in. Whether you are a member or not, you're allowed to contact us to connect with possible matches. If you want YOUR surnames listed, you're welcome to join the Society. (10 newsletters a year, at least 12 ezines, discounts on attendance at the two major workshops we have each spring and fall, and pre-publication discounts on new items that we develop--like the latest "Remains to Be Found" that just came out (includes excerpts from the diary of an immigrant ancestor of one of our members detailing some of the events he experienced in coming to America. Other people's ancestors probably had similar experiences, AND it gives some interesting insights into the process. Made me really glad I was born here and in the 20th century.) Happy hunting. Karen

    07/01/2010 02:30:36