So far 33 of you have signed in for 2003....thanks to those stout supporters. That is about 15% accounted for....where are the rest of you" Just click reply and send to this message...it is that easy. Thank you and God Bless All. Dr. Bill [email protected]

AMERICAN VETERANS. The Veterans History Project covers World War I, World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf wars. It includes all participants in those wars-- men and women, civilian and military. It documents contributions of civilian volunteers, support staff, and war industry workers as well as the experiences of military personnel from all ranks and all branches of service--the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. All Americans are encouraged to participate. By interviewing a veteran or war worker as part of the Veterans History Project, you honor those who served our nation during difficult and dangerous periods in our history. It is essential to recognize, as Congress did, the importance of preserving a permanent record of your interviews for future generations of Americans to consult. Please follow carefully the instructions in the Project Kit http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/kit.html to ensure that your recording lasts and will be accessible to researchers and the public, both now and in the future. Plan to donate your interview to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress or to one of our Official Partner organizations in your area who will help us preserve the National Veterans History Collection. Your cooperation will greatly assist the Library of Congress and the American Folklife Center in organizing and making publicly available this large and important collection. We invite veterans, active military personnel, and civilians to join our Volunteer Corps. Volunteers are the individuals who interview war veterans and identify documents to donate. If you are a veteran, you possess a valuable resource in your war memories and military knowledge, and we especially encourage you to participate as both an interviewer and an interviewee. Our Project Kit http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/kit.html contains all the information and forms you need to participate as a volunteer interviewer. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/about.html PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is not used for commercial purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in MISSING LINKS, Vol. 7, No. 52, 31 December 2002 http://www petuniapress.com Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Without genealogy, the study of history is lifeless." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Hello all - Happy New Year! Each January we see a huge influx of newbies joining us online because Santa was generous and left a sparkling new computer under the tree. There are also many after-holidays sales which offer people the opportunity to purchase a snazzy new computer or new high-speed Internet connections. Many people get online for the first time and enthusiastically don their cyber-bikinis, hitting the surf with gusto. They are excited to be here and they are (much as we "oldbies" were) rightfully overwhelmed by all that there is to see and do. The language here is foreign to them. The technology is newer, fancier and zippier than they may have used in the past. And the way that we all participate in our giant, online genealogical society, while being very similar to offline groups, is still a bit different than they may be prepared for. In other words, it is a brave new world to them. I would like to put out a call to each of you to show these newbies that we are a friendly, welcoming and helpful group of online genealogists. To do so we all need to pitch in and show patience, understanding and kindness. We also need to put on our teaching caps and be prepared to show them the ropes. 1. Don't make assumptions. 2. Explain things in detail, include URLs and give them complete instructions. 3. Verify details and addresses before you send them to people. 4. Offer to help people privately via e-mail, off of the mailing lists. 5. Be prepared to explain things more than once, in more than one way. 6. Keep in mind that we were all new at one time. 7. Keep in mind that we all learn something new every day. 8. Reach out to your fellow researchers and set a good example. 9. Remember that the Internet is a global community, with participants from every continent, speaking numerous languages, from a variety of cultures. There are several places online to which you can point newbies in order to help them learn about this new research venue. I have tried to make these easy to locate by setting up links on my site: Internet Stuff You Need To Know http://www.CyndisList.com/internet.htm Beginners (to genealogy) http://www.CyndisList.com/beginner.htm How To ~ Tutorials & Guides http://www.CyndisList.com/howtotut.htm Software & Computers http://www.CyndisList.com/software.htm Also be sure to point them to these basic starting places online: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet http://www.CyndisList.com Genealogical card catalog on the Internet RootsWeb http://www.RootsWeb.com See the RootsWeb Help Desk: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service http://www.familysearch.org/ Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html Complete list of all genealogy mailing lists online Good luck and successful surfing to everyone online - both newbies and online veterans, Cyndi Howells http://www.CyndisList.com

Another great year with one of the best lists there is. Happy New Year to all of the list members. Hugs Gloria HCGS http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Administrator [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html ACGS http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html

Happy New Year 2003 to all our listers....... all will come back to life after their parties tonight...... Bunny Happy New Year dear Listmembers Por Favor

Happy New Year, everyone! May the new year bring peace and battering rams (for the brick walls) for us all. But especially peace. Wendy www.DianasLegacy.net -- Why pay money to have your family tree traced? Go into politics, and your opponents will do it for you. - Mark Twain

Happy New Year dear Listmembers Por Favor--would each of you acknowledge this greeting so I can know you still exist and are still out there receiving your mail. All you have to do is click on "Reply" and "Send" and it should come back to me. Dr. Bill [email protected]

Hi June..... I read the instructions and you need to enter your credit card number into their site. If you enter your credit card number to be checked, it would be at your own risk...... it may be a completely honest site and it could be another means of collecting numbers to use... I don't give my number out unless I see it is a secure site and I've done business with them before... Bunny http://www.cardcops.com, I was going to use it and I hesitated at the last miniute and wondered if this site was actually collecting numbers in a sneaky way OR really helping to eliminate further fraud.

This url was sent to my list, you can even print it out with information you want. It is easy. <snip> Sometimes it is real hard to pinpoint an exact date of an event when you are looking at a newspaper clipping. The newspaper clipping is dated Dec 8, 1930. It says that the John Doe died Thursday. Now the trick is to find out what day Thursday was. Just go to this handy-dandy web-site: http://www.calendarhome.com/tyc/ It has a 10,000 year calendar - perfect for pinpointing that the Thursday before Dec 8, 1930 was Dec 4! Now isn't that easier than just "guessing" or trying to figure in your head? That leaves your head for more important thoughts - like - who are John's kids and where is he buried? Was he the one who married Freda or Jane? Gloria HCGS http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Administrator [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html ACGS http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html

http://www.eunice-louisiana.com Eunice Louisiana Genealogy Featuring Births, Marriages, Obituaries, and Legal Notices for the Eunice, Louisiana Area. =~=~=~= http://www.amostcuriousmurder.com/Jones.htm An alphabetical list of the names and places of abode of the merchants, manufacturers, traders and shop-keepers in and about Glasgow, Scotland, in 1787. =~=~=~= http://www.deadfred.com/results2.php?sPhotographer=crest 1919 Murray High School YearBook ,Murray Utah Names and Images of Faculty and Students. Happy New Year Gloria HCGS http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Administrator [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html ACGS http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html

http://www.cardcops.com, Sorry everyone, but at the risk of sounding very stupid, are you all telling us that the above site should not be trusted? I was going to use it and I hesitated at the last miniute and wondered if this site was actually collecting numbers in a sneaky way OR really helping to eliminate further fraud. It sound like a good idea but still something made me stop and back up! Please clarify! Thanx, June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr.Bill" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [NEWGEN] of interest..... > No apologies needed...any recommendation comes with the caveat "let the > buyer beware" Postings on this list are no different. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bunny" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:25 AM > : I sincerely apologize for not checking this site before I sent it. I usually check things out. > : I found this on the Kim Komando site. I've receive many items there and figured this would be good..... > : NEVER give your credit card unless you trust the site.... > : I apologize. Bunny > : > : CardCops, http://www.cardcops.com, > : has collected thousands of credit card numbers from hackers' chat rooms. > : You can scan the database for yours. If it's there, cancel your card.

In a message dated 12/21/02 5:05:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > http://web.icq.com/shockwave/0,,4845,00.swf Woody,Thank YOU JUDY

Bunny, hope you get filling real good so. judy

No apologies needed...any recommendation comes with the caveat "let the buyer beware" Postings on this list are no different. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bunny" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 10:25 AM Subject: [NEWGEN] of interest..... : I sincerely apologize for not checking this site before I sent it. I : usually check things out. : : I found this on the Kim Komando site. I've receive many items there and : figured this would be good..... : : NEVER give your credit card unless you trust the site.... : : I apologize. : : Bunny : : CardCops, http://www.cardcops.com, : has collected thousands of credit card numbers from hackers' chat rooms. : You can scan the database for yours. If it's there, cancel your card. : : : SHARING works.... try it..... : : : ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== : BE SURE TO SHARE WITH THE OTHER LIST MEMBERS ANY SIGNIFICANT : (OR INSIGNIFICANT) FIND YOU HAVE MADE. IT HELPS OTHERS TO PRESS ON : WITH THEIR OWN SEARCH.

I sincerely apologize for not checking this site before I sent it. I usually check things out. I found this on the Kim Komando site. I've receive many items there and figured this would be good..... NEVER give your credit card unless you trust the site.... I apologize. Bunny CardCops, http://www.cardcops.com, has collected thousands of credit card numbers from hackers' chat rooms. You can scan the database for yours. If it's there, cancel your card. SHARING works.... try it.....

Bunny, this is the only mistake in years that I have knnown you to make and I am not sure it was a mistake. It could still be a legal place. Just wanted to caution everyone. Not your fault that there is so many crooks out there.. These crooks are getting slicker all the time. We really have to stay on our toes. Brenda

Be sure to check the new surname links added to her site! Gloria =~=~=~==~=~=~= http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/cemeteries.shtml Cemetery Transcriptions Online cemetery transcriptions, related message boards, links and offsite databases. =~=~=~= http://hometown.aol.com/gtoftdahl/myhomepage/profile.html Oregon Newspaper Research Source for obtaining Oregon Newspaper Obituaries. Gloria HCGS http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Owner [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html ACGS http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html

Same here, Brenda.........I wouldn't give my credit card # regardless of whether it was secure or unsecure...........Dorcas Brenda Lewis wrote: >If you have to place your number in to check it you may well be putting >the wolf in the hen house. I went into the area and a warning came up >saying that it had changed from a secure area to unsecure. How do you >know who is running this? I did not wait to see what you had to do, I >just got out fast. Brenda > > > >==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== >BE SURE TO SHARE WITH THE OTHER LIST MEMBERS ANY SIGNIFICANT >(OR INSIGNIFICANT) FIND YOU HAVE MADE. IT HELPS OTHERS TO PRESS ON >WITH THEIR OWN SEARCH. > > > >

We Welcome "Gladys Chase" <[email protected]>

Thanks Bunny for passing that on! Gloria HCGS http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Owner [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html ACGS http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Bunny To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: [NEWGEN] of interest..... Although this is not directly about genealogy..... I think it is very interesting.... I'm going to check mine tonight...... Credit card fraud is a continuing problem. Check regularly to be sure your number hasn't been stolen. CardCops, http://www.cardcops.com, has collected thousands of credit card numbers from hackers' chat rooms. You can scan the database for yours. If it's there, cancel your card. Bunny SHARING works.... try it..... just once... you could reap the benefits ! ! ! ! !. ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== KEEP COMMERCIALISM OUT OF GENEALOGY