Hello; I'm a new user and am confused as to the content of the site. I thought it was established to help new Rootsweb users [which means interested in family history]. All the copies I've received to date indicate that this is a personal site concerned with prayer for the sick? Of course, I'm not opposed to praying nor being concerned for my fellow man. But I would look for that on a religious web site not on a family history - -genealogical web site. I must be missing something, please help me out. [By the way, the youngster with the throat infection probably had a Quinsy, George Washington died of a Quinsy, a puss pocket of infection in the throat. My son also survived this type of infection 35 years ago] Dennis Cotter, a Newbie

Hello Dennis, Please post your surnames to the list. Ask Any questions you have about Genealogy. What states, countries are you searching? Do you need web sites for certain places or for certain information? Have you started your search yet? This is a slow time of the year for most lists so we would all be interested in your search and all are willing to help. Many on this list who you will hear from most often have been here since the list's beginning. Most of us have never met but through all the posts to the list as well as private mail are as concerned about each other as if we were neighbors or family. I had not heard the term Quincy for many years. When my grandmother spoke of it she never explained to me what it was. Everyone else knew. I guess it might have been something very scary years ago. So you see although this was not Strictly genealogy you taught me something. Rose [email protected] wrote: > Hello; I'm a new user and am confused as to the content of the site. I > thought it was established to help new Rootsweb users [which means interested > in family history]. All the copies I've received to date indicate that this > is a personal site concerned with prayer for the sick? Of course, I'm not > opposed to praying nor being concerned for my fellow man. But I would look > for that on a religious web site not on a family history - -genealogical web > site. I must be missing something, please help me out. > > [By the way, the youngster with the throat infection probably had a Quinsy, > George Washington died of a Quinsy, a puss pocket of infection in the throat. > My son also survived this type of infection 35 years ago] > > Dennis Cotter, a Newbie > > ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== > HAVE A BRICK WALL? THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LIST MEMBERS > WAITING TO HELP!!!!