----- Original Message ----- From: "Shari Handley" <srh@tyaskin.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] October: Family History Month 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?