FYI. Most of our counties already have this information. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaiah Harrison" <IsaiahH@cox.net> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:06 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Fwd: US GenWeb For your information. -Isaiah >From: Georgemck@aol.com >Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:55:20 EDT >Subject: US GenWeb >To: isaiahh@cox.net >X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5000 > > >I have your email address as the coordinator for US GenWeb. > >I wonder if you might agree to ask your state coordinators to include >prominently the origin (history) of the county - when established and from >what county(ies). > >As I research, when I come to a new county I like to check date of >formation to make sure I don't put data in my database that is erroneous >(for example, someone who appears to have been married in what is now >Eastern Tennessee in 1780, probably was married in Washington County, >North Carolina, not in "Tennessee"). This can be very important for >correctly tracing records. > >Some states have the information on date of formation and the parent >county(ies) listed right on the first page (see West Virginia). Others >(see Ohio) not only do not have this information, but there are counties >that do not even have a basic county history on their site so you >literally cannot tell the date of formation and history. > >I suspect that many of the coordinators can't imagine that a researcher >doesn't "know" these basic facts - and for those states (Virginia, >Kentucky) that are my primary areas of research I know them >intimately. The problem comes when I hit a new county or state. > >Thanks for any help you might be able to give. > >George McKinney