Thank you very much, Suzanne. I have written directly to the Listowner of the Dutch-Colonies list in an effort to resolve what is apparently becoming an issue for the Dutch-Colonies list. For that I am sorry. Our new list does address a later period and has been sorely needed for a long time. I have received many letters not only through the list, as you have all seen, but also to me personally addressing basically this new usurper. I hope I have responded to them all and have resolved those individual problems. I am still waiting for a response from my note to the listowner. There is also a big discussion on the other list right now about changing the name of their list as well, propogated by the same person. I think that would be a big mistake as well. What needs to happen though is the Dutch-Colonies list needs to have a more prominent position on the rootsweb list index instead of being hidden away at the bottom of the USA States listings under Miscellaneaous! It took me forever to find it and that is only because I was looking specifically for it. Those who are not aware of it's very existence wouldn't even know to look. That is not my problem. It is one that needs to be addressed with Rootsweb's list manager by Dutch-Colonies. I hope this can be resolved soon. As for those of us on this list, please, let's not make this an issue here, as well. Let's just get on with the business of researching our own lines and posting notes to this list appropriate to it's content. Cathy Collier Listowner: PAPKE-L, KUTSCHKE-L, BRASSER-L and NYDUTCH-L @Rootsweb.com Papke & Collier Genealogy Home Page http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/l/Cathleen-M-Collier/index.html#lin ks Pommernkontakte (managed by Gunthard Stuebs) http://pommernkontakte.de/index.html?sessid=902c28d2590217e7f984864cd40a4281 &mode=page&db=rc&page=welcome Grandparents are similar to a piece of string handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Carpenter" <suzannec@iserv.net> To: <NYDUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, 21 May, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: [NYDUTCH] Re:Misleading about this list > NYDUTCH Listers, > I disagree with Jean that 99% of queries are about the Dutch who arrived in > the 1600's. That's because there never was a list to address those of us > who had ancestors arrive in the 1800's. Now that this list is in existence, > it will get > many queries as people find out that it is here. > > I have colonial Dutch too, but that list doesn't help me with my later > arrivals. > Let's hear a cheer for the NYDUTCH list. After all, NEW AMSTERDAM was the > name of > the early Dutch colony, while NEW YORK was what it was called after the > English > took over and it became an English possession. So keep it NYDUTCH. > Suzanne (Tjietjema)Carpenter > in Michigan > > > ==== NYDUTCH Mailing List ==== > NYDUTCH-L is directed primarily toward those Dutch who emigrated post-1800. Those wishing to also research the earlier period, 1600-1700, may join the DUTCH-COLONIES-L message list at Rootsweb. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >