Diana, I am no longer associated with the Jeff Co message boards. You people are only seeing the tip of the iceberg...unless you happen to be a coordinator. I just received a THREE PAGE list of rules that YOU are supposed to abide by, and I'M supposed to enforce...you can forget that. Nothing in the rules relates to family history or genealogy. I'm outta here. Nan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Law" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > Add my name to the list of folks that are not finding this an improvement. > Quite to the contrary, I doubt that I will be using it much - unless I am > overlooking something. > > Diana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gypsy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:26 PM > Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > >> Same here. I enjoyed browsing thru the boards, picking up tidbits here >> and >> there, no plans for anything specific, but enjoying the nuggets I found. >> >> Can't do that anymore. Wrote to Rootsweb about it, but will it do any >> good? >> >> Do the customers and what they think and want matter anymore? >> >> gypsy >> >> >> Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. >> >> I TOTALLY agree with Linda. The new format makes browsing IMPOSSIBLE! >> Susan >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I've said for several years Ancestery.com was out to take over the Genealogy hobby and looks like the've done it.... I know they got their hooks into the Mormon library too, soo how much longer will that be free ? Would like to add my name to Diane's & Linda's sentiments. Grove -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Diana Law Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 6:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. Nan: This is sooo sad. I had no idea they were making such big changes. I toot the horn of Jeff. Co. Rootsweb all the time. Shall I not do the abstracting for Antwerp that I was going to do? I, like many others, feel like a fish out of water here. You have done a marvelous and dedicated service for Rootsweb. The phrase, "No good deed goes unpunished" comes to mind. On to the next project. What will we do next? OR am I misinterpreting something? Don't let this ruin your holidays. You are needed elsewhere apparently. I applaud you and your devotion to your work - Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nan Dixon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > Diana, > > I am no longer associated with the Jeff Co message boards. You people are > only seeing the tip of the iceberg...unless you happen to be a > coordinator. > I just received a THREE PAGE list of rules that YOU are supposed to abide > by, and I'M supposed to enforce...you can forget that. Nothing in the > rules > relates to family history or genealogy. I'm outta here. > > Nan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Law" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:20 PM > Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > >> Add my name to the list of folks that are not finding this an >> improvement. >> Quite to the contrary, I doubt that I will be using it much - unless I am >> overlooking something. >> >> Diana >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "gypsy" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. >> >> >>> Same here. I enjoyed browsing thru the boards, picking up tidbits here >>> and >>> there, no plans for anything specific, but enjoying the nuggets I found. >>> >>> Can't do that anymore. Wrote to Rootsweb about it, but will it do any >>> good? >>> >>> Do the customers and what they think and want matter anymore? >>> >>> gypsy >>> >>> >>> Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. >>> >>> I TOTALLY agree with Linda. The new format makes browsing IMPOSSIBLE! >>> Susan >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All- Don't know if this has been mentioned but there is a a place at the bottom of the message board pages which is Send Feedback. Maybe if everyone that does not like what they have done emails them they will get the hint? I hope everyone emails them. Paula >From: "Nan Dixon" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. >Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 19:22:42 -0500 > >Diana, > >I am no longer associated with the Jeff Co message boards. You people are >only seeing the tip of the iceberg...unless you happen to be a coordinator. >I just received a THREE PAGE list of rules that YOU are supposed to abide >by, and I'M supposed to enforce...you can forget that. Nothing in the >rules >relates to family history or genealogy. I'm outta here. > >Nan >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Diana Law" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:20 PM >Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > > > Add my name to the list of folks that are not finding this an >improvement. > > Quite to the contrary, I doubt that I will be using it much - unless I >am > > overlooking something. > > > > Diana > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "gypsy" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > > > > >> Same here. I enjoyed browsing thru the boards, picking up tidbits here > >> and > >> there, no plans for anything specific, but enjoying the nuggets I >found. > >> > >> Can't do that anymore. Wrote to Rootsweb about it, but will it do any > >> good? > >> > >> Do the customers and what they think and want matter anymore? > >> > >> gypsy > >> > >> > >> Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > >> > >> I TOTALLY agree with Linda. The new format makes browsing IMPOSSIBLE! > >> Susan > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Stay up-to-date with your friends through the Windows Live Spaces friends list. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mk

That is sad, they are losing some good people. And they've made genealogy a money grubbing business instead of the pleasant hobby it used to be. Thanks for your years of service Nan. Linda

This is sort of a semi-annual posting. One of my main cul-de-sacs is Phebe or Pheobe Clark. Born 22 Nov., 1812, died circa 1851 at Great Bend. Married Harmon Samuel Griswald, 1827. Two children, Lucinda W. Griswald (Bevitt), born in the Summer of 1831 or 1832, and Augustus Damon Griswald. Lucinda married Thomas W. Bevitt and were my GGrandmother's parents. Phebe's father was James Clark, born 1769. Mother was Mary Larabee, no other information. I have no other information on her parents or their lines, although I will admit that I have not taken as much advantage of what is on-line these days as I should. I don't believe this is an Antwerp line since there are a ton of Griswalds buried in the cemetary in Great Bend. If someone can give me a track to follow, I'm more than happy to take it from there. -- Bob Forsythe Permit Project Manager Endangered Habitats Conservancy 619/584-4143

Add my name to the list of folks that are not finding this an improvement. Quite to the contrary, I doubt that I will be using it much - unless I am overlooking something. Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "gypsy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > Same here. I enjoyed browsing thru the boards, picking up tidbits here > and > there, no plans for anything specific, but enjoying the nuggets I found. > > Can't do that anymore. Wrote to Rootsweb about it, but will it do any > good? > > Do the customers and what they think and want matter anymore? > > gypsy > > > Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > I TOTALLY agree with Linda. The new format makes browsing IMPOSSIBLE! > Susan > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I just was sent a site called GenCircles, which looks promising and appears to be free. It may not be large, but it had some useful family tree information for me (and I've been doing this for a long time). And they do seem to be trying to get more people to become aware of it. Might be worth a try. I know I'll be going back. http://www.gencircles.com Citellus In a message dated 12/8/2006 5:43:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > That's fine, they lose. The .net is anarchistic and if someone wants to > make > money from it, more power to them, but it's likely someone else will do it > for free. Genealogy is a hobby for me and if someone wants to charge me for > it, I'll take a pass. > > -- > Bob Forsythe > Permit Project Manager > Endangered Habitats Conservancy > 619/584-4143 > > > Quoting Alice Corbett <[email protected]>: > > >I think they are getting ready to charge for the service as they did on > >World connect. > >You can't get to download a ged com with out signing up for a cost. > >Alice Corbett > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:56 PM > >Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > > > > >>WHEN SOMETHING WORKS WHY DO THEY HAVE TO MESS IT UP? > >>DIANE >

I think they are getting ready to charge for the service as they did on World connect. You can't get to download a ged com with out signing up for a cost. Alice Corbett ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > WHEN SOMETHING WORKS WHY DO THEY HAVE TO MESS IT UP? > DIANE > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

WHEN SOMETHING WORKS WHY DO THEY HAVE TO MESS IT UP? DIANE

That's fine, they lose. The .net is anarchistic and if someone wants to make money from it, more power to them, but it's likely someone else will do it for free. Genealogy is a hobby for me and if someone wants to charge me for it, I'll take a pass. -- Bob Forsythe Permit Project Manager Endangered Habitats Conservancy 619/584-4143 Quoting Alice Corbett <[email protected]>: > I think they are getting ready to charge for the service as they did on > World connect. > You can't get to download a ged com with out signing up for a cost. > Alice Corbett > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:56 PM > Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > > > WHEN SOMETHING WORKS WHY DO THEY HAVE TO MESS IT UP? > > DIANE > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Same here. I enjoyed browsing thru the boards, picking up tidbits here and there, no plans for anything specific, but enjoying the nuggets I found. Can't do that anymore. Wrote to Rootsweb about it, but will it do any good? Do the customers and what they think and want matter anymore? gypsy Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. I TOTALLY agree with Linda. The new format makes browsing IMPOSSIBLE! Susan

I TOTALLY agree with Linda. The new format makes browsing IMPOSSIBLE! Susan

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If we get to choose on whether we like this new board my answer would have to be "NO". You used to be able to scan up and down and look for items of interest not sit and wait for the next 10 to download.... The more they try to make it better the worse it gets. Better for whom? Leave things alone.... Linda

Was wondering where you were haven't heard anything from you lately Everything ok? Alice Corbett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Florence Secor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. >I got to the home page message board via Jefferson Co. website. However, > the problem for me is: how does one post a message of inquiry there ? It > appears that with the new system one has to REGISTER. Haven't done that. > > Florence > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 5:47 PM > Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > > >> In a message dated 12/7/2006 3:52:07 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Shirley, >> >> I noted that the Rootsweb address was duplicated in your message. That >> would get you an error message. Try just _http://boards.rootsweb.com/_ >> (http://boards.rootsweb.com/) , which will get you the home page. After >> you click on >> Message Boards at the banner, type in "Jefferson," (not Jefferson >> County, >> which oddly will not work), then click Go. At the next page which lists >> all the >> Jefferson Counties in the US, you will be able to find and click on >> Jefferson County, NY. >> Jack >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I got to the home page message board via Jefferson Co. website. However, the problem for me is: how does one post a message of inquiry there ? It appears that with the new system one has to REGISTER. Haven't done that. Florence ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > In a message dated 12/7/2006 3:52:07 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Shirley, > > I noted that the Rootsweb address was duplicated in your message. That > would get you an error message. Try just _http://boards.rootsweb.com/_ > (http://boards.rootsweb.com/) , which will get you the home page. After > you click on > Message Boards at the banner, type in "Jefferson," (not Jefferson County, > which oddly will not work), then click Go. At the next page which lists > all the > Jefferson Counties in the US, you will be able to find and click on > Jefferson County, NY. > Jack > > > >

In a message dated 12/7/2006 3:52:07 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Shirley, I noted that the Rootsweb address was duplicated in your message. That would get you an error message. Try just _http://boards.rootsweb.com/_ (http://boards.rootsweb.com/) , which will get you the home page. After you click on Message Boards at the banner, type in "Jefferson," (not Jefferson County, which oddly will not work), then click Go. At the next page which lists all the Jefferson Counties in the US, you will be able to find and click on Jefferson County, NY. Jack

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.jefferson/mb.ashx is the address for the Jefferson message board Alice Corbett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Farone" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:20 AM Subject: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > Apparently, Rootsweb (or Ancestry) has made a number of changes regarding > the Message Boards. I can't get into the Jefferson County (NY) Message > Boards, as I do every day. > > The Help Desk posted the following on 12/6/2006: > > 1 Message Boards: > 2006-12-06 > Message Board Updates > > The message boards have been updated. Please visit the RootsWeb Newsroom > for a full announcement and details: > http://blogs.rootsweb. > > > The preceding URL has a lot of information for those who can understand > it. One indicates that the Message Board Main Address is now: > > * <http://boards.rootsweb.com/>http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > I just want to get into the Jeff. Message Boards for now. > > It also indicates we have to register to get in.....and to make matter > more > complicated I have an address change, which procedurally, I can't execute. > > Would some one of you who is blessed with brains, outline (on this list) > the changes, so the less fortunate (in my case, OLD) of us can make sense > out of it! Going to the HELP desk doesn't do me any good. > > Thank you. > > Exasperated in Ohio, > > Shirley Farone > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/567 - Release Date: 12/4/2006 > 7:18 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Shirley, I just tried the first address and got rootsweb does not have a blogs so I tried the second address and got page cannot be found - Sooo no help here Alice Corbett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Farone" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:20 AM Subject: [NYJEFFER] Message Boards - Jeff. Co., N. Y. > Apparently, Rootsweb (or Ancestry) has made a number of changes regarding > the Message Boards. I can't get into the Jefferson County (NY) Message > Boards, as I do every day. > > The Help Desk posted the following on 12/6/2006: > > 1 Message Boards: > 2006-12-06 > Message Board Updates > > The message boards have been updated. Please visit the RootsWeb Newsroom > for a full announcement and details: > http://blogs.rootsweb. > > > The preceding URL has a lot of information for those who can understand > it. One indicates that the Message Board Main Address is now: > > * <http://boards.rootsweb.com/>http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > I just want to get into the Jeff. Message Boards for now. > > It also indicates we have to register to get in.....and to make matter > more > complicated I have an address change, which procedurally, I can't execute. > > Would some one of you who is blessed with brains, outline (on this list) > the changes, so the less fortunate (in my case, OLD) of us can make sense > out of it! Going to the HELP desk doesn't do me any good. > > Thank you. > > Exasperated in Ohio, > > Shirley Farone > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/567 - Release Date: 12/4/2006 > 7:18 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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