Below is a portion of the letter that I sent to the State Coordinator Holly Timm and Assistant Coordinator Martha Magill regarding my retirement from the NYGenWeb System. I share it with you to keep everyone up-to-date. "I have given this a great deal of thought after taking a look at my priorities and accomplishments. I assumed the responsibilities of the Otsego County NYGenWeb site in September 1996 and the Lewis County site a month after that. So, for over five years I have dedicated thousands of hours developing, maintaining and improving the quantity and quality of materials available on the two NYGenWeb sites. It has been a fun trip. I don't regret the time spent in the least. I've met thousands of great people and I have worked with hundreds of great volunteers. However, during these five years, I have put my own genealogy aside to help others. It's now time to get back to my own personal genealogy research and time to let someone else take over. Please accept this note as official notice of my intention to retire as Volunteer Coordinator of both the Otsego and Lewis County NYGenWeb web sites. In order to give you time to line someone up, I am setting the date of February 28 as the effective date of my retirement. I will continue to maintain the two sites and add new material until that date and if the replacements are on-board before that time, I will assist each one to make a smooth transition. If the new coordinator(s) is/are ready to go before that date, I will move the date up to accommodate a speedy switch-over." Interested candidates for the position should be in contact with Holly Timm or Martha Magill. Their addresses can be found on the New York GenWeb Main site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/ Jerry E. Reed e-mail: jerry@jerryreed.com Volunteer Coordinator Lewis and Otsego County NYGenweb Sites