I don't usually forward messages from people who are not subbed to our list but thought this was important enought to break my own rule. Please not address at the bottom of the sender. If you have question, please write her, not me because I know no more about this than this email. I wish I could attend, however. Join Heritage Hunters for our 7th Annual Ancestor Connection Day 15 Jul 2000 8am - 4pm 4H Training Center Middle Line Rd - Off Rt 67 Ballston Spa, NY I hope you will be joining us for a great day of SHARING genealogical and historical information. This is our 7th annual and each year it grows a little more. You will find representatives of the National Archives of Pittsfield, MA, DAR, SAR, historians, book sellers, genealogical groups, and more. We have speakers scheduled every hour from 9am - 2pm. This is a great day of sharing information and meeting the people you have been communicating with. This is a great way to get a "reunion" together with other people doing the same surnames. There are all kinds of records, books and tables with information. Bring your ancestors' records and check it out. You can plan on having table space to put your materials on so others can check out your "goodies". There is no charge for tables and admission is FREE. If you know of a historical society or genealogical group, re-enactment group, historian or anyone else who should be here, please contact them and have them contact me. Great way to recruit new members. We have room for displays. Speakers welcome. Directions >From Rt 87 (Northway) get off Exit 12 and follow Rt 67 West into Ballston Spa. It will join Rt 50 and travel North just a few blocks past McDonalds. At the next light you will turn left. (SEE THE SIGN ON A POLE <<<<) (there is an old Episcopal Church there) Go about 3 miles. You will pass a school on the right, then the Balston Spa Golf Course & County Club on the right. Just past that is a TRAFFIC LIGHT - Turn Right (SEE SIGN >>>) This is Middle Line Road and it is about 1/4 miles on the right - Sets Way Back In. For more information, contact Ruth Ann Messick 518-587-5852 unlimitd1@juno.com Forwarded by Pat Connor, Listowner

I found a new lead today. In 1900 one of my Spenards was living in Cohoes with Henry Jubert, his wife Amelia and brother George. Henry was born in 1865. Anyone recognize these names?? Judy Spenard Pausley

Good Afternoon; I am searching for any information relative to: Maria Van Veighten b. 18 September 1794, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, NY d. 25 July 1858, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, NY b. Yates Cemetery, Schaghticote, Rensselaer, NY m. about 1814, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, NY to, Samuel Morse Thank you Bill

I have just started a new list for all those who have SMITH ancestors who spent some time in New York City. You can join by sending and email to: SMITH-NYC-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com Put nothing in the subject and only "subscribe" in the body of the message. Please delete any signatures. If you want the digest form, do the same as above but send it to: SMITH-NYC-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com It's tough finding those SMITHs. I know since I have two branches that married one another! -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner Siochain Leat (peace be with you) Researching: Connors/O'Connor, McEntee, Campbell, Flynn/O'Flynn, Smith, Phillips, Carter, Boyle, O'Rourke, Healey, Cullinan, Hoare, Todd, Owen, Booth, Gallagher, Fahey, Ryan, Haviland http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Pat-Connors/ mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net

I am researching the surname BOWNE and allied families 1600 to present especially 13 original colonies. Jesse Martin Bowne b aprox 1859 Clayville Oneida Co NY worked in a cotton mill d aprox 1950 Joseph Bowne b 1827 Whitestown NY a farmer d ? Kenneth Jay Bowne b 1904 Holliston Massachusetts d 1995 especially Bownes of Elmira NY The following are some of the allied families BERG,BEACH,CARD,CAFFERS,CAFFERY, EMBREE,FIELD,LIPPINCOTT,LEGGETT,LAWRENCE ,MOTT,MARTIN,NEVIUS,NEWBOLD,OWEN,RAPALJE, SANDS,STORM,SMITH,SCHENCK,SOUTHGATE,STEDWELL,TITUS TRUAX,NIXON,SUTTON,STARR,TAPPAN,BAIRD,BEEBE,BURPEE DOYLE,KEESE,HUNT,MINTURN,PEARSALL,READING,SALTER, SCHUYLER,STILLSON,STOUT,SWEETLAND,THORNE,TOWNSEND LINCOLN, NO OTHER SPELLING EXCEPT BOWN NO BOWEN OR BROWN I am not neccessarily extending out allied names only Bowne spouses names but I will give you as much info I have Thanks Audrey Bowne Seattle gbowne@email.msn.com

Hello, Everyone... Below please find an excerpt from a new biographical account re. Father Isaac Jogues, one of the first white men to see for his own eyes the splendor of upstate New York back in the 1600's. Unfortunately, his life was filled with experiences of captivity and horrible torture at the hands of the Iriquois Confederacy. To read the entire biographical account please visit the NY GenExchange page at the following URL: http://www.genexchange.org/ny/index.cfm While it is being filed as pertaining to Warren County, his travels and experiences included Clinton, Essex, Saratoga, Washington, Albany, and Montgomery County, indeed, he probably saw most of what now comprises New York State. Enjoy! Susan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Father Isaac Jogues, Missionary to and Captive of the Iriquois Nation Among their captives on that foray [the Iriquois, who had attacked the Canadian settlements north of what is now NYS] was a noble Jesuit priest, Father Isaac Jogues, who in company with several helpers and converts were returning, with their canoes loaded with supplies, to a mission already established among the Hurons in the distant west. He, with two assistants, Couture and Goupil, and a number of Hurons, were horribly tortured; then they were bound and headed south for the Mohawk country. It was about the 1st of September when they arrived at that bold promontory jutting out into Lake Champlain, which has since become famous as Ticonderoga. Rounding this they turned west where soon they were stopped by the churning rapids and chiming falls of a goodly stream, the outlet of another lake. Here the Indians landed, shouldered their canoes, followed up the stream and soon with their captives launched forth upon the crystal waters of Andiatarocte (Lake George). Here, for the first time since the dawn of creation, eyes, that could appreciate, looked upon the rare beauty of that 'fair Naiad of the ancient wilderness', Lac St. Sacrament, as it was christened four years later by Father Jogues. These savage warriors, with their hapless victims, duly landed where now stands that handsome hostelry the Fort William Henry Hotel, and straightway plunged into the dusky woods and followed the ancient war trail. This trail led from Lake George to the bend in the Hudson a few miles west of Glens Falls, thence southwestward till it struck the Mohawk in the vicinity of Amsterdam. Arrived at their castles, the captives were again ferociously tortured for the entertainment of savage women and children. Finally GOUPIL was murdered. COUTURE, having struck the fancy of the Indians by some act of skill or bravery, was adopted into the tribe. Father Jogues lived for months in daily expectation of being murdered. The latter was given to an old Indian as a slave and performed for him the most menial tasks. In the following March he accompanied his master on his spring fishing trip. They repaired to a lake four days distant. ON reasonable grounds this is supposed to have been Lake Saratoga. If so, Father Jogues was the first white man who ever gazed upon the placid surface of that beautiful sheet of water. SLWillig in AZ, US valcour@earthlink.net

I have just added BPTISMS from ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH of TROY, NY 1804-1818 to my links. http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

I am still searching for the family of Hannah Crapo who married Elijah Utter 1795 Rensselaer Co. I believe her father was Peter Crapo. I notice many Crapos listed in your cemetery listings so the family was apparently in this area. Does anyone have any information on this family? Thank You. Will Sharp

There will still be NO advertising on the USGenWeb Project, WorldGenWeb Project, & homepages.rootsweb.com sites. I had been notified that the policy remains the same as before. The only advertising you see there are the same ones as before that is banners on Rootsweb's OWN pages and freepages.rootsweb.com The banner revenue wasn't enough and revenue from Sponsors, Donors and Donors Plus wasn't enough either (only 2 to 3 percent of users and subscribers of mailing lists and sites contribute.) W. David Samuelsen http://www.sampubco.com/ Rootsweb Donor 3 years running

hi group , I am asking for your help doing my Potter person research , I am trying to locate a birth record for my GG Grandmother ...... to do this I am trying to find the names of the children for ALL of the Potter`s in the 1830 New York census , I have a complete list of them and have eliminated a few of them as I now know the children`s names and birth dates , What I need is for any body that has a Potter family in there database / tree during the years of 1820 to 1830 -40 , That was born in the state of New York to send me the info about them , Wether your related or not It makes no difference !! , NOW , before you write and tell me I have to search Church records for this , I KNOW THAT ! , I also know birth records were not kept by the state / etc before 1880`s or there abouts , I have been on this search for 10 years + .... Now , The person I need the birth record for is Emma Mira Potter , born Feb 17 1829 in New York , Unknow county ! as stated on her Death Cert . !!! ..... And before you become a helpfull person and look her up in some ' Online Data Base ' , Please don`t , All you will get Is my own submission to LDS as a Correction to Ancestral File , It is Not Correct !! I have no idea which county / town she might have been born in , but have eliminated a few places , and hoping that this effort will do a few more . I thank you , Phil , in Lynnwood Washington

Brooke, I recently experienced the same thing, except he was standing in front of me and handed me cash!!! I tried to refuse, but he insisted and his wife only smiled when I looked to her for support in not accepting it. They said that so much work has been done that they appreciate it and wouldn't have the information if it weren't for me. So, I accepted, against my better judgement and intend to use the money wisely and only for research and supply them with the 'above and beyond'. These folks live in California and I live in Oregon, so I went to one of the cemeteries where their family is buried, visited the office, took a whole roll of film and developed it, labeled all the pictures, organized them and am sending them off today. Plus, am doing the same for some new-found family who didn't think they are connected. Genealogy is expensive and I guess they understand that, and they appreciate what you have done, since they couldn't or didn't do it themselves. And, I am sure they will have fun seeing what you have accomplished. Some people have a gift for doing genealogy, some don't, but I think all enjoy the benefits of the work. Hope this helps. Diane --- bmyers <bmyers@du.edu> wrote: > Hello... > > Several weeks ago, I sent out letters to some of my > father's cousins. I > introduced myself and offered to copy and send them > pictures of common > relatives. I also asked if they had any information to > add to the "family > tree." > > Recently, I received a letter from one of these > relatives. He had no > information to add, but sent a $35 check for any fees I > incure while > reproducing the promised pictures. > > I don't mean to sound like a fool, but I am not sure > what to do. My first > instinct was to send the check back with a thank-you > note. I am not doing > this for the money or any other reason than to discover > more about the family > roots. I asked for advice from my closer family members, > but it has been > split keeping the money and sending it back. I don't > want to risk offending > this relative by sending the check back, but I also am > hesitant to keep it, as > I did not ask for any money or intend to profit from > this. > > By the way, if anyone signed up for the Ancestry.com > free trial, please let > me know if you found any "catches" before I give them my > information. > > Thank You, > Brooke Myers > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Barbara's Genealogy Page: > http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB > Rensselaer County Genweb page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > Listowner, Pat Connors: mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Hello... Several weeks ago, I sent out letters to some of my father's cousins. I introduced myself and offered to copy and send them pictures of common relatives. I also asked if they had any information to add to the "family tree." Recently, I received a letter from one of these relatives. He had no information to add, but sent a $35 check for any fees I incure while reproducing the promised pictures. I don't mean to sound like a fool, but I am not sure what to do. My first instinct was to send the check back with a thank-you note. I am not doing this for the money or any other reason than to discover more about the family roots. I asked for advice from my closer family members, but it has been split keeping the money and sending it back. I don't want to risk offending this relative by sending the check back, but I also am hesitant to keep it, as I did not ask for any money or intend to profit from this. By the way, if anyone signed up for the Ancestry.com free trial, please let me know if you found any "catches" before I give them my information. Thank You, Brooke Myers

Hi Brooke, If I were you I would cash the check, keep what costs are incurred on their photos etc. only and reimburse the difference. Send it back with a thank you note. If someone did that for me, I would be appreciative of their honesty. Lydia Granda

Barb: Just a quick note to say "Thank you" for posting these updates and for having such a great website. I watch for updates and do check them. I did locate a death record in 'Blooming Grove Church Records' and was wondering how I can find out more information - like who are the parents? This was a 2 year old-Harold Herrington who died 30 Apr, 1899. Thank you, Diane --- Barbara Jeffries <albnews@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have just added another link to my web page: > http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB > > Burials from St. Paul's Episcopal Ch. of TROY > 1804 - 1829 and > Some Deaths from Albany Newspaper (died in Rens. Co.) > 1898, 1899, 1898, 1900, 1909 (Bath on Hudson, > Rensselaer etc.) > and > Society of Friends at Oakwood Cem., Troy > 1813-1900 incl. people who lived in WHITECREEK & > PITTSTOWN > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Barbara's Genealogy Page: > http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB > Rensselaer County Genweb page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > Listowner, Pat Connors: mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

I wondered when I read the announcement what the status change would mean, if anything, for people like myself who belong to both. I agree about the financial problems of Rootsweb... they have had to "scratch" to make ends meet for way too long. They probably will have clarification for us before long. Mary Yonkers NY

I guess if it was only a matter of donating a server I might have been willing to do that. But does Rootsweb have paid employees or are they all volunteers? Barb Baxter http://www.pinehurst.net/genealogy/

Hi listers, A small verification here. Probably Barb is right about Lower Canada and St. John becoming St. Jean, Quebec.....but being an East Coast Canadian, I would like to also let you know that there still exists St. John's, Newfoundland and also St. John, New Brunswick (without the 's on the end). Have fun figuring out which St. John's your John Simpson was born in. Sorry to stir the pot a little, but I'd hate to see someone spend tons of time researching only one area and not realizing that maybe they came from another. Might as well check them all out as you go. Kathy *Vary* Becker Nova Scotia, Canada dkbecker@sprint.ca Researching from Rensselaer (Stephentown) VARY, THOMAS, SHELDON, CARRIER, ROSE, GARDNER, FOSTER -----Original Message----- From: Barb Baxter <GenealogyNut@SoPines.net> To: NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com <NYRENSSE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [NYRENSSE] Simpson >When was your ancestor born in St. Johns Canada? My g.g.grandfather was >born there also in 1832, but he doesn't show up in the US until about 1865. >St. Johns in what was called Lower Canada but the town now is St. Jean, >Quebec. > >At 10:48 AM 6/21/00 -0400, Simpson.Timothy@epamail.epa.gov wrote: >> >> >>For those new to the list. I am looking for info on the family on John >>Simpson/Phebe Card of Hoosick, NY. They had the following children - Clark, >>John R., Milo, Harriet, Maria, Emeline, and Angeline. John was a successful >>farmer. He died in 1860 and is buried in the Mapleton cemetary. Clark then >>moved to the Flushing, Michigan area. >> >>John was born in St Johns, Canada and Phebe was from Pownal, VT. >> >>I am also looking for info on that cemetary. John and Phebe's grave is in >bad >>shape and can hardly be read. >> >> >> >> >>Timothy D. Simpson, Environmental Scientist >>U.S. EPA - Athens, GA >>706-355-8736 >> >> >> >>==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== >>Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: >http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html >>Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ >>GenConnect Board: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer >>Listowner: Pat Connors mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net >> >> >Barb Baxter > >http://www.pinehurst.net/genealogy/ > >______________________________

It sounded to me as if Rootsweb was in financial trouble. Someone has to pay the bill and everyone researching on Rootsweb do not send in money like we have. Thus they have found someone to "foot" the rest of the bill. I belong to both Ancestry and Rootsweb. I believe you will see advertisements on Rootsweb now - I am only guessing as to this. In the long run it is better this happens than Rootsweb folding. Don't you think? Jackie

I had some of my data purloined without my permission and it's on Kindred Konnections or some such place just as big as life. At 02:16 PM 6/21/00 +0000, Pat Connors wrote: >I received this today and didn't pass it on sooner because I assumed >everyone who was on a rootsweb mailing list received one. > > >RootsWeb-Announce@rootsweb.com writes: >Good News, Bad News, Good News: The Merger of RootsWeb and MyFamily.com > > Good news: You, our list and board administrators, have played a very > special role in making RootsWeb one of the largest and most popular > sites on the Internet. In May, we had over 149 million page views > (according to Nielsen NetRatings combined home and work statistics), > sent over 155 million e-mails, and handled over two million downloads > of files from the various archives hosted at RootsWeb. Everyone, take > a bow! This is an incredible community of genealogists, and the > advances we're all making in our research due to the sharing that > occurs here is unprecedented. Without you, it couldn't have happened. > > Bad news: The more popular RootsWeb becomes, the more costly it is to > simply stay alive and online. Expenses continue to exceed revenue. > We ran up a truly scary loss last year. Without outside help, it's > not clear how long we'd be able to go on like this. > > Good news: MyFamily.com (you may know them better as Ancestry.com) > recognizes the importance of the genealogical community that has grown > here at RootsWeb, and wants that community to continue to thrive. > They're excited to provide the financial stability we need to ensure > RootsWeb will be around for years to come. > > Brian and I are pleased by Ancestry.com's coming involvement with > RootsWeb. Now we can all focus on helping each other on the mailing > lists and message boards, uploading our GEDCOMs, and building Web > pages to share our research. > > Better news: As a special thank you for the hard work you do, > Ancestry.com is making the following offer: > > As a RootsWeb mailing list or board adminstrator, you are invited to > visit Ancestry.com today and sign up for a FREE THREE MONTH >SUBSCRIPTION > with no obligation. You'll gain full access to all 600 million names >in > more than 2,500 databases. Go to the following address to begin your >free > subscription now: > > http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BB > <http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BB> > > If you are already an Ancestry.com subscriber please call >1-800-595-1211 to > extend your current subscription. Select option #2 - Order Service. > > You must activate your FREE subscription by July 5, 2000. > > More good news: Nothing will change for you, no one is going to charge > you to use RootsWeb. You'll still find RootsWeb at www.RootsWeb.com. > Everything you're used to using will still be here: the 19,000 mailing > lists, the hundreds of millions of names in free genealogy databases, > the interactive learning guides, the weekly RootsWeb Review and > Missing Links, the numerous tools for tracing your family history, the > tens of thousands of message boards, the thousands of independently > authored web sites. RootsWeb will still support worthy genealogy > projects and societies, such as the USGenWeb Project > (www.USGenWeb.org), the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild > (ISTG.rootsweb.com) and the FreeBMD Project (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com), > and other groups that provide free genealogical resources. > > And don't worry, you won't be charged to access RootsWeb. No one > will put your data on CD without your permission. Our Privacy Policy > (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/pledge.html) and our Acceptable User > Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html) are unchanged. > Other promises made over the years will continue to be honored. You'll > > still deal with the same RootsWeb volunteers and employees. In > fact, most users won't notice any changes, except exciting new tools, > more content, and better genealogical resources. > > If you would like more information, please check out our > official press release at > > http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm > >-- > >Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner >Siochain Leat (peace be with you) > >Researching: Connors/O'Connor, McEntee, Campbell, Flynn/O'Flynn, Smith, >Phillips, Carter, Boyle, O'Rourke, Healey, Cullinan, Hoare, Todd, Owen, >Booth, Gallagher, Fahey, Ryan, Haviland > > >http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Pat-Connors/ >mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net > > > >==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== >Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html >Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ >GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer >Listowner: Pat Connors mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net > > Barb Baxter http://www.pinehurst.net/genealogy/

Subject: Good News, Bad News, Good News: The Merger of RootsWeb and MyFamily.com Resent-Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 05:12:50 -0700 Resent-From: RootsWeb-Announce@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 05:09:28 -0700 From: RootsWeb-Announce@rootsweb.com To: RootsWeb-Announce@rootsweb.com Good News, Bad News, Good News: The Merger of RootsWeb and MyFamily.com Good news: You, our users, have helped create at RootsWeb one of the largest and most popular sites on the Internet. In May, we had over 149 million page views (according to Nielsen NetRatings combined home and work statistics), sent over 155 million e-mails, and handled over two million downloads of files from the various archives hosted at RootsWeb. Everyone, take a bow! This is an incredible community of genealogists, and the advances we're all making in our research due to the sharing that occurs here is unprecedented. Bad news: The more popular RootsWeb becomes, the more costly it is to simply stay alive and online. Expenses continue to exceed revenue. We ran up a truly scary loss last year. Without outside help, it's not clear how long we'd be able to go on like this. Good news: MyFamily.com (you may know them better as Ancestry.com) recognizes the importance of the genealogical community that has grown here at RootsWeb, and wants that community to continue to thrive. They're excited to provide the financial stability we need to ensure RootsWeb will be around for years to come. Brian and I are pleased by Ancestry.com's coming involvement with RootsWeb. Now we can all focus on helping each other on the mailing lists and message boards, uploading our GEDCOMs, and building Web pages to share our research. Better news: As a special thank you to those of you who have helped make RootsWeb such a vibrant Internet community, Ancestry.com is making the following offer: You are invited to visit Ancestry.com today and sign up for a FREE 14-day trial with no obligation. You'll gain full access to all 600 million names in more than 2,500 databases. Go to the following address to begin your free trial now: http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BA <http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BA> You must activate your FREE trial by July 5, 2000. More good news: No one is going to charge you to use RootsWeb. You'll still find RootsWeb at www.RootsWeb.com. Everything you're used to using will still be here: the 19,000 mailing lists, the hundreds of millions of names in free genealogy databases, the interactive learning guides, the weekly RootsWeb Review and Missing Links, the numerous tools for tracing your family history, the tens of thousands of message boards, the thousands of independently authored web sites. RootsWeb will still support worthy genealogy projects and societies, such as the USGenWeb Project (www.USGenWeb.org), the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG.rootsweb.com) and the FreeBMD Project (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com), and other groups that provide free genealogical resources. And don't worry, you won't be charged to access RootsWeb. No one will put your data on CD without your permission. Our Privacy Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/pledge.html) and our Acceptable User Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html) are unchanged. Other promises made over the years will continue to be honored. You'll still deal with the same RootsWeb volunteers and employees. In fact, most users won't notice any changes, except exciting new tools, more content, and better genealogical resources. If you would like more information, please check out our official press release at http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm Thanks again for your support! Now, let's go figure out where great-great-grandpa really came from, before that UFO deposited him in rural Indiana in 1848... Karen