Denise, you need to hear both sides of the situation. It is too bad that this situation is being aired on a genie discussion list. Maybe the list administrator will take hold. Until all is settled maybe the list should be discontinued. Mary Jean Hall mj_hall@charter.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Ashleman" <saultz@bellsouth.net> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:53 PM Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Gallia Genealogy > Other Gallia List members: > I had the same questions about the Society due to the address and phone > number change at the bottom of our list. I phoned the number and reached > a private residence, Ms. Ann Brown. The following day I received a direct > e-mail from Henrietta Evans instructing me to leave a message on the > machine (?) and Ann Brown would answer my questions. I then called the > 412 Second Avenue office and verified the address and phone number, the > Gallia County Society that we all have been dealing with for many, many > years is still there and operating as normal. I am not sure exactly why > these two women have started a new company, arranged a workshop of some > sorts and have caused such confusion. Mrs. Evans has done private work > for people over the years, I just thought that they had started up a > company, the Inc. at the end, to do private research. I, like many of > you, live out of Ohio now. My father, however, does still live in Ohio. > He was born in Gallipolis and has visited the Societ! > y's office and plans to do so as much as possible, as do other members of > my extended family. We can all rest assured, the dedicated, helpful > staff, information resources and everything that should be there, is > still there, in the same place! The new company, group, whatever, is > operating out of a private residence and certainly not open to the public. > Gallia County has one list and a very competent, helpful staff with years > of all of our families histories in house, another Society is certainly > not needed. Mrs. Evans was active at the 412 Second Avenue Office for > many years, it appears that she is no longer. If Mrs. Evans and Mrs. > Brown are starting up their own private research Company, I wish them all > the best and that would easily explain the direct correspondence to me. > If this is not the case and they are attempting to divide the Gallia > County researchers, I want to know why? If this is about reprints of the > 1980 History book, say so, a difference of opinion ! > with others, grow up, ego, get over it. Whatever the case may be, post > the truth to the list for all to see. I have to question the personal > contacts received by others and myself, the private home phone number and > address, the Library event, etc. if the people involved have a personal > agenda, other than a private business endeavor involved, motivating these > actions. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it is a duck! > So OGS, Inc., give us all a quack. > > Denise Ashleman > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. > >

Well, now, that would be a pretty drastic measure, I think....... LOL Let's not go to extremes just because someone is confused ! On 3/10/2005, "Mary Jean" <mj_hall@charter.net> wrote: >Denise, you need to hear both sides of the situation. It is too bad that >this situation is being aired on a genie discussion list. Maybe the list >administrator will take hold. Until all is settled maybe the list should be >discontinued. >Mary Jean Hall >mj_hall@charter.net > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Denise Ashleman" <saultz@bellsouth.net> >To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:53 PM >Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Gallia Genealogy > > >> Other Gallia List members: >> I had the same questions about the Society due to the address and phone >> number change at the bottom of our list. I phoned the number and reached >> a private residence, Ms. Ann Brown. The following day I received a direct >> e-mail from Henrietta Evans instructing me to leave a message on the >> machine (?) and Ann Brown would answer my questions. I then called the >> 412 Second Avenue office and verified the address and phone number, the >> Gallia County Society that we all have been dealing with for many, many >> years is still there and operating as normal. I am not sure exactly why >> these two women have started a new company, arranged a workshop of some >> sorts and have caused such confusion. Mrs. Evans has done private work >> for people over the years, I just thought that they had started up a >> company, the Inc. at the end, to do private research. I, like many of >> you, live out of Ohio now. My father, however, does still live in Ohio. >> He was born in Gallipolis and has visited the Societ! >> y's office and plans to do so as much as possible, as do other members of >> my extended family. We can all rest assured, the dedicated, helpful >> staff, information resources and everything that should be there, is >> still there, in the same place! The new company, group, whatever, is >> operating out of a private residence and certainly not open to the public. >> Gallia County has one list and a very competent, helpful staff with years >> of all of our families histories in house, another Society is certainly >> not needed. Mrs. Evans was active at the 412 Second Avenue Office for >> many years, it appears that she is no longer. If Mrs. Evans and Mrs. >> Brown are starting up their own private research Company, I wish them all >> the best and that would easily explain the direct correspondence to me. >> If this is not the case and they are attempting to divide the Gallia >> County researchers, I want to know why? If this is about reprints of the >> 1980 History book, say so, a difference of opinion ! >> with others, grow up, ego, get over it. Whatever the case may be, post >> the truth to the list for all to see. I have to question the personal >> contacts received by others and myself, the private home phone number and >> address, the Library event, etc. if the people involved have a personal >> agenda, other than a private business endeavor involved, motivating these >> actions. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it is a duck! >> So OGS, Inc., give us all a quack. >> >> Denise Ashleman >> >> >> ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >> Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. >> >> > > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Please keep your topic related to genealogical research >in Gallia County, Ohio. >