I agree with Susan. I have no idea what transpired to cause a schism in the Gallia County genealogy societies but it appears that both groups have much to offer. Please post without drawing the lines of demarcation even more indelibly in the sand. I can only imagine the hurt that is pervading the area. How very sad for everyone. Mary Cervantes Cincinnati Susan Chere' wrote: > Please stop this on-line fued! People can interact with both > organizations and probably get help from the kind people at each one. > I belong to both and am really tired of the infighting going on here. > I don't want to see it on the list. Each organization can post what > they are offering and the other one should keep quiet and post only > information about their own offerings. I appreciate all the past help > and look forward to continued assistance as I work on my multiple > family linages from Gallia County. My sister just went to Gallia Co. > and took pictures of some of the graves of various family members; > they are dead and can't speak but I think most of them would say "stop > fighting and remember your manners". After all, some of us go back > far enough that we are all probably distantly related in some manner. > Let's consider ourselves family who don't always agree but still love > and support each other. Susan Hartzband Goldsberry (Hix, Switzer, > Chick and who knows what others will turn up!) > > > > Susan Chere' Hartzband > susnchg@hotmail.com > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: cheryl enyart <trayne1837inc@yahoo.com> > Reply-To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com > To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] O.G.S. Conference this weekend > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:28:21 -0700 (PDT) > > Just to inform those of you the ladies who will be attending the OGS > conference are not affiliated with the Gallia County Chapter OGS > Genealogical Society. This is the INC group. > > The books that they will be selling are limited to the publications > that are owned by Henny Evans . You will not be able to purchase the > full range of books that are available through the Gallia County > Genealogical Society, OGS chapter at the 412 Second Avenue , > Gallipolis , Ohio building or website www.gchags. > > The applications that you can pick up at OGS conference are not > affiliated with the lineage societies banquet for First Families, > Civil War Families and the new Settlers and Builders Family ,October > 8, 2005. > > The OGS conference is a great place to learn more about research. The > classes that are offered are enumerated on the OGS website... > www.ogs.org just click on the conference information. > > Workshops are very informative and will be an asset to you, not unlike > the workshops that will be held for the Gallia County GeneFest 2005 . > If you can't attend OGS conference then plan to come to the one day, > June 4th, Workshops. We will also have area genealogical societies > in to sell their publications and to assist you in helping you find > the resources of their area . > > More information will be coming in the future about the workshops. > Just mark your calendar for June 4th, an all day genealogical > extravaganza. Plan to stay for the "lock-in" at Bossard Memorial > Library from 6pm-9pm. Come for all or part of the Fest , I am sure > that you will learn many valuable pieces of information. > > Cheryl Enyart > VP of the Gallia County Genealogical Society, OGS Chapter. > Chairman of GeneFest 2005 > > > Henny Evans <hcevans@eurekanet.com> wrote: > Several of us will be attending the Ohio Genealogical Society > Conference in Akron Thursday through Saturday. We will be manning the > Gallia County Chapter table. Please stop by to chat, to pick up > applications or even to buy books. We are always willing to try to > help answer your genealogical questions. > For those of you unfamiliar with the Conference, there are scores of > classes offered on many topics from beginning to ethnic to computer > use. There are also dozens of vendors with a wonderful selection of > books, archival materials, maps and so on. > We look forward to just saying hello!!!! Henny Evans > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Please keep your topic related to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > > > > snip>>>