AMEN! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa M. Herrmann" <therrman@columbus.rr.com> To: <ohgallia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA] Cemetery Transcriptions? > Marjorie: > I agree with you 100%! It's time for people to see what everyone has to > offer and stop trying to steal the limelight from someone else. > Teresa Herrmann > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Marjorie L. Wood > Date: 6/14/2008 8:24:28 AM > To: ohgallia@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA] Cemetery Transcriptions? > > Maxine, > > The Historical Society does have a website but it has not been updated for > several years. I am not sure why you would say the Historical Society will > not give up since the split, why should they. They are preserving the > History of Gallia County with their museum, military project and items of > historical research at the society. They also have family histories and > many > research books that the Genealogical Society nor the local library has. > Many cities and states have both a Historical and a Genealogical Society > but > it is because some want to keep fighting that have turned many people off > to > becoming involved in either society which is sad because both groups have > much to offer. > > I have been President of both these Societies but because of all the > feuding > and fighting, I have chose to not be involved with either group at this > time. I can tell everyone that people from both groups will be willing to > help in your research and you should not worry about who is from which > organization and maybe one day the fighting and back stabbing will stop > but > as long as people continue to say things like you did then the fire is > continued to be fueled and the hurt won't be mended. > > I'm not trying to start a fight, only trying to make the one go away that > started a few years ago, we are all trying to help people with their > research in Gallia County. Many of us have volumes of research but walk on > eggshells on this list because we don't know if we are going to be > attacked > by people we have never met but they have decided they don't like us > because > of this stupid split between the two societies. In hindsight, I believe > there was more going on than most of us was aware so people on a web list > should not judge and just except information that is given freely by > whomever. > > I'm sure this email will not make me a popular person with many but hey, > I've been there before and I am willing to help anyone with Gallia County > history or genealogy and DAR information, if I possible and with no > strings > attached. > > Marjorie L. Wood > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MRS MAXINE MARSHALL" <marshall255@verizon.net> > To: <ohgallia@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 10:48 PM > Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA] Cemetery Transcriptions? > > >> Gallia Co Genealogy Society has their cemetery listings on line. Were >> you >> on the Gen Soc or the Historical & Genealogy site? They split two or >> three years ago but the Hist Soc won't give up. I have a couple of the >> cemetery books they published but if you contaCt Henny Evans she could >> help you. >> >> Beth Haney <bhaney@speakeasy.net> wrote: I looked on the Gallia County >> OGS site to see if a book of cemetery >> transcriptions had been published, but I didn't see one. I know in some >> areas, cemetery books are constructed in a way to allow people to see >> the relationship between the burial sites of, for example, a husband and >> wife who have separate index listings but who might appear side by side >> when the transcription is done row by row. >> >> I have used the index of gravestone transcriptions a whole lot, so I >> know about it. I've found a couple of listings that make me very >> curious, and I'd sure like to know how close together they are! >> >> Am I out of luck? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> Maxine Marshall >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com 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 > OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com 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 > OHGALLIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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