Majorie, I've been researching my family's roots for almost 9 years. However, I am new to doing my family research in GALLIA County and was not aware of any feuding. But want to say "Thanks" for the volunteer hours you and all the others from Gallia County for helping those of us who reach out asking for assistance. No one should ever have a hidden agenda. I believe that you reap what you sow and I hope that whatever caused the split can be healed and everyone in the long run will benefit. With out random acts of genealogical kindness where would we all be? I know I'd be still hitting lots of those "brickwalls". It takes those who are more familiar with an area to help someone like me who has never had a chance to visit an area ancestors once lived and worked. Again Thank you, Theresa E. Smith Mechanicsburg, PA -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Marjorie L. Wood" <mlwood@eurekanet.com> > 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" > To: > 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 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