PLEASE - Roll calls are a waste of valuable resources on Rootsweb... You can achieve the same or even better results by posting a message to the list asking your questions...Then you will tend to get responses but Roll calls only get everyone to send a message to each other...Pointless...and the data cannot be found on the archives when yours is filed wiith the other 499,999 messages titled Roll Call... Please understand that every message to the List goes into archives... >From: "Angela Kneller" <angela@kneller.com> >Reply-To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com >To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [OHPERRY] Re: Quiet LINES - And a Roll Call.... >Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 18:36:00 -0500 > > Ah yes, I'm still here! Silently working away trying to get caught up >on two and a half months worth of back-log from moving! Thankfully I don't >*EVER* plan on doing that again! And to think, I didn't even have to move >all of our kids and worldly possessions in a wagon and moving only thirty >miles a day! > > Now that you pointed it out, Tim hasn't heckled me in quite a while! >Maybe because I myself have been quiet! > > And yes, a roll call about now would probably be a good idea. There >are (off the top of my head) about 300 subscribers to this list so go ahead >and put your surnames out here for everyone to see! If you would please, >follow Marge's format below, such as include dates, places, etc. if you >know them. Its hard to know if you are researching the same as I when all >you put is "Looking for SMITH!" (By the way, I'm not researching Smith's, >just an example.) And putting SURNAMES in caps is a very good attention >grabber, especially for those who skim an email looking for just the >surnames (yes, I will admit to doing just that)! I will throw mine out >later, need to get my dates in order so I can follow my own guide lines :) > > No Marge, your article hasn't appeared on here though I will >eventually get it on the website. It's on my list! Having a dilly of a >time finishing unpacking my genealogy things. Others helped packed some of >it and CD's got put in cases other than the ones they are supposed to be in >so opening up a case is always a surprise anymore! I *think* they meant it >as a practical joke but I can't find half of what I'm looking for anymore! >** Hal ** this is what has happened to the CD you sent me, got the case >right here with one of my music CD's in it so I'm still unpacking to find >the music CD case to get your disk! (And my mother wondered why I wanted >to pack everything myself!!) > > So, on with the roll call and I've got digging to do and rugrats to >clean up! > > Angela > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MAPPAUSTEN@aol.com > To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:15 PM > Subject: [OHPERRY] Re: OHPERRY-Quiet LINES(PETTY, MAJOR, MURDOCK, ELDER) > > > Nah, the lines have just been quiet because the magpie has been ill and >off > line. Usually, whenever, Tim or I THINK that Angela needs a little > stirring up, one of us takes care of the matter. I guess w / me out of >it > for the pat 6 wks. almost, Tim dropped the ball and didn't get anything >going. > > I am wondering, and our illustrious list manager can make the decision >on > this because sometimes people get carried away. However, it seems like >it > has been quite a while, unless it was recently, since we had a simple >roll > call. I don't mean 400 words of description for each Perry Co line you >are > researching. Just, first and last names, wives, and time frame would >keep it > simple. How about it, Angela, should we see if anyone out there knows > anything about my people? For example, > > PETTY, Joseph, wife Elizabeth ?, son Jacob, b. 1801 in NJ. Line through > Josiah, s/o of Jacob and Millie BARNES PETTY, Reading Tp. > > ELDER, Minnesota, wife of Wm H. Petty, d/o of Ashbury ELDER I am told, >don't > have documentation yet; need picture ID of Minnesota > > MURDOCK, Arthur, came from N. Ireland ca. 1820 to Chester Co., PA, to >OH > after 1825 sometime; 2nd wife Hannah HANTHORN, line through s/o Arthur >and > first wife who died in IRELAND, George and Sarah Angelina MAJOR, both >born. > ca. 1810, both died leaving possibly two sons, Archibald MAJOR MURDOCK >and > perhaps James Arthur MURDOCK; need burial and death info for parents and >fate > of James Arthur > > If we limit each query to 3-4 names and put the names in caps at the top >it > is easy to see if you need to read this one or that one. What do you >think? > There might be a Petty researcher lurking around the corner somewhere >who has > not heard from me! > > I'm glad to be coming back after almost taking the big trip w/ adverse > reaction to anesthetic. I am weak, but the mouth still goes and the >typing > is coming back. So look out list, there will be no more quiet. > > Angela, did my article about the Petty Researchers meeting in July get >posted > on here? Love to all, MaRGE, > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from OHPERRY-L, send mail to >OHPERRY-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the >message subject and body. To leave OHPERRY-D, do the same thing with >OHPERRY-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >*** Perry County, Ohio Resources: *** >Perry Co. Ohio USGenWeb: http://www.perrygenealogy.net/ >Genealogy & Historical Info for Perry Co.: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/tefishermain.htm >OhioBicentennial.com: http://www.ohiobicentennial.com/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp