Susie... I don't know why, but I think it's the economy. Plus, I think (not 100% sure) that another company bought AOL out. Debbie Noland Nitsche [email protected] Historical Marietta, Ohio on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/historicalmariettaohio ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [OHWashin] Bad & Good News (Important) > Thank you so much for working so hard to share your research and bless > Ernie > Thode for being so supportive. Does anyone know why AOL decided to shut > down the Hometown? I had a little bit on the site but it would have been > too > much trouble to try to move mine. Susie Dent > > > In a message dated 11/1/2008 12:09:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > THE BAD NEWS: > > AOL Hometown has closed its doors. This means there is no more LINKS > website. DARN!!!! > > During the past 3 weeks, I have been backing up all MY work on the site. > However, because of copyright laws, I was not able to save everything. > :( All the photos and other stuff that people has submitted to me > throughout the years for the site, does not belong to me so I cannot > legally > put them on another site. > > THE GOOD NEWS: > > Thanks to the Washington County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society > (WCCOGS), and Ernie Thode, all of my transcriptions will eventally be > added > to their website. As far as "my" photo collections of places, people and > headstones goes, I will be making a list of what I personally own and > Ernie > will also eventally add it to the site with my email address included > just > in case anyone wants or needs a pic. Their website link is > http://www.washogs.org/ > > You can still access some (not all) of my work on my family tree maker > site. > This is the place that I use for my historical online storage. I don't > like > how it is set up because there is no way the site allows you to INDEX it > in > a way where you can find what you are looking for. You just have to go > through the list of things until you find what you need. The link where > you > will find this is at: > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/t/Debra-Nitsche/ > > On another note, the historical Marietta, Ohio MySpace is growing fast. > Starting to reach a lot of young people & other historians to spark an > interest in the history & genealogy of Marietta and throughout Washington > County. A few of my transcriptions and photos have been added to this > site, > and have several contributers who send me things on a regular basis just > for > the site. == So if you know of anyone that does MySpace, please direct > them > to the site http://www.myspace.com/historicalmariettaohio and tell them > to > do a Friend Request. Even if you don't do MySpace you can still access > the > > site because I have the privacy settings set to Public. Anyone can see > what > I have. The only things you can't see if not a MySpace member is the > Bulletins that I put out. But I try to add most (not all) bulletins in > the > Blog section where anyone can view them. While your visiting the > Marietta, > Ohio MySpace, Don't forget to sign the Guestbook. Marietta loves it when > you come to visit. lol You can access the Photo Albums by clicking the > link under the profile photo at the top of the page. Click on the link > below to access the site. > > > One more thing.... Several of you have been asking about the latest info > about my brother. Still don't know much, but have several government > officials working on it as well as a detective friend that I am truely > blessed to have that has been trying to get the ball rolling on it. > Thanks > to everyone for you kind words of support and all your prayers. You can > find the latest info on my "personal" MySpace in my BLOG section. The > weblink to that is: http://www.myspace.com/mariettaohiogirl Warning! > I'm > > also an avid ice hockey fanatic. lol > > > > Debbie Noland Nitsche > [email protected] > > Historical Marietta, Ohio on MySpace > http://www.myspace.com/historicalmariettaohio > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > To contact the OHWASHIN list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the OHWASHIN mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the > body of the message > > > **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. 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