OK everyone, The votes are in. They have been counted (thankfully didn't have to take off my shoes). The winner was #8 submitted by Sharon Crawford. It was a close race. Congratulations to Sharon Crawford. You can pick up your prizes from Marti <EG> Terasa Kansas Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/ksfiles.htm Illinois Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/il/ilfiles.htm Hancock County Illinois: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhancoc/Hancock.html Perry County Illinois: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilperry/ Rogers County Oklahoma: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okrogers/index.html Rush County Indiana: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrush/rush.html

From: Nancy Trice <trice@vci.net> 3:34 Subject: [STATE-COORD-L] A message from your new NC Please forward to your state and project mail lists. Thanks, nt ================================================================= Greetings USGenWeb members! As we all know, the month of July was a rocky one with the very first elections held for USGenWeb and the discussions about the bylaws. Today the elections are history, the bylaws are now in force, and the new board takes the reigns for the next year. The coming year will be an exciting one, and I'm sure a challenge, as we all try to figure out exactly where we are and where we are going as a project. I don't expect the next year to be any easier than the last year has been. We are still in our infancy and will undoubtedly continue to have growing pains for several years to come, but with everyones help and cooperation, we'll make it. I know there are some administrative things that we will be working on during the next couple of weeks and some new ideas and suggestions that will be presented to the board shortly. I am listing below the names and email addresses of your board representatives. If you have a question, a problem, or a suggestion for us, please contact your county coordinator rep, state coordinator rep or special project rep. NE/NC REGION CC Reps: Beth Wills <bwills@ionia-mi.net> Bob Bamford <heritage@snet.net> SC Rep: Kim Harris Myers <estral@switchboard.net> NW/PLAINS REGION CC Reps: Virginia "Ginger" Cisewski <FEATHER2s@aol.com> Debbie Wafford <drwaff@mail.aros.net> SC Rep: Teresa Davis <terryd13@bellsouth.net> SW/SC REGION CC Reps: Trey Holt <holt@txcyber.com> Maureen Reed <mreed@sky.net> SC Rep: Betsy Mills <betsym@1starnet.com> SE/MID ATLANTIC REGION CC Reps: Holly Timm <hollyft@bright.net> Yvonne James-Henderson <hen1@idt.net> SC Rep: Bridgett Smith <bascs@wizard.com> SPECIAL PROJECT REPS: Archives: Jan Batte Craven <jcraven@iamerica.net> Census: Kay Mason <kmfkm@ptw.com> Tombstone: Pam Reid <pamreid@dc.jones.com> To those of you who honored me with your vote, I thank you. I'll do my best to not disappoint you. To those who also ran in the election but not elected, I thank you for running. You are all winners in my book. I would like to take this opportunity to also say 'Thank You!' to Megan and the members of the out-going board. I know that the past year has not been easy for you, but you stuck it out for the benefit of USGW. I might not have agreed with everything you did, but I'm also smart enough to know that not everyone will agree with me and the new board all the time either. I truly hope that we don't have any problems of the magnitude you tackled. I wish all of you nothing but the best and thank you for your service. To the new board members, I look forward to working with you. Onward and upward! Respectfully, Nancy Trice National Coordinator <trice@vci.net>

Great job on the new logo, Sharon...it looks terrific on the OK page! ...and thanks, Terasa, for holding the ballot box! LaRae The Unassigned Lands of OK Territory http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/9448

Is there someone willing to take the Comanche County page? I hate to give it up since I started it way back when, but with the new baby I barely have a second to myself and there is rarely any time at all for computing. I want it to go to a good home, so I decided to ask here first. I also have the OKCOMANC mailing list that goes along with the page. Thanks! Becky Becky Smith Gallops bgallops@ionet.net

Thanks. megan adamssec wrote: > > Megan: > > The 1900 census is on microfische at the Independence Genealogy Library. I > am suppose to be copying it for Atoka County. I have not started on it, > making to many trips to the doctors. > > Ruth Atteberry Adams > Atoka CC > -----Original Message----- > From: Ms. Piglet <pigolit@ix.netcom.com> > To: OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com <OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [OK-IT-L] 1900 census > > >Does anybody know if it's still in print, or do we need to contact the > >McClain Co HGS to find out? I for one would be happy to purchase at > >least the old Pontotoc book and do lookups.... > > > >Also, does anybody have an address for them? The McClain county site > >doesn't..... > > > >megan > > > >megan > > > >Jerri Chasteen wrote: > >> > >> Mike- > >> The 1890 census of the Chickasaw Nation is in three volumes. It was > published > >> by the McClain County Historical and Genealogical Society. Book 1 is the > old > >> Pontotoc Co, Book 2 is the old Pickens Co, Book 3 is the old Tishomingo > and > >> Panola counties, "plus other records". > >> > >> jc > >> > >> Mike Taylor wrote: > >> > >> > 1890 census of Chickasaw Nation, Indian territory and other records > >> > [compiled by] Joyce A. Rex. > >> > > >> > Does anyone know where the above can be obtained? Is it a book, or > what? > >> > > >> > Does anyone have a copy? > >> > > >> > Mike Taylor > >> > http://freeweb.pdq.net/mike_in_katy/mikeshouse.htm <--My Homepage > >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm <--Pontotoc Co, OK > GenWeb > > > >-- > >Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb > >pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com > >after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: > >Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net > > -- Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net

Megan: The 1900 census is on microfische at the Independence Genealogy Library. I am suppose to be copying it for Atoka County. I have not started on it, making to many trips to the doctors. Ruth Atteberry Adams Atoka CC -----Original Message----- From: Ms. Piglet <pigolit@ix.netcom.com> To: OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com <OK-IT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [OK-IT-L] 1900 census >Does anybody know if it's still in print, or do we need to contact the >McClain Co HGS to find out? I for one would be happy to purchase at >least the old Pontotoc book and do lookups.... > >Also, does anybody have an address for them? The McClain county site >doesn't..... > >megan > >megan > >Jerri Chasteen wrote: >> >> Mike- >> The 1890 census of the Chickasaw Nation is in three volumes. It was published >> by the McClain County Historical and Genealogical Society. Book 1 is the old >> Pontotoc Co, Book 2 is the old Pickens Co, Book 3 is the old Tishomingo and >> Panola counties, "plus other records". >> >> jc >> >> Mike Taylor wrote: >> >> > 1890 census of Chickasaw Nation, Indian territory and other records >> > [compiled by] Joyce A. Rex. >> > >> > Does anyone know where the above can be obtained? Is it a book, or what? >> > >> > Does anyone have a copy? >> > >> > Mike Taylor >> > http://freeweb.pdq.net/mike_in_katy/mikeshouse.htm <--My Homepage >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm <--Pontotoc Co, OK GenWeb > >-- >Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb >pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com >after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: >Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net >

http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/index.html In case you may be interested, here is the web address for the Houston Public Library. At this site, you can search their entire collection. Of course, I don't expect the OK people will pick up and drive down here just to get a book! But, Houston has the 3rd largest genealogy collection in the nation. Searching their site may let you know if a certain publication exists, and what the call letters are. They do have Joyce A. Rex's volumns on the 1890 Chickasas Census. Location = CLA, stands for Clayton Genealogy Library. It is near the downtown area, which unfortunately is about a 1 hour drive (if your lucky) from my house through the most God-awful traffic in the world (I live 30 miles away). ps - they have about 100 film readers there. Sometimes, you have to get a number and wait for a reader! Since only a few readers have printers, I take my 35mm camera and wide angle lens and snap away! Sure beats waiting in line for the printers! After developing the prints, I scan them to image files so I can enlarge them to the Nth degree. Works great! Mike http://freeweb.pdq.net/mike_in_katy/mikeshouse.htm <--My Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm <--Pontotoc Co, OK GenWeb

(repeat of original message) >1890 census of Chickasaw Nation, Indian territory and other records >[compiled by] Joyce A. Rex. > >Does anyone know where the above can be obtained? Is it a book, or what? > >Does anyone have a copy? If anyone has a copy, I'd like to know 'how good' it is. Hate to buy sight-unseen! If it's no longer in print, then maybe I could scan and OCR the entire set?? That is if I could somehow obtain a copy!! Hmmm! If they have a price on it, then I guess it is in print! Mike

Thanks.... megan Marti Graham wrote: > > Meg, I called the McClain Hist Soc - $25 +$2tx+2.90 ship for each book > > I put the addy to McClain Co. Hist Soc on the Census page > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/census.htm > > > Does anybody know if it's still in print, or do we need to contact the > > McClain Co HGS to find out? I for one would be happy to purchase at > > least the old Pontotoc book and do lookups.... > > Marti -- Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net

Meg, I called the McClain Hist Soc - $25 +$2tx+2.90 ship for each book I put the addy to McClain Co. Hist Soc on the Census page http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/census.htm > Does anybody know if it's still in print, or do we need to contact the > McClain Co HGS to find out? I for one would be happy to purchase at > least the old Pontotoc book and do lookups.... Marti

This is the address listed in my McClain Co. Death Records book. McClain Co. Historical Society 203 W. Washington St. Purcell, OK 73080 -- Sharon Burnett Crawford mailto:scburn1@earthlink.net OKbits: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ Garvin Co. OKGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garvin.htm Pittsburg Co. OKGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpittsb/pittsb.htm Crawford/Gosser Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~scburn1/ Wright Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/oklahoman/ Burnett Family Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6432

Does anybody know if it's still in print, or do we need to contact the McClain Co HGS to find out? I for one would be happy to purchase at least the old Pontotoc book and do lookups.... Also, does anybody have an address for them? The McClain county site doesn't..... megan megan Jerri Chasteen wrote: > > Mike- > The 1890 census of the Chickasaw Nation is in three volumes. It was published > by the McClain County Historical and Genealogical Society. Book 1 is the old > Pontotoc Co, Book 2 is the old Pickens Co, Book 3 is the old Tishomingo and > Panola counties, "plus other records". > > jc > > Mike Taylor wrote: > > > 1890 census of Chickasaw Nation, Indian territory and other records > > [compiled by] Joyce A. Rex. > > > > Does anyone know where the above can be obtained? Is it a book, or what? > > > > Does anyone have a copy? > > > > Mike Taylor > > http://freeweb.pdq.net/mike_in_katy/mikeshouse.htm <--My Homepage > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm <--Pontotoc Co, OK GenWeb -- Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net

Hi all - just a reminder - if you haven't voted for the new OKGenWeb logo, vote ends August 31 - announcement will be made as soon as Terasa tallies her votes. :) logos and email addy to submit vote can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/logo/logo.htm Marti -- Marti Graham, OKGenWeb State Coordinator http://www.usgenweb.org/ok OKGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/heartland/flats/6878 Genie Angels

Mike- The 1890 census of the Chickasaw Nation is in three volumes. It was published by the McClain County Historical and Genealogical Society. Book 1 is the old Pontotoc Co, Book 2 is the old Pickens Co, Book 3 is the old Tishomingo and Panola counties, "plus other records". jc Mike Taylor wrote: > 1890 census of Chickasaw Nation, Indian territory and other records > [compiled by] Joyce A. Rex. > > Does anyone know where the above can be obtained? Is it a book, or what? > > Does anyone have a copy? > > Mike Taylor > http://freeweb.pdq.net/mike_in_katy/mikeshouse.htm <--My Homepage > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm <--Pontotoc Co, OK GenWeb

1890 census of Chickasaw Nation, Indian territory and other records [compiled by] Joyce A. Rex. Does anyone know where the above can be obtained? Is it a book, or what? Does anyone have a copy? Mike Taylor http://freeweb.pdq.net/mike_in_katy/mikeshouse.htm <--My Homepage http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/pontotoc.htm <--Pontotoc Co, OK GenWeb

The Native American Resources pages has left Bama and moved to http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwnar/ Many thanks to Leigh Compton for the opportunity to do this page in the first place, and thanks to Rootsweb for providing the space. My apologies for posting to so many different lists. David dmorgan@efn.org --- David W. Morgan --- Honolulu Hawaii Barber Family ------ http://members.xoom.com/barberfamily/ NativeAm ---- http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwnar/ Creek Ltrs - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwnar/creekletters.html

On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:01:39 -0700 Pauline Phelps <paulinep@igalaxy.net> writes: >ENJOY > >Pauline Phelps wrote: <snipped old fairy tale about cookies> I cannot believe this old chestnut is going around again. It's been around since Mrs. Fields cookies was hit with it in the early 80's. The noted folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand with Oregon U has mentioned this a number of times. I know it is extensively mentioned in his book "Curses, Broiled Again". Just goes to show theres a sucker born every minute. Mark Adkinson - madkinson@juno.com --------------------------------------------------------- OKGenWeb: Roger Mills Co - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okrogerm/rmcindex.htm Stephens Co - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okstephe/stephens.htm Texas Co - http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktexas/texas.htm TNGenWeb: Tipton Co - http://www.rootsweb.com/~tntipton/tipton.htm _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Just an FYI - I am bidding on a set of Oklahoma history books on EBay (www.ebay.com). It is a 5 volume (2,000 pages total) history of Oklahoma from the earliest history until its publication in 1916. As a 1916 copyright, it is in the public domain. Therefore, IF I am the successful bidder, I'll be happy to make copies of relevant sections for other counties to use as history and background. Wish me luck! Gordon Kuntz gkuntz@wavefront.com Okmulgee County Coordinator

gkuntz@wavefront.com writes: << IF I am the successful bidder, I'll be happy to make copies of relevant sections for other counties to use as history and background. Wish me luck! >> Best of luck, Gordon...on your bid for those terrific books, and on your new Okmulgee County page! I have had kin in several towns you cover (still do, in some), so I'll be checking back frequently to use your material. Thanks for the offer to share the data...hope I can take you up on that... Welcome to the 'family'! LaRae Brooks OK-IT-Unassigned Lands http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/9448

This is a hoax that goes back to snail mail, major urban myth status. megan Pauline Phelps wrote: > > ENJOY > > Pauline Phelps wrote: > > > > > > > Lisa Newton wrote: > > > > This came from a friend of a friend...so enjoy it and start baking! > > Peace, LA > > > > THIS IS TRUE----PLEASE READ IT AND PLEASE SEND THIS > > TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO HAS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS....THIS IS REALLY > > > > TERRIFIC. > > > > > > My daughter & I had just finished a salad at Neiman-Marcus Cafe in > > Dallas & > > decided to have a small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie > > Lovers, > > we decided to try the "Neiman-Marcus cookie." > > > > It was so excellent that I asked if they would give me the recipe > > and the > > waitress said with a small frown, "I'm afraid not." Well, I said, > > would you > > let me buy the recipe? With a cute smile, she said, "Yes." I asked > > how much, > > and she responded,"Only two fifty, it's a great deal!" I said with > > approval, > > just add it to my tab. > > > > Thirty days later, I received my VISA statement from Neiman-Marcus > > and it > > was $285.00. I looked again and I remembered I had only spent $9.95 > > for two > > salads and about $20.00 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of > > the > > statement, it said, "Cookie Recipe - $250.00" That's outrageous!! > > > > I called Neiman's Accounting Dept. and told them the waitress said > > it was > > "two-fifty," which clearly does not mean "two hundred and fifty > > dollars" by > > any *POSSIBLE* interpretation of the phrase. Neiman-Marcus refused > > to budge. > > They would not refund my money, because according to them,"What the > > waitress > > told you is not our problem. You have already seen the recipe-we > > absolutely > > will not refund your money at this point." > > > > I explained to her the criminal statues which govern fraud in Texas, > > I > > threatened to refer them to the Better Business Bureau and the > > State's > > Attorney General for engaging in fraud. I was basically told, "Do > > what you want, > > it > > doesn't matter, and we're not refunding your money." I waited, > > thinking of > > how I could get even, or even try and get any of my money back. I > > just said, > > "Okay, you folks got my $250, and now I'm going to have $250.00 > > worth of > > fun." > > I told her that I was going to see to it that every Cookie lover in > > the > > United States with an e-mail account has a $250.00 cookie recipe > > from > > Neiman- Marcus...for free. > > > > She replied, "I wish you wouldn't do this." I said, "Well, you > > should > > have thought of that before you ripped me off," and slammed down the > > > > phone on her. > > So here it is!!! > > > > Please, please, please pass it on to everyone you can possible > > think of. I > > paid $250 for this...I don't want Neiman-Marcus to *ever* get another > > penny > > off of this recipe.... > > > > NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved) > > > > 2 cups butter > > 4 cups flour > > 2 tsp. soda > > 2 cups sugar > > 5 cups blended oatmeal *** > > 24 oz. chocolate chips > > 2 cups brown sugar > > 1 tsp. salt > > 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) > > 4 eggs > > 2 tsp. baking powder > > 2 tsp. vanilla > > 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) > > ** Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. > > Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; > > mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, > > and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. > > Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. > > Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies. > > Have fun!!! > > > > This is not a joke --- this is a true story. Ride free, citizens! > > > > PLEASE PASS THIS TO EVERY ONE YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com after September 1,1998 address USGW questions to: Nancy Trice * trice@vci.net