Another way to find genealogy societies in your county is to put a note on the page that there is no society in the county to the best of your knowledge....honey, if you're wrong, somebody will let you know right quick.<G> megan Marti Graham wrote: > > > whether there is an active gensoc > > If we can't locate the info, we should enlist the help of those on mailing > list - OKGenWeb, Texahoma, etc. Many on the mailing list are more than > willing to help. Some of the counties just don't have genealogical > societies. If you don't find an address, it would be a good plan to say so > on the page and not leave the visitor wondering. > > Mike Taylor maintains a list of Genealogical Societies with online pages > at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpontot/ogs.htm > and Gene Phillips has a list of societies at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2596/genesocieties.html > I'm sure both would appreciate our help updating their information. > > > contact for the Cotton County gensoc asked that her e-mail address be > removed from the page as she was receiving more questions than she > > could answer in a timely mannner. > > Think we all understand her feeling. Online pages and email addy aren't > necessary, but we should at least have the mailing address available to the > visitor. > > > I just heard from the treasurer of the Johnston County gensoc who said > > that her phone number is NOT available. > > LeFlore Co. Gen Soc is the same way - she doesn't even publish a phone > number in the newsletter nor is there a listing in the phone book. If they > don't publish a number for phone contact, neither should we. > > Marti -- pigolit@ix.netcom.com * cochonnet@aol.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~piglet