Before Kathleen Burnett "introduces" herself to the list I would like to say that I subscribe to other lists that Kathleen has and she has always been a helpful "list mom". Welcome, Kathleen. Now, Vince, will you continue to be a subscriber? You have been so helpful to me in the past that I don't want to "lose you" altogether <grin>. Good luck in your future endeavors, what ever they may be. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vincent E. Summers" <vsummers@nrao.edu> To: <ORIGINAL-13-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:42 AM Subject: [ORIGINAL-13] Your New List Administrator > As you know, I feel it is the time to turn this list (which I may say > has a number of its original subscribers from 5 or 7 years or so ago!) > over to other hands. > > Kathleen Burnett has agreed to take on the responsibilities of this > list. I have assured her it is a fine list of capable persons. I > do know you folks take your data seriously and have done so, in a > number of instances, for decades -- whenever possible "laying your > hands (or at least your eyes) upon original documents, etc. Some of > you have gone overseas in the pursuit of such. There are premier > databases to be found among a number of those subscribed to this > list. > > I won't get too deeply into matters, but suffice it to say, some of > you will remember when this list was not even a Rootsweb list at all > (a few of you probably wish it still wasn't, but we won't go there). > In fact, I forget the original server name... It was a small list. > First 1, then 2, 3, a small handful, etc., growing and growing in a > fairly short period of time. > > The oddest thing of all is that my concept of the list was only > only a mere mental sketch, and I had no idea how popular a topic it > really was. In fact, I am one of the least qualified to have formed > such a list, as my connection is really quite slim! Its formation > was closely tied in with Robert James Hardie, now deceased. You who > are the oldtimers of this list will remember that. He wanted his > data to go online. He died very shortly before he was to gain > computer access for the first time in his life. > > After the growth came along nicely, a homepage was added by Liese > Uptegrove Ade (and a fine one it is -- visit it if you have not > already, at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~original13/ ) > > It now is a healthy, mid-sized list of about 300 members. I leave > the list administration with Kathleen, but not because of problems > or discontentedness... > > Doubtless, Kathleen will soon introduce herself to you folks. > > My best to you, > > Vince Summers > > > ==== ORIGINAL-13 Mailing List ==== > Transcribe Graves, Lookup Data Online, Lookup Data in Publications > Visit Historical Societies, Go to Libraries and courthouses. Take Photos > documents, stones, artifacts, etc. We will love it! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >