Hello! I am trying to help Scotland County's Heritage Book. Right now they are trying to get enough interest to put together a Heritage Book like most of the other North Carolina counties. Sam West who also has Scotland County Roots sent me this email below. Do you think you could write a little something on your ancestors? I am told that you don't have to purchase to submit. Can you help out? We really want a book. Gena Read below: >================================== >SCOTLAND COUNTY HERITAGE BOOK >================================== > > >SEEKING ARTICLES ON THOSE PEOPLE/FAMILIES THAT LIVED > >IN THAT PART OF EASTERN RICHMOND COUNTY, THAT BECAME > >SCOTLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1899. > > >NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! WE JUST DON'T WANT YOUR > >ANCESTORS TO BE LEFT OUT! > > > > >Hi, > >For those who would like to submit an article on > >your Scotland County Ancestor(s), you now have a > >until MARCH 31ST, 2003 to either mail, or e-mail > >your article(s). > > > >Do not let this opportunity slip by, and start > >working on your article now! For all that our > >ancestors have done for us before we were even > >born, we really owe them a lasting tribute in this > >book. We must remember, that if we don't write > >an article for them, then it is likely that no > >one will do it for us. We already have hundreds > >of articles submitted, so don't let yours be left > >out. > > > >As long as the main subject of your article was > >here in Scotland [formerly Richmond] County at > >sometime during his/her life time [i.e., born, > >died, married or resided], then you are eligible > >to write about them. Remember, if your subject > >ancestor was here after 1850 then you may submit > >500 words and one photo free. If the subject > >ancestor was here in 1850 or before, then you get > >an additional 500 words and an extra photo, > >making a total of 1000 words and two photo > >submissions free. If your article is longer > >than what is mentioned above, and/or if you > >have extra, or enlarged photos you would like > >to add, contact me and I will send you the > >details. > > > >All articles/stories must be in a flowing, > >narrative form. Sorry, but the publisher > >cannot publish any genealogical charts or > >tabular materials. Please arrange your > >article in the following manner. > > > >Double-space > >1) Title [List your main subject somewhere > in the title] > >2) Article. [The body of the article itself] > >3) Submitted by [name and address of submitter] > >4) Sources [list briefly the major sources used, > i.e.: Scotland Co NC Deeds, Marriages, > Wills, Census Records, etc...] > >5) Caption to photos [eight words max] > >6) Word count [computer generated or actual = You > only count the words contained in 2) > the body of the article itself. Do not > include 1) Title, 3) Submitter], > 4) Sources or 5) Caption to photos, > or 6) Word count] > > > >Your article(s) may be just as elaborate, or just > >as simple, as you want it. You can even go by an > >obituary in compiling an article, just add birth, > >death and marriage dates, tell where a little about > >them, i.e. where they worked, their occupation, > >their religious affiliation or military service, > >etc... if known. The simpler you make it, the > >better it will be. We are depending on the > >descendants of each Scotland Co NC Ancestor to > >write articles about their ancestors. Unfor- > >tunately, if you don't write something up and > >submit it on your ancestor(s), then no one else > >will probably not submit anything either. Our > >goal is to publish a great book on Scotland Co > >NC families, but we cannot do it without you > >participating and submitting articles on your > >ancestor(s). We don't want any family left out, > >but the final deadline is approaching fast! > > > >You may submit your family story for publication > >in this professionally printed high quality hard > >bound book for free [see brochure for qualifi- > >cations]. As you already know, only one Family > >Article can be published under the free status. > >But, where there is a, will then there is a way. > >If you would like to know more about submitting > >additional articles, then click on to the site > >below for more information and details on how to > >submit articles: > > > >http://www.geocities.com/bjbarnhill/scotland_heritage.html > > > >All submissions of articles/stories/photos > >should be mailed directly to: > > >Scotland County Heritage Book Committee >PO Box 399 >Laurinburg, NC 28353 > > >If you do not have any photos to submit, and > >would like to send your article(s) via e-mail, > >then you may send them to me at the e-mail > >address listed below. NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE ! ! ! > >If you would like to submit your article via > >e-mail, then you can either write your article > >and send it as an e-mail. Or create and save > >the article to a word document, copy, then > >paste it to an e-mail addressed to me. > > > >Sam_West@ncsip.duke.edu > > > >Remember, this is your golden of opportunity to > >have your ancestors in a beautiful hard bound > >and professionally printed book. > > > >Get those articles in ! ! ! > > > >Sam West > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus