Barbara, I think you're right and hope several people submit info, since it is quite limited space. Love, Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara P. Neal" <bp_neal@earthlink.net> To: <POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Mecklenburg County Book > Hi Maynard. My two cents worth: > > I've participated in a couple of other Heritage Books in the past 5-6 > years on other family lines in Alabama, and have been pleased with the > quality of the resulting books I've seen. > > In each of the ones I've seen, any individual can submit *one* free > article -- a 500-word articles with one photo (or two free articles of > that limitation per household, from each adult there). And sometimes if > one had an ancestor there prior to 1800, one can submit an additional free > article of say-250 words or so. > > If one wants to submit a longer article than the normal limit, there has > generally been an extra cost *per word* > > Likewise one can pay more to submit extra photos. > > Sometimes if one has a photo of a uniformed ancestor, one can also submit > that photo free along with a separate 100-word article on him/her. > > Because of that limitation on number of words & one article from each > person, I would *strongly* recommend that *every* Poythress-descended > family having roots in Mecklenburg Co should submit an article on their > own branch of the Poythress family. (You, for example, and/or Bud should > be sure to submit one on your ancestor who moved to Georgia.) > > As one may realize, 500 words is barely enough for putting verbage to the > info in an extensive Family Group Sheet on the Poythress who was in that > county 1800 or earlier, and for mentioning what one's sources for the info > about the family include -- Much too small a limitation to include all we > know about *all* the Poythress folk there. > > Oh, and the pre-publication price on the Heritage Books that I've seen in > these past 5-6 years is more in the range of $55 (plus $7 postage) than > the higher price you had guesstimated. If one waits to order copies after > the initial run of the book, the county coordinators are then having to > order an additional printing of the book which generally runs 10% higher > or more than the initial pre-publication price. > > Frequently after one county in an area does a Heritage Book, nearby > counties will also do one. Hopefully we'll see one done for Brunswick Co, > Lunenburg Co, etc. > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Genealogy Research Web > www.poythress.net >