-----Original Message----- From: arthurpenn@yahoo.com To: pra@rootsweb.com; pennington@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 16 May 2007 2:07 PM Subject: [PRA] New Address for Group 4 Website Just a quick note to inform you that the web address of the Group 4 Website has changed. Please update your bookmarks (or Favorites) with the following address... http://www.pragroup04.org Thanks! Arthur Pennington PRA Group 4 Leader Pennington Research Association, Inc. Group 4 Website: http://www.pragroup04.org PRA Website: http://www.penningtonresearch.org _________________________________________________________________________ ___________Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Thanks for this news, Arthur.... Nell Beck Truitt Just a quick note to inform you that the web address of the Group 4 Website has changed. Please update your bookmarks (or Favorites) with the following address... http://www.pragroup04.org Thanks! Arthur Pennington The Past is History The Future a Mystery The Present is a Gift ! Nell ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi Nell... This might be of help ....but they are in group IV I dont have a Samuel listed in any group, but I am missing children names of Uriah's son Anthony Wayne ... anyone have his children info?? thanks Vickie ----------------------- Ephraim PENNINGTON b. 1720 ....Richard PENNINGTON b. 21 DEC 1748 in Penn,Burk Co d. 21 Dec 1813 Sparta, White Co, TN. md. Hannah Boone Stewart, widow of John Stewart ........Joshua Pennington Sr b. abt 1753 VA d abt 1828 prob in Cumberland or Barren Co, KY md (1) ___ is believed to have died ca 1795 (2) ___prob remarried ca 1796. In 1800 there is no female in the household old enough to be the mother of Anthony, indicating she may have died. (3) ___In 1810 in Joshua's household there is a female between the ages of 16 & 26 indicating another dau or young wife ...............5. Timothy Pennington b ca 1795 VA wife Mary b ca 1804 TN. --- Timothy was ?the half brother of Anthony. This is based on the written statement of Timothy in connection with the Bounty Land Application of Elizabeth, wife of Anthony in which he states he is the half brother of Anthony and is 2 years older than Anthony. Timothy was still living at age 77 on 28 Aug 1872 .......................1. Uriah Pennington b.abt 1814 in Barren Co., KY d Aug 1861 Indian Prairie Twp, Wayne Co, IL md Mary Plumlee b 28 July 1814 TN d 27 Dec 1900 Wayne Co, IL dau of William Plumlee & Elizabeth Moss. They are buried at Hale Cem, Wayne Co, IL Texas1933@aol.com wrote: Can anyone identify which GROUP these Penningtons were in as they received land grants in Jackson Co. TN on the dates indicated?? My Isaiah crouch Pennington and family lived in the county about 1850 and just curious as to the relationship, as we are Group IV. 9-26-1835 Pennington, Anthony 10 Line Cr Jackson 3 3-18-1825 Pennington, Anthony 150 Line Cr Jackson 1 8-15-1826 Pennington, Anthony 45 Line & McFarlnd Crs Jackson 2 6-25-1837 Pennington, Anthony W 7 Line Cr Jackson 3 1-15-1850 Pennington, Samuel 30 McFarland Cr Jackson 5 2-15-1850 Pennington, Samuel 14 McFarland Cr Jackson 5 4- 2-1825 Pennington, Samuel 140 McFarland & Line Crs Jackson 1 2-16-1850 Pennington, Timothy 25 Brimstone Cr Jackson 5 8-13-1850 Pennington, Uriah 4 Brimstone Cr Jackson 5 8-13-1850 Pennington, Uriah 4 Brimstone Cr Jackson 5 The Past is History The Future a Mystery The Present is a Gift ! Nell " I only work on genealogy on days ending in Y " Vickie Taylor-True Life in the Past Lane http://KyUSA.addr.com --------------------------------- Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing.

Just a quick note to inform you that the web address of the Group 4 Website has changed. Please update your bookmarks (or Favorites) with the following address... http://www.pragroup04.org Thanks! Arthur Pennington PRA Group 4 Leader Pennington Research Association, Inc. Group 4 Website: http://www.pragroup04.org PRA Website: http://www.penningtonresearch.org ____________________________________________________________________________________Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC

Can anyone identify which GROUP these Penningtons were in as they received land grants in Jackson Co. TN on the dates indicated?? My Isaiah crouch Pennington and family lived in the county about 1850 and just curious as to the relationship, as we are Group IV. 9-26-1835 Pennington, Anthony 10 Line Cr Jackson 3 3-18-1825 Pennington, Anthony 150 Line Cr Jackson 1 8-15-1826 Pennington, Anthony 45 Line & McFarlnd Crs Jackson 2 6-25-1837 Pennington, Anthony W 7 Line Cr Jackson 3 1-15-1850 Pennington, Samuel 30 McFarland Cr Jackson 5 2-15-1850 Pennington, Samuel 14 McFarland Cr Jackson 5 4- 2-1825 Pennington, Samuel 140 McFarland & Line Crs Jackson 1 2-16-1850 Pennington, Timothy 25 Brimstone Cr Jackson 5 8-13-1850 Pennington, Uriah 4 Brimstone Cr Jackson 5 8-13-1850 Pennington, Uriah 4 Brimstone Cr Jackson 5 The Past is History The Future a Mystery The Present is a Gift ! Nell ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

-----Original Message----- From: csblizard@aol.com To: PRA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 12 May 2007 7:19 AM Subject: [PRA] thank you for the positive feedback on the Pedigrees CD Thank you, Paul, for the positive feedback you posted on May 9, 2007 regarding our first Pedigrees CD issue. I am glad to hear you were able to enjoy your screen room and review the Pedigrees CD! And thanks to those of you that have sent me private email with positive feedback regarding the CD. I do appreciate hearing from you. As Carmen stated in her message on May 9, 2007, space is not a premium, so we can share more information with our members. We look forward to including more photos and images of maps, land records, etc. in our future issues. We need the help of our members to make the Pedigrees CD a success, so please submit your articles, photos and other materials! I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Colleen Blizard Pedigrees Editor Obituary Database Editor Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org <http://www.penningtonresearch.org/> *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Thank you, I had the group in my personal database from research I've done over the last few years but did not have a group for them. I'll forward this on to the gentleman and I've given him the name of the researcher that sent the info to the Pedigrees. He doesn't live very far from me and we will visit soon so I can suggest he join PRA. His branch is Scott Pennington and he can supply some more generations to the mix. Shirley Erickson (group 11) PO Box 456 Covington, Texas 76636 sane1@alltel.net -----Original Message----- From: pra-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pra-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gene Pennington Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 3:32 PM To: pra@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PRA] Corbin Lane Pennington descendants Shirley: Below is a family group report from the JFMF (master) for Corbin Pennington, b. 1805, KY, d. ?, TX, father was Asa Pennington (1875-1853) and who has a son named Corbin Pennington, b. abt. 1848. They belong to PRA Family Group 4. The JFMF does not have any more information on Corbin Pennington, b. abt. 1848. The Group Leader for Group 4 is Arthur Pennington who may be able to help. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Chairman Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org PRA Blog - http://praresearch.blogspot.com =================================================== Family Group Sheet ==================================================== ====================================== Husband: Corbin Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 1805 Lincoln Co., KY Death: Coryell Co., TX Burial: Marriage: abt 1828 Lawrence Co., MO Father: Asa Pennington (1775-1853) Mother: Rachel Lane (1777- ) ==================================================== ====================================== Wife: Elizabeth \ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: abt 1812 TN Death: Burial: Father: Mother: ==================================================== ====================================== Children ==================================================== ====================================== 1 F Nancy J. Pennington Birth: Chr: Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 2 F Matilda Pennington Birth: abt 1831 IL Death: Burial: Spouse: John M. Shull ( - ) Marriage: 16 Mar 1851 Lawrence Co., MO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 3 M James Pennington Birth: abt 1833 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 4 M Lucy A. Pennington Birth: abt 1836 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 5 M Asa Pennington Birth: abt 1838 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 6 M John Pennington Birth: abt 1840 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 7 M Simeon Pennington Birth: abt 1844 MO Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 8 M Corbin Pennington Birth: abt 1848 MO Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 9 F Sarah E. Pennington Birth: abt 1850 MO Death: Burial: Marriage: ==================================================== ====================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- HUSBAND NOTES: Corbin Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: Bought land in Lawrence County, MO. in 1840. The 1850 census for Lawrence Co., MO shows family with 9 children. He moved to Coryell Co., TX about 1853 after his father died.(1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- WIFE NOTES: Elizabeth \ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Nancy J. Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Matilda Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: James Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: James Pennington fought in the Civil War for the Republic. He was captured and held prisoner until the end of the war. He had nine children of which No. 8 was Wesley and No. 9 was Phillip.(1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Lucy A. Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Asa Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: John Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Simeon Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Corbin Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Sarah E. Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- SOURCES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 1. GEDCOM file submitted by Imported from JMFM00-2 on 8/30/03, Pennington Research Association, Inc.. Created on 30 AUG 2003. Imported on 30 Aug 2003. ==================================================== ====================================== Prepared 12 May 2007 by: Pennington Research Association, Inc. Copyright 2007 - All Rights Reserved http://www.PenningtonResearch.org *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Shirley: Below is a family group report from the JFMF (master) for Corbin Pennington, b. 1805, KY, d. ?, TX, father was Asa Pennington (1875-1853) and who has a son named Corbin Pennington, b. abt. 1848. They belong to PRA Family Group 4. The JFMF does not have any more information on Corbin Pennington, b. abt. 1848. The Group Leader for Group 4 is Arthur Pennington who may be able to help. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Chairman Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org PRA Blog - http://praresearch.blogspot.com =================================================== Family Group Sheet ==================================================== ====================================== Husband: Corbin Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 1805 Lincoln Co., KY Death: Coryell Co., TX Burial: Marriage: abt 1828 Lawrence Co., MO Father: Asa Pennington (1775-1853) Mother: Rachel Lane (1777- ) ==================================================== ====================================== Wife: Elizabeth \ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: abt 1812 TN Death: Burial: Father: Mother: ==================================================== ====================================== Children ==================================================== ====================================== 1 F Nancy J. Pennington Birth: Chr: Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 2 F Matilda Pennington Birth: abt 1831 IL Death: Burial: Spouse: John M. Shull ( - ) Marriage: 16 Mar 1851 Lawrence Co., MO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 3 M James Pennington Birth: abt 1833 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 4 M Lucy A. Pennington Birth: abt 1836 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 5 M Asa Pennington Birth: abt 1838 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 6 M John Pennington Birth: abt 1840 IL Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 7 M Simeon Pennington Birth: abt 1844 MO Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 8 M Corbin Pennington Birth: abt 1848 MO Death: Burial: Marriage: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 9 F Sarah E. Pennington Birth: abt 1850 MO Death: Burial: Marriage: ==================================================== ====================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- HUSBAND NOTES: Corbin Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: Bought land in Lawrence County, MO. in 1840. The 1850 census for Lawrence Co., MO shows family with 9 children. He moved to Coryell Co., TX about 1853 after his father died.(1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- WIFE NOTES: Elizabeth \ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Nancy J. Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Matilda Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: James Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: James Pennington fought in the Civil War for the Republic. He was captured and held prisoner until the end of the war. He had nine children of which No. 8 was Wesley and No. 9 was Phillip.(1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Lucy A. Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Asa Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: John Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Simeon Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Corbin Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- CHILD NOTES: Sarah E. Pennington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- General: (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- SOURCES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 1. GEDCOM file submitted by Imported from JMFM00-2 on 8/30/03, Pennington Research Association, Inc.. Created on 30 AUG 2003. Imported on 30 Aug 2003. ==================================================== ====================================== Prepared 12 May 2007 by: Pennington Research Association, Inc. Copyright 2007 - All Rights Reserved http://www.PenningtonResearch.org

I just received a call from a descendant of Corbin Lane Pennington's son, Scott with some corrections. These corrections are from the Pennington Pedigrees Vol 38 No 1. The initial correction is for page 81 on Scott's son, "Mannie M. Pennington" who was the father of the gentleman that called (I'll send details later). Apparently, to the son's recollection his father was never known as Mannie (probably a childhood nickname off of census). The correct name was Raymond Manuel Pennington (R. M.) and he was born Dec 6 1900 (not June 6, 1900) in Woodson, Texas. He died Mar 13 1983 in Dallas, Texas. His spouse was Thelma Grace Brown. Apparently the wife of Scott Pennington, Theodocia Ernestine Allison, was called Docie. Can someone let me know what group Corbin Lane Pennington belongs to so I can communicate better with this particular query? In my own database, I have him as the son of Corban Pennington (abt 1804); grandson of Asa Pennington (abt 1776). All of this family was in Texas very early. Thanks Shirley Erickson Group 11 leader PO Box 456 Covington, Texas 76636 sane1@alltel.net

Thank you, Paul, for the positive feedback you posted on May 9, 2007 regarding our first Pedigrees CD issue. I am glad to hear you were able to enjoy your screen room and review the Pedigrees CD! And thanks to those of you that have sent me private email with positive feedback regarding the CD. I do appreciate hearing from you. As Carmen stated in her message on May 9, 2007, space is not a premium, so we can share more information with our members. We look forward to including more photos and images of maps, land records, etc. in our future issues. We need the help of our members to make the Pedigrees CD a success, so please submit your articles, photos and other materials! I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Colleen Blizard Pedigrees Editor Obituary Database Editor Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org <http://www.penningtonresearch.org/>

What a wonderful idea ! Can we also do an article or report on the Pennington ladies who were called "Rosie's" I believe during WW II ? The ladies who helped build the bombers and other supply planes/equipment while the men were off serving in the war. There were 3 of these ladies sitting in my DAR meeting this week (oddly, one is related to a NJ Pennington - she doesn't know her group #) and we got on this subject so I find it odd that Gene now brings up honoring those who served since they are related subjects. The group 6 "photo album" did include one WW II serviceman in the newest CD issue. Father of Wanda Gail Pennington-Parker and his name was Clyde Wayne Pennington. Are there anymore that cousins can submit? I might be able to pull a few more WW II service photo's out of my hat but not many. This sort of goes against the future article that Peggy Pennington (Group Leader 2 - 24) and I have been talking about putting together "Bad Boy Pennington's" which will show penitentary mug shots and rap sheets. I guess it could be a Heroes vs. Thug's, kind of thing. (just teasing, of course) ;o) Again, great idea ! Melinda Grp 6 Leader On 5/10/07, Gene Pennington <genepenn1@comcast.net> wrote: > > Carmen's recent posting to this list reminded me that one of the projects > I > want to work on in the future is to publish in the Pennington Pedigrees, > information about any Pennington who served in WWII. This will include, > but > not be limited to, military service record, personal family history > (descendants & ancestors), photographs, memorabilia, personal stories of > service and/or action, and similar related items. > > Many of us have parents who served in WWII and we've collected stories, > photographs and memorabilia over the years. Many of these members of "The > Greatest Generation" are still with us and would love to share their > stores > - all we have to do is ask. > > This project is just starting to take shape so most of the details have > not > been nailed down yet. To protect individuals' privacy, the information > will > NOT include any personal information on any living persons nor will it > include social security or military identification numbers of any person > included in the research. This does not restrict us from including > information on living persons, it just means we won't publish personal > information such as dates of birth, marriage, etc. and the same will be > true > for any of their descendants. > > Since we're now publishing the Pedigrees on a CD, we can include all kinds > of things and we have lot's of ways to really make the article/s > interesting > and in some cases, interactive. Carmen's example of a website for her > great > uncle's military experience at --> www.sunsetters38bg.com can be included > on > the CD so readers can click on the website link and go directly to > it. Wow! > > Depending on how many articles and how much material we collect, we may > have > to spread them out over several issues of the Pedigrees. When we're > through > publishing all the material, we can later produce a single CD with the > information all on the one CD. Of course, like all the PRA's > publications, > the CD/s will be sent to the PRA Archives/Library where they will be > maintained and placed on the Internet. Wow again! > > This is an open ended project at this time and I welcome your comments and > suggestions. When I have enough to put more together, I'll work with > Colleen Blizard, Editor, and the PRA Board to see where this idea can go. > > I'm personally excited about the project because I've been collecting > information and photographs of my Grandfather and Dad for several years > and > I think it will great to share it with other Pennington researchers. > > I'm going to post a similar message to this on the PRA blog at --> > http://praresearch.blogspot.com and include a couple of photographs as > examples. > > Gene Pennington (Group 7) > Chairman > Research Director > Pennington Research Association, Inc. > www.PenningtonResearch.org > PRA Blog - http://praresearch.blogspot.com > > > > *************************************** > Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com > ************************************** > For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > ************************************** > Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.organd click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > *************************************** > Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > -- Melinda Pennington

Carmen's recent posting to this list reminded me that one of the projects I want to work on in the future is to publish in the Pennington Pedigrees, information about any Pennington who served in WWII. This will include, but not be limited to, military service record, personal family history (descendants & ancestors), photographs, memorabilia, personal stories of service and/or action, and similar related items. Many of us have parents who served in WWII and we've collected stories, photographs and memorabilia over the years. Many of these members of "The Greatest Generation" are still with us and would love to share their stores - all we have to do is ask. This project is just starting to take shape so most of the details have not been nailed down yet. To protect individuals' privacy, the information will NOT include any personal information on any living persons nor will it include social security or military identification numbers of any person included in the research. This does not restrict us from including information on living persons, it just means we won't publish personal information such as dates of birth, marriage, etc. and the same will be true for any of their descendants. Since we're now publishing the Pedigrees on a CD, we can include all kinds of things and we have lot's of ways to really make the article/s interesting and in some cases, interactive. Carmen's example of a website for her great uncle's military experience at --> www.sunsetters38bg.com can be included on the CD so readers can click on the website link and go directly to it. Wow! Depending on how many articles and how much material we collect, we may have to spread them out over several issues of the Pedigrees. When we're through publishing all the material, we can later produce a single CD with the information all on the one CD. Of course, like all the PRA's publications, the CD/s will be sent to the PRA Archives/Library where they will be maintained and placed on the Internet. Wow again! This is an open ended project at this time and I welcome your comments and suggestions. When I have enough to put more together, I'll work with Colleen Blizard, Editor, and the PRA Board to see where this idea can go. I'm personally excited about the project because I've been collecting information and photographs of my Grandfather and Dad for several years and I think it will great to share it with other Pennington researchers. I'm going to post a similar message to this on the PRA blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com and include a couple of photographs as examples. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Chairman Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org PRA Blog - http://praresearch.blogspot.com

Paul: Thank you for your positive comments and suggestions. Many PRA Members worked on this first issue on a CD to help make it a memorable one. Most of the credit goes to Colleen Blizard, Editor of the Pedigrees, who worked very hard to make our first issue of the Pennington Pedigrees on a CD very special. The various contributors of articles and material learned much from this first issue on a CD and I believe our Members will continue to see improvements as each successive CD is published. Our hope is that more PRA Members and Pennington researchers will send in their pictures, articles and other material to share with other researchers. The possibilities are almost unlimited and as each CD is published, we'll learn more. If anybody wants to share their pictures or other material or wants to submit an article or family history, please contact Colleen Blizard at Csblizard@aol.com. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Chairman Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org PRA Blog - http://praresearch.blogspot.com

Paul, Not only is the format fairly easy to read, but there are other advantages. When using Adobe Acrobat, you can quickly search through the material, by hitting either Ctrl F or going to Edit on the menu bar and hitting find. This is exciting because it will allow you to search through 100 plus pages in only minutes. It also opens up all kinds of possibilities for those who want to share information such as land documents, marriage licenses, or photos. Space is not going to be at a premium, the editor can include any and all of someone's article without worrying whether it will fit. I'm sure that during the next few issues, Colleen will learn a lot more about putting it together, and we will all learn how to utilize the Pedigree in a much more useful manor. Carmen Johnson carmenmjo@cableone.net Home Page: http://carmenj.my100megs.com Genealogy Page: http://famgen.genheirlooms.com/ Gallup Home: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallupfam/ PRA Group 7: http://pragroup7/genheirlooms.com/ -----Original Message----- From: pra-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pra-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul A. Pennington Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:17 PM To: PRA Mail List Subject: [PRA] First Issue of Pedigrees on CD My Pedigrees CD arrived Monday. I thought that getting away from a printed format was a mistake, but after looking at the results, I must admit I was wrong. I carried my laptop computer out to our screen room and read through the issue while enjoying the birds and the sweet smell of the viburnum hedge which is blooming here now. Those who worked on the CD did an outstanding job of formatting the material for viewing on a computer screen. There were even some color pictures and maps -- definitely a first in the 39-year history of the Pedigrees. A hint for those who have not used the Acrobat Reader program extensively: click the X to close the table of contents at the left, and then click on the View menu and then select the full screen display. That shows the page only, without all the distracting menus and such. Just press escape to get back to the regular screen. Scrolling a page at a time was easy with the PgUp or PgDn keys, but the up and down arrow keys work also, and were more comfortable to use in the lower right corner of the keyboard. By the way, you don't need the latest model computer to run the Acrobat Reader program. I was using a eight year old IBM ThinkPad 600, which has a 300 MHz Pentium II processor. It's a bit slow on internet surfing, but worked great for this. Congratulations and a big attaboy to all who worked on this first electronic edition of the Pedigrees for doing such a great job of adapting the content for reading on a computer. Paul A. Pennington Augusta, Georgia Group 28 Co-Leader *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My Pedigrees CD arrived Monday. I thought that getting away from a printed format was a mistake, but after looking at the results, I must admit I was wrong. I carried my laptop computer out to our screen room and read through the issue while enjoying the birds and the sweet smell of the viburnum hedge which is blooming here now. Those who worked on the CD did an outstanding job of formatting the material for viewing on a computer screen. There were even some color pictures and maps -- definitely a first in the 39-year history of the Pedigrees. A hint for those who have not used the Acrobat Reader program extensively: click the X to close the table of contents at the left, and then click on the View menu and then select the full screen display. That shows the page only, without all the distracting menus and such. Just press escape to get back to the regular screen. Scrolling a page at a time was easy with the PgUp or PgDn keys, but the up and down arrow keys work also, and were more comfortable to use in the lower right corner of the keyboard. By the way, you don't need the latest model computer to run the Acrobat Reader program. I was using a eight year old IBM ThinkPad 600, which has a 300 MHz Pentium II processor. It's a bit slow on internet surfing, but worked great for this. Congratulations and a big attaboy to all who worked on this first electronic edition of the Pedigrees for doing such a great job of adapting the content for reading on a computer. Paul A. Pennington Augusta, Georgia Group 28 Co-Leader

Deb, Thank you for your kind comments. The reunion is planned for July 2008 in Raleigh, NC. Jim Pennington will be hosting the reunion. It was supposed to be there this summer, but the NC archives are closed due to a remodel. All I can say that I hope the air conditioning works well. I'm sure it will be humid and hot. Glad your husband will enjoy the website. Don't hesitate to write Orland and ask questions...it would thrill him! Carmen Assistant Research Director - JFMF www.penningtonresearch.org PRA Family Group 7 Leader http://pragroup7.genheirlooms.com  -----Original Message----- From: pra-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pra-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dustyjewel50@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 5:47 AM To: PRA@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRA] link Hey Carmen, Thank you for being such a kind and generous soul. Your explanation makes good sense and especially liked the link. My husband is a history buff and he will enjoy seeing the photos on your great uncle's site. Again I can't say enough about the kind people I've met thru PRA in recent months. Don't know when or where a reunion is planned but since I don't get out of state often may I suggest beautiful sunny Florida some spring. (Forget summer as that's hurricane season). Anyhow keep up the great work. Deb ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi folks, Our printer is located in NH. I have not received my CD yet either. The CD's are shipped using media mail. It is a slower delivery time than first class mail. The CD's were mailed on Thursday, April 19th. I think media mail can take three to four weeks for delivery. Colleen Blizard Pedigrees Editor Obituary Database Editor Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org <http://www.penningtonresearch.org/>

Hi everyone, I posted the updated PRA Obituary files on the PRA My Family site today. You can see the files at http://www.myfamily.com/isapi.dll?c=s <http://www.myfamily.com/isapi.dll?c=s&htx=m&siteid=xKiKAQ> &htx=m&siteid=xKiKAQ under the file cabinet section. Due to the increase in obituaries in our database, there are now four PDF files containing the obituaries. The files contain 1240 obituaries, about 360 more obituaries than the files posted in August, 2006. Thank you to everyone who has submitted obituaries to the PRA!! I would like to send a special thank you to Melinda Pennington and Roy Don Howell for all of their submissions. Please continue to submit obituaries! Thanks so much, Colleen Blizard Pedigrees Editor Obituary Database Editor Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org <http://www.penningtonresearch.org/>

Hey Carmen, Thank you for being such a kind and generous soul. Your explanation makes good sense and especially liked the link. My husband is a history buff and he will enjoy seeing the photos on your great uncle's site. Again I can't say enough about the kind people I've met thru PRA in recent months. Don't know when or where a reunion is planned but since I don't get out of state often may I suggest beautiful sunny Florida some spring. (Forget summer as that's hurricane season). Anyhow keep up the great work. Deb ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Marie & DoroLee, Blogs aren't all that complicated. As with many things, the terminology makes it a bit more complicated than it needs to be. RSS means "Really Simple Syndication" which means it is a format where information is frequently updated. Have you ever been to a website and they ask you for comments on the bottom and you write a message. You've written in a blog then. Blog means weblog. Make believe that you have a diary that is on the internet, people can come and comment on what you've written. Then other people can come and look at your comments...if they choose to, they can add their own comments. You can actually add RSS feeds to many email programs which will put the information much like an email message. Everyone used to get emailed newsletters or ezines...since spam has gotten so bad, many of the ezines have been blocked by spam blockers. Even if you wanted to receive the newsletter it is blocked. I would say that there are going to be some members that will choose not to participate. I'm used to doing things like web pages, email, and blogs because it is interest of mine and I'm fairly young. However, I would encourage you to embrace some of these new things. If you think that you are too old...then let me tell you about my great uncle. He will be 89 in October...he not only has his own web page, he has scanned over 1000 pictures from World War II from his bomber group and made CD's of the photos available for the rest of his fellow soldiers. He lets someone else take care of most of the administration of the web page - but he is still scanning newsletters and uploading them to the website. His younger sister who will be 87 in a month has scanned all of her photos and is working on her parent's albums and making copies for any of the family members who want them. She doesn't understand how anyone could get by without email. If you want to take a look at my uncle's website which is about the 38th Bomb Group which later became the basis for the Air Force...the website is at www.sunsetters38bg.com - Take a chance and check the blog out...it doesn't hurt to take a look! Carmen Johnson Assistant Research Director - JFMF www.penningtonresearch.org PRA Family Group 7 Leader http://pragroup7.genheirlooms.com  -----Original Message----- From: pra-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pra-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MARIE HUMES Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 5:47 PM To: pra@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PRA] PRA BLOG I am glad you said so DoraLee!!!!!!!!!! Marie DoraLee Hatley <abbie21@juno.com> wrote: This sounds way to technical for me! You're not allowing for the lower grades in computerese, with all your abbreviations! DoraLee On Fri, 4 May 2007 14:17:19 -0700 "Gene Pennington" writes: > I was talking today with Barbara Pennington, Past President of the > PRA, > about communications with our Members and other interested > Pennington > researchers. Before long, we found our talk brought us to the PRA > blog that > I started a few months ago. > > It occurred to me that many of you (subscribers to the PRA Mail > List) may > not know about the PRA blog and how it can be used to communicate > with each > other in a much different way than on this mail list. > > My intent in starting the blog was to use it to post information, > solicit > comments, ideas and suggestions and to share your ideas and pictures > with > others interested in researching the Pennington name. > > Blogs are interactive and allow both the creator of the blog and > visitors to > post comments and material so everybody can share them. Blogs are > replacing > the "ezines" (electronic newsletters sent via e-mail) and have many > advantages. > > The new PRA blog has an RSS feed that you can use with any RSS > Reader or if > you have Google, Yahoo or MSN set as your home page in your web > browser, you > can place the RSS feed directly on your web browser's home page to > keep up > to date with postings on the blog. > > The PRA Blog can be found at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. > > When you visit the new blog, feel free to leave a comment. > > Gene Pennington (Group 7) > Chairman > Research Director > Pennington Research Association, Inc. > www.PenningtonResearch.org > PRA Blog: http://praresearch.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > *************************************** > Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com > ************************************** > For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us > at http://www.penningtonresearch.org > ************************************** > Learn what's new at the PRA by going to > http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on > the left side of the page. > ************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. *************************************** Visit the PRA Blog at --> http://praresearch.blogspot.com. *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message