Joe, Thanks for signing up. I don't have access from work to approve your request on FaceBook, but will do it as soon as I get home this evening. That is interesting about your trip to Searcy, Arkansas. I have the originals for two photos of a man with the last name RIVES. I don't remember his first name off the top of my head. But I have scanned and uploaded these photos to the Reeves Registry website as well as the photo album in the Reeves Registry group on FaceBook. I am not related to this person and have not run across anyone so far that claims him. Interestingly, the only thing written on the back of the pictures is his name and the words "Searcy, Arkansas". Take a look at the photos when you get a chance. Maybe when you make your trip to Searcy, someone there will know who he is. The photos are in very good shape, but look like they were probably taken in the 1870's or 1880's. Barry -------------- Original message from "Joe Thurstenson" <joe@thurstenson.com>: -------------- > Thanks for this explanation - somehow I missed your first e-mail with this > information. I went on line and signed up for your website in hopes of > being accepted to the site. Also, looking forward to the PDF file - I've > heard much about this information but have never had my hands on it. > > Thank you for your willingness to organize the Reeves researchers. I am > going to meet with John Brewer for the first time(descendant of Joshua > Reeves via Peter and Sally -- my wife is descended through Joshua's half > brother, John) at the Searcy County Luncheon in Springdale, AR that takes > place the first Wednesday of each month. This is a gathering of folk with > genealogy interests in Searcy County, Arkansas where our Reeves family made > homes after wagon training from Wayne County, Tennessee. > > Joe Thurstenson > Siloam Springs, AR > > -----Original Message----- > From: reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:reeves-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Barry Reeves > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:06 PM > To: reeves@rootsweb.com > Subject: [REEVES] About FaceBook > > > All, > > I'm sorry if some of you are confused about all the references to FaceBook > on the list. Hopefully, I can explain what's going on. A few days ago I > sent an email to all the members of the Reeves Registry website. The > purpose of the email was to get everyone more involved in our site and > encourage them to become more active by posting a query on the forums as > well as this Reeves list. I also asked each member to register on FaceBook > and join a new group that I created there also called the Reeves Registry. > In return for doing these things, I would give them a PDF copy of the book > "Reliques of the Rives" published in 1929 and written by James Rives Childs. > Many members have already done these things and received their copy of the > book. > > If you are not familiar with FaceBook, it is one of the many "Social > Networking" sites that have been created on the Internet in the last couple > of years. It is similar in nature to MySpace, ClassMates, YouTube and other > sites. The primary purpose for these sites is to create an environment > where people from all over the world can network with other people with > similar interests. Those interests can be Sports, Movies, Books, Famous > People, Woodworking, Genealogy or thousands of other things. Once you > register, you can join any group you want to and invite anyone else to be > your "friend". Your "friends" can be family, friends, co-workers or people > with a similar interest. It can be a great way to make friends and find > other people that share a common interest. This is a good thing. > > I understand that some of you may have reservations about joining a site > like FaceBook and I can understand that. There have been numerous stories > in the news about people falling victim to identify theft and other crimes. > You should always use caution when providing information about yourself on > any website. Never give personal information about yourself or your family > to anyone unless you know and trust them. The thing to keep in mind about > the Internet is that it is an electronic version of the world. There are > many good things on the Internet, but there are also the bad things as well. > Just like in the "real" world. The best advise I could give is that if a > particular website doesn't feel right to you, then stay away from it. > > As someone who has worked in the computer field for nearly 35 years and been > on the Internet since it's early days, I feel very comfortable using > FaceBook. I created the Reeves Registry group on FaceBook because of the > features it has to offer. Each group has a photo album that is very easy to > use. The group also has a built in message forum and a place for posting > links to other websites. We already have over sixty photos that have been > uploaded by the members. I think this will be just another tool that we can > use to help with our family research. I believe it will complement both the > Reeves Registry website and the Reeves mailing list. Everyone on the list > is welcome to join if you want to. It's your choice. If you're interested > in a copy of "Reliques of the Rives", the offer is still available. If you > need help getting on FaceBook or have other questions about it, you can > contact me at my email below. > > Thanks, > Barry Reeves > Email: barry_reeves@bellsouth.net > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > REEVES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message