Sandra; I admit that I have been a non producer for anything to the list for quite some time. I have been very busy the past few months taking care of my wife (surgery 3 times since March) who is in therapy for a knee replacement, looking after my 19 year old granddaughter (lives with us) after her shoulder surgery, and trying to keep myself going despite a lot of increased activity and a tough battle with severe authritis pains. I still take time to review my e-mail nightly (about 300 p/night) and reply to those which I can offer something plus trying (but not always succeeding) to review four genealogy news groups. There is quite a lot that I want to submit but that I just don't have the time to work into something meaningful. Things are beginning to smooth out a little now and maybe I'll begin to have a little more time to participate. JerrySanford On Sun, 3 Aug 1997 [email protected] wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I received an email asking if I still was the owner for the list. The answer > is yes. > I really can't understand how it is so quiet. > There are new people subscribing to the list all the time and I am sure they > are wondering what is going on. > I know that there are many experienced "rooters" on the list and I also know > that > there are several that have taken their lines to a point that they are near > satisfied with what they have. > But...there are many on the list that are not at this point and I feel that > we should help them if we can. > Unlike many lists I DO encourage exchange of information "on list" I know > that there > are several that feel that unless it is information that could be used by all > it should not be posted to all. As you all can see, that results in a "dead > list". So, as list owner I now say that everything should be posted to list > unless it is of a personal nature. We HAVE to get the information flowing or > this list will not served the purpose for which it was created. > To satisfy the ones that don't want to see the info if it doesn't pertain to > their lines I would ask that when posting these rules are followed. In the > subject line always put > the area you are speaking of and the surnames that you are concerned with in > your posting. In this way the other list members can determine if they would > like to read your posting or delete it as not being information they would be > interested in. > We have about 100 subscribers now. (You can see why I am concerned) > If The reason for now using the list is the money request that was issued by > Roots-L > a while ago please be aware that they requested help only if you can afford > it. So don't let that be a factor in using the list. > I would like to suggest that we all introduce ourselves and let all know what > are areas of research are. I know that all of you have not communicated with > all the other and I am sure that there are "cousins" out there on the list > that are not aware of each other. An example is myself. I have a dead end > with my ancestors and although I know that the line comes from England I can > find no reference for "my" Robert Sanford and Ann Smith who were married in > London. Even though, I am not stopping with helping others with this list > and the newsletter. I feel that this is what genealogy is all about, helping > others. > Please help me with this with this. > > Thanks to all > Sandra Sanford G. > >