Where in Pennsylvania? Carolyn Mills Hughes > [Original Message] > From: Hugh Fullerton <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 3/10/2010 6:10:49 PM > Subject: Re: [S-I] Roots TV to Live On > > Linda: > I am one of the non-posters, because I feel there is little that I can > add. But I really appreciate the education I am getting, as well as leads, > from this list. And thank you so much for all you put into it. > Hugh Fullerton > Magnolia, TX USA > (Ulster Scot out of Pennsylvania on both sides of the family) > > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:56 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Marilyn, I enjoyed your story - it was the pub talk that was getting to > > me. A couple people claimed they were leaving yesterday (and used the f* > > word!!! Hey, that's MY Job, as the Belfast joke goes....) but might be still > > here if they haven't figured out how to get off the list. Hehehe, I love it > > when people insult me/us and then need help leaving <grin>. So humiliating > > ...... I try to remember that when getting out of control on other lists > > <grin>. > > > > There is no happy medium. Personally I value participants much more than I > > do guys who never post but are the first to complain we aren't entertaining > > them the right way. (It's okay to 'lurk' -- don't feel compelled to post. It > > can be intimidating, I know). > > > > Besides I like it when my cage rattles a little. Helps keep me awake. > > > > Linda Merle (List Admin) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:17:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: Re: [S-I] Roots TV to Live On > > > > Oops...sorry Linda. I was just telling a little story about a great memory. > > Didn't mean to rattle your cage. > > > > Marilyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:32 AM > > Subject: [S-I] Roots TV to Live On > > > > > > > Hi folks, I hope you all are familar with Roots TV. It is a free website > > > with video on genealogy. Recently the owners announced it was too > > > expensive to continue, but due to an overwhelming outcry (and the > > > agreement of users that they'd tolerate commercials to keep it), this > > > treasure trove of 700 and growing videos will stay on line. > > > > > > If you haven't used it, consider doing so. I always say (alas, not > > > jokingly) that one big difference I have noted between professional > > > genealogists and amateurs is that the pros are always learning and the > > > amateurs think they already know it all. Chances are you can't afford > > > hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dollars to solve one of your many > > > problems, but luckily there is a cheaper alternative: plugging in the ol' > > > thinking cap. This also delays the onset of Alzheimers (but doesn't seem > > > to help much with fitness goals) besides protecting the family fortunes. > > > > > > To read Dick Eastman's announcement see > > > > > http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/03/rootstelevisioncom-wi ll-survive.html > > > > > > Or go here to the website: > > > http://rootstelevision.com/ > > > > > > Click on "Please Read" to read the announcement. > > > > > > Linda Merle > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] 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 > > [email protected] 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 > > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message