If you still have the hard drive, and can find a really competent computer software "pro", ask if he/she can restore your files. My son-in-law was able to save nearly everything from my "fried" hard drive when I was sure it was beyond retrieval. It's worth a try. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kennedy" <kennedmr@siscom.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:30 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] Lost my emails - please help to rebuild > Greetings All: > > Last week I had major computer problem. > When it was over, I found ALL my emails gone. > As you can guess, this was a major disaster. > All my carefully labeled and organized email folders, and the pictures and > data they contained were gone. > This was about a two year collection of information. > > I received great information and pictures from many fine people. > I carefully placed these emails in the proper folders. > I planned to go back to each folder and transfer the data to my family > recordkeeping program. > Unfortunately, that old demon "Procrastination" kept interfering. > By the time I lost my emails, there was great amounts of data in the > emails and not in the family records. > I thought I was careful and backing up my data, but I cannot find where I > saved the emails. > > I am asking your help to rebuild and regain some of the information. > > I would appreciate it very much if anyone who corresponded with me in the > last couple of years could check their email lists. > If you still have emails I sent to you or your responses to me, please > send me copies. > > > I will be very busy the next few months rebuilding the email folders and > emails AND SAVING THE DATA. > > Thank you for any or all help you can give. > > KENNEDY - County Down Ireland -- Killyleagh, Inch, Downpatrick and nearby > areas. > Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland & Glasgow Scotland > Rhode Island 1850's - ? > Massachusetts 1814 - Upton and 1850's - Northbridge > Worcester Ma > Jefferson and Orange Co NY 1865 -1930's > Detroit area of Michigan, Pittsburgh area of PA, Dayton > area of OH > ORR - County Down Ireland -- Killyleagh, Inch, Downpatrick and > nearby areas. > Brown - County Down Ireland -- Killyleagh, Inch, Downpatrick and > nearby areas. > McKelvey - County Down Ireland -- Killyleagh, Inch, Downpatrick and > nearby areas. > MUELLER/MILLER - Uiffingen, Baden Germany > Montgomery/Clark/Greene Co Ohio > > PLANNER/PLANNERER/PLANERER - Lenau, Kulmain, Kemnath area of Oberpfalz > Bavaria Germany > Dayton Ohio > SCHREIBER - Lenau, Kulmain, Kemnath area of Oberpfalz Bavaria Germany > Dayton Ohio > BRAND - ALSAAC LORRAINE, BADEN GERMANY > Mercer Co. OH & Dayton Ohio > BUEHLER - Gamshurst, Baden Germany > Dayton Ohio > > > Mike Kennedy > Dayton Ohio > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.16/50 - Release Date: 7/15/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.16/50 - Release Date: 7/15/2005