Dec. 2, 2003 Dear Sisson-L and Sisson-D members, Greetings of the season! I wish you and your families all the best for a wonderful holiday season! May we each solve some genealogical mystery in our lines in the coming year! A few housekeeping items: As we approach the end of the year once again, remember that this is the time of year when many people will be receiving new computers. New people will be coming aboard the list. Some of these people may be somewhat inexperienced in the use of computers, the study of genealogy, and e-mail lists, and may post messages that may seem inappropriate to some long-term members. Please be patient with them. If you see anything on the list that concerns you, please e-mail me privately. Your concerns will be kept confidential. As we go into 2004, this will be a major election year in the United States. Our list includes members of every imaginable political opinion. For those who wish to discuss political issues, there are many e-mail lists and other forums available for this. Please be careful to eliminate political commentary from your posts to Sisson-L. Messages to the list should concern topics related to Sisson genealogy and other general genealogy topics. Discussion should proceed with decorum, in a spirit of collegiality. Inappropriate posts would include spam; non-genealogy topics; virus hoaxes; chain letters; offensive, abusive, or combative language; political or religious commentary. If you receive any problematic private e-mail that appears to be related somehow to your participation on the list, please e-mail me privately. Many people like to suspend their e-mail lists while they're away from home during the holidays. Rootsweb does not have any provision for "holding" e-mail. To keep your e-mail box clearer while you're away, if you wish, unsubscribe from the list, and then re-subscribe when you return home. To unsubscribe, send a message to: [email protected] (for regular list), or [email protected] (if you're subscribed to the digest version) with the word "unsubscribe" (without quotation marks) in the subject line and nothing in the body of the message. If you have an automatic signature line, delete it for this message. To re-subscribe when you return, repeat the procedure but with the subject line "subscribe". All the best to you all! Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom My Sisson lines: 1.Richard/Mary of RI 2.George 3.Thomas 4.Giles 5.John 6.Benjamin 7.John 8.William 9.Benjamin 10.Edgar 11.Willie 12.myself And 1-6. same as above 7.Eli 8.Mary Sisson REED 9.Louisa Reed SISSON 10-12. same as above [email protected]