It is so upsetting when developers (or anyone, for that matter) desecrates an old cemetery. Please read the note below for news of an historic Eastern Shore Virginia cemetery that is threatened by the developer of a gated residential golf and retirement community. Be sure to click on the link and look at the pictures showing the appalling condition of the cemetery. For a view of what it looked like one year ago, see http://www.esva.net/ghotes/virtualcems/kcreek/images/kc00011.jpg . What a tragedy. These people should be ashamed of themselves. They have a web site at http://www.bay-creek.com/ . . . maybe we as genealogists ought to send our comments to them. Shari Handley -----Original Message----- From: Laien@aol.com [mailto:Laien@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:32 AM To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDR] Re: Destruction of Kings Creek Plantation Cemetery Fellow LDR'ers I am forwarding this information from the GHOTES (Genealogy and History of the Eastern Shore) mailing list. Apparently the developer has plans to destroy the cemetery, either directly or through malign neglect. >Folks, > >On Saturday I took a few photos of the current state of Kings Creek >Plantation Cemetery, Cape Charles, Virginia -- the one that is threatened >by the developers of Bay Creek. > >The photos are in the Virtual Cemetery, Kings Creek Plantation, or here >is the direct link: >    http://www.esva.net/ghotes/virtualcems/kcreek/extra1.htm >If you compare those shots with those taken a year ago, you will easily >discern the difference.  The fence has been pulled back as if to make >way for someone to come in, perhaps a backhoe. > >The stones are in poor shape. > >Wayne Stith If you'd care to comment, the developer has a website at Bay Creek -- A gated residential golf and retirement community on the Eastern Shore of Virginia The Cemetery contains burials of members of the Stith, Stratton, and Wescoat families. C. R. V. Hall, Snow Hill ==== LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Your Delaware USGenWeb Site: http://www.degenweb.org/

Time has gone by quickly, and now the time for GenTech is almost upon us! We're just about ready for action, and as we take care of some last-minute details and finish printing up the national-level brochures, I'm looking forward to representing USGenWeb at the GenTech 2004 conference in St. Louis. Fundraising went well, and I am grateful to all who donated money, materials, or time. We are just about $100 short of covering our non-personal expenses. As GenTech has become kind of an expensive undertaking for me (with airfare, hotel, etc.), it will be difficult for me to cover this. If any of you may have been thinking of pitching in some money towards the USGenWeb GenTech booth and never quite got around to it, please consider doing so now. Visit the USGenWeb GenTech fundraising information page at http://www.usgenweb.org/GenTech/ for more information, and click on the PayPal link in the blue box on the right side to donate if you can. Thanks very much, Shari Handley

(**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has completed a first draft revision of Section 4 of Article XV. Amendment to Bylaws Section 4. Voting on proposed amendments to the bylaws shall occur during the annual voting period concurrent with voting in the annual election. A two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting within that time frame is required to adopt. All revision drafts may be viewed at http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/ Members are encouraged to send comments or questions related to this or other revision drafts. **The BRC is seeking volunteers to fill two vacancies on the committee. Interested members please contact the National Coordinator or the BRC Chairman. Roger Swafford BRC - Chairman

Shari, The TarHeels will be participating. However, received a question regarding county brochures for NCGenWeb counties closely affiliated with their local GenSoc's. We have a large number of CC's sponsored by their Genealogical and Historical Societies who want to know if there are guidelines for same in their brochures. Regards, Paul Buckley, NCGenWeb ASC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shari Handley" <srh@tyaskin.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:31 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Your Ideas Are Needed, USGenWeb! > Dear USGenWeb folks, > > Here's another great, easy way that you can help make USGenWeb's GenTech > booth a great success: > > Josh Taylor (God bless him!) is making up some general USGenWeb > brochures for the convention (in addition to providing other invaluable > help). One brochure will be "Tips and Information on Utilizing USGenWeb > to Your Best Advantage" (or some similar, but less verbose title). > > This is where you all come in! > > We are in need of ideas for this brochure. Can you think of some tips, > timesavers, or other information that would enable our researchers to > get the most out of their visits to USGenWeb sites? Send your ideas to > D. Joshua Taylor at josh@djoshuataylor.com . > > Thanks so much for your help! State Coordinators, if you could forward > this on to your state lists, too, that would be really helpful. > > Shari Handley > > >

Gee David - I was delighted by the outcome of the OU LSU game... After all I am a USC alumni - go Trojans - Fighton... (with big smile) R/S MAK --- "David W. Morgan" <dmorgan@efn.org> wrote: > Thanks for asking. It is a lot more fun talking > about this than about what happened to OU in the last > two football games. > ugh. > > David __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

I would like to add my congratulations to all of the counties recognized, but as MEGenWeb Web Project ASC, I would like to offer special congrats to Maine's own Abby. She not only does the TXGenWeb Project proud, but has a wonderful site in Maine http://www.rootsweb.com/~mesomers/. Congrats Abby! You have worked hard and deserve the recognition! Tina > > From: "David W. Morgan" <damorgan@nyx.net> > Date: 2004/01/06 Tue PM 05:07:06 EST > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [STATE-COORD] What's happenin' in Texas > > > > It is with great pleasure that the surfing committee announces the 2003 > County of the Year Award goes to Kaufman County, Abby Balderama CC. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkaufma/ > > Kaufman County has undergone a great deal of change in the last year and is > truly one of the TXGenWeb's best. Abby has put forth a lot of effort in > maintaining the site as well as adding information on a regular basis. The > outstanding features on the Kaufman County website are the Photos, Places > in Kaufman > County that No Longer Exist, and Biographies pages, as well as a FAQ's and a > Newbie page. > > The Honorable Mention counties for the year 2003 (and their outstanding > features) are: > > Andrews CC: Tami Ramsey > Information on various Texas Indian Tribes, Haunted Places in > Andrews > County, and Deciphering Old Handwriting > > Bosque CC: Bettie & Bob Wood > Photo Album and Story Book, a well informed site that is pleasant to > visit > > Donley CC: LaRae Halsey-Brooks & Eireann Brooks > Ranches and Texas Prehistory > > Gregg CC: Elaine Martin & Sharon Pierce > Photo Gallery and Historic Homes > > Red River CC: Cynthia Samples > Photo Album and Welcome and Come again signs > > Upshur CC: Sharon Pierce & Elaine Martin > Photographic Tour and Scrapbook > > Val Verde CC: Teri Brown > Texas Old Photos and Vintage Postcards > > Congratulations to Kaufman County and all the Honorable Mention Counties as > well. > > Shirley Cullum > Surfing Committee Chair > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > >

> ><<<Some of the rules are pretty picky - always use TXGenWeb, not TxGenWeb >or TexGenWeb, always use USGenWeb, not U. S. GenWeb, never GenWeb.>>> I grew up in Texas. We were actually taught in school that Texas was the only state that did not go by two letters! You were supposed to write the whole name..Texas. Now this was back in the late 60s....I don't think that's a current thingy. I don't think the rules are too picky and I love the idea. It's January, also..perfect time to begin checkin'. I've written our Board of Directors about it. Thanks again for telling us about this. ><<< It is a lot more fun talking about this than about >what happened to OU in the last two football games. ugh.>>> Yes, our home is in mourning....sigh. Mari

This seems like a great idea. What rules do you all go by when picking the best county? I imagine it would be a wonderful incentive. Thanks, Mari Byers-tnsc TNGenWeb Project At 04:07 PM 1/6/2004, you wrote: >It is with great pleasure that the surfing committee announces the 2003 >County of the Year Award goes to Kaufman County, Abby Balderama CC. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkaufma/ > >Kaufman County has undergone a great deal of change in the last year and is >truly one of the TXGenWeb's best. Abby has put forth a lot of effort in >maintaining the site as well as adding information on a regular basis. The >outstanding features on the Kaufman County website are the Photos, Places >in Kaufman >County that No Longer Exist, and Biographies pages, as well as a FAQ's and a >Newbie page. > >The Honorable Mention counties for the year 2003 (and their outstanding >features) are: > >Andrews CC: Tami Ramsey > Information on various Texas Indian Tribes, Haunted Places in >Andrews > County, and Deciphering Old Handwriting > >Bosque CC: Bettie & Bob Wood > Photo Album and Story Book, a well informed site that is pleasant to >visit > >Donley CC: LaRae Halsey-Brooks & Eireann Brooks > Ranches and Texas Prehistory > >Gregg CC: Elaine Martin & Sharon Pierce > Photo Gallery and Historic Homes > >Red River CC: Cynthia Samples > Photo Album and Welcome and Come again signs > >Upshur CC: Sharon Pierce & Elaine Martin > Photographic Tour and Scrapbook > >Val Verde CC: Teri Brown > Texas Old Photos and Vintage Postcards > >Congratulations to Kaufman County and all the Honorable Mention Counties as >well. > >Shirley Cullum >Surfing Committee Chair > > >David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii >SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ >** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

-------Original Message------- From: NVGEN-L@rootsweb.com Date: 01/04/04 19:43:40 To: NVGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NVGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Your Ideas Are Needed, USGenWeb! Visiting a USGenWeb Site is like camping, you come in, you pick up the place and leave it better than you found it. Please encourage your visitors to TRADE data, leave what is relevant for the next person. -- ~~~ Jeff Scism, IBSSG Scismgenie@adelphia.net http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmontgo/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvchurch/ ==== NVGEN Mailing List ==== Have you read how Nevada became a state? See the USGenWeb Nevada State page!

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Mari Byers wrote: > This seems like a great idea. What rules do you all go by when picking the > best county? I imagine it would be a wonderful incentive. > Thanks, > Mari Byers-tnsc > TNGenWeb Project Some of the rules are pretty picky - always use TXGenWeb, not TxGenWeb or TexGenWeb, always use USGenWeb, not U. S. GenWeb, never GenWeb. The rules above do help to pick the winners, as the competition can be terrific. In order to be considered for the award, your county web site has to be in compliance with the USGenWeb and TXGenWeb rules. We don't have many rules in TXGenWeb, most of the rules are on the USGenWeb site. You can read all about it at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/surfing/ We have a group of volunteers that surf about 20-25 counties every month and nominate one county from their region. Then the finalization committee picks the winner for the month from all the regions. At the end of the year, the 12 monthly winners are eligible for the County of the Year award. We are always looking for more volunteers for the surfing committee. You don't have to be a CC in Texas, or anywhere else for that matter. Thanks for asking. It is a lot more fun talking about this than about what happened to OU in the last two football games. ugh. David David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

It is with great pleasure that the surfing committee announces the 2003 County of the Year Award goes to Kaufman County, Abby Balderama CC. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkaufma/ Kaufman County has undergone a great deal of change in the last year and is truly one of the TXGenWeb's best. Abby has put forth a lot of effort in maintaining the site as well as adding information on a regular basis. The outstanding features on the Kaufman County website are the Photos, Places in Kaufman County that No Longer Exist, and Biographies pages, as well as a FAQ's and a Newbie page. The Honorable Mention counties for the year 2003 (and their outstanding features) are: Andrews CC: Tami Ramsey Information on various Texas Indian Tribes, Haunted Places in Andrews County, and Deciphering Old Handwriting Bosque CC: Bettie & Bob Wood Photo Album and Story Book, a well informed site that is pleasant to visit Donley CC: LaRae Halsey-Brooks & Eireann Brooks Ranches and Texas Prehistory Gregg CC: Elaine Martin & Sharon Pierce Photo Gallery and Historic Homes Red River CC: Cynthia Samples Photo Album and Welcome and Come again signs Upshur CC: Sharon Pierce & Elaine Martin Photographic Tour and Scrapbook Val Verde CC: Teri Brown Texas Old Photos and Vintage Postcards Congratulations to Kaufman County and all the Honorable Mention Counties as well. Shirley Cullum Surfing Committee Chair David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

I am sending WIGenWeb Project's along as well. I know from experience at the Boston's GenTech Conference that the USGenWeb Project is indeed a "must stop at" booth! To all that are going, have fun! There is nothing better than meeting the vistors of our pages and many of our volunteers! Tina Vickery SC WIGenWeb Project > > From: Bakergen@aol.com > Date: 2004/01/03 Sat AM 06:36:46 EST > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Appeal for USGenWeb State/County/SP Brochures > > Hi-- > > Our PAGenWeb Project handouts will be on their way. Cheers to all who go the extra mile to represent us well in St. Louis. > > I know from experience of speaking about the PAGenWeb Project at last May's National Genealogical Society's convention that our USGenWeb Project has an enormous following around the world. Regards, Bob Baker, asst. state coord., PAGenWeb Project > >

Hi-- Our PAGenWeb Project handouts will be on their way. Cheers to all who go the extra mile to represent us well in St. Louis. I know from experience of speaking about the PAGenWeb Project at last May's National Genealogical Society's convention that our USGenWeb Project has an enormous following around the world. Regards, Bob Baker, asst. state coord., PAGenWeb Project

Dear USGenWeb folks, Here's another great, easy way that you can help make USGenWeb's GenTech booth a great success: Josh Taylor (God bless him!) is making up some general USGenWeb brochures for the convention (in addition to providing other invaluable help). One brochure will be "Tips and Information on Utilizing USGenWeb to Your Best Advantage" (or some similar, but less verbose title). This is where you all come in! We are in need of ideas for this brochure. Can you think of some tips, timesavers, or other information that would enable our researchers to get the most out of their visits to USGenWeb sites? Send your ideas to D. Joshua Taylor at josh@djoshuataylor.com . Thanks so much for your help! State Coordinators, if you could forward this on to your state lists, too, that would be really helpful. Shari Handley

Thanks, Sharyl :) . . . Well, folks, the gauntlet has been thrown down! Are you able to accept the challenge? lol Shari -----Original Message----- From: Allamakee CC [mailto:allamakee@sharylscabin.com] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:34 PM To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Appeal for USGenWeb State/County/SP Brochures Shari, As you know IAGenWeb will be participating. I'd like to extend a friendly challenge to state projects who haven't yet jumped on the band wagon .... you still have time to get in on the fun! My thanks to Robert Hartman for allowing us to mail our brochures & items to him for safe delivery to the GenTech convention. Thanks Shari for volunteering to organize everything for the USGenWeb booth, simply coordinating one state has taken me a chunk of time ..... so I can well appreciate all of the hours you have spent making sure USGenWeb has a booth we can be proud of. Happy New Year everyone! Sharyl Ferrall IAGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator ----- Original Message ----- From: Shari Handley To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 3:56 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Appeal for USGenWeb State/County/SP Brochures Wow - where does the time go? It is nearly time for the 2004 GenTech conference, being held in St. Louis January 22-24. Plans are starting to gel for a great USGenWeb booth there, but we still need your help to make it the best it can be! <snip>

Wow - where does the time go? It is nearly time for the 2004 GenTech conference, being held in St. Louis January 22-24. Plans are starting to gel for a great USGenWeb booth there, but we still need your help to make it the best it can be! I would like to be able to offer visitors brochures from EACH of our State Projects. State Coordinators (and/or others who would like to help with this), please consider having some brochures printed up for your State Project. We will make them available at the booth, and I believe it would really promote awareness of what USGenWeb has to offer. They don't have to be really fancy, glossy card-stock brochures. They can be done on a plain paper copier or color copier. Brochures for our Special Projects would also be very helpful. Brochures from county and town projects would be great, too. Samples and instructions can be found here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwpub/brochures/index.htm . Thanks in advance for your brochures! Robert Hartman, a MOGenWeb CC, has generously offered to allow the brochures to be mailed to him, and he will then bring them to the convention site. Please contact me off-list for the address. Shari Handley

Shari, As you know IAGenWeb will be participating. I'd like to extend a friendly challenge to state projects who haven't yet jumped on the band wagon .... you still have time to get in on the fun! My thanks to Robert Hartman for allowing us to mail our brochures & items to him for safe delivery to the GenTech convention. Thanks Shari for volunteering to organize everything for the USGenWeb booth, simply coordinating one state has taken me a chunk of time ..... so I can well appreciate all of the hours you have spent making sure USGenWeb has a booth we can be proud of. Happy New Year everyone! Sharyl Ferrall IAGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator ----- Original Message ----- From: Shari Handley To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 3:56 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Appeal for USGenWeb State/County/SP Brochures Wow - where does the time go? It is nearly time for the 2004 GenTech conference, being held in St. Louis January 22-24. Plans are starting to gel for a great USGenWeb booth there, but we still need your help to make it the best it can be! <snip>

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Isaiah Harrison wrote: > At 05:36 PM 12/10/2003 -1000, you wrote: > > >Motion 03-26 was made and seconded on December 1, and numbered > >by the NC on Dec 2. > > > >There has been no discussion on this issue on board-l since > >December 3. It is now December 10. > > > >It is time to move on. > > > >David > > > >David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > >SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > >** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > The lack of discussion on Board-L does not mean the question is being > neglected. Sensitive issues have been addressed on Board-Exec and > discussions with the principals of related projects are taking place. > > I believe the members of the AB are committed to finding an equitable and > long-term solution to this question. Reaching the kind of compromise that > will benefit the whole project requires quiet and careful behind the scenes > work, not public grandstanding. > > -Isaiah > > Isaiah Harrison > National Coordinator > The USGenWeb Project > Right. I am glad to see that it worked so well. David David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

I wish everyone in The USGenWeb Project a most Joyful Holiday Season and the Happiest of New Years. The members of this project celebrate the spirit of giving on a daily basis with the many pages of information, the helpful lists and message boards, and the volumes of transcribed and scanned records they publish and maintain on the Internet—at no cost to our visitors. We can all be proud of this great accomplishment! May you break down your toughest brick wall in 2004—and may you help someone else break down theirs. -Isaiah Isaiah Harrison National Coordinator The USGenWeb Project

(**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has completed a first draft revision of Section 3 of Article XV. Amendment to Bylaws Section 3. Proposed amendments from state projects must be posted for display on the national website (with attribution of the state sponsor and date ) not later than 1 June. To qualify for placement on the annual election ballot proposed amendments must have an additional four (4) states as co-sponsors. State projects may co-sponsor an amendment proposal by 2/3 majority of legal votes cast by its members to support the amendment. All revision drafts may be viewed at http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/ Members are encouraged to send comments or questions related to this or other revision drafts. **The BRC is seeking a volunteer to fill a vacancy on the committee. Interested members please contact the National Coordinator or the BRC Chairman. Roger Swafford BRC - Chairman