On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Angie Rayfield wrote: > > > > >I think it is time to get rid of the exec list and discuss the peoples' > >business on the public list. De-linking a project in secret? Come on! > > > > If I remember correctly, the Archives Project and the Tombstone Project > are the only actual special projects recognized by the USGenWeb Project, > and from what I've seen, they're both still linked. Neither Census > Project is actually recognized as being part of the USGenWeb Project, > and that's been the case for years. > > Angie > No argument here. So why were the links to both census projects removed from the main USGenWeb page, and why wasn't there some discussion of it in public? David David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

> >I think it is time to get rid of the exec list and discuss the peoples' >business on the public list. De-linking a project in secret? Come on! > If I remember correctly, the Archives Project and the Tombstone Project are the only actual special projects recognized by the USGenWeb Project, and from what I've seen, they're both still linked. Neither Census Project is actually recognized as being part of the USGenWeb Project, and that's been the case for years. Angie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003

----- Original Message ----- From: "David W. Morgan" <dmorgan@efn.org> > Don, can we move Texas to your region? > > My SC rep hasn't told me anything about this. There are also five members > of the AB that are Texas CCs. Do you think they would tell me anything? > Naw. > > I think it is time to get rid of the exec list and discuss the peoples' > business on the public list. De-linking a project in secret? Come on! > > David **********REPLY SEPARATOR******************* David, I would suggest that you ask your comments of the NC. Maybe he can further elaborate on the whys. The AB has already asked. Jan Cortez TX CC

> > In this new link removal matter there has been no negative response so far > > from SCs of NW/P. > > > > I think we can wrap this linking matter up in the evening hours today, or at > > least agree to an action that can take place on Friday. > > > > Don > > Don, can we move Texas to your region? > > My SC rep hasn't told me anything about this. There are also five members > of the AB that are Texas CCs. Do you think they would tell me anything? > Naw. > I haven't seen anything about this either until it popped up on the Board digest. What is it all about? Connie

(**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has completed a first draft revision of Article XIV. Parliamentary Authority. The USGenWeb Project shall be governed by the current edition of "The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure" in all cases not provided for in the law, bylaws or adopted rules. 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

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Don Kelly wrote: > I haven't seen all responses to the poll whether to leave or remove the new > link, but those who have responded, and other members I have talked to, want > the new link removed AND old links restored. > > Other matters of possible unification of the archives can still move > forward. > > In this new link removal matter there has been no negative response so far > from SCs of NW/P. > > I think we can wrap this linking matter up in the evening hours today, or at > least agree to an action that can take place on Friday. > > Don Don, can we move Texas to your region? My SC rep hasn't told me anything about this. There are also five members of the AB that are Texas CCs. Do you think they would tell me anything? Naw. I think it is time to get rid of the exec list and discuss the peoples' business on the public list. De-linking a project in secret? Come on! David David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

Wow Tina!!! It looks GREAT!!! --Ann Tina S Vickery wrote: >Please take a moment to check out the new look for the MEGenWeb Project >pages. >http://www.rootsweb.com/~megenweb/ > >Tina Vickery >ASC, MEGenWeb Project > > > >

Looks great, Tina! Shari Handley MDGenWeb -----Original Message----- From: Tina S Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@adelphia.net] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:04 AM To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [STATE-COORD] MEGenWeb Project pages Please take a moment to check out the new look for the MEGenWeb Project pages. http://www.rootsweb.com/~megenweb/ Tina Vickery ASC, MEGenWeb Project

Please take a moment to check out the new look for the MEGenWeb Project pages. http://www.rootsweb.com/~megenweb/ Tina Vickery ASC, MEGenWeb Project

(**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has completed a first draft revision of Section 2 of Article XIII. Grievance Procedures and Appeal Process Section 2. Grievances should be submitted to the National Coordinator, the Regional Representative, or the Representative at Large. 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

Hi everyone, Just a little over two months from the GenTech conference, and, while we've got a pretty good start, there are a number of fairly urgent needs to make our presence at the conference fruitful for USGenWeb. We've raised just enough money to pay for the booth and a small part of the other expenses. In other words, we'll BE there at GenTech. The question now becomes, "Will we have a nice display?" As it stands right now, it won't be a whole lot to write home about <g>. We can do better. So I'm writing this note in hopes that we as a Project will pitch in with the same "Can Do" attitude that has made us the best all-volunteer genealogy project on the Internet. Here's what I need to make our GenTech display a winner: 1. People. If you're planning on attending GenTech, please let me know. I'd like to have some assistance setting up and manning the booth, and it would be lots of fun to spend some time with other USGenWeb folks. :) 2. Equipment. We need a couple of laptops at a bare minimum. It would be cool to have a projector and screen for a very visible PowerPoint presentation. If no more money is raised, we for sure won't be able to pay for internet connectivity, and so this would be a decent alternative. So, if you are going to GenTech and I can count on you to bring some of this kind of equipment with you, please let me know! 3. Brochures. Even if you *aren't* going to GenTech, here's an area where you can help out! I'm looking for finished product, here . . . flyers, trifold, half-fold, whatever, but already printed out and ready to hand out. I'd love to see a brochure for each state and special project - Here's your chance to shine! Counties and towns can make their own brochures, too. If you'd like to send me (however many) brochures, I will get them to GenTech and make sure they're available to attendees. They can be mailed to my home . . . I'll give the addy to any who are interested. 4. Monetary Donations. As I wrote earlier, we've raised enough money to cover the charge for the booth and a little extra (and *many thank* to those who have donated!). As of this writing, we've got a grand total of $222.99. After paying for the booth ($150), that leaves $72.99 for everything else. We'd like to have a number of topic-specific flyers printed up to pass out (such as "What is a CC", "How Can I Help?", "Getting the Most From USGenWeb Sites", and others - we're looking for more ideas!). I'd like these to be a little higher quality than plain-paper copies if we have the budget for it. Perhaps a light card stock? Color? Also, if the budget will allow, it would be nice to decorate the booth instead of just leaving it as-is. We need to know soon just *what* the budget will be! If you read this far, thanks! So - if you are able to help out in any of these ways, please contact me. You can also visit the USGenWeb GenTech Donation page at http://www.usgenweb.org/GenTech/ . I'd like to say thanks once again to the Utah Genealogical Society for their donation of a sign/banner for our booth, and to D. Joshua Taylor (who will also be teaching at the conference) for all of his help and for donating an ad in the conference program for USGenWeb. I'm looking forward to spreading the word about USGenWeb at the GenTech Conference! With your help, we can have a professional-looking, interesting, helpful display that we can be proud of. Shari Handley shari@tyaskin.com This message may be forwarded to other internal USGenWeb mailing lists (such as state lists). Thanks!

(**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has completed a first draft revision of Section 1 of Article XIII. Grievance Procedures and Appeal Process Section 1. All members of The USGenWeb Project have the right to submit a grievance or appeal to the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, as the governing body of the project, has authority to resolve grievances or appeals as the situation warrants. 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

For those of you who have been notified that individuals are having problems accessing the FTP records filed on rootsweb in the USGenWeb Archives, here is something to note. Please feel free to pass it on to your Mailing Lists. R/S MAK --- James wrote: Marcia, I just figured out my problem downloading the FTP cemetery pages on the Monroe Co. site! Here is one to keep for future reference! I connect to the internet using a DSL Cable modem high speed connection, my operating system on my computer is Microsoft Windows XP, and my web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. My problem was that I couldn't access FTP sites and make downloads. Answer- In the "Internet Options" folder of Internet Explorer there is an "Advanced" tab. There are many options that can be checked on or off on the advanced page. Under the "Browsing" heading of that section is a box that must be checked on if using a firewall or DSL connection. It reads, "Use passive FTP(for firewall and DSL modem compatability)." I have had no problems since turning on this feature, maybe this will help someone else who is ripping out their hair! Thanks again, James ===== MAKTranscriber - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

okay, I am the dummy here. What is a tracet? Pat -------Original Message------- From: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, November 13, 2003 16:43:37 To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] rootsweb 1. Have you run a tracert to determine where the bottle-neck is? 2. Often rw is extremely busy in the evening. Try uploading in the early morning or late at night. --- Patricia Scott <legacy@comnett.net> wrote: > Is rootsweb having problems? I haven't been able to > get on to the FTP site > for my state for several days to update > information?? > > Pat Scott > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree .

Pat, I just uploaded with no trouble. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Scott" <legacy@comnett.net> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] rootsweb > Is rootsweb having problems? I haven't been able to get on to the FTP site > for my state for several days to update information?? > > Pat Scott > >

1. Have you run a tracert to determine where the bottle-neck is? 2. Often rw is extremely busy in the evening. Try uploading in the early morning or late at night. --- Patricia Scott <legacy@comnett.net> wrote: > Is rootsweb having problems? I haven't been able to > get on to the FTP site > for my state for several days to update > information?? > > Pat Scott > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

Is rootsweb having problems? I haven't been able to get on to the FTP site for my state for several days to update information?? Pat Scott

This is a wonderful article about the work and "passion" of one of our USGenWeb Project volunteers. Congratulations Darilee! Tina <forwarded with permission> ----- Original Message ----- From: <bookstorelady@prodigy.net> To: <USGENWEB-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:30 PM Subject: [USGW-Discuss] Seattletimes.com: Generations on the shelves > This message was sent to you by bookstorelady@prodigy.net, > as a service of The Seattle Times (http://www.seattletimes.com). > > Comments from sender: Hi Everyone > > A year ago I sent to list the first webpage in my Faces From the Wall project... > > The Seattle Times did this article about my yearbook collection and with lots of talking about my Vietnam project. > > I'm really proud to have this kind of attention focused on my genealogy and historial programs > > Darilee > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Generations on the shelves > > Theirs are the faces of hope. The hairstyles and clothing may change, but the photos hold similar images of futures yet unfulfilled, lives waiting to unfold. For 15 years, Marysville... > > Full story: http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=yearbook12n&date=20031112 <snip>

To all Project members: Please forward this note to all USGenWeb Members and lists. The USGenWeb Election Committee is looking for three volunteers who would like to serve on the Election Committee. The "job" includes developing a working relationship with Project members, SCs, and/or Archives personnel to maintain current Project Membership and Registration Lists, and to assist in all polls and elections, especially during the months of June and July when the EC hosts the USGenWeb Project's Annual Election. Volunteers will have the satisfaction of joining an excellent team to handle a difficult and important responsibility. The following one year replacement regional seats are currently open: NOTE: You do *not* have to be a member in either of these regions to be eligible to serve in these regions. Northeast North Central Region Term: Jan 1, 2004 - Dec 31, 2004 SouthWest/South Central Region Term: Jan 1, 2004 - Dec 31, 2004 The following two-year Archives seat is currently available: NOTE: You must be a member of one of the Archives Projects, but not necessarily the projects listed below. State Archives: Northwest Plains & North East North Central Regions; Plus OK, KS, & TX; Tombstone Project. Term: Jan 1, 2004 - 31 December 2005 Any member of the USGW Project who is eligible to vote is eligible for membership in the EC, the exception being that no Advisory Board member may serve as a working member of the EC. An EC member who is elected to national office may continue to serve on the EC until seated on the AB. EC Members are asked to check mail daily, and must be responsive to Email. If you are interested in volunteering, please send a note to: <e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org> with the subject line, "Volunteer EC". Please include a brief description of your current USGW participation, including URLs of any sites you maintain. Selected volunteers will be included on a slate that is presented to the Advisory Board for confirmation. More information about the EC is available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ Thank you for your time, and please consider volunteering! Ellen Pack Chair, USGenWeb Elections Committee

My congratulations as well! Welcome, Maggie! Larry Flesher SW/SC SC Rep David W. Morgan wrote: >Congratulations to Maggie Stewart, the new State Coordinator for Hawaii! > >And, thanks, Maggie, for adding the USGenWeb logo. LOL > >David > >David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii >SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ >FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm >** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > >