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/

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/