If Arkansas has counties available they sure aren't advertising any on the web site. On 08/08/2012 05:04 PM, Betsy wrote: > So sorry to hear your state is dead or dying. Arkansas and Texas are > both going strong. We do have a few openings most of the time, but > we are still getting volunteers. Arkansas has more at the moment > because a volunteer is retiring who had 7 counties. She will be > missed as she has done a great job! However, other volunteers are > already stepping up to take over her counties. > > I fought against having a FB page for my county and another volunteer > set one up. Was I ever wrong! We have a lot of followers and lots > of posts. It generates lots of referrals to the website, too. > > I personally have information on my counties that is NOT on > familysearch or ancestry and will never be there. There is still a > need for USGenWeb and it is not dead, especially where the people > care about keeping it alive. > > Betsy > > At 04:37 PM 8/8/2012, you wrote: >> I have posted to county mail lists and the State mail lists numerous times. >> While this has always been a good source to advertise, it has not been >> lucrative. I think that basically except for the BIG lists, they are near >> dead. Most people now use the message boards. This morning I used our FB >> page and so far haven't received a response. People really are not >> interested in doing sites now that we have familysearch.org, Ancestry, >> Seekingmichigan. Sorry to say, but I believe that the projects have been >> let go for to long and they are a dying breed. Essentially, I think we are >> just waiting for the last one to turn out the lights. So sad, but so true. >> >> Jan >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pat Asher >> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:48 PM >> To: state-coord@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Texas Counties Available >> >> At 03:14 PM 8/8/2012, Shirley Cullum wrote: >>> The TXGenWeb Project has several counties available for adoption and is >>> looking for volunteers to maintain them. Please pass this on to your state >>> mail lists. >> Shirley, >> >> I know Arkansas is also looking for volunteers. I wonder if posting >> to the Rootsweb mailing lists for the specific counties might be a >> way to enlist new (and enthusiastic) volunteers for the >> organization. I know it would take some extra effort on the part of >> the SC. They would have to subscribe to the specific county lists in >> order to post -- but it might be one way to generate new members for >> the USGW as those who have done excellent work for years start to >> scale back, or think about retiring. >> >> >> Pat Asher >> SWSC CC Rep -- A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America’ for any amount, up to and including their life. _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._

Most of those counties only became available yesterday and before they are put up for adoption they need to be gotten ready and that can take a few days. Gayle -----Original Message----- From: state-coord-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:state-coord-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Billie Walsh Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 4:27 PM To: state-coord@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Texas Counties Available If Arkansas has counties available they sure aren't advertising any on the web site. On 08/08/2012 05:04 PM, Betsy wrote: > So sorry to hear your state is dead or dying. Arkansas and Texas are > both going strong. We do have a few openings most of the time, but we > are still getting volunteers. Arkansas has more at the moment because > a volunteer is retiring who had 7 counties. She will be missed as she > has done a great job! However, other volunteers are already stepping > up to take over her counties. > > I fought against having a FB page for my county and another volunteer > set one up. Was I ever wrong! We have a lot of followers and lots of > posts. It generates lots of referrals to the website, too. > > I personally have information on my counties that is NOT on > familysearch or ancestry and will never be there. There is still a > need for USGenWeb and it is not dead, especially where the people care > about keeping it alive. > > Betsy > > At 04:37 PM 8/8/2012, you wrote: >> I have posted to county mail lists and the State mail lists numerous times. >> While this has always been a good source to advertise, it has not >> been lucrative. I think that basically except for the BIG lists, >> they are near dead. Most people now use the message boards. This >> morning I used our FB page and so far haven't received a response. >> People really are not interested in doing sites now that we have >> familysearch.org, Ancestry, Seekingmichigan. Sorry to say, but I believe that the projects have been >> let go for to long and they are a dying breed. Essentially, I think we are >> just waiting for the last one to turn out the lights. So sad, but so true. >> >> Jan >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pat Asher >> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:48 PM >> To: state-coord@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Texas Counties Available >> >> At 03:14 PM 8/8/2012, Shirley Cullum wrote: >>> The TXGenWeb Project has several counties available for adoption and >>> is looking for volunteers to maintain them. Please pass this on to >>> your state mail lists. >> Shirley, >> >> I know Arkansas is also looking for volunteers. I wonder if posting >> to the Rootsweb mailing lists for the specific counties might be a >> way to enlist new (and enthusiastic) volunteers for the organization. >> I know it would take some extra effort on the part of the SC. They >> would have to subscribe to the specific county lists in order to post >> -- but it might be one way to generate new members for the USGW as >> those who have done excellent work for years start to scale back, or >> think about retiring. >> >> >> Pat Asher >> SWSC CC Rep -- A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America' for any amount, up to and including their life. _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message