I'm not sure where you are looking, but on http://www.argenweb.net/arcounty.htm - you will find these counties marked adoptable: Crawford and Desha I just sent the note to the webmaster earlier today who will add these counties as adoptable very shortly: Drew, Lovely, Faulkner, Lafayette, Lawrence, and Izard Oops! Minus Lawrence as it was just adopted! Thanks! Betsy At 06:26 PM 8/8/2012, you wrote: >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

They are all showing now. On 08/08/2012 07:43 PM, Betsy wrote: > I'm not sure where you are looking, but on > http://www.argenweb.net/arcounty.htm - you will find these counties > marked adoptable: > > Crawford and Desha > > I just sent the note to the webmaster earlier today who will add > these counties as adoptable very shortly: > Drew, Lovely, Faulkner, Lafayette, Lawrence, and Izard > > Oops! Minus Lawrence as it was just adopted! > > Thanks! > Betsy > > At 06:26 PM 8/8/2012, you wrote: >> 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. >> >> >> _ _... ..._ _ >> _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ >> -- 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. _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._

Yep! Hats off to my ASC, Jeff Kemp. He is really super fast! Betsy At 08:06 PM 8/8/2012, you wrote: >They are all showing now. > >On 08/08/2012 07:43 PM, Betsy wrote: > > I'm not sure where you are looking, but on > > http://www.argenweb.net/arcounty.htm - you will find these counties > > marked adoptable: > > > > Crawford and Desha > > > > I just sent the note to the webmaster earlier today who will add > > these counties as adoptable very shortly: > > Drew, Lovely, Faulkner, Lafayette, Lawrence, and Izard > > > > Oops! Minus Lawrence as it was just adopted! > > > > Thanks! > > Betsy > > > > At 06:26 PM 8/8/2012, you wrote: > >> 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. > >> > >> > >> _ _... ..._ _ > >> _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ > >> > >-- >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