Hi Bill Strong (Garcia)! Thanks for volunteering to host a Strong Genealogical Network site! I took a look at your site, and have some suggestions, if you want to go ahead with development of a "Biographical and Anecdotal Website" for the Strong Genealogical Network. I suggest you look at the general qualifications for a website that is part of the SGN... William L. "Bill" Strong has posted them on the Strong Genelogical Network home page at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5744/ You will note that the website should be "generic"... that is, of interest to everyone. Therefore, it would seem proper to prepare a webpage that would be an "Introduction and Table of Contents" to the materials included in the Biographical and Anecdotal site. Naturally, you could have a link to this page from your own introductory page, but this page would be the one that would be referenced by the rest of the SGN when advising of the material. My concept of the Table of Contents would be simply that it might start out by being alphabetical, but some other organization might appear later, as the material grows. The Table of Contents would then "hot-link" to other pages where biographical or anecdotal material is reproduced. The other pages would be of two types. First, material that is already published on the Web, such as "Life in A Newfoundland Fishing Village" by John H. Strong, which can be found at: http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/Fishing.htm All that would be needed on your "B and A" Table of Contents page would identification of the material and a hotlink to the above page. Second, material like Wilma Fleming Haynes' material which started this discussion. Here, with her permission, you would probably want to edit the material for any spelling errors or add any explanatory notes necessary to set the context of the material, and then post the material on your website as a separate page, with an appropriate hotlink from the B and A Table of Contents. It would probably be desireable and necessary to protect the respective authors of each piece with acknowledgment of their authorship and notice of copywrite. BoB Strong might have some excellent suggestions about policies and procedures for doing this. It would also be a good idea to have a general "disclaimer" of responsibility for the accuracy of the information in the respective pages referred to... BoB Strong has a good section on that as well. You would want to have links back to the other sites on the SGN, and links to the authors of the material (email addresses as well as any other relevant web material, such as a GEDCOM site where the individual in the biography or anecdote is found). Ideally, links to your B and A site would be included on other sites where relevant. Management of the website would be up to you, with the advice and cooperation of other members of the SGN and Strong-List. Material could be proposed for inclusion by anyone who has an interest, but should be inclusive only of persons who are of Strong(e)/Strang(e) lineage and descendancy. I am looking forward to seeing what you can come up with... I have a couple of additional suggestions for individual materials which you could post. The first would be some material posted some time ago on the Strong-List re Capt. "Billy" Strong of Breathitt County, Kentucky... I will look for it to see if I saved a copy. The second would be material by John R. Mayer re Royal Navy Captain James Strange, which I posted in a message a while back. Perhaps other members of the list may have some suggestions or ideas... {:-) Regards, David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 ******************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: Bill Garcia <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 1:23 PM Subject: Re: LYDIA M STRONG >I have a site at www.wdstrong.com that we can use to post things like that. >Since I have commercial sites that I administer on my web I cant let people >post them selves. But for now you can e-mail me and I ll set up some space. >Let me know what kind of info it is that you want to post and I can set it >up. E-mail me if you need more info. > >Bill Garcia (Strong,Jr) >Strong CyberDevelopement >-----Original Message----- >From: DBS &/or MD <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 12:52 PM >Subject: Re: LYDIA M STRONG > > >>To Everyone! >> >>Every once in a while, I have seen some really delightful and interesting >>things written about Strongs... Their life and times.... I really wish >>SOMEONE would set up a website as part of the Strong Genealogical Network >>just for this type of material. PLEASE... are there any volunteers out >>there???? >> >>Thank YOU, Wilma, for sharing this story with us! I nominate this message >>as one of the "keepers"! {:-) >> >>Regards, >> >>David B. "Dave" Strong >>Email: [email protected] >>Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 >> >>************************* >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 10:34 AM >>Subject: Re: LYDIA M STRONG >> >> >>>> I've always thought it was interesting that the Strongs >>>> and the Motts were together once before!! >>>> >>>> Judy Mott Strong >>>> Orange, CA >>> >>>Dear Judy...Thank you VERY much for what you sent, that is the closest >>>to Vermont I have been able to get...she must be connected to that bunch >>>wouldn't you say? Now to do "digging" there.. >>> >>>My husband and I have the same thing as the MOTTS & STRONGS.. When I >>>found out that we were 7c & when I told him his comment was, "For heaven >>>sakes don't tell our kids, they have enough problems as it is" >>>(((smile))). >>> >>>I find it interesting you live in Orange...when I was a small child I >>>lived with a family in Talbert (now Fountain Valley)..they were lima >>>bean farmers..we lived just on the other side of the Santa Ana River. >>>There was a huge weeping willow tree that served as our playhouse. They >>>also took care of another girl..we were as sisters for many years until >>>she died at the age of 16!! >>> >>>My aunt lived in Santa Ana Gardens..all that area was bean fields, >>>Santa Ana Gardens wasn't too far from Talbert..I had lived with my aunt >>>and we had running water, inside bath, etc...when I went to live with >>>the Landrums in Talbert they had no running water in the house, an >>>outhouse and I took a bath in a big round tub..after first papa, then >>>mama, then Gladys and finally I had the scummy water...I hated it. But >>>mama would always pour a pitcher of warm water over me and clean me up. >>>Oh yes, the towel was wet and cold... >>> >>>I am glad I had those experiences..other wise I would never of know "the >>>other side of life" The down to earth, hard working, Hard Shell Southern >>>Baptist's. The minister had me scared me to death most of the time...I >>>was always afraid I had "backslid! and besides didn't know what that >>>was...but it was scarey! My aunt lived almost next door to the church so >>>mama would let me go visit my family when they were home. >>> >>>Any way every Saturday or Sunday we would go to Orange County Park.. >>>there we would play with the swans in the lake, & if we were lucky, papa >>>would take us rowing in the lake...there were lots of trees to run and >>>play in, a round building with a big porch with lots of chairs..this was >>>a dance hall...often I would see my cousin dancing with his girl >>>friend...how he hated it when I would find him and go out on the dance >>>floor and tug on his shirt...(I loved him and he promised to wait for me >>>to grow up so I could marry him)...HA..he married someone else!! Life >>>goes on!! Mama and papa didn't want Gladys and I near the dance hall, >>>they didn't believe in dancing...but I just couldn't stop my self from >>>seeing my beloved cousin. (once he tied me in the swings, pushed me >>>really hard and left me there..so he could have piece and quiet he told >>>me in our grown up years.. hehehehehehe >>> >>>The Orange County Park holds a lot of wonderful childhood memories for >>>me..we went there when it was a safe place for children to run in, they >>>had long long ropes tied to the trees, I have never swang (is that a >>>word?) or is it swinged so high..that is if someone would push us. They >>>had little bikes we could ride for an hour.. >>> >>>There was a large area with very large stoves with a heavy metal top >>>and wood piled near each one..people would cook their whole meals on and >>>lots of benches..what fun it was to hear the cow bell to come and eat. >>>There was a baseball field that the grownups would either watch or play >>>baseball...there was always the pledge and then everyone would sing >>>"take me out to the ball game"...that was a fun time for me. This was in >>>the 1930's... >>> >>>Then one day a man hung himself in the park and papa and mama wouldn't >>>let us run wild as we did before...we always had to stay in their sight. >>>The man had kidnapped a girl or perhaps two girls and of course my ears >>>weren't for what he did to them..but I can immange. From then on things >>>were a little bit different. >>> >>>Also in the middle of Orange was a huge beautiful tree..the road went >>>around the tree in a circle...3 of my children were born in St Joseph's >>>hospital. We lived in Laguna and there was no hospital..my 4th was born >>>in Newport Beach..a new hospital and much closer! >>> >>>Well, you have had a share of my childhood and a wee bit more!! >>> >>>This period of my life was when I became interested in genealogy and >>>family...one never knows what will trigger the interest in family.. >>> >>>Thank You from the bottom my heart, >>>Wilma Fleming Haynes >>>[email protected] >>> >>> >>>==== STRONG Mailing List ====