I am finally home. Kaitlan and I left Conroe and headed south to Galveston before turning around and heading home.   Like Cynthia, I am soo tired but it is a good tired. The meeting was a success on so many levels. Saturday night, Paula Perkins and I discovered we are cousins. The genealogy librarian, Barbara Franz, and I share n uncommon surname and we are searching for our connection. Barbra also decided she wants to join the TXGenWeb. We haven't decided on a county yet but I will be announcing her as a CC very soon. Marti Brown got some great tips on programs to make maintaining her county website easier. Last, but certainly not least, Lela, Paula, and I proved that genealogy can lead to parts unknown. Even with 2 GPS systems. <g>   Shirley      

After about a 5 1/2 hour drive, I am home at last. At least we were blessed with good weather for the trip down and the trip back. It was great to see everyone again and be around people with a shared interest. I enjoyed the speakers and visiting the library and the chat sessions in the hotel. Thanks to Jane and Jean for all the work they did making arrangements and finding us good places to eat and a great place to stay. The library staff was wonderful. Also thanks to Betsy for letting me ride along practically everywhere when I realized my limitations about driving in unfamiliar areas in the rain. Time to get some rest and then get to work on the web sites. Cynthia Samples

It was a pleasure to see you all again. Just wish that mother nature would not have rained on our parade. Looking forward to Waco in 2010. The Tye's are planning great stuff already. Jean Smoorenburg At 12:09 PM 4/19/2009, Carla Clifton wrote: >I would just like to say a great big thank you to Jane, Jean and anyone else >that worked so hard putting this year's meeting together. It was really >wonderful! THANK YOU! > >Carla > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A big "YOUR WELCOME"!..  I just got home and am pooped and glad it is over but can't wait until the 2010 in Waco.   I think everything was just wonderful and hope all the attendees feel the same.  I haven't had a complaint yet other than the bad rain we had. But this is Texas, today it is just gorgeous.   Our many thanks to all who did help to make this a success!   We even recruited a new cc, Shirley will announce that when the time is right.   Jane Keppler   "It's  not what you gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived".  --- On Sun, 4/19/09, Carla Clifton <csclifton@gmail.com> wrote: From: Carla Clifton <csclifton@gmail.com> Subject: [TXGEN] Conroe Meeting To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 12:09 PM I would just like to say a great big thank you to Jane, Jean and anyone else that worked so hard putting this year's meeting together. It was really wonderful! THANK YOU! Carla ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would just like to say a great big thank you to Jane, Jean and anyone else that worked so hard putting this year's meeting together. It was really wonderful! THANK YOU! Carla

Well, just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing?  Hope everyone that went to Conroe had a great time and has a safe trip home.   Robin R Inge "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away"

It isn't hard to do - I uploaded a sample but this is a partial, is alphabetical and is linked to files on the Texas Tombstone Photo pages (I don't own the photos). The hardest part is deciding what color to make the page - unless you actually plot the cemetery and create a table to copy it. http://www.txrusk.com/cemeteryphotos/bane.htm You should get permission from the submitter before you copy anything but, if they say no, you can always link to the page. Don't let these folks kid ya, links to info are just as good as on-site data to a researcher and they'll appreciate that you provided the link. Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: Suzanne Sowell <suzanne0211@gmail.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:50:58 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Help with photos Thank you, I had no idea there were photos out there. Can I copy those photos for my pages or should I link to those or do I need to contact the submitter. I am not sure I could do what you plan. It would be great but I am new to this! I also think all of the people that dug graves in this county were following a snake or drunk, no graves are in-line! On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com>wrote:

This is done by a group that started within the IAGenWeb when they started up their state project. There are some States and Tombstone Project coordinators that liked this project better than the Genrecords form that we have on USGenWeb for use within the Archives and our Tombstone Project. Unlike the USGenWeb Project, where we have our own mission statement and do not have to pay for our websites in the Archives and TP, while this group of people pay for their own space online to host these photos. What does concern me, is, what happens when this person decides that they no longer want to pay for server space? Does the website go down and all is lost in what was sent to them? I may be prejudice here, as I am the Asst. National Coordinator of the USGenWeb Tombstone Project, but, I think that sending to our own project is in our best interest, if it isn't something we want to host on our own websites. With the contributors permission, of course. I am very proud of the USGenWeb Tombstone Project and how far we have come with photos online. I know that we have some problems that we are working on, such as the need for more State File Managers, but, we are going to get there with a Project that we can all be proud of. It really has grown. I'm not sure how many tombstone Photos are in our own Project for Texas Tombstone, but I have to believe it is quite an awesome amount. When I looked at our last brochure for the USGenweb Tombstone Project, it says we have over 500,000 Tombstone Photos online, and we can take that to the bank, as MI and WI, have more than that online without including the other States. Yeah! USGenWeb! <smiles> Just my two cents, FWIW. Jan Cortez Asst. National Coordinator USGenWeb Tombstone Project Bexar & Frio Counties - TXGenWeb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <McStumped@suddenlink.net> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] New Texas Gravestone Photos site >I don't have a problem with the mail form, I think they are great. I > have a problem with the site being so "generic" with no About Us or even > a name on the copyright. We have no clue who has this site. WhoIs is > wonderful to a point, but it gives us no clue as to who we are talking > to when we do the mail form, nor does it tell us if this is a pay for > site, which is what I am so against sending info to. If whoever this is > would clear that up, I would have no problem submitting info. But even > the reply that Linda got was so generic that I would not send them > anything. Yep, just call me a skeptic.......I like to deal with people, > not ghosts. > > Elaine > > jimmy wrote: >> Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the >> domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone >> since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr >> Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. >> >> Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 >> things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or >> most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to >> change it. I suspect we've all done that!! >> >> As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us >> form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form >> is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, >> but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are >> not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. >> >> jimmy >> >> >> >> Elaine wrote: >> >>> There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. >>> http://texastombstones.org/ >>> >>> If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not >>> find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them >>> when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any >>> names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any >>> other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it >>> have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? >>> >>> They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL >>> >>> If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be >>> done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be >>> placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give >>> so much as an email address. >>> >>> No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their >>> info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > -- > Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL." > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.59/2064 - Release Date: 04/17/09 07:08:00

Linda, I am sorry if you took my statements as "tearing it down piece by piece". That was not my intention. My intention was to try and figure out if it was a reputable site and not some ruse that would end up selling the info that was submitted. To me, any site that is not willing to disclose who they are is suspicious. If I am ever shown that it is reputable, I will certainly endorse it. Until then, I will just continue as I have been. My apology if you took it in any other way. Elaine Grey Oaks Equine Sanctuary wrote: > In regards to this new project, I'm the one that mentioned it as an alternate site to store photos and because no one could get the life story on who runs it, some of you chose to tear it down, piece by piece. I've worked with several of the states that are out on their own with these tombstone photo projects and a more dedicated group of people I could never hope to find, bar none. > > They are not petty for one and don't pick everything they don't like to pieces, like they don't even know how to spell TXGenWeb, how uncharitable of you. You wonder where will the photos will wind up when someone no longer wants to pay for the site, I don't know, but where will the tombstones photos go when the powers that be at USGenWeb decide to move once and again? > > I am the Texas Tombstone Project manager and the way we do things here is far from perfect, let me tell you. > So, go ahead and stay with any project you like but remember USGenWeb is not the only project, it is only one of many. > - > Linda Simpson > > > People do not absorb moral lessons from those who trample on their feelings. > Rather, they forever associate the unpleasantness of the spokesperson with > the cause itself. - Judith Martin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."

In regards to this new project, I'm the one that mentioned it as an alternate site to store photos and because no one could get the life story on who runs it, some of you chose to tear it down, piece by piece. I've worked with several of the states that are out on their own with these tombstone photo projects and a more dedicated group of people I could never hope to find, bar none. They are not petty for one and don't pick everything they don't like to pieces, like they don't even know how to spell TXGenWeb, how uncharitable of you. You wonder where will the photos will wind up when someone no longer wants to pay for the site, I don't know, but where will the tombstones photos go when the powers that be at USGenWeb decide to move once and again? I am the Texas Tombstone Project manager and the way we do things here is far from perfect, let me tell you. So, go ahead and stay with any project you like but remember USGenWeb is not the only project, it is only one of many. - Linda Simpson People do not absorb moral lessons from those who trample on their feelings. Rather, they forever associate the unpleasantness of the spokesperson with the cause itself. - Judith Martin

Let me join the rest of the group with ideas :> The big thing is to find a style that fits your overall design for your entire site. There are pros and cons to all the styles, whether to have thumbnails or not, etc. When I took over my site it was thumbnails for all the cemeteries, and probably taken in some kind of order, but it wasn't readily apparent. When I redesigned, I decided to go a different route. I have made tables, listing the names, birth and death dates, a place for notes, and then a link to the photo. I arrange them in alphabetical order just because I tend to like those sites best when I am doing my own research. One of my submitters talked me into linking from the alphabetical list to another listing grouped by the plot they were in. A sample page is here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txscurry/towns/snyder/cemetery/snyder/snyd erab.htm Lots of luck with your endeavors. Cliff Fargason -----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Sowell Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:20 PM To: txgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXGEN] Help with photos Hi everyone. I have totally redone the web pages for San Augustine County. Please take a look when you get a chance. I have been working on the missing links, etc and hope it is fixed now. I am getting a great response for help and have had lots of cemetery photos submitted. I would like any ideas on how to present them. Right now I am leaning towards making a photo folder and linking individual cemetery listing to the corresponding photo. Please give me your ideas. Thanks Suzanne Sowell Co-coordinator San Augustine County http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/index.htm<http://www.rootsweb.anc estry.com/%7Etxsanaug/index.htm> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Found some HISTORY and NAMES <http://gpp.jlconsulting.com/history.php>! The "Gravestone Photo Project" or "GPP" was first undertaken as a single > county gravestone photo archive. Since 2002 it has grown to include separate > repositories in a over 15 states -- and is now believed to be the largest > gravestone photo repository in the world. Guess they've never been to Find-a-Grave! Suzie txfannin On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Elaine <McStumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: > I don't have a problem with the mail form, I think they are great. I > have a problem with the site being so "generic" with no About Us or even > a name on the copyright. We have no clue who has this site. WhoIs is > wonderful to a point, but it gives us no clue as to who we are talking > to when we do the mail form, nor does it tell us if this is a pay for > site, which is what I am so against sending info to. If whoever this is > would clear that up, I would have no problem submitting info. But even > the reply that Linda got was so generic that I would not send them > anything. Yep, just call me a skeptic.......I like to deal with people, > not ghosts. > > Elaine > > jimmy wrote: > > Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the > > domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone > > since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr > > Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. > > > > Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 > > things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or > > most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to > > change it. I suspect we've all done that!! > > > > As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us > > form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form > > is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, > > but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are > > not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. > > > > jimmy > > > > > > > > Elaine wrote: > > > >> There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. > >> http://texastombstones.org/ > >> > >> If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not > >> find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them > >> when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any > >> names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any > >> other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it > >> have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? > >> > >> They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL > >> > >> If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be > >> done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be > >> placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give > >> so much as an email address. > >> > >> No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their > >> info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. > >> > >> Elaine > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL." > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I don't have a problem with the mail form, I think they are great. I have a problem with the site being so "generic" with no About Us or even a name on the copyright. We have no clue who has this site. WhoIs is wonderful to a point, but it gives us no clue as to who we are talking to when we do the mail form, nor does it tell us if this is a pay for site, which is what I am so against sending info to. If whoever this is would clear that up, I would have no problem submitting info. But even the reply that Linda got was so generic that I would not send them anything. Yep, just call me a skeptic.......I like to deal with people, not ghosts. Elaine jimmy wrote: > Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the > domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone > since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr > Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. > > Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 > things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or > most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to > change it. I suspect we've all done that!! > > As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us > form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form > is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, > but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are > not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. > > jimmy > > > > Elaine wrote: > >> There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. >> http://texastombstones.org/ >> >> If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not >> find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them >> when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any >> names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any >> other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it >> have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? >> >> They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL >> >> If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be >> done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be >> placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give >> so much as an email address. >> >> No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their >> info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. >> >> Elaine >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."

If you click on the link to GPP software <http://gpp.jlconsulting.com/> it takes you to a page that (1) says they are no longer supporting the software (2) lists some states for which there are pages with actual tombstone photos. The "auto resizing" promised on upload resizes the photos to fuzzy and barely legible. One of the photos I checked was 11.67k... not much threat of having anything resaleable in the future! Not exactly what I would want to find if I was looking for my GGrandfather's stone. I agree with Elaine. If they won't put a NAME on the site, then what are they hiding? Suzie txfannin On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:15 PM, jimmy <jimmy@txsanpatricio.org> wrote: > Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the > domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone > since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr > Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. > > Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 > things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or > most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to > change it. I suspect we've all done that!! > > As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us > form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form > is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, > but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are > not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. > > jimmy > > > > Elaine wrote: > > There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. > > http://texastombstones.org/ > > > > If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not > > find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them > > when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any > > names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any > > other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it > > have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? > > > > They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL > > > > If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be > > done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be > > placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give > > so much as an email address. > > > > No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their > > info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. > > > > Elaine > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to change it. I suspect we've all done that!! As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. jimmy Elaine wrote: > There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. > http://texastombstones.org/ > > If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not > find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them > when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any > names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any > other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it > have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? > > They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL > > If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be > done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be > placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give > so much as an email address. > > No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their > info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. > > Elaine > >

Interesting no name/s have been given as to yet, so I still remain a bit leary of them. You can say anything in an email and if you don't have a clue who said it, how would you go about filing any type of formal complaint if the info did show up for sale somewhere? Ok....call me a skeptic, but until I see a site that looks credible, with useful info, and some kind of real contact info on who has it, I will continue to send my info to a place I know I can trust not to sell it. Elaine Linda Hughes wrote: > This is the information I received from the site when I inquired about why > their drop down menu didn't work, no names and that our site was not > referred to as the proper name. > > Not for sure what "program" she is referring to and if they are part of the > Texas Grave Preservation. > > Linda Hughes > Crosby/Dickens > > > "Yes, we are a brand new site collecting and preserving the heritage of > Texas Tombstones. We are so new, we have no contributions yet. The copyright > shows how long the program has been in existence, not how long Texas has > been part of the program. As for TXGenWeb being referred to as TexasGenWeb > maybe a mistake was made. > This site will never be a paid site, it will ever be placed on a cd and > sold, this site is here because we care about our Texas past and future. > > Thank you, > Texas Tombstone Team" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Elaine > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 3:44 PM > To: txgen > Subject: [TXGEN] New Texas Gravestone Photos site > > There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. > http://texastombstones.org/ > > If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not > find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them > when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any > names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any > other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it > have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? > > They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL > > If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be > done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be > placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give > so much as an email address. > > No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their > info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. > > Elaine > > -- Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."

This is the information I received from the site when I inquired about why their drop down menu didn't work, no names and that our site was not referred to as the proper name. Not for sure what "program" she is referring to and if they are part of the Texas Grave Preservation. Linda Hughes Crosby/Dickens "Yes, we are a brand new site collecting and preserving the heritage of Texas Tombstones. We are so new, we have no contributions yet. The copyright shows how long the program has been in existence, not how long Texas has been part of the program. As for TXGenWeb being referred to as TexasGenWeb maybe a mistake was made. This site will never be a paid site, it will ever be placed on a cd and sold, this site is here because we care about our Texas past and future. Thank you, Texas Tombstone Team" -----Original Message----- From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elaine Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 3:44 PM To: txgen Subject: [TXGEN] New Texas Gravestone Photos site There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. http://texastombstones.org/ If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give so much as an email address. No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. Elaine -- Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think it's a placeholder. And, there's no real info. The whois shows that the domain is owned by J&L Consulating.. That's the some folks who supplied the software for the Iowa Gravestone project (iowagravestones.org) and others. Teri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <McStumped@suddenlink.net> To: "txgen" <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 3:43 PM Subject: [TXGEN] New Texas Gravestone Photos site > There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. > http://texastombstones.org/ > > If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not > find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them > when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any > names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any > other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it > have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? > > They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL > > If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be > done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be > placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give > so much as an email address. > > No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their > info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. > > Elaine > > -- > Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL." > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.59/2064 - Release Date: 04/17/09 07:08:00

There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. http://texastombstones.org/ If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give so much as an email address. No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. Elaine -- Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."

We are having a great time at the TXGenWeb meeting in Conroe. We are at the county library doing our genealogy. Not to late to join us for the main meeting Sat.