Hi Everyone, I am sad to report that we have lost another CC due to health issues. Elton Lacey, CC of Real County, is recovering from a recent stroke and has resigned as from the TXGenWeb. I spoke with Elton on the phone yesterday, and he is in good spirits but feels that he needs to concentrate on getting better. So, if anyone is interested, Real County has been placed for adoption. Shirley

I need to hear from the following folks today: Ed Black, Sr. Duston Brooks Mike Hinze Elton Lacey Thanks, Shirley

Happy Halloween, Everyone! In the TXGenWeb staff goodie basket we have counties that need a good caregiver. In addition to the counties listed previously, we now have Travis County available for adoption. So, knock on our door and we will see if we can find a treat for you. Shirley, Elaine, and Bettie

Hello, Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce Nolan Co. as the October County of the Month. Congratulations to the County Coordinator, Billie Nichols Bennett! Billie has included many interesting databases and items for researchers and visitors. You can read about Pvt. Francis Healer's personal experiences in World War II, view photos of Nolan Co. people and towns, share the blessings of Novelette Kone Cook, and read some of the First 100 Years of Nolan County. Hurry on over and visit with Billie and the nice folks of Nolan County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnolan/ . Honorable Mention counties for the month are: Angelina, Gaines, Gray, Milam, Parker, Red River, Refugio, Val Verde, and Victoria. A big round of applause for those county coordinators, also. Have a safe and Happy Halloween, Peggy T. Surfing Committee Chair

This is the last week of the October roll-call and there are still a few CC's who have not checked in. If your name is listed below, please contact me at shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net or Elaine at mcstumped@suddenlink.net before the 31st. Shirley CC's who have not responded: Melanie Alexander Ed Black, Sr. Duston Brooks Cliff Fargason Katy Hestand Mike Hinze

Good Morning Everyone, The Surfing Committee has a couple of openings for regional surfers. The amount of time involved varies, but is usually no more than 4-5 hours per month. Surfers are assigned a region of the TXGenWeb to surf and select the best county in that region for the month. You may view the regulations and guidelines for the committee here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/surfing/Criteria/index.htm#regulations Please let me know if you are interested in joining, or would like more information about the committee. Sincerely, Peggy T. Surfing Committee Chair tcf@genealogist.net

Larry Mundt has volunteered to do look-ups for the TXGenWeb at the Southwest Regional Archives in Fort Worth (see his message below). If you have requests for Larry, please send them directly to him at Larry.Mundt@cancer.org . Please limit your requests to one or two names at a time since there are over 150 CC's in the TXGenWeb. Shirley Larry.Mundt@cancer.org wrote: Subject: possible volunteer assistance To: shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net From: Larry.Mundt@cancer.org Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:31:54 -0500 I volunteer two mornings a month at the Southwest Region National Archives in Fort Worth. Sometimes they do not have a project for me to do and I could perhaps help if someone on Texas GenWeb needed me to look up records for them. Of course, since all the Native American/Indian records are kept there, this may be the area where I might help most. Please let me know how I might help in this way. Larry Mundt American Cancer Society Office: 817.570.0614 Mobile: 682.465.6153 3301 W Freeway Fort Worth, TX 76107 8900 Carpenter Freeway Dallas, TX 75247

Jack Martin has asked that Terrell County be placed for adoption. He has generously offered to stay on until someone adopts the website and will help with the changes. Tamara Stevens has adopted Sutton County. That still leaves 8 counties that need a home before the holidays (I hope). Thanks to all of you for all you do! Shirley

Hi Everyone, The following counties are available for adoption: Hardeman, Hudspeth, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nueces, Sutton, & San Patricio All the sites are in great shape and have been updated recently. Please contact me if you are interested in one of these counties. Shirley

We are moving into the 3rd week of our mandatory roll call and there are still a few that need to respond. Please send an email to either Shirley ShirlCullum@sbcglobal.net or Elaine McStumped@suddenlink.net if you see your name below. Melanie Alexander Ed Black, Sr Duston Brooks Teri Brown Jo Ellen Castillo Barbara Dore Cliff Fargason Edward Hayden Katy Hestand Brittany Hetrick Mary Ann Hetrick Mike Hinze Charmain Riley Holley Elton Lacey Betty Miller Barbara Peck Cynthia Samples Thanks! Elaine -- In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.

To all USGenWeb Project members: Discussions with TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb are on-going regarding several issues, and results will be shared as they progress. We are currently waiting for a response from them on "clarification of TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb TOS/AUP policies as it relates to the USGenWeb Project", that I mentioned in the last update. The Advisory Board would like to thank the membership for their on-going questions, issues and patience. Tina Vickery National Coordinator USGenWeb Project

To all USGenWeb Project members: Discussions with TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb are on-going regarding several issues, and results will be shared as they progress. We are currently waiting for a response from them on "clarification of TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb TOS/AUP policies as it relates to the USGenWeb Project", that I mentioned in the last update. The Advisory Board would like to thank the membership for their on-going questions, issues and patience. Tina Vickery National Coordinator USGenWeb Project

Bobbie Ross, former CC of Coryell and Hamilton counties passed away Friday. Services will be held on Monday, October 15 in Gatesville. Bobbie resigned from her CC duties due to her health, but did not indicate how serious her illness was. She will be missed. Shirley From the Waco Tribune: Mrs. Bobbie Jean Ross, 71, of Gatesville, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at the Gatesville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Turnersville Cemetery. There is no set time for visitation. Mrs. Ross is survived by husband, James Ross of Gatesville; daughters, Linda Hughes and husband, John of Cove, Ark., Carol Lange and husband, LeRoy of Carlsbad, Texas, and Jeanne Hoke of Whitney; son, Bruce Moore of Laguna Park; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Sign the Guest Book at www.wacotrib.com <http://www.wacotrib.com/>"

Just a reminder that the TXGenWeb Chat is tonight at 8:00pm. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/chat/chat.html Hope to see you there! Shirley var callCount = 0; function rmvScroll( msg ) { if ( ++callCount > 10 ) { msg.style.visibility = "visible"; } if ( callCount msg.clientHeight ) { newHeight = msg.scrollHeight + delta; } delta = msg.offsetWidth - msg.clientWidth; delta = ( isNaN( delta )? 1 : delta + 1 ); if ( msg.scrollWidth > msg.clientWidth ) { newWidth = msg.scrollWidth + delta; } msg.style.overflow = "visible"; msg.style.visibility = "visible"; if ( newWidth > 0 || newHeight > 0 ) { var ssxyzzy = document.getElementById( "ssxyzzy" ); var cssAttribs = ['#' + msg.id + '{']; if ( newWidth > 0 ) cssAttribs.push( 'width:' + newWidth + 'px;' ); if ( newHeight > 0 ) cssAttribs.push( ' height:' + newHeight + 'px;' ); cssAttribs.push( '}' ); try { ssxyzzy.sheet.deleteRule( 0 ); ssxyzzy.sheet.insertRule( cssAttribs.join(""), 0 ); } catch( e ){} } } function imgsDone( msg ) // for Firefox, we need to scan for images that haven't set their width yet { var imgList = msg.getElementsByTagName( "IMG" ); var len = ((imgList == null)? 0 : imgList.length); for ( var i = 0; i

This is the second week of the mandatory 4th quarter roll-call. Last week's response was great and we thank those who answered so promptly. Those who need to respond to the roll-call are listed below. Thanks, Shirley Melanie Alexander Kimm Antell Sue Ashby Ed Black, Sr Duston Brooks Eirann Brooks Teri Brown Cynthia Buttram Jack Buttram Jo Ellen Castillo Darrell Colson Barbara Dore Lela Evans Cliff Fargason Edward Hayden Katy Hestand Brittany Hetrick Mary Ann Hetrick Mike Hinze Charmain Riley Holley Trey Holt Irma Holtkamp Sharon Ivy Elton Lacey Betty Miller Jim Mims Barbara Peck Paula Perkins Linda Pingel Cynthia Samples Tamara Stevens Ralph Terry Etta Withers

Hello, Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce Rockwall County as the September County of the Month. Congratulations to the County Coordinator, Kathey Kelley Hunt! Kathey has a variety of interesting items and databases on the site. You can read about the murder of Rockwall's 1st elected sheriff, view copies of old newspaper articles, check out the unique genealogy help files, and get acquainted with the pioneer families. You may visit Kathey and Rockwall here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrockwa/ . Honorable mention counties are as follows: Brazos, Cochran, Delta, Gray, Kleberg, and Palo Pinto. Congratulations to those CC's as well. Kind Regards, Peggy T. Surfing Committee Chair

Way to go, Kathey! Shirley TCF <tcf@genealogist.net> wrote: Hello, Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce Rockwall County as the September County of the Month. Congratulations to the County Coordinator, Kathey Kelley Hunt! Kathey has a variety of interesting items and databases on the site. You can read about the murder of Rockwall's 1st elected sheriff, view copies of old newspaper articles, check out the unique genealogy help files, and get acquainted with the pioneer families. You may visit Kathey and Rockwall here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrockwa/ . Honorable mention counties are as follows: Brazos, Cochran, Delta, Gray, Kleberg, and Palo Pinto. Congratulations to those CC's as well. Kind Regards, Peggy T. Surfing Committee Chair ------------------------------- 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

Congratulations to Hugh Swift for reaching the 5 year mark as a CC in the TXGenWeb. Shirley

We have 2 counties available for adoption: Kenedy and Somervell. Anyone interested in either one of these? Shirley

Terry Jenkins earned the 10 Year Service Award back in August and I somehow over-looked that accomplishment. Congratulations, as well as my aplology, Terry. Shirley