Good Morning Everyone, Monday, October 1st is the "official" beginning of the month long 4th quarter Roll-Call. However, we will accept check-ins this week-end as well. You can simply hit reply or you can send a check-in message to me shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net or Elaine mcstumped@suddenlink.net Thank you all for everything you do to make the TXGenWeb the very best! Shirley

Good Morning Everyone, Monday, October 1st is the "official" beginning of the month long 4th quarter Roll-Call. However, we will accept check-ins this week-end as well. You can simply hit reply or you can send a check-in message to me shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net or Elaine mcstumped@suddenlink.net Thank you all for everything you do to make the TXGenWeb the very best! Shirley

--Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists-- To all USGenWeb Project members: Discussions with TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb are on-going regarding several issues, and results will be shared as they progress. Discussions have included many of the topics that have been broached by members on various Project lists. -- Placement and presentation of the masthead/banner; -- Prior contractual agreements that the USGenWeb Project may have with TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb; -- Clarification of TGN/Ancestry/Rootsweb TOS/AUP policies as it relates to the USGenWeb Project. The Advisory Board would like to thank the membership for their on-going questions and issues submitted as we all work together for the benefit of the USGenWeb Project mission to provide free online access to our visitors and the greater genealogical community. Tina Vickery National Coordinator USGenWeb Project USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com

Join us in the Chat tonight at 8:00pm. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/chat/chat.html Hope to see you then! Shirley

On Behalf Of Tina S. Vickery *****Please forward to USGenWeb Project lists***** The USGenWeb Project is recruiting a web master to maintain its USGenWeb Project National pages. Volunteers should have these qualifications: 1. Strong demonstrated knowledge and understanding of HTML and CSS [Cascading Style Sheets]; 2, Knowledge of FTP software; 3. Understanding of the USGenWeb mission and goals; 4, Member of the USGenWeb Project with a minimum of six months as a member in good standing; 5. Ability to spend at least one day a month on site maintenance and upkeep. This time will be spread over the course of a month to assure that updates are completed in a timely fashion; 6. Ability to respond in a timely manner to requests for updates as needed. If you are interested, please send a short statement of your qualifications and a minimum of three reference urls for the Advisory Board to consider. Please send your qualifications to Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com Your statement will be shared with Advisory Board members. Applications will remain open through Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Tina Vickery National Coordinator USGenWeb Project

Please feel free to forward to Project lists. --- I want everyone to know, that the Board is very receptive to suggestions, comments, ideas and concerns project members have. The negotiations are in the infancy stage. You can contact us privately or post to the Project lists. The Advisory Board page has been updated to reflect Board members names and email addresses. http://www.usgenweb.com/about/advisoryboard.shtml Tina Vickery National Coordinator USGenWeb Project

Pease feel free to forward to appropriate Project lists. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: Tina S. Vickery To: board@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:11 AM Subject: Statement on discussion/negotiations - Masthead for USGenWeb Rootweb hosted sites. As some of you may know, I attended the FGS conference in Fort Wayne, IN in mid-August where the USGenWeb Project hosted a booth. While there, I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Lloyd [again], Associate Community Development Manager for rootsweb.com and Donna Popelish, RootsWeb Help desk Manager. It was a pleasure to finally meet Donna, who is long overdue a huge THANK YOU from the USGenWeb Project for her care and responsiveness to the Project. She is one of our unsung heroes for her service! After the election, but prior to September 1, I received an email from Sean, requesting a teleconference with David Graham, RootsWeb Product Manager; Anna Fechter, Community Operations Manager The Generations Network; and Sean. While I agreed to the teleconfernce, I reiterated to them, that I was not National Coordinator yet. But I did agree to listen. And listen I did. Rootsweb and The Generation Network are very eager to work with us, (the Board and the Project membership), to facilitate a design for our masthead that distinctly displays our mission and goals while at the same time addresses their business concerns and decisions. I have no reason to believe that this negotiation will not be done in good faith, as both parties are eager to enter into a mutually acceptable agreement. The conclusion of our conversation was that they would prepare and forward to me a proposal for presentation to the Advisory Board and the Project. I will keep you all abreast of the discussions as they progress. Tina Vickery, National Coordinator USGenWeb Project

As I stated last week, RW has removed the Biographical Collection and the archived pages. Shirley YAHOO.Shortcuts.hasSensitiveText = false; YAHOO.Shortcuts.sensitivityType = []; YAHOO.Shortcuts.doUlt = false; YAHOO.Shortcuts.location = "us"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.lang = "us"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_id = 0; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_type = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_title = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_publish_date = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_author = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_url = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_tags = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.annotationSet = { "lw_1188930319_0": { "text": "anna@rootsweb.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 446, "endchar": 462, "start": 446, "end": 462, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " along. If people would like to contact me at anna@rootsweb.com I can pass along the information along. I hope" }, "lw_1188930319_1": { "text": "tsvickery@gmail.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 682, "endchar": 700, "start": 682, "end": 700, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " Tina S. Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:08 AM To:" }, "lw_1188930319_2": { "text": "Ancestry.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 1324, "endchar": 1335, "start": 1324, "end": 1335, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/place/virtual/web_site"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " that was released briefly last week on Ancestry.com, and wanted to make sure that you were clear" }, "lw_1188930319_3": { "text": "http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=1792", "extended": 0, "startchar": 1483, "endchar": 1522, "start": 1483, "end": 1522, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/URL"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " the site. Below is the latest post on the topic: http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=1792 The collection is not accessible or searchable." }, "lw_1188930319_4": { "text": "tsvickery@gmail.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 2160, "endchar": 2178, "start": 2160, "end": 2178, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " Tina S. Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:38 AM To:" }, "lw_1188930319_5": { "text": "usgenweb-discuss@rootsweb.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 2374, "endchar": 2402, "start": 2374, "end": 2402, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " Original Message ----- From: Tina S. Vickery To: usgenweb-discuss@rootsweb.com ; state-coord@rootsweb.com" }, "lw_1188930319_6": { "text": "state-coord@rootsweb.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 2406, "endchar": 2429, "start": 2406, "end": 2429, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " S. Vickery To: usgenweb-discuss@rootsweb.com ; state-coord@rootsweb.com ; board@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September" }, "lw_1188930319_7": { "text": "board@rootsweb.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 2434, "endchar": 2451, "start": 2434, "end": 2451, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " ; state-coord@rootsweb.com ; board@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:06" }, "lw_1188930319_8": { "text": "STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com", "extended": 0, "startchar": 3397, "endchar": 3428, "start": 3397, "end": 3428, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 1, "type": ["shortcuts:/us/instance/identifier/email_address"], "category": ["IDENTIFIER"], "context": " from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word \x27unsubscribe\x27 without the quotes" } }; YAHOO.Shortcuts.overlaySpaceId = "97546169"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.hostSpaceId = "97546168"; Please share with USGenWeb Project lists. Thank you, Tina Vickery National Coordinator USGenWeb Project ----- Original Message ----- From: Anna Fechter To: Tina S. Vickery Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 1:26 PM Subject: RE: IBC statement. Tina, Yes, it is okay to pass this note along. If people would like to contact me at anna@rootsweb.com I can pass along the information along. I hope all is going well in your new role! Thank you, Anna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tina S. Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:08 AM To: Anna Fechter Subject: Re: IBC statement. Thank you very much Anna. May I forward your note to appropiate Project lists? And who would you like folks to contact if they still have issues. I very much appreciate your prompt answer to this concern. Thank you, Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: Anna Fechter To: Tina S. Vickery Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: RE: IBC statement. Tina, I saw your comment below regarding the cached pages from the Internet Biographical Collection that was released briefly last week on Ancestry.com, and wanted to make sure that you were clear that it has been completely removed from the site. Below is the latest post on the topic: http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=1792 The collection is not accessible or searchable. We have worked to make sure that any cached pages have been removed and are not accessible, even if trying to go back to them with a saved URL. If you or your members find that there are cached pages that you can still access, please first try clearing the internet cache on your computer. If you can still access the cached page after that, please provide us with the URL so that we can look into the issue further and resolve the error. Thanks, Anna ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Tina S. Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:38 AM To: Sean; Anna Fechter; David Graham Subject: Fw: IBC statement. FYI. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: Tina S. Vickery To: usgenweb-discuss@rootsweb.com ; state-coord@rootsweb.com ; board@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 9:06 AM Subject: IBC statement. Please feel free to forward to appropriate Project lists. --- Good morning all -- There has been much discussion throughout the genealogical community and USGenWeb Project lists regarding Ancestry's IBC launch. The USGenWeb Project has been contacted by TGN, and all correspondence to date regarding this collection has been shared with the Project. They have halted and dismantled the collection. The Advisory Board is also aware of continuing concerns throughout the Project that cached pages are still being accessed. The Advisory Board will contact Ancestry for further clarification of this issue. Thank you all very much for your patience as we work to answer your concerns. Tina Vickery USGenWeb Project National Coordinator --

**Please Forward as appropriate to USGenWeb Members** > The Election Committee is looking for replacement > volunteers to fill > seats currently vacant, or which will become vacant on 1 > January 2007. > > The "job" includes: Developing a working relationship > with SCs > and/or ASCs to maintain a current Project membership > list, and > assisting in all polls and elections, especially during > the months of > June and part of July to host the USGenWeb Project's > Annual Election. > > Volunteers will have the satisfaction of working with an > excellent > group of people to handle an important responsibility > that allows our > members to have a voice in our elections. > > Any member of the project who is eligible to vote is > eligible for > membership in the EC, the exception being that no Advisory > Board > member may serve as a working member of the EC. > > If interested, please send Email to Jo Branch > > Please state your full name and a word about where you > currently are > a volunteer, including the URL of you site(s). > > The following positions are currently open: > > RAL - 1 year replacement > Term ending December 31, 2008 > > RAL - 2 year replacement > Term ending December 31, 2009 > > NENC - 2 year replacement > Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, > Vermont. > Term ending December 31, 2009 > > NWPL - 2 year replacement > Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota. > Term ending 31 December 2009. > > SEMA - 1 year replacement > Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, South > Carolina, > Tennessee. > Term ending 31 December 2008. > > SWSC - 2 year replacement > Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana > Term ending 31 December 2009. > > SPAR - 2 year replacement > State Archives. > Term ending 31 December 2009 > > > Thank you, > The USGenWeb Election Committee > > > The State Coordinator is Larry Flesher. The Assistant State Coordinator is Denise Woodside. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Everyone, Chris Morton is the newest member of the TXGenWeb and has taken over as the CC of Hamilton County. Please join me in welcoming Chris to the TXGenWeb on the TXGEN list! txgen@rootsweb.com Shirley

Hello, Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce Falls County as the August County of the Month. Congratulations to the county coordinator, Kay Cunningham! Kay has done a wonderful job finding interesting items for inclusion on the site. She has calling cards, original scanned marriage licenses, letters, stories from pioneers, African American newspapers, and assorted treasures in "This and That". Please take the time to visit Kay and the wonderful folks of Falls County here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfalls/ . Honorable Mentions for August are: Frio, Gaines, Hardeman, Harris, Panola, and Sutton. Congratulations to those coordinators as well. I hope everyone has a happy and safe Labor Day weekend. Peggy T. Surfing Committee Chair

Hi Everyone, Wes Collins, Johnson County CC, has earned the privilege of displaying the 5 Year Service Award. Congratulations, Wes! Shirley

Hi Everyone, As of today, Suzie Henderson will be working with Susan Hawkins with Fannin County, and Brittany Hetrick will be working with her mom, Mary Ann, on the Fort Bend website. Please join me in welcoming both of them to the TXGenWeb on the TXGEN list! txgen@rootsweb.com Shirley

From: "Scott Burow" <sburow@swbell.net> To: <usgenweb-discuss@rootsweb.com>, <state-coord@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:36:31 -0500 Subject: [STATE-COORD] Further Update on Ancestry's IBC situation I have been advised by The Generations Network that everything has now been totally shut off and the cached pages have been removed from the server. As indicated, sometimes it just takes a little time to update pages, disable things, and remove the items in a live, on-line environment. Scott

Hi Everyone, I am pleased to announce that as of today, all 254 counties in Texas have coordinators. Mary Ann Hetrick is the newest member of the TXGenWeb and has adopted Fort Bend County. Please welcome her on the TXGEN list txgen@rootsweb.com Shirley

Bare67deb@aol.com wrote: From: Bare67deb@aol.com Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:16:05 EDT To: USGENWEB-DISCUSS@rootsweb.com, usgenweb-ne@rootsweb.com, USGenWeb-NW@rootsweb.com, usgenweb-se@rootsweb.com, USGENWEB-SW@rootsweb.com, usgwp-cc@usgwp.org Subject: [USGENWEB-SW] Election Committee Announcement **Please Forward as appropriate to all USGenWeb Mail lists** The USGW Election Committee would like to thank all of the candidates and voters for participating in the election process. Below are the results of the Election 2007. The election run-off elections will begin at 12:01AM on August 10th and end at 11:59PM on August 24th. The Election Committee declares Tina Vickery the winner. Tina Vickery 256 = 55.411255411 Bill Oliver 206 = 44.588744588 For further Election 2007 information, please visit our site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/index.html Thank you, Jo BranchUSGW Election Committee ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to USGENWEB-SW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Everyone, After testing a new Chat software, the Tuesday night Chat sessions will no longer be on mIRC. The new software does not require any downloading or configuration. The Chat sessions will be easier to join since you simply click the link, let the system load, and enter your name. The permanent URL for the Chat is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/chat/chat.html If you have any questions, contact me. Hope to see you in Chat Tuesday nights at 8pm. Shirley

**Please Forward as appropriate to all USGenWeb Mail lists** The election run-off elections will begin at 7:59AM on August 10th and end at 8:01AM on August 24th. The candidates for National Coordinator are Bill Oliver and Tina Vickery. If you use a spam filter, please set it to accept <Registrar@usgwelections.org> to prevent your election password from bouncing. Please note that "usgw" was inadvertently left out of the previous message! >From the FAQ located on the election site: I believe I am eligible to vote, but I did not receive a password. Please allow three or four days for all passwords to reach all members. If you have not received a password by that time, please check your spam folder before contacting the EC Member or Temporary EC Representative assigned to your region or special project. Please state your full name, current and alternate Email Addresses, State, County, or Special Project affiliation, and your position, i.e. County Coordinator, Town Coordinator, Archives File Manager, etc. Please! Do not wait until the last few days before the election ends before contacting the EC about a password! The EC will make every effort possible to see that all eligible registered members have an opportunity to vote, but last minute requests frequently do not allow the EC enough time to arrange for a password to be sent to you! <end> For further Election 2007 information, please visit our site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/index.html Thank you, Jo Branch USGW Election Committee

The poll on a rule to keep donated material on the county websites was overwhelmingly agreeable to the CC's who responded (only 2 disagreed), and will therefore be added to the rules and regulations page. Shirley

Anne Shelton <Anne.Shelton@thc.state.tx.us> wrote: Subject: New Cemetery Brochure from the Texas Historical Commission Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:04:57 -0500 From: "Anne Shelton" <Anne.Shelton@thc.state.tx.us> To: <shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Shirley – Please forward to any groups or individuals who might be interested. Thanks! Anne ************************************************************************************************** The new brochure Rescuing a Historic Cemetery from the Texas Historical Commission is now available online and provides tips on how to start researching cemetery records and conduct cemetery surveys. The brochure also gives information about the RIP Guardian program for neglected historic cemeteries and how to get additional assistance for your project. To download the publication, visit www.thc.state.tx.us, select “Cemeteries,” then “RIP Guardian” and scroll down to the bottom for the link to the PDF. For more information about the RIP Guardian program, contact Anne Shelton at anne.shelton@thc.state.tx.us or 512/475-4506. **************************************************************************************************** Anne C. Shelton RIP Guardian Coordinator History Programs Division Texas Historical Commission 512/475-4506 www.thc.state.tx.us/cemeteries/cemrip.html