Hello Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce Medina County as the January County of the Month. Congratulations to the coordinator, Margaret Simpson-Meyer. Margaret has included some interesting databases on the Medina site. Researchers can view the Ships and Passenger Lists of early immigrants to the county, see Naturalization Records, tour the Historical Sites of Medina Co., and look to see if their ancestors are included in the Photos of Early Residents. You may visit Medina County here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmedina/ Honorable Mentions for January are: Anderson, Brooks, Coryell, Haskell, Sabine, and Wise. Congratulations go out to those County Coordinators as well. Sincerely, Peggy Surfing Committee Chair

There were 33 votes cast, 17 no votes and 16 yes votes. The decision to not sponsor the amendment was based on the basis of the "most votes wins", so TXGenWeb will not be one of the sponsors to the bylaws amendment. Bettie, Elaine, and I thank everyone who participated in the poll and we encourage more members to express their opinions when a poll is presented. Shirley

Please take the time to vote either yes or no on whether the TXGenWeb should sponsor the proposed amendment. The voting ends Tuesday night (Jan. 30) at midnight. Below is a copy of the original message (with email correction). Be sure to send your vote to both Bettie nana321@tatumtel.net and me shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net And, if you haven't checked in for roll-call, please do that by Wednesday night at midnight if you plan on remaining a CC in the TXGenWeb. Roll-call replies should be sent to Elaine mcstumped@suddenlink.net or me shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net. Thanks, Shirley ______________________________________________________________________ We are not encouraging or discouraging this, but would like you all to read the proposed bylaws amendment below. After a few days discussion, please let Shirley & Bettie know if you would be interested in being one of the states that sponsors this amendment by voting yes or no in an email to both by midnight, Tuesday, January 30 Shirley shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net & Bettie nana321@tatumtel.net A majority vote "wins". This does not mean the amendment passes. It just means that TXGenWeb will be one of the sponsors of the amendment. The voting will begin on this during regular election time in July. --------------------------------------- "These USGenWeb Bylaws; Article VI (Duties/Qualifications of Advisory Board), Section 3 and Article XIV (Grievance Procedures and Appeals Process) are repealed and replaced as stated below. Article VI, Section 3. The responsibilities of the Advisory Board shall include addressing any problem issues as they arise; aiding the state projects upon request; establishing and overseeing committees; reviewing grievance appeals in accordance with the Grievance Committee Procedures, and appointing a webmaster to maintain the national website Article XIV, Section 1. A standing Grievance Committee will be established. Article XIV, Section 2. The Grievance Committee will operate under the Grievance Policies and Procedures. Changes to the Grievance Policies and Procedures may be made by the Advisory Board or may be proposed by the Grievance Committee for approval by the Advisory Board. The current Grievance Policies and Procedures shall be displayed on the National website. Article XIV, Section 3. The Advisory Board will appoint the initial members of the Grievance Committee. Thereafter, the Grievance Committee will recommend for approval by the Advisory Board a slate of members to fill vacant positions. Article XIV, Section 4. The Grievance Committee will administer a fair, orderly, and timely resolution of a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Policies and Procedures. Article XIV, Section 5. The resolution of a grievance is binding upon the membership. Article XIV, Section 6. All actions, whether by the national Grievance Committee or by a grievance process at a state or special project level, shall be characterized by fairness, courtesy, and respect for the dignity and the rights of each individual. To that end, the following rights and responsibilities apply to all grievance processes within the USGenWeb Project, XXGenWeb Projects, and Special Projects. Article XIV, Section 6(1). A member may choose to act as his or her own representative, or may select someone to act as his or her representative. The member retains the right to change or dismiss the representative at any step of the procedure; however, such action will not affect the point at which the change or dismissal occurs. Article XIV, Section 6(2). When a member is dismissed from a position in a State, Local, or Special Project, that member's position may not be filled until the expiration of the time for that member to file a grievance. When the said member files a grievance, that position may not be filled unless the grievance resolution against the member calls for the member to lose that position. Nothing should prevent the unlinking of the member's website and establishing a temporary website pending resolution of any grievance. Article XIV, Section 6(3). Nobody shall be discriminated against for participating in the grievance process." -- You have to wonder about humans, they think God is dead and Elvis is alive!

I guess I got nana happy when typing my email addy. I will respond to each voter, so if you don't have an email from me that says I have counted your vote, please send it again. Thanks Bettie <>< > Please note that Bettie's email address is incorrect in the Amendment Announcement. > > The correct addresses are: > shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net and nana321@tatumtel.net > > If you have already sent in your vote, please DO NOT send it again as I forwarded Bettie a copy of your votes. > > Shirley > > > -----Original Message----- > From: txgw-news-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:txgw-news-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Shirley Cullum > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:50 PM > To: TXGW-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] Announcement on Amendment > > We are not encouraging or discouraging this, but would like you all > to read the proposed bylaws amendment below. After a few days > discussion, please let Shirley & Bettie know if you would be > interested in being one of the states that sponsors this amendment > by voting yes or no in an email to both by midnight, Tuesday, January > 30 > Shirley shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net > & > Bettie nanan321@tatumtel.net > > A majority vote "wins". This does not mean the amendment passes. It > just means that TXGenWeb will be one of the sponsors of the amendment. > > The voting will begin on this during regular election time in July. > > --------------------------------------- > > "These USGenWeb Bylaws; Article VI (Duties/Qualifications of Advisory > Board), Section 3 and Article XIV (Grievance Procedures and Appeals > Process) are repealed and replaced as stated below. > > Article VI, Section 3. > The responsibilities of the Advisory Board shall include addressing > any problem issues as they arise; aiding the state projects upon > request; > establishing and overseeing committees; reviewing grievance appeals > in accordance with the Grievance Committee Procedures, and appointing > a > webmaster to maintain the national website > > Article XIV, Section 1. > A standing Grievance Committee will be established. > > Article XIV, Section 2. > The Grievance Committee will operate under the Grievance Policies and > Procedures. Changes to the Grievance Policies and Procedures may be > made by the Advisory Board or may be proposed by the Grievance > Committee for approval by the Advisory Board. The current Grievance > Policies and Procedures shall be displayed on the National website. > > Article XIV, Section 3. > The Advisory Board will appoint the initial members of the Grievance > Committee. Thereafter, the Grievance Committee will recommend for > approval by the Advisory Board a slate of members to fill vacant > positions. > > Article XIV, Section 4. > The Grievance Committee will administer a fair, orderly, and timely > resolution of a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Policies > and Procedures. > > Article XIV, Section 5. > The resolution of a grievance is binding upon the membership. > > Article XIV, Section 6. > All actions, whether by the national Grievance Committee or by a > grievance process at a state or special project level, shall be > characterized by fairness, courtesy, and respect for the dignity and > the rights of each individual. To that end, the following rights and > responsibilities apply to all grievance processes within the USGenWeb > Project, XXGenWeb Projects, and Special Projects. > > Article XIV, Section 6(1). > A member may choose to act as his or her own representative, or may > select someone to act as his or her representative. The member > retains the right to change or dismiss the representative at any step > of > the > procedure; however, such action will not affect the point at which > the change or dismissal occurs. > > Article XIV, Section 6(2). > When a member is dismissed from a position in a State, Local, or > Special Project, that member's position may not be filled until the > expiration of the time for that member to file a grievance. When the > said member files a grievance, that position may not be filled unless > the grievance resolution against the member calls for the member to > lose that position. Nothing should prevent the unlinking of the > member's website and establishing a temporary website pending > resolution of any grievance. > > Article XIV, Section 6(3). > Nobody shall be discriminated against for participating in the > grievance process." > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Please note that Bettie's email address is incorrect in the Amendment Announcement. The correct addresses are: shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net and nana321@tatumtel.net If you have already sent in your vote, please DO NOT send it again as I forwarded Bettie a copy of your votes. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: txgw-news-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgw-news-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Shirley Cullum Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:50 PM To: TXGW-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] Announcement on Amendment We are not encouraging or discouraging this, but would like you all to read the proposed bylaws amendment below. After a few days discussion, please let Shirley & Bettie know if you would be interested in being one of the states that sponsors this amendment by voting yes or no in an email to both by midnight, Tuesday, January 30 Shirley shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net & Bettie nanan321@tatumtel.net A majority vote "wins". This does not mean the amendment passes. It just means that TXGenWeb will be one of the sponsors of the amendment. The voting will begin on this during regular election time in July. --------------------------------------- "These USGenWeb Bylaws; Article VI (Duties/Qualifications of Advisory Board), Section 3 and Article XIV (Grievance Procedures and Appeals Process) are repealed and replaced as stated below. Article VI, Section 3. The responsibilities of the Advisory Board shall include addressing any problem issues as they arise; aiding the state projects upon request; establishing and overseeing committees; reviewing grievance appeals in accordance with the Grievance Committee Procedures, and appointing a webmaster to maintain the national website Article XIV, Section 1. A standing Grievance Committee will be established. Article XIV, Section 2. The Grievance Committee will operate under the Grievance Policies and Procedures. Changes to the Grievance Policies and Procedures may be made by the Advisory Board or may be proposed by the Grievance Committee for approval by the Advisory Board. The current Grievance Policies and Procedures shall be displayed on the National website. Article XIV, Section 3. The Advisory Board will appoint the initial members of the Grievance Committee. Thereafter, the Grievance Committee will recommend for approval by the Advisory Board a slate of members to fill vacant positions. Article XIV, Section 4. The Grievance Committee will administer a fair, orderly, and timely resolution of a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Policies and Procedures. Article XIV, Section 5. The resolution of a grievance is binding upon the membership. Article XIV, Section 6. All actions, whether by the national Grievance Committee or by a grievance process at a state or special project level, shall be characterized by fairness, courtesy, and respect for the dignity and the rights of each individual. To that end, the following rights and responsibilities apply to all grievance processes within the USGenWeb Project, XXGenWeb Projects, and Special Projects. Article XIV, Section 6(1). A member may choose to act as his or her own representative, or may select someone to act as his or her representative. The member retains the right to change or dismiss the representative at any step of the procedure; however, such action will not affect the point at which the change or dismissal occurs. Article XIV, Section 6(2). When a member is dismissed from a position in a State, Local, or Special Project, that member's position may not be filled until the expiration of the time for that member to file a grievance. When the said member files a grievance, that position may not be filled unless the grievance resolution against the member calls for the member to lose that position. Nothing should prevent the unlinking of the member's website and establishing a temporary website pending resolution of any grievance. Article XIV, Section 6(3). Nobody shall be discriminated against for participating in the grievance process." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We are not encouraging or discouraging this, but would like you all to read the proposed bylaws amendment below. After a few days discussion, please let Shirley & Bettie know if you would be interested in being one of the states that sponsors this amendment by voting yes or no in an email to both by midnight, Tuesday, January 30 Shirley shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net & Bettie nanan321@tatumtel.net A majority vote "wins". This does not mean the amendment passes. It just means that TXGenWeb will be one of the sponsors of the amendment. The voting will begin on this during regular election time in July. --------------------------------------- "These USGenWeb Bylaws; Article VI (Duties/Qualifications of Advisory Board), Section 3 and Article XIV (Grievance Procedures and Appeals Process) are repealed and replaced as stated below. Article VI, Section 3. The responsibilities of the Advisory Board shall include addressing any problem issues as they arise; aiding the state projects upon request; establishing and overseeing committees; reviewing grievance appeals in accordance with the Grievance Committee Procedures, and appointing a webmaster to maintain the national website Article XIV, Section 1. A standing Grievance Committee will be established. Article XIV, Section 2. The Grievance Committee will operate under the Grievance Policies and Procedures. Changes to the Grievance Policies and Procedures may be made by the Advisory Board or may be proposed by the Grievance Committee for approval by the Advisory Board. The current Grievance Policies and Procedures shall be displayed on the National website. Article XIV, Section 3. The Advisory Board will appoint the initial members of the Grievance Committee. Thereafter, the Grievance Committee will recommend for approval by the Advisory Board a slate of members to fill vacant positions. Article XIV, Section 4. The Grievance Committee will administer a fair, orderly, and timely resolution of a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Policies and Procedures. Article XIV, Section 5. The resolution of a grievance is binding upon the membership. Article XIV, Section 6. All actions, whether by the national Grievance Committee or by a grievance process at a state or special project level, shall be characterized by fairness, courtesy, and respect for the dignity and the rights of each individual. To that end, the following rights and responsibilities apply to all grievance processes within the USGenWeb Project, XXGenWeb Projects, and Special Projects. Article XIV, Section 6(1). A member may choose to act as his or her own representative, or may select someone to act as his or her representative. The member retains the right to change or dismiss the representative at any step of the procedure; however, such action will not affect the point at which the change or dismissal occurs. Article XIV, Section 6(2). When a member is dismissed from a position in a State, Local, or Special Project, that member's position may not be filled until the expiration of the time for that member to file a grievance. When the said member files a grievance, that position may not be filled unless the grievance resolution against the member calls for the member to lose that position. Nothing should prevent the unlinking of the member's website and establishing a temporary website pending resolution of any grievance. Article XIV, Section 6(3). Nobody shall be discriminated against for participating in the grievance process."

Hi folks This is the last week of roll call, & Shirley has asked me to post those names that have not responded to roll call. If your name is on the list below, please respond before January 31st to: Shirley <shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net> & Elaine <McStumped@suddenlink.net> Thanks for all you do! Bettie <>< --------------------------- Donna Allen Ed Black, Sr Kent Brunette Leigh Compton Lee Aurale Huff Holli Kees Cindy Koegel Elton Lacey Barbara Peck Tim Seawolf-Self Ed Williams

Hi Everyone, William (Bill) Tye, Jr. is the new CC for McLennan County. Please mosey on over to the TXGEN list and welcome him to the TXGenWeb. Shirley

This is the 3rd week of the January roll-call and most of you have already checked in and we thank you for doing so. However, if your name is on the list below, please check in with Elaine or me at your earliest convenience. Have a great week-end! Shirley shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donna Allen Charlotte Beck Ed Black, Sr Ron Brothers Kent Brunette Leigh Compton Kelli Crnkovich Lee Aurale Huff Holli Kees Cindy Koegel Elton Lacey Barbara Peck Tim Seawolf-Self Ed Williams

Cynthia Samples has agreed to become the new Chat Coordinator for the Tuesday evening Chat Sessions effective immediately. Shirley

Hi Everyone, The holidays are over so maybe we can get back to our Chat Sessions on Tuesday evenings at 8pm. Information on the Chat Sessions can be found here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/chat.htm Hope to "see" you there! Shirley Cullum Chat Coordinator

Happy 2007 to Everyone! Thank you for the great response to the first roll-call. The Annual TXGenWeb Meeting will be in April in San Antonio. Lela will be posting more information about the meeting soon. Please remember to update your county websites to reflect the change in State Coordinator from Bettie Wood to me ASAP. (Some still have David Morgan listed as SC.) Have a great year! Shirley

Hello Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce the selection of Colorado County as the 2006 TXGenWeb County of the Year. Please join us in congratulating the county coordinator, Dorothy Albrecht! Colorado County has much to offer researchers. Dorothy has a very interesting collection called "It Was In The News" that has bits of information that was in the newspapers from 1850 onward. Other collections and databases of interest for Colorado researchers are Obituaries, Photographs, Military, Early German Settlements, Church and Bible Records, Early Recollections of Colorado County, Walker Furniture Store Day Book, and many more. Grab yourself a cup of coffee or a glass of sweet tea and head on over to Colorado County. You'll spend many a pleasant hour visiting with Dorothy and folks from the past. You'll be glad you did! http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/ Sincerely, Peggy T. Surfing Committee Chair

We are into the 2nd week of mandatory roll call for January 2006. Let's see if we can really start the new year out right with everyone answering. We value you as a TXGenWeb member and would like to see you stay with us throughout the year! If your name is on this list, you need to contact Shirley (ShirlCullum@sbcglobal.net) or Elaine (McStumped@suddenlink.net). Donna Allen Kimm Antell Charlotte Beck Ed Black, Sr Dunston Brooks Ron Brothers Kent Brunette Darrell Colson Leigh Compton Kelli Crnkovich Evelyn Crocker Lela Evans Clifford Fargason Tom Graham Charmaine Riley Holley Lee Aurale Huff Holli Kees LaDarla Keith Cindy Koegel Elton Lacey* * Betsy Mills Barbara Peck Tim Seawolf-Self Linda Simpson Ralph Terry Vickye White Ed Williams Carol Anne Wilson Diane "Dee Dee" Wilson Thanks & Happy New Year! Elaine

Please forward to all Project lists. ======================================== In accordance with the Grievance Committee Procedures, the Advisory Board has received and reviewed the qualifications and made recommendations on those members who volunteered to be on the initial Grievance Committee. The slate of committee members is listed below and will remain open for member comment for a period of ten days. After that date, the board will vote to accept or reject the slate based upon the discussions and member input at the first opportunity. We wish to thank all those who volunteered. As always happens when there are more volunteers than positions, the selection process was difficult. For the initial appointments to the committee we selected those members who either expressed life experience in handling grievances with mediation and arbitration through their employment, and those who have experience in training others. We also heavily favored those who have a familiarity with the process itself due to input into the committee or other processes similar to the GPC. These individuals have a hard job to establish the committee and to recruit and train volunteers. Individuals with experience in the area and with the procedures will help significantly. CC/LC Representatives: Ray Ensing - CC CAGenWeb, MTGenWeb and MNGenWeb - 2 years Cheryl Rothwell - CC ILGenWeb - 2 years Bob Sweeney - CC PAGenWeb - 2 years SP Representative: Alice Warner - Tombstone Project - Arkansas/Archives FM - Iowa SC Representative: Sharon Craig - ASC Indiana - 1 year At Large Representatives Sharyl Farrell - CC - 2 years - 1st year as Grievance Coordinator Bill Utterback - CC KYGenWeb - 1 year Please feel free to send your comments to myself, Mike Peterson the Representative At Large, or your Advisory Board representative for consideration. Scott Burow NC - USGenWeb

The January roll-call is now underway. Please check in with Elaine or me before January 31st. Simply hitting "reply" to this e-mail will serve as your check-in. Bettie, Elaine, and I send sincere wishes for a great 2007 to everyone. Happy New Year! Shirley

Hello Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce Bell County as the December County of the Month. Congratulations to the coordinators, Joe Deaver and Mary Duke. Bell County has a lot to offer the researcher. Some of the databases include: Nanny's Scrapbooks, Visit the "Poor Farm", and Bell Co. Photos. Please stop by Bell Co. at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell and visit for a spell. Honorable Mentions for December are: Bexar, Brazos, Harrison, Live Oak, and Palo Pinto. Congratulations go out to those CC's as well. Happy New Year to our TXGenWeb family! Sincerely, Peggy TXGenWeb Surfin' Committee Chair

Carla Clifton has adopted San Jacinto County and the URL to the website has changed to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsanjac/ The neighboring counties (Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity, and Walker) need to change the link to the new URL. Hudspeth County is now available for adoption so if you are interested, let Bettie, Elaine or me know. Shirley

Scott Burow <sburow@swbell.net> wrote: From: "Scott Burow" <sburow@swbell.net> Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:44:10 -0600 Subject: [STATE-COORD] Board List moving to ABChat Please forward to all project lists. The Board list is currently not forwarding mail. Messages sent yesterday have not been received for almost 24 hours at this writing although they appear in the archives. The problem is being addressed but has not been resolved. The AB will be moving all formal discussion to AB-Chat (usgenweb-all@rootsweb.com) with copies to Board to make a record for the archives when it is functioning properly. I was also advised yesterday that the archiver for AB-Chat is not working. This too will be addressed as soon as is possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and I'll advise the lists when things have been resolved. Scott Burow NC - USGenWeb Project ------------------------------- 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

I have sent emails to both Annette Burns and Janice Curtis but I haven't heard from them. If you know either one, please have them send me an email. Thanks, Shirley