I will let the poll on whether to have an election with only one candidate run until midnight, Saturday, October 14th. Just for the record, I heard from Trey Holt, & he declined the nomination also. Bettie <><

**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 Ellen Pack 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: >>1. Representative at Large >>Vacant - Term ending 31 December 2006. >>Need replacement for term ending 31 December 2008 >> >>2. Northeast/North Central >>Vacant - Term ending December 31, 2006 >>Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, >>Wisconsin. >>Need replacement for term ending 31 December 2008 >> >> >>3. Northwest/Plains >>Current: Ellen Pack >>Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. >>Term ending 31 December 2006. >>Need replacement for term ending 31 December 2008 >> >> >>4. Southeast/Mid-Atlantic >>Current: Nola Duffy >>D.C., Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West > > Virginia >>Term ending 31 December 2006. >>Need replacement for term ending 31 December 2008 >> >> >>5. Southwest/South Central >>Current: Shirley Cullum >>Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah >>Term ending 31 December 2006. >>Need replacement for term ending 31 December 2008 >> >> >>6. Archives/Special Projects >>Current: Denise Wells >>Term ending 31 December 2006 >>Need replacement for term ending 31 December 2008 > > Thank you! The USGenWeb Election Committee

No ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bosque Lover" <nana321@tatumtel.net> To: "TX-NEWS" <TXGW-NEWS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:51 PM Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] Candidates > Well folks, nominations have closed for TXGenWeb's SC election. We had > four nominations for SC: > Shirley Cullum, > Elaine Martin, > Trey Holt, & > Bettie Wood. > Elaine & I declined the nomination, while Shirley accepted. Trey did > not respond. This means we only have one "candidate". The plans were > to have an election even if there was only one candidate. Some of you > have said there was no sense in having a voting period. Since there is > only one candidate, who is clearly the winner, do you want to go ahead & > vote anyway? > Bettie <>< > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Well folks, nominations have closed for TXGenWeb's SC election. We had four nominations for SC: Shirley Cullum, Elaine Martin, Trey Holt, & Bettie Wood. Elaine & I declined the nomination, while Shirley accepted. Trey did not respond. This means we only have one "candidate". The plans were to have an election even if there was only one candidate. Some of you have said there was no sense in having a voting period. Since there is only one candidate, who is clearly the winner, do you want to go ahead & vote anyway? Bettie <><

Welcome to the team, Irma! Give us a hollar if you need any help. Donna Allen -----Original Message----- From: txgw-news-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:txgw-news-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Bosque Lover Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 5:32 PM To: TX-NEWS Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] Welcome Last night we had a harvest moon, & today we get a new member!! Please go voer to TXGEN@rootsweb.com & welcome Irma Holtkamp to TXGenWeb. She will be maintaining the Jim Wells County web site, with some help from Shirley Cullum. Welcome aboard Irma! Bettie <>< ------------------------------- 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

Last night we had a harvest moon, & today we get a new member!! Please go voer to TXGEN@rootsweb.com & welcome Irma Holtkamp to TXGenWeb. She will be maintaining the Jim Wells County web site, with some help from Shirley Cullum. Welcome aboard Irma! Bettie <><

**Please foreward to all USGenWeb Members and Lists** USGW-HELPPAGES List - Members helping members - You are invited to join your fellow USGenWeb members on the new USGW-HELPPAGES mail list. The purpose of this list is to provide a friendly and helpful means of communication across state and project lines for USGenWeb members seeking and willing to give assistance in all technical aspects of building and improving USGenWeb pages, including the creation and use of graphics, as well as assistance in attracting and displaying submissions, meeting researcher needs, utilizing our special projects, and so forth, in pursuance of the Project goals. Have a question about table creation? Need suggestions on a good FTP client? Have a graphic that keeps disappearing? Interested in helping other members with their web sites? New to USGenWeb and not sure how to get started? Subscribe to the USGW-HELPPAGES List! To Subscribe send note to: USGW-HELPPAGES-request@rootsweb.com Put nothing in the subject line. In the body of the note, put Subscribe Hope to see you soon! *Political discussion and announcements, off-topic notes, and/or flaming and rude, sarcastic or offensive language is strictly prohibited on this list.* Ellen Pack List Admin

Hi Everyone, The Surfing Committee is pleased to announce the September County of the Month is Parker County, Lela Evans is the CC. http://www.rootsweb.com/~txparker/ Congratulations, Lela, on a very user-friendly website that is chock full of information! The Honorable Mention Counties are: Garza, Goliad, and Grimes. Way to go, "G" counties! Hats off to the CC's. As usual, the COM and the Honorable mention counties are great representations of what the TXGenWeb has to offer researchers. Again, congratulations to Parker County and Lela Evans! Shirley Cullum Surfing Committee Chair

Just want you all to know that I have designed a web site to keep you up to date on the nominations, campaign pages, & any other stuff I can think of concerning the upcoming TXGenWeb SC Election: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/SCElections06.html Thanks Bettie <><

Dear Members, I will no longer be publishing the Uploaded Files. Today, I published the September, 2006 uploaded files and it was rejected by Rootsweb because it was over 40 kb in size. Hopkins County alone was 40 kb. Please check this page for Uploaded Files: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txuploads.html Click one of the years and sort through the directory. Thanks! Lola Withrow: lola@brightok.net Texas Archives File Manager: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006

The time has started for nominations for the next TXGenWeb State Coordinator Please send your nominations for SC to me at nana321@tatumtel.net. Bettie <><

Beginning October 1st, I will be taking nominations for the TXGenWeb SC election. The plans at this time, are to take nominations October 1 through October 7th. Then there will be a campaign period from the 10th through 21st, while folks are getting the "voting booth" ready. Actual voting is expected to begin Oct 22nd, & end the 28th. The new SC will take their seat November 1st. In the event there is only one nominee, we will still have the voting period, with the new SC to take their seat November 1, 2006. Every even year from now on (2008, 2010, 2012, etc.) an election will be held, with the "new" SC taking their seat November 1st. Bettie <><

86 yes votes 35 no votes The rest wanted to go with what the majority wanted, didn't want to vote, didn't feel informed enough to vote, etc Of the 86 yes voters, 54 wanted elections every 2 years, 16 wanted every 3 years, 7 wanted every 2-3 years 6 wanted every year, 1 wanted every 4 years, 1 wanted every 2-4 years, 1 wanted every 5 years so..... I will add to our guidelines that TXGenWeb has SC elections every 2 years. I am talking with the ASCs about a good time to hold our first regular election, so will have more on that later. Thank you all for helping us get this "together" & voicing your opinions on this. Bettie <><

Janie Edwards has given permission for all USGenWeb CC's to use the maps she has put on the below website. If you find these useful for your county, please drop her a line and say thank you. 1910-1914 maps for every state/county in the US > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shastaca/maps_index.html Elaine -- Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

Linda Simpson-- I need to hear from you regarding the mandatory roll call, & also need your vote on having regular SC elections in TXGenWeb. This is the last day--please check in before midnight so you don't get removed from the TXGenWeb. Thanks Bettie <><

I need to hear from you regarding the mandatory roll call, & also need your vote on having regular SC elections in TXGenWeb. This is the last day--please check in before midnight so you don't get removed from the TXGenWeb. Thanks Bettie <><

I need to hear from you regarding the mandatory roll call, & also need your vote on having regular SC elections in TXGenWeb. This is the last day--please check in before midnight so you don't get removed from the TXGenWeb. Thanks Bettie <><

I need to hear from you regarding the mandatory roll call, & also need your vote on having regular SC elections in TXGenWeb. This is the last day--please check in before midnight so you don't get removed from the TXGenWeb. Thanks Bettie <><

I need to hear from you regarding the mandatory roll call, & also need your vote on having regular SC elections in TXGenWeb. This is the last day--please check in before midnight so you don't get removed from the TXGenWeb. Thanks Bettie <><

I need to hear from you regarding the mandatory roll call, & also need your vote on having regular SC elections in TXGenWeb. This is the last day--please check in before midnight so you don't get removed from the TXGenWeb. Thanks Bettie <><