Donna, I do, but cannot reply just now. Hang loose and I'll get back to you this week with a safe way to clean them. If somebody has time before I can reply, that's great... Genevieve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hayden" <dhayden@swva.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:11 PM Subject: [VAFLOYD] cleaning tombstones >I need some advice from all my rootsweb buddies. What is the best way to >clean an old tombstone? It appears to be faded and worn from age, making it >hard to read some of the engraving. I don't want to do anything or use >anything that would hurt the stone. Anyone have any suggestions? > thanks > Donna Hayden > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-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. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1331 - Release Date: 3/16/2008 > 10:34 AM > >

I need some advice from all my rootsweb buddies. What is the best way to clean an old tombstone? It appears to be faded and worn from age, making it hard to read some of the engraving. I don't want to do anything or use anything that would hurt the stone. Anyone have any suggestions? thanks Donna Hayden

http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/MasterBurialListAlpha.html I'm slowly getting caught up. About 100 additional marker photos added here Gor Godwin Cemetery in Fincastle.. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaboteto/godwin.html Rev War Pension Application Page added here http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockbr/rock.htm

Here are some Illinois counties and the state that have moved, why I don't know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "W Hinton" <wmhntn@frontiernet.net> To: <ilwashin@rootsweb.com>; <ilperry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:31 AM Subject: [ILPERRY] Moving > ILGenWeb has moved to > http://ilgenweb.net/ > > and along with this move Washington County has moved to > http://washington.ilgenweb.net > > Perry County has moved to > http://perry.ilgenweb.net > > Most of the Illinois counties can be reached with the same format : > with the county name first. > > The mailing lists, such as this one may or may not change. > > The Generations Network (TGN) which owns > MyFamily.com, Inc., Ancestry.com, along with others; > also now owns RootsWeb > Ancestry banners have already appeared on Free pages and Home pages > > Rootsweb acceptable use policy can be read at : > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > > > The contents of genealogy and history material for these counties still > remains on the websites that I host at Geneaolgy Trails : > Washington County, IL. http://genealogytrails.com/ill/washington/ > Perry County, IL. http://genealogytrails.com/ill/perry/ > > > Confused ? -- I am too, hopefully all will work out smoothly. > > Wayne > Washington & Perry Cos., IL. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILPERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This may help Floyd co users that also uses Raleigh co site. I really believe all counties of the states to try and use the same sites rather that go seperate ways Clarence ---- Gracie Stover <graciestover@yahoo.com> wrote: > The Raleigh County Website, and the Coal Mining > site(when it is ready) are moving. > Raleigh County is now at: > http://www.wvgenweb.org/raleigh/ > and now a part of WVGenweb. > I will keep you updated when we move the Mining Site. > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVRALEIG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Rhonda do they ha ve a limit as to how much space is free or is there a limit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Smith" <erf.smith8@verizon.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] roots web verus ancetry > usgennet.org is offering free web space to any rootsweb accounts who > wish to move. > > > Rhonda Smith > Rena Worthen wrote: >> I believe these cc's are buying space on someones server. I can't do >> that, >> nor do I expect you to. >> I think we're OK where we are for now. >> Rena >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John" <sowgenealogy@sunflower.com> >> To: "VAFLOYD-L@rootsweb.com" <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:46 AM >> Subject: [VAFLOYD] roots web verus ancetry >> >> >> >>> I Suppose many of you have seen this or maybe not: I belong also to the >>> Hamiltion Co., IN mailing list. >>> >>> Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >>> Change to Thread View >>> Sort Oldest First Newest First >>> >>> Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >>> sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 14 Mar 2008 2:03AM GMT >>> >>> Classification: Query >>> Surnames: >>> Due to the movement of the Rootsweb servers to Ancestry.com and to >>> protect free genealogy, the Hamilton Co. InGenWeb Pages have been moved >>> to >>> http://www.hamiltongen.com/index.htm >>> >>> Please change your bookmarks. >>> a.. Reply >>> b.. Report Abuse >>> c.. Print >>> >>> Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >>> kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:12PM GMT >>> >>> Classification: Query >>> Surnames: >>> Sharon, >>> >>> I had seen a notice somewhere about this move. I was curious about >>> the >>> rootsweb info remaing FREE then I saw this posting. I have a freepages >>> site >>> at rootsweb so was conserned about it becoming part of ancestry and them >>> then using it as part of the chargable parts of their businsess. By you >>> moving your Hamilton Co site I assume you had this same concern? >>> Kathy >>> a.. Reply >>> b.. Report Abuse >>> c.. Print >>> >>> Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >>> sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:21PM GMT >>> >>> Classification: Query >>> Surnames: >>> Yes, that was exactly my and numerous others concerns, at least 22 >>> states and some projects are all moving off Rootsweb. >>> a.. Reply >>> b.. Report Abuse >>> c.. Print >>> >>> Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >>> kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:38PM GMT >>> >>> Classification: Query >>> Surnames: >>> Thank you for your reply, guess I need to consider some options >>> then >>> also.. just in case. >>> >>> John Sowers in Lawrence, KS >>> researching Sowers, John, Miller, Booth. Eller, Sargent and other >>> related >>> families. >>> sowgenealogy@sunflower.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >>> It has removed 213 spam emails to date. >>> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>> >>> >>> ********************************** >>> Note from List Administrator!!! >>> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >>> Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >>> something about your Brick Wall person. >>> To contact Listowner: >>> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >>> ********************************** >>> Search this list's archived messages! >>> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >> Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >> something about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-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. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1329 - Release Date: 3/14/2008 > 12:33 PM > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 213 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

usgennet.org is offering free web space to any rootsweb accounts who wish to move. Rhonda Smith Rena Worthen wrote: > I believe these cc's are buying space on someones server. I can't do that, > nor do I expect you to. > I think we're OK where we are for now. > Rena > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John" <sowgenealogy@sunflower.com> > To: "VAFLOYD-L@rootsweb.com" <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:46 AM > Subject: [VAFLOYD] roots web verus ancetry > > > >> I Suppose many of you have seen this or maybe not: I belong also to the >> Hamiltion Co., IN mailing list. >> >> Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >> Change to Thread View >> Sort Oldest First Newest First >> >> Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >> sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 14 Mar 2008 2:03AM GMT >> >> Classification: Query >> Surnames: >> Due to the movement of the Rootsweb servers to Ancestry.com and to >> protect free genealogy, the Hamilton Co. InGenWeb Pages have been moved to >> http://www.hamiltongen.com/index.htm >> >> Please change your bookmarks. >> a.. Reply >> b.. Report Abuse >> c.. Print >> >> Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >> kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:12PM GMT >> >> Classification: Query >> Surnames: >> Sharon, >> >> I had seen a notice somewhere about this move. I was curious about >> the >> rootsweb info remaing FREE then I saw this posting. I have a freepages >> site >> at rootsweb so was conserned about it becoming part of ancestry and them >> then using it as part of the chargable parts of their businsess. By you >> moving your Hamilton Co site I assume you had this same concern? >> Kathy >> a.. Reply >> b.. Report Abuse >> c.. Print >> >> Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >> sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:21PM GMT >> >> Classification: Query >> Surnames: >> Yes, that was exactly my and numerous others concerns, at least 22 >> states and some projects are all moving off Rootsweb. >> a.. Reply >> b.. Report Abuse >> c.. Print >> >> Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved >> kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:38PM GMT >> >> Classification: Query >> Surnames: >> Thank you for your reply, guess I need to consider some options then >> also.. just in case. >> >> John Sowers in Lawrence, KS >> researching Sowers, John, Miller, Booth. Eller, Sargent and other related >> families. >> sowgenealogy@sunflower.com >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >> It has removed 213 spam emails to date. >> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >> Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >> something about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I believe these cc's are buying space on someones server. I can't do that, nor do I expect you to. I think we're OK where we are for now. Rena ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <sowgenealogy@sunflower.com> To: "VAFLOYD-L@rootsweb.com" <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:46 AM Subject: [VAFLOYD] roots web verus ancetry >I Suppose many of you have seen this or maybe not: I belong also to the > Hamiltion Co., IN mailing list. > > Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved > Change to Thread View > Sort Oldest First Newest First > > Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved > sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 14 Mar 2008 2:03AM GMT > > Classification: Query > Surnames: > Due to the movement of the Rootsweb servers to Ancestry.com and to > protect free genealogy, the Hamilton Co. InGenWeb Pages have been moved to > http://www.hamiltongen.com/index.htm > > Please change your bookmarks. > a.. Reply > b.. Report Abuse > c.. Print > > Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved > kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:12PM GMT > > Classification: Query > Surnames: > Sharon, > > I had seen a notice somewhere about this move. I was curious about > the > rootsweb info remaing FREE then I saw this posting. I have a freepages > site > at rootsweb so was conserned about it becoming part of ancestry and them > then using it as part of the chargable parts of their businsess. By you > moving your Hamilton Co site I assume you had this same concern? > Kathy > a.. Reply > b.. Report Abuse > c.. Print > > Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved > sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:21PM GMT > > Classification: Query > Surnames: > Yes, that was exactly my and numerous others concerns, at least 22 > states and some projects are all moving off Rootsweb. > a.. Reply > b.. Report Abuse > c.. Print > > Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved > kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:38PM GMT > > Classification: Query > Surnames: > Thank you for your reply, guess I need to consider some options then > also.. just in case. > > John Sowers in Lawrence, KS > researching Sowers, John, Miller, Booth. Eller, Sargent and other related > families. > sowgenealogy@sunflower.com > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 213 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Carol, I appreciate the info, and your kindness. I put in your fathers death date. I am sorry once again for your loss. I had some errors on the page and I think those are fixed as well. I have to go now, as the Genealogy Club is hosting the Bedford Genealogy Class at the Fincastle Library today. I have to get the refreshments ready. Please send whatever you like when you are ready. I work under pressure all the time. LOL I hope i'll always be behind, that means you all have done a good job to help send me things to add. You all are the greatest . Rena

===================== From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> Date: 2008/03/15 Sat AM 11:17:10 CDT To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] roots web verus ancetry I believe these cc's are buying space on someones server. I can't do that, nor do I expect you to. I think we're OK where we are for now. Rena ----- Original Message ----- I suspect the chances of Ancestry.com harvesting information from the Floyd genforum site are minimal. The information is not usually presented in a form they could easily get without extensive manual labor with the possible exception of the cemetery data and Barb R's data. One way to discourage Ancestry.com is to put a copyrite (c) symbol on photos that you own and cemetery and other tabular data which one of our members has generated. For data such as Barb R has posted I guess the best bet is to keep it in a format not easily harvested via software. Jack Spangler Ellicott City, MD

Rena: I want to personally thank you for posting these pictures of the Troutville Cemetery. My father, John V. Rader, was the driving force behind keeping this cemetery going, keeping it clean, mowed, etc. for over 60 years. In fact, before his death, he established endowments to make sure this cemetery would be kept clean and neat. Plus he established endowments in the name of his wife, son and his parents. His parents were John G. & Ada Berta Rader and my mother was Martha Bishop Rader and my brother was Donald Ray Rader. As you know, my dad passed away Dec. 8, 2007. (My brother and I haven't had the gravestone marked with his death date yet, but soon). There are so many of my Rader relatives in this cemetery, so much appreciated for the photos. This cemetery is just about a "city" block from my home place and adjoins my brother's land there in Troutville. A note on another subject: I was getting ready to send you Bishop information, as we had talked before about, but seeing how much stuff you already have, I'll wait til you get caught up. Again, thank you so much for all your hard work. It is very much appreciated. Carol Rader Sutherland> From: vafloyd-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: VAFLOYD Digest, Vol 3, Issue 148> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:02:51 -0600> > > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Troutville Cemetery Botetourt County, Va (Rena Worthen)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:07 -0400> From: "Rena Worthen" <doreatr@rbnet.com>> Subject: [VAFLOYD] Troutville Cemetery Botetourt County, Va> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <02a801c88651$0eecc4d0$051c0cd8@rene1>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > I have completed uploading the photos for markers in Troutville Cemetery, > provided by photographer, Doris Mullins. This is a large project and we owe > a debt of gratitude to Doris for all this work.> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaboteto/botetot.html > > > > ------------------------------> > To contact the VAFLOYD list administrator, send an email to> VAFLOYD-admin@rootsweb.com.> > To post a message to the VAFLOYD mailing list, send an email to VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com.> > __________________________________________________________> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the> email with no additional text.> > > End of VAFLOYD Digest, Vol 3, Issue 148> *************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join

I Suppose many of you have seen this or maybe not: I belong also to the Hamiltion Co., IN mailing list. Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved Change to Thread View Sort Oldest First Newest First Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 14 Mar 2008 2:03AM GMT Classification: Query Surnames: Due to the movement of the Rootsweb servers to Ancestry.com and to protect free genealogy, the Hamilton Co. InGenWeb Pages have been moved to http://www.hamiltongen.com/index.htm Please change your bookmarks. a.. Reply b.. Report Abuse c.. Print Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:12PM GMT Classification: Query Surnames: Sharon, I had seen a notice somewhere about this move. I was curious about the rootsweb info remaing FREE then I saw this posting. I have a freepages site at rootsweb so was conserned about it becoming part of ancestry and them then using it as part of the chargable parts of their businsess. By you moving your Hamilton Co site I assume you had this same concern? Kathy a.. Reply b.. Report Abuse c.. Print Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved sharcraig308 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:21PM GMT Classification: Query Surnames: Yes, that was exactly my and numerous others concerns, at least 22 states and some projects are all moving off Rootsweb. a.. Reply b.. Report Abuse c.. Print Re: Hamilton Co. Web Pages Moved kreeves60 (View posts) Posted: 15 Mar 2008 2:38PM GMT Classification: Query Surnames: Thank you for your reply, guess I need to consider some options then also.. just in case. John Sowers in Lawrence, KS researching Sowers, John, Miller, Booth. Eller, Sargent and other related families. sowgenealogy@sunflower.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 213 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

I have completed uploading the photos for markers in Troutville Cemetery, provided by photographer, Doris Mullins. This is a large project and we owe a debt of gratitude to Doris for all this work. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaboteto/botetot.html

I am looking for information on Sarah Sallie Rader.? Born about 1817, married Russell Elswick Akers on August 23, 1832 and died March 18,1885.? These are my great, ,great, great grandparents.? I do not have any other information about Sarah Raders (parents, etc). Thank You, Kim Smith Bowyer Researching: Smith, East, Boone, Bennett

I am open minded about looking for a new site. It must be FREE, and it needs to have unlimited space, and if I go to all that trouble, who is to say that if Ancestry wanted the info they could still get it. I have a lot i'd like to "Just share with my Floyd family", but that would require us paynig for a site and then you would have to use a password to gain access. I don't think i'm ready for all that web authoring. Let's go with the change and see what happens. I have looked at Yahoo, they have a small limit on what I can post. Our photos would take up more than is avaliable with them. I looked at Mindspring, and that's a possibility, although I don't know how much space I can get for free. I looked here, http://genealogenie.net/ as this is where some of the other CC's are going. Who owns the space? I don't know??? How much space can we get, I don't know that either. Moveing is not as easy as just saying "Let's go". we have to pack up, and not leave a crumb behind, cause if you do, then something is not going to work. I moved my Craig county site from Yahoo-Geocities to Rootsweb not long ago. It took me about 10 hours, and it's a small site. I have Loudoun, Rockbridge, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Floyd, Franklin, and Patrick all volunteer projects. I work a full time job and I am too busy to think about moving all these sites just because Ancestry has access. I hope you all understand where i'm comming from. I don't mind us discussing this, but the decision has been made between Rootsweb & Ancestry's parent company. Nothing we can say to change this. Thank you Miss Kat. You made my day. Now I have work you all sent me and if I can i'll try to get some of it posted. Doug sent me two cemeteries, and John sent me two cemeteries, Bob sent me deveral deeds for the Lemon family, Doris gave me abt 100 pictures to finish off Troutville Cemetery in Troutville, Va., and I took 69 photos in Fairview~Buchanan & 117 photos in Godwin Cemetery in Fincastle this week. also received 6 new Pension apps for Rockbridge County.....I'm tired already, just thinking ....

May I put my word here in about ANCESTRY!! Ancestry has been buying up all the genealogy site for years now and charging us money for our own information that we have spent years collecting. Ancestry is a MONOPLY! and this is why I do not belong any more. I gave up my membership more than 5 years ago and swore that I would never rejoin them. Now that I have put my two words in I will go back and be disgusted that they can do this to us. Linda in California ----- Original Message ---- From: Cora Sue Linton <5l20country@comcast.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 12:08:07 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Rootsweb is changing Kasia, thank you for making us aware of this. I wasn't aware of it. Rena, I am wondering what your thoughts are about Rootsweb changing to Ancestry? How they will handle the information we share on this forum? I have never minded sharing my information with anyone, but I sure don't want it to be sold to enhance Ancestrys money making business. Most of our research was done by time consuming hard work and expense. For a company to have to do nothing but "copy and paste", put it on a CD and sell it, bothers me. I have read some blog from the website below, but I would like to hear what our list has to say about it. Thanks, Cora Sue Linton Waynesboro, VA \o/The Lord Inhabits Praise (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/03/rootsweb-to-be.html) ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This move will not change the RootsWeb experience or alter the ease of navigation to or within RootsWeb. RootsWeb will remain a free online experience. RootsWeb will remain a free online experience dedicated to providing you with a place where our community can find their roots together. If you have questions regarding this change please email them to feedback@rootsweb.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have no comment right at the moment, other than as far as I know Rootsweb has always been owned by the same company as Ancestry, so if they wanted to "copy and paste", my guess is, that they have always had the opportunity to do so..... Free is good..... I do not plan to "Jump ship" or move my websites from Rootsweb, although I see some are doing just that. I have no money to buy unlimited space for all our "stuff". Rootsweb gives me all the space I need. I Think we are ok here. Rena

I agree. Although I hate the thought of someone having to pay for work all of us have done, the bottom line is that we have been sharing it publically and they could have always come in, copied it, and used it before now. Probably did. I don't think much will change. I'm sticking with Rena. Kinda like Ruth in the Bible--where you go, I go. Where you stay, I stay! Kat On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> wrote: > This move will not change the RootsWeb experience or alter the ease of > navigation to or within RootsWeb. RootsWeb will remain a free online > experience. > > RootsWeb will remain a free online experience dedicated to providing you > with a place where our community can find their roots together. If you > have > questions regarding this change please email them to feedback@rootsweb.com > . > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I have no comment right at the moment, other than as far as I know > Rootsweb > has always been owned by the same company as Ancestry, so if they wanted > to > "copy and paste", my guess is, that they have always had the opportunity > to > do so..... Free is good..... I do not plan to "Jump ship" or move my > websites from Rootsweb, although I see some are doing just that. I have no > money to buy unlimited space for all our "stuff". Rootsweb gives me all > the > space I need. I Think we are ok here. > Rena > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear, dear Rena: I agree with you. I think we should "go with the flow" till we see what really happens here. Moving everything around is simply mind boggleing. I cannot say that I like Rootsweb becoming a part of Ancestry.com, but as you intimated, the decision has already been made. I just hope it will work out for everyone. And I did read the blogs on the newsletter that Kasia was so kind to post. Some good points made there. Allison Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> wrote: I am open minded about looking for a new site. It must be FREE, and it needs to have unlimited space, and if I go to all that trouble, who is to say that if Ancestry wanted the info they could still get it. I have a lot i'd like to "Just share with my Floyd family", but that would require us paynig for a site and then you would have to use a password to gain access. I don't think i'm ready for all that web authoring. Let's go with the change and see what happens. I have looked at Yahoo, they have a small limit on what I can post. Our photos would take up more than is avaliable with them. I looked at Mindspring, and that's a possibility, although I don't know how much space I can get for free. I looked here, http://genealogenie.net/ as this is where some of the other CC's are going. Who owns the space? I don't know??? How much space can we get, I don't know that either. Moveing is not as easy as just saying "Let's go". we have to pack up, and not leave a crumb behind, cause if you do, then something is not going to work. I moved my Craig county site from Yahoo-Geocities to Rootsweb not long ago. It took me about 10 hours, and it's a small site. I have Loudoun, Rockbridge, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Floyd, Franklin, and Patrick all volunteer projects. I work a full time job and I am too busy to think about moving all these sites just because Ancestry has access. I hope you all understand where i'm comming from. I don't mind us discussing this, but the decision has been made between Rootsweb & Ancestry's parent company. Nothing we can say to change this. Thank you Miss Kat. You made my day. Now I have work you all sent me and if I can i'll try to get some of it posted. Doug sent me two cemeteries, and John sent me two cemeteries, Bob sent me deveral deeds for the Lemon family, Doris gave me abt 100 pictures to finish off Troutville Cemetery in Troutville, Va., and I took 69 photos in Fairview~Buchanan & 117 photos in Godwin Cemetery in Fincastle this week. also received 6 new Pension apps for Rockbridge County.....I'm tired already, just thinking .... ********************************** Note from List Administrator!!! The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ********************************** Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kasia, thank you for making us aware of this. I wasn't aware of it. Rena, I am wondering what your thoughts are about Rootsweb changing to Ancestry? How they will handle the information we share on this forum? I have never minded sharing my information with anyone, but I sure don't want it to be sold to enhance Ancestrys money making business. Most of our research was done by time consuming hard work and expense. For a company to have to do nothing but "copy and paste", put it on a CD and sell it, bothers me. I have read some blog from the website below, but I would like to hear what our list has to say about it. Thanks, Cora Sue Linton Waynesboro, VA \o/The Lord Inhabits Praise (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/03/rootsweb-to-be.html)