Thanks for sharing with all Lori, and thanks so much for all you do for Rock County and it's researchers! You have "done did" WIGenWeb Project proud! Congratulations!! Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Niemuth" <dawnlea@ticon.net> To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 5:06 PM Subject: [WIGEN-L] Almost famous (er... infamous?) > Things are always a bit nuts down here but two weeks ago things went > beyond nuts. > > Rock County's largest & oldest local newspaper called me for some > information regarding a few of our cemeteries and next thing I know... > this happened... > > <http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Newspapers/JGaz/JGaz200602.html> > > Following that, I've been inundated with comments and queries regarding > Rock's cemeteries and history. I've also been to several local government > meetings regarding my work and ended up being asked to assist with the > Planning & Development Agency's county mapping project due in 2010 (I'm > involved in mapping historical sites, cemeteries, old school houses, town > halls, original settler homes, etc.). > > It's odd and it's an honor and I'm still not used to all the attention. > I'm used to sitting in my old house at my old computer and wasting hours > on end putting up data "anonymously" because few knew what I looked like. > So, I guess I'm also a little miffed at being "outed" <grin> > > Anyhow, I told Tina and she said, "Tell the crew," so... done. > > Lori in Rock > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Walworth County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwalwor/ > >