This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------2F8AFF2253BC36403335977D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------2F8AFF2253BC36403335977D Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mx02.gis.net (mail2.gis.net [208.218.130.7]) by home.gis.net (8.8.8/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA21006 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:29:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost) by mx02.gis.net (8.8.8/8.8.8+pyrd) with internal id JAA11342; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:29:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:29:29 -0500 (EST) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]> Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found) Message-Id: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="JAA11342.945527369/mx02.gis.net" Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) This is a MIME-encapsulated message --JAA11342.945527369/mx02.gis.net The original message was received at Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:28:58 -0500 (EST) from ppp47-100.gis.net [216.41.47.100] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <[email protected]> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 <[email protected]>... Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found) --JAA11342.945527369/mx02.gis.net Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns; mx02.gis.net Received-From-MTA: dns; ppp47-100.gis.net Arrival-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:28:58 -0500 (EST) Final-Recipient: rfc822; [email protected] Action: failed Status: 5.1.2 Remote-MTA: dns; rootsweb Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:29:29 -0500 (EST) --JAA11342.945527369/mx02.gis.net Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: [email protected] Received: from gis.net (ppp47-100.gis.net [216.41.47.100]) by mx02.gis.net (8.8.8/8.8.8+pyrd) with ESMTP id JAA11324 for <[email protected]>; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:28:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:32:25 +0000 From: Rosemary Doyle <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Organization: none X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-NECCK (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: Look-up Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is anyone available to do an Obituary Look-up in the local papers? I am researching Elizabeth King. Who died in Elcho, Langlade, WI in October of 1969. I am looking for the Obituary and the Funeral Notice. I looked in the Volunteer Obit Look-up site and the Acts of Random Kindness and no one is signed up for Langlade Co., so any help will be greatly appreciated. Rosemary Graham Doyle --JAA11342.945527369/mx02.gis.net-- --------------2F8AFF2253BC36403335977D--

> Dear listowner or administrator: > > Please unsub me from my current email address of: [email protected] and resub me at > my new (temporary) email address of: [email protected] . I will be moving to WI and need to > have an email for during the time I will be off line. > > Thanks!! > -- > Cindy Johnson > *American Local History Network - WI* > http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html > *WI Census Data* > http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html

Hi everyone! The Wisconsin surname locator is now up and running. Please stop by and have a look. http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html and click on the Wi surname locator button. THANKS! -- Cindy Johnson *American Local History Network - WI* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html *My Wi. Family History Page* http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm *WI Census Data* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html *Saxonia House Restoration Project* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/saxoniahouse.html

I will be leaving the list shortly for a much looked for respite from internet genealogy, and take to the road in search of the real people. Because I will not be able to handle any problems with members of the list, I recommend you save a copy of this e-mail in the event YOU have a problem with the list, and have to, heaven forbid, unsubscribe. You do not have to do anything but click on the address I give and it will unsubscribe you from the list. DO NOT add anything in the body of the e-mail. Hopefully this will not be needed by anyone, but just in case. You will know when I return. Happy hunting, and remember your manners!.-Bill Just click on this address to unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?Subject=unsubscribe

Hi all! By popular demand I have created a Wisconsin Surname Locator page on ALHN WI. The pages hold such information as what surname is being researched, what county it is being researched in, who is researching it, and a link to that researcher's email address. Please stop by and check it out or add your names at: http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html - scroll down to Wisconsin Surname Locator and click on that button. There are well over 700 surnames listed there now and more being worked on as you read this. THANKS! -- Cindy Johnson *American Local History Network - WI* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html *My Wi. Family History Page* http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm *WI Census Data* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/censusindex.html *Saxonia House Restoration Project* http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/saxoniahouse.html

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:52:05 EDT From: [email protected] Subject: Book: LUX>OZAUKEE COUNTY, WI To all researchers who had ancestors from Luxembourg who settled initially in Ozaukee County, WI: I am writing a very large book that now has over 7,000 ancestors/descendants in it. The book will also contain written and pictorial essays and information--one large essay with dozens of pictures will be of the old Lakeshore Stone Quarry, its pier, ships, etc.. If you want your families included, please contact me. All credit for family trees goes to the researchers/contributors, pictures/copies of documents welcome. You can submit in Family Tree Maker form or gedcom form. All pix must have ID list and be dated. Please: privatize the sensational data in your files and make sure it's okay to list young children before sending it. I anticipate self-publication by May of 2000, 3 volumes at least, and printing costs that will probably be around $60+ for the set plus priority mailing costs of about $10----and that's without me making a dime, and I have thousands invested in this project. This first edition is being put together by me in honor of my deceased mother who co-founded the Luxembourg Society of WI. Send an email to: [email protected] to discuss inclusion of your families. Note: many of you out there may not realize that your Luxembourg Iowa or Minnesotan ancestor stopped here in Ozaukee County, WI, first. If they did, then we want you! I am trying to get more than 10,000 people for the first edition. Best wishes, Melissa Just a few examples of surnames in this text: Anzia, Antoine, Binat, Binsfeld, Dietz, Grun/Green, Fideler/Fiedler, Mallinger, Gonnering, Schanen (two clans), Prom (two clans), Mans, Decker, Becker, Steinmetz/Steinmetzer, Mans, Remich, Barnich, Roob, Wellenstein, Krick, Krier, Kultgen, Martin, Klas, Link/Linck(Hessians who married Luxies), Ledenbach, Romanesco(Dutch who married Luxies), Speltz, Kohner, Reuter, Reiter, Roeser, Mondloch, Weiler, Wester, Weyker, and hundreds more. NEED SOME ARENDTS, ALTENDORFS, ELLENBECKERS, BURMESCH, MOOTZ, CLOSS, FLIES, RIES, THILL, AND MANY OTHERS TO CONTRIBUTE YET. Regards, Melissa

I am still at a dead end trying to find out about the family of Nick Stromberg who lived in Antigo according to the 1900 census he mortgaged property. His ocupation was listed as a farmer. Does anyone know or could they look up which farm this was. It would be nice to know if the farm is still there. We would also like to know if there would be any funeral home information. The death certificate list death as jan 20, 1901 the undertaker it looks like last name Preston. Everything so far have not listed any parents or siblings for him. We know about his marriage and children. We can't get any earlier than his marriage to Clara Lindblom in Michigan in 1883. Before that is a dead end. Thanks in advance any info would be wonderful. Jane Stromberg

I have just uploaded the current obituraries for Langlade Co., there are 596 names in the new listing.-Bill

Everyone that has a browser, and would like a free copy of PAF 4.0, click on this address: http://familysearch.org/ select the purchase LDS software, or something like that, and go to the bottom of the next screen, there is the option to download a free copy. You will have to register, but that only takes a few seconds, and you do not have to be a registed PAF user. It took me about 1/2 hour to download, and I have a slow internet connection. You will actually get two programs, Setup and PAF40.exe, just click on the Setup, tell it which folder you want it in and it will do the rest. I made the mistake of telling it to go into PAF 3.0 folder, but it seems to run okay. I would recommend putting it in a different folder. It is pretty slick, looks okay, and I converted one of my family databases to PAF 4.0, which it does automagically. I think it looks a lot better than FTM 6.0 that I have a copy of, but I haven't run any reports yet. If someone does, please post your likes, dislikes to the list.-Bill

> Hi everyone! > > Thought I would remind you that there is a site that holds some information on all the > counties in Wisconsin. You can find the page at: American Local History Network - > Wisconsin @ http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html Once there scroll down the > page and click on the button that says County Topics, then just click on the county you > are interested in. > > You will also find tons of topics on the State Topics page that don't fit into specific > counties. > > If anyone has a site to add to the ALHN WI site, I would appreciate hearing about it. And > if you have a Wisconsin site of your own, please let me know and I would be more than > happy to link to it! > > -- > Cindy Johnson :0) > > NEW SITE! American Local History Network - Wisconsin > A compilation of Historical & Genealogical Information > http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html > > My Wisconsin Family History Page > http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm

Looking for anyone who might be connected to this Gillis family of Star Neva, Antigo and Liberty Twp., WI. See my Gillis tree at the following website: http://www.rhio.gillis.net/GillisPg.htm Also: Have a small book on the early times of Star Neva. Does anyone know for sure that they had family who lived there at the turn of the century? Sincerely, Rhio

Hello Everybody, I have come across some old post cards One addressed to a Mrs Adela Bishop 420 Elm St Antigo Wi and are from what appears to be Cassilda. It was mailed from Schofield Wi.It is postmarked Jun 20 1912 it is a picture of the "Scene in Schofield, Wis during Oct Flood, 1911 and is Photograghed by W Durkee. The other two are mailed from Antigo to a Miss Delores Bishop c/o Voss 'Birchwood Lodge Manitowish (this is what it looks like I am assuming it is Manitowac) One is dated Aug 6, 1943 and the other July 30th 1943 both are from "Mother" If anybody has any connection with this family please let me know! I am going to mention them to Marathon county as well. I would love to place these with somebody who has a connection with the families mentioned. Thanks LuDeanne Guenther Please visit the Shawano County Gen Web Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wishawan/ Visit my Personal Genealogy Page Guenther~Tindle Genealogy http://LuDeannes.genealogy.org ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

This guy is lost in the 1860 census indexes in NY. So I am posting it in the counties that his desendants lived. Thank you Susan! Paul Beauregard Greensburg, PA 15601 >From: Edwin Johnston <[email protected]> >To: "'P. Beauregard'" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: LePINE/ Lapine/ Lapean dit BARARD, RONDEAU/ RONDO >Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 15:23:19 -0500 > >hi, > >I think I may have found what you were looking for- >1860 Clinton County, Champlain >page 586 >Joseph Lepene, 68, Day laborer, born Canada >Armuth, 66, wife, born Canada >Philomene Cotah (?), 11, born Canada > >family next door >Lewis Lepene, 36, Day laborer, born Canada >Amelia, 30, wife, Canada >Francis, 18, NY >Amelia, 12, NY >Margaret, 10, NY >Joseph, 8, NY >Lewis, 6, NY >Peter, 4, NY >Josephine, 1, NY > >page 601 >Joseph LaPine, 34, day labor, born Canada >Louisa, 32, wife, NY >Margaret, 11, NY >Joseph, 10, NY >Francis, 7, NY >John, 6, NY >Josephine, 4, NY >Peter, 2, NY >Thomas, 2months, NY > >I would assume that this Joseph and Louisa are the same as the ones living with Joseph and Eleanor Lepine in 1850, and that Probably Joseph and Lewis are brothers and the sons of Joseph and Eleanor. Do you think this is your family? > >bye for now, >Susan >---------- >Francois's father is supposed to be Solomon or Joseph Lepine. >Which is it? Right? You found no Solomon Lepine in 1850. > >I need to find any Francois/Frank in 1860 less than 10 years old. >You showed a Francois with Lewis Lepine but this Francois was born in >Rouses Point, NY in 1841 and is not the one that married Lucy Gauthier. >He is not my Francois. > >Can you help with a accurate 1860 census of the Lepine, Lapine, Lapean, >Lafine, Rondo, Rondeau, Rondeault transcription???? Look for any Francois >below 10 years, if you have the records. > >Thank you for what you did for me. > >Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >At 03:29 PM 4/16/99 -0500, you wrote: >>In 1850 on the census on page 260, there is are 2 Lafine families. Its >not the same name, but when I looked at the census it seemed possible to me >that the names might have also been interpreted as Lap... not Laf. ( I am >working on Laflammes in the same area of NY and so have been paying a lot >of attention to F's and P's, and the possible misspellings) anyway- in >case you are interested I'll go ahead and give you the details >> >>Joseph Lafine, 58, Laborer, born in Canada, 150 dollars in his estate; >Eleanor, 54, Canada; John, 18, Canada, Julia, 12, Canada. Same house, >second family- Joseph Lafine, 23, Canada, Louise, 22, NY >> >>a few houses away >>Louis Lafine, 29, laborer, Canada; Amelia, 26, Canada, Frances, 9, NY, >Amelia, 2, NY, Peter Rondo, 20, Canada >>Susan >>---------- >>From: P. Beauregard[SMTP:[email protected]] >>Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 9:12 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: LePINE/ Lapine/ Lapean dit BARARD, RONDEAU/ RONDO >> >>Hi, >> >>I am new to this list and am looking for anyone researching the LEPINE dit >>BARARD or 'BARARD dit LEPINE' families of around Champlain, NY. >> >>Specifically I am interested in, where and who were the parents of Francois: >> >>FRANCOIS/Frank LAPINE / LEPINE, b. 25 January 1852/53, Lake? CHAMPLAIN, N.Y.- >>d. 1 November 1919, buried Sacred Heart, Milwaukee, WI. >>Lived at Escanaba, Mich. m. Lucy Gauthier, b. 29 January 1859, Fond du >>Lac, WI--d. 20 November 1929, Sacred Heart, Milwaukee, WI. >>Siblings by the ton: >>Margaret, Flora, Josephine, Emma m CLISH, Louise m GAUTHIER, SolomoN, >>Peter, Mary Ellen/Helen m Paradise, Genevieve, Georgianna alias Georgie m >>REMILLARD, Ida m LANCOUR(T), Mayme, Wilfred, Angela m SCHNEIDER, Irene m >>DAHLQUIST, Jesse m WEYMOUTH, Everesta m VANSISTINE/Vanchesteing. >>WOW, if true. >>Sincerely, >>Paul

Hi, I am new to these lists and am reserching the following families: GAUTHIER of Escanaba, MI LEPINE of Escanaba, MI See also, the related families throughout the USA at the end. ------------------------------- Francois Lepine b 1-25-1853 but WHERE? died 11-18-1918 Milwaukee, WI lived in Escanaba in 1898 married 9-5-1876 but WHERE? to Lucy Gauthier, born 1-29-1859 Fond du Lac, WI died 10-10-1924 Milwaukee, WI ------------------------------- Both lived in Escanaba until 1898 or thereafter. Others that died in Escanaba: Antoine Guthier 1896 and Flora Roberts 1904 Amelia Gauthier 1947 ---------------------------------------------------- Francois's parents were only named: Solomon LePine and Josephine RONDEAU, nothing else known. --------------------------------------------------------- Would love to know were either of these two Lepine families were married. Both were probably Catholic. What was the Catholic Church in Escanaba in 1859 and it's current address? Any help would appreciated. I have good records of the Gauthiers. Sincerely, Paul Related USA areas: Genevieve Lepine died SALINE, Kansas 1967 Georgianna LePine died REGINA, Canada; m Dave REMILLARD Emma Lepine died Milwaukee, Wisc. 1969 m Fred CLISH/Tish/Hlish Mayme Lepine died Milwaukee 1961 Everesta Lepine married Milwaukee 1921; researched. Stephen Gauthier died Negaunee, Michigan 1878. Menard Gauthier died Negaunee, Michigan 1923; married Elsie GADINE Joseph Gotchy died 1912 ANTIGO, Wisc.; m Emma Lepine she died 1907 Angeline Gauthier died Fond du Lac, WI 1932; m LANGLOIS Eugene Gauthier died Coleraine, Minn. 1937 Jessie Gauthier died 1913 Memomince, Wisc.

I am honored to announce the VERY FIRST issue of the Wisconsonian; an e-zine for the Wisconsin Local History Network, is now online and ready to view!!! The Wisconsonian will be a monthly e-zine with several articles about historical events in Wisconsin. It will also have a calendar of events throughout the state to keep you apprised of all the goings ons about the state. There will be a research resources and techniques section to use as a guide to finding your ancestors. Each month will bring you a new issue with fresh news articles to read. Please stop by and take a look at our newest adventure in recording history at: http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html - Scroll down the page and you will see the button that will take you to the e-zine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!! Interested in joining the team here at ALHN WI, and becoming a county contact? Send an email to this address for more details ~ [email protected] Please put "ALHN WI VOLUNTEER" in the subject line. You will be contacted by myself or Bob Schuster within 48 hours. Include your full name and how we are to contact you in return. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you! Cindy Johnson :0)

We are looking for information on Nick Stromberg who married Clara Lindblom in Ludington in 1883 and moved to Antigo. They were both from Sweden and had 7 children. In 1899 Clara died and in 1901 Nick died leaving behind 7 children that age ranged from 3 to 15. The 1900 census list Nick as a farmer. So they must have lived on a farm in Antigo. The children were said to have gone to live with other families. Maybe in Norwood, and some say North Dakota. The name Hamiester has also come up. Can anyone help me with this mystery. We have no clue who either Nick or Clara's parents were and don't know if any siblings are alive. We would like to find out more about this family. Does anyone have any insight on them. Thanks in advance Edward & Jane Stromberg Great grandchildren of Nick and Clara

Hello everyone! http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html Just wanted to let you know that I have added a few more links on the WI State Topics page. And, the new sites from now on will be marked with a red asterisk to make it easier for everyone to find them. I have also added a few sites on a few county pages. These new sites will be marked with the words NEW SITE!!! in red also. New to the Adams Co. site is the Adams Co. Historical Society site. I urge you to check this site out as it is a great site with lots of local information to be seen. And if you have any links that you would like to add to the site, please email with the information. If you have a personal or genealogical web site that deals with Wisconsin, you can also have a link added to the ALHN WI site. (Linda - I know you want your site on there!) :) There is also a new link on the Oneida and Vilas Co sites for look ups that are offered by a volunteer. If you can offer to do look ups and would like me to create a page with your information on it, please let me know. I will be more than happy to work with you on something. Whether you charge for your help or not, is up to you. I would just like to give folks you need help in Wisconsin a few places that they can count on getting some correct information through. Our ALHN WI page is nearing 5000 visits! Yipee!!! Not too long ago we were only at 4000. I have also included a new webtracker on the main pages of the ALHN WI site. This way I can keep track of what the most popular pages are and where people are coming from. This tracker will even tell me what country visitors are from. I want to thank everyone that has taken the time to visit the site. It wouldn't be there if it weren't for all you wonderful Wisconsinites and your ancestors!!! Please take a few minutes to check out our updates at the American Local History Network - Wisconsin site. -- Cindy Johnson :0) NEW SITE! American Local History Network - Wisconsin A compilation of Historical & Genealogical Information http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html My Wisconsin Family History Page http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm

Hello all, Quick note to let you know that my site has had quite a few hits thanks to all of you! Also wanted to let you know that I have added two new newspaper clippings. The first is the accounts of President Lincoln's assassination in 1865. The second is of Gov. James T. Lewis' model thanksgiving proclaimation. These are listed on the State Topics page under newspaper clippings. Please feel free to stop by and check it out. ENJOY! And thanks for visiting!!!!! http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html -- Cindy Johnson :0) NEW SITE! American Local History Network - Wisconsin A compilation of Historical & Genealogical Information http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwius/WI_index.html My Wisconsin Family History Page http://www.ameritech.net/users/cindyjohnson1/Family_history.htm

I'm looking for someone who has access to directories for Elton, Langlade, WI, for years between 1905 and 1932. I'm looking for listings of several PATNODE relatives who were living in Elton during that time frame, in particular Frank Edgar PATNODE and Mrs. James MATTSON (Delphine) prior to 1909 and Mrs. ? BARTLETT (also Delphine) after 1909. I know Frank and Delphine had several other brothers living in Elton during this time frame also, Leonard Isreal PATNODE Jr. was one and there was at least one other. Can anyone help me out? Dan Patnode Researching the following variations on a theme: PATENAUDE, PATNAUDE, PATNOUDE, PATENOUDE, PATENODE, PATNODE, PATNOD, PATNOED, PATNOE, PATENOE, PATNO, PATNUDE, PATNOTE, PATNOTTE, PEDNU throughout Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. BARTLETT married to Delphine/Della/&c. PATNODE after 1909. As well as: JONES (In Marathon County), MITICOMINKWE, MITICOMINQUI, FREIBURGER, and HAUG.

Hi, all and Happy Holidays: As your "list owner", I feel compelled to forward to you a bit of the communication that is going around to the listowners this week. For the first time in a long time, Rootweb is in dire straits. This enterprise has been almost totally supported by Dr. Brian Leverich and Karen Isaacson, his wife. It has always been free to all comers and they would like to keep it that way. However, that really may not be possible. I have "nagged" you all from time to time about becoming a rootsweb member. It only costs $12.00 per year and you can get your own mailing list if you like. Better yet, you can become a sponsor for $24.00 and there are quite a few perks. But even if you cannot see your way clear to do that right now, anything you can afford would be appreciated. Even if all of you just sent a buck or two to the address below it would enough to be of help. We don't want to lose this excellent resource, do we? send a check in U.S. dollars to: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative P.O. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 or visit here to see if you would like to do more. http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html The letter I received from another mail list this morning..... -------------------------------------------------------------- >>Recent acquisitions and mergers in the computer world have left >>Rootsweb unexpectedly short of funding due to the withdrawl of >>Palladium sponsorship. Palladium was acquired by The Learning >>Company which in turn was purchased by Mattel Inc. I feel there is an effort to corner the market on Genealogy on the Internet, and you will soon have to pay to access the websites that are free, now that Mattel, Inc. owns 85% of the Genealogy software. I would guess they want to become the Microsoft of the genealogy world. Here's a letter written by one of the founders of Rootsweb outlining the current situation: >> >> << My friends - >> >> I generally do not bring you news about RootsWeb, whose servers >> house some 4000 mail lists, including this one, because I know >> you all get the RootsWeb Review about once a week, which pretty >> well covers what is going on within RootsWeb. >> As most of you know, RootsWeb was created by, and is "owned" by >> Dr. Brian Leverich and his wife Karen Isaacson, both superb >> computer people and genealogists. They created RootsWeb and >> they have funded 90% of it out of their own pockets since its >> creation. This means that they have a houseful of computer >> equipment, as well as other equipment in a hub elsewhere, that >> runs all of these lists, as well as web pages and other items >> for the USGenWeb - the effort is huge and growing by leaps >> and bounds. However, their corporate sponsor, Palladium, has >> disappeared into a merger with another company, and that >> funding has evaporated. It seems unclear whether any other >> corporation will step forward to help underwrite these huge costs. >> >> In the message which Brian sent to the listowner list, he makes >> the first mention of danger to the whole RootsWeb concept. He is >> rarely pessimistic, and if he is concerned, then we all need to >> be concerned. He finds it particularly depressing that only a >> small percentage (2%-6%) are helping to support RootsWeb in any >> way, even though there are literally hundreds of thousands of >> people regularly using the mail lists and the other web pages >> and items which RootsWeb hosts. You can see that he has taken out >> a $25,000 loan just to try to keep the equipment growing with the >> needs of RootsWeb. >> >> The bottom line is that if we, as users of these RootsWeb services, >> cannot help with a few dollars(and it does not have to be much at >> all, if we all get involved)in support of this fine group, we are >> in very real danger of losing these mail lists and literally >> hundreds of web pages of genealogical material(including the JP >> Images Page and many, many others)that is today available. Please >> give this some thought, and see if you can find a few dollars that >> you could donate to RootsWeb to keep this effort alive. I have >> long said that Brian and Karen cannot forever continue to incure >> financial hits in the range of ten of thousands of dollars at a >> time, and still be able to keep RootsWeb alive. Take a look at: >> >> www.rootsweb.com >> >> and you can see how to donate if you wish to do so. I urge you to >> consider it. It is a great investment. Let's see if we can make >> it a merrier Christmas for Karen and him and for online genealogists >> everywhere. William L. Boulineau Antigo, WI 54409 Rootsweb Sponsor [email protected]