Below is an extract from the latest RootsWeb Review. We could sure use your help, so if anyone can give just a few dollars it would be appreciated. Remember, RootsWeb is 100% user supported, and there are NO mandatory fees. You get it all free, but if we hope to continue to grow and add new databases, we must have some help. The current ongoing project is to add a Census database at RootsWeb for all to use. Just think! Log on to RootsWeb and search Census records from any of the Census years, from any state! That would sure save you a few trips to a genealogy center somewhere; and it would save you some dollars in having to buy a Census CD database, or having a professional do lookups for you. All the work, such as this Census project, is done on a voluntary basis. None of the helpers get paid for the work. RootsWeb is truly a community project, but we just don't have enough of the community members participating. Oh, we have millions of users who RECEIVE in the way of free mailing list service, but we just don't have enough who GIVE. It is approaching the Christmas season and I hope more of you out there can GIVE a little to RootsWeb this year. All the details are below. Merry Christmas, SgtGeorge George W. Durman, Listowner * * * * * NEWS AND NOTES FROM ROOTSWEB ROOTSWEB GENEALOGICAL DATA COOPERATIVE IS COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED. However, at the moment, it is supported by only 2-5% of those who use it. Your membership is crucial in enabling RootsWeb to continue to add more genealogical data, Web sites, and mailing lists. The degree of community support directly affects RootsWeb's ability to grow. Basic RootsWeb membership is $12 per year. Sponsorship is $24 per year. Higher levels of membership support carry with them additional perquisites. For details about membership options, perquisites, and payment options, please visit: <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> RootsWeb's mailing address is: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798. * * *