**Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and members.** To all USGenWeb Project members: The nomination period for the USGenWeb Project National elections is now open. Nomination Period Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. Please visit the USGenWeb Project National Election - 2005 index page for information about the election and announcements from the Elections Committee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/ Nomination Form: http://rmweb.indiana.edu/USGenWeb/National2005.cfm The Elections Committee encourages all to participate in the nomination process! Sincerely, USGenWeb Project Election Committee http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005

**Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and members.** To all USGenWeb Project members: The nomination period for the USGenWeb Project National elections is now open. Nomination Period Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. Please visit the USGenWeb Project National Election - 2005 index page for information about the election and announcements from the Elections Committee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/ Nomination Form: http://rmweb.indiana.edu/USGenWeb/National2005.cfm The Elections Committee encourages all to participate in the nomination process! Sincerely, USGenWeb Project Election Committee http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/

**Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and members.** To all USGenWeb Project members: The nomination period for the USGenWeb Project National elections is now open. Nomination Period Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. Please visit the USGenWeb Project National Election - 2005 index page for information about the election and announcements from the Elections Committee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/ Nomination Form: http://rmweb.indiana.edu/USGenWeb/National2005.cfm Open Positions - 2005: * National Coordinator. One year term ending - 8/31/2006. * Representative at Large. Two year term ending - 8/31/2007. * Archives Representative. Two year term ending - 8/31/2007. * Northeast/North Central Region. State Coordinator Representative. Two year term ending - 8/31/2007. States: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin. * Northeast/North Central Region. County Coordinator Representative. Two year term ending - 8/31/2007. States: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin * Northwest/Plains Region. State Coordinator Representative. Two Year Term Ending 8/31/2007. States: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming * Northwest/Plains Region. County Coordinator Representative. Two Year Term Ending 8/31/2007. States: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming * Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region. County Coordinator Representative. Two Year Term Ending 8/31/2007. States: Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. * Southwest/South Central Region. County Coordinator Representative. Two Year Term Ending 8/31/2007. States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah. The Elections Committee encourages all to participate in the nomination process! Sincerely, USGenWeb Project Election Committee http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/

**Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and members.** The EC will begin accepting nominations for Advisory Board Representatives Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. Please visit the EC National 2005 Election Pages for more information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/index.html In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb national level elections and polls you must be registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, 2005. The registration form will be disabled Tuesday May 31, 2005 at 11:59 pm EST. If you have previously registered and your registration (i.e., email address, participation within the project, etc.) has not changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have questions about your registration, please contact your Elections Committee representative prior to submitting a new registration. The EC has an online registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html The Election Committee looks forward to your participation! Thank you, The USGenWeb Election Committee

**Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists and members.** The EC will begin accepting nominations for Advisory Board Representatives Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:01 AM CST through Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:59 PM CST. Please visit the EC National 2005 Election Pages for more information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/index.html In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb national level elections and polls you must be registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, 2005. The registration form will be disabled Tuesday May 31, 2005 at 11:59 pm EST. If you have previously registered and your registration (i.e., email address, participation within the project, etc.) has not changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have questions about your registration, please contact your Elections Committee representative prior to submitting a new registration. The EC has an online registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html The Election Committee looks forward to your participation! Thank you, The USGenWeb Election Committee

**Please forward to all USGenWeb Project lists** To all USGenWeb Project members: In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb national level elections and polls you must be registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, 2005. The registration form will be disabled Tuesday May 31, 2005 at 11:59 pm EST. If you have previously registered and your registration (i.e., email address, participation within the project, etc.) has not changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have questions about your registration, please contact your Elections Committee representative prior to submitting a new registration. If you were a member of USGenWeb on or before 1 February 2004 and your name was submitted to the EC by your State or Project leadership, you were automatically registered. If you are unsure of your registration status, you may ask your area EC Representative, or you may submit a Registration form. Members joining USGenWeb or those who have taken on additional roles will not be automatically registered, and must register themselves. Example: You were a CC in a particular state. You resigned that county, and now have a county in another state. To ensure you will receive a voting password for that region, you must inform the EC that you have changed states. If you are currently registered but do not wish to receive a voting password, or if you leave the Project entirely, please contact an EC Representative to have your name removed from the Registered List. The EC has an online registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html Please bookmark the EC website for the latest Election and Registration news: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ ***Registration information is confidential to the Election Committee, and will not be shared with Project leadership or other members. It is used only to send voting passwords. Do not depend on your SC or other project leadership to see that you are registered, or that appropriate changes are made. Thank you, The USGenWeb Election Committee -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005

Lesley Shockey wrote: > Hello WV CCs, > > Have you checked the page with the proposed new USGenWeb logos lately? > There have been some really great ones submitted. I do not know if any > of these come from talented WVGenWeb volunteers but I do know that I > will have a hard time deciding which one to vote as my first choice. > > Please take a few minutes to look them over at: > > http://usgenweb.org/logos/index.shtml > > Les > > Well, it's been 10 minutes on a 53K connex and about 1/4 to 1/3 the images have yet to load. Of the ones I see, I kinda like AF2 Has all the charm of utter simplicity and it loaded pretty quick. (g) Cheryl

Hello WV CCs, Have you checked the page with the proposed new USGenWeb logos lately? There have been some really great ones submitted. I do not know if any of these come from talented WVGenWeb volunteers but I do know that I will have a hard time deciding which one to vote as my first choice. Please take a few minutes to look them over at: http://usgenweb.org/logos/index.shtml Les -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.14 - Release Date: 5/20/2005

REMINDER—LAST CALL!!! The USGenWeb Project is proud to announce that in celebration of our 10th Anniversary, USGenWeb will sponsor a track at the 2006 Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. The conference will be held in Boston , Massachusetts , home to the oldest genealogical society in the United States and the local host for the 2006 conference - the New England Historic Genealogical Society, August 30-September 2, 2006 We are currently seeking proposals for lectures from members of the USGenWeb Project relating to the subject(s) of Technology and Genealogy, Using Specific Projects or Aspects of USGenWeb, and Internet Publishing for Genealogy (i.e. website development, website publicity, website building, strategies for converting data, etc.) Lecture sessions will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions. Two-part sessions are also welcome (i.e. two lecture periods). USGenWeb will sponsor a total of 20 lecture sessions during the four day conference. While USGenWeb cannot offer compensation for travel, meals, or speaking time, we can offer speakers the chance to participate on the program of a national genealogical conference, and share their methods and ideas to hundreds of genealogists. In addition, selected speakers will receive a complimentary free registration to the 2006 FGS Conference. Speakers may submit any number of proposals, and may be able to present multiple lectures at the conference. Speakers are not required to have spoken at a regional or national conference before, but are encouraged to have some experience teaching their topics. An example of a submission may be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylewis/callexample.htm. If you have any questions at all, please direct them to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com. Speakers will be required to submit syllabus information for their lecture by January 1, 2006. More detailed information on the syllabus will be sent to those speakers who are chosen. Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than June 1, 2005. Please send your submissions in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com no later than MAY 18, 2005. Submissions should include: -Class Title -Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address -Designation of audience level (beginning, intermediate, advanced) -Length of presentation -Class Description (1-2 sentences) -Brief Class Outline -Speaker Bio (2-3 sentences) -Audio-Visual Needs -List of Recent Lecture Experiences -List of USGenWeb Involvement Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your proposals! USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Program Committee -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005

**Please forward to all appropriate USGenWeb Project lists.** ---- To all USGenWeb Project members: In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb national level elections and polls you must be registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, 2005. The registration form will be disabled Tuesday May 31, 2005 at 11:59 pm EST. If you have previously registered and your registration (i.e., email address, participation within the project, etc.) has not changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have questions about your registration, please contact your Elections Committee representative prior to submitting a new registration. If you were a member of USGenWeb on or before 1 February 2004 and your name was submitted to the EC by your State or Project leadership, you were automatically registered. If you are unsure of your registration status, you may ask your area EC Representative, or you may submit a Registration form. Members joining USGenWeb or those who have taken on additional roles will not be automatically registered, and must register themselves. Example: You were a CC in a particular state. You resigned that county, and now have a county in another state. To ensure you will receive a voting password for that region, you must inform the EC that you have changed states. If you are currently registered but do not wish to receive a voting password, or if you leave the Project entirely, please contact an EC Representative to have your name removed from the Registered List. The EC has an online registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html Please bookmark the EC website for the latest Election and Registration news: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ ***Registration information is confidential to the Election Committee, and will not be shared with Project leadership or other members. It is used only to send voting passwords. Do not depend on your SC or other project leadership to see that you are registered, or that appropriate changes are made. Thank you, The USGenWeb Election Committee -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005

Census Upload Report WV / Randolph / 1870 Dist/Twp/City "Complete" Transcribed by Kevin Williams Proofread by Lana Magiera http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/randolph/1870/ 12 census files 6 index files townships.txt *****NOTE***** The above transcriptions are added to the complete listing of transcriptions that can be viewed at the following address: _/_/_/_/_/ On-Line Inventory of Transcribed Census Files \_\_\_\_\_ //// http://www.us-census.org/inventory/ \\\\ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - Release Date: 5/6/2005

Please pass this very exciting and important announcement on to your state/regional lists! USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Call for Speakers The USGenWeb Project is proud to announce that in celebration of our 10th Anniversary, USGenWeb will sponsor a track at the 2006 Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. The conference will be held in Boston , Massachusetts , home to the oldest genealogical society in the United States and the local host for the 2006 conference - the New England Historic Genealogical Society, August 30-September 2, 2006 We are currently seeking proposals for lectures from members of the USGenWeb Project relating to the subject(s) of Technology and Genealogy, Using Specific Projects or Aspects of USGenWeb, and Internet Publishing for Genealogy (i.e. website development, website publicity, website building, strategies for converting data, etc.) Lecture sessions will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions. Two-part sessions are also welcome (i.e. two lecture periods). USGenWeb will sponsor a total of 20 lecture sessions during the four day conference. While USGenWeb cannot offer compensation for travel, meals, or speaking time, we can offer speakers the chance to participate on the program of a national genealogical conference, and share their methods and ideas to hundreds of genealogists. In addition, selected speakers will receive a complimentary free registration to the 2006 FGS Conference. Speakers may submit any number of proposals, and may be able to present multiple lectures at the conference. Speakers are not required to have spoken at a regional or national conference before, but are encouraged to have some experience teaching their topics. An example of a submission may be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylewis/callexample.htm. If you have any questions at all, please direct them to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com. Speakers will be required to submit syllabus information for their lecture by January 1, 2006. More detailed information on the syllabus will be sent to those speakers who are chosen. Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than June 1, 2005. Please send your submissions in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com no later than MAY 18, 2005. Submissions should include: -Class Title -Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address -Designation of audience level (beginning, intermediate, advanced) -Length of presentation -Class Description (1-2 sentences) -Brief Class Outline -Speaker Bio (2-3 sentences) -Audio-Visual Needs -List of Recent Lecture Experiences -List of USGenWeb Involvement Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your proposals! USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Program Committee -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.5 - Release Date: 5/4/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.5 - Release Date: 5/4/2005

To USGenWeb Project Members - **Please forward to all USGenWeb Lists** The USGenWeb Election Committee is in need of temporary helpers for the upcoming National Elections, for a period of approximately 12 weeks beginning May, 2005, continuing through the completion of the USGenWeb Project National elections. Responsibilities include assisting with nominations, and handling bounced email addresses. Volunteers will be required to be responsive to email, check email daily, and to participate fully in Election Committee activities for the time period specified. Three to five temporary members are needed. Advisory Board members and USGenWeb Project members considering running for office are ineligible. All other individuals are encouraged to apply. Please contact the EC Chair, Tina Vickery tsvickery@adelphia.net Thank you, and please consider helping out the Project during this important time! The USGenWeb Election Committee -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.1 - Release Date: 5/2/2005

http://www.us-census.org Census Upload Report 24 Apr 2005 _MIL / T623-1842 / 1900 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED:4, Amphitrite Transcribed by Polly Eckles Proofread by Linda Talbott http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/_mil/1900/t623-1842/ ed040-pg008a.txt 11 index files _partial.txt WV / Lincoln / 1900 (Partial) Dist/Twp/City ED:41, Carroll Magisterial Dist Transcribed by Dottie Henderson Proofread by not yet http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/lincoln/1900/ ed41- (3 files) 3 index files _partial.txt -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005

Hello WV CCs, Due to illness, Art Friend has given up the Clay County WVGenWeb pages. I signed on the WVClay-L@rootsweb.com and ask for a volunteer. Results were great with several offering to do the pages. I ended up selecting two individuals who seem eager and willing to make the pages among the best. Please welcome Brenda Vaughn <bkvaughn@comcast.net> and Herschel Shamblin <hshamblin@citlink.net> the new CCs for Clay County WVGenWeb. Les -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005

Welcome Brenda and Herschel ~ we have a great group here, especially our state coordinator :-) Marilyn G. Berkeley, Lincoln and Wayne Co. CC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Shockey" <LShockey@citynet.net> To: <WVGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, 22 April, 2005 7:21 PM Subject: [WVGEN] New CCs for Clay County WVGenWeb | Hello WV CCs, | | Due to illness, Art Friend has given up the Clay County WVGenWeb pages. | | I signed on the WVClay-L@rootsweb.com and ask for a volunteer. Results | were great with several offering to do the pages. I ended up selecting two | individuals who seem eager and willing to make the pages among the best. | | Please welcome Brenda Vaughn <bkvaughn@comcast.net> and Herschel Shamblin | <hshamblin@citlink.net> the new CCs for Clay County WVGenWeb. | | Les | | | -- | No virus found in this outgoing message. | Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. | Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005 | | | | ==== WVGEN Mailing List ==== | | | | | -- | No virus found in this incoming message. | Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. | Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/05 | |

**Please post to all USGenWeb Project lists** In order to receive a voting password for USGenWeb national level elections and polls you must be registered with the EC (Election Committee.) To receive a voting password for the USGenWeb National Election, you must be registered no later than 31 May, 2005. If you have previously registered and your registration (i.e., email address, participation within the project, etc.) has not changed, you do not need to re-register. If you have questions about your registration, please contact your Elections Committee representative prior to submitting a new registration. If you were a member of USGenWeb on or before 1 February 2004 and your name was submitted to the EC by your State or Project leadership, you were automatically registered. If you are unsure of your registration status, you may ask your area EC Representative, or you may submit a Registration form. Members joining USGenWeb or those who have taken on additional roles will not be automatically registered, and must register themselves. Example: You were a CC in a particular state. You resigned that county, and now have a county in another state. To ensure you will receive a voting password for that region, you must inform the EC that you have changed states. If you are currently registered but do not wish to receive a voting password, or if you leave the Project entirely, please contact an EC Representative to have your name removed from the Registered List. The EC has an online registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/register.html To learn who to contact on the EC, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/current.html Please bookmark the EC website for the latest Election and Registration news: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ ***Registration information is confidential to the Election Committee, and will not be shared with Project leadership or other members. It is used only to send voting passwords. Do not depend on your SC or other project leadership to see that you are registered, or that appropriate changes are made. Thank you, The USGenWeb Election Committee -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.13 - Release Date: 4/16/2005

Kindly share this message with your state XXGenWeb CC mailing lists . . . It has been brought to our attention that a mailing list has been set up that some USGenWeb CC's in the SEMA region may believe is an official list of The USGenWeb Project. This list is named SEMA@usgwp.org. It is not an official list of The USGenWeb Project and is not endorsed by The USGenWeb Project. Official announcements for The USGenWeb Project will not be posted there. Instructions for joining the official mailing list for the SEMA Region of The USGenWeb Project are located on this page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/USGenWeb/USGenWeb-SE.html Instructions for joining the discuss mailing list for the entire USGenWeb Project are located on this page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/USGenWeb/USGENWEB-DISCUSS.html If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your SEMA Representatives on the Advisory Board. Angie Rayfield, SEMA SC Rep angie@inmyattic.com Denise Woodisde, SEMA CC Rep seek4fam@yahoo.com Linda Blum-Barton, SEMA CC Rep lab@boone.net Shari Handley, National Coordinator -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005

Hello WV CCs, The fifteen logos have been submitted to date can be seen at: http://usgenweb.org/logos/index.shtml If any of you feel artistic and want to submit an offering, please do. Les -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005

Hello WVGenWeb CCs, Are any of you interested and/or available to take part in a genealogy display at the West Virginia State Fair? I have not checked but hope that I did not lose the tri-fold brochures that were submitted to me for the Project. I will check this out and see if I can get them printed in color at a reasonable cost. If anyone has ideas or suggestions please send them in. Here is the text of the message that I received a few minutes ago: Les "As Special Projects Coordinator for the State Fair of West Virginia I am responsible for developing and promoting different interests and areas of the fair. During our August 12-21, 2005, event I am working to develop a resource area to provide genealogists with information about tracing their families in West Virginia. My goal is to use the fair's museum building as a resource center for anyone who is trying to work on their history as well as attracting the attention of new researchers. I would like to have a computer available in the building for people to look up information but I do not know at this time if that will be possible. Would your group like to be included and what would be the best way for you to be included if a computer is not available? I may create a listing of web sites but I am not sure if that will be done or not. I will need to find funding for the idea if I want to create handouts or many extra items. Please let me know if this is something you would like to be involved with in some way. Pamela W. Edwards" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release Date: 3/27/2005