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From: Betsy <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] Motion(s), please: Requests for Special Project status
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:41:05 -0600
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I am sorry, but I can't support either one becoming a Special Project at
this time.

Betsy



At 01:11 AM 3/21/2005, you wrote:

>Feedback on the AAG project has been very positive. May I hear a motion
>that the "U.S. African American Griots" Project be granted status as a
>Special Project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project?
>
>Discussion of the one-name USTerrell Project has been mixed. Do you
>wish to make a motion regarding this individual project? If so, it
>would be appropriate to bring it forth at the same time as the USAAG
>motion. They can both be voted on (separately, but at the same time).
>
>Shari
>
>*-----Original Message-----
>*From: Shari Handley [mailto:]
>*Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 8:42 AM
>*To:
>*Subject: [BOARD-L] Requests for Special Project status
>*
>*
>*I'd like to deal with a couple of items regarding special projects at
>*this time.
>*
>*First, we've received a request that the AB consider
>*conferring USGenWeb
>*Special Project status on the "U. S. African American Griots"
>*Project of
>*Charee Harvey and Jerry Taylor. The web address of this very well-done
>*and informative project is http://www.rootsweb.com/~afamer/.
>*Charee and
>*Jerry are enthusiastic about this project and feel that it would help
>*fill the need for more African American records on the state and county
>*level. They have an existing state project already underway in
>*Kentucky - http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyafamer/.
>*
>*Secondly, another request for USGenWeb Special Project status has been
>*received from Michael B. Smith for his "USTerrell Project"
>*(http://www.terrellproject.com/). This is an interesting thing to
>*consider, because unlike our existing Special Projects, this one deals
>*with one surname in all 50 states. Our structure has always been
>*geographic, rather than surname specific. If this is a direction
>*USGenWeb wants to consider, it would potentially have a very
>*significant
>*impact on the size of our organization, as other surname projects would
>*undoubtedly also seek to become affiliates.
>*
>*Let's have some discussion of both of these potential special projects,
>*and then we will have a vote on each as to whether to make
>*them official
>*USGW SPs.
>*
>*Shari
>*
>*
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