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From: "Monica & Linda" <>
Subject: [CASOLANO-L] Fw: Daily Republic article
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 14:39:14 -0700


>Thought you might be intersted in this:
>Daily Republic Newspaper, Saturday, April 17, 1999, page A3
>
>Local woman runs genealogy site - Solano searches made on Web page
>>Looking for someone dead or alive? Solano County's CAGenWeb siter may be
a
>>place to start.
>>The 2-year-old internet site is where Bob Denman, a man from Bradford,
>>Penn., is looking for a "gal from Napa" named Gail Wood and fellow
>>co-workers from Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Travis Air Force Base or
Solano
>>Community College's Aeronautics Program. (**BTW that actually came from
>the
>>Guestbook that I have on my site LOL)
>>Boyd and Mary Compton of New York City are searching for a deceased
>>relative, James Compton, who was born in 1867 and has a brother born in
>>Vacaville in 1875.
>>The site, found at www.compuology.com/cagenweb/socomain.htm , is the baby
>of
>>Fairfield resident Monica loken, who "adopted" the site in 1996. WHile
>>surfing the Web for genealogy pages, she found the CAGenWeb site.
>>The CAGenWeb page is the mother site for a family research project
>>throughout the state. Solano County's site was up for "adoption," and
>Loken
>>excitedly took on the obligation.
>>"It seemed pretty easy and not too time-consuming, so I decided to give it
>a
>>shot," she said.
>>At the time, she didn't know what "html" or "ftp"meant. LUckily for her,
>>the site came with pre-formatted, press-and-do tutorials (**You know I
>could
>>SWEAR that is NOT what I said - I said I use HotDog Pro as my HTML Editor
>>that was fairly easy to use, and was mostly push a button and its
>>done.....anyways.....) so Loken learned quickly. Soon enough, the site
was
>>constructed. (**I had said that to begin with there was already a basic
>page
>>there - and I just built up from that point....boy does she take being a
>>writer/reporter seriously.....they always change things to suit
themselves)
>>Basically, it's a billboard for requests. People interested in posting
>>their search can e-mail Loken, who posts messages and updates the site
>>periodically.
>>The work is all volunteer. For Loken, it's sometimes a juggling act with
>>her Solano County Office of Education career and work at Blue Chip Cookies
>>outlet.
>>"I don't remember how long it took to get a response, it seems like so
long
>>ago," she recalled. (**After being asked how long after adopting the site
>>did I begin to receive Queries)
>>Many respoonses come from people outside of Solano County, people whose
>>lives or whose family's lives have criss-crossed the county. Some people
>>look for lon-lost relatives. Some like Virginia resident Jerry Mattheis
>>just want old friends to write. (**Again from the Guestbook)
>>Generally, Loken doesn't hear from the requester again. But she does what
>>she can to help, e-mailing them reminders about the query and launching
>>links to other local sites to help the research.
>>Solano County's Genealogical Society Inc., local libraries, museums,
family
>>history centers, historical societies, and more are all linked.
>>"Researching your family roots is much like putting together a puzzle,"
she
>>said. "Only this one doesn't come in a box with a set number of pieces,
>>(and) finding one piece can create several more."
>>Much of Loken's family history has been recorded already. Her mother
>e-mails
>>cousins for information and informaion on her great-grandmother dates back
>>to about 1500 (** would love to know where "great-grandmother came from!!)
>>When she has time, Loken works on another nice - her grandfather's side.
>>He was born in Canada to parents who were born in Norway. A few months
>>later, he was adopted by relatives and moved to North Dakota. Anything
>past
>>Norway is difficult to find.
>>The Website is a source for others who may be stuck in similar situations.
>>Loken is no professional researcher, but if she can answer questions, she
>>will.
>>"I think others should research their families," she said. "It helps to
>>know where you came from in order to know who you really are. And, of
>>course most importantly, you should always know about your family health
>>history."
>>
>>
>

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