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From: "Dave Sarles" <>
Subject: Re: [ILWHITES] Whiteside County IL Gen Web Site
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 07:44:20 -0500
References: <20040711035041.83714.qmail@web51903.mail.yahoo.com>


Thank you Christine. It is a lot of work and we appreciate it.

The Houston Genealogical Forum just went online at www.hgftx.org with
records for Harris County, TX.

Dave Sarles

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Walters" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [ILWHITES] Whiteside County IL Gen Web Site


> Dave and all listers..
>
> I have a Whiteside County Website on IL Trails..
http://www.iltrails.org/whiteside/
>
> There is an abundance of information on my website and its growing by
leaps and bounds.
> No website can be successful unless you work at it - and my IL Trails
Whiteside site is
> updated every 3 weeks with a ton of information each time. I feature
everything in the
> world on the site - Birth, Deaths, Bios, Newspapers, Obits, Marriages,
Cemetery Listing,
> the whole nine yards.
>
> Its true what Dana says. The Genealogical and Historical Societies in all
counties, do
> not want any information put online - anywhere. They cannot sell their
books and
> services if websites like mine are on here giving it away free. Well Gen
Web promised
> Free and for the most part tried to keep that promise. IL Trails promises
"Free" and we
> actually mean it.
>
> If any of you would like to see your family line and information on this
site just let
> me know. My site welcomes contributions of any kind, everyone gets
credit and this is
> what makes it so successful. Everyone on this list are all welcome to
join the fun -
> and we would certainly welcome your input.
>
> I also do Carroll County and Lee County -- check them all out. I am
dedicated to "Free"
> Genealogy and will do everything possible to make it happen..
>
> Hope to hear from you all soon.
>
> Christine Walters
> http://www.iltrails.org/whiteside/
> http://www.iltrails.org/lee/
> http://www.iltrails/org/carroll/
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> --- Dave Sarles <> wrote:
> > Dana, you have done a good job. We'll miss you if you resign. No one
else
> > has been able to put together a good web page for Whiteside County. The
> > county government doesn't cooperate with IRAD, even. We'd appreciate it
if
> > you would just resign yourself to the circumstances and continue as
> > coordinator unless someone else really wants the job.
> > Dave Sarles
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dana Fellows" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:10 PM
> > Subject: [ILWHITES] Whiteside County IL Gen Web Site
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello Listers,
> > >
> > > I'm thinking of giving up the Whiteside County IL Gen Website.
> > >
> > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwhites/
> > >
> > > I have been doing it for about one year. I also help with the Lee
County
> > > IL GenWeb Site. I have found Whiteside County very difficult to put
> > > together an informative page. There is a lot of research material
> > > availible in Whiteside County but I don't have the time to transcribe
> > > all of it for the site. Also most of the organiztions in Whiteside
> > > County do not wish to post indexes or information online. I have been
> > > very careful not to get these groups mad at me for posting their info.
> > >
> > > If anyone wishes to take over the site and has the web skills contact
me
> > > and we can contact the proper folks on the state level.
> > >
> > > Thank You,
> > >
> > > Dana Fellows
> > > Dixon IL
> > >
> > >
> > >
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