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From: "Mary D. Taffet" <>
Subject: Re: [LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L] List admin post -- need your opinion
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 21:39:48 -0400
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John,

Yes, I know this will be quite an undertaking. My goal is to have a
genealogically-oriented directory, not a general directory. I don't
plan to have a webpage FOR each church, but rather a webpage ABOUT each
church -- a big difference. The webpage in the directory would of
course include a link to any homepages found for each church -- no sense
in duplicating information already available.

But, what about all those churches that don't exist anymore, or that
merged with other churches -- people need a place to go and find
information about them.

Also, while there are quite a few directories already out there, most
seem to be geared to a specific synod. So, if you don't know the synod,
you don't know where to look. My goal would be to point researchers to
the proper synod, homepage, etc., for each church.

Granted, the goal of "each church" will most likely never be reached.
But hopefully we can gather useful genealogically-oriented information
about many of them. Again, I say ABOUT -- not FOR.

So, certainly we could point researchers in the direction of other
resources that already exist. But, these pages will be searchable
within Rootsweb, where many researchers come for information. Also,
there are no resources similar to what I have in mind out there already,
with the exception of a few individual churches that have posted a lot
of information about themselves already, and from a historical point of
view. Augustus Lutheran and New Hanover Lutheran come to mind there.

I don't see this as a duplication of effort, if that is what concerns
you. By all means, we would include links to any luther95.org & similar
pages out there already.

-- Mary


John Dornheim wrote:
>
> All Lutheran Churches? My, Mary, that will be quite an undertaking.
> Luther95.org already offers free webspace to Lutheran Churches mine
> included. I wonder if we might be better off encouraging others to
> contact them and other groups alfready in existence.
>
> Just my 2 cents,
> John Dornheim

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