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From: The Goughs <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] SMCGS "Generator" Question
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:17:31 -0500
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In Mississippi, I recieved the corrected copy on Friday, 9/28/06. I did
not recieve the original.

Mike

David Roberts wrote:

>Just a question to those of you who are members of SMCGS.
>When did you receive the original copy of the Fall 2006 "Generator" ?
>When did you receive the "corrected copy" of the Fall 2006 "Generator" ?
>I'd like to have some idea on the delivery schedule.
>
>The first copy was mailed on Tuesday, 19 September at the Leonardtown post
>office. As on Saturday, 30 September is has still NOT been delivered to me
>in Hollywood, MD.
>
>The corrected copy was mailed on Tuesday, 26 September at the Leonardtown
>post office. Those of us attending the Monday evening 25 September meeting
>received the corrected copy at the meeting, so I will not be receiving a
>copy in the mail.
>
>I would just like to have an idea on delivery time to various parts of the
>country. It's nearly 2 weeks and I haven't received my first "Generator"
>here in Hollywood.
>
>Thanks for whatever information you can send me on this question.
>
>David
>
>David Roberts
>Editor "Generator"
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Roberts" <>
>To: <>
>Cc: "Ned Smith" <>; "Mac Titmus"
><>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:33 AM
>Subject: [MDSTMARY] "Generator" Error
>
>
>
>
>>Those members of SMCGS on this list need to be alerted to the fact that
>>
>>
>the Fall "Generator" was printed incorrectly. It was mailed on Tuesday 9/19
>at the Leonardtown post-office. I got a phone call on Thursday 9/21 from a
>member living in Leonardtown who said that she was "missing a page."
>Actually, she was not missing a page. The printer had neglected to print TWO
>pages, so the back of p. 13 was p. 16. TWO full pages were missing from the
>"Generator."
>
>
>>Page 13 started w/ Mary Ann Shoemaker's article on Holy Cross R. C. Church
>>
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>in Marion County, Kentucky. That article was to finish up on p. 14.
>
>
>>As it was, all of p. 14 - the end of Mary Ann's article, a short piece of
>>
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>slaves on the 1860 census [copied from a RootsWeb posting] and the begining
>of Mary Beth Abordo's article on her ancestor who was a prisoner at Point
>Lookout during the Civil War - all of that was NOT printed.
>
>
>>All of p. 15 was NOT printed .... more on Mary Beth's Confederate Kentucky
>>
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>ancestor; p. 16 was then printed on the back of page 13.
>
>
>>The lady who called to say she was missing a page, said "I'm confused. I'm
>>
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>reading about Holy Cross Church in Kentucky & then I'm reading about Point
>Lookout." No wonder she was condused !!!!
>
>
>>The printer re-printed the entire "Generator" for no cost, but SMCGS had
>>
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>to pay the Post Office for a second bulk mailing.
>
>
>>I worked w/ the team who mails the "Generator" yesterday morning. Each
>>
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>second mailing has a label reading "Corrected Copy" on the front.
>
>
>>Loranna Gray gave out the "corrected copy" version to all those at the
>>
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>September meeting on Monday 9/25. At that time, no one living outside of
>Leonardtown had yet received their copy of the "Generator." As of Tuesday,
>9/26 my "Generator" still has not made the 5 miles from Leonardtown to
>Hollywood !!! Ever since the Bulk Mailing Office in Waldorf was shut down,
>all our bulk mailings from St. Mary's County go up to some larger facility
>off the Beltway. It has added about a week to the delivery time.
>
>
>>So, when you get your first copy, read it. When you get the 2nd copy,
>>
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>finish Mary Ann's article & start Mary Beth's !!!
>
>
>>Keep the 2nd copy & toss the first.
>>
>>Sorry about this mess. Sorry especially to Mary Ann and Mary Beth .... it
>>
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>was your 2 articles which were messed up.
>
>
>>David
>>
>>David Roberts
>>Editor, "Generator"
>>2nd Vice President
>>St. Mary's County Genealogical Society
>>
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Michael J. Gough




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