NCGENWEB-L Archives

Archiver > NCGENWEB > 2008-08 > 1219620352


From: "Denise Woodside" <>
Subject: [NCGENWEB] Second Email: NCGenWeb Incorporation
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:25:52 -0400


As many of you are aware, earlier this year the membership of this
NCGenWeb project voted to incorporate our NCGenWeb project. Bylaws
were presented to me the group creating them, and I have been slow to
review them and get them posted for you all to look at. I will try to
complete that process and get them to you soon.

As has come to light this weekend and posted to the web by Sandy, the
name "NCGenWeb, Inc." has already been incorporated in the state of
North Carolina by Nola Duffy. Sandy has posted a copy of the
incorporation papers and Nola has posted a response. (See the
ncgenweb-discuss mailing list archives if you need more information:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NCGENWEB-DISCUSS/.

Anyone can create a corporation in any state for any reason at any
time. Nola incorporating "NCGenWeb, Inc." in NC because of her fear
that someone else would snag up the name. Yes she did this in 2007.
Yes I was aware. This tied up the name "NCGenWeb, Inc." which Nola
had said from the beginning that she would transfer to us, the
NCGenWeb project, if we ever decided to incorporate.

I do understand that some of you have concerns about these actions.
Although I do not tend to be as cautious and concerned about things
like someone else taking the "NCGenWeb" name as Nola, I did not tell
her she couldn't take the actions she took. If truth be told, she can
do what she wants - the same as anyone else. That does not mean that
this "corporation" is our corporation. Obviously, it is not. I will
say that I do trust that Nola will turn this same corporation over to
us as our corporation and have it modified as we require. Not only do
I believe that she will do that, I appreciate her for it as she has
also paid the required fees.

However, ultimately, I am YOUR state coordinator. Additionally, Nola
is an Asst. State Coordinator that I chose. If you, the volunteers
that are NCGenWeb have lost confidence in my ability to be your state
coordinator, or if you have concerns about Nola continuing as ASC,
please contact me privately or on this list publicly.

Denise Woodside

This thread: