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From: "Maureen Brady" <>
Subject: [ZA] Please READ and COMPREHEND this MESSSAGE!!
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 18:57:46 +0200


Well, Marilyn, I'm just plain disappointed that people think I'm being
nasty when all I'm doing is pointing out the obvious. I think it's a huge
insult to the List owner that people don't even bother to read his
introductory letter, because if they did, they'd take a little time to visit
his website, which is packed with information on how to do SA genealogy.
Some newcomers don't even know what his name is, which clearly shows they
haven't read that letter. I think I have good reason to feel a tad
annoyed -- I've always tried to abide by the List rules but what's the point
when others don't, like sending 'thank you' messages to the List?

There's a search engine on the Archives site -- you don't have to scroll
through every year but can search on keywords. And I never said anything
about there being eight years in the Archives, only that I've participated
on the List for five years.

Folks, all I was suggesting is that newcomers do their best to acquaint
themselves with what they're subscribing to. You're joining a
well-established community -- it's not my problem if you don't like the fact
that I was here before you. I have always done my utmost to make appropriate
contributions and to help people wherever I can. Just because I got a little
annoyed and sent one peevish message to the List doesn't negate that.

Regards
Maureen Brady
Johannesburg

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marilyn Hyam" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 11:53 AM
> Subject: [ZA] Please READ and COMPREHEND this MESSSAGE!!
>
>
> > I was most disappointed to read Maureen's comments and felt that new
> > people to the list could be intimidated in asking any questions in case
> > the questions had been asked before.
> >
> > Having just joined the list this year, I would like to thank all the
> > people who have willingly helped me in my research so far. I took
> > Maureen's advice today BUT when I got to the site, she stated there were
> > EIGHT years to search from. I could only search one year at a time for
> > each of my queries (is there a better/easier way of searching this other
> > than browsing?) If I had time Maureen, I would follow your advice but I
> > do not have hours of free time to peruse this site in the hope of
> > finding the answer to my queries.
> >
> > I know that there might be someone on the list who willingly would be
> > able to help me in my journey of finding my roots, as others have helped
> > them along the way. Although new to the list, I have also been able to
> > help others in their research and this has given me great joy and has
> > been very rewarding.
> >
> > I am probably expressing the thoughts of many newcomers. I hope that our
> > questions to the list may continue without feeling intimidated and
> > fearful that we have done the wrong thing by asking the question.
> > Researching in a country that you do not live in, is not the easiest way
> > to do it. If you had been researching for family in Australia Maureen,
> > I'm sure you would be asking the same questions that we would find easy
> > to answer as we have the resources here in our FHS centres. In my FHS
> > centre we have no fysche readily available for South Africa at all to
> > look at whereas in your centres you probably have heaps. We certainly do
> > have all the fysche here in Australia for Australian research, which is
> > freely available.
> >
> > Now I have had my say and feel better that I didn't just delete the
> > posting!
> >
> > Once again, a very BIG thank you to all the wonderful people on the list
> > who are assisting me in finding the elusive Hyams and I'm most grateful
> > to everyone who has shared/exchange research with me regarding GARBUTT,
> > ADENDORFF, EDMONSTONE and TATHAM.
> >
> > Kinds regards and take care
> > Marilyn from Glenhaven in Australia
> >
> > RESEARCHING:
> > *
> > ADENDORFF - Cornelius Klarus Adendorff married to Anna Maria
> > Isabella Martens
> > *
> > DUNK from England to South Africa
> > *
> > GARBUTT from Ampleforth, Yorkshire to South Africa
> > *
> > GODER/MARCHAND from Mauritius to South Africa
> > *
> > HYAM from Middlesex/London to South Africa
> > *
> > EDMONSTONE
> > *
> > TATHAM
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eileen & Marty Russell [mailto:]
> > Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2004 5:14 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: Please READ and COMPREHEND this MESSSAGE!! Re: [ZA] 1820s
> > ships and Ackermanns
> >
> > Temper, temper, Maureen. I'm very lucky, my machine's got a DELETE
> > button.
> >
> > Yes, the same topics to do come up regularly - but that means that more
> > and more people are becoming interested. And yes, the same
> > surnames do come up - I have been working on my BOT(H)MAs since the
> > early 1980s and just last week someone had something new for me.
> > And there are all the happy messages between people who find links
> > across the centuries and across the continents.
> >
> > I am sure if I suddenly came across a lead in say Australia or Canada
> > I'd jump in and ask all sorts of naïve questions that
> > 'everyone' on the relevant Lists knows, but hopefully some kind soul
> > would point me in the right direction.
> >
> > Rather use your considerable skills and do us a nice article on 'How to
> > Get What You Want Out of the List Archive Without Running
> > Up a Huge Phone Bill'. I get very frustrated trying to find messages I
> > know are hiding in there.
> >
> > Have a happy weekend
> > Eileen
> > Richards Bay
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Maureen Brady <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:14 PM
> > Subject: Please READ and COMPREHEND this MESSSAGE!! Re: [ZA] 1820s ships
> > and Ackermanns
> >
> >
> > > Do any of you ever take notice of -- that is, READ -- the messages
> > that
> > > recommend: EXPLORE THE LIST ARCHIVES?
> > >
> > > The address is in the automatic message each of us gets EVERY SINGLE
> > TIME WE
> > > SUBSCRIBE TO THIS LIST!!! How many times must we discuss the same old
> > > topics? -- ships' lists, the 1918 flu epidemic, Adam Tas's Diary,
> > individual
> > > surnames -- unless we can contribute something new.
> > >
> > > I have a request to the List owner -- Conrod, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
> > put the
> > > address for the List Archives in the automatic tag that gets appended
> > to all
> > > our messages. Why do we bother to have a List Archive if no-one ever
> > seems
> > > to consult it??????
> > >
> > > Lynda, this is not aimed at you personally, but after being on & off
> > this
> > > List for five years, it's getting a bit frustrating to keep dealing
> > with the
> > > same old issues.
> > >
> > > The URL for the List Archive is:
> > >
> > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
> > >
> > > Once you reach this page, type in South-Africa and click the submit
> > query
> > > button. (Don't forget to include the hyphen between South and Africa).
> >
> >
> >
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