RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine Vol. 7, No. 3, 21 January 2004, Circulation: 885,322+ (c) 1998-2004 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ Do NOT use your "REPLY TO" e-mail option to reach RootsWeb Review * * * If you need assistance please visit the RootsWeb HelpDesk: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi * * * Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ Search/download past issues of RootsWeb Review: http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ * * * Search and post messages on all relevant surname, locality, and topic Message Boards and Mailing Lists: Message Boards: http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Mailing Lists: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ Find and share your family trees: WorldConnect: http://wc.rootsweb.com/ Learn how to find your ancestors: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ * * * SUBSCRIPTIONS: Do not send any subscription requests or e-mail address changes to the editor. Please use these special e-mail addresses: RWR-on@rootsweb.com -- this adds you to the RWR Mailing List. RWR-off@rootsweb.com -- this removes you from the RWR Mailing List. =============================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. NEWS AND NOTES. 1a. "Wild Bill and the Butlers" 1b. Editor's Desk: "Spammers Launch Scavenging Virus" 1c. Tips from Readers: "Name Collecting vs. One-Name Studies" 2. Connecting through RootsWeb: "Worth a Thousand Words" 3. New RootsWeb Mailing Lists 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb 5. New/Updated FreePages and HomePages 6. New User-contributed Databases 7. RootsWeb Review's Bottomless Mailbag: "Examining Gift Horses"; "Discouraged by Criticism"; "Doing What They Do"; "Weighing the Evidence"; and "Aging Issues" 8. Humor/Humour: "Last-minute Estate Planning" 9. RWR Reprint and Submissions Guidelines; Advertising Contacts ================================================================== 1. NEWS AND NOTES. 1a. Wild Bill and the Butlers You attended your family reunion over the holidays armed with all of the family history research you had gathered over the past year and took great pleasure in reporting to the relatives that great-grandma Sophronia WOODWARD's maiden name was BUTLER, a name you have been searching for a long time without success -- until now. You explained how you had traced her back to Vermont, her state of birth, through a marriage record you located from Ohio. Then Uncle Harry chimed in that while he hadn't known great-grandma's maiden name he remembered granddad telling family stories about his mother being related to Wild Bill HICKOK. Whoa! A Wild West connection? Your interest piqued, you return home determined to find out whether there was any truth to the family lore. You head straight for your computer and RootsWeb's WorldConnect http://wc.rootsweb.com and do a search on Wild Bill HICKOK -- figuring surely someone would have submitted data on this famous figure from the Old West. Bingo! There were 39 entries for Wild Bill HICKOK and most include his full name, which was James Butler HICKOK. Many of the entries provide information that his mother's name was Polly BUTLER. So far so good! But was Polly, Wild Bill's mother, actually related to your Sophie BUTLER? That remained to be proven or disproven. So you glean the information you can about Polly from the WorldConnect entries and then you set out to see if you can find any matching data for Sophie by making use of the more than 27,775 genealogy mailing lists at RootsWeb. http://lists.rootsweb.com/ You figure that the mailing lists would be good starting points as you know from your past research that many locality lists have resident list experts for the area covered. Surname lists, of course, are also good places to inquire about the BUTLER surname, and you know that you could search previous list messages to determine whether Polly or Sophie BUTLER have ever been discussed on these lists before. You start at: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and type in the mailing list name and then search the archives year by year. You decide to subscribe to the Ohio county list for Fairfield County, Ohio (OHFAIRFI-L) where you found the marriage record for Sophie, and the Vermont state list (VERMONT-L) where you learned Sophie was born. Then you subscribe to the county list for Grand Isle County, Vermont (VTGRANDI-L) where Polly BUTLER supposedly was born and for good measure, and getting into the spirit of the hunt, you mosey over to search the archives of the topical list for OLDWEST-COWBOYS-INDIANSCOUTS and then decide to hitch up (subscribe) to that list as well -- hoping to learn more about Wild Bill and his mother Polly (BUTLER) HICKOK. You discover that Polly (BUTLER) HICKOK's family emigrated during the 1600s from Kent, England to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, so you hightail back to the list index pages and archives in search of lists covering those localities. Uncertain of the county where Edgartown was located, you use RootsWeb's town/county finder and learn Edgartown is located in Dukes County. http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi This information enables you to subscribe to MADUKES-L, the list serving the Edgartown area. You locate KENT-ENG-L in the index for England mailing lists and on a hunch join it since Polly's family might already have been traced back into England. So, did you solve the mystery? Are Polly BUTLER and Sophie BUTLER kin? Well, the final chapter to this mystery has not yet been written -- the research is ongoing. Keep using RootsWeb's resources to their fullest and maybe you will learn whether or not the BUTLERs did it. * * * 1b. EDITOR'S DESK. Spammers Launch Scavenging Virus. Buckle up. There's a new computer virus out there -- known as "Bagle" or "Beagle," and it can take you and your cousins for a wild ride. It appears to be the handiwork of spammers who are trying to collect batches of e-mail addresses so they can then re-sell them to other spam e-mail marketers. This virus is capable of harvesting millions of e-mail addresses from infected PCs. Is your computer virus-free? Is your precious genealogy material at risk? Be safe, not sorry. Learn more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3410209.stm http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8430923%255E421,00.html http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/19/technology/internet_virus.reut/?cnn=yes http://www.techtv.com/news/securityalert/story/0,24195,3596731,00.html * * * Free Online Virus Scanner: http://housecall.antivirus.com/pc_housecall/ 1c. TIPS FROM READERS. Name Collecting vs. One-Name Studies by George W. Archer garcher@wdn.com http://www.archercousins.com/ArcherAssn/ Several mailbag postings have inveighed against "name collectors" and their enormous and often non-documented online databases as not of value. I agree. But name collecting is not confined to them, but is a passion among those of us who have spent 30-plus years engaged in a "one-name study." This is the organized collection and collation of data on one surname and its variants to construct lineage links from disparate pieces of information that often takes 15 to 20 years. The rapid expansion of interest in genealogy and the concomitant research resources the interest has created since "Roots" aired on TV has helped one-name study practitioners greatly. Custodians of one-name studies have varying operating policies and objectives. Some are adjuncts to Scottish clan associations. Others may have links to family associations but try to widen the search for their family using one-name study techniques or try to assist those with very common surnames. There are two one-name umbrella organizations in the U.S. and Britain that bring one-name groups together for their respective geographic areas: Association of One-Name Studies (AONS) 65 E Main St., Westminster, MD 21157-5026 E-mail: willowbend@willowbend.net And an unrelated, but older organization in Great Britain: Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS) Hon. Registrar, Roger Goacher, Springwood, Furzefield Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2EF, England E-mail: registrar@one-name.org http://www.one-name.org/ As for me, I collect only ARCHERs in North America. I share the data with those who are related or make inquiries about a specific line or person who might be related to that line. Using a custom index, I search a very large collection and provide digital and hard copy material to requesters. Included with the material are documentary and correspondent sources of those who have contributed as well as a complete list of the names and addresses of anyone working on the line, comments on the data and the sources on which it is based, on the relationship or non- relationship of the contributors to the ARCHERs about whom they contributed, availability and suggestions on published or manuscript sources. This is a free consultation service on research resources and techniques tailored to doing ARCHER surname research. I encourage requestors to follow-up with me as they get new information. The work I do answering questions improves my research techniques and often uncovers hidden gems in my large library that supplements my data or provides new insight into genealogical or research questions. In return for this service I ask for additions, corrections, and new material to enrich my collection. Often I get offers of digital or original manuscript and graphical material so I have become an archives of many ARCHER family materials. I have saved three genealogists' life- long manuscript collections from the fire on my own immediate family. One-name studies and those who are crazy enough to spend their lives supporting them are a very valuable resource that most genealogists cannot believe exist and don't avail themselves of when they find one. Not all of us are devoted entirely to the genealogy of our own immediate family. The benefit I derive from my long-term dedication to a one-name study is that many of the 2,000+ people I've helped reward me with feedback of how my services helped them break stonewalls, discover lost relatives, or just avoid wasting years pursuing false leads. In the process of helping others, I cull out those who are not related to me to expand my own genealogy as personally valuable by-product. 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb. Thanks for sharing your stories. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Worth a Thousand Words By Gena Raban genaraban@msn.com I have been reading this newsletter with enthusiasm to help me learn and grow. I have been educated in the "Internet techniques" and that has helped me a lot. I appreciate people listing their information on the Internet. Not only do I use the Internet to search for clues, I also use it to find researchers who are doing work on a specific line. I often pick up old photos from various sources such as antique stores, yard sales, etc. When I find a name I go to the Internet and try to locate someone who is researching this line. If a researcher has posted information I e-mail them stating that I have located a photo and that it appears to be in their line. Many times someone writes back that they are only "sorta" related, but give me a name of who to contact. When I have examined all the results, I choose who would best preserve the family history and return the photo to them. I do not charge anything except the costs involved. I love genealogy and I would appreciate someone returning a family photo to me. Last year I worked with an antiques dealer who had more than 300 old photos, U.S. Civil War photos and letters, marriage and death certificates, etc., I was able to locate a genealogist who was doing extensive research on this line. The items were sent to him. Many times I have returned photos to researchers that didn't have any photos. This is a joy to me. I encourage everyone to post their info on the Internet so others can find not only information, but if the chance happens, let you "see" a new family photo! Right now I have a file drawer full of old photos that I have picked up and I go looking for the names online. They are hard to locate unless people have to posted their work. I wish they would so I can reunite these lost items with their families. 3. New Mailing Lists at RootsWeb Request a New Mailing List: http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- For more information and an index to the more than 27,775 RootsWeb- hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and for easy subscribing (joining) options go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS BENFOLD CRUZ DALGARNO, DELLER, DONEY DAVIS-GA -- The Davis surname in/from Georgia EDSELL FEARNAIG GHIRARDO, GOSNEY GREEN-FAMILY-HS -- The Green Family Historical Society LUKSYS MCGAR OBERHARDT PODGER SALAICES, SINGLE, STAINES TARVIN WEYMOUTH ZETTERBERG NEW ETHNIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS CA-CGSSD -- For members of the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (California) DC-OBITS -- Share obituaries or request obituary lookups of District of Columbia (USA) residents FL-MANASOTAPAFUG -- The Manasota (Florida) PAF Users Group NORWEGIAN-OBITUARIES -- Share obituaries of Norwegian immigrants to America UK-1911-CENSUS -- Any aspect of the 1911 United Kingdom Census NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS CHE-VALAIS -- Valais Canton, Switzerland 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb To Request a Free Web Account: http://accounts.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Some of these webpages might not yet be accessible. They are created by volunteers, so if one that interests you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or next week. http://www.rootsweb.com/~[accountname] Note that the ~[tilde] before the Web account name is required. U.S.A. alercdar -- Ecor Rouge (Alabama) Chapter DAR alzgcdar -- Zachariah Godbold (Alabama) Chapter DAR cafchdar -- Fresno (California) Chapter DAR ilkchdar -- Kewanee (Illinois) Chapter DAR ilmcghs -- Monroe County (Illinois) Genealogical Historical Society nykgs -- Kodak (New York) Genealogical Society paberks2 -- Berks County (Pennsylvania) pabutle3 -- Butler County (Pennsylvania) palancas -- Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) scgsgc -- Grand Strand (South Carolina) Genealogy Club txccmdrt -- Charles Calvin McCoy (Texas) Daughters of the Republic of Texas Wales wlsglafc -- Glamorgan (Wales) Free Census 5. New/Updated Freepages, Homepages, and WorldConnect Uploads ------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Comments and questions about any of these independently authored webpages should be directed to their respective compilers/webmasters. When your new, updated, or substantially revised personal pages located at RootsWeb (they will have "freepages" or "homepages" in the URL) are up and ready for visitors, please send the URL (Web address), along with a brief description, including the major pertinent surnames and what is available on your site, to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com AUSTRALIA. Searchable map of 1863 landowners of Rockhampton, Queensland. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rockymap/ CANADA. Cemetery transcripts and headstone pictures in the County of Oxford, Ontario http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dcoop/ COURTY. Courty Family Genealogy. Surnames include: BLASIUS, CLEMENTS, COURTY, ELLIS, KECK, LOVE, PETIT, POINDEXTER, RICH, and SHARUM. Includes photos of ancestors and gravestones and page dedicated to Ellis Tavern in Ellisville, Kentucky. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ccourty/ ELDERKIN. Elderkin Family History and Genealogy. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~elderkin/ WHIMPEY. The Family of Lois Vivienne Whimpey Willis. Major surnames are WHIMPEY, SHARP, OLDROYD, HARLEY, MONCUR, DANDIE, HARDIE, RUSSELL, DOYLE, MARR, DOCWRA, REEVES, OLIVER, BALL, WILLIS, CASEY, LAVER, HOOTON, MULDER, THEISINGER, MARSHALL, HANSEN, SMITH, CLYNE, MANSFIELD, and KERR. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~loiswillis/ ======================= Paid Advertisements ======================== The Latest Genealogy Search Engine "Finding Your Roots Online" book review and webpage with multiple links to genealogy resources on the Web. Click here to find out how to search for your ancestors on the internet and then start finding them using the latest genealogy search engine technology http://www.genealogy4free.com/roots_review.html * * * A GARDEN INCLOSED Do you love genealogy and literary mystery novels? Share the struggle of a genealogist and his geneticist wife as they uncover the roots of family tragedy. Why did his father reject them after their marriage? How did their son inherit a rare disease? Who killed her parents? http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-29799-4 * * * NO-FIND NO-FEE OFFER FROM BRITISH ANCESTORS "I never thought I could obtain so much information at so little cost."--(JB, Connecticut) UK-based researchers will search British archives for birth and marriage records of your English and Scottish ancestors (1813-1950). Also census, church, and other records. In most cases we can offer a NO-FIND NO-FEE service -- we find your ancestors or you pay nothing! For a FREE e-mail consultation, visit: http://www.britishancestors.com/rwr/ =================== End of Paid Advertisements ===================== 6. New User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ ---------------------------------------------- The following databases have come online recently: ARIZONA. La Paz County. Poston. Parker Valley High School Class of 1945; 76 records; Poston III High School Class of 1944; 100 records; Dianne Kiyomoto http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ Maricopa County. Mesa. Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park; 671 records; Michael Malmin of the Boy Scouts of America http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ CALIFORNIA. Fresno County. Reedley. Reedley High School Class of 1939; 205 records; Reedley High School Class of 1940; 144 records; Dianne Kiyomoto http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ San Diego County. San Diego. Mt. Hope Cemetery (partial); 15 records; Dianne Kiyomoto http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ Tulare County. Dinuba. Dinuba High School Class of 1938; 86 records; Dinuba High School Class of 1945, 87 records; Dianne Kiyomoto http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ ILLINOIS. Stephenson County. Ladies' Union Aid Society, 1889 Quilt Transcription; 335 records; Danielle Harrison http://userdb.rootsweb.com/groups/ MARYLAND. Montgomery County. Rockville. Parklawn Memorial Park (partial); 4,018 records; Robbie Wetzel http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ MISSOURI. Osage County. Marriage Records, 1910-1919, 1,834 records; Marriage Records, 1920-1929, 1,584 records; Complied by Hallie Mantle, transcribed and indexed by Bill Schwegler http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/ NEW YORK. Suffolk County. New Montefiore Cemetery; (Selected records -- Fromberg Family Circle); 29 records; Steven J. Frome http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ PENNSYLVANIA. Luzerne County. Hazleton. Hazleton High School; Class of 1932, 369 records; Class of 1933, 297 records; Mary Fenton http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ Luzerne County. Hazleton, West Hazleton, and Hazleton Heights City Directories, 1909-1921; 1,052 records; Mary Fenton http://userdb.rootsweb.com/citydir/ TENNESSEE. Carter County. Walnut Mountain Cemetery; 229 records; Kathy Montgomery http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ TEXAS. Cooke County. Burch Cemetery; 1 record; Jack Ware http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ WEST VIRGINIA. Grant County. Birth Records 1865-1910; 310 records; Michele Golden http://userdb.rootsweb.com/births/ 7. FROM ROOTSWEB REVIEW'S BOTTOMLESS MAILBAG [Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editor or of RootsWeb.com]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Examining Gift Horses By John Grant jmgrant83@yahoo.com More of these so-called genealogists who are whining about others' posted family trees at WorldConnect need to take heed of an old saying that goes: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." It means don't be ungrateful when given something and don't question the value of a gift. So our trees aren't perfect? So they are not 100 percent documented according to your specifications or some scholarly standard? Big deal. We are doing the best we can and sharing what we have found. So we make mistakes? Imagine that! If you do not wish to share your perfectly documented, 100% accurate trees with the rest of us -- who cares? We'll just continue to have fun without you. So put down those stones and don't come snooping in my tree and whining that it isn't perfect and that I haven't done it "right" -- not unless you want to show me yours. * * * Discouraged by Criticism By Saundra Busto busto@verizon.net I'm new to genealogy research and owe all that I've gathered to generous kind-hearted people I've met on the Internet. I live in a remote rural area smack-dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Our library has no reference section for genealogy research in the "Original Colonies." In fact, we just got a library about three years ago. My only research tool is now and will always be the Internet. Although I've followed up with various state record offices and obtained copies of documents, without the initial clue discovered on the Internet I would never have found that document. I've compiled quite a bit more data than I realized during the last two years and I've been wanting to post my GEDCOM on RootWeb, but every time I decide it's time to post, I read another letter about "stolen information" and "lack of source materials." What are these people talking about? Can information about my particular ancestor actually belong to someone else because they happened to find it first? What’s someone like me supposed to do? Since I'm new, my genealogy-ego is a bit fragile. I'm not 100% sure about all the data I've gathered and I sure don't want to be attacked about the errors in my database. Actually, errors in my database are the only thing I'm positive about. Can any history be gathered without errors? To criticize someone for making an error seems completely ridiculous to me, yet I see it happen almost every week in the RootsWeb Review. So I have, thus far, chosen to avoid the personal criticism and not post my GEDCOM. But, if I don't show my data to others I might miss out on some critical morsel of information that a remote cousin can offer. And, I have found wonderful remote cousins through my online research. I've learned that I come from a vast and varied group of truly marvelous people that I'm proud to be associated with. Only by sharing can we sort out the errors and get to the truth about the mysterious lives of our elusive ancestors. I just wish I could build up the courage to post my GEDCOM. * * * Doing What They Do By Deanna Huber dandy1963@msn.com I too have found many references to my own family -- correct and with errors. People will do whatever they're going to do and no amount of complaining will keep them from doing it. These people are griping because they basically want someone else to do the work, document it and post it so that all THEY have to do is copy it. It's all ready-made, signed, sealed and documented so that they don't have to do any leg-work of their own. Then they're angry that it turns out to be incorrect. As Bill Schu said, even erroneous information can point you in the right direction . . . if I see incorrect information regarding my family, I try to notify the person who posted it with an offering of proof with documentation. I am sometimes met with politeness, other times rebuffed. But I tried! I have spent the last month or so doing volunteer research for a gentleman who lives on the U.S.'s West Coast (I am in the Midwest and live in the county of the family he is researching). He has been very kind and appreciative of the time and effort that I have put in on his behalf. I feel that I am more than amply repaid by the excitement in this man's e-mail every time I find something for him and with the e- mail friendship we have developed. * * * Weighing the Evidence By Rick (Eric L.) Van Dusen newnethboy@hotmail.com Having followed the comments on the problems of data posted on the Web, I have to comment, based on my experiences: On the one hand, the Web sources have helped me immensely. On the other hand, I've found Web sources to be very questionable at times. BUT, the same has always been true of offline sources as well. These are not the issues. Rather, the main issue is reliance on solid sources. One can have a large database or small, gather in everyone remotely related or only close relatives, publish online or off, be a newbie or a veteran. There is a problem only when the person collects names willy-nilly (and a bigger problem when they're from someone else's work). I've just been researching an ancillary line and have come across a book on that family. It turns out to be unreliable, and I'm having to go back to primary sources to untangle this family. Beginners: Document everything from the start. Don't be scared [about documentation and citation] -- you don't have to have solid sources from the get-go. Whatever your source is, write it down. If your Aunt Tillie told you, say so. Later, you can confirm or refute that fact and you'll know whether the new source is better than the old. I'll say this about the book I mentioned: At least the author told us when he was assuming or when his source was flimsy or he couldn't find the baptism record referred to somewhere . . . Nobody's genealogy is ever finished. There are always more ancestors and better [or new] evidence to be found. [Editor's Note: See "Creating Worthwhile Genealogies": http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/lesson12.htm ] * * * Aging Issues By Marilyn Strout strout99@yahoo.com After reading last week about the veteran who conveniently aged, I had to write. When I began my genealogy search about eight years ago, I began with myself and husband, collecting birth, marriage, then going backwards, as everyone suggests. So, of course, the next step was my parents and my husband's parents. The marriage certificate came through fine from the Maine State Archives for the in-laws, except I didn't ask for a certified copy. In "age of the bride" 26 was typed in, then a pencil line drawn through that and 32 handwritten in, then a pencil line through that and 26 was written in. Well, okay, so if I need a certified copy, I'll send for it. Clerk must have gotten sloppy recording the info at the time -- is what I assumed. Well, there's an old saying about when you "ASSUME" something, and it sure did applied here. The mother-in-law is now in a nursing home and as my husband was talking with the nurse the other day, the nurse said "Well, at 87 she's had a good long life." My husband agreed, but later after leaving his mom, he did some quick calculating, came home and asked me how old I thought his mother was, I said 81, because that's what I had. I grabbed the marriage certificate and lo and behold, it was that 32 (handwritten on the marriage certificate) that was her "real age." She'd been fibbing all along to us, as if we could really care that she was older than her husband. The moral of this story: You can't even believe the person who's telling you, how old they really are! 8. Humor/Humour: Last-minute Estate Planning ---------------------------------------------------- Thanks to: Scott Johnson SJohnson@GOV.NU.CA On June 8, 1948, Cecil George Harris, a Saskatchewan (Canada) farmer, was repairing his tractor when he inadvertently put the vehicle into reverse, pinning his left leg underneath one of the rear wheels. Believing no one would come to his rescue, he used his jackknife to scratch onto the tractor's fender: "In case I die in this mess, I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo. Harris." Although his neighbours eventually found him 10 hours later, Harris died of his injuries two days later. Soon after, the etched fender was admitted to probate as a valid holograph will. The fender and knife remained "on file" at the local Kerrobet Courthouse until it closed in 1996. The fender and knife are now on permanent display in the University of Saskatchewan's Law Library. 9. Submission Guidelines, Advertising Contacts, Reprint Policy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The RootsWeb Review does not publish or answer genealogical queries, and the editor regrets that she is unable to provide any personal research assistance or advice. RootsWeb Review welcomes short (500 words or less) articles, humor, stories, or letters, and reserves the right to edit all submissions. All mail sent to the RootsWeb Review editor is considered to be for publication -- send in plain ASCII text (please, no attach- ments) to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com * * * ROOTSWEB REVIEW ADVERTISING CONTACTS: Ad Sales Operations Mgr. Shana Davis sdavis@myfamilyinc.com U.S. West Coast: Sacha Yenkana syenkana@myfamilyinc.com U.S. East Coast: Dan Arnold darnold@myfamilyinc.com * * * Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 7, No. 3, 21 January 2004. * * * *