Mary Stephenson wrote:
MICHAEL, Thank you for posting that information. This is the most info I
have received, so come on listers, help us out here. There have to be a lot
of CALHOUNS lurking out there. As you have read recently, discouragement is
high for the list, so LIST ADMINISTRATOR., maybe you could help us out by A
roll call or something, please ? A most wanted? Earliest ancestor? HELP!
Mary
Mary, It seems your suggestion has struck a cord, and I see the
beginnings of a Roll Call beginning.
PLEASE use a good Subject Line! DON'T use "Roll Call", or
"Calhoun".
Some people LIKE a low-volume list, and Roll Calls drive 'em nuts.
What drives ME nuts is a simple list of surnames, with no dates or
places. At the very LEAST put the detail you would into your Roots
Surname Listing.
And by the way, if you *aren't* listed there, you are missing the boat!
We now have 40 members on the list, so that's how many eyes will see
your post. Our GenConnect boards are probably searched that many times
per *second* -- and the RSL ten times that! (My figures are sheer
guesses)
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Thanks so much to Mary, Michael, and all you other caring, knowledgeable
listers. As you all know, my ancestors are Cowans, not Calhouns. If an
active Calhoun researcher comes along who wants to assume responsibility
for the list, boards, or for the whole cluster of names (I also have the
Cahoon and Calhoon clusters, and the Colquhoun boards, along with the
Cowin cluster), I have no ego about handing over the job. Until then,
this list makes me very happy!
All the best,
Listmama Valorie Cowan Zimmerman
Black Diamond, Washington USA
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