JUNE 29, 2006
ADDED WARREN COUNTY & STAFFORD COUNTY MARRIAGES TO THE SITE TODAY. HEARD FROM SOMEONE THAT SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH NORFOLK ON THE SITE. REGARDLESS IT WAS NICE TO HEAR SOME KIND OF FEEDBACK. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IF YOU NEED A COUNTY & DON'T SEE IT HERE ASK. BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE ASK. SO WHAT ARE PEOPLE AFRAID OF? I ALSO NEED TO GET SOME MORE COUNTY WILLS FOR THE SITE, THE DEATH PAGES ARE LACKING. AS ARE THE BIRTH PAGES.
LKH DANSE IS VERY GOOD. NEEDS TO BE MUCH LONGER. NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR FOR THE NEXT BOOK, ALTHOUGH MERRY'S BOOK COMES OUT IN DECEMBER.
I STILL NEED TO FIND A JOB. ALL OF THIS RAIN HAS GOT TO GO. IT WAS SO "THICK" OUTSIDE YESTERDAY YOU COULD NOT BREATH.
LATER
K.
JUNE 25, 2006
A KIND PERSON ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT I HAD OVER LAPPING
NAVIGATION WITH MY WEDDING LISTINGS.
IT'S PROBABLY BEEN LIKE THAT ATLEAST 3 MONTHS. IT NICE THAT SOMEONE TOOK THE TIME TO TELL ME.
TWICE THIS WEEK I'VE OFFENDED PEOPLE ACCIDENTALLY.
AND TECHNICALLY IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
THE FIRST PERSON WANTED AN OBIT.
DIDN'T SAY WHICH STATE, YEAR, COUNTY, ETC. JUST GAVE A NAME.
SO I WROTE BACK ASKING WHICH STATE, YEAR, COUNTY, ETC. HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET, IT'S BEEN SEVERAL DAYS.
2ND PERSON WROTE WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO GET BIRTH/MARRIAGE/DEATH CERTIFICATES.
AGAIN, NO STATE, NO COUNTY, NOTHING. JUST A NAME
SO I DID THE ONLY THING I COULD DO.
MY FRIENDS WEDDING IS TODAY, IT'S A LITTLE SAD, I WISH I COULD BE THERE FOR HER.
LATER,
K.
JUNE 21, 2006
BOTH JANET EVANOVICH 12 SHARP & JOHANNA LINDSEY'S CAPTIVE BOOK ARE OUT. BOUGHT BOTH & READ BOTH YESTERDAY.
LAURELL K. HAMILTON'S DANSE COMES OUT TUES 6/27. HAVE BEEN
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR DANSE FOR A YEAR NOW.
I PROMISED SOMEONE LAST WEEK THAT I WOULD GET SOME MORE HALIFAX INFO ONLINE. SO I NEED TO GET TO THE LIBRARY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS OR SO.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS A SUGGESTION OR TWO OR AN IDEA FOR THE WEBSITE ? EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW. LATER K.
FRMRNYR@AOL.COM
JUNE 15, 2006
I CREATED A NEW OR 2ND FRONT PAGE FOR THE NORFOLK ROOTSWEB PAGE, THE NEW PAGE IS UNDERCONSTRUCTION, AND WILL TAKE ME A WHILE TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING. I CREATED IT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON THE ROOTSWEB MAIN PAGE FOR NORFOLK. EVERY TIME I TRIED TO "EDIT" THE NORFOLK MAIN PAGE, MY COMPUTER WOULD LOCK UP AND IT WOULD TAKE ME 3-6 HOURS TO MAKE ONE LITTLE CHANGE. THE SITE HAS HUNDREDS OF PAGES, AND I COULD ACCESS EACH AND EVERY ONE WITH NO PROBLEM, EXCEPT THE FIRST PAGE.
SO I GAVE UP. AND CREATED A NEW FIRST PAGE WHERE IT WILL HAVE ALL THE "NEW STUFF" I PUT ON THE WEBSITE.
I WISH IT WAS A HOMESTEAD SITE INSTEAD OF ROOTSWEB.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW "EASY" HOMESTEAD IS TO A WEBSITE CREATOR, IT'S SO EASY TO MAKE NAVIGATION ETC. I WISH SOME OF THE STUFF WAS MORE SOPHISTICATED (PICS) BUT FOR A TEXT SITE THIS HOMESTEAD IS EXCELLENT. I HAD MY ISSUES WITH HOMESTEAD, BUT THEY ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO MY ISSUES WITH ROOTSWEB. THIS IS THE LINK FOR THE NEW 2ND PAGE.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanorfol/indexjune2006%20.html
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CUT & PASTE IT.
AND I AM STILL WORKING ON IT. I LOVE BEING THE ADMIN FOR THE NORFOLK & PAC SITES, I JUST WISH THE "EDIT" WAS EASIER.
LATER,
K.
PS. HAD TO WRITE MY GIRL FRIEND AND TELL HER I CAN NOT COME TO HER WEDDING TODAY.
JUNE 10, 2006
HEADED OUT SHORTLY TO THOSE YARD SALES ETC, BUT I JUST HAD TO COMMENT ON MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE..... SOMEONE EMAILED ME FOR AN OBIT. DIDN'T SAY WHICH PAPER, OR EVEN WHICH STATE. OR EVEN IF THEY SAW IT ON ONE OF THE WEBSITES.
I JUST TOOK A GUESS THAT IT WAS NY & THAT IT WAS NEWSDAY & I ACTUALLY HAD IT.
I KEEP FORGETTING THERE IS A "LOOKUP" PAGE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE FOR NEW YORK OBITS. I VOLUNTEERED A FEW YEARS AGO FOR IT. BUT ONLY FOR THE OBITS ACTUALLY INDEXED ON MY WEBSITE. MEANING: LIVING IN VA I CAN'T RUN UP TO THE LEVITTOWN OR EAST MEADOW LIBRARIES TO LOOK UP AN OBIT. I CAN ONLY LOOK UP THE ONES I HAVE HERE. BUT I CAN RUN TO THE CENTRAL LIBRARY OR THE NORFOLK KIRN FOR VIRGINIA OBITS.
It's just weird how people email you about Mrs. Jones & expect you to know what they are talking about. I run 3 websites & cover 2 states.
And they have SEVERAL THOUSAND PAGES. And then people have the nerve to get annoyed if I email them back a question. Like: which state are you talking about? or which page of the website? It certainly helps to know what a person is looking at to answer their question.
Sorry I'm really running on with this.
later
K.
JUNE 9, 2006
WENT TO THE LIBRARY THIS AM, COPIED A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF FOR THE WEBSITE, & CAME HOME & FOUND OUT I ALREADY HAD IT.
DON'T FORGET YOU CAN EMAIL ME FOR FREE LOOKUPS. LOOKUPS ARE FREE, IT'S RESEARCH YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR. WELL THERE ARE LOTS OF THRIFT SALES, YARD SALES THIS WEEKEND. WISH ME LUCK!
JUNE 8, 2006
OK, GOING TO GIVE THE DECLARATION ONE LAST TRY. ALSO LISTING SOME WILLIAM & MARY QUARTERLY'S. MY LAST ATTEMPT AT RAISING MONEY TO GO TO NY FOR FRIENDS WEDDING.
K.
JUNE 5, 2006
RAIN AGAIN TODAY, DON'T FEEL LIKE DOING MUCH TODAY. PATIENTLY WAITING FOR JANET EVANOVICH'S 12 SHARP TO COME OUT 6/20 & DANSE BY LAURELL K. HAMILTON ON JUNE 27.
NEED TO GO INTO NORFOLK SOON HAVE A FEW WILL LOOK UPS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED. MAYBE A STROLL OVER TO THE COURT HOUSE. HAVEN'T BEEN THERE SINCE THE DAR DID IT'S RENOVATION, THEY WERE JUST STARTING LAST TIME I WAS THERE. THEY WERE RESTORING THE OLDER 1600-1800 RECORDS. PUTTING THINGS IN PLASTIC SLEEVES. I HAVE A FEW PAC (PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY) MATERIALS I NEED TO POST.
LATER,
K.
JUNE 3, 2006
RAIN TODAY, ALL FLEA MARKETS CANCELED. MAJOR BUMMER!
LATER,
K.
JUNE 2, 2006
HOPE. To me this is a 4-letter word. Drives me nuts. I have a few things
I hope for every month & every month, the lord above says NO. It's like the LOTTERY you hope & pray & hope & pray & then you don't win.
So now I have about 2 weeks before I have to make my confession.
I promised my best friend that I would BE THERE for her at her wedding June 25, because the last time I went "home" to NY i stood her up.
And this was my way of making it up to her.
Well, things didn't turn out the way I'd hoped, & books didn't sell on ebay & this "old" antique sorta BRASS declaration of independence didn't sell. So i don't have the money to go to NY for her wedding.
She's just going to have to face the facts, I am unemployed, I take care of my handicapped brother & my husband doesn't make enough money to afford the trip this year. It's just like this website, if it wasn't for those yearly donations, this site would not exist.
Oh, yeah, just remembered someone has a request for more halifax county information, i'll have to make a note of that for my next library trip.
later,
Kristina
JUNE 1, 2006
HAPPY SUMMER!
WELL ANYWAY, SINCE BLOGS ARE THE IN THING LATELY, I THOUGHT
I'D START ONE OF MY OWN.
I'M THE OWNER OF THIS WEBSITE WWW.NYVAGENEALOGY.HOMESTEAD.COM
AND I AM THE "HOST" OF THE ROOTSWEB NORFOLK & PAC SITES.
PAC = PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY OR VIRGINIA BEACH.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR SEE YOUR ANCESTOR'S NAME ON THE
WEBSITE, DON'T BE AFRAID TO EMAIL ME AND ASK IF I HAVE MORE
INFORMATION. FRMRNYR@AOL.COM
IT'S AMAZING, I'VE HAD STUFF POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR 4 YEARS. NOW THAT I'VE POSTED SOME TO THE NORFOLK ROOTSWEB, I'M GETTING REQUESTS DAILY.
IF YOU HAVE A COUNTY YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF, EMAIL ME. IF YOU SEE I HAVE INFO FOR THAT COUNTY BUT DON'T SEE YOUR ANCESTOR, YOU CAN EMAIL ME FOR A LOOK UP.
USE THE HINTS PAGE OR REFER TO THE GENEALOGY CHAT PAGE.
THE BASIC THING TO LEARN ABOUT GENEALOGY IS THAT IT COST MONEY. ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK.
ALSO I AM A BARNES AND NOBLE AFFILIATE AND IF YOU PURCHASE A BOOK AFTER CLICKING THRU THIS WEBSITE I GET A PENNY OR TWO.
I'VE LISTED A FEW SERIES SUGGESTIONS ON THE BOOKSALE PAGE.
THERE ARE ALSO GENEALOGY BOOKS LISTED AT THE BOTTOMS OF BOTH THE NY WEB PAGE AND THE VA WEB PAGE.
I ALSO SELL USED BOOKS ON EBAY, NYVAGENEALOGY IS THE NAME.
THE NUMBER 1 QUESTION ASKED DAILY ON THE ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST IS ABOUT VITAL RECORDS.
IT'S THE SAME FOR EVERY STATE, JUST CHANGE THE STATE
ABBREVIATION FOR THE STATE YOU WANT.
HAVE A QUESTION ASK!
LATER
KRISTINA
