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THE CALLAWAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION
CFANET e-NEWSLETTER
March 2001
Volume II No. 3
RENEWALS
Since the last count at the middle of
February, there have been another 75 renewals, bringing the total to
381 (of 558) for a renewal rate of 68%.
Hopefully, a good percentage of the
outstanding renewals will send their forms (with dues enclosed) to Martha
Winkler, our Assistant Secretary,
before she has to mail a Reminder to them about the middle of March.
Let's save the postage.
It is interesting to note that the renewal
rate is much higher for those members with computers (73%) than it
is for non-computer members (55%). Does that mean that the Bulletin
is playing a role in encouraging early renewals? I hope so.
In addition to all the recent renewals, there
have been four New memberships added to the previous 11, for a total
of 15 so far this year. They are:
Bockman,
Christie Jo of Branson, MO
chris94537 at aol.com
Deelman,
Laurie E. of Port Alberni, BC, Canada
ellenora3 at home.com
Jarrell,
Roland, Jr. of Cumming, GA
ga-Jarrell at juno.com
Trammell,
Faye Stephens of Fayetteville, GA
Welcome all to the Callaway Family
Association.
MEMBER
BIOGRAPHY - (Removed from CFA Web Site Archives)
To respect the privacy of our members, none of the biographies
submitted to CFA will be posted on the CFA Web Site Newsletter
Archives.
Just took a break to check out
that 6.4 earthquake near Seattle about 11:00
am today, (Wednesday). It was felt even up here in Parksville. A
little unnerving to see the monitor and keyboard wobbling
around for a few seconds. No damage here, though.
SOUTHERN
SOLDIERS REMEMBRANCE FUND
New member,
John J. Zoch, Sr., of Seaford,
Delaware has requested that the following e-mail, dated Feb.26,
2001, be published in the Bulletin.
Subject: After 139 years Stone
to be dedicated for William M. Callaway, 17th Georgia Infantry,
Company K.
To: Mr. Bill Ward &
Southern Soldiers Remembrance Fund
Thank you so much for your
quick reply! I think you have a wonderful website at
www.SouthernSoldiers.com and
I recommend your site to everyone! When I clicked on Oakwood
Cemetery in Richmond, VA, I could not believe all the graves without
any stones - 18,000 soldiers in Oakwood alone. I couldn't believe
the V.A. wouldn't place stones on "Confederate Graves"
until a couple of decades ago. What a disservice to these soldiers!
Can we be sure that the V.A. will place a Grave Stone and not a
brass plaque on William M. Callaway's grave? Must someone claim
William as an ancestor? My wife and I would like to be on site, upon
dedication of this Grave Marker for our "possible" Cousin;
Pvt. William M. Callaway, of the 17th Georgia Infantry, Co. K.
Please let us know of this date in advance.
We are still researching to
see if we are related, and hope that some reader of this e-mail
could place soldier William M. Callaway with his Georgia family.
Southernly, John and Joyce (Henson) Zoch
Seaford,
Delaware
E-mail: Zochster at aol.com
Descendant of Sarah Emeline
Callaway, thru her father, John W. Callaway, Sr. of Sussex County,
Delaware. John W. Callaway born: Abt. 1781 & died 02-09-1831. John is a son of William Callaway, b. Abt. 1754 & died
1793.
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A NOTE FROM DONNA
MORGAN, CFA WEBMASTER
There have been some
(hopefully) improvements in the accessibility to the Joseph and
Peter family files on the CFA web site. Those of you who have
already visited the pages, please visit again and tell us what you
think. Those of you who haven't visited yet, now would be a good
time for you to try it out.
Kermit Bridges and
Dan Smith are
hard at work organizing and proofing and keying in vast amounts of
Callaway data. So the files will be updated many times as they
progress.
Here's a link directly to the
family tree page:
http://www.callawayfamily.org/familytree.htm
Once there, choose the line to
view (either Joseph or Peter). The viewing screen gives you a
couple of options:
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You can click on an
alphabet letter to see an index of surnames contained in the file,
and then go directly to a particular person, or,
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You can click on the little
tree in the middle of the page to go to the beginning of the file
(i.e., Joseph or Peter).
Each name you see that is
clickable will take you to that person's family group sheet, where
you can view the family data plus any notes, sources, and photos
available for that person. You can also view US or World migration
maps for the family, and statistics about the information in the
file.
Please drop me a note and let
me know your thoughts, suggestions, ideas, and problems (hope not).
It won't be the last changes made, I'm sure, but I hope this moves
us in the right direction.
Thanks for your help, Donna Morgan, dfmorgan at vnet.net
Russ Callaway, CFA Technologist, adds, in a
message to Donna:
"Please do not forget that we will be having more lines than
just Joe and Pete. The International lines will be coming along in time, and should fit
into your scheme of division."
Part
Two
INTERESTING WEB
SITESWebmaster Donna
Morgan has found a brand new genealogy site that
is loaded with links and resource information. It is
www.personalheritage.com
One of the useful tools to be discovered
at Personal Heritage is called a "Memory Prompts Kit" which
helps you record your life history, and create a living legacy for your
children, grandchildren, and other descendants.
"By recognizing this privileged
responsibility and making this commitment to record your life story, you will
ensure that your family can enjoy the memories, stories, insights, and
personal accounts that only you can relate. You will be sharing a priceless
piece of yourself with your family."
A full description of this program can be
found at the above-mentioned web site.
On a personal note, I ordered the Kit on
Feb. 19 and it arrived yesterday. The $39.95 cost (which includes 4
interesting bonuses) is a fair price for Americans. Unfortunately, for those
of us living outside the US, the foreign exchange rate of 1.57 increased the
price to $62.72 CDN, paid by VISA. Then when it arrived by UPS, another amount
of $32.40 was added for Import Charges. Grand total = $95.12. UGH! I must make
sure to use it now.
Still on the subject of web sites, check out our own Callaway Family
Association site at
www.callawayfamily.org
and under Directors you will find a new Bio and photo for Connie
Sherrill, of Strong, AR.
MEMBER
BIOGRAPHY - (Removed from CFA Web Site Archives)
To respect the privacy of our members, none of the biographies
submitted to CFA will be posted on the CFA Web Site Newsletter
Archives.
Bill Callaway, CFANET
Coordinator
Parksville, B.C., Canada
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