Monday, July 7, 2008

To The Ranchos Group--

It is nice when we can share our talents.

One of the people who is in the Ranchos group, spoke
to me recently about trying to get information on her
relative born in Portesuelo, Jalisco. My husband and
I drove there this morning and were able to get a
modern copy of a birth certificate (70 pesos) that she
need for the years between 1880-1882. It was a simple
process and took 10 minutes or less. All I did was
give the approximate years and the names of the child
and parents. When I see my Rancho´s friend, I am sure
she is going to be so happy.

I wish the same for the rest of you, as you do your
research and reach out to others.

Sincerely,
Patricia Burton
Santa Rita, Ayotlan, Jalisco
& San Diego, Ca.

--- Santos Luna wrote:

> Joseph Puentes: A simple "thank you" does not seem
> sufficient to you for orchestrating this research
> site, and maintaining its integrity. Having the
> pleasure of meeting you, I can say that you are such
> a magnificent person.
>
> Through your creation of Nuestros Ranchos, many of
> us have found lost cousins, and developed some
> wonderful friendships.
> You are an astonishing humanitarian.
>
> Sincerely,
> Helyn
>
>
>
>
>
> Oh, well said, Corrine. Well said.
>
> Joseph, keep up the good and very important work
> that you do. You are
> appreciated.
>
> Veronica Vidaure Rahorn
> Gilbert, AZ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Corrine Ardoin"
> To:
> Sent: 28 June, 2008 13:55
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Moderator's Position
>
>
> > Yes, it is good to hear your position on this,
> Joseph. I have been in
> > other
> > forums for other groups and, one of my own
> postings I had no idea was
> > controversial, drew a very harsh attack from
> someone else in the group,
> > which ultimately led to my dropping out (related
> to birdwatching in this
> > particular forum). The moderator of that group
> took the position
> > similarly,
> > that it was okay to be controversial and have
> discussions, but not to
> > attack
> > others or be mean-spirited. Nevertheless, I
> dropped out, because of
> > elitists in the group continually criticizing my
> amateur-level experience
> > on
> > the topic.
> > What I have learned from these forums for serious
> folks, whether
> > birdwatching or genealogy, is that there must not
> only be room for the
> > beginner to learn from the more experienced,
> without being put-down for
> > their inexperience, but there must also be room
> for healthy discussion.
> > For, how else do we all learn and move forward in
> our searching, but by
> > connecting to one another, helping one another
> along, as is the purpose of
> > this group. When I connect with all of you in
> Nuestros Ranchos, I am
> > bringing you all into my home. I may be sitting
> here at the computer,
> > hundreds of miles away from many of you, clicking
> the Send button when
> > I've
> > finished typing my message. But, the spirit of our
> shared journey in
> > uncovering and learning of our individual family
> histories, is not so much
> > to take pride in how different we are from one
> another, but more so to be
> > comforted by how alike we truly are.
> >
> > Corrine Ardoin
> > Santa Maria, California
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>
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