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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Happy Ninth Anniversary to Us
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Our Ninth Anniversary Postcard Shower has been a great success.
It is very rewarding for us to hear from long time friends and new about
what the site has meant to them over these many years. The messages are
very heart warming and the kindness and appreciation of our guests has
helped rekindle the energy that we need to keep the site going and growing.
Some of the notes mention specific volunteers whose work has helped them
and I am so glad to see recognition given to those people. Thanks for taking
the time to participate and boost our motivation.
In the tally below, there are some inconsistencies. The original purpose
was to get an idea of where our guests live. However, some people sent
postcards that did not represent their own area. When a New Yorker sends
a Pennsylvania postcard of visa versa, both of which happened, I credited
the state where they lived, rather than the state of the postcard. Our
one Holland postcard was from a North Carolina guest, so NC got the point.
In the case of Wyoming, a tourist New Yorker sent us two postcards and
I credited Wyoming because we had none from there, same with our first
Delaware card.
We actually have probably well over 400 postcards, but many guests sent
several
or even many. One California guest sent a postcard for each of her ancestral
families that she found represented on the site, so her generous and enjoyable
fifteen were counted as one or two (they did not all come on the same day.)
Now you would think that an accountant would not have any trouble counting
postcards, but the creativity of our guests sent the method I had planned
into a tailspin.
Some of the cards are actually very nice greeting cards, and one long
time Oklahoma guest sent several beautiful postcards, a brochure about
the Oklahoma Rose Rocks, and a little statue made of a rose rock and including
the state bird and flowers. They are all lovely and gave me a chance to
learn something aobut Oklahoma that was new to me. Many of the postcards
represent historic sites of the states, and some are contemporary. There
are several hand made and very charming postcards, some with ancestral
photos or original photos of their area. Most of the postcards are brand
new, but some vinatage ones were sent as well. I just love it when I make
a suggestion and so many people get creative in interpreting it in such
a variety of ways. It has been a great lot of fun.
This is not the end of it. I will continue to keep this open during
our TENTH year which starts some time in the middle of this month. In selecting
postcards to show here, it is VERY difficult. They are all great. Being
shown here does not mean it is my favorite or that I did not like
the ones that I am not showing. I am trying to represent one form each
state that sent the most. I am grateful for every one of them and cherish
the memories they provide of the people who help make this site the success
that it is.
As of this date we have not heard from three states. Also, I had expected
more foreign cards than we got. I get email every day from people out of
the country who check the site regularly. We have many Canadians who use
the site consistently, but only one card from British Columbia. Keep the
cards and greetings coming. We enjoy them immensely. Send yours to:
Joyce M. Tice
2068 Shaw Road
Mansfield PA 16933
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State |
| 1 |
Alabama |
| 2 |
Alaska |
| 9 |
Arizona |
| 1 |
Arkansas |
| 27 |
California |
| 4 |
Colorado |
| 4 |
Connecticut |
| 3 |
Delaware |
| 2 |
District of Columbia |
| 27 |
Florida |
| 4 |
Georgia |
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Hawaii |
| 1 |
Idaho |
| 4 |
Illinois |
| 4 |
Indiana |
| 2 |
Iowa |
| 2 |
Kansas |
| 1 |
Kentucky |
| 1 |
Louisiana |
| 4 |
Maine |
| 6 |
Maryland |
| 4 |
Massachusetts |
| 11 |
Michigan |
| 4 |
Minnesota |
| 2 |
Mississippi |
| 3 |
Missouri |
| 2 |
Montana |
| 4 |
Nebraska |
| 3 |
Nevada |
| 1 |
New Hampshire |
| 1 |
New Jersey |
| 1 |
New Mexico |
| 56 |
New York |
| 12 |
North Carolina |
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North Dakota |
| 6 |
Ohio |
| 2 |
Oklahoma |
| 2 |
Oregon |
| 40 |
Pennsylvania |
| 1 |
Rhode Island |
| 3 |
South Carolina |
| 1 |
South Dakota |
| 3 |
Tennesee |
| 6 |
Texas |
| 7 |
Utah |
| 2 |
Vermont |
| 5 |
Virginia |
| 13 |
Washington |
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West Virginia |
| 3 |
Wisconsin |
| 2 |
Wyoming |
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| 310 |
Total |
| 48 |
No. of States (Includes D.C.) |
| 4 |
Electronic only included above |
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Country |
| 1 |
Australia |
| 1 |
Belize |
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Canada |
| 1 |
--- British Columbia |
| 1 |
Tasmania |
| 1 |
Tinian |
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| 5 |
Total Out of US |
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| 315 |
Total |
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| Tri-Counties Volunteer Pat NEWELL Smith made this card for us. |
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| This card from Tasmania (down under down under) came the farthest. |
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Tri-Counties Ninth Birthday Postcard
Blitz. - This month commemorates the ninth anniversary
of the founding of Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Site. During that
period countless individuals have shared their family and community artifacts
and resources with us, and also countless volunteers have given their time
and skills supporting our project. To show appreciation to them and to
commemorate this entirely unplanned for event (Believe me, I never could
have anticipated I'd continue this so long or so extensively) I'd like
to initiate a postcard blitz. Send a postcard representing
your state, county or city (or country if outside U.S.) To Joyce
M. Tice, 2068 Shaw Road, Mansfield PA 16933. These will be arranged
into a display in the Sullivan Township Museum where our local volunteers
can see them and see the appreciation all of you have for the site. If
you have any kind remarks to make about our site or its volunteers, please
include them on the card. Be sure to include your address (at least City,
State) and your email address. It will be a fun commemoration of the years
of effort that have gone into developing the site and a continued motivator
and show of appreciation for those who have invested so much of their time
making it possible. It will be interesting and rewarding to see how far
our efforts have extended in bringing you, our guests and fellow volunteers
and contributors, the history of this area and the interconnections of
its people.
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Published On Tri-Counties Site On 08/07/2005
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: Joyce M.
Tice
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