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Jessica Rapp writes: (October 13, 1996)

Thankyou, I will share it in a workshop I will be presenting about the internet for new teachers in january.

-Jessica Rapp-McCreary
Project Resource Teacher
Chollas Elementary

Jana Black writes: (October 14, 1996)

Thank you for alerting me to your new page. I took a look and it looks great! I am forwarding your email along to each of our sites for the 4th grade teachers.

Jana Black

Jim Thomas writes: (October 20, 1996)

Hi!

I have added your links to my California Missions page located at:

http://www.pressanykey.com/missions

I will have the updates published Sunday morning. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks!

..Jim

Diana Garrett writes: (November 5, 1996)

I love your web site, but was a little disappointed that I couldn't access the student projects. Overall your site is just what I was looking for to start my unit on missions with my 2 kids who are homeschooled. Keep up the great work!!

Andrea Mettel from Manhattan Beach writes: (November 9, 1996)

I'm a 4th grade teacher in Manhattan Beach and I'm so excited I found this web page. You offer an abundance of information. The virtual tour that is narrated is outstanding. I'm very excited to get my school online so I can make use of all this. In case you want to know, some of your buttons are not working. The URL is either no longer there or there is an error in the URL address. You might want to check all your links. Do you have an outline for a written report a 4th grader could do on his/her own? The one I currently use is yucky. Since my school is not online yet, I still must give a report assignment. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Thank you,
Andrea Mettel
e-mail: ajmettel@hotmail.com

Susan Lopez Dailey writes: (November 11, 1996)

I just wanted to drop you (singular? plural?) a note to say how glad I was to have found your CA Missions info. As a beleaguered children's services librarian in a busy public library, we deal with a zillion fourth graders every year doing the infamous 4th grade CA missions report, and all I have to say is that your Web site will be a spectacularly handy resource for us. You have our undying gratitude! By the way - on your Index page, "whose" is misspelled in the subcategory "Who's [sic] idea was this anyway?" For the sake of all the illiterate students out there (and there are quite a few, let me tell you), please correct the spelling!

Again, thank you so much - Susan Lopez Dailey, dailey@kaiwan.com

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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 23:01:35 -0800
From: Robert Smith <crono1@ix.netcom.com>
Organization: Student
Subject: Thank you

Dear ThinkQuest team 3615,

Thank you for creating a web site about the Spanish missions in California. Without this site, it would have been very difficult for me to do my report for Spanish on the Mission of San Diego and other missions in CA. I think you did a great job with this site. Keep up the good work.

Robert Smith

From: Batten3151@aol.com
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 12:27:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CA Missions thanks

Thank you, Think Quest team!!!  Great work--keep it up!!   You've made my job a lot less hassle.  Appreciate the effort!

Hi, My name is Merilee Robinson (my husband is Richard and we share this e-mail address). I have really enjoyed exploring your California Missions program. I recently got a job teaching 4th grade and I used printed copies of your missions during the job interview; In 4th grade, Social Studies includes the Missions. I plan to use this information to make the subject more interesting to the students. I will write again after I use this information and let you know how it worked. Unfortunately, the school I will work for doesn't yet have internet capabilities, so I will have to download it at home and print it out. Clearly not as exciting for the students, but the pictures and information are so wonderful, I feel the kids need to experience it. Wish me luck, and good luck to you in your future endevours.

Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 10:49:57 -0700
From: Richard Robinson 
To: Tobin Fricke 
Subject: Re: Missions



Hi Tobin,
Merilee Robinson here again. Good news! I just found out that my new school has 5 computers hooked up to the internet!!WOW. Also, I will be able to take the class two times a week to the computer lab. I just can't wait to get to the mission unit so I can get them into your program. Keep up the good work.

Dear Tobin and Lauren,

Hello.  My name is Sara and I am an archaeologist who lives in Colorado.
I was born in the San Diego area and like to check out web sites that
remind me of home.  I was just checking out your site. I am impressed
with the amount of work you have put into it.  It looks great.  

One thing that you may want to double check is your information about
irrigation in "the New World".  While I agree that there is not much
evidence for controlling water in California,  that is not true for all
of the Americas.  A good example of prehistoric irrigation exhists in
Pheonix,  Arizona.  The Hohokam people who lived there had an intense
irrigation system... some of which is still being used today!  It is
pretty cool.  You can check out some information on this at the Pueblo
Grande Museum site at http://mmm.arizonaguide.com/pueblogrande/.  There
was also irrigation in other areas of North and South America. Don't
forget about the amazing stuff the Aztecs did,  too. 

I hope you keep working on web sites,  because you are very good.  Your
site is much better that the one where I work... but if you get
interested in archaeology,  we are at www.crowcanyon.org.  

Have a good senior year.
Sara

From: Ghstwn46@aol.com
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:53:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Mission Website

Great site.  I saved it in my Favorite Places folder and plan
to refer to it many times in planning a CA vacation in 1998.  
Wish I could find a similar site for California ghost towns.

Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 11:32:13 -0700
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
From: "J.C.Cannon" 
Subject: Your California site

Hello...

I have a project on the www which I started a couple of years ago.
I have included the URL as I have some more Mission info which 
you might find of interest to your visitors.

http://www.west.net/~jccannon/index.shtml

It is an historical and graphics rich virtual tour of several 
points of  interest along California's GOLD COAST including
the Ventura and Santa Barbara Missions with the Santa Yenz Mission
to be added ASAP..  

We take the TIME TRAVELING virtual tourist to Nine locations 
between and including the OLD Santa Monica Pier to the Gaviota Pass. 

The tour celebrates each destination with a view captured
on old ( sometimes antique) post cards and includes information
about the El Camino Real here in California, so our tourists learn 
about the past as they obtain information regarding the present.

JC Cannon;  jccannon@west.net

Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 15:34:28 -0600
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, lhbradford@aol.com
From: dcygan@qeddata.com (Don Cygan)
Subject: Missions of California

Hello!

My name is Don Cygan. About 50 years ago, my grandfather, a traveling
salesman and part-time artist, made sketches of about 30 of the California
missions. I have kept the originals and many of prints he made have gone to
friends as gifts. I still have an abundance of copies, (a box-full) and do
not know what to do with them. I will probably throw them away. I was
wondering if you would be interested in them, or if you know of anyone who
would be interested. Most of the pictures are pen-and-ink sketches of the
fronts of certain Missions (Mission Santa Ynez, Mission Santa Barbara, to
name two I can think of.) If you are interested, or know of someone,
perhaps a historian or teacher, who might be able to use the prints, please
E-mail me at Cygpark@aol.com (not the above e-mail address.)

Thanks, and P.S.-- You guys did a great job with the website! --D.C.

From: NChesneysm@aol.com
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: California Missions

With a child now in the 4th grade, and understanding that the Missions are
studied in depth this year - I thought I'd take a peek.  The presentation is
great! The information is just enough to get us going .  It's obvious that
alot of thought was given to this project. Thank you!

Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 23:44:28 +0000
From: Aileen Underwood 
Organization: Aileen's Designs
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: San Fernando Mission page

Hi,

I had trouble viewing the San Fernando Mission page, using Netscape.  I
have discovered in my own pages this is due to a missing 
closure at some point.  The page will appear on MSIE but only
occasionally on Netscape.

Great site, overall, though.  Those of us who coordinate the California
GenWeb county sites are adding a link to the appropriate counties.

Aileen Underwood

From: Kevin and Kristin <1KKSB@GTE.NET>
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, lhbradford@aol.com
Subject: The Spanish Missions of California
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 11:52:48 -0700

I'm a student teacher in Santa Barbara and I was looking for some
resources for my 4th grade students on the internet and came across your
site.  It's perfect for my class!  I was very impressed that this was
done by High School students!  Great Job!!!
-Kristin

P.S. I graduated from Capistrano Valley HS in 1993...It was good to MVHS
mentioned in your page!

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:53:38 -0700
From: "GLENN S. RYLANDS" 
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: California Missions

Suggested reading: "Antigua California" by Harry W. Crosby.  The
missions were started on the west coast of Mexico and  east coast of
California by the late sixteenth century were well established.  The
Society of Jesus(Jesuits)first arrived in New Spain in 1572 and
maintained the missions and were responsible for the treatment of the
neophytes.  The Jesuits were in charge of both the missions and the
military.  King Charles III was not around when the Jesuits began their
work. They got all their experience on how to deal with the neophytes in
their early days.  Good luck with your project.  It really is
fascinating to study California history.
Very best,  Glenn Rylands

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 20:57:46 -0800
From: "Diane E. Speake" 
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: California Missions

I have just been looking at the California Missions website, and I plan
to recommend it to my students.  I teach 4th grade at a private school
in the Bay Area.  My students are about to begin their mission reports
and projects.  Thanks for providing such a helpful site that will
interest my 8- and 9-year olds!

Diane Speake
Rainbow Bridge Center
Milpitas, CA

From: sisilittlehavan@webtv.net (Maria Portela)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 15:13:23 -0500
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, lhbradford@aol.com
Subject: missions site

very good, beautiful

best regards

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 19:01:24 -0800
From: Jim Schopf 
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: I Like It!

I really enjoyed your web page. I am interested in the missions. My wife
and I are planing to go to all the missions. I am going to ask you a
question and am in hopes that you can answer it for me. I need all the
addresses of all the missions so I can plan our trip. I need the exact
address so that I can make a map of the area. I hope you can help us.
Yours in Christ,  Jim Schopf

From: Clerbeck@aol.com
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 12:22:21 -0500 (EST)
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, LHBradford@aol.com
Subject: Missions

I am impressed we your site. Are their any missions which still function as
Catholic Churches today??

Dave

From: Santa Rosa Library 
Organization: Santa Rosa .Elementary School
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 15:43:39 -0800
Subject: calif. mission

Hi, Your site looks great for 4th grade students but I guess I'm dot
loking in the right place because I don't see the information necessary
for their report bibliography. Disregard my question I found the
necessary information.  Your site looks great and after my 4th grade
classes use it in the library I will have them write a few short notes
about it to you.  Kay Engel Librarian Santa Rosa school

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 12:05:08 -0600
From: Carol Hammond 
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: California Missions


You need to update your page.  I am doing a presentation on the Missions
and I thought your page would be great information.  I can't get any
access to it.  I recently went to the San Juan Mission when visiting
with my sister.  She is also taking trips to visit all of them.  I hope
it will be working soon.  Thanks.

From: RMurphy106@aol.com
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 15:34:05 -0500 (EST)
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, LHBradford@aol.com
Subject: California Missions

Hello,

My forth grader is doing a project on the Santa Cruz Mission.  Any chance of
getting a picture or a physical description of the original mission.  I
understand the current reproduction is painted white brick.  Was the original
brick? adobe, or redwood?

Thanks,
Rick

From: NChesneysm@aol.com
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 01:15:02 -0500 (EST)
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: California Missions

Thanks for the info - we'll be glad to help y'all win the ThinkQuest "Gem"!

Keep up the good job!
Nancy

From: "Denton, Barbara (NBC)" 
Subject: Missions page
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 18:21:01 -0500


Thanks for your missions page(s).  I just started searching today for
on-line info for my 4th grade daughter's mission project (Glendale, CA
schools).  

Tell me how she can refer to your pages in her bibliography.  Thank you!

Barbara Denton
barbara.denton@nbc.com  

From: MacKay5 
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 22:39:14 EST
To: 3615@advanced.org, fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, LHBradford@aol.com
Subject: The California Missions Home Page

My 4th grade son, Matthew, and I have been busy scouring every bit of
information that you have provided and we are thrilled! His project is due in
just a couple weeks and to get a jump on it we decided to take a peak on the
internet. We didn't expect to find your great info. I especially appreciate
the unique detail and simplicity in the presentation. We are learning many
things that will be useful in enhancing Matthew's project.

My only criticism is that there are too many typos and mispelled words. Other
than that, I thank you very much for helping us get a good head start.

Stella and Matthew MacKay
Altadena, California

From: A6GATOR 
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 22:19:02 EST
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: MISSION PLANTS

To Whom It May Concern,

    I am doing a project in my fourth grade class at Village Elementary
School in Coronado on California missions.  I would like to know
if you would be able to give me some information on the kind of plants
they would grow in the Southern part of California.  I reviewed your
web site and didn't find anything specific, although I did find the 
information interesting.

    Thank you in advance for your help.  Happy New Year.

Jason 

From: Sandra K Sutton 
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 12:05:55 -0800
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, lhbradford@aol.com
Subject: nice site!

My son and I have only been in California for a year and a half, I am in
the military.  We decided that touring all of the missions would be a
unique thing to accomplish while we are here.  I popped on the internet,
typed in "california missions" and got this page, which is extremely
informative and will be very useful in our journeys.  Thank you!

From: Bernadette Lynch 
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:00:26 -0800
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu
Subject: Mission Santa Cruz

To whom it may concern:
    You have reported the hours of Mission Santa Cruz incorrectly.
The Mission is open Tuesday- Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday 10 am to 2
pm and is closed on Monday. If you have any further questions please
contact the Mission staff at (408) 426-5686.

Thank you.

Bernadette Lynch, Mission Santa Cruz volunteer

From: SSLAngel 
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 19:22:04 EST
To: 3615@advanced.org, fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, LHBradford@aol.com
Subject: Spanish Missions--Your website

Hi, I'm a 4th grade student looking for more infornation about Old Mission San
Juan Capistrano for my mission project my teacher gave us. If you have any
information, pictures, or anything about the Daily Life there back then please
let me know!!

Sincerly,
FlwrGrl89

From: ASaenz4925 
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 01:11:17 EST
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, LHBradford@aol.com
Subject: San Diego Mission

I'm trying to find out any info on San Diego Mission, for a 4th grade report
and and info regarding kits to build a mission.  So if you can help me please
e-mail me back.  Thanks for any help.                             asaenz

From: Bob - Netcom mail 
To: fricke@mae.engr.ucdavis.edu, lhbradford@aol.com
Subject: Congratulations!!
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 13:24:01 +0100

We used you site last year in our study of the mission period in
California and I was SO glad to find it still up and running this year.
You should should have won the Thinkquest contest......This site is
right on target and as useful a site as I have run into....

Robert Joplin
Applied Technology Magnet
Buffum Elementary School
Long Beach, California