I joined the ALJeffer list for the specific purpose of finding out about the community, the people who lived there, their occupations, all so that I could place my ancestors into their proper place in their community. For those 'nouveau genealogists' who only want a list of names, dates, parents, & offspring, perhaps this purpose does not serve them so well. But a real genealogist IS looking for just those little things that will tie his family and their neighbors together into a recognizable whole. So I, for one, encourage the sort of banter that we've been having and wish there were more of it. Every little bit of knowledge we have brings us that nearer whatever genealogical goal we have. For those who are just collecting data to fill the blanks and don't want to know about the people they are collecting, well there is the delete key to use. Lord knows, I use it on lots of surname queries for people that I have no info on. It should work both ways. I don't mind that at all, because I might have known the surname. You other guys ought not to mind deleting posts on local history that you aren't interested in reading. Keep up the nostalgia!!!! We are genealogists and because of it we are historians too. Lots of us are old enough that we need to dump our memories NOW onto the younger ones so the information in them will not be lost. I spent 2 weeks last month in Birmingham with my last remaining 84 year old aunt asking all the questions I had about her parents (my grandparents), her siblings, her friends, where they lived, how they lived, who certain people were, all that sort of thing. We had a grand time, laughed a lot, got lots done, but I still left with a bunch of questions unasked and left for the next visit, which I anticipated would be Christmas. Unfortunately she fell & broke her hip the day I left, and didn't survive the surgery. I am sitting here so glad to have asked all those little things, and realizing that I will just have to find the other information somewhere else. Whatever you know - pass it along. When you die, leave a will stating what should be done with your records and files, making sure the valuable information you have collected is not lost again. Write things now, don't put them off. Etc... Don't really want to turn this into a lecture, but I think you get the point. Alice

Amen, Alice! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alice Campbell Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Message from the list administrator I joined the ALJeffer list for the specific purpose of finding out about the community, the people who lived there, their occupations, all so that I could place my ancestors into their proper place in their community. For those 'nouveau genealogists' who only want a list of names, dates, parents, & offspring, perhaps this purpose does not serve them so well. But a real genealogist IS looking for just those little things that will tie his family and their neighbors together into a recognizable whole. So I, for one, encourage the sort of banter that we've been having and wish there were more of it. Every little bit of knowledge we have brings us that nearer whatever genealogical goal we have. For those who are just collecting data to fill the blanks and don't want to know about the people they are collecting, well there is the delete key to use. Lord knows, I use it on lots of surname queries for people that I have no info on. It should work both ways. I don't mind that at all, because I might have known the surname. You other guys ought not to mind deleting posts on local history that you aren't interested in reading. Keep up the nostalgia!!!! We are genealogists and because of it we are historians too. Lots of us are old enough that we need to dump our memories NOW onto the younger ones so the information in them will not be lost. I spent 2 weeks last month in Birmingham with my last remaining 84 year old aunt asking all the questions I had about her parents (my grandparents), her siblings, her friends, where they lived, how they lived, who certain people were, all that sort of thing. We had a grand time, laughed a lot, got lots done, but I still left with a bunch of questions unasked and left for the next visit, which I anticipated would be Christmas. Unfortunately she fell & broke her hip the day I left, and didn't survive the surgery. I am sitting here so glad to have asked all those little things, and realizing that I will just have to find the other information somewhere else. Whatever you know - pass it along. When you die, leave a will stating what should be done with your records and files, making sure the valuable information you have collected is not lost again. Write things now, don't put them off. Etc... Don't really want to turn this into a lecture, but I think you get the point. Alice ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I wasn't going to chime in. But here I am My great grand parents Robert Washington and Mary Jane Moore (Maternal family was Franklin) Glenn left Jefferson Co. just after the 1850 census. But I have really enjoyed the stories that were told. Even though they were long after my family left. I went to my local Los Angeles, California site and was very disappointed. I could get pictures of old Los Angeles etc. But none of the stories. I spent more than a couple of hours reading your stories and was very sorry that I don't have back ground for my Glenn-Moore family. You are right Alice about the stories. I am pushing 75 myself. My grandchildren really don't know me or no about the wonderful town that my husband there Grandfather and I were raised here in Sunny Southern California. I definitely will add a lot to our story. I had the experience this last summer of meeting one of the newer generation (age 21) of GLENN'S. His grandfather had been a favorite of mine and I started telling Stories about his grandfather Billy Glenn. Billy had died in the early 60's. Kyle sat for hours listening to me and the other cousins gathered around and started talking about the family where they lived, how they made a living, the Civil War, how many of the family were killed, where and WHY they move onward. Kyle then wisely said. If our history and geography teachers would have us study American History like this maybe we would like it and understand it more. In another words GENEALOGIST add meat to your story!!!!!!!!!! Had to put my two cents in even though its been a long time since my AMERSON-HALLMARK family left BLOUNT CO., Alabama in 1868 and GLENN-MOORE family left JEFFERSON CO., Alabama in 1850 to meet in IUKA, TISHOMINGO CO., MISSISSIPPI. If any of your families went to Tishomingo Co., Mississippi I do have the family book that was put out in 1997. Also I have the Alcorn Co., Ms book put out in 1998. Frieda Glenn Bennett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Campbell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Message from the list administrator >I joined the ALJeffer list for the specific purpose of finding out about > the community, the people who lived there, their occupations, all so > that I could place my ancestors into their proper place in their > community. > > For those 'nouveau genealogists' who only want a list of names, dates, > parents, & offspring, perhaps this purpose does not serve them so well. > But a real genealogist IS looking for just those little things that will > tie his family and their neighbors together into a recognizable whole. > > So I, for one, encourage the sort of banter that we've been having and > wish there were more of it. Every little bit of knowledge we have > brings us that nearer whatever genealogical goal we have. > > For those who are just collecting data to fill the blanks and don't want > to know about the people they are collecting, well there is the delete > key to use. Lord knows, I use it on lots of surname queries for people > that I have no info on. It should work both ways. I don't mind that at > all, because I might have known the surname. You other guys ought not > to mind deleting posts on local history that you aren't interested in > reading. > > Keep up the nostalgia!!!! We are genealogists and because of it we are > historians too. Lots of us are old enough that we need to dump our > memories NOW onto the younger ones so the information in them will not > be lost. I spent 2 weeks last month in Birmingham with my last > remaining 84 year old aunt asking all the questions I had about her > parents (my grandparents), her siblings, her friends, where they lived, > how they lived, who certain people were, all that sort of thing. We had > a grand time, laughed a lot, got lots done, but I still left with a > bunch of questions unasked and left for the next visit, which I > anticipated would be Christmas. Unfortunately she fell & broke her hip > the day I left, and didn't survive the surgery. I am sitting here so > glad to have asked all those little things, and realizing that I will > just have to find the other information somewhere else. Whatever you > know - pass it along. When you die, leave a will stating what should be > done with your records and files, making sure the valuable information > you have collected is not lost again. Write things now, don't put them > off. Etc... Don't really want to turn this into a lecture, but I think > you get the point. > > Alice > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message