Hi, Here is brother Freds full version of his poem. the one on the poetry com is only 20 lines long which is all poets can submit for the poetry competitions. Edie TASMANIA - EMERALD ISLE OF AUSTRALIA Two hundred miles south of Melbourne lies "Tassie", as Tasmania is affectionately known, Where the east coast soil is a rich red brown and the biggest vegies are grown. >From the coastal north-east of Georgetown, through to the south-east village of Swansea, The water is clear and the fishing is good with plenty of variety. The people are happy and friendly, as they have every good reason to be, Because, unlike the states on the mainland, there is little industry, Which means the air they breathe is much purer, with scarce pollution at all, This explains why Taswegians are so happy, and are obviously having a ball! Tasmania is shaped like a triangle, with its base facing north at Bass Strait, >From east to west it's two hundred miles long, making it Australia's smallest state. Close to the southern tip is the capital, Hobart, a really beautiful town, Which seen from the top of Mount Wellington, is like myriads of diamonds, enshrouded in emerald green, interspersed with splashes of brown. With the lucid blue waters of the Derwent meandering to the south and the west, It's no wonder they have spacious orchards, and trout fishing is considered the best ! Down south along the lush Huon valley, through to the exotic hamlet of Hastings, One wonders at the majestic ancient forests, concealing numerous lime caves and unique thermal springs. South- west you'd find the elusive Tasmanian Tiger- for there're places that man's never been, There're plenty of bandicoots, echidnas, possums and wombats, with wallabies and devils completing the scene. Up in the north- west coast near Burnie, fairy penguins nightly trooping ashore, Add to the island's indefeasible magic, and embellish the local folklore. The magnificent and varied landscape make this truly a beautiful land, Complete with its native flora and fauna, all you'd need now is the angels strumming harps, together with an accompanying band! Roaming red deer abound in the midlands, and the mysterious platypus can be found swimming in many a fresh mountain stream, Sulphur-crested cockatoos, galahs, peacocks, black swans, and a cacophony of kookaburras, add to this fabulous dream. Just sixty miles north in the midlands, is the picturesque village of Ross, Here you'll think you must be in Heaven, or it's close to winning the toss! The flat fertile land in the centre, with quaint villages and farms dotted throughout, Contrasts with the hills in the distance, and its lakes brimming with the healthiest of trout! A further fifty miles up from the centre, rests Launceston-"Lonnie, Jewel of the North", Half the size of Hobart, and as resplendent on the Tamar, as Edinburgh, on the Firth of Forth! With it's peacocks, parks and gardens, the rugged Gorge is a fabulous sight to behold! And in the northern hills and valleys, other towns have produced more than their share of gold! And still there is the west coast, beginning at peaceful Deloraine, Sitting astride the Bass Highway, with its feature monument, a train! The nearby bush town of Mole Creek guards the caves of King Solomon's mines, And a zoo full of native fauna, completely encompassed by pines. Further along at Christmas Hills, a Restaurant and Raspberry farm, With native hens and ducks in the pond, serene with its Olde English Charm, The further west one travels, the wilder the country becomes With impenetrable bush like the jungle, you could easily imagine the drums! The mining towns on the west coast breed them tough to extract all the ore, And it matters little where you're from, you're bound to want to see more! In the north west mining town of Zeehan, the Mount Lyell Railway has been opened up once again, Especially catering for tourists, who will marvel at the wondrous terrain. >From the wide golden sands of St Helens, and Binalong Bay in the east, Ecstatic surf anglers catch huge speckled Colonnial Salmon to feast, Across to the untamed Savage River and the densest of bush to the west, Time will ensure each who ventures, is happy to be our guest. I've travelled the whole World over, some beautiful places I've been, But no sights can beat Tassie's, or none that I've ever seen! So if you've never been to Tasmania, our state across the sea, You're missing out on the best of Australia, just you come and see! -Fred.P.Place.

Nope, My Armstrong's were living in Illinois in 1863... they didn't invade Nebraska until 1869 after the war..! I was amazed to learn there were so many Armstrong's that did migrate into Nebraska and homestead.. I used to think there had to be a family connection amongst them, or most of them, but sadly in xx years I have never found any...! There were family connections to some Armstrong's in Illinois but... I've nver been able to track down many of them... but thanks for thinking of me..!! John D LITMAR@aol.com wrote: ><PRE>Anyone looking for this fellow? Found him on the Civil War database from >Nemaha City NE enlisting in the Civil War on 3/2/63 at age 20 as a Sgt. How >about you, John D.? > > > >

That would be me however, I live in NW Iowa, what did you need, perhaps I could be of some help anyway. Vicki Showers NW Iowa walleye1@netins.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <LITMAR@aol.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 8:05 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Request > After thirty years of searching, I have found my ggrandfather thanks to > Ancestry.com > > Someone on the list lives out in NE Iowa - she is married to Duane Showers? - > and I don't have her e-mail address. Could she contact me, please? > > Mary in its warming up GA >

OH BOY!!!! What a party this will be! I appreciate CA girls and wine! Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pattie Kramer" <glitter@directcon.net> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:36 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Cyber Party > Another Southern Calif girl here ..only now live in Northern Calif so I will be bringing the Great Wines--our wineries in the foothills have many varieties...name your taste! > > I will be bringing my " Berringer White Zinfandel" as last time and I will also be dancing on the tables to anyones music wearing just enough to stay warm... > > As evening rolls on I will be under the nearest tree discussing my elusive Armstrongs--James from Ireland or my new found cousins in Missouri. This has been a good year for finding new cousins...more than I can count! > > Glad to see some of us like to party!!!!! > > Pattie > >

Ale! Oh my! Love ale! I was at a BBQ contest last year and there was a tent serving the best ale. I kept sending my wife for more and when the time came to leave, I stood up but my feet couldn't decide which direction to go! I had to hang on to a post and try and look sensable until I could convince my feet which was the right direction to the car! Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Armstrong" <ana@mtaonline.net> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Cyber Party > Patti, > Sorry to hear about your no1 Son's leg... > Since this Clan is so universal, perhaps you can con some of our > Cousin's from Australia to bring some wine to the party.. Although my > personal preferences lean towards a good ale and/or fine Whisky, on a > recent trip to Whistler, B.C. I happened to be introduced to some > fantastic Australian Wines by our Son and favorite Daughter-in-Law and > one of the wines was an excellent Cabernet.. > In fact speaking of good Ales, I wasn't aware that our Cousin's > over in Canda made so many outstanding ales, until I went to Whistler. > They definitely don't export the better ones, at least not into > Alaska, so perhaps a Canadian Cousin or two could bring a couple > bottles of good Porter Stout for us less fortunates...! > > Sincerely, > John D. > Wasilla, Alaska > > > > Patti Armstrong wrote: > > >Been away from the computer for a few days #1 son broke his left leg so we > >are in the cartage business for awhile. That man needs to get married. He > >is handsome, has a good sense of humor, is employed, reads and in general is > >a good guy--Maybe at the party we could fix him up???? If someone figures > >out how to send pictures and other attachments I could post his picture--if > >none of you tell. > > > >As I recall, Feb 14 was an arbritary date so someone suggest another. Also > >need to give some instructions on how it should work? How did it go on the > >last one? > > > >Am looking through all the "favorites" in the receipt collection. But the > >wine will have to be a good Cabernet for sure. I can assure you that is not > >produced in KS--although we do have a new vineyard in our county, his wine > >has a long way to go. > > > >Colder than h--- her today. The first sign of winter and I hope it is the > >last. > >PARTY! YEA! > >Patti > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > >To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:55 PM > >Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Cyber Party > > > > > > > > > >>Attention, all you Armstrong list party animals, > >> > >>Fount Ray A. and I have been talking about the idea of having another > >> > >> > >cyber > > > > > >>party. FR and I have been thinking that this time we should keep track of > >>all the recipes for cousins' specialties and have a list party cook book > >>after we are done. > >> > >>I would love for somebody to take charge of running the party, but if > >> > >> > >nobody > > > > > >>wants to do it, Fount and I will try to do it. It doesn't take much > >>effort...just picking a date and then letting listers know that it's time > >> > >> > >to > > > > > >>tell us what they will bring to eat and share, to drink and share, what > >> > >> > >they > > > > > >>will wear, what musical or dancing entertainment they might like to > >> > >> > >provide, > > > > > >>and WHERE we will have the party. > >> > >>I will be away on the date we originally spoke of...Valentine's Day...so I > >>am hoping we can put off the party until the first of March. John D. says > >>he doesn't care and it's up to all of us to decide what we want to do. > >> > >>Rigid genealogists will have to hold their noses while we get ready for > >> > >> > >the > > > > > >>party and for the 24 hours we actually have the party. As I remember we > >>started off in Australia and then moved around the world as the day > >>progressed. I don't know if we have any list members in Europe any more, > >>but if we do, then the party will end up there. > >> > >>So...it's time for somebody to step up and offer to chair this > >> > >> > >madness...and > > > > > >>another person willing to start a file of the recipes...and the rest of > >> > >> > >the > > > > > >>group to decide if there is enough interest to go ahead. > >> > >>Yes, it's kind of silly, but it's a good time and helps us all get > >>acquainted with each other, where we live, what we like to do, etc. > >> > >>Let us hear from you! > >> > >>Regards, > >>Cousin Marilyn > >> > >> > >>Marilyn Armstrong Otterson > >>Semper ubi sub ubi > >>Researching: Armstrong, Milligan, Field, McCoy, Reid, Goff, Drake, Eaton, > >>Norton, Gilbert, Roberts, Robbins, Flint, Haley, Whitten, Chadbourne, > >> > >> > >Bates, > > > > > >>Walker, Goodwin, Gardner, Neal > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >

OK!!! I couldn't wait for this one. I had to print it out just in case it got lost! My kind of food! I raise all kinds hot peppers, not the mild jalapeno, but the more alive peppers such as Habanera, Thi and Tabasco. There are two things I still get excited over and food is one. Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: <JArmstr904@aol.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:46 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Enchilada Casserole Recipe > Sorry to be late with this guys. > This is not really a "casserole"....it's actually stacked enchiladas, rather > than rolled. > Use a large casserole dish, spray it with Pam. > Oven to 425 > 3 lg. cans red enchilada sauce (I use Hatch or Las Palmas..check the > ingredients, you don't want one with tomato sauce in it...red sauce is red > chilis & seasonings, no tomato sauce) > 18 corn tortillas > 1 large yellow onion (the ones that make your eyes water!) chopped finely > 8 cups grated cheese (colby, Jack, muenster, asadero, whatever--I use several > types together. > Lean ground meat, 3 pounds, browned, drained thoroughly, salt & pepper to > taste. > > Put the 3 cans sauce in a deep skillet, bring to boil and turn down to > simmer...and here's the tricky part....take 4 tortillas, drop them in the > simmering sauce, one by one...they will start to get puffy...remove and layer > those 4 one the bottom of the bowl. (this takes only a minute or two..if you > leave them too long, they will fall apart in the sauce, not long enough, they > will be hard.) > After the first layer of tortillas is in the bowl, layer the meat, onion and > cheeses...repeat this till the ingredients are gone, or the bowl is full, > whichever comes first!! Your top layer should be tortillas. > Take the sauce remaining in the skillet, pour it over the top.....with a > large spoon, lift the edges around all sides of the bowl and let the sauce > run down into the enchiladas. Then cover the top with lots of grated > cheese....pop it in the oven for about 30 minutes....and there you have > it....Voila!!! Ooooops, I mean Ole!!!!! > > Someone asked about Pico de Gallo......Chop all these raw ingredients > together...(it's like a Mexican relish or chow-chow) > green chili, jalapenos, tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro...add water, a bit > of vinegar, and some salt.........and folks, this is divine...and the longer > it sits the better it gets...amounts?? Well, I'm not a "recipe" cook...I'm a > "hey that looks about right" and a "wow, taste that!" cook.......your > tolerance for HOT wll dictate your amounts!! > > Guacamole......mash about 6 soft ripe (the blacker the better) avocados, > save one seed....throw in finely chopped onion, salt, pepper, garlic (to your > taste) Be sure and bury one seed in the bowl of guacamole---keeps it from > turning black for hours. This is a good basic dish....spice it up with your > choice of "stuff" jalapenos, cilantro, cream cheese, what ever!!! > Enjoy......... > > > Jan Parsons Armstrong > El Paso, Texas > JArmstr904@aol.com > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janarmstrong >

Cousin Alma, Hello gal!!! So, you have been lurking! Isn't this wonderful to "see" all our Armstrong friends waking up for the wonderful party! I think in the distant past, if Armstrongs weren't rieving?, they must have been partying! Wow! What a party it will be! Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alma Luper" <alluper@fastdata.net> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 1:26 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Cyber Party > Hi All: > > This years party has brought me out of lurker mode. Sounds so exciting - > Can't wait to see other parts of the world and have a hen party with some of > the other ol' hens on the list. Let's catch up - family news, gossip and a > nip or two to losen our tongues. I'm in good ol' Arkansas, USA. The > Northeast corner so we can visit MO, TN and MS all within an hour or two the > house. We'll leave my house in Jonesboro and proceed North via Crowley's > Ridge to MO. Of course the trees are in full fall color and we'll have to be > carefull not to run over any very large deer. > > In MO we'll drop in on some little country store in the foothills and buy a > lotto ticket. Scoot over some locals and have a Southern Meal for lunch. > You know the owners wife's been cooking sense daylight....Beans, cornbread > and fried tators. Or on second thought maybe we should pass on the gas I > mean beans ;_> They'll be glad to fix us a good ol balony (bologna for non > southerns) samwich with a slab of onion & or mator. > > We can proceed from there down I-55 right into TN. Over the mighty > Mississippi into Memphis and directly onto Beale Street. There we will enjoy > the Blues at B.B. Kings. Walk around seeing the sites and listening to the > street musicians. A word of advice - those Gold Rolex Watches are a great > buy at 20 bucks. HeHeHaHa Better get two while the gettins good. > > Of course we'll have a wonderful dinner at the Rondevous. World famous for > Bar-B-Que and Ribs. (In my opinion Founts is better). They're hidden in an > alley not far from B.B. Kings so we'll walk over carrying our beer and fill > the alley. All will know we are first class Rievers! Let's try sneaking out > and leaving the last person with the bill - LOL - Fount you better watch the > intake of that Mt Dew or you might find yourself in the corner alone with > someone handing you the bill. We drank all the draft and ate the last rib so > better have the American Express! > > Then we'll take our over embibed selves on to MS and the gambling Mecca of > the South. Tunica, right on the Big Muddy. Once there we will decend upon > the casinos and all win jackpots. We will drink all we want for FREE and > then make 'em feed us. OH the Buffet's... > > Tired Drunk and bloated we can make our way back to my house and wait for > Lotto results. Of course we will become millionaires but that won't change > us a bit. Except for maybe a little guilt over leaving poor Fount with the > Rib bill. Now that we own a couple private jets - where's the next stop???? > > To start the party thought I'd tell a joke: > > Colonoscopies > Physician claims these are actual comments from his patients made while he > was performing colonoscopies: > 1. "Take it easy, Doc, you're boldly going where no man has gone before." > 2. "Find Amelia Earhart yet?" > 3. "Can you hear me NOW?" > 4. "Oh boy, that was sphincterrific!" > 5. "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" > 6. "You know, in Arkansas, we're now legally married." > 7. "Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?" > 8. "You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out. You do the Hokey > pokey..." > 9. "Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!" > 10."If your hand doesn't fit, you must aquit!" > 11. "Hey, Doc, let me know if you find my dignity." > 12. "You used to be an executive at Enron, didn't you?" > 13. "Could you write me a note for my wife, saying that my head is not, in > fact, up there?" > -------------- > Love To All, > Alma > Recipes will follow soon. > >

Yes, I know that England then sent their convicts to Australia but I hadn't heard of a massacre in 1996. Who massacred who? Debbie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 06:11 AM, Rob and Edie McArthur wrote: > When American stopped the convicts arriving on your shores Debbie, they > then > came to Australia, starting with NSW, then much later 1804 in Tasmania > at > Port Arthur where that terrible massacre happened in 1996 > Edie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbie" <debra.street@verizon.net> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Re: Convicts > > >> The Scots-Irish, or Ulster Scots from Northern Ireland, among the >> Armstrongs, came to America for a variety of reasons. Some were, >> indeed, poor and came as indentured servants. Many of the early >> arrivals, however, except for the convicts, of course (after all, >> America was where England dumped her convicts, oddballs, nuts and >> flakes >> before we told them to cut it out as we'd by then learned how to >> cultivate our own!) had enough money to buy land near where they >> disembarked. Then many of their children started moving west and >> south, >> feeling cramped by the constant influx of non-Scottish immigrants, or >> being unable to find a nice chunk of reasonably-priced land locally, or >> following other family members, or claiming free land as reward for >> Revolutionary War service. A bit of the wanderlust was probably also >> involved. Religious persecution also played a role in the Scots-Irish >> Presbyterians' immigration: >> >> "During the reign of Queen Anne, Protestant sects whose views differed >> from those of the Church of England underwent a period of outright >> persecution throughout Britain. In 1704, High Church Anglicans among >> the Queen's advisors influenced passage of the Sacramental Test Act >> which prohibited nonconformists from holding public office. When the >> Schism Bill was passed in 1714, preventing them from teaching school, >> etc., the better educated Ulster Scots began departing for the >> Continent >> and for North America. Subsequently, decline of the linen trade >> accelerated the emigration of laborers and farmers to the New World. >> >> From 1725 to1765, 200,000 made their way to America via Northern >> Ireland's ports of Belfast and Derry. Early arrivals having found New >> England inhospitable, most disembarked in the Chesapeake Bay region - >> particularly at Wilmington, New Castle and Lewes in Delaware, and >> Philadelphia and Chester in Pennsylvania. According to one historian, >> nearly 6,000 Presbyterians from Ireland landed at Philadelphia in 1729 >> alone and "before the middle of the century, nearly 12,000 arrived >> annually for several years." >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------- >> On Saturday, January 25, 2003, at 10:32 PM, Rob and Edie McArthur >> wrote: >> >>> Apart from the convicts Fount, I think the free settlers were the same >>> here, >>> but also the convicts were enticed to stay with free land. >>> Edie >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> >>> To: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au>; <ARMSTRONG- >>> L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:43 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>> >>> >>>> Edie, >>>> I think poverty was the main reason most of the Armstrongs came from >>> Ireland >>>> to North America. >>>> The offer of free land was a big enticement. >>>> Can't blame them! >>>> Fount (in cold FL) >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> >>>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:22 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>>> >>>> >>>>> As you may remember Fount a couple of years ago Joyce Armstrong >>>>> and I >>> sat >>>>> for hours recording all of the Tasmania Convicts named Armsrong and >>>>> some >>>> of >>>>> those had first been convicts that had been sent to the mainland >>> australia >>>>> and when free had reoffended and were set to Tasmania. there were >>>>> quite >>> a >>>>> lot of them, that is why I wondered if they had gone to America as >>>> Convicts. >>>>> Of course they were not criminals in the true sense, a good many >>>>> were >>> sent >>>>> to work to build up the colony as not many would have come >>>>> voluntarily >>> to >>>>> nothing much in those days. >>>>> >>>>> Edie >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> >>>>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:29 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Cousin Edie, >>>>>> No, best I can figure, some of Samuel's siblings first crossed over >>>>>> to >>>> PA >>>>>> and then moved down to SC. Samuel and his young wife, her parents >>>>>> and >>>>>> Samuel's widowed mother and their first child, crossed over to SC >>>>>> to >>>>> obtain >>>>>> some of the free land offered to immigrants at the time. They were >>> just >>>>> poor >>>>>> farmers of the Presbyterian faith, as were many of the Armstrongs >>>>>> at >>> the >>>>>> time. >>>>>> Fount >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> >>>>>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 6:31 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Not meaning to be rude Fount, but did Samuel come under the >>> Governors >>>>>>> Pleasure or as a free person. 68,000 plus convicts arrived in >>>> Australia >>>>>>> over a period of years. It started here about 1790 when American >>>>> wouldn't >>>>>>> take anymore. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Edie >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> >>>>>>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:36 PM >>>>>>> Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well! Well! Cousins! >>>>>>>> The old List still has some life in it yet! >>>>>>>> The Armstrong Reveres will airways come out of the woods for a >>>> party! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One thing the party will need for music is a band. Well, I'm >>>> bringing >>>>> my >>>>>>> bass. I know there are some more musicians out there to sit in >>>>>>> with >>> me >>>>> and >>>>>>> play some good ole country and some of the good old songs. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ya'll get ready because I'll be there with my bass, my crawfish >>> and >>>>> bbq. >>>>>>>> I'll also have a sufficient supply of Canadian Club and a jug of >>>>>> moonshine >>>>>>> that came from the Smoky Mountains that has been aged in plums for >>> the >>>>>> past >>>>>>> year and is mighty smooth, if I do say so myself! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lets make this cyber party one to remember! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cousin Fount Armstrong, researching descendants of Samuel >>> Armstrong, >>>>> who >>>>>>> came to Abbyville, SC from Ballimena, Ireland in 1767. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >

Barb, Do you live near St. Charles, MO? We have some cousins we visit that live just West of St. Louis and we visit the many antique stores at St. Charles. Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: <BCofer612@aol.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:00 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Re: Party, etc. > Jill, thanks for your kind letter! I probably will turn up at the party, > sooner or later. I love good company, and the A* Clan certainly is that! > > I'm in St. Peters, MO...when we bought the house, we assumed it was in > unincorporated St. Charles Co., as there used to be practically nothing here, > and we'd been living in the unincorp. part for years. When I realized that > it's acutually in St. Peters, I really wanted to drop the whole thing (I > really don't like the mayor here, or the politicians, or their way of > annexing everything they can get their hands on. And they really > micro-manage your life here, too. You use their garbage service, their > garbage cans (we had two perfectly good ones of our own, one brand new, but > couldn't use them. You have to pay for recycling service, whether or not you > use it. And you have to pay for two pick-ups a week, even though, now that > I'm alone (with my dog!), I only need to take the garbage out about one every > week and a half. (I don't cook any more...too much fuss for just one person. > But, I hasten to add, I DO at least dust my stove frequently! > > Thanks again for the warm-sounding letter...it's appreciated! > > Barb > >

Cousins, We are getting some strange and wonderful sounding recipes. I hope they are being recorded. I am in the dark on some of the metric measurements. I would appreciate it if the amounts were also listed in ounces, pinches, dabs or handfuls. Dumb cousin Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 5:46 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Brown Rice Salad & Melon Salad > Have prepared this Melon Salad. several times. Very refreshing. > MELON SALAD > Take a Water Melon the lovely Red fleshed type. Seedless if any. Chop this up into large glass bowl, into that add 1 sliced Spanish onion, and a lot of mint, best sliced up I find. Then sprinkle onto that some French dressing but not too much as the melons will become juicy. Mix well. > > BROWN RICE SALAD > 1 Cup Brown Rice, salt, 6 spring onions, 1 red pepper (capsicum) cored, seeded and diced, I uses a little green pepper as well.1/3 cup currants. A medium tin corn kernels drained. 60 gr (2 0z) roasted cashew nuts( you can buy these roasted in pkts) 2 tblspns roasted sunflower seeds, 6 tblspns Soy Sauce Dressing (made separately) 3 tblspns chopped Parsley. > SOY SAUCE DRESSING > 1/4 cup Sunflower oil, 4 tblspns soy sauce, 2 tblspns lemon juice, 1 clove garlic, crushed, S&P. Put all ingredients into a screw topped jar, adding salt and pepper to taste. Shake well to blend. It makes one cup. You only need 1/2 cup unless making double the recipe. > To make the Brown Rice Salad. > Cook the rice in boiling salted water for 30 to 40 minutes. I cooked it in the Microwave rice cooker for half that time. Until no liquid. Until tender. Rinse and drain well. Chop the spring onions finely. > Transfer the rice to a bowl while still warm and add the spring onions and remaining ingredients. Toss thoroughly and transfer to a serving dish. Serves 6 to 8 Family favourite. > Edie > > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2574.1 Message Board Post: i have an elle armstrong who died in 1889 but she married a luther cope and this family was also from jerseyville IL and green County..... i wonder if there is a link!!!! OH excited cuz ive been trying to get further back on elle!

After thirty years of searching, I have found my ggrandfather thanks to Ancestry.com Someone on the list lives out in NE Iowa - she is married to Duane Showers? - and I don't have her e-mail address. Could she contact me, please? Mary in its warming up GA

Someone who shall go unnamed, recently disclosed to me that, since they no longer cook much, they dust their stove so it looks nice. That reminded me of a TV program years ago (1980s). It was a talk show and the 2 women guests hated housework and had developed a number of clever and quick ways to either get things done or to make it APPEAR that they were being done. I took note of the vacuum cleaner ruse. You set out the vacuum, right in your front room. That's it, just set it there. Then whenever someone comes, it LOOKS like you're just preparing to clean. My brain latched onto that idea like a bear on meat! I did it. It was great!... Until one day I noticed there was a collection of dust and the beginning of a cobweb on it. Alas, the gig was up! :-D So don't go on a huge pre-party cleaning on my account! Jill __________________ "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark." Gypsy saying

Jill, thanks for your kind letter! I probably will turn up at the party, sooner or later. I love good company, and the A* Clan certainly is that! I'm in St. Peters, MO...when we bought the house, we assumed it was in unincorporated St. Charles Co., as there used to be practically nothing here, and we'd been living in the unincorp. part for years. When I realized that it's acutually in St. Peters, I really wanted to drop the whole thing (I really don't like the mayor here, or the politicians, or their way of annexing everything they can get their hands on. And they really micro-manage your life here, too. You use their garbage service, their garbage cans (we had two perfectly good ones of our own, one brand new, but couldn't use them. You have to pay for recycling service, whether or not you use it. And you have to pay for two pick-ups a week, even though, now that I'm alone (with my dog!), I only need to take the garbage out about one every week and a half. (I don't cook any more...too much fuss for just one person. But, I hasten to add, I DO at least dust my stove frequently! Thanks again for the warm-sounding letter...it's appreciated! Barb

The Scots-Irish, or Ulster Scots from Northern Ireland, among the Armstrongs, came to America for a variety of reasons. Some were, indeed, poor and came as indentured servants. Many of the early arrivals, however, except for the convicts, of course (after all, America was where England dumped her convicts, oddballs, nuts and flakes before we told them to cut it out as we'd by then learned how to cultivate our own!) had enough money to buy land near where they disembarked. Then many of their children started moving west and south, feeling cramped by the constant influx of non-Scottish immigrants, or being unable to find a nice chunk of reasonably-priced land locally, or following other family members, or claiming free land as reward for Revolutionary War service. A bit of the wanderlust was probably also involved. Religious persecution also played a role in the Scots-Irish Presbyterians' immigration: "During the reign of Queen Anne, Protestant sects whose views differed from those of the Church of England underwent a period of outright persecution throughout Britain. In 1704, High Church Anglicans among the Queen's advisors influenced passage of the Sacramental Test Act which prohibited nonconformists from holding public office. When the Schism Bill was passed in 1714, preventing them from teaching school, etc., the better educated Ulster Scots began departing for the Continent and for North America. Subsequently, decline of the linen trade accelerated the emigration of laborers and farmers to the New World. From 1725 to1765, 200,000 made their way to America via Northern Ireland's ports of Belfast and Derry. Early arrivals having found New England inhospitable, most disembarked in the Chesapeake Bay region - particularly at Wilmington, New Castle and Lewes in Delaware, and Philadelphia and Chester in Pennsylvania. According to one historian, nearly 6,000 Presbyterians from Ireland landed at Philadelphia in 1729 alone and "before the middle of the century, nearly 12,000 arrived annually for several years." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Saturday, January 25, 2003, at 10:32 PM, Rob and Edie McArthur wrote: > Apart from the convicts Fount, I think the free settlers were the same > here, > but also the convicts were enticed to stay with free land. > Edie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au>; <ARMSTRONG- > L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:43 AM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! > > >> Edie, >> I think poverty was the main reason most of the Armstrongs came from > Ireland >> to North America. >> The offer of free land was a big enticement. >> Can't blame them! >> Fount (in cold FL) >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> >> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:22 AM >> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >> >> >>> As you may remember Fount a couple of years ago Joyce Armstrong and I > sat >>> for hours recording all of the Tasmania Convicts named Armsrong and >>> some >> of >>> those had first been convicts that had been sent to the mainland > australia >>> and when free had reoffended and were set to Tasmania. there were >>> quite > a >>> lot of them, that is why I wondered if they had gone to America as >> Convicts. >>> Of course they were not criminals in the true sense, a good many were > sent >>> to work to build up the colony as not many would have come voluntarily > to >>> nothing much in those days. >>> >>> Edie >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> >>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:29 PM >>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>> >>> >>>> Cousin Edie, >>>> No, best I can figure, some of Samuel's siblings first crossed over >>>> to >> PA >>>> and then moved down to SC. Samuel and his young wife, her parents and >>>> Samuel's widowed mother and their first child, crossed over to SC to >>> obtain >>>> some of the free land offered to immigrants at the time. They were > just >>> poor >>>> farmers of the Presbyterian faith, as were many of the Armstrongs at > the >>>> time. >>>> Fount >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> >>>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 6:31 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>>> >>>> >>>>> Not meaning to be rude Fount, but did Samuel come under the > Governors >>>>> Pleasure or as a free person. 68,000 plus convicts arrived in >> Australia >>>>> over a period of years. It started here about 1790 when American >>> wouldn't >>>>> take anymore. >>>>> >>>>> Edie >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> >>>>> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:36 PM >>>>> Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Party! Party! Party! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Well! Well! Cousins! >>>>>> The old List still has some life in it yet! >>>>>> The Armstrong Reveres will airways come out of the woods for a >> party! >>>>>> >>>>>> One thing the party will need for music is a band. Well, I'm >> bringing >>> my >>>>> bass. I know there are some more musicians out there to sit in with > me >>> and >>>>> play some good ole country and some of the good old songs. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ya'll get ready because I'll be there with my bass, my crawfish > and >>> bbq. >>>>>> I'll also have a sufficient supply of Canadian Club and a jug of >>>> moonshine >>>>> that came from the Smoky Mountains that has been aged in plums for > the >>>> past >>>>> year and is mighty smooth, if I do say so myself! >>>>>> >>>>>> Lets make this cyber party one to remember! >>>>>> >>>>>> Cousin Fount Armstrong, researching descendants of Samuel > Armstrong, >>> who >>>>> came to Abbyville, SC from Ballimena, Ireland in 1767. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> > >

Well it looks like it doesn't take you right to the poem, so you have to type in the last name of PLACE and first name of Fred in place provided and it will take you to his poems it is the second poe named Tasmania-Emerald Isle of Australia. They shortened his poem in the first one. Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 11:01 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Poem-TASMANIA-EMERALD ISLE OF AUSTRALIA, URL > Hi, > This is the website for my big brothers poem, where he describes Tasmania. Recipes tomorrow. Sleep time now. Been out to see the Australian championships of White Rapid Canoeing today on the Mersey river and I am pooped. > http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P0793992&BN=275&PN=1 > > Edie > >

Hi, This is the website for my big brothers poem, where he describes Tasmania. Recipes tomorrow. Sleep time now. Been out to see the Australian championships of White Rapid Canoeing today on the Mersey river and I am pooped. http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P0793992&BN=275&PN=1 Edie

Hi all you Party Animals. Well, I want to be a bit greedy and bring several of my favourites. I was hoping to bring a couple of recipes from a slimming books that are currently in the Newsagents so I thought i would get permission for those first. In the meantime I have others. Marilyn wondered if we shouldn't start the party here in Tasmania. Today we are sweltering. Down in Hobart it is 37 celsius and here inside about 30, over the bass straits in Victoria where the Aussies are playing the Poms in cricket it is 42 celsius and the commentator was saying he cannot remember it being so hot there playing cricket. Now not being a true blue Aussie, rather I am a Possie (part pom, part aussie) I really do not know how to cook, the real Aussie meats like Kangaroo Patties, Emu Steaks, Crocodile which is like Crayfish, or the prawns on the barbie, so maybe one of you True Blue Aussie Armstrongs can suggest a recipe for some of those or others You can think of and maybe some nice savoury damper as well. I shall supply some salads and maybe a dessert or two. What Aussie Barbecue would be without a cricket match, so I will get my hubby to mow a strip in the front paddock and make a cricket pitch. Now if you Americans aren't into Cricket, hubby can fix up a baseball field for you in an adjoining paddock and we can kill the English in the Cricket match, just like we have done tonight in the one day cricket match. My husband Rob is a snare drum player in the local Highland Pipe Band, so maybe he can persuade the band to play a tune or two as well. Rather than ramble off some of the favourite Tasmania spots we can maybe tour before our feed. I will send along my brother Freds poem of Tasmania. It describes Tasmania very well. For a wine I like, it would be a sweet white wine, Brown Brothers Moscato. But I also like a non alcoholic wine, called Maison in red or white. To the ladies and gents who sent along a Potato Salad for me to try, I will try them all. In the meantime, I have found in a recipe book I have written down a Potato Salad, guess what it is called American Potato Salad and it combines all of the ingredients of the Potato Salads you have all sent to me and I tried it tonight and it is very nice so I will bring that as well. We will need more than one of each recipe as there will be a lot there. I will continue Next email, as this one is becoming rather lengthy. Edie

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Alma, I've never been to that part of the country and will be in high anticipation at seeing the countryside and its wildlife. And I've heard that southern cooking can light up your life, so I'm REALLY looking forward to that. D'ya s'pose that store owner's wife will fix us some biscuits and gravy? Droolin' Jill __________________ "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark." Gypsy saying