Dear All, Rita and I have chosen this way to send festive greetings to all our friends this year. Our constant to-ings and fro-ings between U.K. and Belgium make for an interesting life but it knocks routine into a cocked hat! We have struggled to despatch many actual cards of the traditional type in Britain, and this week in Europe but still we have probably missed out some. Time to enter the 21st century and issue our Christmas and New Year Greetings electronically. We shall see the year in about an hour earlier than is my wont, last time was over 50 years ago for me. (Europe is one hour ahead of Britain). Time was when I joined the throngs outside the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Newcastle Upon Tyne. They call it the party city now, we had them then, no fireworks, no pubs open, just many thousands of people together to see in the new year to the chime from the clock tower. Many of you have been regaled with my quotes from Rabbie Burns for these occasions, and of course. This year is no exception! Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne? And for auld lang syne my Jo, (dear) For auld lang syne. Well take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. Please take special note, that's what Robert Burns wrote, he did not write about 'sake ofs' whatever they might be, simply three words "auld lang syne" in modern English, "old long since." Syne is pronounced Sign, not zyne. So when the time comes you'll all know how to sing it correctly Eh, <Grin>. A good yule to you and yours, Goodwill dwell - within your doors. We wish ye all, that which ye seek, And lastly; May your lum aye reek! It's no the frosty winter wind , It's no the driving drift and snaw; But Aye the tear comes in my e'e, To think on him that's far awa! Best wishes for 2003 to you and yours. Prettige Kerstdagen en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar as we say in Belgium. A quote from Robbie Burns that I like is; Wit,and grace, and love and beauty, In ae constellation shine; To adore thee is my duty, Goddess o' this soul o' mine! Bonny Wee Thing. With love to all of you from Rita. >From Rita De Kock and Joe Armstrong,

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: armstrong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/kQB.2ACIB/1422.1462 Message Board Post: Please see below andlet me know if you have any information: I am looking for information on my Parents. My Grandmother Name was Quida, Oneda or Weeda ( Boudreaux) She was born in Louisiana 12/04/1929. She died in 1991 just shortly after I met her. In 1947 she was married under the name Oneda Boudreaux to Felix Armstrong in Calcasieu Parish, LA. I have been told that most of my family resided in Lake Charles. I have no information on My Grandfather. Both of my grandparents were black (Creole) and to my knowledge my Grandmother only had one child. Felix Armstrong ( My father ) Born in LA in July of 1950. Currently residing in Chicago, IL . My grandmother has one sister that I know of who resides in IL her name is Melba Boudreaux. If you have any information Please let me know. If you can provide me with details are where I can get any documentation, especially obits, birth and/or Death records that would be great.

I sure hope you are going to be around for the feb 14th cyber party. Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita and Joe" <joearmstrong@belgacom.net> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:50 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] Merry Christmas Prettige Kerstdagen > Dear All, > > Rita and I have chosen this way to send festive greetings > to all our friends this year. > > Our constant to-ings and fro-ings between U.K. and Belgium > make for an interesting life but it knocks routine into a cocked > hat! > > We have struggled to despatch many actual cards of the > traditional type in Britain, and this week in Europe but still we > have probably missed out some. Time to enter the 21st century > and issue our Christmas and New Year Greetings electronically. > > We shall see the year in about an hour earlier than is my wont, > last time was over 50 years ago for me. (Europe is one hour > ahead of Britain). > > Time was when I joined the throngs outside the Cathedral of > Saint Nicholas in Newcastle Upon Tyne. They call it the party > city now, we had them then, no fireworks, no pubs open, just many > thousands of people together to see in the new year to the > chime from the clock tower. > > Many of you have been regaled with my quotes from Rabbie > Burns for these occasions, and of course. > This year is no exception! > > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And never brought to mind? > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And days o' lang syne? > > And for auld lang syne my Jo, (dear) > For auld lang syne. > Well take a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne. > > Please take special note, that's what Robert Burns wrote, > he did not write about 'sake ofs' whatever they might be, > simply three words "auld lang syne" in modern English, > "old long since." > > Syne is pronounced Sign, not zyne. > > So when the time comes you'll all know how to sing it > correctly Eh, <Grin>. > > A good yule to you and yours, > Goodwill dwell - within your doors. > We wish ye all, that which ye seek, > And lastly; > May your lum aye reek! > > It's no the frosty winter wind , > It's no the driving drift and snaw; > But Aye the tear comes in my e'e, > To think on him that's far awa! > > > Best wishes for 2003 to you and yours. > > Prettige Kerstdagen en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar > as we say in Belgium. > > A quote from Robbie Burns that I like is; > > Wit,and grace, and love and beauty, > In ae constellation shine; > To adore thee is my duty, > Goddess o' this soul o' mine! > Bonny Wee Thing. > With love to all of you from Rita. > > > >From Rita De Kock > and > Joe Armstrong, >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2546 Message Board Post: John Armstrong was born in Co. Cavan in 1859. He joined the R.I.C. on 7th March 1882 and was last stationed in Donegal from 3rd October 1891 to date he was pensioned on 1st November 1903. He married Anna Marie Lucy in Mullaghdun Church, Co. Fermanagh on 27th August 1891. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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/2342.1 Message Board Post: Hi! My husband is an Armstrong decended from James Samuel Armstrong, brother of Armp. Just last week I finally tracked down the name of his father - Obediah Armstrong. As near as I can tell, his wife Elizibeth was also an Armstrong. I would be glad to share anything I have. Debi

Hi Everyone, Just dropping in to tell you about the heartbreaking bushfires raging in Sydney, NSW, Australia and surrounding districts. Some have been started by lightning strikes and at least one by a intilectualling handicapped youth. 49 homes have been lost this far. they think now they may have seen the worst. It has been going on for some time. Supposed to be a bad season as the mainland have droughts. Edie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Buchanan or Buchannan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2545 Message Board Post: Please send any information on this couple born in Alabama about 1858. Their children were Eliza, Henrietta, Pinkey, and Henry Jr. I am the g-g-grandaughter of Eliza Buchannan.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2544 Message Board Post: I believe Caroline to have been born in Navarro County, TX. I have been unable to find her listed in any other index beside the 1880 census. Please help with any information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2543 Message Board Post: Robert ( b.1828 KY) and his wife Phillis (b. 1840 KY) are listed in the 1880 Navarro County TX census with daughters Charlotte b. TN and Caroline b. in TX, but I have been unable to find him before that time and after that time.

Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle Cnty, 1682-1800, Colonial Dames of Delaware, 1911, reprint 2000, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD. p.31 Elizabeth OGLE. Widdow & relick of Thomas OGLE. White Clay Creek Hundred. 18 Sep 1734. Misc. I:376. Eldest son Edward OGLE; five of my children vis: David, Alexander, Elizabeth, Susannah & Jane OGLE; eldest son Francis GRAHAM (by my first husband); son William GRAHAM; two dtrs Grissel and Anne GRAHAM; dtrs Anne LAND, Elizabeth OGLE. Exec: Francis GRAHAM & William ARMSTRONG.

Thought this might be of interest! I'm still lurking! Best Wishes Nick Armstrong Visit the Armstrong Clan Association Web pages www.armstrongclan.info ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Wrigley" <mwrigley@tiscali.co.uk> To: <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Geordie Music > To all those requesting information - I hope this doesn't break list rules - > the CD I was writing about is: > > Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside (TSCD 484) > > "The songs on this record are all the work of Tommy Armstrong (1848-1919), > the bard of the Durham coalfields and one of the most remarkable of > working-class song-makers" > > Recorded at Stanley, Co Durham > > The track list: > 1. Durham Gaol > 2. The row between the cages > 3. The birth of the lad > 4. Marla Hill ducks > 5. Oakey's Keeker > 6. The Durham Lockout > 7. Wor Nanny's a Maizor (obviously the original lyrics) > 8. The Oakey Strike Evictions > 9. The Sheel Raw Flood > 10. Hedgehog Pie > 11. The ghost that haunted Bunty > 12. The Skeul Board Man (for non-Geordies that's School Board!) > 13. The Trimdon Grange Explosion > 14. The Sooth Medomsley Strike > > And just to give you a flavour of the words - all of which are included: > > (from Durham Gaol) > Ye'll get yer meat an claes for nowt > Your hoose an firin free > Aal yer meat's browt te the door > Hoo happy ye should be! > Thor's soap an' toowel an' wooden speun > An' a little bairnie's pot > They fetch ye papers every week > For ye te clean yor bot > > and on a more serious note: > (from the Durham Lockout - when miners went on strike - in March 1892 the > coalowners proposed a 10% reduction in wages. The men refused and went on > strike. In order to return to work the employers demanded pay to be cut by > 13.5%. Tommy wrote this song when the employers demanded the extra > reduction) > > Let them stand or let them lie, to do with them as they choose > To give them thirteen and a half, we ever shall refuse > They're always willing to receive, but never inclined to give > Very soon they won't allow a working man to live. > > Anyway, check the company's web site on www.topicrecords.co.uk. I understand > from them that the CD is still available. > > Regards > > Mike > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > U.K. PhoneDirectory > http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/ > Looking for an address in the U.K. try, > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ >

Thought somebody might enjoy this...rosie ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO - 1902 - What life was like. The year is 1902, one hundred years ago ... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1902. The average life expectancy in the US was 47 (forty-seven) Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist$2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home. Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. The five leading causes of death in the US were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30. Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day. One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic. There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US.

Hello A*s ... In the rush and jumble of the season, please take the time to visit here: http://www.anyservicemember.org/ It is a web site where you may write a Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman or Coast Guardsman or to all branches with your good wishes. Some of you on this list received a private message from me about this, but others bounced back. I then realized I should have simply sent it to the entire list. As I type, there have only been 250,786 visitors to the site which obviously means less messages posted there than that total. That's not that many when you consider this web site was began after the anthrax scare of 2001. If you have the time and inclination ... why not ask your friends to take part, too? As always, clemi

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong, Shimer, Ketterman, Blackford, Hamilton, Leach, Bailey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2541.1.1 Message Board Post: My wife's 3rd great-grandmother was Nancy Shimer. She was born circa 1833 in Indiana to Samuel & Nancy (Beer) Shimer. She married (1) George Ketterman, (2) John Blackford, (3) Jacob Hamilton, and (4) James L. Armstrong. Known or suspected children are Amanda Ketterman Leach, Julia Blackford Bailey, Jesse Blackford, John Blackford, and Frances or Charles Hamilton. She and James Armstrong were married in Jasper Co. in 1876. They were enumerated in the 1880 census in Hardin County, Iowa, and I have no record of them after that. I was hoping that the Nancy Armstrong buried in Guthrie County was Nancy Shimer; however, Iowa has no record of the death of a Nancy Armstrong from 1901-1903, so I can't tell from the death certificate.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong, Eaker, Wilford Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/1898.1.1 Message Board Post: William Hamilton Armstrong is also my ancestor. I would be interested in exchanging information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goodman Armstrong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2541.1 Message Board Post: Do you have any other information about Nancy? Who she married, children's names, etc? I have a Nancy Armstrong I estimated to be born abt. 1840 in Kentucky, but I know the family was later in the Illinois area... May have been in Iowa also. My Nancy Armstrong married Joseph Goodman.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ARMSTRONG Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2542 Message Board Post: ARMSTRONG_Barbara_J_Jr_1930-.JPG ARMSTRONG_Doris_M_and_Roy_W.JPG ARMSTRONG_Ida_I_1926-2002.JPG ARMSTRONG_Naomi_R_and_Lester_H.JPG I photographed these tombstones in the Moore Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use these pictures for your records. These are some of the 28,877 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Armstrong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kQB.2ACIB/2541 Message Board Post: Looking for family of Nancy Armstrong buried in Union Cemetery, Guthrie Center, Guthrie Co., Iowa. Tombstone inscription found online at Ancestry.com (from book Tombstone Inscriptions of Guthrie County) lists her birth as 1833, death as 1902. Iowa Dept. of Public Health could find no death record for any Nancy Armstrong in statewide search of indexes for 1901-1903.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ARMSTRONG Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/2540 Message Board Post: I photographed this tombstone in the Moore Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your records. This is one of the 28,651 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kQB.2ACIB/941.1 Message Board Post: Diane, Are you looking for info on Armstrongs of Maine? I am looking for info on Armstrongs......mostly from Biddeford.