Of course, why not? I did all the research. Sincerely, Bob Armstrong Marilynn Masten wrote: >Robert, She still speaking to you? >Marilynn >IBSSG > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Robert E. Armstrong" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 2:06 PM >Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre > > > > >>Dear Marilyn, >>It's not so exclusive. My wife belongs to it. >>Sincerely, >>Bob Armstrong >>in Houston, TX >> >>Marilyn Otterson wrote: >> >> >> >>>As far as I know now, at least, you have to provide copies of the original >>>marriage/birth records to join the D.A.R. I have 5 (or maybe 6) >>>Revolutionary soldiers on my mother's side, but I never felt any desire to >>>join. I do have a couple of great aunts who did the research on a couple >>>of >>>those men in order to join, so I guess if I ever wanted to join it >>>wouldn't >>>be too hard to access the stuff they have already done. I know the >>>organization does a lot of good and patriotic things (before anybody jumps >>>on me about this) but I never wanted to bother even though I have a friend >>>who keeps trying to get me to join. I guess I just don't like the >>>exclusivity of it. >>> >>>Cousin Marilyn >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Marilynn Masten" <[email protected]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:04 AM >>>Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Well, cousin Marilyn who can't spell her own name correctly, don't >>>>necessarily believe the DAR records also. I found a BIG mistake in mine, >>>>tried to correct it, and got nowhere. So anyone tracing that line can >>>>just >>>>go on forever tracing the wrong line. Anything I get that is >>>>undocumented >>>>and expecially takes me back to King Arthur or whoever, I take all the >>>>info, >>>>bundle it up and save it for some later date when I MAY be proved. And >>>>probably won't be. >>>>Marilynn >>>>IBSSG >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> >>>>To: <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:55 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>One of the biggest lessons I've had is that you just can't take as >>>>>gospel >>>>>anything you find or are given on the Internet or in LDS records. You >>>>>really have to check the primary source to know for sure if what you >>>>>have >>>>>been given is correct. That's why many genealogists end up going to the >>>>>U.K. or Ireland to try to find primary records...civil or religious...to >>>>>confirm what they suppose about their ancestors. >>>>> >>>>>When I first started to work on my family's genealogy I went to the >>>>>local >>>>>LDS Family History Center. A kind volunteer helped me find one of the >>>>>few >>>>>ancestors I knew of at that time. I copied all the info available on >>>>>that >>>>>person and then tried to go from there only to find out that the info >>>>>that >>>>>had been given to the FHC was incorrect. This seems to happen fairly >>>>>often. >>>>>I used to find things on the Internet and think I'd found a bonanza of >>>>>information but it was often inaccurate. The only records I feel I can >>>>>trust, other than seeing the documents myself, are those in most >>>>>published >>>>>works and in records of such organizations as the D.A.R. where those who >>>>>wish to join must find primary records of their ancestors. >>>>> >>>>>If we could go back far enough, we could all find a royal. I have one >>>>>genealogy that takes me back to Adam and Eve, or practically, through >>>>>royal >>>>>families from all over Europe...but there's no way of knowing if the >>>>>records, even though published, are correct. Maybe they are...maybe >>>>>not. >>>>>I >>>>>think that unless we can see the actual records or a true copy, we are >>>>>just >>>>>dealing with wishful thinking a lot of the time. >>>>> >>>>>As some know, I was researching the wrong Armstrong family...even to >>>>>searching cemeteries in Co. Antrim...for about 5 years. It's only >>>>>fairly >>>>>recently that I know my Armstrongs emigrated to the USA from Co. >>>>>Tyrone..and >>>>>that's from church baptismal and marriage records which I know are >>>>>genuine. >>>>>It's easy to get off on the wrong track if you accept information, no >>>>>matter >>>>>if given with good intentions, without making sure there are records or >>>>>documents to back it up. >>>>> >>>>>IMHO, >>>>>Cousin Marilyn >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Robyn Leeds" <[email protected]> >>>>>To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >>>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:21 AM >>>>>Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] ARMSTRONGE, De Mormaer & De Dampierre >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>"After seeing your post yesterday I Googled the de Mormaer >>>>>>name and came up with another lead, have emailed asking for factual >>>>>>references an am waiting for an answer." >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks Sean for this post, it's certainly given me a lot of info!! :D >>>>>>Would you let me know what you hear back please? Ta muchly! :D >>>>>> >>>>>>"And don't forget that I am as likely to be wrong as anyone else." >>>>>> >>>>>>Which has always been MY concern ... just how correct are MY details? >>>>>>One >>>>>>day I'll hit the jackpot on the Georgia Lottery and I'll be able to pay >>>>>>someone to find out for me! ;D >>>>>> >>>>>>Take care, >>>>>> >>>>>>Rob. >>>>>> >>>>>>------------------------------- >>>>>>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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>------------------------------- >>>>>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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>------------------------------- >>>>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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>------------------------------- >>>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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Sincerely, >>Bob Armstrong >>in Houston, TX >>picture >>"I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without >>regret." Roderick Haig-Brown >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of >>America, author of the veterinary >> mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, >>ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and >> INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble >> Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>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 >> >> >> >> > > > >------------------------------- >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 > > > -- Sincerely, Bob Armstrong in Houston, TX picture "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without regret." Roderick Haig-Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of America, author of the veterinary mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~