I would Disagree We are not saying that we are ending the 21 century we are talking about starting the 21 century my simple way of looking at it is we just complete 1999 after 1999 next comes 2000 the start not the end you can start next year if you want but i think i will count from today forward if that is ok with every one no offense to anyone i believe that when you attain the age that some of us are now we might not get to see next year so happy 21 century Kenneth Dorothy Ragland wrote: > I really hate to burst your bubble, but the 20th century will not end > for another year. And the millinium has to wait for another year too. > I believe you all begin counting with the number one. Therefore, in > order to get 100 years, the counting would be: 1, 2, 3, ... 100 for a > century. A millinium would be 1, 2, 3, ... 1000. The next millinium > would be: 1001, 1002, 1003, . . . 2000. Do you see that we still have > one more year in this millinium and one more in this century? I hope > so. > Dorothy > > Mysty McPherson wrote: > > > At the risk of carrying this latest New Year Celebration a bit too > > far, I thought you all might like to know this evening has been quite > > a landmark. We've not only ended and begun a year, but also ended and > > begun a century as well as ended and begun a millennium. All in one > > click of a clock. At the accepted average of 4 to 5 generations for > > each century, if we family tree climbers had all been as lucky as we'd > > have liked during this past year and traced our families to the > > beginning of the > > > > A very happy and successful tree-climbing New Year, New Century, and > > New Millennium to everyone. > > > > Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com > > > > ==== ARSEARCY Mailing List ==== > > Check out the Searcy County Web Site at: > > www.pastracks.com/states/arkansas/searcy > > or http://members.tripod.com/TMOOREINTULSA/arsearcy.htm > > ==== ARSEARCY Mailing List ==== > Check out the Searcy County Web Site at: > www.pastracks.com/states/arkansas/searcy > or http://members.tripod.com/TMOOREINTULSA/arsearcy.htm