The family jewerly has been handed down to the oldest daughter. My mom got her mother's (of course she gave her sister whatever she wanted) and it will come to me along with her jewerly. My jewerly along with whatever is left to me will go to my daughter. Mom only had one daughter, I have one daughter and my daughter has only one daughter. The rest are sons and they don't want it, whatever their wives want we will share. But it is to stay in the family. There are some very nice pieces and some junk, but we love it all. When the grand-chnildren visit the grand-daughters take out the big jewerly box and take out the pieces and look at it all. The grand-sons listen and look, but try to act like they are not paying any attention. Then my daughter or son will tell them what belonged to who, how they got the piece, (most of the time it is funny) and show a picture of the person wearing the jewerly. That way the family history is preserved, not by the jewerly but by the telling of it. Even if all the jewerly disappeared the telling would still be there, it would just be with pictures. Whitewolf > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> > To: <BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 8:26 PM > Subject: [BS-L] Re: Jewelry > > > > Doris - I have a lot of fine jewelry. When I lived in Thailand I took > > advantage of the low cost of gems...rubies, diamonds, saphires, jade, > opals, > > pearls, topaz, and gold items, etc. I also have a lot of Turquoise from > the > > Southwest. > > > > I don't wear many of them, every day. But when I do wear something, > people > > notice. I've already given my daughter a ruby & diamond ring (perfect > > stones). Son Steve wants my huge Aquamarine ring someday. > > > > Other than that....I don't know where my jewelry is going. Maybe I'll > just > > take it all with me when I leave Mother Earth. > > > > Jan C. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doris <ginlu@charter.net> > > To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com <BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 3:26 AM > > Subject: Re: [BS-L] Administration of wills > > > > > > >My aunt, who was my godmother, had promised two of her diamond rings to > my > > >two oldest daughters, and her coin collection and other jewelry to be > > >divided among my other three children......but when she had the fatal > heart > > >attack and was being taken to the hospital (arrived d.o.a.), somebody > went > > >in and "gathered up" her valuables to bring for "safe-keeping" along with > > >her purse (she carried oodles of cash and things of value in her big > > >purse).... > > > > > >Of course the joint property went to her husband, but since they had no > > >children and had been like parents to me and close to my children all my > > >life --- lived in the same house until well after I married ----- and it > > was > > >a well-publicized fact that all her personal items were to go to me and > my > > >family.... > > > > > >Somewhere between the house and the hospital the jewelry and other items > > >that were placed in the purse just disappeared.....her sister (my other > > >aunt) took the purse with her and later gave it to the husband, but when > he > > >got it there was no sign of any of the items.....?? When my mother asked > > >after her purse, she was told it was at [my aunt's] house.... > > > > > >Well, I'm sure I know where it all went....since the same aunt took my > > >grandma's yellow diamond ring that was given to me....she got that before > > >grandma even died---just told grandma she'd keep her valuables until > > grandma > > >got out of the hosp.....and later showed us how she'd had it reset into > > >another mounting and how great it looked on her!!! > > > > > >I hope that bunch never enjoys their stolen goods.....it was the idea > that > > >these were earmarked for me at my birth, and they all knew it....I > wouldn't > > >fight for any of them, and that bunch knew it--but they wanted mine AND > > >thiers...so my bad feelings go with them.... > > > > > >when it comes to heirlooms and families....forget it....I will try to > give > > >all my jewelry away before I die, and they all know it....the rest will > be > > >in a will. > > > > > >Doris....A Texan in Georgia..... > > >Still shaking the family tree and > > >dodging the nuts after 30+ years! > > >IBSSG > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> > > >To: <BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:57 PM > > >Subject: Re: [BS-L] Administration of wills > > > > > > > > >You should have seen how my dad & his brothers & sisters argued the day > > >after the funeral of my gr.dad! > > > > > >Gr. dad was a mail delivery man in NM, and not wealthy, but they argued > > like > > >they were 10-12 years old, and they were all in their 60's !?! They > > >eventually *drew cards* for every item in the house. My uncle in Oregon, > > >drove to NM with his horse trailer, and had it almost loaded with stuff > > >before we, and the others, got there. > > > > > >It was the most pathetic thing I've ever witnessed, and their behavior > put > > >such a bad taste in my mouth, that I rarely talked to any of them > > >again...even typing about it makes me squeegy. My Dad was the worst of > the > > >lot. He had a lot of money, and yet he bickered, cussed, called them > all > > >names, and argued over every dish that came out of the cupboard. > > > > > >Any respect I had for him vanished the week we were there...I never felt > > the > > >same about him afterward. I was ashamed of them all, and I was stunned > by > > >the g r e e d! > > > > > >Jan C. > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: J. Garland <zippywebgenie@hotmail.com> > > >To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com <BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:26 PM > > >Subject: Re: [BS-L] Administration of wills > > > > > > > > >> > > >>I haven't, myself. My parents have both handled their parents estates, > at > > >>least in part, no problems. But, I have seen the greedy heirs in some > > other > > >>people's families. Pretty awesome how they fight over other people's > > money, > > >>as if their parents worked their whole life just to leave it to them. > lol > > >> > > >>Jan G. > > >> > > >> > > >><<Don't know if you've been involved in a > > >>probate, but they can be messy. > > >> > > >>Jan C.>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>_________________________________________________________________ > > >>Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > >>http://www.hotmail.com > > >> > > >> > > >>==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > > >>--- > > >>The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted > by > > >each individual submitter. > > >> > > >>http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/resources.html > > >>search the Rootsweb, UsGenWeb and The Social Security Death Index and > > More. > > >> > > >>============================== > > >>To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > >go to: > > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >> > > > > > > > > >==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > > >--- > > >The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by > > >each individual submitter. > > > > > >The Blacksheep Message boards are at: > > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.organizations.bla > > c > > >ksheep > > > > > >============================== > > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go > > >to: > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > > >--- > > >The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by > > each individual submitter. > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: Visit the following website and use the QUIT List or Quit > > Digest Buttons > > >http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ > > >Contact Jeff Scism, ScismGenie@aol.com for list problems > > > > > >============================== > > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > > ~~~~ > > The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by > each individual submitter. > > > > http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/mia.html > > This is the POW/MIA Links and Database. > > A complete list by Service Branch of POW/MIA/KIAs in Vietnam is here. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >