I can give you the answer to that one. I'd invite my grandparents who have died.....and I'd also invite THEIR parents, whom I never knew...but heard so much about. I'd love to meet them in person!!!! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Betty Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Which Ancestor Would You Invite to Dinner ? Hi again, Speaking of Thanksgiving, some List Administrators bring up a subject around this time: "Which ancestor would you invite to your Thanksgiving dinner - if you could ? Since Thanksgiving in the US is about a month away, we have lots of time to think about who we would invite. Immediately I would invite all my "brick wall" and "concrete block wall" ancestors, most of whom are involved with my maternal grandmother's "long, complicated story." I want to find out who her birth-mother was in 1889, and that would be the first thing I would bring up for discussion. Another "concrete block wall" involves families in late 1700's Ireland. And, I'll guess a great many people have ancestors from that time in Ireland they can't trace. That's all I'll mention for now. Have a pleasant week ! Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator P.S. I would also invite Evan CORKILL who lived during the 1800's on the Isle of Man and England. I would very much like to find out if he remained in contact with his 6 children who were "shipped to Canada" between 1873 -1875. Or, did he just continue being a "Master Mariner" - traveling around the world - until his retirement years - forgetting that he was a father ? (And I want to know if he knew that he had over ~30 grandchildren in Canada and the U.S.) Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames and place-names. And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and place-names. When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- 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