Hi again, Another comment I can make is: How many people try to get other people to - take up the hobby? I belong to a "town List" which is for the town where I grew up, and it is not for genealogy. However, some of the postings on the List are about the history of the town and the people who lived there in the 1800's and early 1900's. Since several of my early ancestors lived in Cambridge, MA, and West Cambridge, MA, I sometimes mention them. West Cambridge was a separate town which was renamed to Arlington, MA, in the late 1800's. And, parts of Woburn, MA, and Charlestown, MA, became a separate town, and it was renamed to Winchester, MA, in the late 1800's. The 2 towns shared a border and shared families. So, when my gr-gr-grandmother, Mrs. Adelaide Crosby (HUTCHINSON) RICE, and her older brother, George HUTCHINSON, sold their half of the large farm in 1890's, they probably just took their "horse and buggy" down the long hill into Arlington and lived there. * In fact, I just had a thought - yesterday! If they sold a nice farm in Winchester in 1890's, and didn't "owe" too much money because of the farm, they might have had enough money to buy a house in Arlington. I know where they lived and I've seen the houses on that small street. So, now I need to go to the Registry of Deeds to find out if George bought a house in 1890's. But, what I started to say is: When I post some of my little, genealogy stories on the "town List," once in a while someone e-mails "off-List" to say that they are intrigued by what I've been able to find out about my ancestors. And, they want to know "how" to start the hobby. First, I tell them, if they have some names and dates, go to the Library's web site and look in the census pages. But, as I told someone a few days ago, one thing you can do, IF you have exact names, go to the archives of the Message Boards and find out if anyone else is researching your ancestor !! And, then try the archives of the Lists !! It is a lot of fun to find "more" cousins ! Even if they are "very distant cousins" which is one of the labels I use. My sisters tell me we have "enough" cousins - we don't need any more ! But, I'm the "people person" among them ! * And, the step-cousins I mention occasionally is part of my paternal grandfather's story. He and my paternal grandmother "eloped" as teen-agers to VT ~1916, and they had 3 children. They "divorced" in 1935 and both remarried just a few months later. My grandmother had 2 more children with her 2nd husband. My grandfather never had more children. But, his 2nd wife had 4 children from her previous marriage - so he had 5** step-children then. She died fairly young and he remarried in 1952, and his 3rd wife had 4-5 children from her previous marriage. I was only a toddler when the first set of step-children were around, so I have no knowledge of them. But, I did find their daughters ! And "met" them a few years ago in Springfield, MA. I was a pre-teen in the 1950's, so I met the 2nd set of step-children. (I think I've told some of the stories about these "finds" in the past. In 2008, in the step-daughter's home from the 3rd marriage was a hope chest which had belonged to the wife from the 2nd marriage. I connected up the people involved, and the hope chest went from one step-cousin to the other. Inside? My grandfather's wallet !) I don't know if I've mentioned that I have one aunt surviving, and she had lost touch with her FRANCIS cousins from her father. Early this summer someone responded to one of my old postings on the Message Boards, and it was a daughter of one of my aunt's cousins ! I put them in touch with each other, and I believe they are now corresponding. They live about an hour and 15 minutes away from each other in MA, but my aunt is having some tough times this summer. This uncle and aunt, both named FRANCIS, had 7 children, and their oldest daughter has been fighting Cancer for a couple of years. She has not been doing well this year; and we hope we can still visit with her at our "cousins get-together" in November. Anyways, - post those queries - and "educated guesses" on the Message Boards ! Even 3 years from now - you never know "who" will find them and it will be someone you very much need to hear from. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) * I have a small theory: "People people" don't like to spend too much time at their computers. And, "computer people" don't like to spend too much time with people. :o) (my own thoughts) ** My grandfather's 2nd wife had a 1st marriage in New Brunswick and had a child from that. She told her children from her 2nd marriage that the son from the 1st marriage had drowned as a child. The step-cousins I found in Springfield, MA, had no knowledge of their grandmother's life. So, I offered to try to develop a family-tree for them. I did a little research and found out that 1st son had not died. Not only had he lived but he and his wife had moved to MA and didn't live too far from them. (I might have told this story on this List 2 years ago.)

People persons?  I don't know what I am any more!  When I was close to my cousins, and JUST starting all this, I made an effort to find and meet the cousins.  I am terribly shy, but made myself do this, and wow, what a change that has made.  We're all in touch all the time, and I now write a newsletter for our extended family.  Both female cousins I met are contributors to the newsletter and when they were able, they did running research for me.  I had since moved from my home town in northern Michigan to Utah.  So, now, I'm a computer person, and find tons of information this way.  I still ask them questions, but because of my distance, I'm forced to be this way.  I'd LOVE to hit the library there again, and research all the information, but can't do it.  And neither of the ladies can make the efforts any more to do the running.  So, what do you call us, besides old fogies?  By the way, I send the newsletter to almost 100 addresses now, and because we're all the way across the states, including Alaska, there's NO way for a reunion!  MYRA HERRON Tempus Fugit; Memento Mori  (Time Flies; Remember, you will Die.) Let no one ever say of you, And say it to your shame, That all was always beauty here, that is, until you came. --- On Sun, 8/23/09, Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> wrote: From: Betty <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Interesting Points in Last Post (Cont'd.) To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 6:23 AM Hi again, Another comment I can make is:    How many people try to get other people to -  take up the hobby? I belong to a "town List" which is for the town where I grew up, and it is not for genealogy.     However, some of the postings on the List are about the history of the town and the people who lived there in the 1800's and early 1900's.      Since several of my early ancestors lived in Cambridge, MA, and West Cambridge, MA,  I sometimes mention them.    West Cambridge was a separate town which was  renamed to Arlington, MA, in the late 1800's. And, parts of Woburn, MA, and Charlestown, MA, became a separate town, and it was renamed to Winchester, MA, in the late 1800's.     The 2 towns shared a border and shared families.     So, when my gr-gr-grandmother,  Mrs. Adelaide Crosby (HUTCHINSON) RICE, and her older brother, George HUTCHINSON, sold their half of the large farm in 1890's,  they probably just took their "horse and buggy" down the long hill into Arlington and lived there. * In fact,  I just had a thought - yesterday!    If they sold a nice farm in Winchester in 1890's, and didn't "owe" too much money because of the farm, they might have had enough money to buy a house in Arlington.    I know where they lived and I've seen the houses on that small street.    So, now I need to go to the Registry of Deeds to find out if George bought a house in 1890's. But, what I started to say is:     When I post some of my little, genealogy stories on the "town List,"  once in a while someone e-mails "off-List" to say that they are intrigued by what I've been able to find out about my ancestors.    And, they want to know "how" to start the hobby.    First, I tell them, if they have some names and dates,  go to the Library's web site and look in the census pages.         But, as I told someone a few days ago, one thing you can do,  IF you have exact names,  go to the archives of the Message Boards and find out if anyone else is researching your ancestor !! And, then  try the archives of the Lists !!    It is a lot of fun to find "more" cousins !    Even if they are "very distant cousins" which is one of the labels I use. My sisters tell me we have "enough" cousins -  we don't need any more ! But, I'm the "people person" among them !  * And, the step-cousins I mention occasionally is part of my paternal grandfather's story.     He and my paternal grandmother "eloped" as teen-agers to VT ~1916, and they had 3 children.     They "divorced" in 1935 and both remarried just a few months later.    My grandmother had 2 more children with her 2nd husband.    My grandfather never had more children. But, his 2nd wife had 4 children from her previous marriage  - so he had 5** step-children then.   She died fairly young and he remarried in 1952, and his 3rd wife had 4-5 children from her previous marriage. I was only a toddler when the first set of step-children were around, so I have no knowledge of them.   But, I did find their daughters !    And "met" them a few years ago in Springfield, MA.    I was a pre-teen in the 1950's, so I met the 2nd set of step-children.   (I think I've told some of the stories about these "finds" in the past.    In 2008, in the step-daughter's home from the 3rd marriage was a hope chest which had belonged to the wife from the 2nd marriage.    I connected up the people involved, and the hope chest went from one step-cousin to the other.    Inside?   My grandfather's wallet !) I don't know if I've mentioned that I have one aunt surviving, and she had lost touch with her FRANCIS cousins from her father.     Early this summer someone responded to one of my old postings on the Message Boards, and it was a daughter of one of my aunt's cousins !     I put them in touch with each other,  and I believe they are now corresponding.       They live about an hour and 15 minutes away from each other in MA, but my aunt is having some tough times this summer.    This uncle and aunt, both named FRANCIS, had 7 children, and their oldest daughter has been fighting Cancer for a couple of years.   She has not been doing well this year;  and we hope we can still visit with her at our  "cousins get-together" in November. Anyways,  -  post those queries  -  and "educated guesses" on the Message Boards !    Even 3 years from now -   you never know "who" will find them and it will be someone you very much need to hear from. Betty        (near Lowell, MA, USA) * I have a small theory:   "People people" don't like to spend too much time at their computers.   And, "computer people" don't like to spend too much time with people.     :o)          (my own thoughts) ** My grandfather's 2nd wife had a 1st marriage in New Brunswick and had a child from that.   She told her children from her 2nd marriage that the son from the 1st marriage had drowned as a child.    The step-cousins I found in Springfield, MA, had no knowledge of their grandmother's life.    So, I offered to try to develop a family-tree for them.    I did a little research and found out that 1st son had not died.   Not only had he lived but he and his wife had moved to MA and didn't live too far from them.        (I might have told this story on this List 2 years ago.) 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