Hi Listers, Have been posting many Canadian bio's as i find them to your list...hopeing to help another in their quest.....am AMAZED to see how many of them were born early 1800's and how they migrated to California, by hook or crook, to seek the "yellow metal" and found nothing but a great deal of hardship and near starvation. And then through sheer determination found another way of life....Many had a "home' skill of a parent to fall back on and many did, but then moved up into the business world and California's history. Many of these folks, arrived here with nothing, and died Millionairs! Sheer luck, no I don't think so. A lot of sweat and dirt all the way to the top...Many ended up, a long way from their orgins.... Sure wished the kids of today had this much incentive to make this a better World....at my 68 yrs, its their turn to make it. I have nothing but admiration for my ancestors and the changes they made that made our world so great! ~Linda~ Friends are stitched together by patches of memories.

You are so right. I had an uncle,name Crawford who went & was a very successful mule skinner --I am told. Thanks for your work. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Mock" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] posting of bio's > Hi Listers, > Have been posting many Canadian bio's as i find them to your > list...hopeing to help another in their quest.....am AMAZED to see how > many of them were born early 1800's and how they migrated to California, > by hook or crook, to seek the "yellow metal" and found nothing but a > great deal of hardship and near starvation. And then through sheer > determination found another way of life....Many had a "home' skill of a > parent to fall back on and many did, but then moved up into the business > world and California's history. > Many of these folks, arrived here with nothing, and died Millionairs! > Sheer luck, no I don't think so. A lot of sweat and dirt all the way to > the top...Many ended up, a long way from their orgins.... > Sure wished the kids of today had this much incentive to make this a > better World....at my 68 yrs, its their turn to make it. > I have nothing but admiration for my ancestors and the changes they made > that made our world so great! > > ~Linda~ > Friends are stitched together by patches of memories.