While we are on the subject of sharing, During rollcall, Heather, you mentioned you had the Ritchies back to the early 1800's. At the time I asked if you could share that info with me. As you know, your husband and I share a common greatgrandmother, Edith Isobel Ritchie. With all the viruses running rampant, I guess my request slipped through the cracks. The Ritchie name was carried forward in the Figueroa family as a middle nane for many of the decendants. For instant my Dad is Lloyd Vivian Ritchie Figueroa. I have a cousin who was named Anita Ritchie Figueroa. Sadly my father did not pass that legacy to me. So if you have any info beyond Edith Ritchie. I would ever so appreciate it if you would share it with me. Thanks in advance. By the way I have new info on Myrtle Figueroa, the surviving twin. Tony Figueroa Ann Whiting <aqw8326@hotmail.com> wrote:Dear Dean and listers, I beg your indulgence here, but I need to say this. Re. Sara, what I hear her saying is she has questions/suspicions and she is searching, I applaud that, I think we all started that way. That question, 'Where did I come from?" is not always biological but ancestral. On this list, and the web as a whole, we sometimes forget that there are newbie's, and our answers are short, and data filled. I, for one just get the information out, and go back to what I am working on, However, Sara, you attacked the messenger, our answers did not confirm what you had been told/wanted to believe, and it threw you off balance. Your response struck a human cord in some of us, to strike back, I for one wanted to, but I sat a minute and remembered my reaction to reading and seeing Roots, and I think I understand. I will say this, then opt out of this discussion, after 40+ years of searching and researching Caribbean records and history, I have learned, I have not learned enough. On this list of seekers, we share the information, sometimes forgetting to say thank you :), but we NEVER stop sharing. There are many on this list That have a wealth of knowledge to share, Chris, Richard, Richard B. Dorothy, Heather to name a few, that will answer a question or look up the information for any one. I am saying this for the lurkers and newbie's, We are only human, not a faceless computer screen. Ann ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Dean de Freitas" Reply-To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:21:27 -0400 Hey folks, I need to say that I agree with Sara here. We have a lot of folks that come to this list to learn more about a region and subject that is subject to many misconceptions. It behooves us all to be patient and helpful in our responses. Dean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Weiss" To: Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 3:11 PM Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > if you know so much it would be good if you shared your knowledge > in a way that was edifying, not in a way that PUTS DOWN? ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== For information on individual islands, research aids, island bulletin boards or history please visit the CaribbeanGenWeb project at http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/ "Sharing the information." _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== Before posting a query, check to see if the question has already been asked on the List. All messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived by date or thread at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CARIBBEAN. You can search the archives at http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CARIBBEAN. Researching FIGUEROA,WHORMS, DEPASS, ABSALOM, INNERARITY, MARKS(MARQUES), RITCHIE from Jamaica, CARVALHO from Jamaica, Brooks --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!