Color me silly, but doesn't this seem a bit inappropriate for this mailing list? I appreciate Ms. Peck letting us know that she is taking a sabbatical. However, her reasons are political and although I support her right to do as she chooses, her e-mail seems to presume that I-- as a member of this list--share her political position. I do not. Just a thought. Sarah McRedmond >From: BasketLady420@aol.com >To: CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CTFAIRFI] Saying Goodbye For Now... >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:42:12 EDT > > > >For as much as I have loved genealogy for the last seven years, I must say >goodbye to my research for now. > I've come to realize that after researching my Peck ancestors and >finding >out about the wars they were in like the American Revolution and the War of >1812, that they were fighting for the country that we now have. I've >learned >to have so much respect for my ancestors and to really appreciate their >lives, >even if they were farmers who became Militia men at a moments notice. > Right now, the best way for me to help my country is not by >researching >their lives any longer, but to honor them by following in their footsteps >and >becoming a Minuteman. Our country is in a major crisis right now with the >illegal immigration problems that we have and I didn't realize how bad it >was >until I actually started looking into it. > All of my ancestors were immigrants at one point and like everyone >else, >had to go through the legal process of entering America. If they were sick >when they arrived, they were not permitted to leave the ship. If they were >without a job, they were made indentured servants to pay off the cost of >coming >here and to learn a trade. > I'm tired of hearing about illegal immigrants coming into My country, >accepting welfare, bringing their diseases, refusing to use birth control, >stealing, & most of all, I'm tired of hearing "Press 1 for English." One >set of >my gg grandparents came over from Germany around 1870 and had to learn >English >to survive here. They had to learn to abide by the laws of America and had >to >provide their own income. There were no handouts. > For the last seven years, I have non-stopped researched my family tree >and for the last two years, I have transcribed numerous vital records and >have >posted thousands of messages with information on your ancestors. I will >still >honor any lookup requests that I have out there from the dozen genealogy >books >that I own. When I feel like our borders are more secure, I will eagerly >resume my genealogy research. Until then, you can find me on the Minuteman >message boards under the name of "BaskeLady." >_http://forum.minutemanhq.com/phpBB2/index.php?sid=1bdd917071c15d6b17caba2d03e >343c2_ >(http://forum.minutemanhq.com/phpBB2/index.php?sid=1bdd917071c15d6b17caba2d03e343c2) > >I ask just one thing of everyone on this list, please sign the petition to >secure our borders. >_http://www.minutemanhq.com/pet_hr1986/index.php_ >(http://www.minutemanhq.com/pet_hr1986/index.php) > > Joyce Peck, > Corpus Christi, Texas > > > > > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >