I hesitated about sending this to the list. It is a reply to Sharon Romanek on a report I gave her on a field trip. The reason I am including it to the list is to give a little history on my side of the Dovers. Also one of the reasons that I got into the genealogy research...I knew NOTHING about my Dover kin. This is fairly personal. >I don't have a complete list of the markers >at New Hope. Wish I did. I might go ahead and post what I >have though. I am going back soon to Sulphur Springs and transcribe the rest of it. New Hope is only about 12 miles from there. When I go to transcribe Sulphur Springs since it is so close to New Hope I may go back up there and get all the markers. (I learned something at New Hope. When doing a cemetary go straight down the rows and don't skip around!!) I had been to Sulphur Springs many times and never even knew I had Dover (and Shrader) kin that was buried just beyond it, in New Hope. It's sad that Daddy didn't know or remember any of his Dover kin. His dad died when he was 9 months old and his mom and dad were separated even before that. After his dad died, his mom didn't have much to do with the Dovers. When Daddy was 3 or 4 either A. Frank or Alice came to steal him and his grandfather (or uncle) stopped them with a shotgun. Needless to say his mom had even less to do with them after that. Daddy was married and had 2 children before his mom ever told him about having step siblings. He located one after several years and was planning on a visit. He was to go down on a Saturday, on Thursday he got a call that she had died. On the trip down to New Hope he told me that when he was grown (early twenties I'm guessing) a Shrader that ran a store in Trenton (GA) asked if he was any kin to an Alf Dover. He said he didn't know but if she'd tell him how to get to his house, he'd go find out. He went over and found out they were cousins and Alf told him some about his half siblings. Daddy didn't know for years that the reason that the Shrader knew that he and Alf Dover were kin was because she (the Shrader) was kin to him also. >Did you know how to get to the cemeteries? It is a little difficult up there. I've known how to get to Sulphur Springs for years. Mom's got a LOT of kin in it. Her mom and dad, and two grandparents and some great grandparents not to mention a lot of aunts and uncles and a nephew. Daddy knew how to get to New Hope even though he hadn't been in a while. >You were not far from >Scottsboro while you were there, and you were actually in >Jackson Co., although not by much. I like the idea on the >tape recorder. Have thought of that a couple of times, but >not ever gotten into checking it out. Will have to do that. >You are right. It would save time. For the rest of the list, this was in regard to a inspiration I had that I asked for for Father's Day, a mico cassette recorder (a mini tape recorder) I took it on that trip and then today I took it to the library with me. While it sometimes is hard to type in stuff while not looking at a sheet it is a lot faster in research!! >How is the wrist, and Liddy's leg. The wrist is a lot better and Liddy is off the crutches though still hobbing. >Also, how did you get off to go to the cemeteries during the week. I took a vacation day. I did it pretty much to be with my dad. > Wish you had been able to do that while I was there. Still hate it that we missed each >other. I wish so too. We were going through a trying time at work and all vacation was cancelled for a three week time period. Service calls kept me out those days you were here. Maybe when you go back to AZ in the fall we can meet. Cuz2 Randy (For the rest of the list: The Cuz2 stands for cousin squared because Sharon and I are related by two lines, Dover and Shrader.) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.