Ian and I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a successful and healthy New Year. May we recognize that family and friends are our most valuable assets. May we also take the time to reflect on the many sacrifices that our ancestors endured so that we, their descendants could have a better life. We are in a recession, one that will bite deep. In researching the ancestral past we find many examples of endurance and creativity. These examples may be the key to helping any who have or are suffering during this recession to endure or handle their particular situation. Ian has survived a heart attack and I am especially grateful that we are spending Christmas together and hopefully many more. Both of us enjoy your comments and suggestions on the list. Genealogists are warm and caring people who usually have a great sense of humour. Looking at my family tree, I see the need for that humour! Merry Christmas. Margo & Ian McClumpha Need help with your Scottish Family History research? Let Imchad Ancestry assist you. Please look at our website: www.imchad.freeola.com

Hi Margot and Ian Merry Christmas from Snowy Vancouver Canada. Thanks for your words of wisdom Margot- you are so right about surviving difficult times.Our ancestors made huge sacrifices to make their family life better- mine sailed with 3 children in 1842 from Glasgow to New Zealand.t The family moved from Bute to Glasgow and lived in exreme poverty then the Presbyterian Church sponsored the boat "The Duchess of Argyle"to New Zealand- my ancestor James McIntosh and his wife Christina with their 2 kids plus a one month baby left the bleachworks area of Glasgow to Auckland New Zealand where they produced 3 more children in the clean air of New Zealand- they lived in small huts but they were healthy and happy . I wish you a speedy recovery Ian- we love the wisdom and stories you bring to our special list. All the best Donna Aitken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian A McClumpha" <imchad@freeola.com> To: "D&G List" <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Wigtownshire List" <Sct-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 1:47 PM Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Merry Christmas > Ian and I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a successful and > healthy New Year. > > > > May we recognize that family and friends are our most valuable assets. May > we also take the time to reflect on the many sacrifices that our ancestors > endured so that we, their descendants could have a better life. We are in > a > recession, one that will bite deep. In researching the ancestral past we > find many examples of endurance and creativity. These examples may be the > key to helping any who have or are suffering during this recession to > endure > or handle their particular situation. > > > > Ian has survived a heart attack and I am especially grateful that we are > spending Christmas together and hopefully many more. Both of us enjoy your > comments and suggestions on the list. Genealogists are warm and caring > people who usually have a great sense of humour. Looking at my family > tree, > I see the need for that humour! > > > > Merry Christmas. > > Margo & Ian McClumpha > > > > > > > > > > Need help with your Scottish Family History research? Let Imchad Ancestry > assist you. Please look at our website: www.imchad.freeola.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message