What kind of journal are you talking about? Joyce Ann > Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:05:39 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GN] Inventions > > Everyone too worn out from the Holidays to give > this much thought? > > My comment about the photo which is quite charming > of a young delivery boy dressed in a shirt, tie > and shorts, with a wooden push cart, prompted me > to comment that my father was born in 1888, and > can you imagine the changes he saw in his life > time. I was blessed with him being with me til the > late 1960s. That prompted the question of me > suggesting digital cameras. But I will again say > here, the personal computer is the great invention > of my lifetime. > > Feel free to talk about it. How many here are > keeping journals along with their genealogy > programs? > > Elaine > > Anyone can do any amount of work provided it > isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the > moment. --Robert Benchley > > Hello List > > On Monday, April 1, 2013, you wrote > > > > This wonderful thread just erupted on my Facebook > > page because I had posed a 1908 photo of a young > > boy with women wearing long dresses in the > > background. > > > Let's see what people think here after reading > > this beginning. > > > Elaine > > > ------ > > > Delivery boy with a cart, Cincinnati OH, 1908 (Lewis Hine photo) > > Like · · Unfollow Post · Share > > Carlos, Chloe and Ashley like this. > > > Sue What do you think is the best invention > > you have seen in your lifetime, Elaine?. When I > > am asked, my reply is digital photography. I am > > only (ahem) 60, but I sure wish it was available > > as we raised our children. > > 34 minutes ago · Unlike · 1 > > > Elaine The personal computer, the PC was just > > falling into common hands when my husband died > > in 1991. I would never have made it without the > > PC which cost a fortune then, I think I paid > > about $6,000 all told for the initial investment > > and more over the next ...See More > > 17 minutes ago · Like · 1 > > > Elaine My father loved cameras and we are among > > the lucky ones, we have more family photos than many of our friends. > > 15 minutes ago · Like · 1 > > > Sue Wow, yes, computer availability to the > > public was an exciting time, as well as internet > > access. I do remember getting our first > > computer, it was from Radio Shack and storage > > was on a cassette tape. Computers have sure come > > a long way! I am kind of geeky and had to have > > one, no matter how many pennies I had to pinch. > > I can be creative with food whilst saving money > > for what I want. The geek in me is always > > wanting/needing/getting upgrades and such. <grin> > > 2 minutes ago · Like > > > Sue My mom was our family's camera buff and I > > think I inherited that gene. I remember a > > two-week vacation with our kids that we used > > about 16 rolls of 35mm film. I had to save money > > from our paychecks just to pay for developing, lol! > > about a minute ago · Like · 1 > > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many write I remember kind of journals along with doing their genealogy research. I know that my cover emails caused far more furor and resulted in far more interest than the pure black and white genealogy report. Elaine It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail. --Gore Vidal Hello Joyce On Monday, April 1, 2013, you wrote > What kind of journal are you talking about? > Joyce Ann > >> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:05:39 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [GN] Inventions >> >> Everyone too worn out from the Holidays to give >> this much thought? >> >> My comment about the photo which is quite charming >> of a young delivery boy dressed in a shirt, tie >> and shorts, with a wooden push cart, prompted me >> to comment that my father was born in 1888, and >> can you imagine the changes he saw in his life >> time. I was blessed with him being with me til the >> late 1960s. That prompted the question of me >> suggesting digital cameras. But I will again say >> here, the personal computer is the great invention >> of my lifetime. >> >> Feel free to talk about it. How many here are >> keeping journals along with their genealogy >> programs? >> >> Elaine >> >> Anyone can do any amount of work provided it >> isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the >> moment. --Robert Benchley >> >> Hello List >> >> On Monday, April 1, 2013, you wrote >> >> >> > This wonderful thread just erupted on my Facebook >> > page because I had posed a 1908 photo of a young >> > boy with women wearing long dresses in the >> > background. >> >> > Let's see what people think here after reading >> > this beginning. >> >> > Elaine >> >> > ------ >> >> > Delivery boy with a cart, Cincinnati OH, 1908 (Lewis Hine photo) >> > Like · · Unfollow Post · Share >> > Carlos, Chloe and Ashley like this. >> >> > Sue What do you think is the best invention >> > you have seen in your lifetime, Elaine?. When I >> > am asked, my reply is digital photography. I am >> > only (ahem) 60, but I sure wish it was available >> > as we raised our children. >> > 34 minutes ago · Unlike · 1 >> >> > Elaine The personal computer, the PC was just >> > falling into common hands when my husband died >> > in 1991. I would never have made it without the >> > PC which cost a fortune then, I think I paid >> > about $6,000 all told for the initial investment >> > and more over the next ...See More >> > 17 minutes ago · Like · 1 >> >> > Elaine My father loved cameras and we are among >> > the lucky ones, we have more family photos than many of our friends. >> > 15 minutes ago · Like · 1 >> >> > Sue Wow, yes, computer availability to the >> > public was an exciting time, as well as internet >> > access. I do remember getting our first >> > computer, it was from Radio Shack and storage >> > was on a cassette tape. Computers have sure come >> > a long way! I am kind of geeky and had to have >> > one, no matter how many pennies I had to pinch. >> > I can be creative with food whilst saving money >> > for what I want. The geek in me is always >> > wanting/needing/getting upgrades and such. <grin> >> > 2 minutes ago · Like >> >> > Sue My mom was our family's camera buff and I >> > think I inherited that gene. I remember a >> > two-week vacation with our kids that we used >> > about 16 rolls of 35mm film. I had to save money >> > from our paychecks just to pay for developing, lol! >> > about a minute ago · Like · 1 >> >> >> >> >> ******************** >> >> Gen-Newbie's website: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ******************** > Gen-Newbie's website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to [email protected] with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message