Brian like you I am interested in tracing my family and only want genealogy information. I use the site from the UK and am not really interested in the opinions of minority groups in America. Don't leave the group Brian as there are others out there who may benefit from your knowledge. We in the UK need folks like you to help us. Could a filter be put on those who want to use this site for non-research purposes? I delete the messages without reading them and hope they will stop soon. In message <19b.396451c7.302711f9@aol.com>, Bri4Bri@aol.com writes >I don't care where people grew up or their opinions about certain "minority" >groups..... > >I'm researching my ancestors and since this list has moved from that, I am >requesting that I > >be removed from the list. > >Thanks to you intelligent, kind and generous folks that have helped me in the >past. If any of > >you still need my help and want to carry on with genealogy work, feel free to >contact me. > >However, I have eyes and ears to read and hear other non-genealogy news for >myself. > >My great uncle used to say, "opinions are like buttholes, everyone has one!" > He was quite > >right. > >ciao, adios, hasta lluego, a bientot and bye, > >brian w williams >new orleans > >PS. A symbol of the south's "heritage" is the rebel flag which goes back to >the civil war era... >People in the south on either side of the issue will never get that >resolved... some say by not keeping it "messes with our heritage" and >there are those >that say let it go because it is a reminder of "opression and years of >slavery, >hatred of their people." So I guess whatever the "majority" says goes >(whether its right or wrong?) hmmm O well. > >Nonetheless, when doing genealogy I find family on both sides of the civil >war, revolutions (loyalists, etc.) and I'm sure in future generations, many of >people in existence today will be found to have been on different sides of >today's wars and issues. The Human way. > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you seen the GEN-NYS-L mailing list archives? > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEN-NYS-L/ > > > -- Ruth MacGill -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 04/08/05

I second the motion that most of us out here only want genealogical information and your input is needed, as is mine and that of other participants of this group. Don't care for the opinions of others and if it happens, I ignore it. More of "us" quiet ones out here than you might imagine. Enough said. Don't anyone waste anymore energy or time on THIS subject. Let's get back to genealogy. Thanks, Sandy in Calif. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth MacGill" <ruth@macgill.co.uk> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:06 AM Subject: Re: Is this a genealogy list or political list? please remove me > Brian like you I am interested in tracing my family and only want > genealogy information. I use the site from the UK and am not really > interested in the opinions of minority groups in America. > Don't leave the group Brian as there are others out there who may > benefit from your knowledge. We in the UK need folks like you to help > us. > Could a filter be put on those who want to use this site for > non-research purposes? I delete the messages without reading them and > hope they will stop soon. > > In message <19b.396451c7.302711f9@aol.com>, Bri4Bri@aol.com writes > >I don't care where people grew up or their opinions about certain "minority" > >groups..... > > > >I'm researching my ancestors and since this list has moved from that, I am > >requesting that I > > > >be removed from the list. > > > >Thanks to you intelligent, kind and generous folks that have helped me in the > >past. If any of > > > >you still need my help and want to carry on with genealogy work, feel free to > >contact me. > > > >However, I have eyes and ears to read and hear other non-genealogy news for > >myself. > > > >My great uncle used to say, "opinions are like buttholes, everyone has one!" > > He was quite > > > >right. > > > >ciao, adios, hasta lluego, a bientot and bye, > > > >brian w williams > >new orleans > > > >PS. A symbol of the south's "heritage" is the rebel flag which goes back to > >the civil war era... > >People in the south on either side of the issue will never get that > >resolved... some say by not keeping it "messes with our heritage" and > >there are those > >that say let it go because it is a reminder of "opression and years of > >slavery, > >hatred of their people." So I guess whatever the "majority" says goes > >(whether its right or wrong?) hmmm O well. > > > >Nonetheless, when doing genealogy I find family on both sides of the civil > >war, revolutions (loyalists, etc.) and I'm sure in future generations, many of > >people in existence today will be found to have been on different sides of > >today's wars and issues. The Human way. > > > > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > >Have you seen the GEN-NYS-L mailing list archives? > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEN-NYS-L/ > > > > > > > > -- > Ruth MacGill > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 04/08/05 > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you seen the GEN-NYS-L mailing list archives? > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GEN-NYS-L/ >

Actually, I found the town name meanings quite interesting and most likely helpful. I was wondering as we were in Ireland last summer and went to Kilkenny Castle, my son thought that was a weird name to "Kill Kenny". What do Kil mean in Irish/Gaelic? Does anyone know? Keep the information coming. Evelyn

Hi Evelyn, I plugged it in to Google and found that the prefix Kil- in Gaelic means "church". Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn Bayna" <ebayna@ucsd.edu> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: meanings of names Actually, I found the town name meanings quite interesting and most likely helpful. I was wondering as we were in Ireland last summer and went to Kilkenny Castle, my son thought that was a weird name to "Kill Kenny". What do Kil mean in Irish/Gaelic? Does anyone know? Keep the information coming. Evelyn ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== Visit the GEN-NYS-L web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/