Hi Sherri, I know so little about this area that I hate to speculate. I think they just take a scraping inside the mouth, so who knows about the back of the stamp? Must be pretty dry by now!! You may have something in the hair though. If we get enough interest, it would be appropriate to use the HS web site for keeping score, so to speak. Thus far I have had a few cousins write and volunteer. We need a few moiré in the states and then work on England. Any Hadleys form England listening in? I would love to "jump the pond". John Hadley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri Rice" <SherriRice@personalcomputer.net> To: <HADLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:15 PM Subject: [HADLEY-L] DNA > I love the idea, and I'll pass the info onto my brother and male > cousins. I wonder if any useable DNA could be retrieved from old hair > brushes, pipes or other personal effects that we know to be our > grandfathers. I have some of these things - even some 150 year old > letters with stamps! Wouldn't it be something if that were possible! > > If this does progress, would you like to see this included on the Hadley > Society website? I'd really like some feedback on the issue. > > Sherri Hadley Rice > Webmaster, The Hadley Society > www.HadleySociety.org > > > ==== HADLEY Mailing List ==== > HADLEY Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.hadley > HADLEY List Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/HADLEY/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi John, This 'English Hadley' has been listening in to the recent spate of messages with interest. Strictly speaking I am not a true Hadley, but a Hadley derivative - my paternal grandmother was a Hadley. My Hadley ancestors came from the english county of Gloucestershire. Some Gloucestershire Hadleys emigrated to New Zealand (I am in touch with some of their descendants) but I have no knowledge of any Gloucestershire Hadleys moving to the United States (which does not necessarily mean that there weren't any). If I can help in any way, I would be happy to do so. Julian Shepherd ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hadley" <agchem5@gte.net> To: <HADLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:30 AM Subject: Re: [HADLEY-L] DNA > Hi Sherri, > > I know so little about this area that I hate to speculate. I think they > just take a scraping inside the mouth, so who knows about the back of the > stamp? Must be pretty dry by now!! You may have something in the hair > though. If we get enough interest, it would be appropriate to use the HS web > site for keeping score, so to speak. Thus far I have had a few cousins write > and volunteer. We need a few moiré in the states and then work on England. > Any Hadleys form England listening in? I would love to "jump the pond". > > John Hadley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherri Rice" <SherriRice@personalcomputer.net> > To: <HADLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:15 PM > Subject: [HADLEY-L] DNA > > > > I love the idea, and I'll pass the info onto my brother and male > > cousins. I wonder if any useable DNA could be retrieved from old hair > > brushes, pipes or other personal effects that we know to be our > > grandfathers. I have some of these things - even some 150 year old > > letters with stamps! Wouldn't it be something if that were possible! > > > > If this does progress, would you like to see this included on the Hadley > > Society website? I'd really like some feedback on the issue. > > > > Sherri Hadley Rice > > Webmaster, The Hadley Society > > www.HadleySociety.org > > > > > > ==== HADLEY Mailing List ==== > > HADLEY Message Board: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.hadley > > HADLEY List Archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/HADLEY/ > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== HADLEY Mailing List ==== > HADLEY Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.hadley > HADLEY List Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/HADLEY/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >