Many thanks to Faith for posting excerpts from Rev. H.S. Hallman's "History of the Hallman Family". I have Joan Hallman's 1991 "Hallman Family History in Canada but was pleased to have some gaps filled in. My ancestry is connected to John Hallman, one of the brothers who moved to Canada in 1825. I was raised in Canada but have lived in the US,near Niagara Falls, since 1954. Thanks again Faith Carol Ennis

Beginning with me: Margaret Elaine Spunaugle (b.1934)--> Mary Elizabeth Barlow (b.Mar 22,1908 m. Ervin R. Spunaugle) --> George Ralston Barlow (Apr.1,1871-Oct.29,1933, m. Nettie Bucher) --> John Franklin Barlow (May 1, 1849-Mar.19, 1910, m. Mary M. Clemens) --> Hannah Hallman (Aug.2, 1828-Sep.8, 1903, m. Mahlon Barlow) --> Abraham Hallman (Dec.29, 1803-Apr.8,1853, m. Elizabeth Trumbower) --> Abraham Hallman (Aug.15, 1767-Aug.24, 1838, m. Hannah Koons) --> Henry Hallman (May 1716-1803, m. Anna Marie Berson) -->Anthony Hallman (1671-1759, immigrant, aka Antonius Heilman/Heylman, m. Mary Salome <lnu>) I think at least this will allow proper identification of all the Barlows and Hallmans; of course I have more info... Always happy to share information, thank you! <ejeter@concentric.net> Voice=619.485.0694; Fax=619.485.7908

Hello, all, During the next week I am asking all of you, who have posted your family line previously, to post them again for the benefit of our new subscribers.If you don't want to post them in detail, at least give your direct descendancy as far back as you have records. Since, I've asked you to do this, I will post mine, too! Thank you, Faith Hutchings Your List Hostess faith@verdenet.com

http://www.tiac.net/users/weymouth/Html/surnames.htm This website has thousands of surnames. Check it out. Faith

Hello, Hallmans, Take heart. Your ancestors will be found, too. Elaine has finally discovered who her Hannah Hallman's parents are. Congratulations, Elaine! We are so happy for you. From Faith Hutchings (See message from Elaine below) Faith, it happened! Craig and Karen Eiding have my Hannah Hallman (b.Aug 2 1838, d.Sep 8 1903) listed in an old family bible, including her birthdate and the fact that she married Mahlon Barlow--plus her 13 siblings. Her parents were Abraham Hallman (b.1803) and Elizabeth Trumbower, and of course there are the grandparents (Abraham m. Hannah Koons) that I suspected --which means we are really distant cousins. Provably. That's nice, I did WANT to be your cousin! :-) My 91 year old mother, gt-granddaughter of Mahlon Barlow and Hannah Hallman, will be absolutely delighted; also as you know this family goes 'way back! (I can connect up my Hallman File now with my main genealogy file.) Isn't the internet a wonderful way to do genealogy? And of course you can put this e-mail on the Hallman query network if you'd like to since I would happily furnish information on Hannah's descendants to anyone who would like to have the information. Another cousin, Elaine Jeter. <ejeter@concentric.net>

I've been copying this series verbatim from H. S. Hallman's booklet "An Addition to the History of the Hallman Family in Canada." This is not intended to slight our subscribers who are not descendants of Anthony. I would be delighted to have any subscriber, who is descended from another ancestor, give us his/her family history, too. Please send me a message if you would like to post your family history for our subscribers. This is the third and last in the series as I don't plan to go into any genealogy of Anthony's descendants. I said in my earlier message, some of you are more familiar with his descendants than I am. "Anthony Hallman purchased a farm of some 150 acres in what is now Skippack township, from the estate Evan Williams on March 9, 1720. This farm lies along the eastern borders of the farm of 100 acres belonging to the Mennonite church, and which they obtained from Matthias Van Bebber, June 8, 1717. "Anthony Hallman also owned a farm of 100 acres in Lower Talford township, though the date of purchase is unknown to me. This farm comprises the present* Solomon Wasser farm as well as other land. This farm had been purchased of John Vincent Meyer and sold Sept. 21, 1742 to Henry Denig. In this connection the late James Y. Heckler in his History of Lower Talford Township speaks of Anthony Hallman as "a well-to-do farmer of Perkiomen township." In his "History of Skippack," Heckler says that Anthony Hallman "was a great speculator in land." I know of no reason for this latter statement, other than the fact that he owned these two farms, the one in Skippack containing 150 acres and the one in Lower Talford containing 100 acres. "Nearly all Anthony's nearest neighbors were Mennonites and his farm was joined on the west by the 100 acres farm which Van Bebber gave to the Mennonites. As a neighbor to these people Anthony gave his time and labor in building the Mennonite Meeting house, and the graveyard enclosure. Though not a member of the Mennonite church, he was evidently held in high esteem as a neighbor, and as one who was liberal in his religious views. " In his reports to the church authorities at Halle, Germany, Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, pastor of Augustus Lutheran Church at Trappe, mentions the fact that at the first Church conference of the Lutheran Church in America, held at Philadelphia, Aug. 26, 1748, Anthony Hallman was in attendance as one of the elders of Augustus Lutheran Church, at Trappe. He was also in attendance at subsequent annual conferences though he is not mentioned by name, the record merely showing the presence of all the elders of this congregation. "Anthony Hallman died July 16, 1759, at the age of 88 years, having been born 1671. At the time of his death he was 'Church Warden' of Augustus Lutheran Church. There is no record as to the place of burial, though in all probabilty he lies buried at the side of his wife in the graveyard of the Mennonite Church at Skippack. The graves on either side of that of Mary Salome Hallman are marked by field stones without any inscription." *This was in 1910 I hope that some, or all of these series, have been interesting to you. If you haven't posted your family line yet, we hope to see it soon on our list. If you are descended from a different ancestor than Anthony, we surely would like to see the history of your family. Thanks, Faith Hutchings Your List Hostess faith@verdenet.com

This is the second in the series from Henry S. Hallman's book he wrote in 1910 on the Hallman history. "The fact that we find the name Hallman in the literature of Europe dating back several hundred years, leaves us in doubt as to the correct spelling of the name of the descendants of Anthony Hallman. Undoubtly there have been Hallman's and Heilman's in Europe for several hundred years. Rev. U. H.Heilman, of Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pa., informs me that his family has records dating back to 1305, the founder of the family being Viet, der Heilman. He states that this indicates that the founder was a physician and that his children, as was the custom in the Middle Ages, assumed the name of his profession. Rev. Heilman also states that 'one of our ancestors was a Abbott in a Roman Catholic Monastery; another a Commander-in Chief of the German Armies. They belonged to the German nobility and had numerous castles and lands in different provinces in Germany.' "In the records of Augustus Lutheran Church Anthony Hallman's name is always spelled Heilman, and several of the older tombstones in the Mennonite graveyard at Skippack also show the same spelling. "These facts indicate that the descendants of Anthony are in reality Heilmans and not Hallmans. This is also the contention of Rev. U. H. Heilman. The family name may have been changed, as was the case with so many family names, by the English scriveners who wrote the wills, deeds and other documents pertaining to these early settlers. It would be most interesting if the descendants of Anthony and John Heilman could also trace their descent from Viet, der Heilman. "Several branches of the Hallman and Heilman family emigrated to America. Our ancestor came about 1720. There were at least two distinct families, both emigrating about the same time, that of Anthony who settled in what is now Skippach township, Montgomery County, Penna., and the other is that of John, who settled in Chester County, probably in Pikeland township. "We find frequent references to both of these families in the records of Augustus Lutheran Church, Trappe, Pa., of which they were members, and of which Anthony was an elder as early as 1748 and served on the committee that erected the old church, in 1743, which is still standing. "May 10, 1728, the settlers of what was then the frontier of Pennsylvania, sent a petition to Governor Gordon of the Province, asking for protection against the Indians who were invading the outlying settlements of Falckner Swamps, and Goshenhoppen, and Anthony Hallman's name appears on this list of petitioners. (Penna. Archives, Vol I, p. 213)." Tomorrow, I will post H. S. Hallman's description of Anthony Hallman's Family. All for now, Faith Hutchings faith@verdenet.com

This is the first of a series of postings from Henry S. Hallman's book on the Hallman family. Keep in mind that the information here is the knowledge he had of our Hallman history when he wrote this in 1910, or in some instances, it is only his personal opinion. "The name Hallman occurs in the literature of Northern Europe as early as the Seventeenth Century. In 1672 Johan Christian Hallman had printed as Breslau, Germany, a book on 'Trauer- Fremden und Schaeffer-Spiele.' Johan Gustaf Hallman (the elder) had printed a Upsala, Sweden, in 1725, on 'De Nericia.' Johannes Gustavus Hallman (the younger) published a book at Holmiae in 1745, entitled 'Dissertatio Botanica de Passiflora.' In 1757, Daniel Hallman published 'Dissertatio Theologica Inauguralis on Mathew XXVII, 29, etc.' at Rostock. In 1837, Carl Israel Hallman, published at Stockholm, 'Klassiche for fattar ei Svenska Witterheten.' In 1845, Edward Hallman had printed a book at Berlin on 'Die Homoeopathie.' "The name Heilman also occurs frequently. Rev. U. H. Heilman, of Jonestown, Pa., states that the name Heilman has been in use since 1305, and means physician. The earliest reference to the name Heilman that I encountered is that of Johann David Heilman in 1744. Others of the same name are Gabriel Heilman, Wurzburg, 1778; Johannes Augustus Mauritius Heilman, Berlin, 1824; and Johann Heilman, Dresden, 1851. "There are Heilmans living in Germany and Austria today, as shown by the following extracts from 'Wer ists,' III Ausgabe,' which corresponds to our 'Who is Who': Anton Heilman, Landschafsmal. 30 V. 1850 Neumarkt C. Salzburg. Wein I Wipplinger strasse 20. "Haus P. Heilman, Schriftstell. u. Verlagsbuch. 27. IX. 1859. Beerberg, Kr. Lauban. V. Obersabartz. Dr. H.; M: Johanna gb. Kunze. Berlin--Friedeman, Hauffstresse 3. "Jacob Heilman, Kgl. Kommerz.-Rat. Ingen. u. Baumstr. 21. VIII. 1846. Gasselbach b. Aschaffenburg, Muenchen, Weinstrasse 8. "Margaret Heilman, (Ps. Kaethe Helmar,) Schirftst. 9. I. 1871 Breslau. V: Kaufm: Mortiz Bie; M: Albertine gb. Scherbel. Verb: 99m. Verlag. Hans P. H. S. d. Oberstbartz. Dr. H. K. Johanne. Berlin Friedenan. Hauffstrass 3. This is all for today. Rev. H. S. Hallman knew German very well. I know it--not at all--so can't tell you what this means above, except it is obviously names and addresses of Heilmans living in Germany at that time. Tomorrow, I'll copy his history of the name Hallman/Heilman and his opinion of the correct spelling of our Hallman name. Faith Hutchings faith@verdenet.com

Hello, Hallmans, In the next few days, I'm going to copy some sections of Rev. H. S. Hallman's History of the Hallman Family. I will be giving his explanations on the spelling of the Hallman/Heilman name--the history of the name, and some of Anthony's history--as much as H. S. Hallman knew at that time. H S. Hallman published his book for the 1910 Hallman reunion in Berlin (Kitchener), Ont., so the copyright to his book has past the required 70 years. I will send the postings through this list (not as an attachments). A few of you have copies of H. S. Hallman's original book, or the later one published in 1991 by Joan Hallman, "Hallman Family History in Canada." Joan used some information from H. S. Hallman's book in the first part of her updated edition. For the most part, I will post sections of his book that she didn't use. Joan's book is the genealogy of the descendants of Anthony's gr-grandson, Benjamin & his wife, Elizabeth Detweiler Hallman. They moved, with their family, to Canada in 1825 so I won't be giving the genealogy of Anthony's family past the third generation. Many of you have more information on his U.S. descendants than I do, anyway! I'll be posting these messages through this week. Faith Hutchings Your List Hostess faith@verdenet.com

Perhaps just random references, but perhaps a clue for someone. I came across the following HALLMANs in footnotes in "Genealogies of PA Families", vol I, A- H (929.3748), and they are geographically relevant to Anthony's descendants--in Montgomery Co PA. Hannah Benner, wife of Daniel HALLMAN Hannah was one of eleven children of Henry Benner (1758-1818); no dates for her. Source of info given as "Records of George F. B. Wanger" in Montg. Co. Hist. Soc. and Abraham Grubb, wives Hannah HALLMAN and Frances HALLMAN. On the same page, there was reference to David Hendricks Bergey, author of 'Genealogy of the Bergey Family--Descendents of John Ulrich Bergey and His Wife Mary" (1925). This is the man who authored in 1908 "Facts Concerning the Hallman Family" for the 1st Annual Reunion. Does Mr. Bergey have a Hallman connection? The note said the Bergey family came from Switzerland and arrived in PA in 1719--perhaps relevant in the search for European roots of the Hallmans. More questions than answers! Edie

Hi, all, This suggestion for a good website was on another list. I went into this website to see what I could find. It seems to be a general listing of books. I tried the rare book section. A person might have to just scroll through lots of books before finding anything. Maybe putting your family name into the box & clicking *search* might bring up something more. Faith Everyone should check out Ebay for old books,there are hundreds and hundreds of genealogy related books on there.I just found an old one called The Blackstone Family,which is my family,it was dated 1800s.There are Old Slave Bills,Newspapers,Family Albums,dated 1800s,also Old family Bibles,just tons of things to look into. jackie www.ebay.com

Sorry, Folks, I made a mistake on the libraries website. This below should get you there! Faith to libraries. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/

This website will give you access to dozens of libraries-- yes, even hundreds--across the USA and in other countries. http://sunsite.berkley.edu/Libweb Faith

Mike has a nice website (see below) which gives information on copyrights. All researchers can use this information. Faith http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikegoad/copyright1.htm

Here is another (Part One) long list of websites. You might want to scroll through them to see if you want to save any for future reference. Faith Your Listowner/Hostess Thanks, Pat Boothe, for forwarding these helps, and to the lists > they came from..James, and Hale. bj > > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: > http://www.calle.com/world/index.html (Global Gazatteer - > Foreign) > http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html (United State > Geological > Service - finds exact location of place names, cemeteries, > churches, > streams, etc. Excellent !!) > http://www.indo.com/distance/(Distance between two locations. > Enter > geographic coordinates or placenames) http://www.mit.edu/geo/ > (finds county > for known place and state) > http://www.ahip.getty.edu/tgn_browser/ (geographic thesaurus) > http://www1.proximus.com/lycos/ (Lycos road map) > http://www.mapquest.com/ (Mapquest) > http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html (geographic name > locator) > http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp (Microsoft worldwide > info) > http://members.aol.com/oldmapsne/ (Historical Ink; old maps, > NY&NE) > http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/twprange.html (township > and range > system) > http://www.multimap.com/ (United Kingdom) > http://www.livgenmi.com/1895.htm (US Atlas, 1895) > http://www.peabody.yale.edu/other/gnis/ (Yale geographic name > locator) > > http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot_coordinate.htm > > (One > meter resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA and > select > foreign locations. Enter geographic coordinates only) > http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/terra_findaspot.htm (One > meter > resolution aerial and satellite photography of the USA and select > foreign > locations. Select location from a map or enter a place name) > > GENERAL REFERENCE SITE - ALL IN ONE > http://www.refdesk.com/facts.html > · Atlas & Maps · Beginner's Guides · Bios & Who's Who · > Databases · > Dictionaries · Electronic Texts · Encyclopedias · Genealogy · > Government · Grammar & Style · History · Internet Resources · > Law · > Libraries · Miscellaneous · Phone Book · Population · Postal > · Science > · Thesaurus · Time & Date · Weights & Measures · World > Religions · WWW > Virtual Library > > VITAL RECORDS: > http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm (center for > health stats) > http://www.medaccess.com/address/vital_toc.htm (where to write) > http://www.inlink.com/~nomi/vitalrec/ (Naomi's list) > http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html#top (online census > materials) > http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/census.html (alternate, census > online) > http://members.tripod.com/~rosters/ (searchable south) > > CHECK AND CLEAN VIRUSES FROM YOU COMPUTER - free ! > http://housecall.antivirus.com/explorer.html (Trend Microsystems) > Excellent - highly recommended on-line service - no charge) > > GIANT GENEALOGY SITES: > http://www.hamrick.com/names/ U.S. Surname Distribution from the > U.S. > census during various period in history > http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html (barrell of links) > http://www.CyndisList.com (Cyndi's List) > http://www.wwnet.com/~krugman1/fgc/ (Ford Genealogy Club) > http://www.genforum.com/ (genealogy discussions) > http://www.polaris.net/~legend/genalogy.htm (genealogy gateway) > http://posom.com/hl/ (genealogy helplist) > http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/ (genealogy's most wanted) > http://emcee.com/ (genealogy online) > http://genealogy.tbox.com/ (genealogy tool box) > http://www.gensource.com/ifoundit/ (genealogy search engine) > http://www.genhomepage.com/societies.html (genealogical > societies) > http://www.lds.org/Family_Hostory/How_Do_I_Begin.html (Mormon > FHCs) > http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ (National Genealogical Society) > http://www.nehgs.org/ (New England Historic Genealogical Society) > http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/ (Rand genealogy club) > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/searches/ (Roots Web Searches) > http://www.bc1.com/users/sgl/html/usa.htm (searchable genealogy > links) > http://genealogy.travellor.com/genealogy/ (Travellor southern > families) > http://www.ukans.edu/heritage/research/dbd.html (UofKS > sourcelist) > http://www.usgenweb.com/ (US Genealogy web) > http://www.usigs.org/index.htm (US Internet Genealogical Society) > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.vital-mo > (genealogical > and historical societies of Missouri; to change states, delete > "mo" and > substitute the postal abbreviation of the state of your choice) > > CHURCH HISTORY: > http://www.ncccusa.org/ (National Council of Churches) > http://www.ats.edu/members/denom.htm (theological seminaries) > http://www.rrlc.org/guide/arc02.shtml (American Baptist) > http://www.cob-net.org/ (Church of the Brethren) > http://www.catholic.net/ (Roman Catholic Church) > http://www.cin.org/ (Catholic information network) > http://www.catholic.org/colweb/direct.html (Catholis web > directory) > http://www.disciples.org/historc.htm (Disciples of Christ) > http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/ (Episcopal Church, USA) > http://www.elca.org/ (Evangelical Lutheran) > http://www.fum.org/ (Friends United/Quaker) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/index.htm (Quaker genealogy) > http://www.mercer.edu/mainlib/SpColl.html (Georgia Baptist) > http://www.depauw.edu/lib/services/Desc/dept.htm#archives > (Indiana UMC) > http://www.lcms.org/ (Lutheran, Missouri Synod) > http://www.jewell.edu/academia/currylibrary/partee/partee.html > (MO Baptist) > http://cmc2.cmc.edu/arc.html (Missouri United Methodist) > http://cc.owu.edu/~librweb/spuma.htm (Ohio United Methodist) > http://www.libertynet.org/~pacscl/phs/index.html (Presbyterian) > http://www.rca.org/ (Reformed Church in America) > http://carolus.furman.edu/library/welcome/specpage.htm (SC > Baptist) > http://www.ucc.org/ (United Church of Christ) > http://www.gcah.org/center.htm (United Methodist archives) > http://www.gcah.org/Conference/umcdirectory.htm (UMC state > archives) > > ETHNIC RESEARCH: > http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/searchable.html > (searchable Canada) > http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/emigr.html (emigration > from Germany) > http://genealogy.org/~palam/#iareg (Palatines to America) > http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~tbrass/AMST/Amst.html (Dutch in New > Amsterdam) > http://www.familyworkings.com/genealogy1.htm (German Genealogy) > http://www.kst.dit.ie/nat-arch/index.html (Irelands national > archives) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/index.html (Irish Genealogical > Society) > http://gentreegenealogy.com (Irish Genealogy) > http://www.anywhere.co.uk/news.html (Scots birth, death, marriage > indices) > http://www.scotclans.com/ (Scot Clans) > http://www.tartans.com/genalogy.htm (Scots genealogy) > http://www.origins.net/GRO/ (Scotland General Register Office) > http://www.house-of-tartan.scotland.net/story/story.htm (tartans > & clans) > http://www.tartans.com/ (tartans) > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ (UK genealogy) > > ARCHIVES FOR MILITARY HISTORY & WARS: > http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/ (Canada war timeline) > http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/unit1.html (Civil War > fighting units) > http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm (CW Dakota > State) > http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ (Civil War, U of KY) > http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/civlink.htm (Civil War, LSU) > http://www.usgenweb.com/military/index.htm (military history for > genealogy) > http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ (Military History Institute) > http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/millib/index.html (military > libraries) > http://www.toast.net/~beau/gs1812.htm (Society of the War of > 1812) > > SOURCES FOR BOOKS: > http://www.clark.net/pub/rmharris/netdlrs.html (antiquarian > books) > http://www.appletons.com/homepage.html (Appleton's) > http://www.glbco.com/ (Blair's) > http://www.esva.net/ghotes/biblio/bkdealer.htm#dealer (dealers > and > publishers) > http://www.hearthstonebooks.com/ (Hearthstone) > http://www.higginsonbooks.com/genbooks.htm (Higginson genealogy) > http://www.hopefarm.com/genealog.htm (Hope Farm, NY books) > http://www.midcoast.com/~picton/ (Picton Press) > http://server.mediasoft.net/Scott/C/ (Willow Bend) > http://www.yogs.com/ (Ye Olde Gen Shop, Indianapolis) > > LOOKUP SERVICES: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/#States (books we own) > http://www.mindspring.com/~wcrews/BooksPlus.html (mostly southern > Books) > http://www.longstreet.net/census.html (census lookups) > http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/dar.html (DAR patriot index) > http://www.concentric.net/~Mikerice/hl/usa/index.shtml (genealogy > helplist) > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2154/springin.htm (surname > springboard)

Below is a website whose webmaster believes in posting "simply genealogy links, no graphics." It is a good site to find lots of search engines all in one spot. http://www.qni.com/~jstith/gen/genlink.html Faith

Hello, Hallmans, For any of the Hallmans who are, or think you might be, descendants of Benjamin Hallman, (who emigrated to Canada in 1825) and you are have problems with your family line. Write to me. I will see if I can help you find your missing ancestors. I'll use Joan Hallman's book on the history of the Hallman Family in Canada for lookups. Faith Hutchings faith@verdenet.com

Someone on another list was kind enough to post these addresses where ship (emigration) information can be obtained. I'm posting them here for our list, too. Historic Emigration Office SteinstraBe 7 20095 Hamburg, Germany Ship information is also available from the: Peabody Museum The Steamship Historical Society of America East India Square Univ of Baltimore Library Salem, Massachusetts 01970-3783 1420 Maryland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201-5779 The Mariners' Museum 100 Museum Drive Newport News, VA 23606-3759

I still consider myself a Researcher.<g> Faith >23rd Psalm for Genealogists > > > >Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray > >It maketh me to lie down and examine tombstones > >It leadeth me into still courthouses > >It restoreth my Ancestral Knowledge > >It leadeth me in the paths of census records and > > ships' passenger lists for my surnames' sake > >Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research > > libraries and microfilm readers > >I shall fear no discouragement, > > for a strong urge is within me > >The curiosity and motivation, they comforteth me > >It demandeth preparation of storage space for the > > acquisition of countless documents > >It anointest my head with burning midnight oil > >My family group sheets runneth over > >Surely, birth, marriage, and death dates shall follow me > > all the days of my life > >And I shall dwell in the house of a family history-seeker > > forever. > >--unknown--

OUR ANCESTORS If you could see your ancestors All standing in a row Would you be proud of them or not Or don't you really know? Some strange discoveries are made In climbing family trees And some of them you know, do not Particularly please. If you could see your ancestors All standing in a row, There might be some of them perhaps You wouldn't care to know. But there's another question, which Requires a different view. If you could meet your ancestors Would they be proud of YOU? Author Unknown