From Richard Llewellyn's 'How Green Was My Valley' -- a B&W movie was made some years ago: "..I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me, those who are to come. I looked back and saw my father, and his father, and all our fathers, and in front to see my son, and his son, and the sons upon sons beyond. And their eyes were my eyes. As I felt so they felt, and we are to feel, as then, so now, as tomorrow and forever. Then I was not afraid, for I was in a long line that had no beginning and no end. And the hand of his father grasped my father's hand, and his hand was in mine, and my unborn son took my right hand, and all up and down the line which stretched from Time That Was, to Time That Is, and Is Not Yet, raised their hands to show the link, and we found that we were one born of woman, son of man made in the Image...." Edna - sunny, snowy Ottawa

Edna, that was brilliant! I know you didn't write it but thank you for putting in on the list. It's *so* moving..... Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna" <ekbrit@rogers.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: [Ham] Genealogy means ~~~ > >From Richard Llewellyn's 'How Green Was My Valley' -- a B&W movie was > >made > some years ago: > > "..I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me, those who are to > come. > I looked back and saw my father, and his father, and all our fathers, and > in > front to see my son, and his son, and the sons upon sons beyond. And their > eyes were my eyes. As I felt so they felt, and we are to feel, as then, so > now, as tomorrow and forever. Then I was not afraid, for I was in a long > line that had no beginning and no end. And the hand of his father grasped > my > father's hand, and his hand was in mine, and my unborn son took my right > hand, and all up and down the line which stretched from Time That Was, to > Time That Is, and Is Not Yet, raised their hands to show the link, and we > found that we were one born of woman, son of man made in the Image...." > > Edna - sunny, snowy Ottawa > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Our ancestors never die > heaven knows where they goes. >

Dear Edna, Thank you very much for that. It is a complete expression of what we are all seeking. Being 72, I saw that film as a youngster when it first came in the early 1940sto the silver screen. I shall have to get the dvd of it out of the local library and view it again. I would not have thought that authors of that time (early 1940s film of the book) had that insight into the 'chain' of humankind. It is very topical in view of the research by Prof. Sykes of Oxford University who has developed a means of tracing anyone's DNA back as far as possible. He discovered by this means that the 'Ice Man' (5000 years in the snows of the Alps) was related to one of his research assistants. It's all in his book "The Seven Daughters of Eve", which I have out of the local Library. Also, with regard to your 'Storytellers' e-mail, I have a feeling that it is usually the youngest of a family who pursues genealogy. I could be wrong, but there tends to be that evidence near me. Kind regards, Ray Christmas in New Zealand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna" <ekbrit@rogers.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 3:41 AM Subject: [Ham] Genealogy means ~~~ > >From Richard Llewellyn's 'How Green Was My Valley' -- a B&W movie was made > some years ago: > > "..I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me, those who are to come. > I looked back and saw my father, and his father, and all our fathers, and in > front to see my son, and his son, and the sons upon sons beyond. And their > eyes were my eyes. As I felt so they felt, and we are to feel, as then, so > now, as tomorrow and forever. Then I was not afraid, for I was in a long > line that had no beginning and no end. And the hand of his father grasped my > father's hand, and his hand was in mine, and my unborn son took my right > hand, and all up and down the line which stretched from Time That Was, to > Time That Is, and Is Not Yet, raised their hands to show the link, and we > found that we were one born of woman, son of man made in the Image...." > > Edna - sunny, snowy Ottawa > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Our ancestors never die > heaven knows where they goes. >

Ray, and Edna, Thanks for some thought-provoking discussion. Have had the Seven Sisters of Eve on top of my reading pile for a year now - must try harder! In our family, the 3 cousins who are family history folk are all the eldest of our families - so that's another theory disproved! Only 2 of us have children to pass all the history on to, too. Best wishes, Liz At 21:28 25/11/2005, you wrote: >Dear Edna, >Thank you very much for that. It is a complete expression of what we are all >seeking. >Being 72, I saw that film as a youngster when it first came in the early >1940sto the silver screen. >I shall have to get the dvd of it out of the local library and view it >again. >I would not have thought that authors of that time (early 1940s film of the >book) had that insight into the 'chain' of humankind. >It is very topical in view of the research by Prof. Sykes of Oxford >University who has developed a means of tracing anyone's DNA back as far as >possible. He discovered by this means that the 'Ice Man' (5000 years in the >snows of the Alps) was related to one of his research assistants. It's all >in his book "The Seven Daughters of Eve", which I have out of the local >Library. > >Also, with regard to your 'Storytellers' e-mail, I have a feeling that it is >usually the youngest of a family who pursues genealogy. I could be wrong, >but there tends to be that evidence near me. Elizabeth Lane Worthing West Sussex liz_lane@ntlworld.com