Sharon, Ruby and Others, It is of interest to me when you talk about the Sommervilles, Hackers and others living in the Good Hope area, I was born and raised at Good Hope and if the Sommervilles were not direct relatives they were by marriage, I knew Jean Post Rapking and her family as well as her Husband and his family. I too have the History of Good Hope, there are some errors that I know of but Jean did a wonderful job and she also has done the Sommervilles line too. And I paid more for my copy and they sold in August for more than what you paid at the Unidis High School Reunion. Eva Newlon ________________________________ From: Sharon Bramhall <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 8:28:40 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S, Good Hope History Don't know if you caught my email a month ago about this, but  I recently purchased the "Good Hope History" (book) by the late Jean Rapking (from her daughter, Patty Douglass) - hoping to find out more about the locations of the families mentioned in my Great-great grandfather John E. Smith's Civil War pension papers - one of which was a John H. Sommerville (b.ca1851).  I thought it might help knowing more about my GGgparents'  associates - and where they lived.  It's a well-done book, hardbound, indexed, 315 pages, and I was surprised she only charged me $10 + $3 postage!!   It's worth much more.. If you give me a name, I will be glad to look it up for you - there are skuds of Sommervilles in the index..  On page 223, there's a photograph of the J.W. Sommerville house (Victorian style) ________________________________ From: Marilyn and Bill <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 4:08:57 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S Ruby:  Thank you for that information.  Sarah Hacker & David Smith, Jr  are my ggg grandparents.  Their oldest son, Rev. John Smith & wife, Mary "Polly" (Swisher) Smith are my gg.  Their youngest son, Lewis Dexter & wife Virginia Rebecca (Gardner) Smith are my great grandparents.  Their son, Elmer Edward Smith & wife, Ethel (Kelley) Smith are my grandparents, all on my mother's side.  When my mother did her research on the Smith's in the '70's, she couldn't make an indisputable connection between David Smith, Sr. & Capt. John Smith of Augusta Co., Va.  I guess that sometime after my mother's research,  they have been able to make that firm connection.  How about the Sommerville family (my ggg grandmother) of Good Hope?  Certainly need anecdotal stories about that wonderful family both before they arrived in America from Ireland & as they laid down their roots in Good Hope.  Hiram W. Lynch      Ashtabula, Ohio On 1/7/2010 9:21 AM, Ruby Casto wrote: > Hiram, >    My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker.  His daughter Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith line from Lewis County, WV. > > Ruby Casto > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >    ------------------------------- 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       ------------------------------- 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

If only they knew who all was looking at their laundry... :)) ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 1:39:21 PM Subject: [HCGS] clotheslines I received a picture of the Clotheslines as seen today on Amish farms and I want to share it with you. Received from Jean Binns Smith... Click on Photographs on main page or go directly http://www.wvhcgs.com/pictures and scroll to bottom of page. Dick Web Master ------------------------------- 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

Paul Pettit suggested that I provide contact info for the "Good Hope History" by the late Jean Rapking - so here is her daughter's address: Mrs. Patty Douglass 1407 Davisson Run Road Clarksburg WV 26301 [email protected] I can't guarantee the price of a book will be the same as mine $13 (total) because I told her she wasn't charging enough. :)    It really is a nicely done book. 

Don't know if you caught my email a month ago about this, but  I recently purchased the "Good Hope History" (book) by the late Jean Rapking (from her daughter, Patty Douglass) - hoping to find out more about the locations of the families mentioned in my Great-great grandfather John E. Smith's Civil War pension papers - one of which was a John H. Sommerville (b.ca1851).  I thought it might help knowing more about my GGgparents'  associates - and where they lived.  It's a well-done book, hardbound, indexed, 315 pages, and I was surprised she only charged me $10 + $3 postage!!   It's worth much more.. If you give me a name, I will be glad to look it up for you - there are skuds of Sommervilles in the index.  On page 223, there's a photograph of the J.W. Sommerville house (Victorian style) ________________________________ From: Marilyn and Bill <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, January 7, 2010 4:08:57 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S Ruby:  Thank you for that information.  Sarah Hacker & David Smith, Jr  are my ggg grandparents.  Their oldest son, Rev. John Smith & wife, Mary "Polly" (Swisher) Smith are my gg.  Their youngest son, Lewis Dexter & wife Virginia Rebecca (Gardner) Smith are my great grandparents.  Their son, Elmer Edward Smith & wife, Ethel (Kelley) Smith are my grandparents, all on my mother's side.  When my mother did her research on the Smith's in the '70's, she couldn't make an indisputable connection between David Smith, Sr. & Capt. John Smith of Augusta Co., Va.  I guess that sometime after my mother's research,  they have been able to make that firm connection.  How about the Sommerville family (my ggg grandmother) of Good Hope?  Certainly need anecdotal stories about that wonderful family both before they arrived in America from Ireland & as they laid down their roots in Good Hope.  Hiram W. Lynch      Ashtabula, Ohio On 1/7/2010 9:21 AM, Ruby Casto wrote: > Hiram, >    My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker.  His daughter Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith line from Lewis County, WV. > > Ruby Casto > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >    ------------------------------- 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

It's five o'clock on Thursday, the snow is falling and I'm closing the West Virginia Room early. Likewise I'll be opening tomorrow in the afternoon, at one. Just to let anyone know who might be planning to trek in here. David Houchin Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library

Ruby: Thank you for that information. Sarah Hacker & David Smith, Jr are my ggg grandparents. Their oldest son, Rev. John Smith & wife, Mary "Polly" (Swisher) Smith are my gg. Their youngest son, Lewis Dexter & wife Virginia Rebecca (Gardner) Smith are my great grandparents. Their son, Elmer Edward Smith & wife, Ethel (Kelley) Smith are my grandparents, all on my mother's side. When my mother did her research on the Smith's in the '70's, she couldn't make an indisputable connection between David Smith, Sr. & Capt. John Smith of Augusta Co., Va. I guess that sometime after my mother's research, they have been able to make that firm connection. How about the Sommerville family (my ggg grandmother) of Good Hope? Certainly need anecdotal stories about that wonderful family both before they arrived in America from Ireland & as they laid down their roots in Good Hope. Hiram W. Lynch Ashtabula, Ohio On 1/7/2010 9:21 AM, Ruby Casto wrote: > Hiram, > My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker. His daughter Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith line from Lewis County, WV. > > Ruby Casto > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

I received a picture of the Clotheslines as seen today on Amish farms and I want to share it with you. Received from Jean Binns Smith... Click on Photographs on main page or go directly http://www.wvhcgs.com/pictures and scroll to bottom of page. Dick Web Master

LOVE IT!   That will definitely sell! ________________________________ From: Jeff Williams <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 9:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines By the way, clotheslines today is consider to be a Solar Clothes Dryer, we have one! ------------------------------- 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

Hiram, My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker. His daughter Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith line from Lewis County, WV. Ruby Casto

Hi to Sharon: Yes, my grandfather was Hiram Lynch of Maken. I never knew him. He passed away in 1914. Hiram was 19 years older than my grandmother, Susan Virginia (Ritter) Lynch. ......I did know my grandmother as I didn't happen until 1938. One of Hiram & Susie's 4 sons (Hiram W. Lynch III) was my father. I am HWL the IV. Our oldest son is HWL the V. On the family history side, my wife is assisting me in compiling the family stories that have been handed down on both my father & mother's side of the family.......which includes anecdotal glimpses of family life & history around Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie, Lewis, Uphur & Webster County. Discovering that she was a descendant of John Hacker, my mother leaped at the chance to do her actual family tree research......in the '70's......before the internet......the hard way ........traveling from courthouse to courthouse. My wife & I are nearly finished with our 5 year project.....and it has been a labor of love. My biggest regret is that we have not been able to find identifying pictures for all of Capt. John Michael Ritter's family of Grass & Indian Run. We work on it daily (for an hour or so) but wish we lived in or near Tenmile to really use our time more wisely & effectively. Assuming that you were also born in WV, it is nice to know another "Misplaced Mountaineer" that still holds a fondness & profound respect for the "homeland." & its people. Hiram W. Lynch.......Ashtabula, Ohio On 1/6/2010 8:27 PM, Sharon Bramhall wrote: > Oh Hi Neighbors, Hiram& Marilyn.. My husband and I live on the opposite side of Cleveland - North Olmsted. > > Like you, I have also admired the Amish clothesline down in Holmes County - or perhaps, more accurately, the Mennonites' - because theirs are colorful solid colors, unlike the Amish. (Do I have have that right?) It's a beautiful sight. > > By the way, I find it very interesting that you have such a recognizable, historical Harrison County name ! Were you named for the original Hiram Lynch? One of my good friends in high school was a Lynch. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Marilyn and Bill<[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 4:17:51 PM > Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines > > Hi: _*More on clotheslines*_: We have many Amish families in our corner > of Ohio. They all have clotheslines.....and some are used practically > everyday (except Sunday). The one of interest that I recall was > engineered as follows: the entire clothesline stretched out a distance > equivalent to the distance from home plate to the outfield fence on a > softball field........200-250 ft. The far post of the clothesline was a > telephone pole, about 35' in the air, with a steel cable posted to the > ground much like we commonly see on a real telephone pole. The other > end of the line was secured to the porch of their house. The entire > clothes line had a good size pulley on *_each_* end. On washday, > whoever was hanging clothes never had to step off the porch........and > would simply push the loaded portion of the line toward the 35' pole as > she loaded the clothesline with the wet& certainly heavy, washed > clothes. It was amazing how much wet denim you would see on that line > as you drove down the road past their house. I doubt if the day in the > life of an Amish family will every arrive when _*their*_ young will not > recognize a clothesline. Hiram W. Lynch.......Ashtabula, Ohio. > (BTW, a displaced Mountaineer in Ohio) > > On 1/6/2010 9:35 AM, Donna Pellegrin wrote: > >> I would love to have a clothes line. Even a small one. My mother still uses >> hers and her sheets always smell so good. We have a ridiculous rule in our >> neighborhood. No clotheslines. I once talked to the president of our >> homeowner's association about it and told him how much I would love to have >> a clothes line. He looked at me like I was nuts. It would sure save on >> electricity! >> Donna Pellegrin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Ethel >> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:30 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines >> >> >> >> >> THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: >> >> You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can hear my mother >> now.... >> >> THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: >> >> (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) >> >> 1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- >> walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. >> >> 2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang >> "whites" >> with "whites," and hang them first. >> >> 3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! >> What would the neighbors think? >> >> 4. Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or >> Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! >> >> 5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your >> "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts& busybodies, y' know!) >> >> 6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . . Clothes would >> "freeze-dry." >> >> 7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left >> >> on the lines were "tacky!" >> >> 8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item >> did >> not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the >> next >> washed item. >> >> 9. Clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes >> basket, and ready to be ironed. >> >> 10. IRONED?! Well, that 's a whole other subject! >> >> >> A POEM >> >> A clothesline was a news forecast >> To neighbors passing by. >> There were no secrets you could keep >> When clothes were hung to dry. >> It also was a friendly link >> For neighbors always knew >> If company had stopped on by >> To spend a night or two. >> For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" >> And towels upon the line; >> You' d see the "company table cloths" >> With intricate designs. >> The line announced a baby' s birth >> >>> From folks who lived inside - >>> >> As brand new infant clothes were hung, >> So carefully with pride! >> The ages of the children could >> So readily be known >> By watching how the sizes changed, >> You' d know how much they' d grown! >> It also told when illness struck, >> As extra sheets were hung; >> Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, >> Haphazardly were strung. >> It also said, "Gone on vacation now" >> When lines hung limp and bare. >> It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged >> With not an inch to spare! >> >> New folks in town were scorned upon >> If wash was dingy and gray, >> As neighbors carefully raised their brows, >> And looked the other way . . ... >> >> But clotheslines now are of the past, >> For dryers make work much less. >> Now what goes on inside a home >> Is anybody' s guess! >> >> I really miss that way of life. >> It was a friendly sign >> When neighbors knew each other best >> By what hung on the line! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

By the way, clotheslines today is consider to be a Solar Clothes Dryer, we have one!

Oh Hi Neighbors,  Hiram & Marilyn..   My husband and I live on the opposite side of Cleveland -  North Olmsted.    Like you, I have also admired the Amish clothesline down in Holmes County - or perhaps, more accurately, the Mennonites' - because theirs are colorful solid colors, unlike the Amish. (Do I have have that right?)   It's a beautiful sight.    By the way, I find it very interesting that you have such a recognizable, historical Harrison County  name !  Were you named for the original Hiram Lynch?  One of my good friends in high school was a Lynch. ________________________________ From: Marilyn and Bill <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 4:17:51 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines Hi: _*More on clotheslines*_:  We have many Amish families in our corner of Ohio.  They all have clotheslines.....and some are used practically everyday (except Sunday).  The one of interest that I recall was engineered as follows:  the entire clothesline stretched out a distance equivalent to the distance from home plate to the outfield fence on a softball field........200-250 ft.  The far post of the clothesline was a telephone pole, about 35' in the air,  with a steel cable posted to the ground much like we commonly see on a real telephone pole.  The other end of the line was secured to the porch of their house.  The entire clothes line had a good size pulley on *_each_*  end.  On washday, whoever was hanging clothes never had to step off the porch........and would simply push the loaded portion of the line toward the 35' pole as she loaded the clothesline with the wet & certainly heavy, washed clothes.  It was amazing how much wet denim you would see on that line as you drove down the road past their house.  I doubt if the day in the life of an Amish family will every arrive when _*their*_ young will not recognize a clothesline.      Hiram W. Lynch.......Ashtabula, Ohio.  (BTW, a displaced Mountaineer in Ohio) On 1/6/2010 9:35 AM, Donna Pellegrin wrote: > I would love to have a clothes line.  Even a small one. My mother still uses > hers and her sheets always smell so good.  We have a ridiculous rule in our > neighborhood.  No clotheslines.  I once talked to the president of our > homeowner's association about it and told him how much I would love to have > a clothes line. He looked at me like I was nuts.  It would sure save on > electricity! > Donna Pellegrin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Ethel > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines > > > > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > You have to be a certain age to appreciate this.  I can hear my mother > now.... > > THE BASIC RULES FOR  CLOTHESLINES: > > (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) > > 1.  You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- > walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. > > 2.  You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang > "whites" > with "whites," and hang them first. > > 3.  You never hung a shirt by the shoulders  - always by the tail! > What would the neighbors think? > > 4.  Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the  weekend, or > Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! > > 5.  Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your > "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts&  busybodies, y' know!) > > 6.  It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather  . . . Clothes would > "freeze-dry." > > 7.  Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left > > on the lines were "tacky!" > > 8.  If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item > did > not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the > next > washed item. > > 9.  Clothes off  the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes > basket, and  ready to be ironed. > > 10. IRONED?!  Well, that 's a whole other  subject! > > > A  POEM > > A  clothesline was a news forecast > To neighbors passing by. > There were no secrets you could keep > When clothes were hung to dry. > It also was a friendly link > For neighbors always knew > If company had stopped on by > To spend a night or two. > For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" > And towels upon the line; > You' d see the  "company table cloths" > With intricate designs. > The line announced a baby' s birth > > From folks who lived inside - > As brand new infant clothes were hung, > So carefully with pride! > The ages of the children could > So readily be known > By watching how the sizes changed, > You' d know how much they' d grown! > It also told when illness struck, > As extra sheets were hung; > Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, > Haphazardly were strung. > It also said, "Gone on vacation now" > When lines hung limp and  bare. > It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged > With not an inch to spare! > > New folks in town were scorned upon > If wash was dingy and gray, > As neighbors carefully raised their brows, > And looked the other way . . ... > > But clotheslines now are of the past, > For dryers make work much less. > Now what goes on inside a home > Is anybody' s guess! > > I really miss that way of life. > It was a friendly sign > When neighbors knew each other best > By what hung on the line! > > > > > > >    ------------------------------- 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

Welcome, Paul! Sharon Sprouse Bramhall My paternal grandmother was an Ashcraft from the Harrison "Harry" Ashcraft line. ________________________________ From: Ruby Casto <[email protected]> To: Harrison County Genealogical Society <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, January 3, 2010 12:56:33 PM Subject: [HCGS] NEW MEMBER I would like to welcome the newest member to the Harrison County Genealogical Society's members only list. Paul Nay [email protected] SURNAMES: Ashcraft Berger Hall Howe Martin Moss Nay Pierce Poorman Rapking Robinson Welcome Paul. Ruby Casto Membership Chairman of HCGS ------------------------------- 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

The Amish in Central Pa use the same type of clothes line. It is one easy way to spot an Amish farm when you drive by. Agreed, there are usually clothes on the line, excepting on Sunday. Jean B. Smith Bellefonte. Pa. ________________________________ From: Marilyn and Bill <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 4:17:51 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines Hi: _*More on clotheslines*_: We have many Amish families in our corner of Ohio. They all have clotheslines.....and some are used practically everyday (except Sunday). The one of interest that I recall was engineered as follows: the entire clothesline stretched out a distance equivalent to the distance from home plate to the outfield fence on a softball field........200-250 ft. The far post of the clothesline was a telephone pole, about 35' in the air, with a steel cable posted to the ground much like we commonly see on a real telephone pole. The other end of the line was secured to the porch of their house. The entire clothes line had a good size pulley on *_each_* end. On washday, whoever was hanging clothes never had to step off the porch........and would simply push the loaded portion of the line toward the 35' pole as she loaded the clothesline with the wet & certainly heavy, washed clothes. It was amazing how much wet denim you would see on that line as you drove down the road past their house. I doubt if the day in the life of an Amish family will every arrive when _*their*_ young will not recognize a clothesline. Hiram W. Lynch.......Ashtabula, Ohio. (BTW, a displaced Mountaineer in Ohio) On 1/6/2010 9:35 AM, Donna Pellegrin wrote: > I would love to have a clothes line. Even a small one. My mother still uses > hers and her sheets always smell so good. We have a ridiculous rule in our > neighborhood. No clotheslines. I once talked to the president of our > homeowner's association about it and told him how much I would love to have > a clothes line. He looked at me like I was nuts. It would sure save on > electricity! > Donna Pellegrin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Ethel > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines > > > > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can hear my mother > now.... > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) > > 1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- > walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. > > 2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang > "whites" > with "whites," and hang them first. > > 3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! > What would the neighbors think? > > 4. Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or > Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! > > 5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your > "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts& busybodies, y' know!) > > 6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . . Clothes would > "freeze-dry." > > 7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left > > on the lines were "tacky!" > > 8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item > did > not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the > next > washed item. > > 9. Clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes > basket, and ready to be ironed. > > 10. IRONED?! Well, that 's a whole other subject! > > > A POEM > > A clothesline was a news forecast > To neighbors passing by. > There were no secrets you could keep > When clothes were hung to dry. > It also was a friendly link > For neighbors always knew > If company had stopped on by > To spend a night or two. > For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" > And towels upon the line; > You' d see the "company table cloths" > With intricate designs. > The line announced a baby' s birth > > From folks who lived inside - > As brand new infant clothes were hung, > So carefully with pride! > The ages of the children could > So readily be known > By watching how the sizes changed, > You' d know how much they' d grown! > It also told when illness struck, > As extra sheets were hung; > Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, > Haphazardly were strung. > It also said, "Gone on vacation now" > When lines hung limp and bare. > It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged > With not an inch to spare! > > New folks in town were scorned upon > If wash was dingy and gray, > As neighbors carefully raised their brows, > And looked the other way . . ... > > But clotheslines now are of the past, > For dryers make work much less. > Now what goes on inside a home > Is anybody' s guess! > > I really miss that way of life. > It was a friendly sign > When neighbors knew each other best > By what hung on the line! > > > > > > > ------------------------------- 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

The clothesline articles brought back a lot of memories.  The clothesline also served as a "playpen" at our house  - Mom tied one end of a rope around my waist and the other end to one of the clotheslines (allowing me to run back and forth)  so she could hang clothes without having to worry about me running off  - something I was quite infamous for doing.    When it was bad weather, clothes were hung throughout the house.    Mom kept her outdoor clothesline all her life - including a couple lines in the utility room above the washer & dryer.... a practice I continue - can't live without it!  When I wash my prized quilts in the summer, I criss-cross lines on our backporch (patio).  I used to have lines the width of our yard, hooked from the corner of our house to a tree, but now the tree is the problem.  Donna, I would think that with all the government pressure for all of us to be more "green" (the pressure is on our utility companies to save energy) - YOU should have a lot of ammunition in your favor to sway your homeowner's association to change their policy.   Perhaps you could suggest inviting a gas or electric company representative to speak at your association meeting regarding tips on how homeowners can save energy bucks on their uitility bills- THEN bring up your question!.  Maybe a standard in the placement of clotheslines could make the difference.  (Even one of those umbrella-type clotheslines).  We have a homeowners association here, but thank goodness that isn't one of the rules. Sharon ________________________________ From: Donna Pellegrin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 9:35:11 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines I would love to have a clothes line.  Even a small one. My mother still uses hers and her sheets always smell so good.  We have a ridiculous rule in our neighborhood.  No clotheslines.  I once talked to the president of our homeowner's association about it and told him how much I would love to have a clothes line. He looked at me like I was nuts.  It would sure save on electricity! Donna Pellegrin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ethel Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: You have to be a certain age to appreciate this.  I can hear my mother now.... THE BASIC RULES FOR  CLOTHESLINES: (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) 1.  You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. 2.  You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first. 3.  You never hung a shirt by the shoulders  - always by the tail!  What would the neighbors think? 4.  Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the  weekend, or  Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! 5.  Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y' know!) 6.  It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather  . . . Clothes would "freeze-dry." 7.  Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky!" 8.  If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item. 9.  Clothes off  the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and  ready to be ironed. 10. IRONED?!  Well, that 's a whole other  subject! A  POEM A  clothesline was a news forecast To neighbors passing by. There were no secrets you could keep When clothes were hung to dry. It also was a friendly link For neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by To spend a night or two. For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" And towels upon the line; You' d see the  "company table cloths" With intricate designs. The line announced a baby' s birth >From folks who lived inside - As brand new infant clothes were hung, So carefully with pride! The ages of the children could So readily be known By watching how the sizes changed, You' d know how much they' d grown! It also told when illness struck, As extra sheets were hung; Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, Haphazardly were strung. It also said, "Gone on vacation now" When lines hung limp and  bare. It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged With not an inch to spare! New folks in town were scorned upon If wash was dingy and gray, As neighbors carefully raised their brows, And looked the other way . . ... But clotheslines now are of the past, For dryers make work much less. Now what goes on inside a home Is anybody' s guess! I really miss that way of life. It was a friendly sign When neighbors knew each other best By what hung on the line! -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 658 of my spam emails to date. 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Hi: _*More on clotheslines*_: We have many Amish families in our corner of Ohio. They all have clotheslines.....and some are used practically everyday (except Sunday). The one of interest that I recall was engineered as follows: the entire clothesline stretched out a distance equivalent to the distance from home plate to the outfield fence on a softball field........200-250 ft. The far post of the clothesline was a telephone pole, about 35' in the air, with a steel cable posted to the ground much like we commonly see on a real telephone pole. The other end of the line was secured to the porch of their house. The entire clothes line had a good size pulley on *_each_* end. On washday, whoever was hanging clothes never had to step off the porch........and would simply push the loaded portion of the line toward the 35' pole as she loaded the clothesline with the wet & certainly heavy, washed clothes. It was amazing how much wet denim you would see on that line as you drove down the road past their house. I doubt if the day in the life of an Amish family will every arrive when _*their*_ young will not recognize a clothesline. Hiram W. Lynch.......Ashtabula, Ohio. (BTW, a displaced Mountaineer in Ohio) On 1/6/2010 9:35 AM, Donna Pellegrin wrote: > I would love to have a clothes line. Even a small one. My mother still uses > hers and her sheets always smell so good. We have a ridiculous rule in our > neighborhood. No clotheslines. I once talked to the president of our > homeowner's association about it and told him how much I would love to have > a clothes line. He looked at me like I was nuts. It would sure save on > electricity! > Donna Pellegrin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Ethel > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines > > > > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can hear my mother > now.... > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) > > 1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- > walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. > > 2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang > "whites" > with "whites," and hang them first. > > 3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! > What would the neighbors think? > > 4. Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or > Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! > > 5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your > "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts& busybodies, y' know!) > > 6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . . Clothes would > "freeze-dry." > > 7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left > > on the lines were "tacky!" > > 8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item > did > not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the > next > washed item. > > 9. Clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes > basket, and ready to be ironed. > > 10. IRONED?! Well, that 's a whole other subject! > > > A POEM > > A clothesline was a news forecast > To neighbors passing by. > There were no secrets you could keep > When clothes were hung to dry. > It also was a friendly link > For neighbors always knew > If company had stopped on by > To spend a night or two. > For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" > And towels upon the line; > You' d see the "company table cloths" > With intricate designs. > The line announced a baby' s birth > > From folks who lived inside - > As brand new infant clothes were hung, > So carefully with pride! > The ages of the children could > So readily be known > By watching how the sizes changed, > You' d know how much they' d grown! > It also told when illness struck, > As extra sheets were hung; > Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, > Haphazardly were strung. > It also said, "Gone on vacation now" > When lines hung limp and bare. > It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged > With not an inch to spare! > > New folks in town were scorned upon > If wash was dingy and gray, > As neighbors carefully raised their brows, > And looked the other way . . ... > > But clotheslines now are of the past, > For dryers make work much less. > Now what goes on inside a home > Is anybody' s guess! > > I really miss that way of life. > It was a friendly sign > When neighbors knew each other best > By what hung on the line! > > > > > > >

There will NOT BE a meeting of Harrison County Genealogical Society this Friday, January 8th, due to the amount of snow we have and the cold temperatures. We are rescheduling it for next Friday, January 15th if weather permits. It is my understanding that David will be working on the December, 2009 newsletter Friday so if you do live in the area and would like to go in and help him, I'm sure it would be appreciated. Call him first at 304-627-2236, which is the library and ask for the Waldomore. Also if you have sent in your dues and have not received your membership card, please be patient because I do not have a record of your dues being paid yet. Dues run from January 1st through December 31st each year and are $10.00 per year. They are to be sent to: Harrison County Genealogical Society P O Box 387 Clarksburg, WV, 26301 Thanks, Ruby Casto Membership Chairman for HCGS

I would love to have a clothes line. Even a small one. My mother still uses hers and her sheets always smell so good. We have a ridiculous rule in our neighborhood. No clotheslines. I once talked to the president of our homeowner's association about it and told him how much I would love to have a clothes line. He looked at me like I was nuts. It would sure save on electricity! Donna Pellegrin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ethel Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can hear my mother now.... THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) 1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. 2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first. 3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! What would the neighbors think? 4. Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! 5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y' know!) 6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . . Clothes would "freeze-dry." 7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky!" 8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item. 9. Clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed. 10. IRONED?! Well, that 's a whole other subject! A POEM A clothesline was a news forecast To neighbors passing by. There were no secrets you could keep When clothes were hung to dry. It also was a friendly link For neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by To spend a night or two. For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" And towels upon the line; You' d see the "company table cloths" With intricate designs. The line announced a baby' s birth >From folks who lived inside - As brand new infant clothes were hung, So carefully with pride! The ages of the children could So readily be known By watching how the sizes changed, You' d know how much they' d grown! It also told when illness struck, As extra sheets were hung; Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, Haphazardly were strung. It also said, "Gone on vacation now" When lines hung limp and bare. It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged With not an inch to spare! New folks in town were scorned upon If wash was dingy and gray, As neighbors carefully raised their brows, And looked the other way . . ... But clotheslines now are of the past, For dryers make work much less. Now what goes on inside a home Is anybody' s guess! I really miss that way of life. It was a friendly sign When neighbors knew each other best By what hung on the line! -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 658 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- 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

One of the first things we put up when we moved here was a clothesline. When we had the house up for sale a couple of years ago, the first couple that came was very young. She was thrilled that we had a clothes line. To say the least, I was shocked that someone so young wanted a clothes line. Still use it and always will if I can walk that far. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamela Morris<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines Don't know about the rest of you, But I still use a clothesline for the majority of my laundry, using the dryer only if it is raining or snowing. Sadly laundry must be done on weekends, as I still work full time, but not for much longer. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Ethel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can hear my mother > now.... > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) > > 1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- > walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. > > 2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang > "whites" > with "whites," and hang them first. > > 3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by the tail! > What would the neighbors think? > > 4. Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the weekend, or > Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! > > 5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your > "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y' know!) > > 6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . . Clothes would > "freeze-dry." > > 7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left > > on the lines were "tacky!" > > 8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item > did > not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the > next > washed item. > > 9. Clothes off the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes > basket, and ready to be ironed. > > 10. IRONED?! Well, that 's a whole other subject! > > > A POEM > > A clothesline was a news forecast > To neighbors passing by. > There were no secrets you could keep > When clothes were hung to dry. > It also was a friendly link > For neighbors always knew > If company had stopped on by > To spend a night or two. > For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" > And towels upon the line; > You' d see the "company table cloths" > With intricate designs. > The line announced a baby' s birth > >From folks who lived inside - > As brand new infant clothes were hung, > So carefully with pride! > The ages of the children could > So readily be known > By watching how the sizes changed, > You' d know how much they' d grown! > It also told when illness struck, > As extra sheets were hung; > Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, > Haphazardly were strung. > It also said, "Gone on vacation now" > When lines hung limp and bare. > It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged > With not an inch to spare! > > New folks in town were scorned upon > If wash was dingy and gray, > As neighbors carefully raised their brows, > And looked the other way . . ... > > But clotheslines now are of the past, > For dryers make work much less. > Now what goes on inside a home > Is anybody' s guess! > > I really miss that way of life. > It was a friendly sign > When neighbors knew each other best > By what hung on the line! > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 658 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len<http://www.spamfighter.com/len> > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Very good, I really enjoyed the read about the clothes lines.  Thank you If you can read this, thank a teacher If you can read this  in English, thank a soldier                                DORA  --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Pamela Morris <[email protected]> wrote: From: Pamela Morris <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HCGS] The basic rules for clotheslines To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 7:58 PM Don't know about the rest of you, But I still use a clothesline for the majority of my laundry, using the dryer only if it is raining or snowing. Sadly laundry must be done on weekends, as I still work full time, but not for much longer. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Ethel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: > > You have to be a certain age to appreciate this.  I can hear my mother > now.... > > THE BASIC RULES FOR  CLOTHESLINES: > > (if you don' t know what clotheslines are, better skip this) > > 1.  You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes- > walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines. > > 2.  You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and always hang > "whites" > with "whites," and hang them first. > > 3.  You never hung a shirt by the shoulders  - always by the tail! > What would the neighbors think? > > 4.  Wash day on a Monday! . . . Never hang clothes on the  weekend, or > Sunday, for Heaven' s sake! > > 5.  Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your > "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts & busybodies, y' know!) > > 6.  It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather  . . . Clothes would > "freeze-dry." > > 7.  Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes! Pins left > > on the lines were "tacky!" > > 8.  If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item > did > not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the > next > washed item. > > 9.  Clothes off  the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes > basket, and  ready to be ironed. > > 10. IRONED?!  Well, that 's a whole other  subject! > > > A  POEM > > A  clothesline was a news forecast > To neighbors passing by. > There were no secrets you could keep > When clothes were hung to dry. > It also was a friendly link > For neighbors always knew > If company had stopped on by > To spend a night or two. > For then you' d see the "fancy sheets" > And towels upon the line; > You' d see the  "company table cloths" > With intricate designs. > The line announced a baby' s birth > >From folks who lived inside - > As brand new infant clothes were hung, > So carefully with pride! > The ages of the children could > So readily be known > By watching how the sizes changed, > You' d know how much they' d grown! > It also told when illness struck, > As extra sheets were hung; > Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, > Haphazardly were strung. > It also said, "Gone on vacation now" > When lines hung limp and  bare. > It told, "We ' re back!" when full lines sagged > With not an inch to spare! > > New folks in town were scorned upon > If wash was dingy and gray, > As neighbors carefully raised their brows, > And looked the other way . . ... > > But clotheslines now are of the past, > For dryers make work much less. > Now what goes on inside a home > Is anybody' s guess! > > I really miss that way of life. > It was a friendly sign > When neighbors knew each other best > By what hung on the line! > > > > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 658 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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