I received this from another list and thought it worth posting here. Happy New Year to everyone. Arden and Ethel I grew up in the forties and fifties with practical parents - a Mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. A Father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones. Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, dishtowel in the other...... It was the time for fixing things - a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, reheating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant there'd always be more. But then my Mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any 'more'. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away..... ......never to return. So ........ while we have it ....... ....................it's best we love it ........................and care for it .......and fix it when it's broken ........and heal it when it's sick. This is true ................. for marriage ...................................and old cars ....and children with bad report cards ...................and dogs with bad hips ...........................and aging parents ...........................and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away - or - a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make life important... ................people we know who are special................ and so, we keep them close!

I thought everyone would like this little diddy! John >If you lived as a child in the 40's, 50's, 60's or >70's. > > > > >Looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived >as long as we have... > > > > > >As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts >or air bags. Riding in >the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a >special treat. > > > > >Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored >lead-based paint. We had no >childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or >cabinets, and when we rode our >bikes, we had no helmets. > > > > >(Not to mention hitchhiking to town as a young kid!) > > > > >We drank water from the garden hose and not from a >bottle. Horrors. > > > > >We would spend hours building our go-carts out of >scraps and then rode down >the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After > >running into t! he bushes >a few times we learned to solve the problem. > > > > >We would leave home in the morning and play all day, >as long as we were back >when the streetlights came on. No one was able to >reach us all day. No cell >phones. Unthinkable. > >We played dodge ball and sometimes the ball would >really hurt. We got cut and >broke bones and broke teeth, and there were no law >suits from these accidents. >They were accidents. No one was to blame, but us. >Remember accidents? > > > > >We had fights and punched each other and got black and > >blue and learned to get >over it. > > > > >We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank sugar >soda but we were never overweight...we >were always outside playing. We shared one grape soda >with four friends, from >one bottle and no one died from this. > > > > >We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, >video games at all, 99 channelson cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal >cell phones,Personal Computers, >Internet chat rooms ... we had friends. We went >outside and found them. We rode >bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked >on the door, or rung the bell or just walked in and >talked to them. > > > > >Imagine such a thing. Without asking a parent! > >By ourselves! Out there in the cold cruel world! > >Without a guardian. How did we do it? > > > > >We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and >ate worms and although we were told it would happen, >we did not put out very >many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. > > > > >Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the >team. Those who didn't, >had to learn to deal with disappointment..... Some >students weren't as smart >as others so they failed a grade and were held back to > >repeat the same grade.....Horrors. >Tests were >not! adjusted for any reason. > > > > >Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. >No one to hide behind. >The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law >was unheard of. They actually >sided with the law, imagine that! > > > > >This generation has produced some of the best >risk-takers and problem solvers >and inventors,ever. > >The past 50 years has been an explosion of innovation >and new ideas. We had >freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we >learned how to deal with >it all. > > > > >And you're one of them. > > > > >Congratulations! > > > > >Pass this on, if you want to, to others who have had >the luck to >grow up as kids, before >lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our >own good. > >

That was wonderful - thanks for sharing it with us. Kathryn

FREEDOMS I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. He stands though, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this... I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it. I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains. I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business. I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people. It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press. It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech. It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate. It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!! "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen." Prayer Wheel: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan, AND all over this world. There is nothing attached.... This can be very powerful.... Just send this to those people you think would understand it. Do not stop the wheel, please.... Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Prayer is the very best one.....

Joseph Heldreth and Julia Ann Fortney had a son Benjamin Heldreth b 1844 John H Heldreth and Eleanor Rusk had a son name Benjamin Harrison Heldreth b 10/14/1840 md to Sarah E Wyer Other Benjamin Heldreth Jeremiah Heldreth and Sarah Ann Heldreth had a Benjamin Heldreth Emanuel Lemuel Heldreth and Catherine Moore had a Benjamin F Heldreth b 1863 married to Sena A Webb Benjamin F Heldreth and Sena A Webb had a son Benjamin F E Heldreth -----Original Message----- From: LCFlu@aol.com [mailto:LCFlu@aol.com] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 12:18 PM To: HCGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HCGS] Heldreth History Hi: I have the Civil War discharge of Benjamin H. Heldreth of Harrison County on my 12th WV Infantry site: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/12-heldreth.htm">http://www.rootsweb .com/~wvmarsha/12-heldreth.htm</A> He was Benjamin H. and I know there were other Benjamins.... Does anyone know who this Benj. H. married? I have him as the son of Joseph Heldreth and Julia Ann Fortney but I am not 100% certain. On Ancestry, I see Benjamin H. married to Sarah E. Wyer, but the Harrison Co marriage book has William H. Heldreth as marrying Sarah. Thanks Linda Cunningham Fluharty <A HREF="www.lindapages.com">www.lindapages.com</A> ============================== 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

Thank you very much. I saw a Heldreth book on ebay

I do. My grandmother was Sarah Susannah Heldreth married to Grant Odell Sue -----Original Message----- From: Yeoldentimes@aol.com [mailto:Yeoldentimes@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 3:18 PM To: HCGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HCGS] Heldreth History Hi, I am wondering if anyone has any Heldreth, Heldrith or Heldrich lineages? Thank you, Sherry ============================== 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, I am wondering if anyone has any Heldreth, Heldrith or Heldrich lineages? Thank you, Sherry

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! John M. Hines, Sr. and Family ----- Original Message ----- From: "RECasto" <recasto@iolinc.net> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 12:31 PM Subject: [HCGS] MERRY CHRISTMAS > Bob & I would like to wish all of our friends and members on the Harrison > County Genealogical Society list a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and > Happy New Year. > > For those of you who will be traveling we hope for you safe trips and lots > of good food. > > If you haven't tried Ethel's fruitcake which was on the list you are missing > something very good. Thanks Ethel from WV. > > Ruby Casto > Membership Chairman for HCGS > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > ============================== > 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 > >

At Christmas and in the New Year may you share with each other the happiness, the peace, the love of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, The Holy Family. Irene Dunlevy

Arden and I want wish everyone a Merry Christmas and many many more Happy New Years. Jim, would save you a piece of cake IF there ever was enough left! Some one keep eating all of it!! Arden and Ethel

I want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and I think You and Ethel should save me a piece of Fruitcake, It gets better with age. Love U All, Jim COTTRILL

Bob & I would like to wish all of our friends and members on the Harrison County Genealogical Society list a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year. For those of you who will be traveling we hope for you safe trips and lots of good food. If you haven't tried Ethel's fruitcake which was on the list you are missing something very good. Thanks Ethel from WV. Ruby Casto Membership Chairman for HCGS [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

Appreciate the lesson and advice, Jim. Thanks! Hope everything works out for you. Merry Christmas! Sharon

Thanks so much for the warning, there seems to be a lot of those kind out there to day. BUCKYK3LIE@aol.com wrote: > I received e-mail from genseekers.com offering me a free 5 day trial so > that I could find data that was in response to a message that I posted in > 1998 on the Fayette Co., PA message board. I tried to get the 5 day trial > to see what was available but had to give them my credit card number and then > I could cancel in 5 days if I was not happy with their service. Problem is, > they do no receive any e-mail at the site they send you to > (Genseekers@yahoo.com) and you do not get the login name and password needed > to access their website. I have now found that this is a SCAM website and > wanted to warn everyone on each of the lists I am on. I plan to call VISA > tomorrow and tell them that if a charge for $59.95 for a one year membership > comes thru, I am NOT going to pay it! Of course, they now have my number > and can use it at their discretion so will have to cancel my account and open > a new one. Big pain! BEWARE! Don't be a dumb as I was! > > > > > > > > ============================== > 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

"BETTER WATCH OUT!" I just wanted to alert you all that some hackers are trying to put downers on the Christmas season. Within the last TWO days, My McAfee virus software caught around 25 emails - all ladened with two different viruses... the Klez and the Exploit.MIME viruses. These have come in the form of "Returned mail" "Mail Delivery Subsystem" "Undeliverable Mail" - so beware! Take your time opening some of those greeting cards. If you are asked to click on anything that says "EULA" in order to view the card - DON'T! This allows the hacker access to your computer. <Sharon><

  I received e-mail from genseekers.com offering me a free 5 day trial so that I could find data that was in response to a message that I posted in 1998 on the Fayette Co., PA message board.   I tried to get the 5 day trial to see what was available but had to give them my credit card number and then I could cancel in 5 days if I was not happy with their service.   Problem is, they do no receive any e-mail at the site they send you to (Genseekers@yahoo.com) and you do not get the login name and password needed to access their website.   I have now found that this is a SCAM website and wanted to warn everyone on each of the lists I am on.   I plan to call VISA tomorrow and tell them that if a charge for $59.95 for a one year membership comes thru, I am NOT going to pay it!   Of course, they now have my number and can use it at their discretion so will have to cancel my account and open a new one.   Big pain!   BEWARE!   Don't be a dumb as I was!  

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I must agree with Lee regarding the Heritage Book. I bought mine about a year and a half ago and it has proven to be a great asset. If you do not already have one, get one! Christine Emond > For those of you who do NOT own the Heritage Book that Ruby mentions, I want > to add my "2 cents" worth here: > > When I first joined the HCGS -- about four years ago now -- the first thing I > did was purchase this beautiful book. At a "first glance" it helped me > establish connections with two unknown cousins and provided more information > about my direct ancestors than I even knew what to do with!!! > > Well, I have since learned more about processing family information, but the > info from the Heritage Book somehow NEVER STOPS SURFACING. It is a GREAT > ASSET, and it's just plain fun! > > Some might find it a tad "pricey," but it's worth every penny -- my opinion, > anyway! > > Lee Roland Jenkins > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all and sorry for not being at the Dinner! But the Post Office waits for no-one! It has been pretty busy and really hard to get away for anything! Most of us are working 10 and 12 hour days and can't seem to get anything done around the house! But we are trying to make everyone happy by getting your cards and packages to you on time! Wish I could have been there, sounds like it was great! Maybe someday! John M. Hines, Sr. ----- Original Message ----- From: "RECasto" <recasto@iolinc.net> To: <HCGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:30 PM Subject: [HCGS] CHRISTMAS DINNER > The Harrison County Genealogical Society of Clarksburg, WV held their annual > Christmas Dinner this evening at Ryans Steak House, in Clarksburg and it was > well attended > > There were 24 of us and we all enjoyed the fellowship and good food. If > anyone went away hungry it would be their own fault as this is a great > buffet. > > Patti Hickman, ex president, knew we needed someone to have a little > entertainment and she quickly looked up a couple of things for us to do. > She gave us lines of Christmas Carols and how funny you know the tune and > words but not the title. We had a couple of ladies that knew a lot, Polly > Dennison and Mary Webb. > > Darrell also did his little thing again this year about how Bob and I met, > about Bill Hawkinberry being a truck driver, Jim Cottrill working for the > phone company, Paul "Perk" Hickman being a carpet installer, Bertha Webb not > knowing how to drive and even one on himself about being a drinker. What > whoppers these all were but they sure had everyone laughing. > > Then Darrell got serious and was telling how the genealogy of Christ can be > found in the Bible and that they did not just list all good people but also > some shady characters. Like he said, instead of just names and dates we > should research our families and add stories. He also said, we don't want > to forget the reason for the Christmas season and that is to celebrate the > birth of Christ. > > Those in attendance were, Blanche Day, Patricia Dennison, Polly Dennison, > Clarence Rinehart, Betty Rinehart, Paul "Perk" Hickman, Patti Hickman, Bud > Webb, Bertha Webb, Darrell Waugh, Bill Hawkinberry, Bobby Casto, Ruby Casto, > Jerry Hawkinberry, Paul Watson, Betty Watson, Mary Webb, Martha Dennison, > Jim Cottrill, Esther Duncan, Donna Henline, Elaine Post, Lil Gordon and Dr. > Paul Gordon. > > We want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. > > Ruby Casto > Membership Chairman of HCGS > > > > ============================== > 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 > >