Hi All: A few days ago, I ventured out west of Van Wert to try to find McKee/Whittecar Cemetery, as it was a nice, sunny day.. Believe me when I say, if you get lost in 'them-there' back roads, you might as well relax; bring a lunch or snack.. Ha.. I had the map that is on the website cemetery page and had also stopped to ask the post mistress where she thought it might be... I told her she should have a map showing all the local cemeteries for all those asking directions and she politely told me she didn't think the postal dept. Would think that would be a good use of her time....... o.k.. As I drove around the gravel roads, I eventually ended up at Mr. Brune's (Barry, he owns your West family property, of course...) He was quite nice, but a little hesitant.. He asked me if I knew the history of DeKalb -- which I have very little knowledge of... So, does anyone have stories they would like to share that could be passed on to him?? I'm thinking I saw a book in the Leon Library on the History of DeKalb -- but -- not sure.. Anyway, will check when I'm there again today.. I am finally meeting Mary Stewart in person; she is part of our Decatur group. We are meeting in Leon for lunch and more exploring. Regards, Nancee

Nancee, I hope you find the McKee Cemetery. My BRUNERs married into the McKEE family so I'd be interested. I wish I could wander those old roads with you. Especially with the Fall colors on the trees. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 2009-12-04 6:22 AM Subject: [IADECATU] TRIED TO FIND MCKEE CEMETERY.. > Hi All: A few days ago, I ventured out west of Van Wert to try to find > McKee/Whittecar Cemetery, as it was a nice, sunny day.. Believe me when I > say, if you get lost in 'them-there' back roads, you might as well relax; > bring a lunch or snack.. Ha.. > > I had the map that is on the website cemetery page and had also stopped to > ask the post mistress where she thought it might be... I told her she > should > have a map showing all the local cemeteries for all those asking > directions > and she politely told me she didn't think the postal dept. Would think > that > would be a good use of her time....... o.k.. > > As I drove around the gravel roads, I eventually ended up at Mr. Brune's > (Barry, he owns your West family property, of course...) He was quite > nice, > but a little hesitant.. > > He asked me if I knew the history of DeKalb -- which I have very little > knowledge of... So, does anyone have stories they would like to share that > could be passed on to him?? > > I'm thinking I saw a book in the Leon Library on the History of DeKalb -- > but -- not sure.. > Anyway, will check when I'm there again today.. > > I am finally meeting Mary Stewart in person; she is part of our Decatur > group. We are meeting in Leon for lunch and more exploring. Regards, > Nancee > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > 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 >