So true, Stacey!~ Some of my ancestors were true to the rules!!!! Happy New Year, everybody! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: [IADECATU] New Year Resolutions > Got this from another list. Thought you all might like it: > > 1852 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS > > TO SOLVE GENEALOGICAL MYSTERIES. > > > It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry Hydenwel sits at his desk by > candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New > Year's resolutions. > > 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at > least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give > the appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year.