Well hello dear cricket yes my goodness Dale was my 4/H leader for years. and yes I do know the Donleys.. But it has been along time sence I have seen any of them. I had so much fun then. And yes you are right you do not know how much we might be laughing at something. If you talk to anyone of them ask them if they remember Linda Taute. Gerhard and Velma Taute daughters. that is me. well you all have a nice day and hope to catch you on the web again some day. And yes I love my Adams county and really miss home. Linda Cricket Hackmann wrote:Oh Linda, I was smiling the whole time I wrote my post, asking you not to "make fun" of Big Neck. That's the problem with e-mail and the written word....you can't hear people's "tone of voice" as they write it! :-) I am not offended in the least....I'm just glad you mentioned the little corner of the world that my family came from! If you have family and friends in that area, do you by any chance know any of the Donleys? My grandfather (Dale Anderson Donley) started the Big Neck 4-H Pig Club back in 1927, and was involved with it for 50 years. Three of his five children still live in Adams County, and now have children and grandchildren of their own. Take care, Cricket ----- Original Message ----- From: "LINDA SUMMERS" To: Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [ILADAMS] Fowler > > oh my dear I am not making fun of bigneck. I have family and friends live there in the area. that was an old saying for years about small towns. matter of fact the best tv repair man lived there for many years I'm sure he most likely is gone now. I love my home town area. that is the most preaty area up and around quincy and the hole state of Ill. it has the view of family loving and carring people. it was something that mindy had said. I just added that saying. I love my adams county. > Linda > Cricket Hackmann wrote: > > Linda Summers wrote: > > > > Now don't make fun of Bigneck!! That's where my dad was raised....and we > still have family that live there....on the same farm that our Irish > ancestors imigrated to in the late 1860s. :-) > > But you're right....it is a tiny little place....but judging from the old > newspaper clippings that I've read, and the number of men who were from > Bigneck on an Adams County military roster that I saw one time, it must have > been quite a bit bigger at one time! LOL > > Cricket > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family stories! Great tips at Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html > > ============================== > 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 > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List Administrator will provide the help needed. > > ============================== > 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 > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== Going to visit family soon? Bring home new family stories! Great tips at Get Nosey With Aunt Rosie at www.genealogy.com/70_tipsoral.html ============================== 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