Hear! Hear!. I havenjoyed Mr. Bryant's contributions. Yet to find any of my people, but perhaps someday. Jim Carr ----- Original Message ----- From: <BoatKitten@aol.com> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [ILHANCOC] Cynthia Kennedy > In a message dated 5/16/00 12:36:49 AM Central Daylight Time, > wildnwooly@hotmail.com writes: > > <<<< out for yourself and screw the rest, you will get yours all right! >>>>> > > >From the Kitten's view: > > Please. Let us behave like adults. > I am completely amazed by what I've just witnessed on here. I too, am > desperate to find one of my ancestors -- my great grandma --- Five years is a > long time to search for only two generations back. I've gotten some leads, > and some non-replies - but I will never yell at or berate a researcher simply > because they won't stick out their necks for me. > > If this is allowed to go on, we will no doubt have people demanding that we > come and fill out their personal family tree books in person. > > Mr Bryant is posting obituaries both onto this list and to the rootsweb > Hancock county page. He is not being paid. More importantly, he is not > obligated, in any way, shape or form, to research other people's families. > He posted the GROVE names he is interested in - he should not have to go > beyond that. > > In reality, we have a very unselfish man who is listing, not only the entire > contents of dozens of news clippings onto our email listing, (These have to > be typed up, by the way) but also has created two free webpages for the > entire world to scan thru as well. > > Does he HAVE to? Or simply because he has found them, should we INSIST that > he type each word of them on here so we can print them out with one click of > a button so we can enjoy them? > > Does doing this work help Mr. Bryant more than it will help someone else? I > think not. His treasures are posted for the World to see. To scream at him > because he won't take his own time to seek out information about our own > personal family from his files is rude and competely selfish. > > In the Kitten's opinion, I think he has performed enough FREE research on > this list alone, to last another 2 generations. Have we taken the time to > visit his websites? Massive work done there with many helpful links. > > I have enjoyed reading these news clippings and have discovered some clues > regarding migrations. Thank you very kindly, Mr. Bryant. > > > :::Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without > forgetting::: > :::Elizabeth Bibesco::: > > Valerie > (Still searching for May INGRAM LONGWELL WAGNER b 1879 Plymouth, Hancock > Co/Schuyler Co . > Last known residence: Living in Vermont, Fulton Co IL about 1920-1950)