I am looking for information on cemeteries that were covered by Kincaid Lake. Does anyone know if there are transcriptions for them or if they were moved? Thanks Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] Little Egypt Heritage, 20 June 2004, Vol 2 #23 > Little Egypt Heritage Articles > Stories of Southern Illinois > (c) Bill Oliver > > 20 June 2004 > Vol 3 Issue: #23 > ISBN: pending > > Osiyo, Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen of Little Egypt, > > When I was growing up in the South, there was an oft used term of > endearment -- "Grandmother" So-'n-So. These were the elders of families > and/or the community and it was the "respectful" term to use. In > Southern Illinois, where my Father spent his beginning years, it was > shortened a bit to the more familiar term, "Grandma", but it carried the > same meaning. I remember Grandma Oliver using the term to refer to my > Great Great Grandmother. It was always "Grandma Whittenberg" this and > "Grandma Whittenberg" that. Grandma Whittenberg apparently was the > matriarch who sat outside on the cabin porch rocking in a chair, > shelling peas and watching the young children. She also told the "old" > stories some of which have been passed down through Grandma Oliver to us > "young'uns". > > Grandma Oliver always said she wanted to live longer than Grandma > Whittenberg. Well, she managed to do just that ... by about twenty years. > > It is most difficult to hear the tone of voice in the written word. > However, I cannot but help hear that reverent tone whenever I read the > term -- "Grandmother" So-'n-So. So it is when other words pass before > my eyes in reading. "Elder" is such a word, used both as a title in > many churches and as a position within a culture. It denotes wisdom > [earned or otherwise]. > There is something else which happens with such words as Elder or > Grandmother. It is the way they are put together which hints at > cultural recognition. That which makes one feel as if being addressed > by a brethren of the spirit, if not blood. It is what makes me feel a > part of a group because they say that they are [or act that if they > thought that they are] something, then they are that something. It is > much like the saying, "If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, > looks like a duck, then it is a duck." > > While traveling in South Dakota last week, we stopped and ate at a diner > named Doo-wah- Ditty's. We loved reading their menu. There were some > claims about them and their service which we enjoyed very much. They > said about their menu: "You'll notice that unlike other restaurants, we > have no pictures of food. That's because we believe our customers can > read." They continued about their staff: "We have 33 waitresses on > staff, 27 know what they're doing, 5 are new, and one is in a real bad > mood. Good Luck!" About the famous they tauted: "No President of the > United States admits to visiting this site." For supper, our > granddaughter insisted, as only a five year old can, on oat-meal with > a scoop of ice cream. The young waitress giggled and said to us, "I was > just like that." Now for those who think it strange to put a scoop of > ice cream in your bowl of oatmeal; the ice cream serves as adding in > cream, in-addition, it serves as the sweetener, and it helps to cool > it. It wasn't this grandparent who taught her that. <roar> > > A fossil is any evidence of ancient life. It might be the actual part > of something that lived a long time ago. Our grandson, at eight years, > envisions himself as a paleontologist. Now, we have visited the Field > Museum in Chicago, where we saw a dinosaur named "Sue" and other ancient > bones. Thus, we stopped in Hill City, South Dakota because they tauted > a set of bones named "Stan". Folks, if you are interested in such > things, let me tell you that the Black Hills Institute of Geological > Research, Inc. in Hill City beats the Field Museum hands down. There > were more lessons to be learned in that one room than one can imagine. > And, it doesn't cost you a "red cent", if you can resist walking out > without purchasing something from their gift shop. {I couldn't.] They > have a web presence at: www.everythingprehistoric.com/ > > Oh, "Stan" is larger than "Sue"; it is the largest and most complete > male t-rex in the world! > > In near-by Rapid City, there is The Journey Museum. It illustrates and > contains 2.5 billion years of history and culture of the Black Hills. > They say it is a "journey" and I will say it is certainly a "trip". > After giving due attention to the geological exhibits, I spent an hour > and a half with one of the volunteers, Mr Charles Starbuck, viewing and > discussing likes and differences of the Eastern and Western native > cultures. What a fascinating and cultured gentleman! His in depth > knowledge was superb. Among many things, we discussed the trade routes > from the very ancient of time(s), which developed this land through its > many transitions. I was shown the stages of development of the local > peoples and the land they call sacred. As we talked, compared and > shared our knowledge it was like adding new stanzas to the song which > the land sings to those who listen. As in our personal lives, all the > stanzas are not the happiest and there are "Trails of Tears" both east > and west of the Mississippi. > > This trip with grandchildren, though it repeats a similar trip a decade > ago with another set of grands, has brought together the "rock hound" > [geologist] granddaughter, the "bone hunter" [paleontologist] grandson, > and the "cultural historian" [archaeologist] grandparent. Something for > everyone .... well, almost .... but then the parents do support "all of > the above". <roar> > > [To be Continuted] > e-la-di-e-das-di ha-wi nv-wa-do-hi-ya nv-wa-to-hi-ya-da. (May you walk > in peace and harmony) > > Wado, > > > Bill > -=- > > PostScript: > > = = = = > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOIL > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ILMASSAC > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/state/BillsArticles/LittleEgypt/intro.html > > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >