Mary Ann is correct...... Headache or Hettick, both will work. At times it was a headache when you did not get your mail. But we always knew where it was as it was invariably sent to Herrick, Illinois in Shelby Co. in the days before zip codes. Of course, that could come in handy when the mail turned out to be a bill. Jere Braden, a former Hettick village council member, volunteer fireman, renegade and escapee. Merry Christmas, all! ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Ann Kaylor <makaylor@npwt.net> To: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP-L] Pro-nun-c-a-tion > How about "Head ache" or "Shin Bone"? My nativity sight, only way out in > the sticks on my Grandpa Converse's farm??? Give > up??? Hettick...........in S. Palmyra Twp., edge of Barr Twp. Jere > Braden will back me on this one and maybe come up with another version or > two?? > > Mary Ann > > At 10:46 PM 12/16/1999 -0600, you wrote: > >At 02:49 AM 12/16/1999 -0000, you wrote: > > >My votes with Bill !! My in-laws from Thayer. > > >But we must remember that there were alot of people in that area from > > >different parts of the world. But we could go to Thayer, There, > >Where!! > > >>grin< or to > > >Nil-wood or Nail-wood :) And we mustn't forget Low-wam-i, Loo-am-i, > > >La-wam-ee > > >Hazel from De-cat-or, Deck-a-tour or Stinky Town >big grin< > > >Merry Christmas to all !! > > > >Now, don't go touchin' Nile Wood!! I was raised on the wrong side > >of the tracks there and it was Nil Wood meaning "no wood" by steam > >train engineers who wouldn't stop because there was no wood to take > >aboard, so the story goes. > > > >Merry Christmas to you, too, Hazel, and everyone else on the list. > > > >Gloria > > > > > > > > > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > >Macoupin County IL Township Information: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_towns.htm > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > To post a message so everyone on ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D receives it, send the message to: > ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com > It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D. >