YOU'RE WELCOME DONNA AND I ENJOYED VISITING WITH YOU AND DENNIS. HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOMETIME!! ANN ----- Original Message ----- From: <SLD7546@aol.com> To: <ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:50 AM Subject: [ILMASSAC] Local research trip > Dear Citizens of Paducah and Metropolis: > My brother and I just returned from a trip to your cities. We came to do > some family tree research. We stayed nearly a week, and visited the > genealogy sections of both libraries. We haunted lots of cemeteries in your > area. We visited Joppa, Round Knob, Brookport, and Lone Oak. We also > traveled to Paris, TN, and Anna, IL. > Special thanks to Linda Dunlop at Henry County, TN, Genealogical Society. We > didn't get to meet her, but she did research for us before our trip. Thanks > to the volunteers there as well. A debt of gratitude also to the security > staff at Choate (formerly Anna State Hospital) who took the time to walk off > the old cemetery to help us locate the burial spots of two of our ancestors. > We were both delighted with the kindness and warmth of those we came in > contact with. So many people went above and beyond the call of duty to help > us and make us feel welcome. This was a subject of discussion several times > in our travels. > We met with several people related to our family lines. We are researching > Holliday/Halliday and related lines in Massac County, IL, and Simmons in > McCracken and Graves Counties, KY. (Not related to Don Simmons' line, we > heard his name several times, but unfortunately didn't get the chance to meet > him.) Ann Laird at Massac County Gen. Society spent hours digging through > the vaults of Massac County Courthouse basement. We thank her profusely. > Vera Rodgers generously shared her information with us, and even trusted us > to copy, and return her information. We met Larry De Journett at the Special > Collections section of the library at Paducah. We have communicated by > e-mail. His wife has a connection to our Simmons line. He brought along > their aunt, Mary Waltman, who remembers some of our ancestors. > We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Metropolis, IL. The staff there came > to feel like friends. > Thanks to each and every one of you. The staff at cemeteries, the > waitresses, all the people who made our stay pleasant and memorable. > Donna Holliday Sena, Chico CA > Dennis Holliday, Denver, CO > >