Meg, Low -- AM -- ee Mary -----Original Message----- From: Greenwood <finn@ionet.net> To: ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com <ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:11 PM Subject: [ILSANGAM-L] Pronunciation- Sangamon and Loami >Listers - I have been interested in my GREENWOODs from the Sangamon Co area, especially Loami. I have been pronouncing >Sangamon like this - 'SANG - uh- mon'. NOW I have to add Loami - so I have been guessing it rhymes with - 'homey'. Can >someone set me straight, I would like to be able to properly pronounce these names - I will be passing this data on to >others who also don't know. > >Many thanks from Meg in Oklahoma > > >==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== >The RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative is supported by its users: >RootsWeb would cease to exist if not for the support of folks like you. >By becoming a Member, Sponsor, or Donor, you help RootsWeb provide Web >and FTP space on thousands of genealogical topics, mailing >lists for thousands of groups of genealogists with shared interests, and >search engines to make huge amounts of genealogical data freely >available to Internet genealogists.Become A Rootsweb Sponser Today! >http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Mary, I know you are correct, but my relatives who farm there pronounce it: Low - AM - uh. :) Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike & Mary Whitehead [mailto:eagle@mcleodusa.net] > Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 6:47 PM > To: ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILSANGAM-L] Pronunciation- Sangamon and Loami > > > Meg, > > Low -- AM -- ee > > Mary >