Hi Debbie, What a wonderful legacy from your Mom. She must be smiling now! My Mom and I have shared genealogy for many years, though she began when a teen (she's 83 now) and I consider her the "real" genealogist! I'm very interested in her Maley family, as my gg grandmother was a Maley from Clare and New Haven, CT. Do you think there's any possibility of connection? Melody -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Debbie Fall" <debfall46563@earthlink.net> > I read your stories with a smile on my face and memories in my heart. My mother > was THE genealogist of the family for many years. I did not share her passion. > "I cant remember the names of the living, why should I concern myself with the > names of the departed?" OR " I have children to raise, dont have time." would be > my common answer. I would spend time with her in libraries, she immersed herself > in genealogy books, I would take my cross stitch, time well spent together and > we both went home happy! Brother, sister in law and I went with mom to Ireland > for two weeks of genealogy, she took her notes of what she wanted looked up and > brother and I did what she wanted. We all enjoyed that trip and that special > time with mom. The next year mom passed away-what do you do with all those file > cabinets full of family members? I had become "somewhat" interested during our > trip to Ireland. After the funeral I took her "Maley family" file home with me, > grabbed a cup of coffee and bega! > n reading- I WAS HOOKED!!!! I downloaded her Family Tree Maker File and now I > spend HOURS in front of my computer speaking to all of you spread through out > the world all in search for the same thing-our ancestors. It has been just 8 > months since mom passed away, now she is in Heaven guiding me into this crazy > world of genealogy and giving me hints on where to search for them, after all > she is now in direct contact with the ones who lived that history-her ancestors. > I find little nibbles of information from time to time with her guidance, BUT I > find it is not just MY ancestors that fascinate me, it is the whole Irish > history that I love reading about and the wonderful people and landscape of > Ireland that draws me. DONT give up on your families, they too shall come around > and all will not be lost. Yes, they will curse you at times but they will also > find themselves sitting on the computer chatting with other genealogists and > smiling because of what you have brought them into.! > Your legacy will continue I am sure of it. > > > ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== > If you just want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail > to IRL-CLARE-L-request@rootsweb.com > or (for the digest list) IRL-CLARE-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word > subscribe or unsubscribe in the message body. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >