Wexford Listers, I, for one, get a big rush over being able to help someone with information I have, or just feel like looking up for them. I've had others do the same for me and there's just no way you can say thank you enough to those dear souls. I say that if research is "your thing", then it equally applies to doing for others...it's very fulfilling! Ann in Iowa At 12:42 PM 7/13/2007, Alan and Mary Cooper wrote: >List, >I have to share Cara's sentiments and there are many who take and don't give >back. I don't say it is deliberately selfish - just unthinking that they may >have some titbit of information. In the course of our own research we have >come across information and I know of at least two people we have helped >with the key that has unlocked the door to their own research. We both take >great pleasure in the knowledge that we have helped others with only a few >minutes of our time. FYI Mary, in helping another subscriber found a >schoolfriend from 60 years ago, so don't give up - SHARE!!! >The web gets a lot of obvious criticism but this linking of our common >interest in Wexford will eventually bear fruit for all of us. We are >fortunate living in Wales and can get over to Dublin and Wexford every >year - some times more than once but it would appear that our colonial >friends (provocative?) have better access to some records than we have >access to. >BUT isn't it interesting that there are very few people currently from >Wexford - with the exception of Cara's pal (who I hope is in good health) - >who subscribe. However in our own research I have been helped by many locals >just by going there and chatting. >Whilst I am on my hobby horse I must complain that there are so many >websites, groups, interested parties, carpetbaggers, (no names - no pack >drill) that to subscribe to all, is a full time job. Every week there is yet >another list on another server and the whole font of knowledge is dissipated >across the world rather than being consolidated. >OK - rant over. Time for some more wine.... >Mary and Alan Cooper - nee Flynn and still looking for Wafers. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear` Anne this is why I collect all I can when I am lucky enough to be travelling to Ireland as much as I do, and I have such great friends, that I have gathered via this list, in Wexford and Wicklow, who open their doors and hearts to me, that I want to share, but I also need help at times in my own research Its buzz that comes from the heart when you are able to help someone with that missing piece of information. I would love to find everyones family and reunite them but i know that to be an impossibble task. Oh by the way did I tell you all on my last trip I met Hilary in the Library, along with many others who could not assist me enough and tell me what registers to conuslt and where things were out in the field Cara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann E. Ignacio" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 3:51 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-WEXFORD] HELPING OTHERS/ABSOLUTELY!! > Wexford Listers, > I, for one, get a big rush over being able to help someone > with information I have, or just feel like looking up for them. > > I've had others do the same for me and there's just no way > you can say thank you enough to those dear souls. > > I say that if research is "your thing", then it equally > applies to doing for others...it's very fulfilling! > > Ann in Iowa > > > > At 12:42 PM 7/13/2007, Alan and Mary Cooper wrote: >>List, >>I have to share Cara's sentiments and there are many who take and don't >>give >>back. I don't say it is deliberately selfish - just unthinking that they >>may >>have some titbit of information. In the course of our own research we have >>come across information and I know of at least two people we have helped >>with the key that has unlocked the door to their own research. We both >>take >>great pleasure in the knowledge that we have helped others with only a few >>minutes of our time. FYI Mary, in helping another subscriber found a >>schoolfriend from 60 years ago, so don't give up - SHARE!!! >>The web gets a lot of obvious criticism but this linking of our common >>interest in Wexford will eventually bear fruit for all of us. We are >>fortunate living in Wales and can get over to Dublin and Wexford every >>year - some times more than once but it would appear that our colonial >>friends (provocative?) have better access to some records than we have >>access to. >>BUT isn't it interesting that there are very few people currently from >>Wexford - with the exception of Cara's pal (who I hope is in good >>health) - >>who subscribe. However in our own research I have been helped by many >>locals >>just by going there and chatting. >>Whilst I am on my hobby horse I must complain that there are so many >>websites, groups, interested parties, carpetbaggers, (no names - no pack >>drill) that to subscribe to all, is a full time job. Every week there is >>yet >>another list on another server and the whole font of knowledge is >>dissipated >>across the world rather than being consolidated. >>OK - rant over. Time for some more wine.... >>Mary and Alan Cooper - nee Flynn and still looking for Wafers. >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >