Very well said Duncan !!!! You sure speak for me.... Lets get on with our research and find some answers for all members... That is our goal and I'm glad of that.... Bye Mary -----Original Message----- From: Morrow <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 10:56 AM Subject: [KNAPP-L] What are we doing? >I'm sorry folks, but I've seen several recent messages on the Knapp list >that really bother me. > >There seems to be a constant undertone on this list that we seek -- >accidentally or on purpose -- to exclude someone. If that's so, I want no >part of it and I'll be gone quickly. But I don't believe it is true. > >There has been a generous offer to develop a new, accessible database, >principally of the descendents of Nicholas Knapp. > -- I saw no proposal to split into Nicholas and non-Nicholas factions, >but I saw posted fears that such was coming. I wouldn't know where to go >with such a split -- my own line was grafted onto/into the Nicholas Knapp >Genealogy by Dr. A.A. Knapp with "this is uncertain" and "doubtful." > -- I saw no effort to exclude anyone; but the offer was (mildly) >limited. I assumed that meant she wants to help, but hasn't time or >opportunity to do everything. It was never suggested that anyone who doesn't >tie to Nicholas is a second-class member of the list and I sure Sandie would >be the first to be horrified by the thought. > >Then I saw a posting suggesting that the majority of Knapps discussed on >this list were of English descent. From what I've seen, that's true -- but >I've never seen even a hint that any other Knapp was not of interest here. >My own ancestors belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church for generations -- >back to the time when its ministers were Dutch-trained and Dutch-speaking. >Though I never thought my ancestry was Dutch, I can't rule it out until I >can find and prove the "original immigrant" in my line (I'm not expecting a >breakthrough very soon). > >The Knapp list is a tool to help people seeking understanding of their Knapp >ancestry -- all Knapp ancestry. It is nothing more or less. Instead of >worrying about who might get left out, let's focus on who or what we can >learn and how we can help one another. > >Duncan Morrow > > > > >