Jane, I too enjoyed the poem and found it not to be offensive in any way. Perhaps the list monger should "Lighten Up a little bit". I have been out of town for a week so this might cause more problems but I care not. Don't want to be on a list that is managed by a snoot anyway. Fern ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Foley" <mjfent@bellsouth.net> To: <KYFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 6:55 AM Subject: [KYFAYETT] Sorry Folks! One more time around >I want to apologize if I have offended anyone with my recent posting of >"Strangers in the Box". It seems as though I have been contacted by a list >manager that says it has nothing to do with her county. She no longer >wishes me to post anything like this on her site. I will abide by her >wishes. However, the loss maybe great for her subscribers. This is the >only complaint that I have received. > > I made sure that I had permission from these subscribers to post their > ideas before I posted the response to "Strangers in the Box". > > I have "several, several" people who have > thought that these were good ideas. Ideas that they had not thought > about. > This posting has caused other people to share their ideas of what has > worked > for them. AND it has caused other people to think about getting this > information before it is too late. Furthermore, ideas and positive > feedback > is still coming in that I haven't shared with anyone. > > I thought everyone interested in genealogy would like to know how to > best preserve their family history. Because once it is gone (documented > family pictures), it is gone!!!! And it doesn't make any difference what > county we live in or what county our ancestors came from. > > If anyone out there would like to know the good ideas from others who have > responded to this posting, you may email me privately as I do not want to > get into trouble with anyone. I don't know why it is you have to come > across sour apples from time to time but I guess that is what makes life > interesting! It keeps us on our toes. > > Have a blessed day! > > Jane Foley > NC > > PS I do collect stories, poems, etc and have all my life on certain > subjects. I do have a nice collection genealogy related if anyone is > interested in a list you can contact me privately. mjfent@bellsouth.net. > I feel that this "trivia" (as some call it) only adds to my family history > gives me a better understanding. > > > ==== KYFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Putting all your surnames in all CAPITAL letters helps them stand out when > skimming through postings. Estimated dates also help, if nothing definite > is known. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >