Happy New Year Bill. Bill -----Original Message----- From: SassyMan46@aol.com [mailto:SassyMan46@aol.com] Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 4:58 PM To: KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: To all of my extended family I just thought that I would share this with everyone who has been so helpful to me in 1999 and I would like to say don't give up, your ancestors are out there somewhere and they left a trail for you to follow and some left mighty big shoes for you to fill. Some left fond memories that will never be forgot, while others left wounds that only time alone will heal. Whatever the case may be, we, your extended family, are always here to help one another and we wish you a very prosperous and Happy New Year. Bill Reed The reason we search: The Legacy Voices of a distant time Speak softly thru the years Carried on winds of ages past Whispering gently in our ears. Seeking to be remembered Rather than forgotten as though never here, Reaching out to their children's children... "Do they listen? Will they hear?" >From far off lands and distant seas With courage and fear interlaced, They sought a new future for their children, But unsure of the future they faced. They arrived at port as families, As well as lone woman or man. Even a child or infant would travel To the promise of that other land. Hazards of travel, whether land or sea Would claim both young and old. This new land would hold a price for some, But undaunted, forward they'd go. Far from what they once called home They embraced this new found land. Though their hearts recalled it, they'd still proudly Proclaim it : "I'm an American." Though many to America were penniless With nought but their Bible to hold, They knew therein lie a treasure: Joys and sorrows, recorded and told. Each name seems to say: "Don't forget me; please remember those things we endured." "We risked it all; life, home, love and family, so your future would be secured." by Rebecca Watson Walker ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate annapplegate@maysvilleky.net Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html