No wonder some of us get strange looks when we want to talk about family history with our parents. Its been a number of years ago since my mom passed away, my dad had died over 20 years earlier. I remembered she would say to my wife Eileen "our Michael wants to know the ins and outs of a ducks backside". (she had a way with words) This was to shut me up.  However, on the day of her funeral my sister knowing I was interested in the family history gave me some old family records, one of them was my parents wedding certificate. Not much to look at till I saw the date...................... it was dated a month after I was born. I burst out laughing. I know my mom , she would have been mortified if she knew I knew this. It still gives me a smile as I type this.  All my best in your own funny moments. Mike Morris  Toronto Canada

Plenty of 'ducks backside' stories in my family, which were all closely guarded secrets. I guess before television, gossip must of been the number 1 form of entertainment! I have a feeling that when they came to Canada, they also wanted to escape the ridged class systems that held them down in England. At least you have a fathers name to go on. I've got three generations of single Vickers ladies living in Bolton and it has really got me stumped! Susan Brouwer Hamilton, Ontario On 2014-02-12, at 10:25 AM, Mike Morris wrote: > > > No wonder some of us get strange looks when we want to talk about family history with our parents. > > Its been a number of years ago since my mom passed away, my dad had died over 20 years earlier. I remembered she would say to my wife Eileen "our Michael wants to know the ins and outs of a ducks backside". (she had a way with words) This was to shut me up. > > > However, on the day of her funeral my sister knowing I was interested in the family history gave me some old family records, one of them was my parents wedding certificate. Not much to look at till I saw the date...................... it was dated a month after I was born. I burst out laughing. I know my mom , she would have been mortified if she knew I knew this. It still gives me a smile as I type this. > > All my best in your own funny moments. > Mike Morris > Toronto Canada > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message