No, Just have family that was in Marquette in the 1850's.... and sent this ezine to the list because I think that the MIMarquette list admin should sign up for it...... ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Andrews Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:49 AM To: ... valentine53179 Subject: Re: [MIMARQUE] MI-7 SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE ezine.... Hello, As a Richmond family descendant I am on the Richmond list. I also recently joined the MIMARQUE list as that is where some of my relatives are from. Are you a Michigan Richmond descendant too? Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: "... valentine53179" <valentine53179@hotmail.com> To: <MIMARQUE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 10:02 AM Subject: [MIMARQUE] MI-7 SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE ezine.... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Colleen Pustola > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 8:10 AM > To: MIDELTA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MIDELTA] MI-7 SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE > > ) > ( ( > ) Good Morning Friends! ( \ > .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \* ) > \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . .=|=. > \| |// ...and we even have decaf, |~'~| > | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! | | > \ / _|___|_ > ------ (_______) > > Hi everyone, :) > > Monday, May 27th, is Memorial Day (also called Decoration Day) here in > the United States. It is a patriotic holiday, a day to honor those in > military service who died (some very young) in far away places fighting > to protect our future. Originally, Memorial Day honored military > personnel who died in the Civil War. It now also honors those who died > in all wars in which the United States participated. > > This edition of the Sunday Morning Coffee is dedicated to our military > that fought for our freedom and sacrificed their lives protecting our > precious democracy. I also dedicate this Coffee to those veterans who > are still with us and remembering the horrific experiences they > encountered fighting for us. > > Memorial Day ~ a time set aside to remember our servicemen and women who > give their lives for our country... > > PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS PARAGRAPH: I should warn you that I've > written a short story for the day that I hope will tug at your heart. I > also hope you enjoy it. Truthfully, I debated whether or not to use it > in today's Coffee and had six people read it to make sure I wasn't being > "too bad." It's fitting for today's Coffee and intentionally, not too > graphic; but if your spirit is low already, please don't read it. I > cried when I created this story, but as the wife of a serviceman, it > hits especially close to me. > > MEMORIAL DAY PROCLAMATION > > EXECUTIVE OFFICE, > SANTA FE, N.M. > > Again the day approaches which a beautiful custom devotes to honoring > the memory of the departed heroes of the Republic, who have given up > their lives that the country might live, and by their deaths have shed > such lustre upon the glorious history of our nation. While on that day > we should mourn for the dead, we must also remember the living who are > serving their country by land and sea, and also the survivors of a past > generation who still tarry among us, and endeavor to make life more easy > for them in their declining years, that they may long live to enjoy the > blessings of that country they helped to save. > > Now, Therefore, I, Miguel A. Otero, Governor of the Territory of New > Mexico, do recommend that upon > > Saturday, the Thirtieth day of May, A.D. 1903, > > the people of the territory refrain from all unnecessary labor, and all > public amusements, and join with the Grand Army of the Republic, and > other patriotic societies in due and proper observance of Memorial Day, > recalling the memory of the heroic dead and recounting their valiant > deeds. Let us on that day by song and speech and sweet flowers give > expression of our reverence and gratitude to those who gave their lives > to perpetuate the Republic; to acts of respect and care for those > soldiers and sailors who have survived in the wars in which they were > engaged and in honor of those who are now serving their country as > soldiers and sailors. > > .-----. Done at the Executive Office, > / Seal \ this the 19th day of May, A.D. 1903. > \ of NM / Witness my hand and the great seal of the > '-----' Territory of New Mexico. > > [signed] Miguel A. Otero > > By the Governor: > J.W. Raynolds. > Secretary of New Mexico. > > > Today's topics include: > > 1. Memorial Day proclamation > 2. Welcome to new subscribers > 3. Did you know... > 4. His Love, Forever > > > TO OUR NEWEST RESEARCHERS ~~ > > On behalf of the entire list, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome > to those of you who joined us this past week. We are very glad to have > you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online > discussion group. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, > please send in your list-surname lines so we can all see how we're > related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or > queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything > to do with our county ancestors that might help someone, please feel > free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. > > This Coffee is being circulated to seven Michigan county USGenWeb lists, > hence the MI-7 at the beginning of the Coffee's name. In addition, > three of Michigan's speciality lists are now receiving the Sunday > Morning Coffee, as well. Should more Michigan lists decide they'd also > like the Sunday Coffee, the number in the MI-7 title will increase. > With exception of Delta County, all > participating lists are maintained by Brenda Moore <kingsley@aol.com>. > Delta County list is managed by Barbara Macksey > <deltamom@grandmastree.com>. > > Homesite for each of the county lists follows: > Benzie County - > <http://grandtraverseregion.com/benzie/>; > Webmistress is Brenda Moore <kingsley@aol.com>. > Delta County - > <http://http://grandmastree.com/migenweb/ > Webmistress is Barbara Macksey <deltamom@grandmastree.com> > Emmet County - > <http://members.tripod.com/~deemamafred/miemmet.html> > Webmistress is Denise Frederick <tfred@voyager.net> > Grand Traverse County - > <http://grandtraverseregion.com/grandtraverse/>; > Webmistress is Brenda Moore <kingsley@aol.com>. > Kalkaska County - <http://grandtraverseregion.com/kalkaska/>; > Webmistress is Brenda Moore <kingsley@aol.com>. > Leelanau County - <http://grandtraverseregion.com/leelanau/>; > Webmistress is Brenda Moore <kingsley@aol.com>. > Charlevoix County - <http://www.rootsweb.com/~micharle/charlevx.htm>; > Webmaster is Ron Fuller <ae137@detroit.freenet.org> > > The speciality lists do not have home sites. > > If you have material or a query you'd like to submit to one of the > sites, or simply a question you need answered regarding your list, > please direct your messages to the appropriate Webmaster/mistress. > > Comments regarding the Sunday Morning Coffee however, should be > directed to me at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > You're welcome to share this Coffee with your genealogy friends and > relatives. If they are not members of this list and would like to begin > receiving the Coffee, they are now able to. Simply have them send a > blank email to <SundayCoffee-subscribe@topica.com>. > > > DID YOU KNOW...? > > ... that since the end of World War I, Memorial Day has also been Poppy > Day? Paper poppies are sold by members of the American Legion and > Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) made by disabled veterans. This bright > red wildflower became a symbol after the horrific WWI battle in Flanders > Field in Belgium. The field, littered with the bodies of young soldiers, > was also filled with poppies. > > ... that Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day because it > was a time set aside to honor the nation's Civil War dead by decorating > their graves? With the passage of time, Memorial Day was extended to > honor all those who died in service to the nation, from the > Revolutionary War to the present. > > ... that the first celebration of Decoration Day was in 1866 in > Waterloo, New York? The national Memorial Day holiday was first > observed on May 30, 1868, on the order of General John Alexander Logan > for the purpose of decorating the graves of the American Civil War dead. > > ... that the southern states also have their own days for honoring the > Confederate dead? ~ Mississippi, the last Monday in April; Alabama, the > fourth Monday in April; Georgia, April 26th; North and South Carolina, > May 10th; Virginia, the last Monday in May; Louisiana and Tennessee, > June 3rd; and Texas, January 19th. > > ... that Pennsylvania law mandates that all counties provide veterans' > graves each year with a flag, most of which are distributed before > Memorial Day? > > > HIS LOVE, FOREVER > > A war zone > Any place > Any time > > ~ It is said that the true patriot is a good citizen > as well as, on occasion of need, > a willing and valiant soldier.~ > > He'd joined the army just six months ago and now, here he was embroiled > in a war far from his home, and preparing to engage in battle. His life > wasn't supposed to be like this; he was supposed to have been home > seeing his second child born, living a quiet and comfortable life. > > BOOM... BANG! An explosive concussion landed so close he thought he'd > been hit! His head hurt, his ears were ringing and his uniform was > muddier now than it was just seconds ago. He looked around and saw > three of his friends lying lifeless on the ground, other comrades nearby > were writhing in pain. > > BOOM... BANG! He *had* to get across this field before he was killed! > > He never heard the one that hit him, never felt the pain of his wounds, > never felt himself fall. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > He stood up and looked around. The men that had been around him were > tossed in so many directions. The field was one of carnage ~ there was > no other way to explain it. Blood... men's blood... claimed the field > in ever-growing patches. He seemed to be okay though, and wasn't nearly > as exhausted as he'd felt a few seconds ago. Maybe there was something > to being unconscious. > > But he *still* had to get across that field! > > BOOM!...PHEWWW! Shots were all around him, men falling and screaming. > He ran... hard, with a determination born of someone who'd had enough. > > His friends were there... waiting for him it seemed... waiting on the > road. What? How can this be? He'd just seen them die! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > It's said that when a person isn't ready to cross to the next realm, > that their spirit will refuse to leave.... > > There she was... his beautiful wife! He loved her so much. But, she > was sobbing, as though in great pain! > > Why? She should be happy to see him! > > What's she reading? It looks like a letter, "....your husband fought > valiantly but was cutdown by enemy fire as he was trying to save another > during the battle at...." > > NO! He WASN'T dead! He was HERE! > > Look at me! I'm here! I'm too young! NOOOO! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > She looked at his picture, touching it with her hands as the tears > rolled down her face. She couldn't believe sixteen years had gone by > already. She could still sense him and smell him; she missed him so... > > >From the other side of the picture, he put his shadowed hand up, > mirroring hers, and let her know everything was okay. > > ~FINIS~ > > A piece of fiction... or is it? > > For many, Memorial Day carries no special meaning except perhaps an > extra day off from work, a beach barbecue, the start of the summer > travel season, or for merchants, the opportunity to hold their annual > Memorial Day Weekend sale. In reality, the holiday is observed in honor > of our nation's armed service personnel who were killed in wartime. It > is meant to be a solemn day of mourning, remembrance, and thanks to > those war heroes who have suffered and perished so that we can live and > stay secure ~ a day for us to pay tribute to the gallant souls who laid > down their lives in the service of our great nation.. Whether you > accept war or not isn't the issue here ~ whether or not you had an > ancestor die in battle is; and paying tribute to that ancestor is, too. > So, on this day, when you think it's only for a three-day weekend, > please remember our military who have died and paid the ultimate price. > > "A man isn't gone until he's forgotten." > > Let's not forget ours. > > Family ... it's what we're all about. > > I so enjoyed spending this time with you today. Thank you for sharing > it with me. I wish each of you a week filled with health, productivity, > fun, and above all, filled with love and inner peace. Happy Memorial > Day, everyone. Please, stay safe! > > > ) > ( > ) > _.-~~-. > (@\'--'/. Colleen > ('``.__.'`) > `..____.' > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== MIMARQUE Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com