Thanks for the idea, Patricia. I think it's a good one! By the way, if I recall correctly, we have a common ancestor line, don't we? Is it Canady/Canada? Am I right? Just curious, and if we do, have you learned anything new on that line lately? Sue Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: "mmanson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:55 AM Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] Christmas picture cards > Hi > > I just wanted to share a idea with you, Christmas picture cards are getting > very common, We send them, and get them, from family all over the country. > Since many of us do save them, this years, I wrote on the back of each one I > got, who was who, and the jist of how they are related. > > We got one from my hubbys second cousin kids, my daughter didn't know who > they were, even though we had seen them last year. So I figured, Date them, > write the parents name and grandparents before I put them away. It might be > a gold mine some day to future researcher, our G grandchildren a 3rd cousin, > who knows. Everyone I have talked to, does not throw them out. They get > stashed away in one box or another. So in 50 years, it might break down some > ones brick wall:-) > > Just thought I would share the idea > > Patricia > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > To subscribe and Unsubscribe with ease, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi and scroll down and click the appropriate link for the list you want, then click on Send > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237