Given Up, Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy" <lacywinston@earthlink.net> To: <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:01 AM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] New Topic...Brick Walls > Good Morning, > > I dislike that term, "brick walls", if any of y'all can think up a > better one, you'll win the contest. > > Anyway..... > > NEW TOPIC: > > Everyone pick just one particular item in your research that has given > you fits and sleepless nights. For example, "I can't find my > GGrandfather, _________, in the 1870 census; or, I know my grandparents, > _______ and _______, were married, but can find no record; something on > that order. But not on this order, "I can't find my ________ Family in > 1870." Just one specific thing that you still need to find to make your > research life happy, again. Okay? Now, send it on in to the list! > > We've kicked down some pretty tall BW's here, so send yours to the list > and let's have a whack at it! > > > N > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >

Dear "Given Up", Forget it, Deloris - you aren't allowed to give up! N Deloris Harriell wrote: > > Given Up, > Deloris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy" <lacywinston@earthlink.net> > To: <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:01 AM > Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] New Topic...Brick Walls > > > Good Morning, > > > > I dislike that term, "brick walls", if any of y'all can think up a > > better one, you'll win the contest. > > > > Anyway..... > > > > NEW TOPIC: > > > > Everyone pick just one particular item in your research that has given > > you fits and sleepless nights. For example, "I can't find my > > GGrandfather, _________, in the 1870 census; or, I know my grandparents, > > _______ and _______, were married, but can find no record; something on > > that order. But not on this order, "I can't find my ________ Family in > > 1870." Just one specific thing that you still need to find to make your > > research life happy, again. Okay? Now, send it on in to the list! > > > > We've kicked down some pretty tall BW's here, so send yours to the list > > and let's have a whack at it! > > > > > > N > > > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

What do you do when your GGrandfather was adopted about 1830 in New York and all adoption records in New York are sealed forever? That's GGGrandfather. Deloris You give up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy" <lacywinston@earthlink.net> To: <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] New Topic...Brick Walls > Dear "Given Up", > > Forget it, Deloris - you aren't allowed to give up! > > > N > > > Deloris Harriell wrote: > > > > Given Up, > > Deloris > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nancy" <lacywinston@earthlink.net> > > To: <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:01 AM > > Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] New Topic...Brick Walls > > > > > Good Morning, > > > > > > I dislike that term, "brick walls", if any of y'all can think up a > > > better one, you'll win the contest. > > > > > > Anyway..... > > > > > > NEW TOPIC: > > > > > > Everyone pick just one particular item in your research that has given > > > you fits and sleepless nights. For example, "I can't find my > > > GGrandfather, _________, in the 1870 census; or, I know my grandparents, > > > _______ and _______, were married, but can find no record; something on > > > that order. But not on this order, "I can't find my ________ Family in > > > 1870." Just one specific thing that you still need to find to make your > > > research life happy, again. Okay? Now, send it on in to the list! > > > > > > We've kicked down some pretty tall BW's here, so send yours to the list > > > and let's have a whack at it! > > > > > > > > > N > > > > > > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > > > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > > > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >