Hi Michelle: I guess the best answer is that you must simply ask! But, don't try to pry everything from them at one time. You must 'prime the pump' so to speak. Inevitably, simply talking about the past will bring more & more long buried memories to them. You may luckily find that it will become a team effort. The reason that these secrets are taken to the grave it that no one ever asked and they believe no one is interested in listening to their 'old stories.' It's really pretty simple. Good hunting Gary Stoltman Mercerville, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim and Michele Johnson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 7:17 PM Subject: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] current chatter!!! > To you fine gentlemen who have escalated the chatter lately. I have > thoroughly enjoyed your bantering and the "slipped in" info in your > emails! I'm a somewhat new listee and was curious as to the amount of > digests being sent from this list! Glad to hear it's not the usual way > things happen! > > I am interested as to how one gets the elderly people in their family to > begin speaking about their "bushwackers, mafiosos etc" that have belonged > in our family tree? > > Thanks and Merry Christmas, > > Michele Ruggeri-Johnson > > > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett [email protected] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release Date: 12/23/2005 > >