This got sent to me by accident, I think. I'm passing it on... V OK Vonda, here is a little story for you guys. I have just started researching my family of Cupp's who lived in Taney Co., MO around 1870 till around 1900. Not till Vonda just wrote about the people who made a full circle did I think of this story. I have been in Taney County one time in my life and that was on my honeymoon. (to my first husband) I was married in Butler, MO and we went to Rock-A-Way Beach for our honeymoon. Now it wasn't very pleasant as the guys at the wedding put Lingberger Cheese on our carburetor before leaving Butler and if you can imagine, the smell, that we drove down there with. I wanted to turn around and go home, but being the macho man that my new husband was, he said no, we could take it, well maybe he could -- but by the time we arrived in Rock-a-way Beach I was tired, hungry and sick to my stomach and was not a happy camper. (He discovered this when it was time for bed--lol.) We started out the next day driving thru the hills and sightseeing everything we could find--had planned on heading back to Butler after only a two day honeymoon as that was all we could afford back then and he had to go back to work. I remember the day of sightseeing as if was only yesterday. The water, the fall leaves, the trees, the road itself just enticed me into thinking we were the only ones who were in the area. We found a small cabin type community while driving around and made reservations for the next night. Not sure where this place even was, but we were headed back north of Rock-a-way Beach when we ran into it. We spent the second night again at Rock-A-Way Beach. Upon checking into the cabin that we had rented for the third night, they had a small bar/restaurant that was included in this community, we went for dinner and a little pool and dancing, that evening. When we arrived back at our cabin, I went to turn the bed down and there was a very large spider in the middle of the bed, I screamed and my new husband came running and I said "Kill it" and he just stood there and it ran off the back side of the bed. I told him, I am not sleeping on the back side of that bed and he said I am not either, well it was a stand off and guess who slept in the chair. You got it, me.! We finally made it home the next evening, and I again was not a happy camper! I can remember these things as if they were yesterday but at that young age was not thinking about genealogy or my ancestors. Probably could not have even told you my G Grandfathers name. (and I wonder why my daughter has no interest in Genealogy) I am coming back to Taney Co., MO in about two weeks and am not bringing that husband! I am looking forward to the visit and will pay attention to the countryside and area this time. Those of you that have had the opportunity of living and raising your children in Taney Co. and areas like this, have not missed a thing, in the rest of the world. If fact those of us that have never been there, are the ones missing something. Ideana By the way I am not married to that husband anymore, so really don't care if he hears me tell this story or not.