--- ann massengill <nicojak@ftc-i.net> wrote: > Posted on: Johnston Co. NC Queries Forum > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Johnston/1820 > > Surname: massengill, robinson, wilson, lee, > harrison, wells, nicholls, > ball, donaldson, george, deFiero, garrett > ------------------------- > > Warren, I perfectly understand that this bulletin > board is not the appropriate > place to make plans for the Johnston County > "invasion" next July. If you > will direct me (and in case I am not the only one so > ignorant, the others > who have expressed interest -- Shelby Crocker Smith, > John Hobby, Pearl > Weaver, Edward Black, Betty Stancil and Vicki > Canipe) to the place you > recommend, I for one will be glad to take the > discussion over there. > > I'm not sure how I came to be the ring-leader of > this unruly bunch. All > I said was: "Doesn't anybody else ever go to > Johnston County?" And there > followed from some quarters a resounding chorus of: > "Great idea! When shall > we come?" > > As such plans as we may make progress -- if, in > fact, this first effort > does get beyond a plan for those who wish to gather > in Johnston County > the week of the 4th of July, 2001 -- I'm sure you > could work in an occasional > mention of it in your site/digest. > > Obviously, you are very close to the people at the > JCNC history center > and can give us good guidance as to their capacity > and level of interest. > If you or they could answer my questions along these > lines that were asked > when the conversation first began to gather steam, > it would be of great > help in formalizing any such plans. (My main > experience in mob leadership > was Woodstock. All I'm interested in, really, is a > private porta-john!) > > Otherwise, we shall be there, wandering leaderless > throughout the county, > no doubt over-running the Chamber of Commerce (if > one exists) and the grounds > of every school and churchyard in search of someone > who wants to talk to > us about anything involving our families. And if I > know people, someone > (perhaps not the appropriate one or even the > truthful one) will make good > money feeding our ancestor-worshipping appetites. > > My mother thinks it would be a good idea to block > off the county with old-time > Pullman cars and a couple of dining cars from the > ACL Museum so all who > attend may find accommodations there and enjoy an > authentic experience > in the real history of the railroad! > > My mother is a 5-foot-tall, 85-pound, 80-year-old, > soft-spoken, demure, > white-gloved doyenne of the old school. But she is > NOT, repeat NOT, a gentle > Massengill, Wilson, Robinson, etc., born of the > sandy earth and gently > rolling rivers of Eastern North Carolina. She is a > Virginian of the South > Carolina persuasion whose ancestors slipped entirely > through the Old North > State looking for better tobacco land and a decent > rest stop, and she thinks > plans for a Johnston County North Carolina Reunion > next summer are a wonderful > idea! I sure hope those businesses and industries > that depend on the fine > services of AMTRAK, if any still do, can make > alternative arrangements > to continue their business during this period. > > We haven't gone up against her too often since she > and Daddy found themselves > crossing the Andes on a busful of field-hands who > were snorting a suspicious > white powdery susbstance believed to be cocaine! > Shortly thereafter, a > kind Brazilian diplomat gave up his entire hotel > suite in Rio so they could > enjoy themselves during the World Cup! If we don't > stop her soon, she'll > have arranged an entire Elderhostel all around us > and invited ALL of her > friends. By then, she will have had the old carousel > moved from Pullen > Park in Raleigh to keep the rest of us out of their > way! > > Looking forward to hearing from you in regard to a > better place! > > Annie > > > ==== NCJOHNST Mailing List ==== > Johnston County, North Carolina NCGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncjohnst/index.htm > > ============================== > Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > Celebrate your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > Anne: There is a large meeting house overlooking the Neuse River In Smithfield, NC, on the corner of Market and Front Streets. It is two blocks from the Heritage Center. The name of the meeting house is "The Skinner House." Years ago it was used for meetings, weddings, and reunion get togethers. Maybe Warren could check into its use for the specified time. Surely those attending could contribute to the use of the building. I also enjoy your family flashbacks. I would love to read about the Strickland flashbacks too if anyone could air them. M. Lourdes a Smithfield native in Norwich, Connecticut __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/