Tom, as usal you have me in tears laughing..tightie whitey man! Your question about what our ancestors wore made me think of something I only learned today at the Celtic Faire. Many people were wearing foxtails attached to their behinds. I had no idea why until I found out they wore them for sanitary condition.As there was no toilet paper and such at the time (1700's-1800's) the fox tail was worn on the person rea end to keep flies away! How totally gross! I also learned that woman had an inner dress and an outer dress ( the inner one being similar to a ladies slip..but made of linen, muslin etc.) Hygiene wasn't given careful attention and the women wore the 2 "dresses" and at night took off the top layer and slept in the second one. When they woke in the morning they put their apron on over it and proceeded with their chores...this inner garment was worn over and over without washing it...another totally gross from me. I spoke for some time with a gentleman from Clan Cian of America. He was familiar will my family names and told me that we were related to the Kennedy's (John F.) I will be joining the clan..Any of my Irish friends and family on this list, its 80.00 for your entire family, husbands, wives, kids, grandkids, etc etc .This 80.00 is for a lifetime. Cris Atwater CA On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Thomas E. Lassek <[email protected]>wrote: > Hmmmmm ?? - well, I think the Saints and Angels were the smart ones, > just floating around in "protection mode" while their charges did the stinky > ship thing. Also, I note that none of them volunteered to trade places with > the immigrants as they stomped across the New World. > > Tenderfoot ?? I don't think so - the word no longer applies. Its > considered outdated in Alaska and applies only in the lower 48. For the > last few decades the word "Chechaco" has been used, borrowed from the Native > Alaskan Chinook language, and is freely applied to newcomers for around 1 > year. > > After a newcomer has lived in Alaska for a year and has seen the ice go > out on the Yukon River in spring, they are considered a "Sourdough". The > word was coined and based on the practice of making bread for consumption > and always carrying a small portion of the bread dough with you so as to > make more bread when required so no one ever goes hungry on the tundra. > > The word 'sour' comes from the abundance of lactic and acetic acids > that are produced when natural yeasts, present in the air, ground, and > everywhere, to include in and on grains, is used. A cultured yeast such as > bakers yeast wouldn't survive the experience. > > I lived in Alaska for 24 years and have watched the spring ice breakup > on the Yukon. > > I dont wear boxer shorts, I wear tighty whities. I have never > understood why men wear boxer shorts, other than to say that they are a > trend-setter garment bringing more profit to those who sell them. They were > patented in 1925 as an over-garment for prize fighters who needed free > movement. Oddly enough, they wore tighty whities under them. Today, they > took the supporting whitie portion away and wear the outer shell as > underwear. Go figure. > > Its also my understanding that immigrant women, from 1925 on, preferred > their men to wear tighty whities. > > Yup if I were in Columbus during the recent snow flurry activity there, > it would have been my pleasure indeed have ridden the pathfinder mule ahead > of the kin seeker wagon, and I would have contacted the Columbus Telegram > for onsite coverage. Bet it would have made the TV as well. Next year I > would laison with the LDS for a Saints cart plus Mormon Family. 10 years > from now, the event would surely demand national recognition and Columbus > would be famous !! > > This all brings up a mystery, which to my knowledge, has never been > addressed. I'm wondering what our men ancestors wore prior to 1925 when they > immigrated or if they wore any undergarment at all ?? > > Tom > > > > Tom, > > What about all the saints and angels protecting those great warriors, > that > > sailed the sea's in a stinky ship, worked their way half way across the > US, > > (on foot) unless they had a RR job and rode.. > > > > Being a tenderfoot from Alaska a little snow shouldn't get your boxers in > a > > wad, son, march on........... > > > > Maybe you will make the local press! > > Debi! > > > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Thomas E. Lassek <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Good hello to everyone !! > >> > >> Are you all experiencing first hand the weather conditions prevalent > >> during the times of our early ancestors ?? For posterity, someone should > >> ride a mule from Columbus to Duncan followed by a team of oxen pulling a > >> Murphy farm wagon filled with the "Kinseekers" and the local press !! > >> > >> Think of the worldwide coverage and the boost to genealogy !! No ?? > >> > >> About half way down Marge's link provided below, there's a note from > >> Ancestry saying that there is a probable match to another Michael Kush. > I > >> looked at the link but can't examine anything since I don't have a > >> subscription. > >> > >> Could this be the phantom Michael Kush ?? > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Life may not be the party we hoped for.. But while we're here we might as well dance !