Your son, along with our other military men and women are in my prayers ea. day. Thank God for each of them and for our leaders who are faced with heavy decisions each day. May we see peace in the coming year. juanita Jerry and the List, > As a mother of a 27 year old Air Force staff sgt., Chad, I > personally was grateful for the opportunity to sign. My son > enlisted 7 years ago, in peacetime, and re-enlisted 3 years ago, > again in peacetime. When we started retaliatory bombing, he was > headed for Pakistan. Our whole family was frightened and > worried. Last year during the holidays he was deployed to the > United Arab Emirates, and has been expecting deployment again at > any time to several of the "stans", possibly Iraq, for 90 days at > a time, for the next year. He has friends who have been denied > discharge when their time came, and he's not sure the same > situation won't happen to him. I personally am grateful for any > and all prayers for him. We see him less than once a year. > Being in the Air Force, he's in the safest military branch, but > there is always danger. > > Please think and pray for all our military. The holidays are > here, and loved ones miss them. > > Sharon Howell > Ohio > > ______________________________

Rose... as a 23 year veteran of The United States Army I want everyone on the list to know you have nothing to apologize for...I have proudly signed the list thanking our military forces for their service and dedication to our country. Unfortunately we always have some of our citizens who forget the freedoms we enjoy are due to the eternal vigilance of our armed forces..My heartfelt thanks for bringing the URL to our attention. George K. Smith,LTC,United States Army,Retired

The Godfrey Memorial Library now has added the complete US 1910 Census to its online census service. This additional service includes the index and all of the page images for the entire United States. Other items available online: Census: Indexes & Page Images: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1870, 1890 & 1910 : Page Images only: 1820, 1830, 1840 1860. : 7,240 family histories, every word searchable, : 8,630 local histories, also every word searchable, : Complete New York Times 1851-1999, ever word searchable. Researchers are encouraged to visit the Library to see this resource. It is available for remote access from any computer by Godfrey Scholar (library support group) library card holders Please see our website: http://www.godfrey.org/ Or call: 860.346.4375 for more details. Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield Street Middletown, CT 06457-2534 Phone: 860-346-4375 Fax: 860-347-9874 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.godfrey.org Gloria http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/index.html List Owner [email protected] http://hardincogenealogycenter.homestead.com/gloriaspage.html

Thanks for those reminders! We're leaving this weekend to visit my husband's family, and spending Christmas eve/day with mine. Since I'll have a captive audience, I think I'll take these suggestions (and the "borrowed" ones) to heart! I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Bright New Year! Safe travels! Wendy www.DianasLegacy.net -- There is a history in all men's lives. - Shakespeare > From: "Sally Rolls Pavia" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:44:29 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NEWGEN] A Present for Your Descendants > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:45:09 -0700 > > A Present for Your Descendants > – Michael John Neill > (reprinted with prior permission of Juliana Smith, Editor of Ancestry Daily > News; originally published 22 Dec 1999)

No apology necessary....I signed up a couple of weeks ago and have personally solicited my friends to do the same. While we do have several countries represented on the list, I am sure none resent the patriotism you have shown. Dr Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Robke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:26 AM Subject: [NEWGEN] Apology : Hello List, : There was no intent to insult anyone with the URL I sent : to Thank the Military. The URL was to the Department of : Defense of the USA. If anyone has any URL's to thank our : allies please send them. : Thank You : Rose : : : ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== : DON'T FORGET TO USE THE WORDS "THANK YOU" WHEN SOMEONE HAS DONE : YOU A FAVOR....ALSO WHEN SOMEONE HAS TRIED TO BE HELPFUL.

I would like to add my children who are in the Military also at this time. My son Kenneth is in the Active Reserve with the Air Force in Mt. Clemens Michigan. He too is a proud American who is willing to put his life on the line for all of America. He joined the Air Force in 1986 and has come up through the ranks and has now got his Commisioned Officer Status as a First Lieutenant as he is a critical care nurse. He has been on alert several times and when we were going through the Bosnia problems he was called up to serve in France during that time. Since then he has had two more children (4 now) the youngest being only 6 mos. We are all afraid that he will be called at any time as nurses are always needed. My second child Bethany is a Lieutenant Commander with the U.S. Navy and is stationed with her husband in Connecticut. They too have just had a baby in the last year and of course they are on alert also. She has been with the U.S. Navy now since she graduated from Law School in 1992. She and her husband have just reenlisted for the third time. They hope to make a career of the Navy. I hope you will all add their names to your prayer lists during this time also. Each time a Military group is called up I become very concerned that my children will also become called up. We live here in Florida and there was a group just called to active duty last week and it really frightens me that we will be going to war and our children will be the ones who pay the price of our Freedom. Our military deserves the utmost support and it is our responsibilty to stand behind them one hundred percent during these times of the unknown. Thank you. Jean Payton To Jerry and the List, As a mother of a 27 year old Air Force staff sgt., Chad, I personally was grateful for the opportunity to sign. My son enlisted 7 years ago, in peacetime, and re-enlisted 3 years ago, again in peacetime. When we started retaliatory bombing, he was headed for Pakistan. Our whole family was frightened and worried. Last year during the holidays he was deployed to the United Arab Emirates, and has been expecting deployment again at any time to several of the "stans", possibly Iraq, for 90 days at a time, for the next year. He has friends who have been denied discharge when their time came, and he's not sure the same situation won't happen to him. I personally am grateful for any and all prayers for him. We see him less than once a year. Being in the Air Force, he's in the safest military branch, but there is always danger. Please think and pray for all our military. The holidays are here, and loved ones miss them. Sharon Howell Ohio ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== HAVE A BRICK WALL? THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LIST MEMBERS WAITING TO HELP!!!!

To Jerry and the List, As a mother of a 27 year old Air Force staff sgt., Chad, I personally was grateful for the opportunity to sign. My son enlisted 7 years ago, in peacetime, and re-enlisted 3 years ago, again in peacetime. When we started retaliatory bombing, he was headed for Pakistan. Our whole family was frightened and worried. Last year during the holidays he was deployed to the United Arab Emirates, and has been expecting deployment again at any time to several of the "stans", possibly Iraq, for 90 days at a time, for the next year. He has friends who have been denied discharge when their time came, and he's not sure the same situation won't happen to him. I personally am grateful for any and all prayers for him. We see him less than once a year. Being in the Air Force, he's in the safest military branch, but there is always danger. Please think and pray for all our military. The holidays are here, and loved ones miss them. Sharon Howell Ohio

Preparing to Gather Information Once you've reviewed what you know about your family's history, you'll want to develop a list of questions based on what you hope to learn. That way, when you're talking to relatives you'll be able to focus the conversation. It is a good idea to let your family members know that you are interested in talking with them over the holidays. That way, they'll have some time to think about family stories and perhaps gather together some old photographs or mementos. Finally, before you head off to your holiday gathering, take a second to put together a portable "Family History Kit." The Kit will include the tools you'll want to have handy when an opportunity for gathering memories presents itself. You might include pencils, a notebook, pedigree charts, family photographs, a camera, and a tape recorder. ==================== What Types of Questions to Ask The next step to gathering your family history is figuring out what to ask. Certified Genealogist Sharon DeBartolo Carmack suggests asking questions that begin with "Why, how, and what" instead of "Who, where, and when." The key is to not ask questions that can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." You'll learn the most from questions that require a person to think about the answers and give you information you won't find in any records. This personal information is much more interesting than names and dates. Sharon DeBartolo Carmack reminds researchers that the first thing to consider is "What is the purpose of conducting an oral history interview?" Is your goal to simply gather facts or is it to learn what life was like for your ancestors? You do have to start with the basic facts (the who, when, and where) but keep in mind that you'll probably find all of that information in a record somewhere. What you won't find in the records are your ancestors' thoughts, feelings, and motivations — the why, how, and what. ==================== Who Has the Data? Does your state, province, county, parish, church, old military unit or alma mater have material available that you think would be of interest to genealogists and historians? Do you have any compiled lists of names or databases -- other than your personal family tree (genealogies can be posted at WorldConnect: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/) -- that you would like to share and that you think would be of value and interest to others? In most cases, RootsWeb would be proud to host them. Please see the guidelines, tutorial and examples of data formats for user-contributed data: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/guidelines.html ==================== Saxon Roots Homepage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~saxonyroots/home.htm ==================== http://www.rootsweb.com/~idgenweb/deaths/search.htm Idaho State Death Index, 1911-1950 ==================== Did You Know? One of the best places to store precious photographs is in a safe deposit box at your local bank. The climate controlled boxes help to slow deterioration and protect from possible fire damage. ==================== Visit the new Surname Search Utility at http://surnames.obitlinkspage.com ====================

A Present for Your Descendants – Michael John Neill (reprinted with prior permission of Juliana Smith, Editor of Ancestry Daily News; originally published 22 Dec 1999) Your holiday shopping is done. Your packages are carefully wrapped and put away. Every family member and friend has been taken care of. Those who know you are envious of your holiday preparation. You're thinking of giving Martha Stewart holiday planning lessons. Genealogists might want to consider adding one other "person" to the list of those in need of a gift at Christmas: the unborn family descendants. If your family is fortunate enough to get together at Christmas, see if you can make some time to ask some of those questions you have been putting off. Make time to identify individuals in any old pictures that have not yet been identified. Bring copies of pictures to the get-together for family members to identify (photocopies that can be written on work well for this purpose). Many families get together at holidays and funerals. You may want to inconspicuously take advantage of this time to fill in some of the blanks in your family history database. You might even want to get a parent or grandparent one of those "Grandparent Memories" books to complete. Just remember that the holiday's purpose is not genealogical research. There's something more personal you can leave for your descendants this holiday season: a record of how your family celebrates Christmas and what the holiday season means to you. As the holiday season approaches, many of us think of holidays past, traditions no longer practiced, and family members long since deceased. Memories of these occasions and individuals are excellent things to leave as a present for future generations of your family. You might have written down some details of your family's past, but have you included holiday information? A desire to learn about the holiday practices of our ancestors is a deep one and one that helps many connect with those family members who are long since gone. Some genealogy mailing lists focus on ethnic groups. The list traffic invariably turns to holiday traditions at this time of year. While I love to read the messages and learn a lot, I do wonder how my family celebrated the holiday. Did they put their own personal "spin" on family traditions? I wonder how my family practiced the various customs I read about on the mailing lists. How nice it would have been if my ancestors had left records of some of their traditions. Write down some of the traditions your family currently has at Christmas. If the traditions have changed since you were a child, write down the old ones as well so they can be passed on. It might even be possible to begin practicing the tradition again, albeit in an altered form. I can remember going to church on Christmas Eve with my parents and my maternal grandparents. There was always a children's pageant at church on Christmas Eve. Every year after the program, the children were given bags that contained an orange, peanuts (always in their shells), and more chocolate stars than a kid should have. Afterwards my grandparents would come to our house where we always had "checkerboard" sandwiches and oyster stew. As far as I was concerned, the oysters were too "slimy" to eat; I always ate the broth with lots and lots of crackers. Christmas dinner was always at my paternal grandmother's house. But as grandma got older the dinner was moved to my parents' house. One holiday after my youngest daughter was born, grandma wanted to hold her and give her a bottle. I can't remember the date, but I can see grandma sitting on the couch holding Katherine. She had to struggle to hold her and it was a long time before she admitted her arms were tiring. Who came for holiday dinner? Were there any arrivals that were momentous or surprising? The size of the get-together may range from the small ones I was used to, to larger affairs of forty or more people. Some memories may not be entirely positive. Was there a Christmas during the war when brothers or husbands were away? Write about it. Have you ever had tuna noodle casserole for Christmas dinner? Maybe it was because Dad was on strike and the "fixins" for tuna noodle casserole were all Mom could eke out of the food budget. Or maybe it was because the entire family had been sick for four days and by Christmas Mom was sick herself and only felt like putting some things in a pot and placing it in the oven. Some memories may be even less positive than these. The stress of the holiday season sometimes brings out negative behavior. Hopefully things can change for the future. There are a number of problems that could result in some unpleasant holiday memories. If there are situations you do not feel comfortable writing about, don't. Look for positive holiday memories. Perhaps there was a favorite toy or even a Christmas television show you loved to watch (Rudolph is still a personal favorite). If memories are not pleasant, write about what the holidays mean to you today instead of focusing on the details of what took place. If you feel comfortable writing about the negative, do so, but do not force it. There may be other aspects of the season you can leave for your descendants to know. Leaving your thoughts on the holiday season (your "true" meaning of the season) may provide your descendants with insight into your beliefs and personal philosophy. And who doesn't wish that great-grandma had done that? Put your descendants on your shopping list by leaving them your memories of the holiday season and what it means to you. They'll be happy even if it's not wrapped! ========== Michael John Neill, is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is the Web columnist for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry Magazine and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail him at [email protected] il.us Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

Hello List, There was no intent to insult anyone with the URL I sent to Thank the Military. The URL was to the Department of Defense of the USA. If anyone has any URL's to thank our allies please send them. Thank You Rose

I went to this web site today and there are now over 2,000,000 thank you notes. It truly only takes a few seconds to do. Please take 10 seconds to visit the Department of Defense web page below and add your name to America's Thank-you Note for the men and women of the U.S. military services for defending our freedom. The compiled list of names will be sent out to our soldiers at the end of the month. http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html Rose

At 12:15 PM 12/18/2002 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >Someone was looking for information on wagon trails and migrations west >earlier. This Library of Congress URL appears to be a good resource. I was >unable to find it on Cyndi's List, although it could be there. See >http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/upbhtml/overhome.html > >Woody Woody & all - I don't believe I have a link to the URL you reference above. I will check into it. I have a category for the Library of Congress, under the US section on my main index: http://www.cyndislist.com/libofcon.htm I have migration and trails links at: Migration Routes, Roads & Trails http://www.cyndislist.com/migration.htm Similar stuff: Canals, Rivers & Waterways http://www.cyndislist.com/canals.htm Good luck, Cyndi

Someone was looking for information on wagon trails and migrations west earlier. This Library of Congress URL appears to be a good resource. I was unable to find it on Cyndi's List, although it could be there. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/upbhtml/overhome.html Woody

Dear MYRTLE's Daily Genealogy Column ACROSS MY DESK: A NEW, Free Genealogy Lookup Service This is to let you know about a new Yahoo! Group: FAMILY RECORDS LOOK-UP ASSISTANCE. This Group is for "helpers"! That is, those researchers who are able to offer assistance, for others, in doing "look-ups" at libraries in their local neighbourhood. For example, you may have films or fiche on hire for a period of time from a library. If you have the time, why not let others know that you have it on loan, and are willing to check any names they may be interested in? Perhaps you live near an archive that you frequent. Let others know of your willingness to assist, when your time permits. Offers of assistance are not binding, and may be withdrawn at any time. Similarly, those researchers requesting assistance, should keep requests within reasonable limits. Postings from professional genealogists are not permitted unless services are being volunteered. To join, just visit the Group Home page at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lookup_Assistance/ Or, just send a BLANK message to: [email protected] Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Best Genealogy Bargain for Christmas! This holiday season give a membership in the Godfrey Memorial Library. The Library is expanding its services and now members of the Godfrey Scholars (library support group) have direct access to the library’s online services from wherever they are, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Members simply log in and start searching. It’s that simple. Membership in the Godfrey Scholars is $35 per year. Currently members may access: 1. ProQuest’s™ HeritageQuestOnline. This new online service provides direct online access to over 17,000 books and to the US Census. Each book is fully indexed and searchable on every word in the text. This service goes way beyond the customary back of the book index and instantly searches all 17 000 books at once for the individual name or place that you are searching for. In addition this service provides indexes and images for the US Census. Currently it includes the indexes and page images for the entire 1790, 1800, 1810, 1870 & 1890 censuses. The other census years will be added soon. 2. ProQuest’s™ Historical Newspapers: New York Times The complete NY Times from the first issue to the end of 1999. Every word is searchable, even the ads. You can find obituaries, biographies, passenger ship lists, war records, marriages, birth announcements and so much more. Both of these services are available in the Library during regular library hours and are available 24/7 for the Godfrey Scholars. For more information please contact: Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield Street Middletown, CT 06457-2534 Phone: 860-346-4375 Fax: 860-347-9874 Web site: http://www.godfrey.org copyright 1995-2002. All rights reserved. An easier-to-read version of this column appears on the web at: http://www.DearMYRTLE.com Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

CHRISTMAS. The 1914 Christmas Truce. On Christmas Day 1914, the first Christmas of The Great War, an amazing cessation of hostilities took place in some sections of the British front line. This is an account of the truce in the Sailly – Armentiers sector manned by George ANDERSON, George GORDON, William MILNE, Alexander PINE and their comrades of 6th Batallion, The Gordon Highlanders. The account is taken from The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders, published 1921. http://www.kinnethmont.co.uk/1914-1918_files/xmas-truce.htm CHRISTMAS. A Christmas Story, 1881 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwayne/stories/xmas-1881.html PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is not used for commercial purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in MISSING LINKS, Vol. 7, No. 50, 16 December 2002 http://www.petuniapress.com Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Jesse, You didn't say what machine you're using, so I'll tell you what I'd do on my Mac (maybe it will cross over on a PC). Control Panels > Monitor > Geometry From Geometry, you can adjust where things are on the screen. Hope that helps! Wendy in Matteson www.DianasLegacy.net -- It is indeed desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. - Plutarch > >>> Hi newbies, >>> Out of nowhere came a BLACK BORDER around 3 parts of my screen. >>> >>> Left, 1" >>> >>> Top, 3/8" >>> >>> Right, 3/8" >>> >>> It precludes me from using the mouse to give commands at the top right of >> my screen. >>> >>> Can some kind soul give me a solution. Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Jesse in Denver

Jesse, I don't know what it might be, but if it just came up suddenly with no resetting of anything, it sounds like the video card went out, or the driver got corrupted. Might try reinstalling the driver for it and see if that cures it. Woody ~~~~~~~~~~~<>~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected] writes: > > Hi newbies, > > Out of nowhere came a BLACK BORDER around 3 parts of my screen. > > > > Left, 1" > > > > Top, 3/8" > > > > Right, 3/8" > > > > It precludes me from using the mouse to give commands at the top right of > my screen. > > > > Can some kind soul give me a solution. Thanks in advance. > > > > Jesse in Denver

Please help to eliminate the "drive-through mastectomy" http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. There is no cost or monetary pledge involved. You need not give more than your name and zip code number. Thanks Rose

PLAN AHEAD! THE EDINBURGH TATTOO - AN INTERNATIONAL FAVOURITE The 2003 Tattoo will take place from 1st - 23rd August 2003 >From its early days, the Edinburgh Tattoo has been an international favorite Performers from 30 countries have presented here, and around 35 per cent of the 217,000 audiences each year are from overseas. In addition, the Tattoo has been televised in 30 countries. An annual television audience of 100 million watches the coverage worldwide. The international flavor of the Tattoo has been deliberately developed as a key element in its capacity to entertain a huge, cosmopolitan audience. [Might be a 2-Line URL] http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/highlights.html History of Edinburgh Castle can be found at: [Might be a 2-Line URL] http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/castlehist.html Scottish Regiments [Might be a 2-Line URL] http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/tattoo-experience/scottish_regiments.html TATTOO FACT FILE 1. The first Edinburgh Tattoo took place in 1950. There were eight items in the program. 2. More than 10 million people have attended the Tattoo. The annual audience is 200,000. 3. Around 100 million people see the Tattoo each year on international television. 4. Approximately 70 per cent of each audience is from outside Scotland. Half of these are from overseas. 5. The average number of participants is 800. 6. The first stand was erected in 1951. 7. The present stands are made up from more than 10,000 metres of steel tubing. Some 20,000 nuts and bolts are used. 8. Around 35 miles of cabling (the distance from Edinburgh to Glasgow) is required. 9. The event was first seen in colour on TV in 1968. 10. From 1950 to 1991, there were three producers - Brigadier MacLean, Brigadier Sanderson, and Lt. Col. Dow. 11. Major Michael Parker then took over as producer for the 1992, 1993 and 1994 Tattoos. Brigadier Melville Jameson succeeded him in 1995. 12. The first overseas regiment to participate was the Band of the Royal Netherlands Grenadiers. The year was 1952, and there were also performers from Canada and France. 30 countries have been represented at the Tattoo. 13. The first lone piper was Pipe Major George Stoddart. He played in every performance for the first eleven years. 14. One woman has featured as the lone piper. Officer Cadet Elaine Marnoch appeared in 1977. 15. Not a single performance of the Tattoo has ever been cancelled. 16. The colors of the original Tattoo tartan are navy blue (for the Navy), red (for the Army), sky blue (for the RAF), and black and white (for the city of Edinburgh). It was officially approved in 1983. 17. A new tartan - the Edinburgh Military Tattoo Jubilee tartan - has been produced to mark both the Tattoo's 50th show and Golden Anniversary. 18. The Tattoo has always been staged at Edinburgh Castle. Rehearsals take place at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. 19. The Tattoo is set up and run for charitable purposes. Over the years, it has gifted some £4million to service and civilian organizations. At the last official count, visitors to the Tattoo contributed an estimated £72million annually to the Scottish economy. 20. The word 'tattoo' comes from the closing time cry in the inns of the Low Countries during the 17th and 18th centuries - Doe den tap toe ('turn off the taps'). Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .