Thank you Phyllis. This is something that I have done and I was more or less asking if it was done by others also. It is wonderful to remember these little items I lived in Illinois from 1935 to 1940 when we moved back to Washington state (and where I am still) but I always wanted to "go back" and in 1990 it was finally a realized trip. There were no busses, trains, etc from Effingham where I was staying to Stewardson where I had lived, and then only one taxi which I took and asked if he could pick me up that evening around 6 which would give me about 8 hours to roam this little town of 600+ people and according to my late grandmother we were all related in one way or another. I got out of the cab, in front of a little store (which I did not remember at all) but next to the park where I had played for those early years of my childhood. Across the street from the park was where my grandparents had lived but the house did not look the same as I had remembered. But as I looked down the street, and saw the house where I had lived for those few "younger" years ~ what did I see ~ ME, riding my big tricycle around the sidewalk that circled the left side of the house. I had to go down there. Oh the memories that flooded through me. I saw the living room where my sister was born, the back bedroom where my brother was born (and this brought back the memories of the Dr dropping a pair of scissors on my baby brother's head and to this day he has a scar there) and all the other things that had been locked up came pouring out. I was 6 years old when we left there and I have gone back twice since. In 1992 I took one of my 15 year old grandson's with me. He saw farms, I mean farms, for the first time in his life. He traipsed through cemeteries, courthouses, libraries, etc. What a time we had. Well, reckon this is enough of my reminiscing and had better get back to today <grin>. Christmas is coming!! Take care. Antoinette waughtel@oz.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis A. Heller" <rpheller@netins.net> To: <NEWGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:49 AM Subject: [NEWGEN] Yes, add story to your notes. > > Antoinette I loved your story, and yes I would definitely add these tidbits > to this ancestral person. I have many such items added on my ancestors > in my notes, I state as to where each "Tidbit" came from, a story told or > from some old county history book or whatever, as it adds so much to the > family history, not just names and dates, these stories make our ancestors > live and lets us know about some of the trials they went through in their life. > > I recently sent an update of our family history to my son, who immediately emailed me back saying "Wow Mom what a story, send me > more on > the other relatives." So you see the relatives who really don't have a lot > of interest in the family history, really set up and take notice once they start > reading all the little stories that accompany any family history, as they start > seeming like a real person and not just a name and date. > > Also, it is so neat that you can keep passing the name on down your family > line. and to make sure this story lives and gets passed on down through > the generations and how much this ancestor meant to you, I would definitely > add it to your notes. > > Phyllis > > > And John, do you agree that these "fancy little tidbits" as I tend to call > > them, belong on the NOTES page of the ancestral person we enter. Doesn't it > > add just a bit of nostalgia of those days gone by with that beloved > > ancestor. I was 17 when this grandmother died and I wanted to climb into > > the grave with her coffin. I loved her that much, that little 4'9" and just > > as round as she was tall grandmother of mine. I was named for her, (my dad > > being an only child), my youngest daughter is Sabrina Antoinette, Sabrina's > > daughter is Malinda Antoinette and Malinda's little Tori is Victoria > > Antoinette. I hope to live to see Tori have "Isal Antoinette" (Isal for my > > mother as this little girl is my mother all over again). Nostalgia at times > > is great medicine. And what memories it stirs. Thanks for listening to > > this "elderly" mother, grandmother and great grandmother (and I am proud of > > being each one). Or can you tell????? <grin> > > Antoinette > > waughtel@oz.net > > > > > > > ==== NEWGEN Mailing List ==== > WHILE NO CONTROVERSY IS PERMITTED ON NEWGEN THERE IS A SOAPBOX > ON THE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.DR-FOX.COM WHERE YOU CAN EXPRESS YOURSELF >