Well said Marnie. Take care. Matt > I was hoping you would reply, Matt. Thank you. > > Exchanging GEDCOMS is the spaceage way of doing genealogy. It saves time > and minimizes the chance of an input error. I know I make mistakes and I'm > sure everyone else does too. > > Most people who are seriously looking for their roots are very anxious to > share their information. After all, that is where the joy comes from - > sharing. Only we, ourselves, know how much sacrifice and hard work has gone > into it, so everytime we think of what we have shared, we get a good > feeling. It lasts and lasts. > > We also feel good when we receive a gift, be it a GEDCOM or whatever. But > that warm, fuzzy feeling is fleeting, because we don't know what it cost the > giftgiver to create it and then share it. Giving and sharing isn't about > recognition for doing so. It's about who we are. > > I want to thank everyone on the NFLD Lists and all the other Lists that have > been so wonderful to share with me and help me. I've been able to share > very little, but what I have, is available. I'm proud to say my family's > roots came from Newfoundland. > > Marnie Oliver Ingvaldson > > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > Roll Call Page for Nfld-Lab Mail List: > http://amoose4.tripod.com/ >