I lived on Staten Island (a JC transplant) and we also went begging on Thanksgiving. This was during the 50's. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gail Walkley Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:00 PM To: NJHUDSON rootsweb Subject: [NJHUDSON] Remembering Does anyone have a clue as to how begging on Thanksgiving started? I never heard any of my relatives talking about it. I'm going to have to quiz some of my mother's first cousins. I wonder if it was a particular ethnic tradition? This is all very interesting stuff. Gail Salem, VA ------------------------------- 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