It may have begun as a need-based activity when there were real class/economic distinctions in cities. Does anyone know if TG begging was done in suburban areas? When my family moved to Nutley in the early 50's, the kids in my school had never heard of such a thing. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:21 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON] Remembering Gail: As far as I can remember we went out on Thanksgiving morning as far back as 1930's. I am 74. Ann from North Bergen In a message dated 10/25/2006 7:01:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: 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 _www.HFReunion.org_ (http://www.hfreunion.org/) _www.FineLivingFl.com_ (http://www.finelivingfl.com/) ------------------------------- 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

I was born in Queens NY nr the Nassau border back in 1928 it was considered suburbia not city and know I went around in the late 30's. Dolores ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole Demas Date: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:19 am Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON] Remembering To: [email protected], [email protected] > It may have begun as a need-based activity when there were real > class/economic distinctions in cities. Does anyone know if TG begging > was done in suburban areas? When my family moved to Nutley in > the early > 50's, the kids in my school had never heard of such a thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:21 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON] Remembering > > > > Gail: > > As far as I can remember we went out on Thanksgiving morning as > far back > as > 1930's. I am 74. > > Ann from North Bergen > > In a message dated 10/25/2006 7:01:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight > Time, > [email protected] writes: > > 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 > > > > > > > _www.HFReunion.org_ (http://www.hfreunion.org/) > _www.FineLivingFl.com_ (http://www.finelivingfl.com/) > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUDSON- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >