We just returned from NE PA and Sussex County. Yes, they have snow, and yes I did tramp through it. The day after Christmas I took my family, including my wife who believes she was held hostage and went hiking through the woods to the Van Campen cemetary. It was a wonderful trip except for my 5 year old saying she was cold and my 21 month old refusing to walk in knee deep (for her) snow. It was a great walk though as my 10 year old lead the way. This was likely our last family Christmas vacation to NJ and PA for sometime. We will be having another child this summer. I hope to go solo to NJ this spring or early summer and spend a week researching. If any of you would like to experience Sussex County, go soon! It is growing rapidly. The area behind our old home in Springdale has been developed. I never imagined it. We've gone up for the last 6 years and the last three seem to have reflected the most change. Don't get me wrong, it is still very beautiful, but is being developed rapidly, including NE PA. On a side note, a lady within the last 3 months contacted me regarding Van Atta and the Balesville Cemetary. I've lost your address, please reply. There are quite a few Van Atta's, including a Lizzie. Happy New Year too all. Side note to Nancy - I haven't been to the library lately. Anything new on file for our area? -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Pascal [mailto:pascalfl@gate.net] Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 2:33 PM To: NJSUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX-L] Researching ancestors while the snow piles up I live in Florida, but I would gladly trade all this 'sunshine' for a little snow if I could be close enough to tramp through all those cemeteries in the tri-state area. While everyone is retiring to Florida my hubby and I plan on retiring to northeaster PA. BTW Susan, our son lives in West Allis. He and his family left here day before yesterday to go back home. Talk about a contrast! Nancy Pascal Smlathrum@aol.com wrote: > > Well, Bob...I don't see how folks like you ever get any genealogical research > done when you live in a climate that keeps you outside all year long. We > northern Midwesterners count on the days when it only makes sense to stay in > with a pot of coffee and our list of brick walls. Here in Milwaukee, > Wisconsin we finally got temps into the low 20's but had to take another dump > of snow along with the "warm" weather. I quit paying any attention when we > had 37" of the white stuff on the ground and we've had a lot more since then. > The snowplow has piled up the end of my driveway and until I go shovel I > can't get out anyway, so this is a good excuse to do research. > Susan