Touche, Don! I'm sorry I lashed out yesterday about all of these recent e-mails. I value this list. I have saved over 2,000 pieces of mail that have helped me as I am fairly new to this hobby. I just can't seem to be able to keep up with my own life sometimes. Donna -----Original Message----- >From: Don W <[email protected]> >Sent: Feb 7, 2008 8:47 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NYERIE] Adding depth to your family history > >After reading most if not all of the recent posts it >reminded me of something I said I would do shortly >after my aunt passed away suddenly. She was the last >one in my parents generation. >To often we look at our family genealogy as just >names, dates, and places. >On one of my trips back to Buffalo, I was able to get >my aunt to sit down at a table and using a tape >recorder and movie camera (not facing her) was able to >get her to go through the old photos that she had >saved. >The stories she told that I had never heard and the >family details that I would never find looking at >microfilm, city directories etc helped me by providing >clues that she did not realize she knew. After listing >to her that day and watching the video that night I >wished I had asked more questions about my dad's and >my grandmother's life when they were alive. >My generation does not write letters anymore. The only >letters my family has is just a couple from my dad and >uncle during WWII. I stopped when I married the girl I >was writing. >I hope that some of you will take the time to write >these memories and stories down and add them to your >family history files. >I know I am going to try to start this evening by >opening a word document and try a write a couple of >sentences every night. >Even I have a few stories that my future grandchildren >or great grandchildren might enjoy reading. >I am also going to put into words the stuff I remember >about my dad and grandmother for the future family >historian that go beyond just dates. > >Thanks to everyone who gently reminded me of what I >said to myself several years ago that I was going to >do but everything else got in the way. > >Have a great weekend >Don W > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ >Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > >------------------------------- >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 ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com