...yup, like I said, you guys crack me up. Happy Yule! Merry New Year! And let me tell you this, I work for an airline and book reservations, and I can tell you people are not accurate about information for stuff happening right now, today, to themselves, even in this day and age. So, I figure it's amazing so much family history stuff is even close to being accurate. Loo, Albuquerque ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Stowell Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 2:11 AM To: NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Tuttle's Pioneers (jumbled reply) At 02:24 AM 12/18/04 -0800, John wrote: >Amen Dan and Donna > >Being somewhat the toddler in the family, I have >quickly found the value of "as good as one's sources". > When I first started out, I was under the impression >that, because I said it, it was so... (no one notified >me that I would go through the aging process like >everybody else either, if you get my drift...) To be >honest, there have been times, on this path, when I >have honestly considered finding some of these so >called authors of history work and ummm... killing >them, only to realize that they were already dead, >which also frustrated me. The best I can hope for, >regarding some of these "experts", is that I will be >sent to the same place as where they are, Perhaps if they are in the nether regions - publishing fiction as fact is the least of their problems. However your blurb reminds me that in the Victorian age (1880-90's) there was a big genealogy craze going on, (ROOTS of our time was not the first kindling of the genealogy craze), in which fanciful genealogies were published as fact. If I remember correctly and perhaps Dan or someone else can verify, there were at least one and perhaps more, somewhat famous or infamous authors of that time. For instance - I could say I was named after Daniel Boone (I am descended from his brother Israel) and while my name is not Daniel I would be telling the truth. Daniel Boone was named in 1734 and I was named in the 1950s. >in the >afterlife, so I can settle some unresolved issues I >have, and if I luck out and make it to Heaven, I'll >probably have to sit there with my grudge (for >eternity, if what "they" say is true), because the >alternative sounds pretty iffy... Not sure what "they" say or what alternative and/or iffy you are speaking of but I daresay it doesn't depend on luck. I believe it boils down to an understanding. >Merry Christmas, Everyone >May Love, Peace, and Hope fill your lives and those >you love... >John May I also echo John's sentiments as I shiver here in Chattanooga - those 20mph winds and the teens make it brrrrr. >PS - my wife said I could send this, even though it >says the word "killing"... Wow you have to get permission to send your messages? :) Tim ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe from this list - send email to - nymadiso-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word - unsubscribe in the body of the email. If you are subscribed in Digest mode use the same address but change the -L- to -D-.