> Judy -- > > Thank you for putting these early postcards of Niagara Falls, NY on your > Web Site! They really give a flavor of the city, & especially of the > changing faces of the streets over time. Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures of Niagara Falls, it was a very enjoyable visit. Pat Scott lower michigan Wilson, Witzel, Wilkinson, Lewis, Weeden, West, and many more

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/267 Surname: Cox, Gibbons ------------------------- Thomas Cox was born 1863,Orleans County,in 1891 was living in Denver and in 1906 was living in Niagara Falls,Niagara County with his wife and three daughters.He was a Coal Dealer in Niagara Falls and died in that City approximately 1930 1935.I would appreciare any information onThomas Cox a maternal ancestor.Thank you! Dr Ray Gibbons

Judy -- Thank you for putting these early postcards of Niagara Falls, NY on your Web Site! They really give a flavor of the city, & especially of the changing faces of the streets over time. I didn't realize this was the "Home of Shredded Wheat"! I have a question about the final web page, showing the destruction of part of the Schoellkopf Electric Plant by 3 rockslides in 1956 -- does anyone know what caused the rockslides at that point? Nancy V nbvena22@worldnet.att.net ---------------------------- >From: Judith Baillargeon <jabaill@uswest.net> >If anyone would be interested I have just started a new web site; part >of its content is old views of the city of Niagara Falls, mainly from >old postcards. >The URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~baillargeon/ >Please bear with me as this my first attempt to put a site online. >Judy B.

I am new to the list and new to doing family research. I will be traveling to Buffalo/Lewiston mid-September. I will be doing research in Buffalo and Lewison for family members: Garrett GRIFFIN, Henry RINK and Mary BRAY. Do you have any suggestions on where we might visit for information other than the County Clerks office, St. Rita's Church in Buffalo as the GRIFFIN family were Catholic, local libraries for information from newspapers?? Thank you to anyone for any local information. ~~Sue Griffin~~ _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Dear List Members, I am researching the family name of McCargo. I have them coming from England, Ireland and Scotland, by way of Canada. The name supposedly started in Galloway, Scotland around the early 12th century. I am seeking information on Peter, David, John and Alexander McCargo, around or about 1667-1873. I am also looking for a Robert McCargo who lived in Yell around 1814. Alexander was supposed to have come to the Americas from Canada(1860?). John was found to have settled in Virginia in the (1600's). Peter, i have no sufficient information on. David, applied for a land grant in Virginia in 1781. David had a brother named Stephen who served in the Revolutionary War. Some of the McCargo's settled in New York State(Holley), by way of Canada. Any information would be greatly appreciated and i am willing to share what i have. Thank you, Velma A. McCargo

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/266 Surname: Hochadel, Braunscheidel, Sy, Nuhaus, Newhouse ------------------------- Looking for families connected to surnames. It had been said a male Hochadel had married a Indian in the Niagara Co. area in late 1800's. Looking for any information as to where to search.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/265 Surname: Kennedy, Murphy, Hubbard ------------------------- Looking for any information on John Kennedy, born July 1861, and Mary Murphy, born Nov. 1861. Their son Howard John Kennedy, was born in Lockport, Niagara County, May 1890. Howard's sister is Florence. Would like John and Mary's marriage records, if possible, parents names (both sets of parents were born in Ireland). Florence married Martin Hubbard (Habowski?) and they had three children, one of whom was Anna, born approximately 1925. Would like to find Anna. The Kennedys lived in Buffalo at 1900 census, so probably will only be able to find info on John and Mary.

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/264 Surname: Boetcher, Boettcher, Gentz ------------------------- Looking for information on Charles and Magdalena (Gentz/Jentz) Boettcher/Boetcher who lived in Pendleton Township, Niagara County; Clarence Township, Erie County; and North Tonawanda, Wheatfield Township, Niagara County, NY. Charles and Magdalena had six children according to the 1880 census. Among them were: Albert born in about 1859, Charley born about 1865. Magdalena died in North Tonawanda in 1903; Charles died in North Tonawanda in 1904. Both were born in 1832 in Germany and are buried on the "St. Johnsburg Cemetery." Does anyone know where this is? Charles was the son of Frederick and the brother of August Boetcher who also farmed in the Clarence Township area.

Thanks to the PA-Erie list for this. Wouldn't you know it- they're also discussing memories there :^) as we have been on a number of lists. Must be something about Labor Day that brings out the memories. Subject: Remember When.... Enjoy the memory... Close your eyes.....And go back.... Before the Internet or the MAC, Before semi automatics and crack Before chronic and indo Before SEGA or Super Nintendo Way back........ I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk. Sittin' on the porch Hot bread and butter The Good Humor man Red light, Green light Chocolate milk Lunch tickets Penny candy in a brown paper bag Playin' Pinball in the corner store Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch Jacks, kickball, dodgeball, y'all! Mother May I? Red Rover and Roly Poly Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds Jolly Ranchers, Banana Splits Wax Lips and Mustaches Running through the sprinkler The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips Wait...... Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons, Fat Albert, Road Runner, He-Man, The Three Stooges, and Bugs Or back further, listening to Superman on the radio Catchin' lightening bugs in a jar Playin' sling shot When around the corner seemed far away, And going downtown seemed like going somewhere Bedtime, Climbing trees An ice cream cone on a warm summer night Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe butter pecan A lemon coke from the fountain at the corner drug store A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians Sittin on the curb Jumpin down the steps Jumpin on the bed Pillow fights Runnin till you were out of breath Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt Being tired from playin'.... Remember that? I ain't finished just yet... Eating Kool-aid powder with sugar Remember when... ... there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyers) and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym." ... it took five minutes for the TV to warm up, if you even had one. ... nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there. ... nobody owned a purebred dog. ... a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a miracle. ... milk went up one cent and everyone talked about it for weeks? ... you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. ... girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. ... your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. ... all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done, everyday. ... you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, "for free", every time. And, you didn't pay for air. And, you got trading stamps to boot! AND all for 26 cents per GALLON!!! ... laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box. ... any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. ... it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. ... they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed ... and they did! ... being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat!, and some of us are still afraid of em!!! Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember that!" There's nothing like the good old days! They were good then, and they're good now when we think about them. My additions would be ... remember when Lewiston first got MAIL delivered to the house??? (wow) Remember having to sweep the days' snow off the ice before you could practice figure 8s or play hockey on the ice in the field by the baseball fields near the bowling alley in Lewiston? Remember Hennepin Hall? Remember when a real ice cream parlour/soda fountain was built on center street near 4th? Remember a time before traffic lights on center street when there was not a MiceyD's in the Frontier House? Remember the BunJo motel & the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge? Go ahead & add your own!!! & share some of these with a friend who can relate, then share it with someone that missed out on them. Your fellow researcher, Susan Susan McMackin Reynolds Photo-Journal Specialist ~ helping ANYONE to turn memories, memorabilia & photos into a lasting legacy. Contact me for any help you need. Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer - http://raogk.rootsweb.com

In a message dated 9/4/00 2:19:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, apri@pcom.net writes: > She told me that the Emporium has The History of Niagara County and > an "homily" about Lewiston Thanks to Ellen & to the tons of people who have contacted me about this both on & off list. I appreciate it so much :^) Your fellow researcher, Susan Susan McMackin Reynolds Photo-Journal Specialist ~ helping ANYONE to turn memories, memorabilia & photos into a lasting legacy. Contact me for any help you need.

<< ... Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors ... contact the Personnel Department of Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems - GMC (this used to be Harrison Radiator). Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems Upper Mountain Rd Lockport, NY 14094 Good luck, Ellen Colangelo >> Ellen, you just answered Darlene's inquiry... and provided the above as part of that answer on her HOCH family. This is another example where list answers can help others - often unexpectedly! I have family who also worked at Harrison Radiator, so can also follow up with the above. Just thought you'ld like to know. Thank you! debbie in Calif CAhobbies@aol.com

Susan McMackin Reynolds was seeking a recommendation for a book of information on the Lewiston-Niagara Frontier. Mrs. Pat Few, Manager of The Emporium of the Niagara County Historical Society, 215 Niagara St., Lockport, NY 14094 would probably be a good source. She told me that the Emporium has The History of Niagara County and an "homily" about Lewiston. I have not seen them; but I do find Pat to be a very credible and reliable person. She is, also, very friendly and helpful. Ellen Colangelo

Surname: HOCH ------------------------- Darlene, As my husband was born, raised, and worked in Lockport, I asked him if he knew your Gilbert. The answer was a resounding, "Yes! I knew him vey well!" Then, he went on to tell me that your Gilbert was part of the executive staff of the Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors; and that he was the Manager of all Manufacturing Engineering. He was world reknown for his expertise in manufacturing engineering and tooling. Also, that his wife was the Department Head of Student Counselling of Lockport High School. Bob, my husband, suggested that you contact the Lockport School Board and the Personnel Department of Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems - GMC (this used to be Harrison Radiator). Board of Education 130 Beattie Ave. Lockport, NY 14094 Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems Upper Mountain Rd Lockport, NY 14094 Good luck, Ellen Colangelo

Hello everyone - and Labor Day Greetings one and all!! (Delete now... if you don't want to wade through general musings on local history...) Yes, it is Labor Day... and I've just "visited" my home town (village, actually) in Connecticut via a visit to the website of the local Historical Society. I am making the rounds here... virtually via computer... on this Labor Day morning. Got me to thinking. We've recently had a discussion about "local memories" and their applicability to our research. I think we all agree that we're after sourced names, dates and events! (blast those brick walls!) And I think we all agree that the more we know about the local towns, villages, historical events, daily lives of those ancestors - the more "real" they become for us. How I would love to stumble across an old diary from someone in the 1700s, 1800s... talking of the days events... and their daily lives.. to gain insight not only to what happened - but what they "thought and felt" about them!! Well... going to go on the proverbial limb here - and on this Niagara County, NY list... share with you the website address for that village in CT where I grew up. (they say it's 4 miles by 1 mile in size!) It's hosted by the local Historical Society. Why? 1) When I first found the site some time ago, it prompted me to write the local Historical Society - and "thank them" for the "visit home" (pictures and all) - from 3000 miles away. It was a present... and proceeded to share with them my "own" memories of growing up there... marching in Memorial Day parades... the glories of weeping willow trees... the Fireman's carnivals... etc etc 2) Of particular note, is a section by a local resident on his "memories"... a series of articles on everything from the history of the local Volunteer Firs Department - to the railroad - to a model T they drove. (Vee - couldn't help but think of you... and how wonderful it would be if some of your "vignettes" were available at either a town site or a county site) I kept thinking.. I know that place... or I know of that family... I thought "ah, will have to ask my mother about that one...", etc etc. And this is regarding the late 1800s and the early to mid 1900s!!! Imagine what I don't know about how people really thought and lived in times before "that"!! 3) There is talk there of the "Merwinsville Hotel". This is where 3 generations of my mother's family lived up to around 1946 or 1947. My mother has now typed out some "memories" of growing up there... and sent them to me. (again, everything from how coal was delivered... to the ice house... ). The point here is that I am currently putting my mother's memories into a Microsoft Word document.. to submit to that same local historical Society... to add to their website. 4) Strangely enough... it is now a possibility that I will write of "my" memories... to add to the site. Funny to think that many of the ways in which I grew up... are indeed "not here" anymore. And now circling back to Niagara Co, NY. This is the "flip side" for me. Two of my dad's primary lines wandered into Niagara County in the early 1800s... the HOSMERs and PRATTs. Imagine seeing "local memories" from any of them over the last 200 years!!! Can't fix "that".. but "can" do what I can to capture what my living relatives know and "get it down on paper". Believe it or not.. even my own sisters do not know many of the "upstate NY" stories that I do.. as I was the "eldest" and they were too young to even really know their grandparents (on either side). Yet, I have a yellowed copy of an article from the Lockport newspaper... showing "4 generations"... and there with the article is a photo of my great-grandfather, Calvin PRATT - my grandmother, Marian Bell (PRATT) SMITH, my father and myself (think I must have been about 3? 4? 5?) all smiling away on the occasion of my g-grandfather's birthday celebration!!! << Another loose end... no one wrote the "date" on the paper... and have to go get microfilm of newspaper to find that article (and the photo!!!) from the early 1950s... >> How I would love to go online (or anywhere) and visit in stories and photos... what my Nathan PRATT or Sylvester HOSMER saw and knew in Niagara County in the 18-teens when they first settled there. Shoot, I'd be happy to see a photo (many generations later) of my dad's high school!!! You see how it is!! What is around us "now" in the hearts and minds of our living relatives (and in our "own" hearts and minds) are the very things later generations cannot "find" in the VR, land or probate records. Those things that help us "connect" in our families. Whew! Another missive here. So, I'll close with the CT website address that got me on a roll here this morning - and thank you all for your indulgence here in reading all this!!! http://www.gaylordsville.org debbie in calif CAhobbies@aol.com

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Wills Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/NiagaraWill/17 Surname: Tussing, Tusing, Dusing, Brock, Burd, Lorentz, Lorenz, Lawrence, Thursam, Kruse, Kruz, Krause, Chrisman ------------------------- Last Will and Testament I, Daniel F. Burd of the City of North Tonawanda in the County of Niagara and the State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament, in manner following, that is to say: FIRST.. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. SECOND. I give and bequeath, forever, to my adopted daughter Sarah Tussing, of Tonawanda, Erie County, N.Y.,all the real property of every kind and description that I may own or possess at the time of my death. THIRD.. I give and bequeath, forever, to my said adopted daughter Sarah Tussing, all of my household furniture of every kind and description, that I may own at the time of my death. FOURTH. I give and bequeath, forever, to my step daughter Addie Adams, of North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y., my automobile. FIFTH.. I give and bequeath, forever, to my grandson Daniel Horan, of Tonawanda, N.Y., my motorboat. SIXTH.. I give and bequeath, forever, to my daughter May Horan, of Tonawanda, Erie County, N.Y., and to my son Willian L. Burd, of North Tonawanda, Niagara, N.Y., all the rest and remainder of my property of every kind and description that I may own or possess at the time of my death, they to share and share alike. LASTLY. I hereby appoint my said stepdaughter Addie Adams, executrix of this my Last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made. She shall not be required to give bond as such executrix. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto subscribed my name the 4th day of February in the year One thousand nine hundred and fourteen (1914) Daniel F. Burd We, whose names are hereto subscribed, D Certify, that on the 4thday of February, 1914, Daniel F. Burd the testator, subscribed his name to this instrument in our presence and in the presence of each of us, and at the same time, in our presence and hearing, declared the same to be his Last Will and Testament, and requested us, and each of us, to sign our names thereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, which we hereby do in the presence of the testator and of each other, on the said date, and write opposite our names our respective places of residence. George J. Smith, residing at North Tonawanda, N.Y Russell H. Wilcox, residing at Tonawanda, N.Y. This is the Last Will and Testament of my Grandmother's adoptive father. Daniel F. Burd was actually the second husband of my grandmother's father's mother, Sarah/ Barley/ Brock/ Burd.

If anyone would be interested I have just started a new web site; part of its content is old views of the city of Niagara Falls, mainly from old postcards. The URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~baillargeon/ Please bear with me as this my first attempt to put a site online. Judy B.

Dear Group, Frankly, I'm not healing as quickly or as well as I was hoping for but in these late evening hours I seem to come back to life and in these few precious hours what seems to give me the most pleasure is to remember sweet childhood memories and to write them down. Who knows but what it takes such a shaking up in our lives to realize the value of remembering such things and writing them down. I know that tomorrow I will wake up with the same pain I have had since my surgery and I also know that it will EVENTUALLY go away. And I also know that I'll live happily ever afterwards. Oue parent went through such stuff and so did our grandparents and all the rest of our ancestors. We're all focused on genealogy and we're scattered all over the country and for a lot of us we never had the opportunity to even visit where our ancestors or family lived. But for what it's worth, this is what one kid who grew up in Niagara Falls with Pennsylvania-Dutch roots remembered.. And this is why. Since my surgery, my older sister (Deb's mom who was born in 1926) and I have been in closer contact with each other via email and when she read my memories about the tea party under the spirea bush, she enjoyed it and it brought to her mind . . . well, let me tell it to you in her own words: "I enjoyed your story about the tea party, that was neat. I remember when mother wasn't around we would take the davenport cushions and slide down the stairs, fun wow! My macaroni "soup" is getting cold and it looks like we may have thunder storm so I'll turn off the computer for now but will check it later, Love Sister Norma." Oh my yes! How I DO remember! Now if Norma and I were to talk about those memories in person, I might disagree with her. As I recall, we used the pillows on our beds and we probably would argue over such tiny details. Sisters always do that, you know. But I have an idea that now that we're all grown up, the tiny details don't mean a thing-just sharing the memories. Hey, picture your parents being out for the evening in the 1940s and you and your teenage sister having the run of the house. Your "baby" brother is tucked safely in bed and the two of you girls are tired of listening to "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy" or "Fibber McGee and Molly' on the radio, you're restless and you want some "action!" So what do you do? Well, you either grab the cushions off the davenport (now known as a sofa) or the pillows off your twin beds, go to the top of the stairs, place the cushions at the very top step, flop down on them head first and then slide down the whole length of the staircase! Bump, Bump, Bump!!! WHEEEEE!! And then you drag the cushions/pillows back up to the top and do it all over again! What made it more exciting was that we both knew that if Mother ever found out, we would have been given a stern lecture about either the danger to ourselves or how it would wear out the cushions/pillows. (tee hee!) Now, to Norma's reference to macaroni "soup." Frankly, I don't know if it was a Pennsylvania-Dutch recipe that our mother learned from her mother or her grandmother or just one that she made up herself during the Depression. But there is nothing as comforting to Norma and me as macaroni "soup." It's a simple recipe that I have the feeling that neither one of us has ever written down. I guess it goes something like this: ¼ pound of bacon sliced up and fried in a frying pan until ALMOST crisp and DON'T drain off a speck of bacon grease! Add a can of tomatoes-nowadays, used the diced tomatoes In the meantime, cook up just the right amount of elbow macaroni to add to the above to made a bit of a soupy mixture-lots of macaroni and lots of tomatoes and bacon. Scoop up a big batch of it into a soup bowl, grab a spoon and just dig in! And if you get bored afterward, just grab a couple of cushions and slide down the stairs head first!! WHEEEEE!!!! Such memories get me through these days--one day at a time. What would I do without all of you to tell you this stuff! luvya, vee

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara/263 Surname: WEYERS, PROEFROCK, VORPHAL, FORPHAL, LABUSHEWSKY, VAN DEN BEEMD, HISSINK, PANKOW, SEEFELDT, ELLMAN, BERNHARDT, KUEHNE, GUIDICE ------------------------- My GGrandmother's maiden name was Proefrock. Although I'm not positive Walter is related, it's hard for me to believe that he is not. Almost all of the Proefrock family lived and died in the area. There are still quite a few there now. I do have one piece of information from the 1920 N. Tonawanda City directory about Walter. He was a machinist living at 1 Prospect Ave. at the time and also there was a William C. Proefrock (Spouse Elsie) also living on Prospect. I have LOTS of Proefrock information. There is a distant cousin of mine that lives in N.T. that I got interested in genealogy. I am originally from N.T. and go back a few times a year to visit and do research.

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Dear Group, OK, I just promised my grandniece and her girlfriend Stephie that I would write a story about them. They're both 15 years old and heaven help us with 15-year-old girls! This is how the evening started. My niece Deb and her older daughter Dawn came over to my house to tidy up a few things for me. Things haven't been going all that great for me this past week regarding my recuperation and it' s only on rare occasions lately that I can make the mental effort to even answer some of my email messages. It wasn't a good day for me but Deb and Dawn showed up at just the right time for me, things got tidied up and the three of us then sat down at the kitchen table and had a chance to talk about my situation, Deb's situation and Dawn's situation. Hey let's face it, in the year 2000 families have problems that weren't even invented when I was a kid! We had a serious conversation but it was always tinged with a sense of humor. Lives tend to be a bit tragic and I guess it takes a sense of humor to see the funny side of it. And that's the way our family has always dealt with such "stuff." When the phone rang, I answered it and I wasn't surprised that it was Deb's younger daughter Amanda calling her mother. A few minutes later the phone rang again and so I just asked Deb to answer it. Sure enough, it was Amanda again. BTW, that happens all the time when the kids know that Mom is over at my house. Well, don't ask me the details of who drove Amanda and her girlfriend Stephie over to my house but the next thing that we knew the two of them burst into the house fighting over who was going to get to hug Auntie Vee first! Frankly, with my still foggy mind, I don't know which one won! But the two of them sure livened up the party. They both seemed to delight in telling me outrageous things that they knew I would react to from a "little old lady's" prim and proper point of view! But at the same time, they also know that I'm a bawdy old broad, who can give them tit for tat. Hey, I didn't earn Amanda's respect to the point of her giving me the title of Phat Auntie Vee, because I was just the prim and proper sister of her grandmother, you know! (BTW, if you don't know the meaning of "phat," just ask a 15-year-old!) And when they all got ready to leave, Amanda and Stephie had the same fight all over again. Who was going to give Auntie Vee the first hug or the last hug or who got to get the biggest kiss from me. And as the two girls were about to close the kitchen door behind them, both of them asked me to write a story about the two of them and post it to the list. I told them to read the story I wrote last night about the tea party under the spirea bush and to picture the two of them in that story. They promised that they would. But do you know what? In this day and age, I doubt that they can actually picture themselves in such a setting. I doubt that little girls have tea parties of that nature nowadays. But I do know one thing. I'm Amanda's great-aunt, the sister of her grandmother. All that I recall of my own great-aunts (born in the late 1800s) were that they were tolerant of me and I knew that I wasn't supposed to speak unless spoken to. I sure didn't have the fun that my own grandniece and I-and her girlfriend Stephie-have been having recently. Oh, how I would have loved that! If Great-Aunt Annie Riley and I could have had a conversation about her past with her marriage to Uncle Will who she met when the carnival was in town where he was featured as a "the strong man" and just up and married him. Oh, what stories she could have told me! I've since realized (from what I wrote as a teenager) that Uncle Will was present as a little boy when President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address at the cemetery at Gettysburg and that when Lincoln passed through the crowd, he patted little Uncle Will on the head. Just think what I could stories I could tell Amanda and Stephie right now! I have the feeling that they want to just hear me gross them out-tit for tat-but at the same time both of them love me for what I am. Just a bit of a crazy "Auntie Vee" who doesn't quite fit the mold of being a sister to ANYONE'S grandmother! It sure makes you want to think, doesn't it? vee