Dear Kim, et al, Kim I apologize for not responding to your message earlier. I'm certain that you know how that is! By the same token I've had serious major cancer health issues of my own over the years and I guess that between the two of us we're determined to keep on hangin' in. I read through your whole message and all of a sudden it made me realize that it was you who had sent me your magnificent transcription of Phoebe's diary over a year ago. At the time you said that Phoebe Ann Williams had written it in 1857 in Coomer, Niagara Co., NY. Oh Kim, if you have the strength to post it on our list in "chapters," I'll guarantee that it will enchant us all chapter after chapter. And although I may be biting off more than I can chew, I can either scan what you sent me or if you can sent me a diskette with the entire diary transcription and I might be inclined to post it myself in chapters. But what really blew my mind regarding your message is that apparently you have transcribed two subsequent diaries of Phoebe that even include her memories of the Civil War. Oh please, please share the transcriptions with our list. That's Niagara County personal history to the nth degree!! luvya and take care. vee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim & Mike Paul" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] I'm in a slump > Dear Vee & group: > > Forgive me for not posting anything for some time. I've had some major health issues affecting me, > unfortunately. I've been recovering from cancer surgery and a bruised shoulder blade. I've been off > work for over a month and a half, and I have just been starting to go back to work. > Needless to say, it has been an ordeal, but they got everything, and now I'm in the healing stage. > > During my down time, I've been able to get all three of my gg grandmother's, Phoebe Ann Williams, > diaries transcribed, and I'm typing out the third one, written in 1863, during the height of the Civil > War! Phoebe's brother, William Fitzer Williams, was a captain in the 2nd regiment of the New > York Mounted Rifles, co. 1. I have an ornate framed picture of Fitzer (as he was called) in his Civil > War Uniform. He died at Petersburg, PA. > > I may have mentioned in past posts, about how Phoebe was stood up by a beau, Henry L. Johnson. > He married someone else, and in Phoebe's second diary, she states that she was glad she did not > marry him!! > > Anyway, Vee I sure hope you'll let this list continue, I've enjoyed your stories so much! > > Kim, > In not so snowy Nebraska > >