IT'S A *BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION* IRC, EMAIL, ICQ & QUERY PAGE QUESTION AND ANSWER FORUM On May 15, 1998, the International Internet Genealogical Society will be having many of its members available to assist you "LIVE" with your genealogical questions, we will also have email, ICQ and an online query page questions. Stop by our home at http://www.iigs.org for more information on joining us. Visit our server to get information about our celebration noon GMT 14 May to noon 16 May GMT Rootsweb Server irc.iigs.org or irc.rootsweb.com port 6667 or 7000 IIGS Birthday Bash Information http://www.iigs.org/hear_ye.html ==== OHGEN Mailing List ==== !^NavFont02F02200006NGHHIhA8FA Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

The Integrity Of Love (Dedicated in loving memory to my Grandma.) A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars." The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose." He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother." She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house. -------------------------------------------- Just 4 Laughs! FREE Humor To Your E-mail! 4 e-mails per day, most every day. If you would like to receive Just 4 Laughs! Send an e-mail message to me or go to the Web site. List-Subscribe: <mailto:Subscribe-Just4Laughs@Lyris.Net> Web-Interface: <http://www.GeoCities.com/Hollywood/Set/6993> ========== !^NavFont02F03F60007NGHHJF8562D Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Tracie, As soon as I get the time I am going to get the packload of info on Florence Township that was sent to me recently. Until then if you look on the Erie County page http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm and look for the researchers page. Both Carol Steele and Liz Proudfoot should be able to help you. Maggie !^NavFont02F010C0006NGHHHT6633 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi - I'm new to the list. My gr gr gr grandfather William BLACKMAN died 9 May 1855 in Florence Twnshp and is buried Birmingham Cemetery. I noted on the Erie Co web site a reference to the following possible sources for records of that event: Grace Episcopal Church Sandusky Comm. Register 1851-1867 (obit?) Does anyone have access to these records, or know of someone who does, or an address I might write? Thanks for any advice, Tracie Tlblackmn@aol.com Researching: BLACKMAN (MA>CT>NY>OH>KS) PRICE (OH) BRYAN (OH>IL>KS) STEWART (IL) PUCKETT (IN>IL) BEVAN (IN>IL) KRAUSE/R (GER>SD) ANDERSON (NOR>MN>SD) MAHONEY (IRE>CAN>IA>SD) McNERNEY (SCOT>CAN>IA) HAGGIN/HAGIN (KY>SD>IA) WORLEY (OH>IL>IA) WALTON (OH>IA)

Hi Everyone, This message came to me as the lady could not get to the home page. Hopefully someone can help her out. Maggie ------------------------------------------------------------------ FORWARDED MESSAGE - Orig: 6-May-98 0:53 Subject: ERIE COUNTY From: Wamcs INTERNET:Wamcs@aol.com To: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman 73777,25 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Maggie, I was so excited to see this site, however, as hard as I tried to get it I could not. I was very disappointed. I am in need of alot of help. My great grandfather's family lived on Kelleys Island, not sure yet if and how many of the seven children were born there. Parents were Irish and from Co Clare. John and Anne Lynch. They had seven children: Cornelius Joseph Leyden, Martin, John, Patrick, Michael Augustus, Margaret and Anna. Rumor has it my great grandfather was born on Kelleys but when I sent away for cert to Probate Court of Erie, they found no record. Is there some place else I should be looking? Birthdate of 9-13-1873. I know that the family lived on Kelleys for years as they were "South Quarry" workers. My great grandfather moved away in 1898 to the Philippines where he married and had four children, he died in 1921 and is still buried there. Also, one of the children John, was killed in "The Big Wind" , do you know of this? Disaster on Lake Erie around 1930 or 31. I have written 2 letters to Betty Pape, a volunteer historian of the island but have not gotten back a response. Any suggestions? Oh, there is also a B&B on Kelleys that was built by my great uncle, Patrick Leyden, it is on the historical register. Where can I find info such as birth certs, death ( I know they have a cemetary there on Kelleys) no response from the Catholic church St Michaels either. I would appreciate any help you can give me! Sincerely, Candace Vacek !^NavFont02F060E0006NGHHMV8278 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Parable of the Rose A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?" Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and before it was ready to bloom, it died. So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The Godlike qualities planted in us at birth growing amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns, the defects. We despair, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We neglect to water the good within us, and eventually it dies. We never realize our potential. Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can possess is to be able to reach past the thorns and find the rose within others. This is the characteristic of love ~ to look at a person and know their true faults. Accepting that person into your life, while recognizing the nobility in their soul. Help them to realize that they can overcome their faults. If we show them the rose, they will conquer their thorns. Only then will they blossom many times over. Within every soul there is a rose ~ Happy Ancestor Hunting, Barbara Yancey Dore (aka) RootsLady@email.msn.com HomePage: http://RootsLady.com/ ListMistress: GenHumor-L@rootsweb.com "In loving memory of all my ancestors and for the benefit of all their descendants." ==== GenHumor Mailing List ==== !^NavFont02F05260006NGHHLo1C14 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi Everyone! Several kind folks let me know that a link was not working. Following is the correction for that link (the link was fine but my fingers were asleep) 1)I have added an Early Franklin County Ohio Settlers page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/early.html thanks to an idea by Michael W. Maguire. Please check out the page and add your family to the site. Maggie !^NavFont02F01410007NGHHH42E27F Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi, I think I got you off the digest list. Let me know if you keep receiving it. Maggie !^NavFont02F00450007NGHHG46F87F Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi Everyone! Well I am finally starting to get some things done. I have updated the following pages: --Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust and Genealogy Fever at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html has had an Excellence in Genealogy Award from Pam Middleton Lee at http://home.earthlink.net/~middleton of Genealogy is my Hobby. --My Ohio Adoption Page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/adopt.html. --My Favorite Genealogy Links page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mlinks.html. --Added a new map to the History of the Western Reserve page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/western.html. --Added a page on Epidemics at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/epd.html. --Added a page on Land Auctions in 1819 at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/land_act.html. (This may have been meant to go onto the Knox County page and if so could the person that submitted it please let me know as I accidently lost the name of the submitter.) --Added a page on the migration of Quakers from North Carolina to Ohio at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/quaker.html. --Ohio County information page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mohcoun1.html (this includes the county grid on the corresponding individual county page). --The Ohio County Courthouse Project is up at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Courthouses/county_courthouses.html (This is a work in progress.). --Thanks to information from Kip Sperry the OhioNet Page has been updated at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/ohionet.html (This gives information on the Ohio Network of American History and Research Centers with a clickable map so you can put the center with the county you are seeking.). --Read about Kip Sperry's new book and article at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mohcoun1.html#GROKS. The new queries and/or surname registrations are now on view on the My OHGenWeb pages. Please go to the --Erie County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm 1)I have added a gallery of pictures and history about Erie County at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/pictures.html. Please let me know what you think. --Franklin County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Franklin/queries.htm 1)I have added an Early Franklin County Ohio Settlers page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/early.html thanks to an idea by Michael W. Maguire. Please check out the page and add your family to the site. 2)I have updated the researchers page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Franklin/resources.html. I added Christi Hamblin <a href="mailto:CHamb81823@aol.com">CHamb81823@aol.com</a> (Put "Christi" in the subject line) - I have purchased my own personal "Germans to America" by Glazier and Filby (A series of 50+ books. They are an index of passenger ship lists.), Volume 12 dates Nov. 1857- July 1859. If any one wants me to check a name for them, just let me know, I would be more that happy to share. --Knox County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Knox/queries.htm 1)I added a researcher to the Knox County page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Knox/resource.htm. Carol Montrose is willing to provide minor help in Knox County. Her names in Knox County are VIAN, PERKINS, DOWN(E)(S), HARDESTY, GRUBB, and LYBARGER. --Medina County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/queries.htm 1)I updated the main index page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/index.htm --Miami County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Miami/queries.htm 1)I added a Railroading in Bradford (Thanks to Ken Clark) at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/rr.html 2)I added a Migration from New Jersey (Thanks to Chuck Carey) at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Miami/nj_mig.html --The Free Lookup Database Queries have also been posted at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Free/queries.htm. Maggie Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

I currently am on both lists, I get each individual email, and I get the weekly accumulated one? I want off the weekly one, but want to remain on the individual one. How is the best way to do that??

Hi Everyone! I was feeling creative and finally go the page of pictures up on the web. They are a mix of history and what things are now. Please check them out and let me know what you think. They are at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/pictures.html. If you have some additions please feel free to let me know. And most of all enjoy. Maggie !^NavFont02F011E000ENGHHGA3NGD6HHg4954 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Bobbi RE: BLACK, WILLER, HARDEN/HARDIN, ATHERTON I checked "Erie County Ohio Cemetery Census Before 1909" with the following results: Maple Grove Cemetery, aka "Washburn Cemetery", Vermilion Twp.: BLACK, Augustus A., 1826-1898. BLACK, John C., 1819-Aug 15, 1906. BLACK, Josephine, d. Jan 21, 1858, 45y 2m 21d, w/o Wm. Black. ATHERTON, Elizabeth B. (BLACK), d. Jan 27, 1864, 58y 1m 27d, w/o Allen H. HARDING, Joseph, b. Feb 24, 1794 in MD, d. Aug 2, 1867, 73y 5m 9d, s/o Matthew. WILLER, none. Maple Grove Cemetery, Township Section, Vermilion Twp.: ATHERTON, none. BLACK, none. HARDEN, none. WILLER, none. Orchard Beach Cemetery, aka "Cuddleback Cemetery," Vermilion Twp.: ATHERTON, none. BLACK, none. HARDEN, none. WILLER, none. I have a feeling that the above Joseph HARDING could very well be your Joseph HARDEN/HARDIN. I find it interesting that Elizabeth B. Atherton's maiden name was BLACK (but maybe you knew that). Vermilion is actually in Erie Co & Lorain Co. You should request a lookup or post a querry on the Lorain Co. page. The above cemeteries are the only ones that are in Erie Co., and all of them are relatively small. It just seems likely that many Vermilion City and Township residents may well have been buried in one of the Lorain Co. Cemeteries. Good luck with your research -- I hope this helps. Carol A. Steele Sandusky, Erie Co., OH

I am looking for information regarding Lewis and Joseph HARDEN/HARDIN. In the 1850 census for Vermillion Township Lewis is 28 and living with William P. and Sarah BLACK. On September 15, 1858 he married Mary WILLER according to Erie County marriage records. Joseph HARDEN is 18 and living with Allen and Elizabeth B. ATHERTON in 1850 Vermillion Twp. census. Both Lewis and Joseph HARDEN, all of the BLACK's and Elizabeth ATHERTON were born in Maryland. I am trying to either connect or eliminate the two HARDEN/HARDIN's from my family tree. It is possible that the BLACK family may also be related. I would like any information on parents or siblings for these HARDEN's and/or BLACK's. Willing to help others with HARDEN/HARDIN's. Thanks, Bobbi Schirado

My Friend By Henson Towne Around the corner I have a friend In this great city that has no end, Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone And I never see my old friends face, For life is a swift and terrible race, He knows I like him just as well, As in the days when I rang his bell, And he rang mine. If, we were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men. Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired of trying to make a name. "Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim" "Just to show that I'm thinking of him." But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And distance between us grows and grows. Around the corner- yet miles away, Here's a telegram sir--"Jim died today." And that's what we get and deserve in the end. Around the corner, a vanished friend. If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say what you mean. Never be afraid to express yourself. Take this opportunity to tell someone what they mean to you. Seize the day and have no regrets. Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and are what it's all about anyway. Pass this along to your friends. Let it make a difference in your day and theirs. The difference between expressing love and having regrets which may stay around forever. !^NavFont02F041E0006NGHHKf973E Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Hi Everyone! Well I am finally starting to get some things done. I have updated the following pages: --The Zimmerman Family Index Page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/index.html has some new graphics and I updated the meta tags. --Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust and Genealogy Fever at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html. --Ohio County information page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mohcoun1.html (this includes the county grid on the corresponding individual county page). --Easter is up on my Holiday Graphics Page at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Holidays/h1index.html (Caution this is a slow loading page due to intense graphics but I think it is worth the wait). --The Ohio County Courthouse Project is up at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Courthouses/county_courthouses.html (This is a work in progress.). --Thanks to information from Kip Sperry the OhioNet Page has been updated at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/ohionet.html (This gives information on the Ohio Network of American History and Research Centers with a clickable map so you can put the center with the county you are seeking.). --Read about Kip Sperry's new book and article at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mohcoun1.html#GROKS. The new queries and/or surname registrations are now on view on the My OHGenWeb pages. Please go to the --Erie County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Erie/queries.htm (The main Erie County page wallpaper has been changed at http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/Erie/erie.htm. Please let me know what you think.) --Franklin County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Franklin/queries.htm --Knox County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Knox/queries.htm --Medina County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmedina/queries.htm --Miami County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Miami/queries.htm --The Free Lookup Database Queries have also been posted at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohfrankl/Free/queries.htm. Maggie Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

This is not genealogy related but it really shows my feelings about genealogists and people helping and supporting each other. Maggie ----------------------------------------------------- THE PIANO Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE." When the houselights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in he boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obligato. Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. And the audience was mesmerized. Whatever our situation in life and history--however outrageous,however desperate, whatever dry spell of the spirit, whatever dark night of the soul-- God is whispering deep within our beings, "Don't quit. Keep playing. You are not alone, Together we will transform the broken patterns into a masterwork of my creative art. Together, we will mesmerize the world with our song of peace." !^NavFont02F05E90007NGHHLEBB922 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Seeking info on ancestry of my great grandfather Edson McClure BLAKESLEY (1845-1931), who was born at Republic in Seneca County, OH, but grew up in Sandusky, Erie County. His parents were John BLAKESLEY and Isabel MCCLURE, who are listed in Erie in 1850 and 1860 censuses. Edson served in the 145th Ohio during the Civil War, and later worked for the railroad. He lived in various towns after the war, including: Aroma, IL; Ft. Wayne, IN; Kansas City, MO; Olathe, KS; and St. Petersburg, FL. He retired in Orlando, FL in the 1920's and is buried here. Any help greatly appreciated. William Morgan Orlando, FL

Hi Everyone, I just thought I would send a message and wish everyone Happy Easter. I will be heading back home tomorrow and hopefully things will get back to normal. I really have had fun in the counties. I went to Portage, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summitt, Stark, Carroll, Jefferson, Columbiana, and Holmes. A couple more trips were cut short on Thursday as there were tornados on the ground near our home but thankfully they went north and there was no damage only hard winds, tornados in the sky with no real touchdowns. FYI, Dave bought me a present...a scanner so you all will be seeing more scanned in pictures in the near future. Monday I will get all the county update stuff done and up on the internet. Maggie !^NavFont02F02480007NGHHI49F15A Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

LAWS OF GENEALOGY 1. The document containing evidence of missing links in your research invariably will be lost due to fire, flood or war. 2. The keeper of vital records you need will just have been insulted by another genealogist. 3. Your great great grandfather's obituary states he died leaving no issue of record. 4. The will you need is in the safe on the Titanic. 5. The ancient photo of 4 relatives, one of whom is your progenitor, carries the names of the other 3 6. Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on last names. 7. You learn that great aunt Matilda's executor just sold her life's collection of family genealogy material to a flea market dealer in New York City. 8. No one in your family tree ever did anything noteworthy, always rented property, was never sued, and was never named in any will. 9. Yours is the only last name not found among the 3 billion in the Mormon archives. 10. Ink fades and paper deteriorates at a rate inversely proportional to the value of the data recorded. 11. The critical link in your family tree is named "Smith". 12. The 37- volume, 16000-page history of your county of origin isn't indexed. !^NavFont02F03B30007NGHHJB54048 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

I thought this was beautiful so I am sharing it with you all! ........... what that little line is worth I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning...to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth and spoke of the second with tears, but he said that what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth, and now only those who loved her know what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own; the cars, the house, the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard, are there things you'd like to change? For you never know how much time is left. (You could be at "dash mid-range.") If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and what's real, and always try to understand the way other people feel. And...be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we've never loved before. If we treat each other with respect, and more often wear a smile, remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So, when your eulogy is being read with your life's actions to rehash... would you be pleased with the things they have to say about how you spent your dash? --Source unknown !^NavFont02F04630007NGHHK65A742 Maggie's World of Courthouse Dust & Genealogy Fever http://www.infinet.com/~dzimmerm/mindex.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* God Put Me On Earth to Accomplish a Certain Number of Things. Right Now I am so far behind, I will never die. --- Unknown *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*