I agree completely, it was not easy, even free didn't make it easy, just more appealing. I did not mean to demean our ancestors or the achivements they made, for without those achivements what a fine mess we could be in today..... On 3/16/2005, "Jokagal@aol.com" <Jokagal@aol.com> wrote: >Very true, but that is easy to say in 2005 with crop rotation and modern >farm equipment, fertilizers and County Extension Agents! In those days, they >had to hack it out of the wilderness sometimes dealing with hostile Native >Americans at the same time. I still take my hat off to them all--life was hard >then. I think of that everytime it takes me two hours to cook a meal on an >open fire at camp. (I am a Girl Scout volunteer) > > > >Joanne Galvin > >Researching Northup, Hampton, McCall, Phelps, Blake, Daggett, Syler, >Berrridge,Plymale, Kinder, Cottrell, Gilbert > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. >