LInda- I enjoyed reading your email in response to "The Mail"- While the last generation to live in Gallia County( for at least their youth) were my grandparents who had both grown up on a farm and knew the value of hardwork. They also knew how to "get the good out of" everything and make a penny stretch. My grandmother, a descendant of the Northups and the McCalls, once gave me a written family history and told me that she hoped that someday it would be very important to me. She was very proud of her family heritage and of Gallia County. I learned so much from her--and the values that she held are values that are important to me today. As I read the handwritten pages of that history, I too, have pride in what my ancestors did. To come to a new area in the late 1700s and build something from nothing, till the land, and struggle to survive is an amazing feat. I often remind myself that if my forebears could survive in those times, I certainly can survive in these times. And, utilizing those "old-fashioned" values and ideals are just as relevant today as they were then. So, a little bit of Galllia County continues to thrive up here in Oakland County, Michigan. Joanne Galvin

Wow, a handwritten history of your family ?? I can only wish I had such a thing. Please consider transcribing it and donating to the society. Please.......so many things such as this become lost over time, please make sure at least one copy is preserved. On 4/26/2005, "Jokagal@aol.com" <Jokagal@aol.com> wrote: >LInda- I enjoyed reading your email in response to "The Mail"- While the >last generation to live in Gallia County( for at least their youth) were my >grandparents who had both grown up on a farm and knew the value of hardwork. >They also knew how to "get the good out of" everything and make a penny >stretch. My grandmother, a descendant of the Northups and the McCalls, once gave >me a written family history and told me that she hoped that someday it would >be very important to me. She was very proud of her family heritage and of >Gallia County. I learned so much from her--and the values that she held are >values that are important to me today. As I read the handwritten pages of that >history, I too, have pride in what my ancestors did. To come to a new area >in the late 1700s and build something from nothing, till the land, and >struggle to survive is an amazing feat. I often remind myself that if my forebears >could survive in those times, I certainly can survive in these times. And, >utilizing those "old-fashioned" values and ideals are just as relevant today >as they were then. So, a little bit of Galllia County continues to thrive >up here in Oakland County, Michigan. > >Joanne Galvin > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Your list administrator is Martin Cassidy, and you can reach me by writing to OHGALLIA-L-ADMIN@ROOTSWEB.COM. > - Check out my new recipes site at: http://recipes.hazlett.net