Good luck Nancy! <G> Karen -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Meyers [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 7:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OHLORAIN] Same words I am cutting and pasting the letter Karen sent to this list. I am changing the words "native American Indian' to read as 100% Japanese and the last paragraph. Of course I signed my own name. My daughter in law is 100% Japanese. She and her entire family are extremely protective of their background and their family "secrets". Getting her to just give me a pedigree chart was a major undertaking. Once I had it, asking questions of the older generation usually got you nothing but inconsistencies, as they really don't want to talk about their "elders". What I've learned I've gotten from lots of hard work and determination. Their home is full of Japanese "art" and memento's but getting them to talk is almost impossible. Most of them (dau in laws family) have went back to Japan but own lots of rental properties in NYC. It is a challenge to research the Japanese heritage but perhaps I can get it done. Nancy ===== Nancy M. Clay Meyers, Lorain OH Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.raogk.org ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen