Good morning, Jacque, in Tx., sent me a little message about a College Philosophy professor asking his class about the "Legacy" that your grandparents and great grandparents have left behind and what your own "Legacy" might be. I thought I'd send this to the list and maybe it might be an idea that some of you would like to try to preserve a little of your own "Family Legacy". I never had the opportunity to meet my Dad's parents. They were dead and gone long before I was born. Most of my generation missed out on knowing them personally. The one thing we did have was a "stand in" Grandpa. Daddy's oldest brother filled in as best he could for the missing grandparents. I was one of the fortunate ones that lived most of my life just a few miles away from Uncle Lawrence and got the full benefit of his knowledge. One of my cousins came up with the idea several years ago now to give us all and our following generations a piece of our grandparents in the only way possible. At a family reunion, they got "the 12", meaning Daddy's brothers and sisters, together and with the camcorder rolling, asked some questions, such as "What was you favorite memory of your parents?". When all was said and done, Neil made copies for everyone so that all of us can have this little piece of family to view whenever we would like to. We learned things about our grandparents that we may have never known without the tape. Such as if you had done something pretty bad, my Grandmother would gently tap you on the head with her thimble. I understand that she was almost never with out it. (You wouldn't have been without yours either if you were raising 14 kids.) Grandpa's first driving experience, he bought his brother, Sam's car. Sam lived in Kennyfic, Ok., I think that is Bryan Co. Grandpa went to get the car and just got in and drove it back home, to the Holdenville area, Hughes Co. He had never driven before and made the trip alone. To make a long story short, I know almost as much about these grandparents as I do the other set of grandparents who I had with me most of my growing up years. I still feel cheated though by not hearing the sound of a voice nor the smell from the kitchen. But I still have to feel blessed with the fact that my Aunts and Uncles as well as my parents have done their best to keep the "Family Legacy" intact and growing. This was a good one Jacque. Sure make you think about what you leave behind. Vickie Neill Taylor [email protected] Cemeteries of Oklahoma http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/cemetery/cemetery.htm