Hi Jim! Mark me YES, YES, YES! I think the prospects of a room full of "kindred" O'Neall spirits, is awesome! SLC, and Williamsburg, VA are probably my two favorite places in the world to visit, but I would not be willing to sacrifice Bert's attendence for either. Certainly a trip to Winchester is in order, most of our Quaker roots passed through there, enroute to SC, such a trip should be accompanied with a plan for a two pronged assault on the records. The first, what records might we expect to find on location, second, what questions do we seek answers to. This should enable a division of labor, and insure that we are not all trying to get the at same records, or answer the same questions, at the same time. There are many ways to proceed, when one arrives at a repository of records. My personal choice is to begin with the pamphlet file. Many of these are available only on location, and are not often published. It is a way of standing on the shoulders of other researchers, who have been that way before. There are many surnames besides O'Neall that might have material helpful to O'Neall researchers. I'll bet there are as many good ideas as there are O'Neall researchers. If this trip is not to Virginia, then plans for the next should be made with that target in mind! When we go to Virginia, I want to see us go in prepared. Thanks for reading this. Carl James O'Neall wrote: > "Sorry the subject should be Gathering Poll of List day five" > I told you it was late!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Jim O'Neall > [email protected] > "Searching the past; Looking to the future" > -----Original Message----- > From: James O'Neall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 12:15 AM > Subject: Fw: [ONEALL-L] Gathering Poll of List day four > > >Day five of O'Neall Gathering Poll: > >If you have not submitted your reply to the following poll > >Please do so TODAY! I will continue with this poll until > >Thursday November 12, 1998. At that time all polling will > >be suspended. > > > >Well here I am at my trusty old puter, it is now after midnight and I just > >got home from work, another of those 15 hour work days with an hour > >commute each way. I think I am getting too old for all this! It also has > been > >one > >horrific day for weather. Started off with rain and high winds, up to 60 mph, > >(loss of > >electrical power,) developed into snow and freezing rain with continuing high > >winds with the temp hovering around 30 degrees. I guess winter is here. > >Hey your starting to make me feel like there are some kin out there who would > >really > >like to get together and lie. Sounds GREAT to me. > > > >Jim O'Neall > >[email protected] > >"Searching the past; Looking to the future" > >Subject: [ONEALL-L] Gathering Poll of List day five > >O'Neall List > >[email protected] > > > >Well I am trying to fulfill our fearless leaders wishes. Please send your > >responses to me and I will compile the results and report back to the list. > >Please answer the following: > > > >1. I am in favor of the USA O'Neall Clan Gathering to be held summer of 1999. > >Yes ________ > >No __________ > > > >2. If at all possible I would attend such a gathering. > >Yes _________ > >No __________ > > > >3. I would be willing to help in the planning and organization of such a > >gathering. > >Yes _________ > >No __________ > > > >Name: > > > >e-mail Addy: > > > >Please send all responses to the address listed below. > > > >Jim O'Neall > >[email protected] > >O'Neall USA Clan Gathering Pollster > > > > > >