Well said, well said, my friend. OK here is a change of subject: Dear List Members, During the holidays I am so always very busy preparing large family meals, making menus, compiling lists of who to invite including extended family and friends, who I will ask to bring side dishes, and where everyone will be seated. It is a busy but very fulfilling time of the year, and satisfying in terms of making memories and traditions for the young ones who are looking forward to the food and presents. My own memories always travel back to traditions my family had when I was a child, such as the traditional and thrift-conscious "eggless butterless milkless cake" that many generations of Townsend women, both Quaker and non-Quaker, made through the years. It makes me wonder what else was on the table of my ancestors, and who were invited to partake in the family meal, say in the year 1790, after the Revolutionary War when the country was young and there was much excitement to be had. A couple of years ago another list I belong to started a fun thread that went along these lines: If you could invite any of your deceased ancestors to your holiday gathering, 1) who would it be, 2) why would you invite this person in particular, and 3) what would you ask them that you have been wanting to know about them, or an aspect of their life? Just choose one ancestor and give a bit of background info (dates, places, spouse, children, why they may be a mystery) when you answer the above question - then send it to the list. When I first took part in this a couple of years ago, it generated quite a bit of new information for the list and was great holiday fun. I will contribute my answer after we all hear from some of you. Blessed holidays to all, Kim Townsend Spangrude On Dec 20, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Sandra Ferguson wrote: > Friends....as I said to you all earlier, my current health problem > dictates that I not upset myself unnecessarily at this time, but I > have > been made aware, personally, by several of you, that some are > unhappy with > the list leadership, etc....I am asking that you remember the > season and > act accordingly.......fingers crossed, I will again be up to my > 'fighting > weight' and able to once more be involved in one of my great > loves....genealogy.... When that day arrives I will visit the > archives, read > the old posts I have missed, and answer them accordingly. Till > then, as > always, post ONLY things that directly involve genealogy , and > help your > fellow listmembers with their research... is that so hard to do? For > goodness sake...it's Christmas! > > S. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Andrew, Andreas, Andree, - Adam -   my gr, gr, gr, gr, gr grandfather, born in 1760 in Chester Co., PA, fought in American Revolution, married, had children who were baptized in a Reformed Lutheran Church under Andree and Andrea.  Searching for any baptismal records for Adam, to obtain his parents names, nationality, etc.  I have all of the info on him after he left Chester Co., moving his family first to Virginia, then to sourthern Ohio.  His father may have been Philip of some spelling, or that may be an older brother.  I have inquired before, but would love to speak to Adam Andrew concerning his family as he grew up. --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Kim Spangrude <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kim Spangrude <[email protected]> Subject: [PaOldC] A Holiday Query For the PA Old Chester List To: "Sandra Ferguson" <[email protected]>, "PaOldChester" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 3:09 PM Well said, well said, my friend.  OK here is a change of subject: Dear List Members, During the holidays I am so always very busy preparing large family  meals, making menus, compiling lists of who to invite including  extended family and friends, who I will ask to bring side dishes, and  where everyone will be seated.  It is a busy but very fulfilling time  of the year, and satisfying in terms of making memories and traditions  for the young ones who are looking forward to the food and presents. My own memories always travel back to traditions my family had when I  was a child, such as the traditional and thrift-conscious "eggless  butterless milkless cake" that many generations of Townsend women,  both Quaker and non-Quaker,  made through the years.  It makes me  wonder what else was on the table of my ancestors, and who were  invited to partake in the family meal, say in the year 1790, after the  Revolutionary War when the country was young and there was much  excitement to be had. A couple of years ago another list I belong to  started a fun thread that went along these lines:  If you could invite  any of your deceased ancestors to your holiday gathering, 1) who would  it be, 2) why would you invite this person in particular, and 3) what  would you ask them that you have been wanting to know about them, or  an aspect of their life? Just choose one ancestor and give a bit of background info (dates,  places, spouse, children, why they may be a mystery) when you answer  the above question - then send it to the list. When I first took part  in this a couple of years ago, it generated quite a bit of new  information for the list and was great holiday fun.  I will contribute  my answer after we all hear from some of you. Blessed holidays to all, Kim Townsend Spangrude On Dec 20, 2009, at 1:47 PM, Sandra Ferguson wrote: >  Friends....as I said to you all earlier, my current health problem > dictates that I  not upset myself unnecessarily at this time, but  I  > have > been made aware, personally, by several of you, that some are  > unhappy with > the list leadership, etc....I am asking that you  remember the  > season and > act accordingly.......fingers crossed, I will again be up to my  > 'fighting > weight' and able to  once more be involved in one of my great > loves....genealogy.... When that day arrives I will visit the  > archives, read > the old posts I have missed, and answer them accordingly.  Till  > then, as > always, post ONLY  things that directly involve genealogy ,  and  > help your > fellow listmembers with their research...  is that so hard to do?  For > goodness sake...it's Christmas! > >            S. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] >  with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and  > the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message