Sorry for that. I hit the wrong button accidentally. I went through this cousin's photo album with her a few years back, when her memory was better, but now her memory is much more fuzzy, and she's the oldest surviving member of my mother's side of the family that I can have contact with (long standing family feud, the origins of which are not clear to me), to my knowledge. A few months ago, a friend of my step mom went to visit this cousin with my step mom, showed her pictures of a trip her family had taken, and my cousin began suddenly reminiscing about trips she'd taken with her family years ago. I've never heard any of this from her, but I'd love to. So, I, also would like to know how you are doing this. My cousin is very hard of hearing, and my voice pitch is close to impossible for her to understand, which makes things even harder. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Howell" <slh@donet.com> To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] Beechey/Johnstone > Hi Colleen, > I also would like to know. I have a 92 year old first cousin once removed > in a nursing home, who can remember very little of her past. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maxine" <genbug@olypen.com> > To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] Beechey/Johnstone > > >> Hi Colleen, >> What a great idea! How are you doing this; writing it or tape >> or....??? I would love to hear the particulars on how this is being >> accomplished. I think that is a very nice thing you are doing. >> Maxine >> >> Colleen Waggle wrote: >>> Thank you! Our genealogy society is helping nursing home residents free >>> of >>> charge, record their memories. I'm helping Rebecca, the daughter of >>> Arch >>> and Ann Johnstone record hers. She is 93 and can't remember when her >>> family >>> died or where they were buried. I know Rebecca would love a >>> transcription of >>> any of these obits. It does help her remember. Thank you again Colleen >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "May your neighbors respect you, troubles neglect you, the angels >>> protect you and heaven accept you." Irish Blessing >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com 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 >> PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >

Hi, Arch Johnstone in that newsclipping Clearfield Progress, Saturday June 11, 1960, page 2 HELLO, WORLD! Mr. And Mrs. Arch Johnstone of Curwensville are the parents of a 7 lb, 4 oz baby boy born in the Clearfield Hospital at 5:21 p.m. June 10. Mrs. Johnstone is the former Alliene A. Guglielmi. This Arch was the brother of Rebecca Johnstone. Her father is also Arch Johnstone. I'd love to be able to get Edwin Beechey or Arch Johnstone's and wive's death certificates for Rebecca. I'd have them back one more generation for her. Is there a Tombstone inscription book that I could buy that would have her family in? I'm from Ohio and Pa... Is a little different for researching. My husband found out that he was helping a 5th cousin once removed and that she was already in our family tree. Our society received a grant from our area's hospital to do this project. We have to account for all money spent, & we have made workbooks to help out in getting started. We asked the local nursing home activities director if anyone would be interested and we went to the nursing home and talked to a few women. We now have 5 ladies in wheelchairs that the nursing home comes to the research room each Friday and we have one volunteer for each lady. We where surprised by how much everyone is enjoying this including the volunteers. Most are unable to write and are a little hard of hearing so we do the writing in the workbooks and you would be surprised at how much they remember by just showing them census records and such. It really helps jog their memory. We plan on having a few volunteers go to the nursing home and help record the memories for those interested but can't get out to our research room. Colleen