Wow ! What are the chances ? Not only finding Buggy's that were made by Your own family , But finding a gentleman that Your related to (By accident or deceased family members or by other guiding forces) (I mean God) but do't know weather it's pollitically correct to mention Him on the internet) Glenn E. Yeager Genealogist >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] My thanks to all >Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:40:45 EDT > >Bonnie >I don't know the name of man you are asking about at Welsh Run. I will >forward the information that my cousin sent to me. > >John L. Raymer [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >______________________________________________________ > > > >I inherited a project this summer I hope I can handle. >(Note: My cousin is a master brick layer and stone cutter. I know he will >do justice to the project. JR) >Found my gg grandfather's grave near Welsh Run,PA. >His wife, also his father (an American Revolutionary >Soldier) and consort plus brothers and sisters and >individuals that married into the family. >It is located on the former Stech Farm in Montgomery >Twp. has been neglected for some 20 years, but many of >the stones are still readable. > >A distant cousin and I decided to restore it, give the >soldier a marker, cut down many trees,exterminate the >woodchucks, clear the ground , plant grass seed set >gravestones and rebuild the dry native stone wall that >has fallen down around the perimeter. >Plan on leaving, with travel trailer, the middle of >Sept., and may stay at Cowan's Gap State Park. Taking >brother Bob along. >I drove out by car this summer, first time to Pa., >stayed in Greencastle. Like that town. >One day while searching another cemetery in Welsh Run >a gentleman approached us, he was working on a church >next door, he ask who we were looking for, when we >gave the name Stech his mouth dropped and eyes opened >wide. He made us follow him to his farm 1/2 mile down >the road. It turned out he had restored an 1897 Steck >Buggy and his family had married into the Steck's. >Spent the rest of the afternoon there, taking >pictures,going thru scrapbooks, and learning new >names. >The Steck's employed Blacksmith's and Wheelwrights in >Welsh Run and turned out 40-50 wagons and buggies a >year, which sold in MD,VA and PA > > > > > > >------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Spaces is here! ItÂ’s easy to create your own personal Web site. http://spaces.live.com/signup.aspx