It seems that those who choose to respond to this thread are missing the entire point of the thread. They either jumped in in the middle or just have poor reading comprehension skills. The problem isn't/wasn't the obits, per se. Migration trends are genealogy (although the question "why did my particular ancestor migrate to a particular area is a rather useless question to ask people on a list. The answer remains with the migrant ancestor. Unless there are diaries or letters with the explanation, it is anybody's guess and that is exactly what it is.....a guess); historical events is genealogy; socio-economic conditions and trends is genealogy; source documentation is genealogy; obituaries are genealogy; legal records (deeds, wills, other court proceedings) are genealogy; even family stories are genealogy. The bottom line is that people complain about a subject when that subject does NOT pertain to them and their research. They never think twice about chatting repeatedly back and forth, on list, when the subject involves or interests them. I think that it is probably time to put this topic to bed. Eileen Irwin Mesa, AZ Karen Semencar wrote: > > Isn't there a place on the Jefferson County GenWeb for obits to be put in? Maybe > that would solve everyones problems... > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Sorry, Alice, but you didn't ask me to identify the subject. What you said > > was this: > > > > <<Your story was amusing, Mac, and as Sherry points out, every family > > seems to have "a character" who stands out from the rest. We don't mind > > a funny story now and then, but, in the future, please identify it as > > such by putting "OFF TOPIC" or "FAMILY STORIES". By doing so, you give > > those that aren't interested the opportunity to use their Delete key. > > > > Now let's get back to genealogy.>> > > > > You allowed a question, allowed other answers, then told me that MY answer > > was "OFF TOPIC," and then went on to tell the following about your OWN > > family: > > > > <<At the age of about 18 my g-grandfather came to Jefferson County in 1850 > > with his Uncle to "seek his fortune" in lumbering. A year later his > > mother died in the Yellow Fever epidemic that was raging in > > Philadelphia, and his father (my g-g-grandfather) moved the rest of his > > family to Jefferson County to be near to his older son.>> > > > > Don't you see something wrong with this? > > > > And, I repeat, there are rarely any messages to this list and I think it was > > a good idea to stimulate some conversation. Don't you? > > > > OF COURSE obituaries are important! Offering the information in one is fine > > but 18 separate e-mails in one day from one person? Don't you see something > > wrong with that? > > > > Alice, take a minute and think this over. > > > > Mac > > > > ==== PAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Jefferson County Genealogy Project by clicking below: > > http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson/ > > ==== PAJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Jefferson County Genealogy Project by clicking below: > http://www.pa-roots.com/~jefferson/ ---------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97