You might take a look at the Pennsylvania Destination of the Day website. It is now a featured site near the top of the Pennsylvania Family History website at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~padutch/ Thanks! Don

--part1_f49591aa.248f4042_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_f49591aa.248f4042_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Melw68 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 17:57:54 EDT Subject: ABOUT PA To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Thought even those not from Pa would enjoy this...lmao..a little insight >to our fair state....Hope u enjoy it...Hey Steve hi baby...miss >u....Have fun while ur her CDIG..LOL...take care friends...Tip > >You know you're from PA if: >1. You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear >the word "snow." >2. You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the >mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the >equally-incorrect Leb-a-NON. >3. You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in >LARD. >4. You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn >chips, pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, >or bologna. >5. You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast. >6. You do things "once," as in "I'll go check in the back room once." >7. You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on >the "honor system." >8. You know what REAL pot pie is. >9. YOUR turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT >"dressing." >10. You know that chicken corn soup from a fire house is the most nearly >perfect food on earth. >11. Your neighbors' names are Driebelbis, Stoltfus, Lebo, Peachey, Yoder >or anything ending in "-baugh or -ouch." >12. You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," >and >"They're calling for snow." >13. You've heard of distelfinks and hex signs. >14. Red Beet Eggs makes your list of top ten favorite foods. >15. You pronounce "Suite" as SUIT, not SWEET. >16. You say you're going out to the shed "AWHILE," instead of "FOR >AWHILE." >17. You only buy your beer and soda by the case. >18. You think the roads in any other state are smooth. >19. You know the Penn State cheer. (WE ARE...PENN STATE!) >20. Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the >window to see what's going on outside. >21. You never see any Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg >Battlefield. >22. You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva. >23. You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest >way to Philly is the Turnpike. >24. School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour >to finish, because just about every town has its own school district. >25. When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says >1979, you think "TMI." >26. You call sloppy joes "barbecue." >27. You think Medium Rare equals Well Done. >28. When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand. >29. You can give directions to Intercourse with a straight face. --part1_f49591aa.248f4042_boundary--

If Susanna is really a member of the family of John Philip Boehm, you are looking at the founder of the Reformed Church in America. I have my own line back to John Philip Boehm, but none of the other children. You can read about John Philip at this FTM site: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/d/Carrie-E-Bodensteiner/index.html I did find a Susanna born at about the right time. Perhaps this is the family you are looking for. If not, I have access to the Brethren Encyclopedia. I would be more than glad to check out what entries they have (if any) for Boehm. Annette [email protected] http://users.nni.com/dehoff

Hi, Listers and Listerines! Been away for a while, and found some new (for my line) names, most of which came from Germany, through Baltimore, then to Lancaster area, then to Huntingdon County. If the original immigrants didn't make it to Huntingdon County, their descendants did. (many to the little crossroads called Warriors Mark) The names uncovered so far (very little documentation, so a lot of speculation here) are: Long or Lang Schnebele Dilli (suspected of being Swiss) Good Funk Etnier Graffius Dopp Nightwine (was Nachtwein) Anyone out there with these names? I have some information on each of these, but, as I said, very little firm information yet. I'd like to hear via e-mail from any distant cousins out there! Ken Jones in NH

Ginger, I also do Motter research. Gloria and I are checking backgrounds now. What Motter's did you know? Ray -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [PENNA-DUTCH-L] Fw: Real Excuses >Hi, >I noticed you had the name Motter? Yes? I had good friends by that name and >it is so unusual perhaps you are related. >Ginger in Az. > > >==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== >New lists and web sites that are about the PA DUTCH >are gladly advertised here.

Hi Ray, They were a family that lived in Fremont, Nebraska. He was the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and a very nice person. We always called him Red Motter because he had red hair but sorry I don't know the first name. Ginger in Az.

I have a Susanna BOEHM 1775-1843 wed to Jacob Ressler 1767-1843. I suspect she is the daughter of Jacob or Abraham, brother of Rev. Martin Boehm, founder of the Brethern church. Margo

Hi Ed, My earliest Mennonite ancestor, 5th great-grandfather Johannes GERBER b Abt 1704 in Europe (aka GB1), arrived in Philadelphia 1736 aboard the Harle. I think he was a Bretheren minister who was fleeing religious persecution in Europe. I have his son Johannes GERBER's (d. 1777) will and know that they lived in Cumru Twp., near where Reading, Berks Co., PA, is today.. Also my earliest Amish-Mennonite ancestor, my 4th great-grandfather John YODER, b abt 1732 in Europe (aka YR17), arrived 1742 aboard the Francis and Elizabeth, and settled in the Oley Valley near Reading, Berks Co., PA. Anyone interested in YODER should check out: http://www.genealogy.org/~yoder/welcome.html . I am interested in examining the notion that a particular set of given names identifies these and some others from 1730-1800 PA like HOCHSTETLER, STUTZMAN, KAUFFMAN, etc. as being from Diesbach, Switzerland. What is this pattern of assigning given names? First, for any larger family there should be a Magdelena and a Veronica Frani. There are some common names allowed like Barbara, Anna, Catherine, John, Jacob, etc., but these are only about twelve in number. It's not that the naming patterns are similar, they are identical across surnames and across generations! My question is, if we can identify the location of the origin(s) of these families, can we get data from Switzerland on their ancestors? Douglas M. Garber [email protected] Researching GARBER/GERBER (Switz>PA>OH) HOPKINS (Eng>MA>CT>VT>NY>OH) MCCOLLUM (Scot>NJ>OH>KY>OH) HENRY (VA>PA>OH) http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Douglas-M-Garber/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Heral <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 3:19 AM Subject: [PENNA-DUTCH-L] Mennonites > For any of you on this list interested in Mennonite research I want to > invite you to check out MENNO-ROOTS mailing list. I am now the manager of > this list and welcome any of you with PA Dutch ancestors who may also have > been Mennonites. Some of my ancestors were from this area and also > Mennonites. If interested, [email protected] and place > subscribe in the body of message. > Thank you. > Ed Heral > Rootsweb Sponsor Plus and List Administrator of > Shirk, McKnelly and Menno-Roots lists. > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Do a good turn for another and see what comes back... > >

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Hi, I noticed you had the name Motter? Yes? I had good friends by that name and it is so unusual perhaps you are related. Ginger in Az.

Diana, Thank you for being so understanding! I can only imagine what you felt, when you read that! I was so red, as I saw the joke on the list( I thought for a moment-hey! I just sent that to Pam), then saw it was from me.. You made me feel better! Thanks again. Gloria

Apology warmly accepted, Gloria. We've all done it a time or two. Wanna know my most embarrassing case, ever? Someone from a list sent me an obscenity, privately, so I copied his message into a new one and made a complaint intending to do the right thing by sending it to the listowner. And somehow (still don't know what I did), I accidently sent it to the list, obscenity and all!! <still cringing> Diana Gloria Motter wrote: > > I did not mean to send that to the list. I hit the wrong button. PLEASE > FORGIVE ME! > Gloria > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Abbreviations---PD=Pennsylvania Dutch, PMH=Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage magazine, MFH=Mennonite family History magazine, MRJ=Mennonite Research Journal, LMHS=Lancaster Mennonite Hist. Society.

I did not mean to send that to the list. I hit the wrong button. PLEASE FORGIVE ME! Gloria

Real Excuses Have you exhausted the excuses for taking a day off? Are all your grannies dead? Does the boss no longer believe the one about the crippled aunt who keeps falling over? Well, then, try these! They're not *excuses*, they're *real*! AIR CONTROLLERS SYNDROME: Peptic ulcers occurring among air traffic controllers, as a result of job stress. {Illinois Medical Journal, 1972} ALOPECIA WALKMANIA: Loss of hair from prolonged use of personal stereo headphones. {Journal of the American Medical Association, 1984} ANCHORMAN GLAZE: Glazed-eye look of TV anchorman caused by looking at the teleprompter through glaring camera lights. {Syracuse, New York, TV station, 1960} ARTIC TEMPER: Extreme irritability developing amongst arctic explorers exposed to darkness, monotony, isolation and sensory depravation. {Lancet, 1910} BEER DRINKERS FINGER: Swelling, bluish discoloration and wasting of finger caused by placing pop-top beer can rings on finger. {JAMA, 68} BINGO BRAIN: The headache associated with carbon monoxide intoxication which occurs after spending long hours in smoke filled bingo halls. {Canadian Medical Association, 1982} BIRDWATCHERS TWITCH: The nervous excitement of spotting a species for the first time. {New Scientist, 1982} BODY BUILDERS PSYCHOSIS: Psychotic episodes associated with the use of anabolic steroids; causing hallucinations, paranoid delusions, grandiose beliefs and manic-depressive symptoms. {Lancet, 1987} BOOKSELLERS BENDS: Sickness caused by changes in atmospheric pressure as the book the customer wants is always on the top shelf. {?} CASINO FEET: Soreness of the feet caused by standing in front of slot machines for long periods of time. {Wilmington Morning Star, 1981} CHICKEN NECK WRINGERS FINGER: Partial dislocation and arthritis of middle finger joint from continued use of this finger to dislocate chicken necks for slaughtering. {BMA Journal, 1955} CHRISTMAS DEPRESSION: Psychological stress during holidays related to the use of alcohol and social pressures. {JAMA, 1982} CREDIT-CARD-ITIS: Pain over the rear and down thigh due to pressure on nerve from a wallet stuffed with credit cards. {New England Medical Journal, 1966} DISCO DIGIT: A sore finger from snapping fingers while dancing. {New England Medical Journal} DOG WALKERS ELBOW: Pain caused by constant tension and tugs from a dog leash. {New England Medical Journal, 1979} ELECTRONIC SPACE-WAR VIDEO-GAME EPILEPSY: Epilepsy caused by the flashing lights of electronic video games. {BMA Journal, 1982} ESPRESSO WRIST: Pain in espresso coffee machine operators from strong wrist motions required to make the coffee. {JAMA, 1956} FLIP-FLOP DERMATITIS: Skin disease on feet from wearing rubber flip- flops. {BMA Journal, 1965} FRISBEE FINGER: Cutting of finger from strenuous throwing of a frisbee. {New England Medical Journal, 1975} GOLF ARM: Shoulder and elbow pain after too many rounds of golf. {BMA Journal, 1896} HOOKERS ELBOW: Painful shoulder swelling suffered by fishermen repeatedly jerking upwards on a fishing line. {New England Medical Journal, 1981} HOUSWIFITIS: Nervous symptoms related to spending too much time managing a busy household. {Centrescope, 1976} HUMPERS LUMP: Swelling suffered by hotel porters from lugging heavy bags. {Diseases of Occupations, 1975} ICE-CREAM FROSTBITE: Frostbite on the lips from prolonged contact with ice-cream. {New England Medical Journal, 1982} JAZZ BALLET BOTTOM: Painful abscesses suffered by dancers who frequently spin on their bottoms. {Daily Telegraph, 1987} JEANS FOLLICULITIS: Irritation of the hair follicles from the waist down to the knees caused by ultra-tight jeans. {New England Medical Journal, 1981} JOYSTICK DIGIT: Trigger finger pain following prolonged use of video game joysticks. {JAMA, 1987} KNIFE SHARPENERS CRAMP: Painful hand swelling from sharpening too many knives. {Diseases of Occupations, 1975} LABEL LICKERS TONGUE: Ulcers in mouth from sensitivity to sticky labels. {Dangerous Trades, 1902} MONEY COUNTERS CRAMP: Painful seizure of muscles from counting too much cash. {English University Press, 1975} MOTORWAY BLUES: The sort of headaches noted by drivers on congested motorways. {BMA Journal, 1963} NUNS KNEE: Swelling of kneecap from repeated kneeling in prayer. {Diseases of Occupations, 1975} OYSTER SHUCKERS KERATITIS: Eye irritation from contact with fragments of oyster shells. {BMA Journal, 1896} PANTIE GIRDLE SYNDROME: Tingling or swelling of feet from wearing a too-tight pantie girdle. {BMA Journal, 1972} PLAYERS LIVER: The hazard of spending too long in the bar instead of playing the game. {Encyclopedia of Sports, 1971} QUICK-DRAW LEG: Bullet wound in leg from practicing fast draw from gun in belt holster. {JAMA, 1966} REFLEX HORN SYNDROME: Tendency for drivers waiting in traffic jams to toot horns. {New England Medical Journal, 1976} RETIRED HUSBAND SYNDROME: Tension, headaches, depression and anxiety felt by women whose husbands have just retired. {Western Journal of Medicine, 1984} SEAMSTRESSES BOTTOM: Hardening of skin following long-term trauma of rocking on the hips while operating a sewing machine. {American Family Physician, 1979} SICK SANTAS SYNDROME: Low back pain from lifting heavy children and parcels and acquired illnesses from multiple contact with kids. {JAMA, 1986} TELEVISION LEGS: Loss of normal flexibility of the legs from being slumped in a chair in front of the box for too long. {JAMA, 1958} TOILET SEAT DERMATITIS: Skin irritation on rear from spending too much time on the toilet. {Archive of Dermatology, 1933} UNIFORM RASH: Skin irritation of neck, chest and arms from wearing new uniforms. {BMJ, 1973} VOLKSWAGEN DERMATITIS: Allergic skin reaction caused by rubber bumper guards. {Archive of Dermatology, 1971} WORKING WIFE SYNDROME: Fatigue, irritability, headaches and diminished sex drive from strain of doing two jobs. {Lancet, 1966} YOGA FOOT DROP: Paralysis of foot due to compounded pressure from practicing Yoga positions. {JAMA, 1971}

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Does this relate to genealogy on the list?