Oh, so I didn't miss a message on the change of content for this list. Gee, I only asked a simple question, about the tracing of family roots. I don't think it's a question of me needing to *lighten up*. I would love to know the history of my ancestors - the stories, the hardships, the way of living, and yes, even the food. But I guess I made a mistake and was thinking that sort of history would have taken place more than 50 years ago. Ed Book submitted a letter to the list on the possible German origins of the words that have been passed down through the generations...I saved that. It is excellent. I myself found a wonderful book *Pioneer Gardens at Black Creek Pioneer Village* which describes the gardening techniques and the usages of plants by the early settlers of Ontario....the Pennsylvania Dutch that migrated to Ontario.....200years ago. So my interest is more than just names and dates. I guess I didn't think of *warsh* as being historical or PA Dutch since the maritimes (Nova Scotia) has always pronouned it that way. My apologies Avril > > If you are of PD heritage, this IS about genealogy. This list is very > diversified, and your ancestors used these terms, and ate these foods.. > isn't it rather interestiing to learn more than just the "names and > dates" of the preceding generations? After all, this was a strong group > of folks, and many of the old traditions and foods survive to this > generation, and, I believe, will survive for many more. > I hope that this list never changes; I have learned more about my > ancestors than just their names... provided here is a glimpse into how > they survived from day to day, and how 'tough' they were! > Hope that you can learn to adapt the information that's shared here into > a more knowledgable history of your own family, and .... lighten up! > Regards, > Louise > > Thomas Shontz wrote: > > > I agree-all these messages, and none about genealogy! > > > > Tom > > On Wed, 03 Sep 1997 20:55:33 -0700 Avril Yoachim <ayoachim@thecni.com> > > > > writes: > > >Did I miss a change in the content for this mail list? > > >Is genealogy (tracing of family roots) no longer the subject for > > >Penna-Dutch? > > >Just wondering. > > >I really think it's a great idea to have one mail list specifically > > >for > > >recipes, sayings, and other paraphanelia and then another list for > > >surname searches. This way a person could join one or the other (or > > >both) depending on their interest. > > >Avril > > > > > >