In a message dated 10/9/2006 5:30:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Bob, the sentiment below is exactly how feel about the cousins...or the ones that misplaced what was given to them and wanted another copy. .. before the computer. Janie Smith my Phillips was Mary from County Cork. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob F Smith III" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [PHILLIPS] phillips dna project > Many years ago (more than 50) when I first started tracing my family > history, some of my distant (and some not so distant) cousins would > reply to my inquirys of what they may know of the family history with, > "why in the world would anyone waste their time dragging up all that old > stuff?" > > As the years went by those same cuzins come back to me asking for all > the info I had gathered so they could join this or that group that > wanted to know your family history. I would only give additional info > after they had sit down and completed all they already knew of their > heritage. Those that would take the time to do that, I felt were worthy > of benifitting from my years of hard (but enjoyable) work. Those who > did not want to take the time and just wanted to be "given" the that old > stuff, I simply told them how they could go about researching like I > had. Some did, some did'nt. > > They still come askin. > > Bob > > Carl Phillips wrote: > >> OH, I agree wholeheartedly. After all, this is just a hobby and many >> folks are just not interested. >> Carl >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>-------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Carl, >>I think we have to sympathize with them a little. If they're not >>interested >>in their history, etc., why should THEY pay? >>Best, Mike Moore >> >>------------------------------- >>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 >> >> >> >> >>Regards, >>Carl Phillips >> Hangtown >> I have relatives who have similiar views. They find out information, but then are reticent to share what they have.They seem to think that because of their effort, it is their information. I have been digging pretty hard the last couple of years, and I am delighted to share what I have.I frequently find that someof my relatives may already know something I only recently discovered. I don't understand what there is to be gained by secrecy, and contrarily, I think there's every possibility that our younger kin will become interested in the proud history of their family, and remember their long gone ancestors if I share and remember to them their family. If I were not to share, then all that I gather will be lost (or at least "ungathered!) when I pass on. Best, MIke Moore