I dont know but the other person brought it up where I was stating what the name of the place was.......the following was posted by Joan who is admin.... > Please let's keep comments about other posters' list messages OFF the > list. > If you feel something was inappropiate or needs attention please contact > me > privately at: PHILLY-ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com . I'll take whatever > action is > deemed necessary. > > We may want to be historically accurate in our terminology but let's also > try to avoid any terms that could be considered offensive and > unnecessarily > critical of others. > > Thanks! > > Joan, admin > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eugene Stackhouse" <genestackhouse@msn.com> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Giggle giggle > Interesting, this political correctness! Isn't a drunk an alcoholic and > don't both words mean the same thing? So, what is the difference? > > > Gene Stackhouse > In heaven there is no beer, that's why we drink it here! Old Polka > > > > > >>From: "R. J. Fenner" <rjfenner@comcast.net> >>Reply-To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com >>To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >>Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Giggle giggle >>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:34:56 -0400 >> >>That was then...this is now. You said you "emailed the Colony of Mercy >>(they >>work with drunks)". To me, a very inappropriate reference. >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> >>To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 9:24 PM >>Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Giggle giggle >> >> >> > Way back when the title of the place included the word >> > 'drunkards'...........today we use alcoholics..........the website for >>the >> > place is www.americaskeswick.org if my memory at this time of night is >> > correct..........but like I said early census records use the word >> > 'drunkards'...... >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "R. J. Fenner" <rjfenner@comcast.net> >> > To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com>; <nj@rootsweb.com> >> > Cc: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 9:19 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Giggle giggle >> > >> > >> >> The Colony of Mercy does marvelous work with ALCOHOLICS. They have >> >> been >> >> able >> >> to rehabilitate many suffering from that very distressful illness. If >>you >> >> got there, Barbara, I suggest you refrain from referring to their >>clients >> >> as >> >> "drunks". >> >> Bob, >> >> >> >> Marlton, >> >> NJ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Barbara Lynch" <onecrazychick@comcast.net> >> >> To: <nj@rootsweb.com> >> >> Cc: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >> >> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:56 PM >> >> Subject: [Phly-Rts] Giggle giggle >> >> >> >> >> >>> Well guys, I just have to tell everyone that I decided that I was >>going >> >>> to >> >>> go out on a limb and finally found a valid email for the Keswick >>Colony >> >>> of >> >>> Mercy in Manchester NJ in search of my elusive RAWS family.....I >> >>> could >> >>> not >> >>> piece my Arthur William Raws with the rest of the RAWS family that my >> >>> father knew was family. I emailed the Colony of Mercy (they work >> >>> with >> >>> drunks...) and asked them to please pass on a letter to the Pastor >>that >> >>> is >> >>> 'in charge'. Well, needless to say, he got the letter which was just >> >>> sent >> >>> over the weekend. He contacted his cousin who lives on the property >> >>> along >> >>> with a gazillion other Raws it seems.....Ruth, his cousin, contacted >>me >> >>> today and was talking to my mother since I was just getting home from >> >>> work >> >>> (perfect timing I think). Well come to find out - they have traced >>the >> >>> Raws family tree back to the 1700s (less work for me maybe??) and the >> >>> reason I could not connect my Arthur to the rest of the RAWS was >>because >> >>> the other family members/brothers we! >> >>> re half-sies!! I go to meet them next Monday and let me tell you >> >>> this >> >>> much..........most of them all look alike!! Just wait until they see >> >>> the >> >>> copy of my grandmother's wedding picture and see her along with her >> >>> father >> >>> and brother. Then to take a look at the picture of my family from >>when >> >>> my >> >>> brother got married in 1986 and see how my youngest daughter (who >> >>> happened >> >>> to be placed smack in front of my grandmother) resembles a >> >>> RAWS.........FREAKY to say the least!!!!!! >> >>> >> >>> Barbara Lynch >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ********* >> >>> Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> >>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS >> >>> ********* >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------- >> >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>> PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >>> the >> >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ********* >> >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS >> >> ********* >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > >> > ********* >> > Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS >> > ********* >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >>********* >>Visit the threaded archives of this list: >>http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS >>********* >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message