Then email me privately - I was NOT trying to 'inappropriate' anyone's feelings......... ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. J. Fenner" <rjfenner@comcast.net> To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Giggle giggle > 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