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 were 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

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