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