Carl Nissen of Florida sent me this and I thought, why not send this info to the bulletins as there are a lot of surnames mentioned that just might cross tracks with someone out there that "digs" this stuff. Carl reports to me ever so often about his progress and his endeavor to make ties. He's from up this way, and a displaced person, who like to hear of his stomping grounds just as the rest of like to do so. With his obvious distance, he cherishes every bit that he can get. Congrats to Carl for making the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) goal which takes some doing, and I was aware that he was working toward that but I guess I hadn't recall that he had actually attained that goal so we are happy for him. Look thru the various surnames and if you find one that might work, give Carl a buzz on the ol' keyboard and tell him more. Who knows, perhaps there is someone out there who might just "unlock" some info that could get Carl off and running again. "They Wanna Be Found" phenomena takes place ever so often with us in various ways - I see that Darilee of the Infamous, Din of Iniquity complacently named 3rd Street Bookstore in Marysville (WA) just before Hallowe'en, so the kettles are brewin' out there as yet and new Findings take place and people report their weird experiences in genealogy to us. How about those Geomagnetic Storms from the Sun(spots) that eminated to Earth recently - didn't hear of much disturbances except some airline communications were affected. Concerns for cell phones and cell phone pods were in the offing but I heard of no real effects from them. Sensitive magnetic devices like those of the old fashioned teletypes were more prone to it and of concern are the power grids. Out lights were off for about 8 hrs but that was due to the windstorm and not the geomagnetic disturbances. Back to Earth with Carl Nissen! Drop him a line if any of those names could instigate genealogical "dust" as he is open for help among his lines. He wants bytes ! A smile for Carl down there in Fla. where they know the meaning of Storms. Carroll in the Village of Snohomish, 23.2 deg F., but very sunny as of 8:30 a.m. * * * ----- Original Message ----- From: can4618@aol.com To: w7iml@gte.net Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 6:53 AM Subject: Pretzels, HeraldNet Carroll, enjoyed the story. Glad you have an eye for interesting stories. My research into family history on my father's side is at a standstill; I have found Jansen farmer in Iowa, and others of Unruh family (of that generation). I do not know Danish, or German, and will wait for a bit before I tackle Schleswig-Holstein and/or Danish genealogy. I now hope to tackle the story of some of the soldiers of the American Revolution on my mother's family; six in all: three on her father's side, and three on her mother's side. Father's side is a Bonney, Ford, and Bisbee; on the mother's side: Tibbetts, Withee, and Lary. My SAR membership is based on Joshua Ford. My Scots ancestry is from Uzziel Withee (Mackerwithee; MacaRory, Clan Donald). James MacaRory was captured by Cromwell's Army during the War of the Restoration, c. 1650 or 1651, and as a surviving prisoner was sold as an indentured servant in Massachusetts. Genealogy sure teaches HISTORY! Carl Nissen in Sunny Florida. * * * 30 * * *