There is a lot of correct stuff in there but also a lot of not so good stuff..... A lot of the stuff that he has n the book is information that people gave him of their families.... Sort of like the for-runner of the LDS Ancestors research.... Where every one sends in their work...... only this was done in the 40's when things were no so handy..... I complain but the gent did do us a great service...... jd. <>< -----Original Message----- From: tee4@earthlink.net [mailto:tee4@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 2:16 PM To: motherd@theriver.com Subject: Re: FW: [RAMEY-L] I really want to know Hi, I don't mean to be disrespectful to the memory of the good doctor, but he was off base on alot of things that he put in the BOOK. I personally have found nothing concerning my family that has been correct. Jean Dalrymple wrote: > Jeannie, > > Don't rock the boat. I'm too fragile. I have already nailed down these > Ramey ancestors and have gone on to others. I would hate to think I would > have to start all over again. > If the Remys were of noble birth, not necessarily of royal birth, they may > not have been of enough renown to become part of French history, but being > landowners and having special favors bestowed upon them and the like, > records were probably kept. Perhapes our Doctor Rhamey had access to old > records. Genealogy going back this far, hundreds of years, is a shot in the > dark anyway. During the Dark Ages, when many of these Remys lived, things > disappeared. A lot was lost. Who knows what was happening then. > Scientists tell us that there were massive fires across the land. > Stop and think. If our electrical power system in this country was > eliminated completely. Most all of our records concerning everything we are > doing or have done would be lost. Everything is kept on computer hard > drives. What we are today seems to depend on being able to push a botton > that is connected to a power supply somewhere. > Anyway, Maybe Dr. Rhamey had actual records of long ago Remys to draw from, > or maybe he made it all up or thought he was right when actually he was > wrong. I would be interested in what Rick Ramey on this list has to say > about all of this. Rick has been doing serious Ramey research for years. I > know that he does not rely on The Book for his information. What does Rick > think of the ancestors of Jacob Remy? > Lois Arthur > ------------ORIGINAL MESSAGE------------ > : Just HOW did the name of Rheims-Ramey-Remy etc etc etc.... OR Didier > Remy > : come out of Desiderius and this history.... NO where can I find the > name > : of Ramy regardless of how you spell it............. > : > : NOW...... the next biggie is has ANYONE proven the parentage of > : Jacque/Jacob born 1630 and our basic everyday grandpa in this family? > : > : OR are we just taking the old Dr's word for it..... I have sure been > : finding that the good Dr was sort of off base once he left this > country.... > : Perhaps just wishful thinking..... Am I wrong........ > : > : Jeannie <>< > : > : > : ==== RAMEY Mailing List ==== > : > > ==== RAMEY Mailing List ====