Hi Betty, I just sent a reply to you and thought that it was going to the list. Maybe you could forward it? I didn't think to keep a copy. Don T. >From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> >Reply-To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com >To: RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [RIPROVID] Re: One woman play >Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 07:27:36 -0400 > >Hi Don, > >I've been busy this summer, and not paying 100% attention to postings, so I >missed the original message. Just wanted to say that's a great idea - to >write a screenplay .. about our ancestors ! > >Also, one of the things which is a mystery to me .. is what was the >determining factor .. in our parents' generation .. of whether or not they >got a Driver's License ? > >And, even in our generation (or younger), what is it that makes a person >..NOT.. want a Driver's License? > >My mother was one of 6 .. and both she and her oldest sister - never got a >Driver's License. For 50+ years, my mother was totally dependent on my >father for transportation (not including public transportation). And, >my favorite aunt was totally dependent on her husband for transportation >for 30+ years, and then on her other sister - after they both lost their >husbands the same year (lived beside each other). > >(And, my uncle lost a leg at Age 9, but he was taught to drive farm >equipment in northern Maine - where his father lived at the time - and went >from that to learning how to drive cars with an "artificial leg.") > >Coincidentally, a few days ago I read an article in "The Lowell Sun" about >a man in his 80's who "made" prosthesis ("artificial limbs") most of his >life. It turns out he currently lives in my town, as did my uncle - who >also "made" artificial limbs. They both started out in Boston, MA, and >I'm going to write to the man to ask if he remembered my uncle. > >Thank you for your time. > >Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > >FYI: In 1916 ..... my uncle, as a kid, was standing in front of his >home - watching a building being built, and a large truck, driven by a >"drunk driver" .. STRUCK him ! > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "DON TAYLOR" ><directinstallationsinc@msn.com> >To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:02 PM >Subject: One woman play > > >>Carole, >> I got the copy of your play that you mailed the other day and I've >>already told Jean about it. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I >>imaging that it went over really well when you presented it at the >>reunion. It makes family history come alive when you can find and convey >>details about your ancestors lives. Otherwise it is just a list of names >>and dates to some people. I think we should all include stories we've >>heard in the family and some of our memories in our data for future >>generations to have. >> My grandfather Taylor was in the ice business with his father who was a >>veteran of the Nez Percez and Cheyenne campaigns and a survivor of the >>Battle of the Little Big Horn under Gen. Reno (7th U.S. Calvary) . Later >>when refrigeration became more in use, he went back to dairy farming. One >>of the things that I have included is that the only time he drove an auto >>was when he tried out a relatives. When he hollered whoa and it didn't >>stop until it had gone through the fence, he decided never to try that >>again. And, he never did. He continued to use work horses to plow as he >>wanted no part of a tractor. >> Wouldn't it be great if we had some facts about each of our ancestors >>like that? I often wonder what their lives were like in the times that >>they lived. Fighting in the Revolution, how they met their spouses and how >>they made their living. You have left information about your ancestors >>back in Rhode Island that people will appreciate for generations to come. >>Sincerely, >>Don Taylor >> >>______________________________ > > > >==== RIPROVID Mailing List ==== >Please do not FLAME this list - We are here to help each other and we all >had to start somewhere. Flames just scare off good people...People who >might someday be able to help you. > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >