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

DON: I'M PLEASED THAT YOU ENJOYED THE PLAY. CAROLE ----- Original Message ----- From: "DON TAYLOR" <directinstallationsinc@msn.com> To: <RIPROVID-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:02 PM Subject: [RIPROVID] 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 remember that we need you to make this list work. Submit your family queries and share family data with the list. An active list helps us all! > > ============================== > 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 > > --- > > > ---

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 > > ______________________________