McKENZIE ~ O'NEIL ~ SULLIVAN ~ SHEEHAN Greetings & G'day Listers , Let me assure everybody, I'm not an "old crank" but rather a WWII gen person, m. 47yrs, with 7+ decades under my belt. "Topic: Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots genealogy and culture. These people began a period of heavy emigration from Ulster in the early 1700's and played a large part in the American Revolution. They form one of the root stocks of the American people, yet their history is largely forgotten or misunderstood. This list will aim to correct that and provide assistance in tracking ancestors back to Ulster" Utilizing generally accepted common sense and being reasonable, makes it a lot easier to be caring, kind, considerate, thoughtful, courteous & mature. Let's all try not to go over the top by psyching out serious genealogy people in their busy every day family / work etc. life. These mail lists of 29,000+ are about genealogy knowledge transfer of specific / relevant limited topic involving primarily 75 -100+ yrs old family ancestors history. Thus the 29,00+ mail list allows for on-topic postings, so the lister has a pretty good idea what to expect and nor be irritated with unexpected off-topics and/or wasted time. Genealogy is an important, very difficult & time-consuming endeavor, not a casual or informal matter. It been my experience that inappropriate postings decrease the good genealogy info/data one would otherwise obtain. As with genealogy, there are many sites on the net, maybe one can start a Rootsweb "Scotch-Irish Traditions" or maybe there is already a Rootsweb "traditions" list. I'm sure there are many non-Rootsweb sites already out there. Maybe then, we'll have 30,000+ Rootsweb mail list. Thanks in advance for your interest, time & consideration. Genealogy yours, Grandpa Walt McKenzie, Sr.-NJ-MA-USAmerica WaltIrish1@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <AGarvin224@aol.com> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] Apology for asking for traditions > In a message dated 11/23/05 12:48:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ludiekt@juno.com writes: >> I apologize for asking for traditions on this list. I've always considered >> traditions as part of my heritage thus genealogy. Traditions can give clues >> for research but I'm now more aware that not everyone has the same interest >> that I have. I do thank all of you who have helped me with the Scotch-Irish >> history and traditions. > > No problem - I thought it was interesting. > Some people (even on these lists - imagine that!) are old cranks. > Thanks for the topic - > Ann in MI -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.7/180 - Release Date: 11/23/2005