Margaret wrote > My mother who just turned 96 and has an excellent memory, was in Toronto > at Christmas and talked about Christmas "at home" in Aberfeldy, > Perthshire. She said that they would have a beef stew and as a special > treat her mother would put sausage in it. That's it - no tree, no > presents. The family was Wee Free or Baptists. I believe she said that > Christmas and Boxing day were not holidays (unless they fell on a weekend) > and she worked those days. She is a very good source of local history in > Aberfeldy, and emigrated to Canada in 1946 With such a valuable source I trust she's got the tape-recorder, or it's modern equivelent, out and is recording her mother's memories. I regret not having done so with my Mum before she died. Regards Les

Amen to Les's comments. My mother, the 2nd generation Graham descendant, wouldn't talk about the family at all. I learned far more about them from her cousins who rather liked their family, but of course I really regret not asking more questions--and writing things down. My advice would be to talk with all the relatives. Kathleen VH On Jan 21, 2007, at 7:00 AM, Les Horn wrote: > Margaret wrote > >> My mother who just turned 96 and has an excellent memory, was in >> Toronto >> at Christmas and talked about Christmas "at home" in Aberfeldy, >> Perthshire. She said that they would have a beef stew and as a >> special >> treat her mother would put sausage in it. That's it - no tree, no >> presents. The family was Wee Free or Baptists. I believe she >> said that >> Christmas and Boxing day were not holidays (unless they fell on a >> weekend) >> and she worked those days. She is a very good source of local >> history in >> Aberfeldy, and emigrated to Canada in 1946 > > With such a valuable source I trust she's got the tape-recorder, or > it's > modern equivelent, out and is recording her mother's memories. I > regret not > having done so with my Mum before she died. > > Regards > Les > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ARGYLL- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Having read thius email, I must apologies as I did not name my uncle Isaac. He was the Rev.Dr.Isaac L.Graham. John Dr.I.L.Graham was inducted to the Hamilton Charge on January 3, 1918. Isaac Lester Graham was born at Wauchope, New South Wales, in1888, and studied for his Master of Arts degree at the Universities of Sydney and Edinburgh in Scotland, before taking his theology degree at Edinburgh Free Church College. Hamilton was his first and only permanent charge, and he stayed for 46 years. Mr Graham established Free Presbyterian Churches at Byaduk and at Mt Eccles, and travelled to services there, as well as at Branxholme, at first with a horse and buggy, conducting three or four services every Sunday. The car must have made a tremendous difference to the time and the comfort of the miles travelled, even though the roads were not very good. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Van Heuit" <[email protected]> To: "Les Horn" <[email protected]> Cc: "Argyll Rootsweb" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 2:56 AM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] Christmas customs > Amen to Les's comments. My mother, the 2nd generation Graham > descendant, wouldn't talk about the family at all. I learned far more > about them from her cousins who rather liked their family, but of > course I really regret not asking more questions--and writing things > down. My advice would be to talk with all the relatives. > > Kathleen VH > > On Jan 21, 2007, at 7:00 AM, Les Horn wrote: > > > Margaret wrote > > > >> My mother who just turned 96 and has an excellent memory, was in > >> Toronto > >> at Christmas and talked about Christmas "at home" in Aberfeldy, > >> Perthshire. She said that they would have a beef stew and as a > >> special > >> treat her mother would put sausage in it. That's it - no tree, no > >> presents. The family was Wee Free or Baptists. I believe she > >> said that > >> Christmas and Boxing day were not holidays (unless they fell on a > >> weekend) > >> and she worked those days. She is a very good source of local > >> history in > >> Aberfeldy, and emigrated to Canada in 1946 > > > > With such a valuable source I trust she's got the tape-recorder, or > > it's > > modern equivelent, out and is recording her mother's memories. I > > regret not > > having done so with my Mum before she died. > > > > Regards > > Les > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ARGYLL- > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.4/643 - Release Date: 21/01/2007 5:12 PM > >