Folks, Best I can tell there are 8 individuals subscribed to the list as one or two of us are subscribed under different addresses. Effective 3/2, this list along with all the other lists on Rootsweb will cease to work. They've promised to keep the list archives alive. It is my plan for those who would like to continue to be on a list of researchers that this list be folded into another list as I am hoping to set up a list for the STEARNS family name knowing that that name has often been spelled STERNS. Please let me know if you have any questions and/or would like to continue into a new list. Tim Stowell list admin

After being down for several weeks in Feb - Mar, the mailing list is running again as the underlying software was upgraded. I'm still trying to determine all the administrative things that have changed. There is talk of closing inactive lists, so if we want to keep this list alive we need to have some posts to the list. This list has 8 subscribers. There is the possibility that the list may be folded into the Stearns list - I'm just not sure at this point. Thus it seems we need to do a roll call of sorts to see who is still interested in finding lost relatives. While I've seen my ancestor listed as Harris Sterns, mostly it has been Harris Stearns who died circa 1903 in Otselic, Chenango County, NY. Off the top of my head I don't remember if he had any male heirs that produced offspring. I'm descended from one of his daughters and thus my Stearns line ends with him. I have traced his line back to the 1600s I believe it was in Massachusetts. Tim Stowell Chattanooga

At present there are 8 subscribers to this list. Please consider posting what lines you are seeking via this list. Perhaps someone here can assist in your search. Below a collection of seasonal postcards - most of these came from my maternal grandmother, who though born in western North Carolina was raised in the north Georgia mountains, moving south of Atlanta after being married in Chattanooga. May your holidays be filled with goodness, sharing time with family or remembering times past. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnhamilt/cards/chrstmas.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnhamilt/cards/newyears.htm Tim Stowell

I started this page 10 years ago, moving it from location to location to where it resides this night - sentiments across time and space - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnhamilt/cards/chrstmas.htm Most of these came from my mother's Mom, who though born in western North Carolina was raised in the north Georgia mountains, moving south of Atlanta after being married in Chattanooga. May your holidays be filled with goodness, sharing time with family or remembering times past. Tim Stowell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DanWoodard1955 Surnames: Sterns, Stearns, Woolever Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sterns/20.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Anna Georganna Sterns was my great, great grandmother. She was born in Orwell, NY and passed in Volney, NY. To the best of my information, her parents were George W Stearns (b. 1836, Jefferson, NY; d. July 23, 1864, Alexandria, NY) and Rosetta Woolever (b. 1837, Herkimer, NY; d. Nov. 22, 1879, Salisbury Center, NY). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KENNELLYMARKA Surnames: Sterns, Hennes, Shaw , Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sterns/39/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Serving in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, Harvey N. Sterns, January 20, 2009, Harvey Nelson Sterns, Professor Emeritus of Lock Haven University, died Jan. 15, 2009 at his home in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He was 84 years old. He was born Feb. 25, 1924 in Detroit, Mich. He held a doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Michigan and bachelor's and master's degrees in Art Education from Wayne State University. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, he was an elementary school teacher and administrator in Michigan and Germany and a professor at Marshall University, W.Va. Over the course of 20 years at LHU, he was professor and chair of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, associate dean of the School of Education and dean of Academic Administration. He retired in 1992. His passions were Shakespeare, Civil War history, sports cars, the ocean and travel. He was particularly proud that both of his daughters earned doctorate degrees. He is survived by daughters Robin Sterns (Mitchell Hennes) of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Holly Sterns Shaw (Jonathan) of Ft. Collins, Colo., and grandchildren Austin and Allison Shaw. He was married to Shirley M. Sterns of Lock Haven for 25 years. A private memorial service to scatter his ashes in the Caribbean Sea will be held later this spring. Lock Haven PS news, Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Picture taken last week in Wahpeton, ND neighborhood: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nd/county/richland/ Wishing you a joyous New Year: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/newyears.htm Tim Stowell

Greetings of the season. For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 warming up on Christmas day to 17. Stay warm! May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. Tim Stowell

This morning (Thursday) I received a blurb about how genealogy folks can assist in the closure for families of soldiers who did not return from various conflicts by providing research - clues to the Department of Defense, that receives remains from time to time from various spots on the globe, to use DNA matching to find living relatives of those service personnel. So I took a look to see if any STEARNS or STERNS names were listed. WORLD WAR II - service number - O-96113 - STERNS, CHARLES M JR I wonder if anyone here, knew this serviceman and/or his family? The website to review - for other names is http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/ Tim Stowell Chattanooga, TN Give me ambiguity or give me something else

Hello, I don't know if Tim has mentioned this or not, but he's taking a break and has asked me to be the temporary admin for these lists. If anyone has a question or problem with the lists ask me!

Another year is drawing to a close. We've seen some good times and some bad times, happiness and sadness. Sometimes these are mixed leaving us wondering. Some may have lost loved ones or are near such an event. Some may have new ones coming into their lives. I suppose for most it has been a mixed bag year. We wonder what the new year will bring in it's bag - hope, joy, sorrow and a whole host of emotions no doubt. This note is to wish each of you a good closing of the books for 2007, a better opening in 2008. As of this evening this list has 7 members, with 2 members subscribed under more than one address. Years ago my grandmother saved several postcards sent to her in the early years of the 20th century. Some of these are presented for your enjoyment classified as Christmas and New Year's Day cards. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/newyears.htm Tim Stowell Chattanooga, TN

JEST 'FORE CHRISTMAS Father calls me William, sister calls me Will, Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill! Mighty glad I ain't a girl---ruther be a boy, Without them sashes, curls, an' things that's worn by Fauntleroy! Love to chawnk green apples an' go swimmin' in the lake--- Hate to take the castor-ile they give for bellyache! Most all the time, the whole year round, there ain't no flies on me, But jest 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be! Got a yeller dog named Sport, sick him in the cat; First thing she knows she doesn't know where she is at! Got a clipper sled, an' when us kids goes out to slide, 'Long comes the grocery cart, an' we all hook a ride! But sometimes when the grocery man is worrited an' cross, He reaches at us with his whip, an' larrups up his hoss, An' then I laff and holler, "Oh, ye never teched me!" But jest 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be! Gran'ma says she hopes that when I git to be a man, I'll be a missionarer like her oldest brother, Dan, As was et up by the cannibuls that lives in Ceylon's Isle, Where every prospeck pleases, an' only man is vile! But gran'ma she has never been to see a Wild West show, Nor read the Life of Daniel Boone, or else I guess she'd know That Buff'lo Bill an' cow-boys is good enough for me! Excep' jest 'fore Christmas, when I'm good as I kin be! And then old Sport he hangs around, so solemnly an' still, His eyes they seem a-sayin': "What's the matter, little Bill?" The old cat sneaks down off her perch an' wonders what's become Of them two enemies of hern that used to make things hum! But I am so perlite an' 'tend so earnestly to biz, That mother says to father: "How improved our Willie is!" But father, havin' been a boy hisself, suspicions me When, just 'fore Christmas, I'm as good as I kin be! For Christmas, with its lots an' lots of candies, cakes, and toys, Was made, they say, for proper kids an' not for naughty boys; So wash yer face an' bresh yer hair, an' mind yer p's and q's, An' don't bust out yer pantaloons, and don't wear out yer shoes; Say "Yessum" to the ladies, an' "Yessur" to the men, An' when they's company, don't pass yer plate for pie again; But, thinkin' of the things yer'd like to see upon that tree, Jest 'fore Christmas be as good as yer kin be! - Eugene Field

This was passed along on another list: http://www.phpgedview.net and an example using this FREE software: http://www.johnlathrop.com/gedview/pedigree.php?rootid=I2 I haven't found any of my personal surnames, but it might be a useful tool for some of you. Tim

Ancestry.com is offering free access to their U.S. military records collection from now until June 6th.. The URL to access the web site is here: http://tinyurl.com/2rzvf5 Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net Chattanooga, TN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Irishlovey_1 Surnames: HUBBARD, STEBBINS , LARSON, CROSCUT, WAIT, STERNS, WHITMORE, VINCENT, DAVIS MENAAR , WILTSIE, DISALVO , BOWEN, WALLACE, CASLER, GRAHAM, CHIPPS, STEBBINS, CLUTE, RHULING, DART, GULICK, STERNS, TIBBALS, PHELPS , ASPDEN, HUNTLEY, REED, BEACH, DEWEY, OLIVER, HAIG, WILLARD, OVERLANDER, ANDERSON, RICE, WHITNEY , HILLMAN , MARTINDALE, BOWEN, TILLOTSON, CARD, SKINNER, HARTWILL, HEMSTR EET, BOYTON, APPLEGATE, LORD, GRAHAM , EGGLESTON, CROSCUT, Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sterns/37/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WAITS CORNERS CEMETERY, SHERMAN, N ,Y, WAITS CORNERS CEMETERY SHERMAN, NY Name &Family Dates, age,, LARSON Earl F. 1906 - 1947 Harry 1890 - 1916 Caroline 1865 - 1935 John L. 1857 - 1923 CROSCUT John 1862 - 1941 Delia G. 1865 - 1936 Bertha L. 1890 - 1899 Dorothy L. Aug 11, 1900 - May 6, 1901 Donel Aug 11, 1900 - Oct 27, 1900 Baby Feb 12, 1886 - Feb 12, 1886 WAIT Gershom d. Mar 12, 1855 aged 73y 16d Miriam w/o Gershom d. May 18, 1843 aged 65y 8m 28d field stone J.P.A. field stone E.M.C. STERNS Clara Bell, dau of Wm. &Mary d. May 9, 1873 aged 25d Freddie L. son of Wm. &Mary d. Oct 18, 1880 aged 6y 7m 10d William J. Co. H 112th NYSV 1834 - 1923 Mary M. 1842 - 1920 WHITMORE Jay s/o D.R. &S.P. died March 11, 18557 age 11mo Sarah P. w/o David died Aug. 16, 1856 age 22y 2m WILLARD Rachel J. w/o Erial Willard died Feb 17, 1846 age 23yrs. VINCENT Jay Smith s/o Sampson &Rhoda Vincent d. Sep 12, 1875 in 27th yr. EDWARDS William Henry s/o Wm. S. &Clarissa Co G. 72nd Reg. NYSV killed at the battle of Malvern Hill, VA July 1, 1862 - aged 22y 7m Clarissa b. June 20, 1819 - d. Feb 4, 1910 90y 7m 14d W.S. b. Oct 27, 1817 - d. Apr 2, 1892 DAVIS R.S. d. Feb 16, 1874 aged 84y 9m DAVIS Lydia d. Feb 11, 1891 aged 86y 7m 16d Samuel 1834 - 1913 James R. s/o Reynolds &Lydia Davis Co H 112th NYSV killed at battle of Carrsville, Va. May 15, 1863 aged 19yrs 6mo 25das. MENAAR Jane A. wife of N. Menaar 1843 - 1865 Cyntha M. wife of N. Menaar 1836 - 1856 WILTSIE May H. 1861 - 1914 Amanzo S. 1858 - 1939 DiSALVO Mabelle W. 1886 - 19 Charles 1888 - 19 BOWEN Henry M. of town of Harmony a member of co. E. 112th Reg NYSV- killed in the charge on Fort Fisher, N. C. d. Jan 15, 1865 aged 32yrs 6mo 12da. WALLACE Ellen w/o Robert d. Jan 22, 1852 aged 25yrs. CASLER Abraham d. Feb 21, 1853 aged 52y 7m 5d Maria w/o Abraham d. Nov 28, 1895 aged 90y 1m 3d GRAHAM Sidney D. 1860 - 1916 CHIPPS Allie G. 1859 - 1938 STEBBINS Martha J. d/o Loren &Eunice d. Feb 12, 1868 39y 8m 4d Julius s/o Loren &Eunice Stebbins pvt. in Co. H. 112th Reg. NYSV d. Suffolk, Va May 31, 1863 ae 22y 6m 26d Loren b. Nov 27, 1804 - d. July 20, 1888 Eunice w/o Loren b. Sep 13, 1809 - d. Feb 27, 1881 CLUTE John 1829 - 1905 Sarah Ann w/o John d. Apr 22, 1878 age 42y 10m 18d Eva Marie d/o John &Sarah ???? (baby) ??? RHULING Jacob A. s/o F. J. &Lydia d. March 2, 1882 ae 21y 2m Lydia M. w/o F. J. d. Mar 11, 1862(?) aged 27y 7m 10d CLUTE Barbara Stuart w/o Jacob d. Apr 7 1872 ae 56y 3m 13d Jacob P. d. Dec 11 1873 ae 67y 4m 20d DART Henry L. s/o Luther &Mary Dart died 1844 STEBBINS Dexter d. Feb 2 1845 ae 44y 2m 10d Eliza relict of Dexter d. Jan 22 1860 ae 52yrs David d. May 3 1835 ae 56y 3m 13d Irene (Collins) w/o David d. April 1859 ae 81y 9m 3d GULICK Cornelius C. d. Oct 15 1887 age 78y 8m Ann w/o Cornelius d. Aug 14 1874 aged 84y 7m 15d STERNS Sylvester d. June 23 1874 age 80y 1m 12d penciled in b. May 6 1803 and 12d to 17d Calista w/o Sylvester d. Feb 25 1870 ae 61y 13d TIBBALS Nathaniel d. June 13 1874 ae 92y 4m 9d Cyna his wife d. Mar 17 1858 ae 72y 4m Hiram d. May 30 1882 ae 72y 3m 28d Samantha Stebbins w/o Hiram d. Mar 20 1900 ae 82y 7m 4d PHELPS William H. 1838 - 1905 Rachel his wife 1836 - 1916 Ida May d/o Wm &Rachel d. Aug 24 1878 ae 4yrs Alvin L. s/o Wm &Rachel d. Dec 15 1867 ae 5y 4m 5d ASPDEN Joseph d. Mar 17 1867 ae 67y 2m Elizabeth his wife d. July 3 1879 ae 84y 25d WAIT Mary Jane w/o William O. d. MAr 25 1846 ae 20y 8m 22d Josiah s/o Gershom &Mariam d. Sept 2 1845 ae 39y 2m 6d HUNTLEY Joseph W. 1812 - 1891 Mary E. his wife 1811 - 1897 S. Higgins 1843 - 1850 Mary E. 1849 - 1892 Wm. P. 1847 - 1925 Willie s/o W.H. &D.L.1888 - 1889 REED Ely 1771 - 1850 Phebe his wife 1776 - 1850 Caroline E. Reed 1819 - 1892 she may have been md to a Huntley both same lot. RICE little Hattie d/o ?Smith? and Charlotte Rice d. Oct 11 1878 ae 1y 16d BEACH Emily 1835 - 1900 same lot as below DEWEY Mildred J. May 15 1899 - Apr 22 1952 PHELPS Angeline B. w/o John H. d. Sept 15 1856 ae 20y 3m George W. b. Lyme, Con. d. Jan 2 1877 ae 73y 4m 18d Sarah L. w/o George W. b. Lyme, Con d. Dec 12 1874 ae 67y 6m 23d (same lot as Angeline Vincent) STEBBINS Moses d. Apr 15 1884 aged 82yrs. Sally his wife d. Aug 14 1885 aged 79yrs. Samuel T. d. Dec 8 1838 aged 11y 11m STERNS Sylvester s/o S.S. &Calista d. Dec 7 1851 ae 11y 8m 7d OLIVER infant dau. of John &Elizabeth d. June 29 1812 ? James H. so of John &Elizabeth d. Dec 29 1813? HUBBARD Joseph A. Jr. d. Apr 8 1877 ae 55y 10m 28d Elizabeth his wife d. July 31 1865 ae 79y 4m 27d Joseph A. d. Feb 3 1853 aged 64y 10m HAIG Elizabeth w/o Jonathan d. Aug 15 1854 ae 35y 10m 25d OLIVER Elder John d. Feb 12 1846 in 31 year of his age. same lot as Elizabeth Haig WILLARD Rachel J. d/o Erial &Rachel d. Oct 3 1854 ae 8y 8m 18d Delia L. d/o Erial &Rachel d. Sept 28 1854 aged mother on another lot. VINCENT Angeline B. w/o John H. d. Sep 15 1854 ae 20y 3m (see also Phelps above) HUBBARD Horace H. b. Aug 26 1839 d. Oct 27 1859 Harriet b. Mar 5 1812 d. May 15 1857 penciled in Harriet (Briggs) w/o Nehemiah pars. of Henry Nehemiah b. Sep 13 1812 d. Sep 16 1889 field stone A.P.S. field stone L.M.A. OVERLANDER Chris B. 1891 - 1924 Martha S. 1864 - 1946 field stone A.B.V. ANDERSON Warren d. Apr 27 1874 ae 70 yrs 6m 10d Lucy M. w/o/Warren d. June 13 1868 ae 57yrs Ada M. d/o Warren &Lucy d. June 22 1865 ages 9yrs RICE William d. Apr 34 1889 aged 64y 1m 8d Mary S. w/o Wm. d. Jan 10 1877 ae 51y 10m 7d field stone E.W. No surname given Martha J. d. Oct 5 1842 age 1m 2d David G. d. Mar 18 1845 age 11m 18d these are perhaps WHITNEY - same lot as those below WHITNEY Jane w/o Truman d. Oct 4 1852 ae 33y 3m David N. s/o Truman &Jane d. Nov 11 1854 ae 4y 2m Truman b. Mar 18 1818 d. Dec 3 1887 HILLMAN Della w/o W.h. Hillman 1877 - 1905 DAVIS John C. 1835 - 1912 Nancy L. 1846 - 1922 Baby M.E.S. MARTINDALE Freddie C. s/o J.S. &E.S. d. Aug 30 1854 ae 5m 10d Electa S. w/o John d. Dec 1 1883 ae 37y 11m 1d field stones H.H. E.W.W. A.M.C. W.P. J.A.R. BOWEN Eliza A. w/o Irvin d. Aug 30 1854 ae 16y 9m 20d TILLOTSON Silas d. May 11 1863 age 56 yrs Lucy d. Oct 12 1870 age 55 yrs. CARD Sylvia w/o Lorenzo D. Card d. Apr 11 1871 ae 50y 10m 20d HUBBARD Nathaniel b. Oct 28 1816 d. not carved? Sarah Jane wife b. Jan 11 1824 d. Dec 22 1886 William H. Co. H. 112th Reg NY Vol., b. Oct 2 1842 d. Nov 2 1864 Flora E. b. Nov 19 1862 d. Aug 23 1865 SKINNER Lucy H. w/o J.H. Sr. d. Feb 21 1870 ae 78y 4m Lydia 1825 - 1907 HUBBARD Clara w/o John d. May 4 1871 ae 18y 9m 1d John F. (father) 1846 - 1925 Amelia F. (mother) 1851 - 1915 Cora E. d/o John &Amelia d. Mar 18 1880 ae 1m 3d Baby Baby STEBBINS _______ w/o Richard Stebbins d. Jan 3 1864 age 31 yrs. Richard B. d. Sept 5 1861 age 30 yrs. HUBBARD Lucy A. w/o Charles W. d. Dec 16 1869 ae 24y 9m 11d HARTWILL unclear if first or last name 1823 - 1890 HEMSTREET Eugene s/o H &S Hemstreet d. Apr 19 1875 ae 21y 6m 15d Dell 1858 - 1934 BOYTON Mae H. 1873 - 1947 small marker P.E. ??????????? Andrew s/o Harold &Susan d. Mar 7 1876 ae 3y 11m 26d APPLEGATE John P. d/ Dec 4 1866 age 31y 24d Levi s/o John &Jane d. Dec 25 1854 age 15y 10m 25d Jane - there is no stone for Jane but from Chaut. VR 136 Jane d. 3-4-1890 ae 71y11m dau of Cornelius and Ann Gulick. Burial in Waits Corners. LORD Dora Hubbard 1865 - 1935 Rachel J. 1838 - 1921 Henry H. 1832 - 1908 GRAHAM Harriet Stebbins w/o Aretus Graham 1830 - 1898 (mother) Jesse H. s/o Aretus &H. d. Feb 1 1881 ae 15y 9m 1d Moses A. b. May 29 1858 d. Aug 14 1890 GRAHAM Aretus Graham d. Mar 13 1866 aged 76yrs 2mo 15d Sarah wife d. July 9 1873 age 79y 3m 6d Aretus S. d Mar 9 1883 ae 62 yr 1m 3d EGGLESTON Patty w/o Ralfe Eggleston d. Mar 10 1817 age 25 yrs CROSCUT Fred B. 1888 - 1945 Clara G. 1889 - 1953 (PS,,,,,,, ) (**Lovina Hubbard, Widowed. was liveing in Sherman NY, Chautauyae co, NY, in 1880, census, liveing alone. born abt 1807, her mother and father born in Vermont, ( LOVINA wife of Nathaniel S, Hubbard born nov, 27, 1787, died, March, 28, 1841 53, years DOROTHY KENNELLEY ERIE COUNTY P,A, ------- Irishlovey@aol.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Here's an alternative for ya'll - For a specific other state or special project - http://www.usgenweb-search.us/ (not all states are available but soon will be) I found it quite interesting as these just focus on web sites associated with the various USGenWeb Project sites - which depending upon your query can be more specific perhaps than Ancestry, Google or some other search engine. I know for myself that my family tended to hop across county lines rather than the lines redrawn around them as the census years rolled by. Perhaps your missing family is sitting just over a county line - where you may have not been looking. Tim Stowell

I ran across this web site while seeking another line in Merrimack, NH: http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Merrimack/familytrees1B.html How much of this is fact / fiction I don't know but it may provide someone some tips. In fact there is a disclaimer regarding the accuracy of the information on the site at the bottom of the page. Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net Chattanooga, TN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stern, Sterns, Stearns, Ford, Kammer, Midzow, Riley, LaVene Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sterns/36/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is my grandmother on my mother's side. I know she was born in Toledo, Ohio on 17 May 1891. She married Harry Leslie Ford in Seattle, WA on 19 Sep 1928. She died in Seattle, WA on 3 Dec 1984. All I have is that her mother was Amelia Kammer born in Michigan, possibly in 1865 and died 30 Mar 1938, Bellingham, WA. Her father was August Sterns born in Michigan. Amelia Kammer's mother was possibly Caroline Midzow or Miszow. Father was Conrad Kammer. Lillian was also married before. 1st husband was Lloyd Riley and 2nd husband was William? LaVene. Any information anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.

The old year has left us. All of its triumphs and tragedies, hopes and dreams are now a part of our history. In comes the new year, a clean slate, upon which we will write our own story. On this first day, we can resolve to do many things. Many of these will soon be lost in the busy part of our lives. Still here and there some of those seeds of resolution will bear fruit. >From the writer of Ecclesiastes - "To everything there is a season... a time to be born and a time to die..a time to weep and a time to laugh..a time of war and a time of peace. May the new year bring you many triumphs, few tragedies, dreams fulfilled, faith in your fellow man, hope for the future and charity for all. To celebrate the promise of the new year I'm passing along the URL of a site I created in 2005 of vintage New Year's cards from my personal family collection. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/newyears.htm If you missed the vintage Christmas cards, there is a link included to view them. May you have a wonderful New Year. Tim

Tis the season to be with family, celebrate or create traditions unique to your family. For those of you who've added members to your family this year by birth, marriage or discovery - congratulations. For those of you who've lost members for whatever reason, my condolences. Some traditions pass as do the generations, while others are continued or created. For my family I remember my father speaking of his childhood in central New York in the 1930s, where on Christmas Eve his father would go out, find, cut down, a tree for Christmas. Brought back home it was decorated with among other things candles, which were lit at some point. For myself, the last few years when we've gone to Minnesota for the holiday, usually after lunch on Christmas day, we've walked down the middle of the local river for a mile or more, seeing the tracks left by the various creatures in the snow on the river and river banks. Sometimes we see pheasant and once I saw a snowy owl. To celebrate the season I'm passing along the URL of a site I created last year, of vintage Christmas cards from my personal family collection. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm Merry Christmas to you all, Tim