To Everyone! Every once in a while, I have seen some really delightful and interesting things written about Strongs... Their life and times.... I really wish SOMEONE would set up a website as part of the Strong Genealogical Network just for this type of material. PLEASE... are there any volunteers out there???? Thank YOU, Wilma, for sharing this story with us! I nominate this message as one of the "keepers"! {:-) Regards, David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530 ************************* -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 10:34 AM Subject: Re: LYDIA M STRONG >> I've always thought it was interesting that the Strongs >> and the Motts were together once before!! >> >> Judy Mott Strong >> Orange, CA > >Dear Judy...Thank you VERY much for what you sent, that is the closest >to Vermont I have been able to get...she must be connected to that bunch >wouldn't you say? Now to do "digging" there.. > >My husband and I have the same thing as the MOTTS & STRONGS.. When I >found out that we were 7c & when I told him his comment was, "For heaven >sakes don't tell our kids, they have enough problems as it is" >(((smile))). > >I find it interesting you live in Orange...when I was a small child I >lived with a family in Talbert (now Fountain Valley)..they were lima >bean farmers..we lived just on the other side of the Santa Ana River. >There was a huge weeping willow tree that served as our playhouse. They >also took care of another girl..we were as sisters for many years until >she died at the age of 16!! > >My aunt lived in Santa Ana Gardens..all that area was bean fields, >Santa Ana Gardens wasn't too far from Talbert..I had lived with my aunt >and we had running water, inside bath, etc...when I went to live with >the Landrums in Talbert they had no running water in the house, an >outhouse and I took a bath in a big round tub..after first papa, then >mama, then Gladys and finally I had the scummy water...I hated it. But >mama would always pour a pitcher of warm water over me and clean me up. >Oh yes, the towel was wet and cold... > >I am glad I had those experiences..other wise I would never of know "the >other side of life" The down to earth, hard working, Hard Shell Southern >Baptist's. The minister had me scared me to death most of the time...I >was always afraid I had "backslid! and besides didn't know what that >was...but it was scarey! My aunt lived almost next door to the church so >mama would let me go visit my family when they were home. > >Any way every Saturday or Sunday we would go to Orange County Park.. >there we would play with the swans in the lake, & if we were lucky, papa >would take us rowing in the lake...there were lots of trees to run and >play in, a round building with a big porch with lots of chairs..this was >a dance hall...often I would see my cousin dancing with his girl >friend...how he hated it when I would find him and go out on the dance >floor and tug on his shirt...(I loved him and he promised to wait for me >to grow up so I could marry him)...HA..he married someone else!! Life >goes on!! Mama and papa didn't want Gladys and I near the dance hall, >they didn't believe in dancing...but I just couldn't stop my self from >seeing my beloved cousin. (once he tied me in the swings, pushed me >really hard and left me there..so he could have piece and quiet he told >me in our grown up years.. hehehehehehe > >The Orange County Park holds a lot of wonderful childhood memories for >me..we went there when it was a safe place for children to run in, they >had long long ropes tied to the trees, I have never swang (is that a >word?) or is it swinged so high..that is if someone would push us. They >had little bikes we could ride for an hour.. > >There was a large area with very large stoves with a heavy metal top >and wood piled near each one..people would cook their whole meals on and >lots of benches..what fun it was to hear the cow bell to come and eat. >There was a baseball field that the grownups would either watch or play >baseball...there was always the pledge and then everyone would sing >"take me out to the ball game"...that was a fun time for me. This was in >the 1930's... > >Then one day a man hung himself in the park and papa and mama wouldn't >let us run wild as we did before...we always had to stay in their sight. >The man had kidnapped a girl or perhaps two girls and of course my ears >weren't for what he did to them..but I can immange. From then on things >were a little bit different. > >Also in the middle of Orange was a huge beautiful tree..the road went >around the tree in a circle...3 of my children were born in St Joseph's >hospital. We lived in Laguna and there was no hospital..my 4th was born >in Newport Beach..a new hospital and much closer! > >Well, you have had a share of my childhood and a wee bit more!! > >This period of my life was when I became interested in genealogy and >family...one never knows what will trigger the interest in family.. > >Thank You from the bottom my heart, >Wilma Fleming Haynes >[email protected] > > >==== STRONG Mailing List ==== >======================================================== >Address for online searchers of STRONG MAIL LIST ARCHIVES: >http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages Cross Indexed: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9881 > >MAISER ARCHIVES (1996-1997): Messages not indexed: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9853 >========================================================== >