The 'whatever you call it' bottom line of the TN-All list always now reads: Snip >TN-All mailing list, official list of TNGenWeb/TNGenNet. The purpose of this list is for sharing information, helping others and asking questions. Post nothing that could be deemed offensive, hurtful, or detrimental to anyone. In brief, be nice.< I'm reminded of the following which I read somewhere and hope I've got right: "There was an old man, a boy, and a donkey. They were going to town and it was decided that the boy should ride. As they went along they passed some people who thought that it was a shame for the boy to ride and the old man to walk. The old man and boy decided that maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions. Later, they passed some more people who thought that it was a real shame for that man to make such a small boy walk. The two decided that maybe they both should walk. Soon they passed some more people who thought that it was stupid to walk when they had a donkey to ride. The man and the boy decided maybe the critics were right so, they decided that they both should ride. They soon passed other people who thought that it was a shame to put such a load on a poor little animal. The old man and the boy decided that maybe the critics were right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed a bridge they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned. The moral of the story: If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your a.." Author - I don't know Rspectfully, Jim Allen

One of the biggest complaints we get most often is about mail lists and list rules. I'm not a big fan of 30 or 40 rules for every list. TnChat has some rules, but heck if I can remember them. I know there's some sort of loophole in there that says I can toss anybody at any time. That's my favorite rule. Havn't ever used it though. Many people write me in Union County and express to me that they like our laid back attitude. We discuss recipes, ghost stories and such. If it gets slow I will say something rediculous to get a discussion started. Other CC's have told me they only allow genealogy discussions on their county lists. I guess it's whatever they want. But I'll tell you, more than once Union County has made family connections on the list because of discussions of Moon Pies and old General Stores. I look at mail lists as the front porch of old General Stores. I can picture us all sitting there whittling drinking an RC and having a Moon Pie. Just talking and remembering old times. Then my wife comes along and wakes me up, seems I've fallen asleep at the computer again! Have a great day, And remember, our only rules are: 1) Be nice 2) Say nice things about Chip (your host) 3) Send Chip all your money If you have a short memory, concentrate real hard on number 3. <g> Chip -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #61 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:35 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tZw04119 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:35 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721taX15110 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:36 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:36 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721taX15110@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #61 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/61 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 61 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] Be Nice Policy????? [allenjm@bellsouth.net] #2 Re: [TNCHAT] Be Nice Policy????? [Morom01@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

I just started reading a book titled Reforging America by Lothrop Stoddard. In it the author describes what's wrong with America. The Race relations, the rise of the paramilitary factions, the underlying causes of division. He covers the corruptness of our government and how unfair the taxes are. He describes the dangers America faces from foreign factions and even explains how the influx of immigrants will ruin our economy. He describes the terrible new diseases that threaten America as well as the new super weapons we can expect to be implemented against us by our enemies. So why am I telling you all this? What makes this book special in a sea of "Blast America" books that have come out in the 1990's and even 2000? I'll tell you what...Lothrop Stoddard wrote this book in 1927. It's amazing how the fears were exactly the same then as they are today. The news media tells us every day how all these threats are new. This prompts us to worry about the direction our society has taken. It's truly amazing to realize that back in the days my grandfather called "The good old days" they had the exact same worries as today. Maybe the diseases had different names and they were worried about mustard gas and not "the bomb" but it's refreshing to see that society has dealt with all this before. Kind of gives me hope for the future. If you get a chance, find a copy of the book and read it. It's truly amazing. Chip -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #60 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:34 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tYw04081 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:34 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tZ115106 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:35 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:35 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tZ115106@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #60 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/60 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 60 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] History Repeats [Morom01@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

Hello Everyone: <A HREF="http://www.thehistorynet.com/">TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web</A> http://www.thehistorynet.com/ Found this website and thought some may be interested. Loaded with interesting information. Don't miss the Civil War Section, especially the page on Civil War stories that were hoaxes. Enjoy, Mickey in Maryland -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #59 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:33 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tXw04043 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:33 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tYY15102 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:34 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:34 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tYY15102@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #59 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/59 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 59 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] Goodbye to a friend [Morom01@aol.com] #2 [TNCHAT] The History Net [BeArdent@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

I'd like to take a moment to say goodbye to a friend. Mckenzie Brantley was a member of my Union County list, possibly from it's beginning. Recently McKenzie joined this list since I started to manage it. I can't begin to count how many people McKenzie helped in Union County through our list. Always ready to do lookups and to answer folk's general questions. McKenzie passed away, and he will be sadly missed by myself and everyone who knew him. If any of you knew McKenzie, and would like to send a card, e-mail me privately and I'll give you the address to mail the card to the family. Thanks, Chip

Pat: Read that you are tired and not feeling well. I hope it isn't anything serious and that you are feeling OK real soon. You are such a patient, kind and helpful person to genealogy dummies like me that you deserve the best. Take care, get well soon and may God bless. Mickey in Maryland -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #58 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:32 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tWw04003 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:32 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tXt15098 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:33 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:33 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tXt15098@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #58 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/58 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 58 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] Pat Henry [BeArdent@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

Ladye!!! ROFL!!!!!! Ain't that the truth girl :)) Mari At 10:00 AM 7/26/00 -0700, you wrote: >TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 56 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [TNCHAT] Burning Bridge Story [Ladye Hunter <ladyejane@InfoAve.Ne] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to > > TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat > > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 23:14:32 -0500 >From: Ladye Hunter <ladyejane@InfoAve.Net> >To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com >Message-id: <397E65A8.5ECA99CD@infoave.net> >Subject: Re: [TNCHAT] Burning Bridge Story >Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >Hey, > >I think the individual who said, "Life begins at 40," must have died at >39 years, 11 months and 27 or 29 or 30 days. > >Ladye Jane >

Hi: Nice to hear Ladye and Mari are on the same wave length as I am. Golden Years, what and when are they? When the day comes, we can find out where the Prez is living and camp in his backyard. Sure will give us old hens something to talk about. Neighbor watching is required after retirement, ya know. I'm practicing now. Mickey in Maryland -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #57 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:31 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tVw03963 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:31 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tW415094 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:32 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:32 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tW415094@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #57 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/57 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 57 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] Re: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 # [Mari Byers <lyric@bna.bellsouth.ne] #2 Re: [TNCHAT] Re: TNCHAT-D Digest V [BeArdent@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

Hey, I think the individual who said, "Life begins at 40," must have died at 39 years, 11 months and 27 or 29 or 30 days. Ladye Jane -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #56 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:30 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tUw03923 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:30 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tVD15090 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:31 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:31 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tVD15090@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #56 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/56 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 56 Today's Topics: #1 Re: [TNCHAT] Burning Bridge Story [Ladye Hunter <ladyejane@InfoAve.Ne] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

On 25 Jul 2000, at 15:53, Morom01@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 7/25/00 3:16:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BeArdent > writes: > > << Is this Bridge Burning story true? Since visiting > Maynardville.com, I'm not too sure. >> > > I only fib on Maynardville.Com.<g> The story I got was from Norfolk > Southern Railway, but they had no way to confirm it. I am doing an > article on Civil War oddities for TnKin. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnkin/civilwar > > I hope someone can give me some idea of what was the real story. A > search of the TnGenWeb archives turns up the Unit that was burning > bridges and the Unit that was guarding the bridge, no mention of this > event. > > I'll convey the story as it was told to me later this week. > > Chip On the Greene County site, I have the story of the Potter Town Bridge Burners, they actually burned the bridge so doubt this is what you are looking for. Check it out tho, maybe some of the story will ring bells with y'all http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngreene/potter.html B.

Sorry, Chip, meant to send this to the list. Now, that's funny or senile, not sure which. Chip: Glad to hear from you, been kinda quiet lately. Dog Days of summer are a bummer. Is this Bridge Burning story true? Since visiting Maynardville.com, I'm not too sure. Sounds interesting, would like to hear more about it. Loved your webpages and those who haven't been there should pass "Go" and collect a lotta laughs and information. Maybe you really work the clubs in Nashville at night as a Stand Up or Sit Down Comedian? Otherwise, how do you have time to sleep or eat? I know, potato chips are portable and no one at the office notices all your naps. You are sooo young, I could be your Mom. :-) I pictured you as a spry older man with a great wit and the talent to use it. Being young with those qualities is OK too. Yep, Hubby and I are at the age when you start to deal with these "Old Age" things, like health problems and figuring out your retirement. I must say we do like to plan ahead, we look and act much older than we really are. The way things are going with the economy etc, I hope we end up somewhere with a wall plug and indoor plumbing. I still believe in Santa but the Golden Years is a bunch of baloney. I think that phrase got started when a fellow in a retirement home had a dream one night and a great sense of humor. Maybe he was an ancestor of yours? There is nothing funny about retirement these days. Wanna bail me out now that I have everyone crying? I gotta run, the tissue box is empty. Herrrrrre's Chipster! Oh, wanted to mention that I just saw the movie Straight Story. Great movie, Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek. The amazing thing is that it's a true story about a guy named Alvin Straight. Anyone seen it? Changing the subject is always a good strategy in certain situations. Mickey in Maryland -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #55 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:29 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tTw03885 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:29 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tUl15086 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:30 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:30 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tUl15086@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #55 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/55 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 55 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] Bridge Burning [Morom01@aol.com] #2 [TNCHAT] Counter wars ["Bill Darnell" <bdarnel3@bellsouth] #3 Re: [TNCHAT] Counter wars [Morom01@aol.com] #4 Re: [TNCHAT] Bridge Burning [Morom01@aol.com] #5 Re: [TNCHAT] Bridge Burning ["Bridgett Schneider" <bridgett@roo] #6 [TNCHAT] Burning Bridge Story [BeArdent@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

I am trying a counter from www.thecounter.com since BeSeen's keeps resetting itself. This one is pretty neat. Gives a lot of statistics. If anyone else is trying it, what do you think? Has a nice graphic display which is not overpowering. Bill

In a message dated 7/25/00 3:16:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BeArdent writes: << Is this Bridge Burning story true? Since visiting Maynardville.com, I'm not too sure. >> I only fib on Maynardville.Com.<g> The story I got was from Norfolk Southern Railway, but they had no way to confirm it. I am doing an article on Civil War oddities for TnKin. http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnkin/civilwar I hope someone can give me some idea of what was the real story. A search of the TnGenWeb archives turns up the Unit that was burning bridges and the Unit that was guarding the bridge, no mention of this event. I'll convey the story as it was told to me later this week. Chip

They have a pretty good service Bill. I've never heard any complaints about them at all. One website said they cause spam but I can hardly see how they can be blamed for that. Given most of us have signed up for hundreds of doo-dads how do we tell where the spam came from? One thing they do is track stats to your site. While some people may not see the need for that, let me give you this idea. What resolution do most people see your site in? Finding out that more than 80% of my viewers see my site at a larger screen prompted me to start making my pages wider for my County and State pages. While most visitors to Maynardville.Com see it at lower screen. I use tables to keep it sized down so they can avoid side scroll. Also much has been made about people surfing with non graphic browsers. People say don't use java, don't use javascript etc because many people can't see it. I have head this about frames and tables also. Fact is, this is very very rare. Stats help you track things like that. Beseen has a good service, but a counter by itself may feed our egos, a counter with stats like the one you just used can be a great asset. I also use Linkcounter. They don't do counters, but they do stats. Configured correctly, you can see where people enter your site and what pages they go to once there. Plus it's totally invisible. This helps you promote areas of your site that aren't getting enough attention. Link placement on your webpages figures huge into this. Chip

Anybody know the story of the matchless bridge burning near Strawberry Plains during the Civil War? It's supposedly where the Union sent men to burn a railroad bridge and when they got there realized they had no matches. Let me know, Chip

NOW we have the new Tennessee poorhouse information at http://www.poorhousestory.com We will be posting more this week thanks to listers who sent us even more information. Sorry about the disappearing act last week -- computers...sheesh! Thanks, Linda (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

We recently did a map and some population information of the Colonies in 1775. It shows the beginning of the settlement of East Tennessee. http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnkin/maps/conc.htm Anybody got any information to add to it? We bought a ton of books from the 1800's and early 1900's about the formation of the United States including WW1. The latest copyright is 1919 all the rest are before 1909. These have several great photos and articles as well as maps. Many cover Tennessee. Most of the maps are in black and white, so we will be redrawing them. We even got a 1800's edition of The Autobiography of Ben Franklin. Have no idea what good it will do Tennessee, but we may try to find someone who can use it. Have a great day folks, Chip -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #54 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:28 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tSw03845 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:28 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tTn15002 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:29 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:29 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tTn15002@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #54 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/54 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 54 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] RE: POORHOUSE Info ["Poor House Lady" <phlady@jump.net] #2 [TNCHAT] 1775 Population [Morom01@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

Did You Ever Wonder? Life in the 1500's, something interesting to ponder. Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake". ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ England is old and small, and they started running out of places to bury people. So, they would dig up coffins and would take their bones to a house and re-use the grave. In reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie string on their wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to listen for the bell. Hence on the "graveyard shift" they would know that someone was "saved by the bell" or he was a "dead ringer". **~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~* Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and were still smelling pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the b.o. ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ Baths equaled a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water". ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ Houses had thatched roofs. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the pets... dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs." ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. So, they found if they made beds with big posts and hung a sheet over the top, it addressed that problem. Hence those beautiful big 4 poster beds with canopies. I wonder if this is where we get the saying "Good night and don't let the bed bugs bite"... ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors which would get slippery in the winter when wet. So they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed at the entry way,hence a "thresh hold". ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ They cooked in the kitchen in a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They mostly ate vegetables and didn't get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been in there for a month. Hence the rhyme: peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ Sometimes they could obtain pork and would feel really special when that happened. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon and hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth and that a man "could really bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food. This happened most often with tomatoes, so they stopped eating tomatoes... for 400 years. ~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ Most people didn't have pewter plates, but had trenchers - a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms got into the wood. After eating off wormy trenchers, they would get "trench mouth." **~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~**~$<~**~ Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of The loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the "upper crust". -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #53 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:27 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tRw03802 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:27 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tSL14998 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:28 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:28 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tSL14998@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #53 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/53 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 53 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] did you every wonder? 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The East Tennessee Historical Society just sent me this. If you live in the area of these two TV stations try to watch this program. It's great and very informative! Chip Ancestors is returning to the airwaves. The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) is sponsoring the long-awaited sequel to the popular PBS series, Ancestors, on East Tennessee's PBS stations, WSJK and WKOP. The series will air 11:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings from July 22 through October 14 on WSJK-TV (Channel 2) and WKOP-TV (Channel 15) in the Knoxville/East Tennessee area. The Ancestors series looks at how records such as census, probate, vital, military and immigration, can provide important information about our ancestors' lives. It shows viewers how and where to find these records and how to use them. Ancestors follows the personal stories of individuals whose search has led them to a discovery of their heritage and a greater understanding of themselves. In addition to the television series, ETHS will be co-sponsoring a series of informative genealogy sessions throughout the East Tennessee community during the show's run. The sessions will vary in content with volunteers from ETHS and the LDS Church providing instruction on topics such as computer genealogy, British Isles, land records, genealogy for children, and other topics. Dates, times, and locations for the sessions will be posted on the ETHS web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org The web site will be updated with a current schedule on Monday, July 24. For more information about the Ancestors series itself, visit the Ancestors web site at www.kbyu.org/ancestors For additional information about the East Tennessee Historical Society, visit the ETHS web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org -------------------------------- End of TNCHAT-D Digest V00 Issue #52 ************************************ From root@lists6.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 1 18:55:26 2000 Return-Path: <root@lists6.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by listsearches.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e721tQw03763 for <indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com>; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:26 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e721tRg14992 for indexer@listsearches.rootsweb.com; Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:27 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:55:27 -0700 Message-Id: <200008020155.e721tRg14992@lists6.rootsweb.com> From: TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com Subject: TNCHAT-D Digest V00 #52 X-Loop: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com> archive/volume00/52 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: TNCHAT-D@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain TNCHAT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 52 Today's Topics: #1 [TNCHAT] Posting queries [Morom01@aol.com] #2 [TNCHAT] Ancestors On TV [Morom01@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from TNCHAT-D, send a message to TNCHAT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat

In a message dated 7/21/00 2:21:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, blue@www.netport.com writes: << Could you give me specific information as to how tto do this? Thank you. >> Tell you what, there are more than 40 of us on this list that are CC's of Tennessee for the TnGenWeb. Several of us are CC's in other states. Send your query, through this list just like you would post it on a board. Word it the way you think will work the best. Let us have a look at it and we can suggest some changes. There are tricks of the trade for making a good query. First and formost is knowing where to post it. Chip listmanager tnchat