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    1. Fentress County to Indiana Migration
    2. I just got home from Decoration Day at Alticrest, near Jamestown. Do you guys know where that is? My Dad came to Muncie to get a job to support his growing family which eventually reached the number of 6. Mom brought us children and moved to Muncie to be near Dad at one point but after 3 months gave it up and moved back to Pine Haven. Know where that is? Dad continued to work in Muncie but drove home every weekend, except two, for 20 years. I wish I had a list of all those who rode home with him at one time or another, some of them many times. One of them was Gracie York. And folks from all around Jamestown would send packages to a family member in Muncie and Dad would deliver. Sometimes he did the same for folks from Muncie who were sending items to folks in Jamestown. Dad and Mom are gone now, both in the last five years, as are many of the other folks who migrated north. What a contribution all these folks made to Muncie, and other northern cities. And aren't we reminded again that there is nothing new under the sun? Now many folks are migrating south and I find that interesting. Maybe we move about as much as our ancestors? Helen

    06/09/2006 09:26:18