Perhaps this angry person just doesn't understand the study of genealogy and what we do here. Those of us who are members of this list KNOW that far from "exploiting" anyone, we seek out our ancestors to honor and revere them. We study our past to learn about who we are now and where we came from. Unlike the much of the rest of the world, we think BEYOND the here and now (and our own little lives) and try to understand our place in this world. We love our history because we know it has helped shape the people we are today. I don't know of anyone on this list who is picking and choosing certain ancestors. We all take the good...and the bad...when we search out our lineages. More than one of us has found a real "bad apple" on the family tree...but we haven't ignored their contribution to our history, any more than we have "exploited" an especially interesting or unique ancestor! I think, if the complaining person really sat down and READ about what we do here, they would be thrilled to know that their loved one was being honored and acknowledged. I can think of nothing sadder than being forgotten in history. I personally know the THRILL of finding that burial place of a long lost ancestor, way out in a tiny cemetery, in the middle of nowhere and being able to pull the weeds away from the headstone. More than once, I have knelt by a grave site and said, "You are not lost. You live on in me." I hope the upset lady will think a little more about this Floyd "family" and realize that we are not strangers trying to "steal" her heritage, but rather we are kin that would love to reach out and include her in our own history. Rena, don't let this whole thing rattle you. WE love and adore all you do for us and greatly appreciate your wisdom and patience. Just keep on doing what you do! BIG hugs to you and everyone, Kat > I just got a very hateful message from a person who claims > to be related to Euphemia Breeding. I am told that we are > "Explioting" the lady, which is far from the truth. > Anyway, I may be forced to remove the photo. I did say > that anyone wanting anything from me has to ask nicely. > > Just wanted to vent to my family. > Rena > List adm. > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a > "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you > seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick > Wall person. To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message

Hi Miz Kat and Rena and all, As one who has never found a Breeding I'm not related too, let me chime in. As I remember there was more than one Euphemia Breeding, but the one who married James P. Quesenberry was my 2nd cousin twice removed. So I get a vote; keep the photo! And the degree of kinship is not the deciding factor. A couple of years ago I was driving across North Texas with the goal of finding the Dye Cemetery in Cooke County where Garrett Hurst and his wife Nicotia Miranda Quesenberry Clark Hurst (Euphemia's daughter) are buried. The night before I called one of their descendants, thinking he might give me directions or even visit the cemetery with me. He had never been to the cemetery! It was easy to find. There is a special feeling visiiting gravesites, especially when you may have been the first relative to visit in ages. On another trip I found my Pulaski-born great granduncle Fleming S. Lindsey in the Memphis National Cemetery. His story is interesting. He and his brothers had moved to Illinois before the CW, but he was the only one who joined up. So at the siege of Fort Donelson in TN there he was on one side with the 30th Illinois and inside the fort was his brother-in-law, my great grandfather William Raleigh Wheeler with the 51st VA. My Wheeler lived a full life, but Fleming died in LaGrange, TN, a few weeks later. If visiting their gravesites, or Fort Donelson (where the section of trench the 51st builit is marked, or Big and Little Reed Island Creeks where they lived, or Wheeler Knob in Carroll near where William was born, or finding and publishing their photos and stories is exploiting them, then I'll go back to playing duplicate bridge full time. Bill Hurst >Perhaps this angry person just doesn't understand the study >of genealogy and what we do here. > >Those of us who are members of this list KNOW that far from >"exploiting" anyone, we seek out our ancestors to honor and >revere them. We study our past to learn about who we are >now and where we came from. Unlike the much of the rest of >the world, we think BEYOND the here and now (and our own >little lives) and try to understand our place in this world. > We love our history because we know it has helped shape the >people we are today. > >I don't know of anyone on this list who is picking and >choosing certain ancestors. We all take the good...and the >bad...when we search out our lineages. More than one of us >has found a real "bad apple" on the family tree...but we >haven't ignored their contribution to our history, any more >than we have "exploited" an especially interesting or unique >ancestor! > >I think, if the complaining person really sat down and READ >about what we do here, they would be thrilled to know that >their loved one was being honored and acknowledged. I can >think of nothing sadder than being forgotten in history. I >personally know the THRILL of finding that burial place of a >long lost ancestor, way out in a tiny cemetery, in the >middle of nowhere and being able to pull the weeds away from >the headstone. More than once, I have knelt by a grave site >and said, "You are not lost. You live on in me." > >I hope the upset lady will think a little more about this >Floyd "family" and realize that we are not strangers trying >to "steal" her heritage, but rather we are kin that would >love to reach out and include her in our own history. > >Rena, don't let this whole thing rattle you. WE love and >adore all you do for us and greatly appreciate your wisdom >and patience. Just keep on doing what you do! > >BIG hugs to you and everyone, >Kat > > > > I just got a very hateful message from a person who claims > > to be related to Euphemia Breeding. I am told that we are > > "Explioting" the lady, which is far from the truth. > > Anyway, I may be forced to remove the photo. I did say > > that anyone wanting anything from me has to ask nicely. > > > > Just wanted to vent to my family. > > Rena > > List adm. > > > > ********************************** > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a > > "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you > > seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick > > Wall person. To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ********************************** > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > > message >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >********************************** >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message

Rena I agree with the rest of the list.. Evidently this very rude person does not know the shoes you had to fill when you took over and what a great job you are doing. Just know that no one is perfect and everyone is allowed one or two bad days but it sounds like this person just had to put someone down. Thats a shame. Thats whats wrong with this world we are always ready to judge someone without knowing all the facts. You DO a perfect and great job. I know it has been hard taking over the way you had too but don't let one stupid person make you feel bad. We are very thankful to have you and I know Barbara is saying,"Now Rena just forget it and dont worry about her." Remember girl we love you and thanks for all your hard work. Bonnie > From: wrhurst_17@msn.com> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:27:16 -0500> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Folks> > Hi Miz Kat and Rena and all,> > As one who has never found a Breeding I'm not related too, let me chime in. > As I remember there was more than one Euphemia Breeding, but the one who > married James P. Quesenberry was my 2nd cousin twice removed. So I get a > vote; keep the photo! And the degree of kinship is not the deciding factor. > A couple of years ago I was driving across North Texas with the goal of > finding the Dye Cemetery in Cooke County where Garrett Hurst and his wife > Nicotia Miranda Quesenberry Clark Hurst (Euphemia's daughter) are buried. > The night before I called one of their descendants, thinking he might give > me directions or even visit the cemetery with me. He had never been to the > cemetery! It was easy to find.> > There is a special feeling visiiting gravesites, especially when you may > have been the first relative to visit in ages. On another trip I found my > Pulaski-born great granduncle Fleming S. Lindsey in the Memphis National > Cemetery. His story is interesting. He and his brothers had moved to > Illinois before the CW, but he was the only one who joined up. So at the > siege of Fort Donelson in TN there he was on one side with the 30th Illinois > and inside the fort was his brother-in-law, my great grandfather William > Raleigh Wheeler with the 51st VA. My Wheeler lived a full life, but Fleming > died in LaGrange, TN, a few weeks later. If visiting their gravesites, or > Fort Donelson (where the section of trench the 51st builit is marked, or Big > and Little Reed Island Creeks where they lived, or Wheeler Knob in Carroll > near where William was born, or finding and publishing their photos and > stories is exploiting them, then I'll go back to playing duplicate bridge > full time.> > Bill Hurst> > >Perhaps this angry person just doesn't understand the study> >of genealogy and what we do here.> >> >Those of us who are members of this list KNOW that far from> >"exploiting" anyone, we seek out our ancestors to honor and> >revere them. We study our past to learn about who we are> >now and where we came from. Unlike the much of the rest of> >the world, we think BEYOND the here and now (and our own> >little lives) and try to understand our place in this world.> > We love our history because we know it has helped shape the> >people we are today.> >> >I don't know of anyone on this list who is picking and> >choosing certain ancestors. We all take the good...and the> >bad...when we search out our lineages. More than one of us> >has found a real "bad apple" on the family tree...but we> >haven't ignored their contribution to our history, any more> >than we have "exploited" an especially interesting or unique> >ancestor!> >> >I think, if the complaining person really sat down and READ> >about what we do here, they would be thrilled to know that> >their loved one was being honored and acknowledged. I can> >think of nothing sadder than being forgotten in history. I> >personally know the THRILL of finding that burial place of a> >long lost ancestor, way out in a tiny cemetery, in the> >middle of nowhere and being able to pull the weeds away from> >the headstone. More than once, I have knelt by a grave site> >and said, "You are not lost. You live on in me."> >> >I hope the upset lady will think a little more about this> >Floyd "family" and realize that we are not strangers trying> >to "steal" her heritage, but rather we are kin that would> >love to reach out and include her in our own history.> >> >Rena, don't let this whole thing rattle you. WE love and> >adore all you do for us and greatly appreciate your wisdom> >and patience. Just keep on doing what you do!> >> >BIG hugs to you and everyone,> >Kat> >> >> > > I just got a very hateful message from a person who claims> > > to be related to Euphemia Breeding. I am told that we are> > > "Explioting" the lady, which is far from the truth.> > > Anyway, I may be forced to remove the photo. I did say> > > that anyone wanting anything from me has to ask nicely.> > >> > > Just wanted to vent to my family.> > > Rena> > > List adm.> > >> > > **********************************> > > Note from List Administrator!!!> > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a> > > "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you> > > seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick> > > Wall person. To contact Listowner:> > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com> > > **********************************> > > Search this list's archived messages!> > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at:> > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm> > > -------------------------------> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to> > > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe'> > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the> > > message> >**********************************> >Note from List Administrator!!!> >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > >something about your Brick Wall person.> >To contact Listowner:> >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com> >**********************************> >Search this list's archived messages!> >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at:> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm> >-------------------------------> >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >in the subject and the body of the message> > > **********************************> Note from List Administrator!!!> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person.> To contact Listowner:> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com> **********************************> Search this list's archived messages!> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at:> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/

I want to add my voice to the support, love, and respect for Rena, and all that she does for the Floyd family, this list, and the Floyd county website. I hope that we can outweigh that one voice of descension in your mind and heart. Edgar is right. This person needs our prayers. Something is very wrong that she doesn't see the good work being done here. Her eyes and heart need to be softened, and opened, to see the love we all have for our families here, whether they are present or past, or seven times removed! Kat, I collect inspirational quotes to use in the family history classes I teach, and to save for my own history book. May I have your permission to use the following one of yours? "I personally know the THRILL of finding that burial place of a long lost ancestor, way out in a tiny cemetery, in the middle of nowhere and being able to pull the weeds away from the headstone. More than once, I have knelt by a grave site and said, "You are not lost. You live on in me."" I have felt that way also and it is just so indescribable, the feeling of connecting to another soul. Thanks, Kat. ~~~Jeanne On 3/7/08, fulcher <fulcher@gdsys.net> wrote: > > Perhaps this angry person just doesn't understand the study > of genealogy and what we do here. > >

Feel free to "exploit" me, Jeanne...lol Seriously, though, thank you for the lovely compliment. I am glad my words really reflected what we all know to be the great reward of our genealogy efforts. You most certainly may quote me...any time! Thanks again, Kat On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Jeanne Mower <geniebug@kuragari.com> wrote: > I want to add my voice to the support, love, and respect for Rena, and all > that she does for the Floyd family, this list, and the Floyd county > website. I hope that we can outweigh that one voice of descension in your > mind and heart. > > Edgar is right. This person needs our prayers. Something is very wrong > that she doesn't see the good work being done here. Her eyes and heart need > to be softened, and opened, to see the love we all have for our families > here, whether they are present or past, or seven times removed! > > Kat, I collect inspirational quotes to use in the family history classes I > teach, and to save for my own history book. May I have your permission to > use the following one of yours? > > "I personally know the THRILL of finding that burial place of a > long lost ancestor, way out in a tiny cemetery, in the > middle of nowhere and being able to pull the weeds away from > the headstone. More than once, I have knelt by a grave site > and said, "You are not lost. You live on in me."" > > I have felt that way also and it is just so indescribable, the feeling of > connecting to another soul. Thanks, Kat. > ~~~Jeanne > > > On 3/7/08, fulcher <fulcher@gdsys.net> wrote: > > > > Perhaps this angry person just doesn't understand the study > > of genealogy and what we do here. > > > > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >