Hi Bob,In Tx. I can't think what it would be like to not look for the winter and watch for snow. I get as excited as a kid when it starts to snow. I will start to preparing to gether in everything I will need if I get snowed in for a week. Of course that never happens. It only last for 2 or 3 days.. I don't drive when there is ice on the road. I'm like an old hen looking out for her chicks....My youngest daughter did live about 7 miles from me and when the weatherman called for snow I'd tell her to come and stay with me. I knew the kids would be out of school.and she worked at the hospital.So it would be closer for her to get to the hospital from my house. Her husband didn't mind the driving in the snow. Usually his boss would call for my son-in-law to pick him up on the way to work.. I would have everything good to eat at my house,and we would have a ball. I am a widow ,so I'm usually alone, so the company is fun to have. Now my daughter lives next door so the kids are in and out all the time. I just like to sit at my comp. and look out thru my den window at the birds feeding I have 3 bird feeders just outside my window. I see so many different kinds of birds to feed. Thats like my little world looking thru my window, when I'm snow bound in the house. But you do save a lot of money not having to buy fuel!!!!!! To heat with.... I t would be nice to see all the flowers blooming all year. I bring mine in the house and save them until spring and put them out again. Maggie

Good morning Betty, I'm sorry to hear about Larry, I found his address on the web and wrote to him but never received an answer, so thought I might have the wrong Larry Vick. I knew that uncle Bill and his family lived in Bisbee but was unaware of your family living there. We visited uncle Bill and Aunt Marie in 1972 and I remember he was quite proud of his rock collection. About the divorce, here in Italy one could not get a divorce until only a few years ago and even now it is very difficult to get on. The couple must be legally separated for a number of years and even then it takes a long time and a lot of paperwork. So as a result a divorce is a rare commodity. However when one gets a divorce the woman reverts to her maiden name only, she no longer use her married name. While I am speaking of custom differences let me tell you about another difference. In Germany the dog owner will normally take a little scoop and broom with him while walking his dog, and clean up after his dog. But here in Italy it is a very rare thing to see an Italian cleaning up behind his dog. I recall seeing one which I thought was unique, he was carrying a piece of newspaper and when his dog squatted he slipped the newspaper under him and when the dog was finished he picked up the newspaper with the dog dung and put it in the trash can. I'm going to cc the because there is a moral this; if you own a dog think of the other persons feelings and clean up behind your dog. Take care, Love, Jim and Giuliana

Maggie, Usually when I hear about snow it's an opening to brag about how warm it is in Texas. But today I'm truly jealous, and would love to see some change in the seasons. We haven't had a winter for about 4 years down here, even a year ago the cold fronts & snow stalled out 80 miles from our house in Waco. Today I was actually sweating and noticed my horses were shedding their winter coats, and the wild flowers are starting to bloom. Actually some of the plants have never quit growing all "winter". The true test of no more winter is when the mesquite start to grow and leaf out. I think the mesquite appear to be awakening, so our chance of snow or a freeze is mighty slim. Bob K Caldwell TX -----Original Message----- From: M.W.Nance [mailto:mwnance@vnet.net] Sent: January 18, 2000 06:58 To: VICK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VICK-L] white flakes Hi there, We have had " white flakes " falling here in Eden,NC since about 4:AM. today. It's very pretty!!! only about 2 inches here now. 7:55 AM. But still snowing..I suppose it's snowing all the way to the coast. Sure looks good from my Den window.... Maggie Nance of Eden,NC ==== VICK Mailing List ==== If you haven't visited our VICK MyFamily.com website, you are missing out on a lot of fun and information. If you need assistance or you have not yet received a tempory User Name and Password just contact me. Linda Fiddie jordans@rose.net ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Hi there, We have had " white flakes " falling here in Eden,NC since about 4:AM. today. It's very pretty!!! only about 2 inches here now. 7:55 AM. But still snowing..I suppose it's snowing all the way to the coast. Sure looks good from my Den window.... Maggie Nance of Eden,NC

Hello list, I'm not sure if it was this list or another list that I am on, somebody mentioned "Shivaree" I have heard of this, and have heard of both bride and groom being kidnapped and a wide range of friendly actions being performed. However I believe that the dictionary will tell us that Shivaree is a mock serenade to newly married couple, made by beating as on kettles or pans, especially one performed by neighbors and friends outside the couple's bedroom. I believe that the performance depended on what part of the country one was from and the extent of friendship of the performers. Take care, Jim Vick, Verona, Italy

I got to the home page by backspacing on the browser. I eliminated the 1860 index and got right to the homepage http://www.telalink.net/~scaevola/. BTW thank you so much for all the information you are adding to this list. I have found so much that I can add to my records. You are wonderful to be doing this. Cousin(probably) ,Trudy TWC4773@aol.com wrote: > <A HREF="http://www.telalink.net/~scaevola/1860indx.htm">Click here: 1860 > STEWART COUNTY CENSUS INDEX, DISTRICTS 1-5</A> > > A few Vick's are listed here. I could not navigate back to the home page > from this query though. > > Mary C. > > ==== VICK Mailing List ==== > If you are being overwhelmed with email messages regarding postings to the > Vick-L mailing list, may I suggest that you subscribe to the Vick-D Digest > Mode for our list. Simply send a message to: VICK-D-request@rootsweb.com > Type only the word "subscribe" without the quotes. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.

This was sent to me from another list. Maybe this will help Jay *************************************** Was just on E-Bay selection antiques and found this listing: Item # 238292906 BLACK LIGHT 7"x2"x1" uses 4 AA batteries. 1-888-VIP-6232/ I have not investigated this any further but wanted the information out for those having read the e-mails about the black light. Evidently the light helps in finding flaws in antique paintings, glass etc. LizTho77 (Betty) ***************************************** Also got this one too....Jay - ----------------------------------------------------------- My husband and I went on a wonderful genealogical trip last spring for two weeks. Cemetery after cemetery, trying to read stones......frustrating, disappointing. Then my husband went to the RV and brought back a mirror and reflected the bright sun light onto the stone.........magic. Hope this hint may help others. Penny from Nebraska - -------------------------------------------

Information taken from Surname Index "U,V" to online transcriptions from Phillimore's. Gloucestershire: Visit: VIC Thomas Martha GARDNER M 09 Oct 1740 K.Stanley VICK William Anna SYMONS M 21 Nov 1603 K.Stanley VICK Sarah Jeremiah WATTS M U/k 1707 K.Stanley VICK Elizabeth Charles RODGGERS M 19 Feb 1709/10 K.Stanley VICK John Judith WOOD M 09 Sep 1715 K.Stanley VICK Mary John PURNELL M 10 Oct 1715 K.Stanley VICK Jane Abraham HARRISON M 28 Dec 1760 K.Stanley VICK Samuel Mary PEGLER M 07 Dec 1788 K.Stanley VICK Samuel Sarah JENNINGS M 03 May 1807 K.Stanley VICK Thomas Mary COLLINS M 22 Nov 1810 K.Stanley VICK Bridget Joseph FORDS M 04 Feb 1759 Quedgeley VICK Michael Mary WATTS M 17 Dec 1766 Quedgeley VICK Thomas Maria WELLS M 04 Apr 1700 Quedgeley VICK Thomas Mary WATKINS M 19 Sep 1730 Quedgeley VICKE Elsebee Leonard STRINGER M 07 Jun 1599 K.Stanley VICKE Helena Richard MERRITE M 17 Jun 1622 K.Stanley VICKE John Bridget ROGERS M 29 Jan 1628/9 K.Stanley VICKE Joseph Margery RUSSELL M 20 Oct 1662 K.Stanley VICKE Mary William GARDNER M 22 May 1674 K.Stanley VICKE William Hannah CHEW M 25 Dec 1763 K.Stanley VICKE Edith William BENDALL M 03 Feb 1605/6 Cam VICKE Elinor Maurice BENDALL M 01 Sep 1603 Cam VICKE Ezabell Richard BENDALL M 21 Oct 1599 Cam

Information can be found at: Cheshire Wills http://users.zetnet.co.uk/blangston/chswills/udatovoy.htm NAME COUNTY TRADE YEAR VICK, WILLIAM NESS YEOMAN 1710 1 3

This is an excerpt from a great family history I ran across that has quite a bit of info about the Vicks of Southampton. Visit:http://www.woodardfamilytree.com/oliverwoodardsr.html to see more of this lengthy article. Samuel Woodward of the 1752 Southampton County will was undoubtedly the son of Oliver Woodward, Sr., At least one additional son of this Samuel Woodward can be proven who was not named in his will. Charles Woodard of Southampton County wrote his will Oct. 28, 1780. It was proved June 1, 1781 in Southampton County He named his wife Elizabeth Woodard and sons Jesse Woodard and William Woodard. He appointed his two brothers, Josiah Vick and Samuel Woodard as executors. Therefore, Samuel Woodard who left the 1752 Southampton County was also the father of Samuel Woodard named as brother in Charles Woodard's will. Martha, the widow of Samuel Woodward who died in 1752 and mother of Charles, Samuel, and Ruben Woodward, married Richard Vick in Southampton County May 9, 1754. Josiah Vick may have been Martha's son by her Vick marriage, but the will of Richard Vick written July 23, 1757 named far more children than could have been born in the three years they were married prior to the writing of the will. Josiah Vick may have been only the stepbrother to Samuel Woodard, Charles Woodard, and Ruben Woodard. Probably the Samuel Woodard named as brother in the will of Charles Woodard was the husband of Lydia Beal. The Richard Vick will named friend Jesse Brown as one of the executors. I couldn't help but wonder if Jesse Woodard, son of Charles Woodard, might have been named for Dr. Jesse Browne. The will of Richard Vick of Nottoway Parish was written July 23, 1757 and recorded Aug. 10, 1758. He named wife Martha, son Josiah, daughter Patty, son Arthur, son Jacob, son Richard, son William, and son Joshua. The executors were friends Jesse Brown and Albridgton Jones. The witnesses were Joseph Newsum, Henry Johnson, and George Gurley, Jr., An account of Richard Vick's estate examined by R. Kello and D. Fisher, signed by Albridgton Jones, extr., and recorded Aug. 14, 1766 stated that the same amount was paid to Alice, Jesse, and Thomas Edwards, and that the widow, Martha Vick, was paid her part of the estate. According to William Johnston and His Descendants, Henry Johnson/Johnston who was left land and named as an executor in Samuel Woodward's Southampton County will was a son of Benjamin Johnston, Sr., and a grandson of William Johnston, Sr., The book states that Joseph Johnston (brother of Henry Johnston who was named in the will of Samuel Woodward) was the father of children including Martha "Patty" Johnston (untraced) and Olive Johnston. Henry Johnson was a witness to the will of Richard Vick whose wife was Martha (previously the wife of Samuel Woodward). Josiah Vick was named as a son, but may have been born by an earlier marriage rather than by Martha. Olive Johnston married Richard Doyel in 1786 in Southampton County with the permission of her guardian, Josiah Vick. It had occurred to me that Martha Johnston might have been the wife of Samuel Woodward and later the wife of Richard Vick. But the span of years make this difficult to believe. Martha's first marriage to Samuel Woodward was probably in the 1740's. Unless Olive was only a half-sister, it would be impossible for Martha to have had a sister who still required a guardian in 1786. Benjamin Johnston, Jr., another brother of Henry Johnston and Joseph Johnston, also had a daughter named Martha who is untraced. That Martha's brother, Joshua Johnston, moved to Northampton County where he was associated with other sons of Oliver Woodward, Sr., (see p. 336), and later to Wake County where he left a deed selling land in Southampton County on the Nottoway Swamp to Albridgton Jones in 1784. Since Henry Johnston was prominent in the wills of both of Martha's husbands (Samuel Woodward and Richard Vick), I suspect Martha was probably a Johnston, possibly an unknown daughter, sister, or niece of Henry Johnston. A Richard Vick had owned land in Isle of Wight County as early as 1731 when John Howell of NC deeded to John Underwood of Isle of Wight land on Popes Branch adjoining Joseph Lane, the Nottoway Indians, and Richard Vick. The deed was witnessed by Thomas Williams and Thomas Jarrell.

The following list has been transcribed from the micro-fiche of the1830 directory of Gloucestershire: http://www.grahamthomas.com/Stroud1830.html VICK John Watch & Clock Maker George Street, Stroud VICK Samuel Shopkeeper Ebley, Stroud VICK Thomas Painter/Plumber/Glazier Ebley, Stroud

>From the list of California voters there is a Joseph Vick listed. See address below. http://feefhs.org/fbvca/1872v.html Vick, Joseph......48 in 1867......born in England......57980

Additional Vick info found while surfing, may be helpful to some. <A HREF="http://users.intertex.net/decarl/d0001/g0000019.html#I1319">Click here: I0509: Ada BURNETT (16 Aug 1874 - WFT Est. 1875-1968)</A> Harmon VICK BIRTH: 12 Jun 1810 [S03648] DEATH: 1869, Montgomery Co., TX [S03648] CHRISTENING: 1830, moved with mother to Hinds County, Miss. BURIAL: 1836, married-farmed near Raymond, Miss. BAPTISM: 1845, La. CONFIRMATION: 1860, Texas OCCUPATION: farmer Father: Jesse VICK Mother: Elizabeth CHANCE Family 1: Mary Ann ANDERSON MARRIAGE: 2 Mar 1836, Hinds County, Mississippi [S03648] +Vincent C. VICK Jane VICK +Jesse VICK Sibania VICK Harmon Jr. VICK EMILY Caroline VICK William Franklin VICK James M VICK Virginia VICK Jane VICK Harmon C. VICK , Jr Emily VICK +Henry Robert VICK - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _________________ _Jesse VICK _______| | |_________________ | |--Harmon VICK | | _Vincent CHANCE _ |_Elizabeth CHANCE _| |_Sarah TAYLOR ___ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- INDEX Notes [NI1319] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- HTML created by GED2HTML v3.1a-UNREGISTERED (8/20/97) on Fri Feb 13 22:30:59 1998. Minnie Jones VICK BIRTH: Private Father: Simeon J. VICK Mother: Emma BENNETT - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _Henry T. VICK __ _Simeon J. VICK _| | |_Martha HATCHER _ | |--Minnie Jones VICK | | _________________ |_Emma BENNETT ___| |_________________ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- INDEX - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- HTML created by GED2HTML v3.1a-UNREGISTERED (8/20

<A HREF="http://www.telalink.net/~scaevola/1860indx.htm">Click here: 1860 STEWART COUNTY CENSUS INDEX, DISTRICTS 1-5</A> A few Vick's are listed here. I could not navigate back to the home page from this query though. Mary C.

Online 1790 Census information from NC visit by: http://www.thedrake.org/1790A/1790v.htm 1790 Census V Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, and Sampson Counties Last Names begining with V Last Name First Name County 1 2 3 4 5 VAN Elizabeth Sampson 1 VAN John Sampson 1 2 1 VAN Kedar Sampson 1 1 VAN King Sampson 1 3 4 VAN Needham Sampson 1 VAN Stephen Sampson 1 2 4 VAN William Sampson 2 2 5 1 VANN William New Hanover 1 3 VENTERS Francis Onslow 1 2 3 VENTERS James New Hanover 1 2 3 2 VENTERS Malaka Onslow 1 1 3 VENTERS Mrs. Onslow 1 5 VENTURS Arthur Onslow 2 3 4 VICK Cooper Sampson 1 3 2 VICK John Duplin 1 1 2 VICK Joseph Duplin 1 1 2 VICK Nathan Sampson 2 3 VICK Nathan, Jr. Sampson 1 5 VICK Nathan, Sr. Sampson 1 4 VICK Robert Sampson 1 1 4 3 VILLARD Gabriel Onslow 1 1 Back to top of Document Back to Census Index Back to County Page Back to Notebook--Page one

Another link to De Vick the clock maker. http://www.clas.niu.edu/persona/devi1379.htm De Vick (14th century) Clockmaker. De Vick built a clock for Charles V of France in 1379. The clock was still running in 1750.

Additional info about the De Vick clock can be found at: http://time-travel.com/historic.htm Mary C. Ornate sandglasses like this one were once used to mark the passage of minutes and hours. Flipping the glass causes the fixed amount of sand to pass though its narrow central hole in a consistent length of time, creating a relatively accurate measure. Generally called hourglasses because an hour was their standard setting, almost any period of time could be set by altering the amount of sand or the size of the central opening. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT Throughout history, time has been measured by the movement of the earth relative to the sun and stars. The earliest type of timekeeper, dating from as far back as 3500BC, was the shadow clock, or gnomon, a vertical stick or obelisk that casts a shadow. An Egyptian shadow clock of the 8th century BC is still in existence. The first hemispherical sundial was described about the 3rd century BC by Chaldean astronomer Berossus. Ancient methods of measuring hours in the absence of sunlight included the notched candle and the Chinese practice of burning a knotted rope and noting the length of time required for the fire to travel from one knot to the next. Devices almost as old as the shadow clock and sundial include the hourglass, in which the flow of sand is used to measure time intervals, and the water clock, or clepsydra, in which the flow of water indicates passage of time. Clepsydras became more complicated, even to the inclusion of gearing in about 270BC by Greek inventor Ctesibius of Alexandria. Eventually, a weight falling under the force of gravity was substituted for the flow of water in time devices, anticipating the mechanical clock. A The Mechanical Clock This Japanese clock was regulated by weights on a moving balance bar. Called a lantern clock because of its distinctive shape, it features the one-hand design common in most clocks until the 1650s. Minute hands appeared when Christiaan Huygens designed the more accurate pendulum clock. The historical origin of the mechanical clock is obscure. The first recorded examples are found in the 14th century. Until that time, a time-measuring instrument was known as a horologium, or hour teller. The name clock, which originally meant "bell," was first applied in the present sense to the huge, mechanical time indicators installed in bell towers in the late Middle Ages. Clockworks were initially heavy, cumbersome devices. A clock built in the 14th century by Henry De Vick of W�rttemberg for the royal palace (now the Palais de Justice) in Paris was powered by a 227-kg (500-lb) weight that descended a distance of 9.8 m (32 ft). The apparatus for controlling its rate of fall was crude and the clock inaccurate. Clocks of that period had dials with only one hand, which indicated the nearest quarter hour. B The Pendulum A series of inventions in the 17th and 18th centuries increased the accuracy of clockworks and reduced the weight and bulk of the mechanisms. Galileo had described late in the 16th century the property of a pendulum, known as isochronism, stating that the period of the swing is constant. In 1657 Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens showed how a pendulum could be used to regulate a clock. Ten years later English physicist Robert Hooke invented an escapement, which permitted the use in clocks of a pendulum with a small arc of oscillation. British clockmaker George Graham improved the escapement, and John Harrison developed a means of compensating for variations in the length of a pendulum resulting from changes in temperature. C Watches Pocket Watch This engraving depicts a N�remberg egg, a pocket watch designed by Peter Henlein in the early 16th century. Small, portable clocks like the N�remberg egg became possible with the development of coiled springs as a power source for timekeeping devices. Watchworks were developed when coiled springs were introduced as a source of power. This type of spring was used in Italy about 1450. About 1500 Peter Henlein, a locksmith in N�rnberg, Germany, began producing portable timepieces known popularly as N�rnberg eggs. In 1525 another artisan, Jacob Zech of Prague, invented a fusee, or spiral pulley, to equalize the uneven pull of the spring. Other improvements that increased the accuracy of watches included a spiral hairspring, invented about 1660 by Robert Hooke, for the balance wheel, and a lever escapement devised by British inventor Thomas Mudge about 1765. Minute and second hands, and crystals to protect both the dial and hands, first appeared on 17th-century watches. Jeweled bearings to reduce friction and prolong the life of watchworks were introduced in the 18th century. In the centuries that preceded the introduction of machine-made parts, craftsmanship of a high order was required to manufacture accurate, durable clocks and watches. Such local craft organizations as the Paris Guild of Clockmakers (1544) were organized to control the art of clockmaking and its apprenticeship. A guild known as the Clockmakers Company, founded in London in 1630, is still in existence. The Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland also produced many fine artisans whose work was noted for beauty and a high degree of mechanical perfection. D Decorative Clocks The clock was often a decorative as well as a useful instrument. Early clocks were highly ornamented. Many bore sculptured figures, and clockworks were used in the towers of late medieval Europe to set in motion huge statues of saints or allegorical figures. Cuckoo clocks, containing carved wooden birds, which emerge and "sing" to tell the time, were made in the Black Forest of Germany as early as 1730 and are still popular. Some early English clocks were made in the form of lanterns or birdcages. The grandfather, or case, clock, which has the pendulum and weight exposed beneath a gear housing at the top of a tall cabinet, was designed before machine-cut gears were introduced, and it continues to be a popular ornamental clock. Watches were originally shaped like drums or balls and were worn suspended from a belt or kept in a pocket. Wristwatches became popular as watchworks became smaller. Beginning in the 18th century, Switzerland became the center of a watchmaking industry, particularly in the villages of the Jura Mountains. At first a cottage industry, with families manufacturing watch parts at home to be assembled and sold by a master watchmaker, Swiss watchmaking by the 1850s had led to the development of a number of small factories and the foundation of a major industry. Some modern Swiss watchworks are tiny enough to fit into pencil ends or in earrings. [ Home ] [ Up ] Send mail to letters@time-travel.com with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright � 1999 Time Travel Research Center Last modified: March 13, 1999

Below is information referencing the De Vick clock and additional places to read about it for those on the list that are interested. Or try the following address: http://www.tulbol.demon.co.uk/dunfermline/annals14.htm PENDULUM TO THE AULD KIRK CLOCK. - "4th Dec. 1723: The sd day Adam Stevinson, having acquainted the Council yt he had turned the Clock in the Steeple to a pendulum (Clock) and desired ye Councill might appoint some persons to visit her and report, if ye Cloak be bettered yrby." (Burgh Records.) It would appear that this clock had been regulated in its motions by a horizontal vibrating-bar, fixed on the top of the vertical verge, or 'scape-pallets. From about 1292 to 1642, this was the usual regulator of all clocks. The son of Galileo first applied the pendulum to a clock about the year 1639. Shortly afterwards, "the application" was improved by the celebrated Huygens. A "universal altering of clocks from the old vibrating-bar to that of the pendulum began in 1650." Previous to the application of the pendulum, clocks frequently made an error of half-an-hour, or even an hour in a day! The pendulum applied to the works will keep the clock to time for months within a few seconds. "A glorious invention was the pendulum." (See an account of De Vick's vibrating-bar clock, in Reid's "Treatise on Horology." THE AULD KIRK BELLS, &C. - Application is to be made to the Presbytery regarding the repairs of the "Auld Kirk" bells, the roof, and the "glasses." (Burgh Records, 21st Dec.) A TOWN-GUARD ESTABLISHED. - "21st Dec. 1723: The said day the Councell taking to yr consideration ye prest state of ye country by reason of robbing and stealing, and that many of ye inhabitants have been desering yt for some time a Guard of ye neighbourhood might be kept nightly. They yrfor appointed yt ye magistrates appoint a Guard of ten men to be kept nightly in ye Guard House in the meall mercat and yt ye toun furnish ym sth coall and candle, and yt ye magistrates name the Captain of the Guard out of ye number of ten to be on Guard each night. - Sic subscribitur, JO. WALKER." (Burgh Rec.)

This also came through on another list I'm on. I have no idea what they are. Jay Interesting link regarding gravestones! http://www.gravestonestudies.org Gravestone Rubbings Dos and Don'ts from the Association for Gravestone Studies http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm#Some

Hi List, I got the following from another list. Hope this info. clears up some graveyard mysteries for some of you. Dating Tombstones One way to help find the era your ancestor was buried is to examine the material from which the tombstone is made. If your ancestor has a stone made of slate or common fieldstone (except wood used by pioneers), chances are the stone dates from 1796-1830. * If the stone is flat-topped hard marble, dates are about 1830-1849. * If the "mystery" stone is round or pointed soft marble with cursive inscriptions, look for a date of 1845-1868. * Masonic four-sided stones began in 1850 and are still in use today. * Pylons, columns and all exotic-style monuments are usually dated 1860-1900. * Zinc monuments date from 1870-1900. * Granite, now common, came into use about 1900. If the writing is too faded to read, use a 75 watt black light bulb in any lamp that casts light directly on the written message. The writing will miraculously appear.