Maura I was really heartened to hear your story. I WON'T give up even though I'm not sure which county I should be looking in! I am so pleased for you. Susan Surrey, England looking for CARTY FITZPATRICK FLYNN MCGOVERN RICE SULLIVAN all 'somewhere in Ireland but maybe Waterford!' ----- Original Message ----- From: Maura <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: [WAT] Why you should never give up! > This is a great example why you should never give up searching, and why > you should make sure your information is listed on mailing lists and > message boards..... > > Most of you know I've been working on my McGlynn's in Brooklyn (from > Ireland c. 1830) who I am desperately trying to connect with 2 Farrell > families I find living next to the McGlynns, serving as godparents etc > (I'm trying to make this short, for details see > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt/genealogy , choose Paternal Irish) > but can't find anything definite to prove it beyond any doubt. Many of > you also know of my elusive GATHLENY search, as Catherine McGLYNN > married Nicholas Gathleny in Brooklyn in 1863, moved around the US via > the Army and ended up near me in Pensacola FL. That's been a total dead > end ( pardon the pun) as Gathleny is evidently a mangling of some other > name, and I haven't been able to connect with current relatives. > > Well, a little over a week ago I got an email from a Gathleny cousin who > was mentioned in an obit I had, but could not find online, or anywhere > for an address where they live in Texas. Basically I was about to give > up when I got this email saying, "we did a search and found your info, > and gee, all the names match. We need to talk on the phone". > > Two hours on the phone later, and bingo! I had all the stuff she didn't > know, and she remembers all the major people in the research, and some > current cousins still in Pensacola..... and the kicker was when she said > she always heard the Farrells were connected to the McGlynn side! More > evidence, only now, I have someone to work on it with me! And someone > who actually -knew- my great aunts and uncles I have only "met" on > paper! > > So the moral of the story is.. get your info out there. Put it on > messages boards, mailing lists, do your own webpage. Search engines find > this stuff, and maybe no one is looking for your people right now, but > eventually someone is bound to.... and who knows where it will lead you! > > Hope this helps/inspires someone.... > > > Maura > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Maura Petzolt [email protected] > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage > http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS > > Helpful Hints for Successful Searching > http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints > > > ==== WATERFORD Mailing List ==== > ** Visit the Waterford County page at http://community.webtv.net/waterfordroots/waterford ** > >