PLEASE talk to your grandmother and take a tape player with you. i ask my grandmother about a story she told me years ago and you cant believe how much information came out. one simple name or event will tigger a memory from her that no one knew existed. my husband's grandmother was 102 and didnt know much but could tell you stories from 50 years ago in detail. GO TALK AND MOST OF ALL LISTEN CAREFULLY. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SSchu22739@aol.com> To: <WHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 9:22 AM Subject: [WHITE] Ask Gram Anyway! > In a message dated 4/29/00 7:22:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > WHITE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << My grandmother isn't in good health anymore and cant remember who I > am from day to day let alone her grandmothers date of birth, etc., there are > no family bibles, I don't even know where her parents are buried....etc. It > is a viciou >> > Angel, > Try asking your grandmother anyway! I have to introduce myself to Gram > every time I stop over to visit, but just on a whim I asked her about her > family one day. I was amazed when she began recounting family stories, burial > places, & a wealth of information I would have bet my life was lost forever! > As a bonus, her caregiver said that she couldn't remember the last time she > had seen Gram that sharp & animated! > > Sincerely, > Sharon Lantzy Wygant > > SURNAMES: Anderson, Como, Hasselor, Heintz, Kingston, Lamer (Leamer, > Lehmer), Lantzy (Lenzi), Lydick (Leidig), McAnulty, McCullough, > McLane (McLain,McLean, McLene), O'Cain, Patton, Robertson/Robinson, Shankle, > Simpson, Sitter, Steen, Stuchell, Thompson (Thomson), White, > Wygant. >