Terry: If you can, please, please do not let them return paper records to the basement unless they prepare the space as an archive room with proper temperature controls. Mark See's idea for electronic digitizing also has great merit IF someone will fund. Mike Foreman Terry Gruber wrote: > Greetings folks---here is a transcription of an article that appeared in > yesterday's Hampshire Review. This is concerning the Colonial and > Early Republic era loose records that were stored in the Hampshire > County courthouse and were recently "rediscovered". > > OLD COUNTY RECORDS COULD HAVE BETTER FUTURE > by Michael O"Brien > > ROMNEY---State archive officials have offered to place old county > records dating to 1754 on microfilm, make needed repairs to those > documents and improve the way the originals are stored. Fred Armstrong > with the state archive department recently contacted Hampshire County > Clerk Sharon Link about the project. > > Armstrong is scheduled to meet with the County Commission late next > month to discuss details of the microfilm and restoration work. > Hampshire County Commission President John Dan Sitar requested the > meeting. Apparently, Sitar wants to know more about the plans because > the historic documents in question will have to be taken to Charleston. > > Link said Armstrong told her the work would take about six weeks. "He > (Armstrong) said it was not feasible to transport and set up the > microfilm equipment here," Link told commissioners last week. > > There are about 3,800 historic county estate records that will be placed > on microfilm and repaired. The documents are now kept in the basement > vault of the courthouse. They are kept folded in envelopes that are > storwed in a metal file cabinet. Armstrong plans to have the documents > preserved and stored in an unfolded fashion. > > Link explained that many of the documents are brittle and subject to > damage when unfolded. "The state will undertake the project at no > expense to the county", explained the county clerk. The county will > also receive a copy of the mcrofilm and the documents will be returned > to the courthouse. > > Link said having the documents on microfilm will greatly improve their > availability to the public. The historic estate records are a popular > item for genealogical researchers. > > ------------------- > > Just a note, the Hampshire County Library in Romney has a microfilm > viewer with photocopy capability. These records on microfilm will be a > tremendous boost for researchers of all kinds. I'll keep the list > posted about further developments. > > Terry Gruber

Terry, Thanks for this good news. > OLD COUNTY RECORDS COULD HAVE BETTER FUTURE > by Michael O"Brien > > ROMNEY---State archive officials have offered to place old county > records dating to 1754 on microfilm, make needed repairs to those > documents and improve the way the originals are stored. Fred > Armstrong with the state archive department recently contacted > Hampshire County Clerk Sharon Link about the project. > It is great to know that they will be stored in a safe manner, no matter what kind of copies are made. I hope the microfilmer is highly skilled! I would think that two copies would be the best of all worlds, one digital and the other microfilm. Perhaps the digital copies can be made in the future when the documents are repaired and filed. It may be a matter of money. Margaret [email protected] Barbour County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbarbou Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy

Greetings folks---here is a transcription of an article that appeared in yesterday's Hampshire Review. This is concerning the Colonial and Early Republic era loose records that were stored in the Hampshire County courthouse and were recently "rediscovered". OLD COUNTY RECORDS COULD HAVE BETTER FUTURE by Michael O"Brien ROMNEY---State archive officials have offered to place old county records dating to 1754 on microfilm, make needed repairs to those documents and improve the way the originals are stored. Fred Armstrong with the state archive department recently contacted Hampshire County Clerk Sharon Link about the project. Armstrong is scheduled to meet with the County Commission late next month to discuss details of the microfilm and restoration work. Hampshire County Commission President John Dan Sitar requested the meeting. Apparently, Sitar wants to know more about the plans because the historic documents in question will have to be taken to Charleston. Link said Armstrong told her the work would take about six weeks. "He (Armstrong) said it was not feasible to transport and set up the microfilm equipment here," Link told commissioners last week. There are about 3,800 historic county estate records that will be placed on microfilm and repaired. The documents are now kept in the basement vault of the courthouse. They are kept folded in envelopes that are storwed in a metal file cabinet. Armstrong plans to have the documents preserved and stored in an unfolded fashion. Link explained that many of the documents are brittle and subject to damage when unfolded. "The state will undertake the project at no expense to the county", explained the county clerk. The county will also receive a copy of the mcrofilm and the documents will be returned to the courthouse. Link said having the documents on microfilm will greatly improve their availability to the public. The historic estate records are a popular item for genealogical researchers. ------------------- Just a note, the Hampshire County Library in Romney has a microfilm viewer with photocopy capability. These records on microfilm will be a tremendous boost for researchers of all kinds. I'll keep the list posted about further developments. Terry Gruber

Terry, This is marvelous news. I have a further suggestion. . . Rather than place the documents on Microfilm (or in addition to), perhaps they could have them all scanned into electronic files. Microfilm is old technology and is only accessible if you happen to be physically at a place. Electronic documents would be far more accessible and automated search engines would help a great deal. thanks, Mark See -----Original Message----- From: Terry Gruber [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 2:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Early Hampshire County Records Greetings folks---here is a transcription of an article that appeared in yesterday's Hampshire Review. This is concerning the Colonial and Early Republic era loose records that were stored in the Hampshire County courthouse and were recently "rediscovered". OLD COUNTY RECORDS COULD HAVE BETTER FUTURE by Michael O"Brien ROMNEY---State archive officials have offered to place old county records dating to 1754 on microfilm, make needed repairs to those documents and improve the way the originals are stored. Fred Armstrong with the state archive department recently contacted Hampshire County Clerk Sharon Link about the project. Armstrong is scheduled to meet with the County Commission late next month to discuss details of the microfilm and restoration work. Hampshire County Commission President John Dan Sitar requested the meeting. Apparently, Sitar wants to know more about the plans because the historic documents in question will have to be taken to Charleston. Link said Armstrong told her the work would take about six weeks. "He (Armstrong) said it was not feasible to transport and set up the microfilm equipment here," Link told commissioners last week. There are about 3,800 historic county estate records that will be placed on microfilm and repaired. The documents are now kept in the basement vault of the courthouse. They are kept folded in envelopes that are storwed in a metal file cabinet. Armstrong plans to have the documents preserved and stored in an unfolded fashion. Link explained that many of the documents are brittle and subject to damage when unfolded. "The state will undertake the project at no expense to the county", explained the county clerk. The county will also receive a copy of the mcrofilm and the documents will be returned to the courthouse. Link said having the documents on microfilm will greatly improve their availability to the public. The historic estate records are a popular item for genealogical researchers. ------------------- Just a note, the Hampshire County Library in Romney has a microfilm viewer with photocopy capability. These records on microfilm will be a tremendous boost for researchers of all kinds. I'll keep the list posted about further developments. Terry Gruber

Found via <familysearch.org> that Eleanor Haggarty Williams maybe the dau. of Archibald and Cassandra OFFUTT MAGRUDER. Might an OFFUTT or MAGRUDER descendant/researcher confirm this for me? Thanks Karen Nelson Hangsleben ---------- From: Karen Hangsleben[SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 6:50 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: HAGGARTY, NELSON, HILTON, WILLIAMS Looking for information from possible descendants of these families with knowledge of Eleanor Haggarty Williams ( widow of Adam/Paul Haggarty and Vincent Williams) whose will was probate in Jan 1822. Devisees included children of Benjamin Nelson - named where George Nelson, John Nelson, Jean Nelson and Nancy Nelson. Eleanor's children included Thomas Haggarty and Elizabeth Haggarty Hilton. Would like to connect my John Richard Nelson to this family. Thanks, Karen Nelson Hangsleben

Hello, I am new to the list and wish to make a query. I am searching for information on my gggrandfather Elias Stump. He was in Hardy Co. in the 1812 tax list. Guessing that he was born in 1795. He was last found in the 1819 census of Lewis Co.. He may have been a s/o Michael Stump 111, that married Magdalene Richards. They had a son born in 1795, and his name was John. Does anyone know if this John was John Elias, and was one in the same? Any tidbit of information could brake through my BRICK wall! Waiting to hear from a new relative. :) Thanking you in advance ever so much! Regards, Evelyn Nicholas Co. WV

Looking for information from possible descendants of these families with knowledge of Eleanor Haggarty Williams ( widow of Adam/Paul Haggarty and Vincent Williams) whose will was probate in Jan 1822. Devisees included children of Benjamin Nelson - named where George Nelson, John Nelson, Jean Nelson and Nancy Nelson. Eleanor's children included Thomas Haggarty and Elizabeth Haggarty Hilton. Would like to connect my John Richard Nelson to this family. Thanks, Karen Nelson Hangsleben

My Dad was born in Moorefield in 1899 and for all his life he and his brothers talked about the Hutter family and pronounced it Hooter. Joyce ---------- > From: Margaret C. Lew <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: HUTTER - RUHL - YENNE > Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 6:51 AM > > Hi Geraldine, > > > This is my first post to the list and I am new to WV genealogy. > > Searching for Louisa Christina (YENNE?), born 12 Jan 1811 poss. at > > Philadelphia. She married Henry HUTTER who died at Philadelphia 3 > > Mar 1842. She married Henry's brother, Gottleib HUTTER after 1842. > > She had children by both but I know only of their daughter Louisa. > > > > **Louisa Christina (YENNE?) HUTTER died 12 Mar 1858 and is buried at > > Moorefield, WV.** > > In the transcribed Census of 1850 for Hardy County I found: > > dwelling#1099/household#1111 > Gottleib HOOTER 40 Ger Tinner > Christiana 40 Ger > Henry 14 Ger > Emily 8 PA > Jacob 6 PA > William 4 VA > Francis YANEY 75 Ger > > In 1860 Hardy Co. > 554/560 > Gotlieb HUTTER 46 Swtz Tinner > Henry 24 PA > Emily 17 PA > Jacob 15 VA > William 13 VA > > in 1870 Hardy Co. > (Moorefield Township) > 226/227 > Gotleib HUTTER 56 Swtz Coppersmith > Henry 34 PA Tinner > Jacob 25 VA Tinner > William 23 VA Farm laborer > Francis JENNY (IENNEY?)78 Ger Farmer > Gotleib HUTTER 27 Swtz Coppersmith > Rosa HUTTER 24 Swtz Keep house > > > It looks like you can sort out the children from Louisa Christina's > first and second marriages from the census records -- if the ages are > correct! There are differences in ages, places of birth, you > will want to see the microfilms to try to read the record for > yourself. There may be transcription errors. . . > > It does look like your Gotleib Hutter was a Hardy resident. I will > add your surnames to the Hardy County Genealogy web page, maybe > someone will be able to help you with the search. > > Margaret Lew > [email protected] > > Barbour County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbarbou > Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy

Hi Geraldine, > This is my first post to the list and I am new to WV genealogy. > Searching for Louisa Christina (YENNE?), born 12 Jan 1811 poss. at > Philadelphia. She married Henry HUTTER who died at Philadelphia 3 > Mar 1842. She married Henry's brother, Gottleib HUTTER after 1842. > She had children by both but I know only of their daughter Louisa. > > **Louisa Christina (YENNE?) HUTTER died 12 Mar 1858 and is buried at > Moorefield, WV.** In the transcribed Census of 1850 for Hardy County I found: dwelling#1099/household#1111 Gottleib HOOTER 40 Ger Tinner Christiana 40 Ger Henry 14 Ger Emily 8 PA Jacob 6 PA William 4 VA Francis YANEY 75 Ger In 1860 Hardy Co. 554/560 Gotlieb HUTTER 46 Swtz Tinner Henry 24 PA Emily 17 PA Jacob 15 VA William 13 VA in 1870 Hardy Co. (Moorefield Township) 226/227 Gotleib HUTTER 56 Swtz Coppersmith Henry 34 PA Tinner Jacob 25 VA Tinner William 23 VA Farm laborer Francis JENNY (IENNEY?)78 Ger Farmer Gotleib HUTTER 27 Swtz Coppersmith Rosa HUTTER 24 Swtz Keep house It looks like you can sort out the children from Louisa Christina's first and second marriages from the census records -- if the ages are correct! There are differences in ages, places of birth, you will want to see the microfilms to try to read the record for yourself. There may be transcription errors. . . It does look like your Gotleib Hutter was a Hardy resident. I will add your surnames to the Hardy County Genealogy web page, maybe someone will be able to help you with the search. Margaret Lew [email protected] Barbour County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvbarbou Hardy County Genealogy Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy

Hello, This is my first post to the list and I am new to WV genealogy. Searching for Louisa Christina (YENNE?), born 12 Jan 1811 poss. at Philadelphia. She married Henry HUTTER who died at Philadelphia 3 Mar 1842. She married Henry's brother, Gottleib HUTTER after 1842. She had children by both but I know only of their daughter Louisa. **Louisa Christina (YENNE?) HUTTER died 12 Mar 1858 and is buried at Moorefield, WV.** Louisa and Henry HUTTER's daughter, Louisa HUTTER married Weigand RUHL of Shenandoah Co. A note in my file written by my mother-in-law about 1975; "Louisa HUTTER married Weigandt RUHL and he bro't her to New Market (VA). Louisa already had little Anna when they were married, but the family is sure she was Weigandt's child because he went back to W.VA. to get them. Her mother, Louisa Christina's maiden name, we think was YENE or JENNE (pronounced YANEY)." My questions; Does anyone know of a HUTTER family at Hardy Co? Since I do not know where Louisa HUTTER died (most likely at Hardy Co.), I do not know where she is buried at Moorefield. Perhaps she was a widow and living with a son or daughter. Was Gottleib HUTTER a resident of Hardy Co., WV? Thank you, Gerry Ohio

WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY, VOL. 1 Created in 1863 during the height of the American Civil War, West Virginia has been home to countless thousands since that time. This database is the first of three volumes covering the history of the state. Beginning with the earliest explorers to the region, it provides a detailed account of the state's development. Additionally, it contains biographical sketches of important residents. Of particular use to the researcher are these brief histories and genealogies. Names of ancestors and descendants are included in many entries, making this an invaluable tool for the researcher whose ancestors lived in West Virginia. Source Information: "History of West Virginia and Its People, Vol. 1." Charleston, WV: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4524.htm

Seeking information on the following for Virginia/West Virginia: Caleb Evans and wife, Eve Wadel, settled in Hampshire County, VA(now in WV) circa 1800. They had sons Alexander, Abel, David and Peter and unknown daughters. In the 1830's Caleb and Eve moved to Ohio to live with one of the daughters. Sons remained in Virginia. Where was Caleb from? Who were his parents? Who were his siblings? Around 1810, a Benjamin Evans settled near Caleb in Hampshire County. He was married to Priscilla Bosley (may have been a common-law marriage). Their children were: Abraham, Jacob, Edward (aka Ned), Nancy and Elinor. By 1830, Benjamin and Priscilla were living in Hardy County, VA (now WV) and remained there until their deaths in the late 1860's. Benjamin stated on 1850 census he was born in PA in 1778. Where was Benjamin from? Who were his parents? Who were his siblings? Was he related to Caleb? Thanks...Mike Foreman

On Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:44:41 EDT [email protected] writes: > Dessie Wolford, Charlie/Charles Wolford, Mary Ellen Turner, Joseph > Glencoe, > Albert Wolford, Earnest Wolford, Florence Wolford, Zona Wolford > > Does anyone recognize these names in a recent obit? I have many > Charles > Wolford's, but spouses and children are missing. Most of my > database goes > into the 1800s and 1700s. I'd be willing to share what I have. > Regards, > Diane > > _________________________ > Dessie Martha Wolford Glencoe > > Dessie Martha Glencoe, 83 of Buckhannon died March 22 at Ruby > Memorial > Hospital, Morgantown. > > Born Jan. 26, 1917 at Red Creek, she was the daughter of the late > Charlie > and Mary Ellen Turner Wolford. She was also preceded in death by > her > husband, Joseph Francis Glencoe, Sr. > > Surviviors include a granddaughter, Catherine Louise Glencoe of > Charleston. > > Mrs.Glecoe was also preceded in death by two sons, David F. Glencoe > and > Joseph F. Glencoe Jr.; two brothers, Albert and Earnest Wolford; two > sisters, Florence Kiser and Zona Wolford and a cousin, Pearl > Hedrick. > > The closest I come to this family is James W WOLFORD b 1874 WV m. ??? CH Charles WOLFORD Albert WOLFORD m. Edna BODKINS Zona WOLFORD m. Alva LAWRENCE Tyne WOLFORD (male) They are from the 1880 Census of Tucker Co, WV Jeff Carr of TX ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Dessie Wolford, Charlie/Charles Wolford, Mary Ellen Turner, Joseph Glencoe, Albert Wolford, Earnest Wolford, Florence Wolford, Zona Wolford Does anyone recognize these names in a recent obit? I have many Charles Wolford's, but spouses and children are missing. Most of my database goes into the 1800s and 1700s. I'd be willing to share what I have. Regards, Diane _________________________ Dessie Martha Wolford Glencoe Dessie Martha Glencoe, 83 of Buckhannon died March 22 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. Born Jan. 26, 1917 at Red Creek, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Ellen Turner Wolford. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Francis Glencoe, Sr. Surviviors include a granddaughter, Catherine Louise Glencoe of Charleston. Mrs.Glecoe was also preceded in death by two sons, David F. Glencoe and Joseph F. Glencoe Jr.; two brothers, Albert and Earnest Wolford; two sisters, Florence Kiser and Zona Wolford and a cousin, Pearl Hedrick.

Is this the proper forum for this kind of garbage? If so, I'll have to unsubscribe. Rick Kitchen >From: "Roland Elliott" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Prerequisites for being a Modern Extreme Liberal >Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:34:10 -0700 > >You have to believe the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of funding. You have >to be against capital punishment,but for abortion on demand......In >short,you support protecting the guilty and killing the innocent. You have >to believe that the same overpaid public school instructor,who can't teach >4th graders how to read ,is qualified to teach those same kids about sex. >You have to believe that trial lawyers are selfless heroes-and doctors are >overpaid. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding >Americans are more of a threat than nuclear weapons,and >presidential-supplied national security information,in the hands of the Red >Chinese. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by >cyclical,documented changes in the brilliance of the Sun ,and more affected >by yuppies driving SUV's. You have to believe that traditional gender roles >are artificial and archaic,but being "gay" is natural. You have to believe >that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. You >have to believe that hunters don't care about nature,but activists who have >never been outside Seattle do. You have to believe that self-esteem is more >important than actually doing something to earn it. You have to believe >there was not art before Federal funding. You gave to believe that the >military,not corrupt politicians,start wars. You have to believe the free >market that gives us 500+channels can't deliver the quality that PBS,does. >You have to believe the NRA is bad,because it stands up for certain parts >of >the Constitution,while the ACLU is goo, because it stands up for certain >parts of the Constitution. You have to believe that taxes are too low but >ATM fees are too high.You have to believe that Harriet Tubman,Caesar >Chaves,Gloria Steinmen and Dr.[the Cuban Communist]Spock area more >important >to American History than Thomas Jefferson,General Robert E.Lee,Thomas >Edison,Dr.Salk et. .You have to believe that standardized test are "racist" >but racial quotas and set-asides are not.Your have to believe that >second-hand smoke is more dangerous than the HIV virus.You have to believe >that conservatives are racist,and also believe the black people couldn't >make it without your help.You have to believe that a pilot with his wife >and >sister in law on board flying east at sunset[darkness gaining at 6-9 miles >per hour] who does not file a flight plan,contact radar,is not IFR >qualified,flying across water needs a eulogy.You have to believe a UC >student,whose dies by aspirating his own vomitus due to ingesting cocaine >and 21 shots on his birthday of alcohol-7x times legal- should also be >eulogized.You have to believe your marriage vows,the Bill of Rights the >constitution the Ten Commandments are living instruments.I had to do it.R > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

It was not intentional and I understand that it was inappropriate.R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret C. Lew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 5 34 AM Subject: A word from the management. . . > A reminder from the management . . . > regarding the subject matter of posts to this list > > > From: "Roland Elliott" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Prerequisites for being a Modern Extreme Liberal > > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:34:10 -0700 > > To: [email protected] > > Roland, PLEASE think twice the next time you forward material to the > Hardy County genealogy discussion list. > > In a list like this, where we are not selected for our political, > religious and personal predilections, one cannot share grossly > slanted views and opinions without hurting, angering and boring a > great number of readers. > > You won't hear from many people -- I usually delete unpleasantness > and do not respond on other lists where I am just a member -- but the > result is unfortunate. Mental notes may be made. People will drop > out. Someone who has a vital bit of information or help may decide > not to share it. We will all lose. > > There are places to share your political and social views. This is > not one. Our topics are genealogy of Hardy County families and > history as it touched their lives. This is a broad area for > discussion and controversy is not discouraged as long as it is > relevent to the topics. As a matter of fact, it would be quite > interesting to explore the political, religious and social brouhahas > of the past. > > Thank you for reading this, > > Margaret Lew > Visit the Hardy County WVGenWeb Project Page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy > >

A reminder from the management . . . regarding the subject matter of posts to this list > From: "Roland Elliott" <[email protected]> > Subject: Prerequisites for being a Modern Extreme Liberal > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:34:10 -0700 > To: [email protected] Roland, PLEASE think twice the next time you forward material to the Hardy County genealogy discussion list. In a list like this, where we are not selected for our political, religious and personal predilections, one cannot share grossly slanted views and opinions without hurting, angering and boring a great number of readers. You won't hear from many people -- I usually delete unpleasantness and do not respond on other lists where I am just a member -- but the result is unfortunate. Mental notes may be made. People will drop out. Someone who has a vital bit of information or help may decide not to share it. We will all lose. There are places to share your political and social views. This is not one. Our topics are genealogy of Hardy County families and history as it touched their lives. This is a broad area for discussion and controversy is not discouraged as long as it is relevent to the topics. As a matter of fact, it would be quite interesting to explore the political, religious and social brouhahas of the past. Thank you for reading this, Margaret Lew Visit the Hardy County WVGenWeb Project Page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhardy

In a message dated 4/8/2000 12:11:19 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << God Bless them all.R [Introduction by Iwo Jima veteran Major General Fred Haynes, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired).] General Haynes: "John Bradley is the second man from the right, the Pharmacist Mate, the only Navy man in this magnificent statue which represents everything that all of us here, our children, our grandchildren stand for. We have with us today his fourth child, third son, James Bradley, who will talk to us a little about what this represents. I present James Bradley." >> Roland--I reread this again for the 3rd time... Still very moving. With your permission, I'd like to copy this and present it to my Military Family Ancestral Research group that I host on AOL. Even though many of our guests come in with comments and questions about the Revolutionary War or Civil War, there are many that work with their ancestors in WW2. I am sure that many will find it as moving as I do. Regards, Diane Host: Military Family Ancestral Special Interest Group Keyword ROOTS Ancestral Digs Room Wednesdays, 8pm EDT

Please do.R ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9 28 AM Subject: Re: Fw: 55 Aniversary of USMC Memorial > In a message dated 4/8/2000 12:11:19 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << God Bless them all.R > > [Introduction by Iwo Jima veteran Major General Fred Haynes, U.S. Marine > Corps (Retired).] > > General Haynes: "John Bradley is the second man from the right, the > Pharmacist Mate, the only Navy man in this magnificent statue which > represents everything that all of us here, our children, our grandchildren > stand for. We have with us today his fourth child, third son, James > Bradley, who will talk to us a little about what this represents. I present > James Bradley." >> > Roland--I reread this again for the 3rd time... Still very moving. With > your permission, I'd like to copy this and present it to my Military Family > Ancestral Research group that I host on AOL. Even though many of our guests > come in with comments and questions about the Revolutionary War or Civil War, > there are many that work with their ancestors in WW2. I am sure that many > will find it as moving as I do. > Regards, > Diane > > Host: Military Family Ancestral Special Interest Group > Keyword ROOTS > Ancestral Digs Room > Wednesdays, 8pm EDT > >

On lists such as this is the only place I have met so many "perfect people" who have never made a mistake. It took me a long time to not be afraid to post anything for fear it wasn't worded correctly or my query wasn't up to "the standards" and now to be threatened being removed from a list for a mistake just give very bad vibes to me. Maybe there is nothing here worth staying on to do so scared to death. Thelma Tomlinson Michigan [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 4/11/2000 10:19:45 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I hope you will be removed from this list permanently as you violate its > purpose > and I > resent your using it to intrude into my life with your political views. > >> > If you read the email sent immeditatly after the original, you'll see that it > was a mistake. I"VE done internet mistakes before. After hitting SEND, you > can't hit UNSEND if it goes out on the web. It was a mistake. He > apologized. Give the man a BREAK. If I delt this harshly to my children for > the MISTAKES they made, they would have stayed in their rooms until they were > 36.