I think most of you will enjoy this .... Fran MY ANCESTOR QUEST.... >   > Where did they migrate > Way back in their day, > What was their life like, > Where "next" did they stay? > > When were they born, > Where now do they rest? > These family I follow, > Their life, is my quest. > > As the "new lands" were opened > In droves, did they leave, > Family scattered like driftwood, > Leaving old ones to grieve. > > What land were they fathered > What there did they see? > Were they somehow related, > To both you, and me? > > Who were their life partners, > What names will I find? > Their children are many, > Were their faces like mine? > > First names keep repeating > As surnames entwine, > With descendants so many > Which John will prove mine? > > Each day, by the mail box > I hope, and I pray, > Someone with more knowledge > Will send answers my way. > > Please Lord, send an Angel, > Give me proof, as I sort; > With birth dates, speculations, > And first names, "cut short". > > Old maps, clips and photos, > I find, trade, and share, > All help solve this puzzle > With spaces left bare. > > The lessons in history, > That now, I know well. > >From guesses, to gospel, > For years, I did dwell. > > Lost memories, so precious, > I find, now and then > At times real discouraged, > Then find faith again! > > What hardships, achievements, > Adventures, and woe, > What joys, and true blessings, > Did "my people" know? > > Family stories, so treasured, > Memories told, without doubt, > Old voices and faces, > >From "our world", winked out. > > Where last did they travel? > My ancestors,"true". > With each question answered > The quest starts anew. > (author unknown) >