In a message dated 3/21/2006 11:38:07 PM Central Standard Time, ttg-inc@comcast.net writes: Mrs. Richards had an avid interest in English furniture and silver and formerly lectured to private groups on the topic. For many years, she was a volunteer guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mrs. Richards graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1941 and Sometimes similar names, places, and occupations spark my inquisitive nature! For those of you going on the Wales trip, We have some British retiree friends who recently bought a "vacation" house here in our town in Alabama. He owned a factory in Manchester that produced lawn and patio furniture. He turned the business over to his sons and retired, and they now travel a lot. Out of curiosity, I copied some of the Wynne writings about Dr. Thomas' background with references to various places in Wales, and I asked them to read over those and let me know if any of the names or places were familiar. She wrote a short note with the following statements: We lived in Rainhill in Lancashire for a while... Flintshire in N. Wales is somewhere we have travelled to on many occasions. We recognize Denbigh which is famous for a nice range of pottery tableware. Port Merion of course is also a popular Welsh tableware, named after the lovely tourist village which is built in the Itallian style, and well worth a visit. Some similarities that stand out to me are: "tableware" -- Mrs. Richards, above, an expert in furniture and silver. "Port Merion" Mrs. Richards went to Merion High School. There is a Pt. Marion right next door to Fairchance PA where the Hugh faction of the Wynne tree lived. "Preston" There is a Preston on the map north of Liverpool, and Preston is the WV county next to Fayette Co. PA, where Fairchance is located. Cuz Gary

Dear Cuz Gary, Your right in the fact that you never know where you will find the next little tidbit that helps.. and I do the same on looking out side the box on some of these lines. You never know what you may find. Great info! Hugs Cuz Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: <Glhughes59@aol.com> To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:01 AM Subject: Re: [WGS] Obit Gaynor Wynne Richards > > In a message dated 3/21/2006 11:38:07 PM Central Standard Time, > ttg-inc@comcast.net writes: > > Mrs. Richards had an avid interest in English furniture and silver and > formerly lectured to private groups on the topic. For many years, she was a > volunteer guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. > Mrs. Richards graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1941 and > > > > Sometimes similar names, places, and occupations spark my inquisitive nature! > > For those of you going on the Wales trip, > > We have some British retiree friends who recently bought a "vacation" house > here in our town in Alabama. He owned a factory in Manchester that produced > lawn and patio furniture. He turned the business over to his sons and > retired, and they now travel a lot. > Out of curiosity, I copied some of the Wynne writings about Dr. Thomas' > background with references to various places in Wales, and I asked them to read > over those and let me know if any of the names or places were familiar. She > wrote a short note with the following statements: > > We lived in Rainhill in Lancashire for a while... > Flintshire in N. Wales is somewhere we have travelled to on many > occasions. > We recognize Denbigh which is famous for a nice range of pottery > tableware. > Port Merion of course is also a popular Welsh tableware, named after > the lovely > tourist village which is built in the Itallian style, and well worth > a visit. > > Some similarities that stand out to me are: > > "tableware" -- Mrs. Richards, above, an expert in furniture and silver. > "Port Merion" Mrs. Richards went to Merion High School. There is a > Pt. Marion right next door to Fairchance PA where the Hugh faction of the Wynne > tree lived. > "Preston" There is a Preston on the map north of Liverpool, and Preston > is the WV county next to Fayette Co. PA, where Fairchance is located. > > Cuz Gary > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >