Genealogy Forum NEWS
October, 1997
Random Thoughts
The Genealogists Psalm
Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray;
It maketh me to lie down and examine
half-buried tombstones.
It leadeth me into still courthouses;
It restoreth my ancestral knowledge.
It leadeth me in paths of census records
and ship's passenger lists for my surname's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the shadows of
research libraries & microfilm readers,
I shall fear no discouragement.
For a strong urge is within me;
the curiosity & motivation they comforteth me.
It demandeth preparation of storage space
for the acquisition of countless documents.
It annointeth my head with burning mid-night oil;
my family group sheets runneth over.
Surely birth, marriage, & death dates
shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I shall dwell in the house of a
Family-History Seeker Forever!
.......By Wildamae Brestal
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Genealogy Forum on AOL Unites Four Cousins!
submitted by Mom2cold
From: Mom2cold
DearMYRTLE,
I had to tell someone this wonderful news. I found a relative right here on AOL. I have posted listings all over the internet on every forum that would let me but my postings in the New Mexico Region here on AOL brought me my biggest and best surprise. I now have three cousins from my grandfather's family of the McKinley side. THANK YOU AOL!!!!!
Cordially,
MOM2COLD
CHOCTAWS HELPED FEED IRISH FAMINE VICTIMS
submbmitted by the Native American Chat Hosts
From: Trajan Lup
To:Runwponi
Hey...you dont know me, I just punched in keyword Choctaw. I'm first gen(eration) Irish, and your people did my people a very noble deed during the great Irish Famine. If you dont know what I'm talking about the Choctaws gave money for famine relief to the Irish during the famine of the 1800s.
I just wanted to say thanks,
John McLaughlin
CEMETERY SIGHTINGS
submitted by GFSJudy
Just found a collection of bizarre epitaphs:
From a London cemetery: From Dorsetshire,England:
Ann Mann Here lies the body
Here lies Ann Mann, Of Margaret Bent
Who lived an old maid She kicked up her heels
But died an old Mann. And away she went.
Dec. 8, 1767
From Battersea, London, England
OWEN MOORE
Gone away
Owin' more
Than he could pay.
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