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Jiffy Mix is offering a nice little cookbook to anyone in the United States... and it's free

http://jiffymix.com/

Enjoy--- http://americanbridge.com/dontworry2.htm

Wanted to pass this along, I found it very helpful with locating dates and places in the United States.

http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscm.htm

Do you have a box, or several boxes of pictures that were taken over the years? Or maybe your mother had those pictures but did not identify the people on them. Start going through them now, a few at a time, because someday you will forget who those people are. We all get that way when we get older. You say "I'll never forget which baby that is." But you do!!! When several years pass you look at these pictures and these babies all look alike. So when you have pictures developed at least put the date on them... A name would help, but if there's a date you can figure out which one of the children it is.

If you do not take the time to put names on pictures, you commit the sin of omission and all that you have done as a genealogist will be lessened with that omission....

so get the box,

and put it next to the place where you spend a lot of time

and when things are slow, or you get tired of what you're doing, identify the picture, people... place... occasion... date

one at a time,

then the next

the next

and the next

and pretty soon they will all be done.....

If you are not going to do this, then give the box to someone in your family who will and do not delay.....

dont cheat those that follow you of the knowledge that you can give to them for free....

and

let the person in that picture live just that much longer in someones memory....

Thank you Snowmom... I come in now and then and look around. Seems like there are not too many MrsS members doing much with their genealogy anymore... Are they just not interested, don't have time, or are they not old enough? If you wait until you're old enough all of those people who can give you the answers you need will be gone! Don't wait too long! Subscribe to your surname mailing lists, post on your surname, state, county, etc. message boards. I've found so much help by doing this. I have a subscription to ancestry.com and godfrey.org also so that I can get to Heritage Quest and search the census pages... I just love Genealogy! Try it, you will too... Now, somebody help this old lady get down off of this box!!!

Y'all go ahead... I'm staying right here. I don't like wind and I sure don't like it when it's going in circles!!!

The STATE archive page for the state of interest....

http://vitalrecords.accessgenealogy.com/ but LOOK at this page... there are links for genealogy pages AND the STATE PAGES direct.... explore them all.

The best mailing list finder that I have found is

http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html

What more could you ask for?

In my opinion

the best internet resource for overall genealogy is:

ROOTSWEB.com

The homepage is packed....

there are educational tools - tutorials for just about any genealogy subject with special attention given by country

mailing lists galore for surnames and locations all around the world

and their ever growing archives

ditto with freepages websites

gateways to message boards which are different than mailing lists....

gateways to all the USgenwebs AND the WORLDgenwebs

gateways to WORLDconnect

gateways to the ezines - RootsWEB REVIEW, ancestry daily news, ancestry weekly news...each with archives!!!!!

and the best variant of SSDI......

there are books,

special helps on maintenance of your accounts

and STATE resources

There is so much here on this FREE site, that many people NEVER finish the review of it, never go deep enough through the hierarchy to see all that is there.

www.rootsweb.com

Hello Theyd... I'm still here every nowNthen... I just try to be very quiet...

Cooking? Cleaning? I'd Rather do Genealogy!

They think that I should cook and clean, and be a model wife.

I tell them it's more interesting to study Grandpa's life.

They simply do not understand why I hate to go to bed . . .

I'd rather do two hundred years of research work instead.

Why waste the time we have on earth just snoring and asleep?

When we can learn of ancestors that sailed upon the deep?

We have priests, Rabbis, lawmen, soldiers, more than just a few.

And yes, there's many scoundrels, and a bootlegger or two.

How can a person find this life an awful drudge or bore?

When we can live the lives of all those folks who came before?

A hundred years from now of course, no one will ever know

Whether I did laundry, but they'll see our Tree and glow . . .

'Cause their dear old granny left for them, for all posterity,

not clean hankies and the like, but a finished family tree.

My home may be untidy, 'cause I've better things to do . . .

checking all the records to provide us with a clue.

Old great granny's pulling roots and branches out with glee,

Her clothes ain't hanging out to dry, she's hung up on The Tree.

by: Mel Oshins

OK y'all... You twisted my arm..... somebody add me to the list.

Hey y'all... Can you believe it???

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It takes a couple minutes to fill out the order form, I just ordered mine, it does come up no charge for anything including shipping, so there is no reason not to get it and be prepared just in case. Thank you Bill Gates...

Order the Windows Security Update CD

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp

Hi Jackie... Welcome from South Carolina... You're gonna love this place!!!

Hey Cougar!!! It's really good seeing you back here again... Looks like everything cleared up for you and you're on the road to happiness again! I'd love to see the twins. Are they both boys or both girls or one of each??? Boy, you probably have your hands full... Welcome back...

Love from

If you are needing some comic ancestral relief:

http://www.rootdig.com/error.htm

This is a good site with information about Andersonville Prison... So sad!!!

http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html

You might take a look at this site if you are having problems finding your relatives . I found that many of mine might be among these.

http://www.humandescent.com/

You are so lucky Homesteader!!! I only have pictures as far back as my great grandparents... and only on one side of the family. Either there are no pictures out there or family members don't want to share!!! But I won't give up my search...

A GENEALOGIST'S CHRISTMAS EVE

~Author... Dora Mills

~Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.

The dining room table with clutter was spread

Stacks of pedigree charts and with letters which said..

"Too bad about the data for which you just wrote

It sank in a storm on an ill-fated boat."

Stacks of old copies of wills and the such

Were proof that my work had become much too much.

Our children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.

And I at my table was ready to drop

From work on my album with photos to crop.

Christmas was here, and of such was my lot

That presents and goodies and toys I'd forgot.

Had I not been so busy with my grandparent's wills,

I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills.

While others bought gifts that would bring Christmas cheer;

I'd spent time researching those birth dates and years.

While I was thus musing about my sad plight,

A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the drapes and then yanked up the sash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear?

But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer.

Up to the rooftop the reindeer they flew,

With a sleigh full of toys and old Santa Claus, too.

And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs.

Our TV antenna was no match for their horns,

And look at that roof with those hoof prints adorned!

As I drew in my head, slamming it on the sash,

Down the cold chimney fell Santa - KER-RASH!

"Dear" Santa came down looking like a wreck.

Tracking soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!)

Spotting my face, good old Santa could see

That I had no Christmas spirit, you'd have to agree.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work

And filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk)!

Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy;

When I'd been too busy for even one toy!

He spied my research on the table all spread

"A genealogist!" he cried! (My face burned bright red!)

"Tonight I've met many like you," Santa grinned.

As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned.

I gazed with amazement - the cover it read

"Those Genealogy Lines for which you have pled."

"I know what it's like being a genealogy bug,"

He said as he gave me a great Santa Hug.

"While the elves make the sleighful of toys that I carry,

I do my research in the North Pole Library!

A special treat I am thus able to bring

To genealogy folks who just can't find a thing.

Now off you must go off to your bed for a rest,

I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess!"

As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee,

I looked back at Santa who'd brought so much to me.

While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle,

To his team, then they rose like the down of a thistle.

And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight,

"Family History is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!"

I believe some of you are from Michigan, and may be interested in this FREE site:

http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/

This sounds really good!!! Just how fine do you have to chop all of this 'stuff'??? I have oodles of green tomatoes too and hate to just throw them away! You CAN cut down on this recipe I assume? Like 1/4th it??? I don't know what I would do with this much... AND...You can eat just so many 'fried green tomatoes'...

Frannie,

Have you seen this painting of your ancestors home?

http://www.geocities.com/shlyca2/Tucker.html

Mary

Gosh, that sounds good!!! I l-o-v-e chocolate!!! I think I gained five pounds while reading it...