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Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] who were they?
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:18:49 EST
Well said Karen, Gary and Catherine ~~
Traveling back in time started out to be a curiousity at first, like a part
of me was always missing, now that gap is filling up. And now, everyone is so
real, so alive in my heart. I understand what you mean about the
probabilities. I've often thought about that too! What if ~~ a GGGGfather
hadn't taken that ocean voyage, (I also read about how many ships never made
it to these shores --100's. That's 1000's of lives that were lost at sea) or
what if ~~~ a GGG Grandmother hadn't traveled over that mountain range or on
to the West and run into her future husband?
My beloved Grandmother passed away from a devastating disease, Pellagra,
back in 1930--she was never a physical part of my life, but always a part of
my heart. She was bedridden for the last five years of her life, and passed
on at the age of 36. Several weeks ago, I was looking through the big Bible
she had given to my Dad (He said she read it cover to cover twice before she
died) and found she had tucked little papers in between the pages- songs from
hymnals, newspaper clippings, receipts from stores, poems, etc. This
particular day I found a page from McCalls Magazine the March 1929 issue. It
was of embroidery designs. Then the realization hit me--she had tucked that
away planning on getting to use the patterns at some future date.(Daddy said
she loved to sew-before she got sick) Unfortunately, she passed on the
following year. The article is still lovingly tucked between the pages - just
as she had placed it. It's the little discoveries that make their lives so
validated, so real. I am seeking to find out everything I can about the
person, not just a date for their birth and death. I read a wonderful article
last year (sorry I can't give the proper credit, cause I can't remember where
I found it) about how important the "dash" is on a persons tombstone. That
"dash" between the birth and death dates represent the persons whole life -
what went on between the beginning and the end. What a great thought. That's
what I want to find out about, to pass on to those precious Children and
Grandchildren of ours, that you were talking about.
It's been through the wonderful lists at Rootsweb and other helpful
genealogical sites that all of that has become a reality. Such a special
group of people--these Genealogists- so willing to give and to share and help
bring our past to life.
Thanks for your comments-our whole alliance must share the same bonding.
Lynda Clear
Digging Up Roots From Pennsylvania
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