ISSN #1055-1891

Volume 13, Issue 4                                           December 2000

Season's Greetings all...

Another great year for us, although we haven't increased membership as much as we have done yearly in the past. I think the Internet is giving us trouble. But whatever it takes for people to dig their "roots" is a good thing. My only caution is that I hear increasing complaints about the irresponsible research done by persons too eager to claim an ancestor or line of ancestors, and in some cases, absolute prevarications. So be careful. Double-check everything. As Wilma RAWLINGS says, she'd rather get dusty rummaging through old files in the basements of courthouses than depend blindly on the Internet. Since I don't have a computer nor intend to get one at my age, I side with her and many others I have heard from.

Please excuse the look of the newsletter this month. It's a mess. My typewriter began to act up but I thought I could finish the newsletter without taking the time to have it fixed but finally I had had enough. So you will find some pages are neat and others look like henscratching. Forgive me-

You will note also that I have done four more additional pages as I promised you in September. And I have included the Renewal slips for 2001. I also noted we had only one Query, which is okay, I guess- But let us know if you need assistance

I've been reading a lot of articles on gene research and hope you all have, too. It is so important to develop a gene history in your family… important to pass on the information to future generations, but to better prepare yourselves in how to address any medical problems you may develop. That's hardly a nice thing to sign off our Christmas issue...but have a very happy Christmas…and a healthful, prosperous New Year.