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> "A GENEALOGIST'S NIGHTMARE"
>
> Dear Cousin,
> In response to your letter, I am sorry to inform you that grandpa " Fred"
> died some time back and the stuff you asked about is not available. The
> personal property the family did not want was sold at an estate sale. All
> those boxes of junk did not interest a single buyer. We were able to
> salvage several binders for the kids homework after we sent all the paper
> to the incinerator. The kids really complained about having to lug all that
> paper and pictures of those ugly old folks to the dumpster.
>
> An old family Bible from the 1840's did bring $5.00. The one from the
> 1870's did not sell. There also was a bunch of cd disks that we were
> able to reformat and download some games for the kids to play on their new
> playstation. At least SOMEBODY got some good from the three generations
> work.
>
> I saw the fellow at a flea market a couple of weeks ago and he said he
> threw the Bible in the trash after nobody was interested in it. He said he got
> an offer for fifty cents for it, but would rather burn it than give it away.
> He seemed to be having a lot of success with some very nice Elvis paintings
> at his booth.
>
> The two aunts you asked about are also dead. They were such a delight and
> could talk all day long about the things papa had written about. I
> remember them saying something about some records that were copied from two
> courthouses that later burned. Neither ever wrote down a single thing.
> The letter you referred to was one he typed up and sent to lots of folks who
> wrote him. He laughed about them never getting any of his hard work as well
> as his Father's and Grandfather's who was in the Civil War. He guarded all the
> information carefully to the bitter end. I wish I could remember some of the
> things to help you, but I was bored to tears listening to them talk about the
> family members who were in the civil war and those silly pieces of paper he
> showed so proudly. I vaguely remember they had some beeswax seals and
> something to do with the land grants that were destroyed in the courthouse fires.
>
> I wish I could remember the story about his grandfather's evening with
> Jefferson Davis when he was on the run. There are also some very juicy
> stories that were handed down, but I don't remember them very well.
> Another thing I remember after he got sick was some fellow calling him and he
> agreed to let him come down and copy all his material. He told him he would call
> him back when he felt better. Papa mentioned something about letting the
> society the man was from have all his work SINCE NOBODY IN THE FAMILY
> CARED anything about a bunch of people who had been dead for 200 years. -- Papa
> died the next week. --
>
> I am so sorry papa and the two generations WASTED so much of their life on
> such WORTHLESS HOBBIES and hope your family will follow something more
> interesting. We enjoy Bingo and bowling very much here in Pleasantville.
>
> I really enjoyed hearing from a long lost cousin and would like to hear
> back if you find anything important. The kids need the computer for their games
> and I need to go watch the "Millionaire" show.
>
> Your Cousin,
> ---------------
>
> Where are all your Research Files going?
> Where are all those Tombstone and Old Pictures going?
> What will happen to all the $$'s you spent on researching for those
> ARTICLES that you only have HALF finished?
>
> People that " DO NOT SHARE " deserve to have all their work destroyed when
> they pass on. I have had many that did not even return a reply to my
> queries or just plainly state " I DO NOT SHARE, " or "It has just cost me
> to much to get what I have."
>
> Why Not Preserve Some of Your Family History.
> "" SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE TODAY!!! ""
>
> It is a shame that one cannot understand that
> "SHARING IS CARING"
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