[or-roots] Genealogy trip

[DanM.]

? My dad ? my mom ? who came over the trail in 1843?
  Hey ya left one the best parts ;)
Folks please use the surnames because we dont know your moms n dads family ;)

Dan M Whose great grand dad Walter J Matney came on the 1843 trail also.
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  From: LAUBREY1 at aol.com 
  To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 1:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [or-roots] Genealogy trip


  Ronda and all; I am so glad that you enjoyed your trip. My Mom was from Alabama and so her roots were there. I took her back there for 6 years to visit and do research. 4 of them we flew with my sister going 3 times and our cousin coming twice. The last two times we drove and were gone for almost a month each time. We had such great times and saw so much of the country. Mom and her family came to Oregon  Christmas day 1940 but my Dad's family came over the Oregon Trail in 1843 and to Klamath County in 1879. So we enjoyed going over the Oregon Trail on our driving trips. Got to do a lot of research but I have done so much research since then that I would love to go again and see if I can find all the things I missed last time. I was hoping to take one more time but time ran out and we didn't get to go.

  So go while you can and enjoy your self. Take it one day at a time and see what you can find. Get a digital camera and take lots of pictures of everything.

  Linda Aubrey

  In a message dated 9/21/2010 7:34:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, whizinc at comcast.net writes:
    Hi everyone,

    This summer my Mom, Dad, my youngest daughter and myself went on a genealogy trip.  I ended up driving 6,808 miles in 3 ½ weeks.  We went to 12 states.  My Mom has had several strokes and I wanted to go while she was still able to tell me the stories I’ve heard for years in the places they happened.  They have taken these trips every few years since the late 80’s.  I got to see a house my Mom lived in, the farm where my grandmother was born and raised, the graves of my g grandparents, my gg grandparents and two of my ggg grandparents.  We drove around land that used to be in the family.  We went to libraries, historical societies, and courthouses.  It was my first time hunting in a courthouse.  We were in a small courthouse in Kentucky.  I looked through a file folder of wills from the early and mid 1800’s, all handwritten in pencil.  It was a thrill.  We met shirttail cousins and saw a lot of country.  Mom and Dad were tired, but we all had a wonderful trip and I highly recommend going before it’s too late.

    Ronda

     

    PS  I also recommend avoiding the poison ivy.  =)



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