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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda Aubrey</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/21/2010 7:34:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
whizinc@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Ronda<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>PS I also recommend avoiding the poison ivy.
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