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From: "Virginia W. Beck" <>
Subject: Re: THE LIST
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:31:01 -0700


Or Prince Edward Island! We found so much SI culture there, and had such a
good time watching the dancing and listenening to the lively miusic, but at
the time I did not realize that was the major part of my heritage. This was
due to MY error in thinking my WILMOTHS were German when they were actually
either English or SI or Scot or Irish (!!!) I have found the name in
several places. (I could use some help on this --- Joe?) Virginia.
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Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: THE LIST

>I knew I could count on Brian there to explain!
>
>If there are any other Ulster Scots/S-I (whatever)
>organizations on line -- let us know about you too.
>
>Or any other organizations that can assist us in locating
>ancestry. Donfam is with us for assistence with Donegal
>families, for one.
>
>My SI family is in Western PA -- and there are a number
>of branches which snuck over the border to Canada. One
>branch right before WWII. It was given the choice of
>being drafted into the Canadian army or the American and
>returned -- to die in the China Sea. Shoulda stuck with
>the Canadians, perhaps.
>
>I also read somewhere that up to 1/3rd of all US immigrants
>entered by way of Canada. Something to ponder while reading
>New York ship lists <grin> to really bring on depression.
>My father's paternal line, MASONs from Durham, England,
>did enter this way in the 1880's, manifesting in Michigan
> -- a good sign that they came via Canada. I gather it was
> often cheaper to come this way.
>
>And when you are yearning for a bit of Celtic Culture
>but can't afford Scotland or Ireland, there's always Nova
>Scotia. I mean to go there soon.
>
>Linda Merle
>
>

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