Monthly Archives: November 2021

Same-o, same-o !!

The cousin with mysterious access to obituaries… sent two more last night. This morning I started  “from scratch” because I did not have Robert Peters—or his parents—in my database. After several hours, he was modestly well documented and  not someone I can call “cousin.” My documentation may help another researcher. (“Paying it forward”  because so many cousins helped me three decades ago.)

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Same old complaint: I don’t get enough sleep. I go to bed at about ten and lay awake for hours. I’m always tired!! I have no incentive to work on downsizing projects. It’s a dark, cloudy, cold day and I’m sitting close to the electric space heater. I’d love to go back to bed and snuggle under the covers!! However, I’ll sit right here at the computer and start documenting the second obituary.

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Half an hour later and the second obituary is documented. He was already in my database.

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!2 noon and this is the way I see it less than one hour after the original publication of this blog message. The ancestry is displayed from the son of Evert Lee Brubaker. (The son is my fifth cousin.)

Nostalgia

I went back to bed at 1:00 PM but couldn’t fall asleep—“Such a waste of time.”  My mind kept working with the individuals documented this morning. Then I fondly remembered the time spent with Eby cousins. I abandoned the warmth of the bed for the features on my computer and Canon camera. “In the good old days”  there was the tradition of exchanging cards and letters. I’d always send a two-page newsletter full of details about my activities. (Sound familiar?)

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FYI: I’m sleepy, tired, cold—and nostalgic.

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Postscript, almost 4:00 PM: Our mind is a wonderful part of our body. (Duh!) I’d like to believe that my mind was correlating events: (1) Concern for the missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti, (2) the Eby surname, and (3) my 2nd cousin 3x removed, Alice (King) and Adam Ebey were missionaries to India.

Kidnapped missionaries, limited information

Postscript: After several searches (listed below), I found this current news: https://christianaidministries.org/updates/haiti-staff-abduction/

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I searched for current information and this is all I could find. We need to keep the individuals in our prayers!!

U.S. has seen proof of life for some kidnapped missionaries in Haiti, official says

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Signs on the door of the Christian Aid Ministries give updates on the Haiti kidnapping and show the offices are closed in Millersburg, Ohio, U.S. October 21, 2021.      REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has seen proof that at least some members of the group of American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month are alive, according to a senior Biden administration official.

The official, who declined to be named, did not give further detail

U.S. officials have been spearheading the efforts to safely retrieve the missionaries, who were on a trip organized by the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.

The sixteen Americans and one Canadian, including five children, were abducted after visiting an orphanage.

Liszt Quitel, Haiti’s interior minister, and Chenald Augustin, a spokesman for the office of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, did not respond to requests for comment.

The missionaries were not present in the video.

Haitian officials have said the gang is demanding $1 million per person ransom. The 400 Mawozo began as small-time local thieves and rose to become one of Haiti’s most feared gangs, controlling a swathe of territory east of the capital Port-au-Prince, according to security experts.

The incident has focused global attention on Haiti’s dire kidnapping problem, which has worsened amid economic and political crises and spiraling violence.

In July, President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and in September the prime minister dissolved the electoral council, postponing the planned November election. A new date has yet to be set.

The United States would like to see the country move toward elections but thinks more must be done to improve the security situation and internal dialogue first, the U.S. official said.

Reporting by Matt Spetalnick and Trevor Hunnicutt in Washington, Additional reporting by Brian Ellsworth in Miami, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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I keep searching, here is another story:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/november/haiti-christians-kidnapped-missionaries-release-gang-danger.html

 

Evidence of a crime!!

The weather is chilly cold and very windy. This old lady is wearing a sweater—indoors—and has no desire to be outdoors. No climbing the ladder to hang Christmas lights but “climbing the family tree.” ~~ If the Ancestry information (below) was a painting requiring a title, it would have this inscription: “Obvious Evidence of a Major Crime.”  In my humble opinion, Ancestry.com should have a built-in filter that prevents Members from copying from one another. That is the most blatant evidence of copying that I have witnessed. Yes, I “copied” the images. Does that make me guilty of the same crime?

Below: Lorraine’s research.

Compulsive “recycler” being creative ?

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Unusually warm several days but (according to the weatherman) the last of the year. ~~ This old lady salvaged the Christmas lights that were destined for the dumpster. In my humble opinion, in my yard, double and triple strings of lights are attractive and folks probably won’t notice dark bulbs.

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A place for everything?

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Lorraine goofed !!

No Internet to the desktop computer (my computer of choice). I’ve tried, unsuccessfully, to correct the problem. This old laptop computer is slow and I have no desire to create blog messages on it. Just thought I’d let my readers know that I’m OK. ~~ I’ve been checking strings of lights for the RV Park Christmas decorations. I “rescued” several strings of lights—destined for the dumpster—and strung them up in my yard. Who’s going to notice–with triple strings–if a few bulbs are out?? Unfortunately, we can’t replace bulbs (built-in obsolescence, we have to buy new).

Lorraine goofed?  How? It’s a long story. and I won’t bore you with the details.

High noon and another obituary documented


It is always more than the obituary of the individual, it includes documenting his ancestors. Truthfully, I already had a number of his ancestors in my Ancestry database.

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Spending time on the computer—“climbing the family tree”—must be ignored because tomorrow we start hanging Christmas lights in the RV Park. The lights are turned on on Thanksgiving evening. “Thanksgiving” is almost here but I “give thanks” all year.