Friday...Friday...Friday October 15

Hello all!

Well, another sad day of remembrance. My Grandma Wozgard died October 15, 1980. She was a grand lady! She taught me so much--how to cook, how to stoke a fire, how to enjoy a polka, how to enjoy a beer! I'm so glad to get some of her recipes before she left us; even got some of them on cassette tape--her giving the instructions while I did the steps. Here's to you Grandma!

A prayer I found:

O Jesus, good Master,
I plead with You on behalf of the souls
toward whom I have a greater debt of gratitude, justice, charity and family bonds:
Spouse, children, parents, grandparents, spiritual and material benefactors,
brothers, sisters and relatives.

I recommend to You those who had greater responsibilities on earth:
priests, civil authorities and religious.

I plead with You also for forgotten souls.

Admit all of them soon into eternal happiness.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

It was a long week! Waiting for some answers to some situations I was involved in...hurry!! I'm getting a little anxious!

Last night I had a good night at the Family History Library. My great-great-great-grandfather was Thomas Bell. He married Susan James in 1827 in Howick, Northumberland, England. Children Robert, Mary, Thomas, George (my g-g-grandfather), Joseph and William were born between 1827 and 1841 across Northumberland from Brainshaugh to Radcliffe. Susan was married to a Joseph Turnbull in the 1851 census and with a 3 year old daughter Susan Turnbull. I found the family in 1841 in Radcliffe, but Thomas was not listed with them. I found out Thomas was listed in the Warkworth Parish Burial Register as being buried October 12, 1840. I immediately thought about William being born in 1841--but he was baptized in Warkworth in May 1841, so the time period fits. It also listed Thomas as being 38 when he died. So now I am looking for a Thomas Bell born around 1802. The pieces of the puzzle are finally falling into place.

In December, I'll be going to Salt Lake City to the main Family History Library. All the microfilm listed at www.familysearch.org catalog will be at my fingertips!!!! I can't wait!!

It's turning chilly here in Nashville. Had to turn the heat on this morning...it was 60 in here when I woke up. Well, it is the middle of October...

Thanks for all the great comments. A special hello to cousin Joan Ellen in California. It was great seeing you at the family reunion in Frontenac in June. So glad we were able to bering everyone together and let everyone relive some good childhood memories. That ham salad was good! And the potica is always great! I am still trying to get the family potica recipe to send to Dennis. Tell all your clan out there I said hello! You are having the next one, right????

Hello also to my friends Chris, Vaidas, Dave and Doug.

Tomorrow is hockey day...well, not NHL, but AHL. The minor league team for the Preds, the Milwaukee Admirals, will be playing Rochester at the GEC at 5 pm. It'll be good to get close to the ice again.

OK, time to go out on-line and search for some Bell's and Jobson's in England. Wish me success!!

Mark