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About We are all in this Together ~ One Big Melting Pot
The limbs that move, the eyes that see,
 These are not entirely me;
 Dead men and women helped me shape
 The mould which I do not escape
 The words I speak, my written line, 
 These are not uniquely mine.  
 For in my heart and in my will
 Old ancestors are warring still,
 Celt, Roman, Saxon and all the dead
 From whose rich blood my veins are fed,
 In aspect, guesture, voices, tone,
 Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone;
 In fields they tilled, I plow the sod, 
 I walk the mountain paths they trod;
 And round my daily steps arise
 The good and bad of those I comprise.

Written by English Poet Richard Rolle  over 600 years ago. 

When I first took up the challenge of researching our  family tree, it was   because I felt I owed  it  to my deceased daughter Susan,  to at least try and complete  what to her was  unfinished  business, when she  passed away  in 1981.  Susan had been born with a rare and  very progressive  medical condition, usually hereditary,  but sometimes resulting from  spontaneous  mutation.   Susan 
 who was an outstandingly intelligent girl,  always wanted to know  all the answers to everything,  so at about 10 years of age, she started  to research . 
 In those days, given her medical condition, and prior to    home computers,this was an arduous  task for her, as she painstakingly wrote letters to family members,  and then awaited their  replies. It was  a long and slow process, and  Susan,  simply ran out of time. I have wasted many years since, doing nothing to pick up the threads again, so  I probably will  run out of time also.  
 I have been on a long , long journey  so far,  from St Croix in the Virgin Islands,  to Ireland,  England, Prussia, other European  countries,  and of course, Australia and New Zealand     On the way, I have met many people- rich men, poor men,  butchers, bakers, painters and shoe  makers. There have been  soldiers,and warriors,      
 princesses, famous and notorious, both blue eyed and brown eyed.   I have become very attached to  some of the ancestors that I  have never met,  while of  others........  perhaps the least said  the better. It is very    true that we can choose our friends, but we cannot chose  our  relatives.  The skeletons and black sheep present in  all of our family lines,  are   chosen  for  us by the  blood that binds us, and that is that.  
 I cannot possibly thank everyone who has  assisted me on this journey,  ..to be continnued...

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Getting Around
There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.

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