I would not be surprised if she does not want to emphasize our many Umstead connections as this is an ongoing project that she is involved in, sorting out that lineage and how our Veazeys have intermarried with them and traveled with them, all the way to Arkansas. Early registration is even more important this year. A guaranteed number for meals must be furnished a few days before the event. Since using Dot Curl's Memories in the Descendants of John Veazey, I have realized how important it is for us to record the little things about our own lives and the lives of our ancestors that we either know from personal knowledge or from having been told about. It gives personality to the people who reside on our Family Tree.
Genealogy is a little like a map.
It gives you a route. But when you go on a trip, you use a map but don't stare at a map. If it's not written down, it's going to be lost. It has nothing to do with ego. It has to do with love.