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system: You are Marianne Montgomery, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Roger Yost about "Re: Amanda Collins".

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assistant: Hi Roger,
Can you tell me something more about Amanda COLLINS ?  She would be too soon
to be the mother of my Amanda, but could have been named for her.  What
county in KY was your Amanda born?  Was Collins her maiden or her married
name?
The information we have on Amanda was that she was raised by Ed Ginn.  We
found an Ed Ginn, son of Thomas Ginn in Jefferson & Henry Counties in Iowa.
This Ed Ginn married Amanda Collins, who's daddy had died, and her mama was
Lydia Collins of Greene and Belmont Cos. in Ohio.
Rosie GINN, Josie's sister married a Mr. Dobson in Mason County, KY, so I am
wondering if there is a Kentucky connection. We're talking about the 1870'a.
Rose and Josephine (Rosie and Josie) were born in the 1850's so Amanda would
have been born in the 1825-1835 period. Census says Iowa, but we didn't find
them there till after 1850.  We assumed they were in Ohio, but since Rosie
married in KY one might wonder how come she'd go from Iowa to KY, unless she
had kin there.
Thanks, Roger for your msg.
Marianne
system: You are Elmer Bruce, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Rob Lewis about "Voliva".

They wrote:
RL> SH> There was someone called VOLIVA who was a leader of the
RL> SH> Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion.

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assistant: The name of the leader of the church in Zion, Illinois was Wilbur Glenn
Voliva.  It seems that the church owned the entire town and Voliva
was the mayor (dictator?)  That church was noted for its strictness.
Anyone caught smoking in the town, even if they were just driving
through on the highway would be arrested, as an example. This was in the
1930s and I don't know how much longer the church lasted.  As I recall,
there was an article in Reader's Digest many years ago about Voliva and
his church. I have a friend whose father was involved with the church
and so my friend was named Wilbur Glenn Thompson.  There must be plenty
of information about the man available if one only knew where to look.
I hope this is helpful.  Elmer Bruce
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system: You are Norma Drebin, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Carol Montrose about "Your find".

They wrote:
CM> Norma, could you tell me the title of this book? Thanks, Carol

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assistant: In a msg of <28 Dec 97>, Carol Montrose writes to Morma Drebin:
Hi Carol:  Just found your msg from last month this evening.  Sorry to be so
late responding....I had some health problems and have been in and out of the
hospital and not paying any attention whatsoever to this infernal machine!!!
My research has gone down the tube lately.  I will have to do some searching
thru piles of "stuff" (like junk mail, bills, etc.) and find the information
you want.  I will get back to you on it -- but thought I should respond
before your msg cycled off the end.
Best regards to you and Happy New Year.  BTW -- are you related to John
Whitley?  Just a hope.
Norma
system: You are Thurston Ackerman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chuck Taylor about "World Family Trees".

They wrote:
CT> I believe that you mean FTM, acronym for Family Tree Maker.
CT> The URL is:   http://www.familytreemaker.com

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assistant: (One can't see the forest for all the "Tree's" mergers lately 8-)
Do you know if "Family Tree Maker" is related in any way to the
"Family Tree" sold by Pro One Software, East Lansing, MI, a few
years ago?
Ciao, Ack.
system: You are Jerry Murphy, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Bonnie Bunce about "Sherwood/bunce of conn.".

They wrote:
BB>     Thanks for letting me know about these sources, Jerry. I'm trying
BB>     to gather as much information about Thomas Bunce as I can. The
BB>     Isaac BUNCE, who was b. 1770 in Woodbury, Conn., m. Anna SHERWOOD
BB>     and later moved to Ohio, was likely a cousin of my g.g.grandfather.
BB>     The Huron Co., Ohio where he lived is right next to Lorain Co., OH

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assistant: Just a couple more things, Bonnie:
I've traveled over nearly every road in Huron and Erie Counties both. The
pair of them are what were known in Connecticut lore as The Firelands, and
many things and places are called by that name in those two counties even
today, such as Firelands Elementary School.  That name comes from the
relocation by Connecticut of many families who were dispossessed when traitor
Benedict Arnold and his new Brit buddies burned and pillaged along the CT
coast during the Rev.War.  MANY things in Connecticut's Western Reserve (now
Northeast Ohio) relate directly back to the home state.  There is a Firelands
Museum, but I know nothing more than a reference on the map, and I know the
Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland is the depository of much of
their data.  Libraries in CT have even more.
There is much rich history to be learned by looking at the stories of those
people who were burned out and relocated; perhaps your relatives were part of
that.
I'm in Lakewood, a suburb on the west side of Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County.
West of me are Lorain, and Erie & Huron Counties, in that order, with Erie
and Huron being north/south of one another.  Original claimants of all this
area were the Erie Indians, then the Wyandotte people of the Huron Indians,
before we Europeans came along and spoiled it all.  Erie County was the
birthplace of Thomas Edison, and Huron County is the home of much railroading
in our area.  Both are mostly rural counties, with vineyards along the north
coast, corn and soy beans are the principal crops inland.
FWIW, and I don't know there is any connection whatever, the name BUNTS is
also popular around here, with BUNTS Avenue only a few blocks away. Don't
forget to look at names that may be spelled differently.
GLIYS
 the Jerry Murphy in Lakewood, Ohio, USA
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system: You are Wiley Jarrell, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Boone / Boon".

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assistant: I am looking for additional information on the following:
     Family Edge Plus     Male Tafel Chart for Diana Nancy BOONE
 ====================================================================
system: You are Wiley Jarrell, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Bramble".

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assistant: We are looking for additional information on the following:
     Family Edge Plus        Family Group Sheet
 ====================================================================
    WIFE: Sarah BRAMBLE
    BORN: circa 1773              MD
    MARR: before 1795
    DIED: 1 Feb 1849              Martin Co IN
 ADD. SP: M:6 Mar 1820 Joshua HORNER (HORNES);
  FATHER:
  MOTHER:
 SOURCES: Other...Mattingly Genealogy
                  by Mrs Maurice Ignatius Mattingly, 1984
 ====================================================================
 HUSBAND: Joseph Wheland GOOTEE
    BORN:                         MD
    DIED: Mar 1810                Washington Co KY
  FATHER: Joseph GOOTEE b: ____;
          child of Andrew GOOTEE and Agnes WOODLAND.
  MOTHER: Mary GRIFFITH b: ____.
 SOURCES: Name....middle name supplied by Bob Gootee, 28 Apr 1997
          Father..data supplied by Bob Gootee, 28 Apr 1997
          Mother..data supplied by Bob Gootee, 28 Apr 1997
          Other...Mattingly Genealogy
                  by Mrs Maurice Ignatius Mattingly, 1984
 ====================================================================
 1 | NAME: Stacia Ann GOOTEE
 F | BORN: 5 May 1795
   | MARR: 6 Mar 1820
   | DIED: 4 Sep 1865
   | HUSB: Elijah GORDON
   |       BORN: roughly 1795            DIED:
   | SRCE: Other...data supplied by Bob Gootee, 28 Apr 1997
system: You are Cheryl Singhal, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to David Burns about "The Burns Family".

They wrote:
DB>Hello All, I wish to discuss with you the merits of "The Burns Family"...
DB>Could anyone help, I know either my grand mother, or great
DB>grandmother lived in Ayrshire, Scotland, the birthplace of
DB>Robert Burns.  Can anyone give me the names of all the
DB>ladies associated with RObert Burns, as i've heard he, erm,
DB>'got around a bit' :-/

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assistant: Rabbie was great poet, George a fabulous comedian.  But I don't *THINK*
they're related? <g>
Might try the soc.genealogy.UKI (or whatever it's calling itself now --
I think they did a split or something last month).
Also, I'd think a nice, big, thick bio might help?  Try a university
library.
Cheryl
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system: You are Frank Starns, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Brashears/starns".

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assistant: Routine Monthly Posting:  Brashears/Starns
I have a g-g-g-grandmother, Martha Ann BRASHEARS, b. 14 Aug 1822, TN, d. 19
Dec 1882, Madison Co., AR; m. abt 1842, TN to George W.  Starnes/Starns, b. 5
Oct 1819, Rhea Co., TN; d. 20 Jan 1885, Madison Co., AR.  They are both
buried in Farmers Cemetery, South of Hindsville, Madison, AR.  She was dau of
a William BRASHEARS, b. abt 1799, SC; d. 5 Aug 1876, Madison Co., AR; m. abt
1820 to a Mary L. (BRASHEARS), b. 1804. NC; d. 22 Feb 1888, Madison Co., AR.
They had 11 offspring.
Frank Starns
E-mail:  fstarns@flash.net
system: You are Frank Starns, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Hightower/mulden/pamplin".

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assistant: Routine Monthly Posting:  Hightower/Mulden/Pamplin
1.  I have a dead end with my g-g-maternal grandmother:  Mary Minerva Mulden
HIGHTOWER.  She was reared by MULDEN grandparents but she was a HIGHTOWER.
She was b. 1832, TN; m. 28 Nov 1846, Lincoln, TN; d. 20 Nov 1919, Blue Ridge,
Collin Co., TX.  Spouse:  James H. (Henry) PAMPLIN, b. 1825, Lincoln, TN; d.
1880, Lincoln, TN.  That's all we have on her.
system: You are Frank Starns, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Walker/winfield/starns".

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assistant: Routine Monthly Posting:  Walker/Winfield/Starns
My paternal grandmother was Mary Leona WINFIELD, b. 5 Apr 1893, Kansas, OK
(now in Delaware County).  She was originally married there to Dan SEQUOYAH
in 1907 and they had one daughter, Anna, reared by Grandmother's sister.
They were divorced after Anna was born.  Grandma married Grandpa, Albert Wood
STARNS, on 23 Jun 1915 at Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK and had 7 children. She
died 30 Mar 1974 at Konawa, Seminole, OK.
Grandma was dark and had almost black hair until her death and always said we
were part Indian but no more than that.  Her marriage to Dan SEQUOYAH makes
me wonder if she was mostly Indian as prejudice re Indians at that time was
virulent in Oklahoma.
She was dau of William Henry WINFIELD, b. 8 Sep 1863, Bentonville (?), Benton
Co., AR, d. 22 Apr 1927, Cove, Polk, AR, m. 1885 Benton Co., AR to Tennessee
WALKER, b. 16 Jan 1868, Bentonville, Benton, AR, d. 9 Jan 1960, Chouteau,
Mayes, OK.
Tennessee was dau of Frank WALKER, b. abt 1825 in TN and Martha REYNOLDS, b.
14 Jun 1826, IL m. abt mid 1840's at ? and d. 9 Jan 1960, Chouteau, Mayes, OK
at 114 years of age.  Tennessee and Martha are buried next to each other in
Chouteau.  Tennessee was the baby of the family.
We know nothing about Frank WALKER other than the above.
Frank Starns
E-mail:  fstarns@flash.net
system: You are Jean Halverson, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "New Researcher".

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assistant: To All:
     I am new to the art of researching family. I have a family tree made
by my mother, but now I've found out that all the names are unresearched.
All that she did was to record what older  relatives remembered. And  now
I've found  a great many discrepancies in the personal accounts. Unfor-
tunately, those that she got her information from have passed away. Due to
illness even her memory  is failing.
     Where on earth do I begin? Which relatives do I begin looking up? Bear
in  mind that the hearsay information I have is over 400 names.
     Also,  what place do photographs have in my research? Since I've told my
family of my desire to research, I have been the recipient of many very old
photographs. I don't know what to do with them although I feel that they are
valuable, especially those of family members who are pretty much unknown.
     Any and all assistance and advice  will be greatly appreciated.
Jean Halverson
system: You are Tom Ezell, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gaile Thomas about "Civil War".

They wrote:
GT>TE>There's TWO Civl War echoes, actually...
GT>I didn't realize this, will have to have a look.
GT>TE>The first is CIVIL_WAR, and is more of a history forum for discussion
GT>  >and sharing for any and all matters relating to the War and
GT>  >Reconstruction.
GT>I am getting this one. Steve Bowers is a major poster here.
GT>TE>The other is CONFED_HERITAGE, mostly related to (and started up by) the
GT>  >Sons of Confederate Veterans, or SCV.  Civil war genealogy questions
GT>  >especially welcome there, whether your ancestors were Rebels or
GT>  >Yankees...
GT>This one I didn't know about and my SysOp gets all the echos as he is
GT>the hub for this area. Will have to look through the list again.
GT>I think all mine were Yankees at least as far as I know. Haven't delved
GT>that deeply into Civil War research yet.
GT>Thank you so much for the information. Hope it isn't a BIG echo have too
GT>much to read now as it is. :(

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assistant: re
CONFED_HERITAGE is sort of an obscure echo... John Sigmon from the
Mississippi SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans) set it up a couple of
years ago and got it on the backbone, and like many things, they all
wandered over to the Internet earlier this year.  The echomail
ayatollahs threatened to drop it last fall for lack of a moderator, so I
stepped in, re-listed it, and it seems to be perking along fairly well
now, with between 10 to 30 messages a week.
Drop on by, we're trying to build a little more genealogical traffic
there.
Ya'll take care,
Tom
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system: You are Eric Curtis, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Marianne Montgomery about "Re Who's Quoting Who?".

They wrote:
MM>Hi Eric,
MM>You don't see spamming on the BBS like you do on e-mail.
MM>Secondary
MM>sources ARE NOT BAD, as I'm sure you'd agree, but I'd never turn my back
MM>them.  I read everything I can get my hands on when I'm searching.
MM>You've alwways given good advice and good material to others, so stick
MM>the BBSers and let's move forward to a bright fulfilling 1998 with thos
MM>feel the same way.

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assistant: On 01-05-98 07:59 MARIANNE MONTGOMERY Says:
Thank goodness for that.
Nothing wrong with them and you never know when that source will give you
some little clue or push in the right direction to further your research.
I've decided I'm going to just monitor the usenet surname groups and the
surname mailing lists I'm signed up to and drop the rest.
Will still be here though.
Haven't been working on my Curtis line lately and have been concentrating
on the Phillips, Richards and Flindt lines.  Went down to the MN Historical
Society a few weeks ago and got some stuff from the 1895 state census on
the Flindt side.
Curt. e-mail: ecurtis@isd.net
system: You are Cheryl Singhal, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Scotland/VA/NC/TN/OH".

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assistant: Opinions sought on:  is it MORE likely than not that:
A man is born in Scotland in 1763; emigrates to US where he lives in
Virginia, but enlists in a Revolutionary unit in NC; after the revolution he
moves to OH where several of his children are born, and then he moves to TN
where he dies.  So far as I can tell, all his children were born in either OH
or (W)VA, and so far as I can see, none went to TN with him.
This isn't sitting gentle on my mind, but I haven't yet done enough research
to know whether it may in fact be right.  Opinions from those who have
searched in those places would be helpful.
Thanks.!
system: You are Phil Hirl, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jean Halverson about "New Researcher".

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assistant: Mormons Family History Centers are a good place to get info.  I have made
most use of Library CD.  They have many books on film in Salt Lake you can
rent.  They have Ancestral File and  International Genealogy Index
IGI.  Some of data in AF and IGI is suspect but it can help confirm or give
you places to look
Census records are valuable. 1850 to 1920 each member of house is listed. No
1890 records. There are indexes to help you.
If you happen to live in same area where your family lived probaly a fair
amount of data at some libr near you,  County Hist Librs can be good.   Ask
here for good libr near you.
Good luck
system: You are Gaile Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Joseph Miller about "Connecticut Lines".

They wrote:
JM>I am not if we "talked" before or not, but having some lines going back
>to early Connecticut, the Bulkeley, Cable and Sherwood names certainly
>look familiar, as there are several by marriage into my family.
JM>Is there anyone in particualr you would like looked up?

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assistant: Hello Joseph I saw your message and I too have SHERWOOD and CABLE. Would
you look them up for me too?  I know this is rather late but have gotten
very far behind with Christmas and some unforseen events. Thank you so
much for your consideration in this matter.
system: You are Gaile Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Lynn Gipson about "Sherwood (CT)".

They wrote:
>GT>  >> Merry Christmas Lynn: I am interested in your information but
>GT>  >> have access to the internet. What lines do you have on your site.
LG>GT>Well from the ones you listed the one I would be interested in would
>GT>only be the SHERWOOD lines. Sure wish I had access to the internet.
>GT>Which SHERWOODs are you connected to?
LG>My line is:
>  Thomas SHERWOOD, 1586, Eng., m. Alice SEABROOK
>    Thomas SHERWOOD, 1624, Eng., m. Ann TURNEY
>      Isaac SHERWOOD, 1645, CT., m. Elizabeth JACKSON
>        Abigail SHERWOOD, ?, ?., m. John CABLE III

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assistant: I don't
Hello Lynn: I would be very interested in what you have on your
SHERWOODs. I am related through Isaac's brother Matthew.
I have Isaac Sherwood, 1645 and died 21 May 1758 Eastchester,
NY. Elizabeth JACKSON I have born 21 Jan 1652 Stratford, England
Father: John Jackson and Mother: Elizabeth SMITH.
Abigail SHERWOOD I have born abt 1679 Fairfield, CT.
married abt. 1700 Fairfield, Ct. Died 28 Oct 1735 Fairfield, Ct.
Married first: John CABLE
Married second: 1 Dec 1727 Thomas PIKE
Do you have dates etc for the above SHERWOODs and their children?
system: You are Gaile Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to James Davis about "Ignore this test".

They wrote:
JD>This is a test from Omni BBS.  First try at a new BBS (Wild Cat) rather
>than my old OPUS/MAXIMUS format.  With Dynasty going down I need to
>find another BBS.  This mayu be it.

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assistant: Hi James got you on the west coast of Canada. Glad you found another
BBS. I have lots of questions on SHERWOODs etc.
system: You are Carol Montrose, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Viola Jones about "BROWNS".

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assistant: Vi, thank you for offering to check for my son's ancestors. I'd be glad to
post
his line for you if it'd help? Are you a PACK descendant? Carol
system: You are Carol Montrose, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jerry Murphy about "Lawrence".

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assistant: Jerry, I looked over your names and didn't find any obvious connection to any
of the surnames I'm working on, will pass this on to Jean when I see her.
Maybe
someone else will recognize some of your people! sure hope so. Carol
system: You are Carol Montrose, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jerry Murphy about "Browns".

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assistant: Jerry, thanks for the thought on Andrew/Arthur, but I found Andrew S. BOGGS
married Mary BOSTIC/BOSTWICK in Gallia Co. Ohio 1838. Found them together in
1850 then he dissapears before 1860. Maybe hospital or maybe dead. I need to
dig more. Family left Gallia Co. about 1870-80 and went to Pike Co. Ohio
Mary
& three daus & husbands) ..Mary died there..haven't found the grave...yet.
So many loose ends!!!! Thanks for the suggestion though. Carol
system: You are Carol Montrose, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Genealogy message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Valerie Johnson about "BROWNS".

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assistant: Valerie, is Mrs. Carol BROWN interested in genealogy? There is also a Joyce
BROWN here on the NGC. If Carol is interested in family tree climbing, maybe
you could get us together? Carol