"Guided by the Ancestors" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ George Geder is Host [I lost the first half hour or so; dropped connection.] 06Feb02 Geder ] Good lawd, earthlink dumped me big time! [STG] lol [STG] guess i'm still here ] Wow [STG] wb [STG] your ghost is sitting high Geder ] lol, is everybody else still here? [Richard Schaefer] seem to be [STG] I think so Geder ] In Oakland I'm happy to announce... that the AA branch of the library is re-opening this month! the old building sustained substantial earthquake damage... [didessa] wish something like that was here Geder ] A new building, location and 11.2 million dollars later....and a block from my job!!!!! [STG] should be very nice Geder ] I can hardly wait! It combines a museum and the AAGSNC! ....and a satelite for Marcus Books, our local African American book store! [STG] guess we know where you'll be Geder ] Boy, howdy... [didessa] i would love to walk into a black book store [didessa] have not been in one in about 3 years ] Geder It's gonna kick up my research a notch! ~~~~~~~ [STG] of course you'll share Geder ] Sure! :) [Richard Schaefer] Everyone should share...don't you watch Mr Rogers? I wish I had more definte INFORMATION to share rather than links [STG] links are good [didessa] i feel bad i can't even get half the names for my family and you are kicking your research up a notch! Geder ] Well, consider that my records are on the east coast where I can't easily get to..... [Richard Schaefer] I am a great library fan too....but have been busy since Christmaas Geder ] I wish I could get to those court houses and basements and dig around.... ~~~~~~ [STG] wb Jeter Geder ] Thanks.... [STG] need some duct tape? Geder ] LOL and lots of it! [STG] might sting a bit ;) Geder ] True dat... [STG] so whatcha reading now? [Richard Schaefer] Still working on Zora....but read "The Color of Water" Geder ] I just got Zora's autobiography, yesterday... [STG] i've read the color of water as well Geder ] A friend mentioned 'Color of water' today; how is it? [STG] he has a new book too [Richard Schaefer] A pleasant book, I thought [STG] I enjoyed color of water Geder ] What's it about? [STG] I read (most of) Claiming kin [Richard Schaefer] It's required for English at the one local community college [STG] it's about a black man who finds out that his mother is Jewish she's hides it from her children she pretends to be black he delves and goes back Geder ] Fiction? [Richard Schaefer] Well he KNEW she was white, but found out some of the richness of the Jewish color she had left behind...also speaks to her interaction with the black community Pretty autobiographical, apparently Phots and all [STG] no not fiction Geder ] 'he delves and goes back' ....research-wise? [Richard Schaefer] more personal insight than genealogy [STG] he goes to her "hometown" I think [STG] it's been a few years since I read it Geder ] I see; sounds good! [Richard Schaefer] but the one in Georgia? ---not her European roots [STG] right [Richard Schaefer] Talks about being a poor black kid with an eccentric white mother [STG] and she couldn't cook lol [Richard Schaefer] Only white, but one of the founding members, of the church Geder ] I'm sorry! My friend was talking about a Black army troop...The Color of War, maybe? [Richard Schaefer] never heard of it...details? [STG] don't recognize that Jeter Geder ] That's about all I have on it, I think in France during WWII (not exactly sure)... ~~~~ [Richard Schaefer] there is a documentary with that title [Richard Schaefer] http://www.fsu.edu/~ww2/synopsis_the_color_of_war.htm Geder ] Ok, kool..... [didessa] excuse me i know this is off the subject but i am sending someone pics of my ancestors and i was wondering if anyone else wanted to see them ( i know some people like pics" Geder ] I'd love to see them! [STG] sure didessa [STG] hey Jeter is the book fiction/non-fiction? [Richard Schaefer] why not post them on photoisland or somoewhere and invite the neighbors in Geder ] Non-fiction... [STG] ok [didessa] how do i do that [Richard Schaefer] www.photoisland.com free anyone you invite can see them or/and download them [didessa] oh ok [didessa] i was trying on yahoo geocities [STG] James McBride (the color of water) has written a fictional account of an incident in WWII that happened in Italy surrounding 4 black soldiers [didessa] only 3 pics [Richard Schaefer] some people complain (slow modems etc) when I send them a bunch....this waay they can pick and choose Geder ] Oh, I see STG... [Richard Schaefer] Well it will be a start [Richard Schaefer] invite them to add more pics Geder ] ....I'll have to ask my friend again for the title.... [STG] hmm I didn't know he was a Jazz saxophonist as well [STG] ok Jeter Geder ] James McBride? [STG] yea [didessa] thanks i am signing up for photoisland.com now Geder ] Kool, we like jazz...... [STG] :) [Richard Schaefer] Preservation Hall Jazz Band Concert next week...shall I order you tickets? [didessa] i got them on geocities right now i will send address in one min [didessa] brb [STG] where Richard [Richard Schaefer] St Louis, Powell Symphony Hall [STG] oh ok [Richard Schaefer] St Louis has developed a BIG Mardi Gras deaal Geder ] Tell me when Branford Marsalis comes to town! (one of my contemporary favorites) ~~~~~~~ [didessa] 'http://www.geocities.com/caroline_respess/AlfordFamilyPics.html [didessa] 3 [Richard Schaefer] works for me [Richard Schaefer] nice white dress Geder ] That was quick! [didessa] thanks [didessa] i had to shrink pics then they loaded quicker [Richard Schaefer] I like them BIG so you can see more detail Geder ] What's the dates on Martha? [didessa] i wanted that way too [didessa] one moment [didessa] born jan 311893 and died feb 16 1961 Geder ] So...Herbert's an earlier photo? (they're quite small on my screen) [didessa] i guess so [didessa] not really sure ] ok... [didessa] herbert and martha married and had 13 childen [didessa] the children are in age order [didessa] last time all together Geder ] And you are accepting an award for..... [STG] that's good to have them all together in a pix [didessa] zeta phi beta sorority teens in blue participation awardd [didessa] teens in blue was a fundraising pagent they held Geder ] HI-Five! [didessa] thanks [didessa] my grandma has the lai on [didessa] herbert is the chain gang member i am looking for info on Geder ] Oh, I see... ~~~~~~~~~ [Richard Schaefer] should be a court record of the trial? [didessa] someone directed me to the superior court records [didessa] he says that is where chain gang sentences came from [STG] sleep calls, have a great nite all [didessa] anyone in here have ga records or access to [Richard Schaefer] I'll check the library [Richard Schaefer] i Don't think so [didessa] night stg [didessa] oh ok [didessa] i am hoping for a month at the latter day saints center Geder ] [Official end of da chat - logging] [didessa] well i have to go i will let you finish your discussion [didessa] night all [Richard Schaefer] goodnight Geder ] Me too, gotta go...Thanks & Peace! [Wed Feb 06 19:44:34 PST 2002] Disconnected. Close VolanoChat and restart.
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