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General Category => NEW MEMBERS! Introduce yourselves here! => Topic started by: Sis Thompson's oldest on October 30, 2009, 10:23:53 AM
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Greetings Clan Thompson,
Man, am I glad to see you guys!
I'm a Thompson on my Mum's side. She used to say you couldn't swing a dead cat in Lynn, Indiana without hitting a Thompson. Lynn is where her people are from. I've been reading the posts and waiting patiently for the Clan Admin to approve my registration. AND AT LAST I can join in!
I've got a bit of information to share and some questions to ask. I'll try to find the right topic and start typing.
Next step is to join Clan Thompson proper and support the Fam!
Cheers,
Sherry
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Sherry,
Welcome to the madhouse! Sounds like you've got a lot to say so don't be shy we're all waiting to hear from you!
Stu
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Thanks for the welcome Stu,
I've been typing away and posted some of my tree to the geneology section. I've already found a second cousin still in Lynn, from my work on Ancestry.com. Looks like the ride is about to begin, no?
Cheers,
Sherry
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Hi Sherry -
Sorry about the delay - I was out of commission for almost a week with connection problems. The first stop I made was the 'members awaiting approval!'
Glad to see you waited and are going to be an active member of the (as Stu says) madhouse. I prefer to think of it as an a place for the cerebral to meet... ;) I will tell you that our genealogist has been inactive for about 5 months due to illness in the family, but I spoke with her yesterday and she is ready to start getting back to 'things' now so hang on and she'll catch up.
Do you still live in Lynn?
Admin (and no, no one knows for sure who I am except for the webmaster so I may operate more freely)
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No worries Honorable Admin,
There was plenty that kept me busy while I waited. Made my approval all the sweeter!
I'm not in Lynn, we left when I was a wee thing. My Mum did however make sure we knew where we came from and sent us to Grandma every summer for two weeks. We would come back with her accent, a mix of Scot/Irish. Made me very popular in high school. Yay Gram!
I'm in Western North Carolina (Marshall) now, sorta came full circle if my research is correct. After living in many different states this is the place that feels like home. I will be in Lynn next October (if not sooner to research) for the Thompson Family reunion.
My good wishes to the Genealogist. I hope it was not serious, though fear it may have been after reading a few of the posts.
I'm so glad to have found all ya'll and step bravely into the madhouse!
Mòran taing!
Sherry
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Welcome to the family.
Thinking back about our conversation yesterday, the lasting impression I got was your enthusiasm for discovering your heritage. If I remember it correctly the first thing you said to me was: "I'm so glad to have found a Clan Thompson." I have heard this from several forum members and from our supporting society members as well.
I have been trying to come up with a theme or goal for 2010. Maybe we could start a PR campaign on: "I'm so happy I found Clan Thompson."
What do you think???
Tom
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Tom,
I like it!
Let's put it on a bumper sticker, I'll drive it around Western North Carolina.
On another note; our well pump died over the weekend and the well drilling people we called?............name is Thompson, coincidence? I think not!
Sherry
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Greetings Sherry,
Have you been in Marshall long? I went to college in Mars Hill ... years back and my folks lived there for a while before moving to Knoxville, TN. Maybe when I-40 clears again, we can meet half way.
Welcome to the Family.
Paula Cash Womack
Membership Secretary
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Paula,
We've been here 10 years. Moved here after spending a 2 week vacation riding our motorcycles on the Blue Ridge Parkway..............twice (we really liked it!). My husband and I both love it here and have fit in quite nicely. Though when my husband (Robert) speaks, his audience is apt to say, "You ain't from around here are ya?" Yeah, they know he's a Yankee (from Michigan) right away. I on the other hand have acquired enough of a twang to pass. Just don't ask me to say house or out or boat............dead give away those words are.
I40........now they say 4 months or more to clear the road. Yeesh! Makes 25/70 to Newport, TN very busy.
Be happy to meet 1/2 way, there are more ways to get there from here than I40!
Glad to be here!
Sherry
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Welcome Sherry
you could use 25/70 and go past our daughter's house NW of Marshall
We will be there for Thanksgiving
Kate and Garrett have lived there almost 10 years
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John,
Thom(p)sons everywhere!
I hope your Thanksgiving will be a good one and the weather is kind during your visit. My husband and I will be taking our vacation Thanksgiving week, else I would take the opportunity to make your acquaintancein person! We are Florida bound......St George Island and camping.
Have a piece of pie for me!
Sherry
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Hi Sherry and welcome to the family! :D You sound like a fun person and we love fun people! ;D There is always so much laughter and fun when we all have the chance to get together at Games, AGM meetings and at Tom and Mary's. ;D We're all family and I can tell you fit right in. :D
Barbara
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Sherry
We are doing the opposite leaving Florida to visit NC with a stop in SC on the way.
John
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Greetings Thom(p)sons!
I think I have now caught up with reading the whole forum. The Scottish jokes are hilarious! The genealogy section has been a real eye opener....looks like I've got my work cut out for me confirming info on "my" Robert Thompson. I've found another website called worldfamilies.net and will give that a whirl. I'll let you all know what I find out.
The past week has been hectic at work.......... my 8 to 5 job is getting in the way of my family research!
Ah well, can't be helped.
Vacation looms and I've picked up some info on a Thompson or two from the family who are buried in a civil war cemetery in FL. I'll be following that trail while I'm there.
Wish me luck!
Mar sin leibh an dràsda,
Sherry
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Greetings Thompsons!
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I spent mine at the beach on St George Island (panhandle of Florida). Twas lovely!
My search for Civil War Thompsons in Florida was a bust. Lots of them there just not my branch of the fam. I'm starting to think a visit to Crete Indiana is in order to check out the cemetery where Robert Thompson is buried and go from there. The whole process of searching is endlessly fascinating. Every bit I find adds to the puzzle and.... well it's all about the journey anyway, no?
OK the phone is ringing so I gotta go do what they pay me to do!
Cheers!
Sherry
PS. Thomas, I got the member package and now am proudly flaunting my Clan Thompson bookmark. Thanks!
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Welcome back Sherry! I guess a lot of folks must have taken off for the holiday. I went to Maine to help my daughter move into her new home so its been a bit hectic around my house (this was the 3rd trip north in as many weeks) with the move and getting ready for a new grandchild. I don't know what everyone else has for an excuse but its been awfully quiet here on the forum lately. And now Christmas is coming fast so I don't know if the board will pick up a whole lot... we can only hope I guess. At least the membership continues to grow and hopefully some of the new members will take the time to post something.
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Hello Sherry
It might be hard to believe, but you are the very first person to comment on the new member packet. Mary and I have worked hard on providing some items that will say to our new members 'Thank you for joining'.
I should also give a lot of credit to Donna for her brainstorming ideas also. We have all been members of different groups and some times you think that all they want is your money, because you never hear from them until time to renew your dues.
I like to think of each of you as being part of my family - an extended one for sure - but still someone I care about.
Stu said that most of us are busy with our personal lives and even more so at this time of the year. He's right and we should all reflect on our our everyday trials and triumphs. However; I hope everyone who reads this will not forget to pick up where you left off and resume posting on our family forum.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!
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Hello All
Allan Thomson from Ayrshire Scotland. Interested in your aims to bring about a Clan Thom(p)son.
Happy New Year to you all.
Allan
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Hello Allan,
We have progressed quite a way along our path to applying for formal recognition from Lord Lyon - it's a long road and has involved many letters and much research, but many here have pitched in on both and we've documented some interesting 'stuff.'
Hope you find some fun and information in our pages - do get active and contribute to our research/information. We're a motley collection from all around but have found through DNA testing that we're more closely related than previously assumed.............and from your part of the country! We post all kinds of things and are much like a large family (except we try to keep squabbling to a minimum ;) and sometimes go off on tangents.
We'll leave the light on for ya!
Happy New Year to you, too! Keep warm - sounds like Scotland is having a bit of a cold snap!
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Hi Mary
Thanks for the welcome. I am impressed with the work you have all undertaken towards a Clan Thom(p)son.
I traced my own Thomson family to the Parish of Kirkmichael in Ayrshire from about 1800 onwards. Prior to this I have no firm records but there is a distinct possibility they travelled to the west coast of Scotland from Co Down in Ireland. There appears to have been much coming and going between Scotland and Ireland around this time.
Regards
Allan Thomson
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Greetings Thom(p)sons!
Welcome Allan! So glad you can join us here on the forum. I'm sure we can learn much from you and we will try to return the favor.
I've taken a little side trip in my family research.... my gggg grandmother Thompson's side. I've found some McCombs, Bairds & Frasers (of the Lovat fame, who knew!?) All this from her Father's (Bowen) side of the family. Robert Thompson still remains a 'relative' mystery. I did find out he was a Quaker in NC and moved to IN but that's about it...........so far, I'll keep looking.
Weather in Madison County, NC? Glad you asked. It is still COLD! I saw 7 degrees on the thermometer this morning. We've been burning wood in both the fireplace and the stove in the basement. Also got 2 more inches of snow. Still, it's not 3 feet that lasts til May.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm!
My best,
Sherry
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Sherry, We get daily weather and illness updates from daughter Kate in Marshall.
She took her daughter to work with her in Asheville on Friday because day care was closed.
Kadence pasted everything together and was singing loudly when Mary called to ask Kate a question.
Yes fun with kids in wintertime.
John
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Hello All,
I am a "Newbie" also. My name is George Steven Thompson (I go by Steve).
While I am from W.Va., my family came from Thompson Vally, Va. (The line crosses back and forth) I have traced my relations (Thompson Line) back to Dunbarton, Scotland. So, I really am a THOMPSON Clan member. Thus, when I found the site, I had to join.
I am researching all my and my wife's ancestors. So, the main lines are me = Thompson, Whitehead my wife's = Roberts, Wine(s).
Please feel free to contact me if you think you may be related.
My email address is: gthompson42@sc.rr.com.
Thanks,
-Steve-
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Hi Steve
A very warm welcome to you. Where is Thompson Valley VA? Did your family have any connections to the naming of Thompson Valley?
Tom
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Have you tried other sites besides Ancestry.com ? While Ancestry is the most comprehensive, there are others.
Anyway, I have a BUNCH of Robert Thompson's in my genealogy (about 2000 Thompsons)
Maybe you could provide more data - DOB, POB, father, mother etc...
-Steve-
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Welcome to the Clan, Steve!
......I have a BUNCH of Robert Thompson's in my genealogy.......
After spending some time looking, I find Robert was/is a popular name. (I married a Robert) My Robert Thompson was born between 1777-1779 in North Carolina (date & place not confirmed) and died 1850 in Crete, Indiana and was buried in the local cemetery. There is a census that has him in North Carolina in the early 1800's, but I have him marrying Nancy Bowen in April of 1820 in Randolph County Indiana. He was a Quaker and migrated from North Carolina, but again no firm dates for that move.
Not much to go on I'm afraid. I have scoured Ancestry.com and LDS website but keep running in to dead ends. I don't have parents names for him (big handicap); though his wife's family is documented all the way back to the 1400's. Looks like the women kept good notes. ;)
Well, the search is part of the fun, no?
Anybody plan to attend Grandfather Mountain Games in NC this year? I have secured a promise from my "better half" that we will go. It would be s math sin to meet some of you in person!
That's all for now!
Sherry
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Snow..........again. That's all I'm sayin'.
Mutter.............mutter................mutter......
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Snow..........again. That's all I'm sayin'.
Mutter.............mutter................mutter......
(Better than us! We were promised 5-8" of snow and I was soooooooo excited (I happen to love snow!) ;D What we got was snow, alternating with sleet, then snow....ad nauseum and ending with 1/2" of ice on top of it all. I'd MUCH rather have had the nice snow we were promised!
Daughter in VA said they got 12" yesterday and it was snowing like crazy again today. Now, if I could just get out of here and get to VA...........
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Welcome Sherry, haven't been on in a while but wanted to say hi and welcome. Karma