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To: Neeka who wrote (79078)	10/20/2004 12:35:47 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Re: your great grandmother? What year? And where did she land? One of the interesting things is that the ones who came here to America were often better off to begin with, financially, than the ones who stayed. The passage was hard, and it was expensive. Poor people could not come, and sick people and old people could not come. A poorer family would send the strongest one, in hopes that he or she could make enough money to send for the rest, or at least send money home. That's still the way it is. Today I chatted up the customer service lady at Sam's Club (recent immigrant from Ghana) and the cashier at the nearest ABC (recent immigrant from Sierra Leone). I love to talk to immigrants. Their stories always fascinate me. I always tell them that I am glad that they have come here. They are always grateful to be here. The cashier at the ABC told me that he believes that in Iraq there will be peace. He said that people kill other people because they want power, but once they see that they cannot get power by killing, they stop. This is the way it was in Sierra Leone. But he thanks God that he is in America.

To: Neeka who wrote (79078)	10/20/2004 3:51:19 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

Some most interesting places, for everyone here to see on a virtual visit...especially the last site... norway.org omniknow.com 19th century timeline galenfrysinger.com REALLY interesting site of People and Places in the World....!

To: Neeka who wrote (79078)	10/20/2004 8:27:43 AM
From: Hoa Hao	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

Many like her who came over had already made arrangements to be "Bound over" to a family for a set number of years, usually 5-7 in order to cover the cost of passage. I have one such example for a female who has the same last name as mine, but is really English. My particular branch came over in 1748 and the last name was anglicized within a generation with different spellings. Many had their names anglicized coming off the boat. My Norweigian and German branches came over distinctly middle class in family groups. They also made trips back to Europe on occassion, including CA 1754. I have a list of possessions carried to America by the first contingent floating around somewhere. The usual family bible and Chest, but also "one rifle".