Usually, with the old folks there is resistance because they either know everything or nothing. Someone telephoned my elderly aunt for information about the family. She cursed them out and hung up. I was very surprised when I heard this, as my aunt talked non-stop about family history. My aunt said, "She said she was looking for information about the family. But I know what she really wanted to know. She wanted to know who her father was. Well I'm not going to tell her." Luckily, she told me a lot.
Now all I have left is the youngest siblings of both my grandmothers. Neither of them know anything. And it is because as the youngest they were never called upon before to talk about family history. They always left it up to their older siblings. And, as it turned out, they didn't pay much attention when the olders were talking about it either. Also, I've noticed a lot of older people get very anxious when asked about specific dates. J. On Dec 11, 6:53 pm, "\"E\" Sharp" <[email protected]> wrote: > Al, > > Don't you just love the relatives who won't share information? I have > a few of these. One cousin still insists her mother was an only > child..however, my research shows she had 10 siblings, including my > grandmother. She is even named in some of their obits! > > I have another with whom I shared everything I had about her family > member, she thanked me profusely, said she didn't have anything to > share and felt bad but if she ever found anything she would share. > Well, she received a document that she was having problems reading and > I asked her to send me a copy and I would see if I could deciper it > (and I would have liked to have had a copy)....guess what, when it > came time to share she was going out of town and I never received a > copy of the document. Well, she had some problems with her computer > and lost everything and asked me to resend the information on the > family > ...guess what, I did not! > > "E" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
