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Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
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Cathy,
The medical profession has proven that laughter is vital to good health.
Your message gave me the best medicine I could have taken today. I am still
chuckling!! It reminds me of one of my grandfather's brothers that NO ONE
in the family would talk about. (this was not on my Sinclair/St. Clair
line). Like a dog with a bone, I just would not let it lie and finally when
every older member of the family was gathered together I bravely asked the
question again. There was dead silence and finally one aunt said, "I just
wish you would leave well enough alone. No one wants to talk about Uncle
_________." Bill and I decided that he must have been a mass murderer at
the very least and so I did leave it alone for years. After every member of
that generation but one was deceased, I received a long loving letter from
the only survining aunt and she stated, "When you dig in a garden you will
finally dig out every weed so I am going to save you a lot of trouble by
digging up that weed for you. "
Uncle __________ owned a bar in East Texas and partook of his product until
he became an alcoholic. He and his entire family left the church and during
those days he was considered a disgrace to the entire family." (this was in
the 1880s). Bill and I still laugh about this as what was a scandal then
is, unfortunately, commonplace today. So, enjoy your family stories and
preserve those stories we failed to tell our children when we were so busy
working our heads off. We have lost so much by depriving our children and
grandchildren of the "old stories" that were told around the dinner table in
your own childhood.
Thanks!
Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy Fulton <Cathyscatz@bigfoot.com>
To: <sinclair@zilker.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
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>Bravo Jean! I agree with you 100%. I know the intent was good but the rich
>and famous were often ruthless in life and I'd rather not know that one of
>my ancestors was a nasty B******. JMHO so no flames as I own a very flame
>retardent suit<G>
>
>Cat *** I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.***
> ICQ #5252151 Cathyscatz@bigfoot.com
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9961/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jean Grigsby <jgrigsby@bcni.net>
>To: sinclair@zilker.net <sinclair@zilker.net>
>Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 11:14 AM
>Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
>
>
>>[ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net.
>>[ For more information, see http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html
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>>Pete, I really do not care for the idea of an "outstanding" list of
>Sinclair
>>achievers. Why? Because after 35 years of research I have found that the
>>famous also have, in the majority of cases, an infamous side also.
>Instead,
>>let's let each branch be proud of all their ancestors. I am truly afraid
>>that if I ever see a "list" of a supposed select group, I would then be
>>tempted to publish the truth. I see no purpose in exposing the negative
>>sides of our ancestors. I do see a purpose in preserving the history of
>our
>>ancestors who, in my opinion, have produced a wonderful people.
>>The quotation on my website was printed for a reason. Those "famous" and
>>"wealthy" persons have frequently left much to be desired in the things
>that
>>really count - honor, integrity, and love.
>>Jean Grigsby
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: robert sinclair <rsinclair@dekalb.net>
>>To: <sinclair@zilker.net>
>>Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 6:58 PM
>>Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
>>
>>
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>>>
>>>Henry1398@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net.
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>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 98-10-22 22:09:39 EDT, Laurel wrote:
>>>>
>>>> << I came across a note to myself:
>>>> How were the Sinclairs involved with the Sinclair Oil Company? >>
>>>>
>>>> Anybody got some answers?
>>>> I beleive that the SINCLAIR OIL COMPANY was started out of the
>>Teapot-Dome oil
>>>> scandel in the 1920's I think,
>>>
>>>and I think the man who was involved in it was Harry Sinclair who I am
>>supposed to
>>>be related to but have no connection yet.Hope this helps a little. Robert
>>Sinclair
>>>in Tennessee.
>>>
>>>> On another subject, you might like to know that the firm
>>>> Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. has its address at 200 West 41st Street,
>>>> Baltimore, MD, 21211. They own in excess of 28 television stations in
>>diverse
>>>> geographical markets, so says their Annual Report of 1995. More
>stations
>>are
>>>> being acquired, giving them a presence in Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
>>Columbus,
>>>> Birmingham, Milwaukee, Raliegh, & Norfolk, I believe. Is it possible
>>that
>>>> their president, David D. Smith, has Sinclair ancestry?
>>>>
>>>> As in Medieval times, our family continues to distinguish itself.
Let's
>>>> develop a list of "Outstanding Sinclairs".
>>>>
>>>> Pete
>>>>
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