April Pastis

Ruby Harrison Rennie’s Photo Album

My mom copied some of my Grandmother's photos and I made them available for viewing online at snapfish.http://heycuz.snapfish.com/snapfishThe photos are Rennie, Harrison, Cornell and Heaths. There are also several unknown photographs, if you can id anyone let me know,...

Happy Thanksgiving To All My Cousins,

This year, I have to post my Thanksgiving message to the newsgroup instead of the website. It is in the process of a major change. I was given the opportunity to switch the site to a new server that will be able to accommodate our rapid growth better than the previous...

Fifth Anniversary of Nov. 11, 2001

Steve and I were talking last night about the events of that dreadful day. It's hard to believe its been five years already.That morning, I had been scheduled to receive a blood transfusion (because the chemotherapy had lowered my blood count). I had been already on...

Pioneers of the First District Reunion

When we first decided to have this reunion we were wondering whether we'd get even a dozen attendees. And look, we've filled this hall. But, to tell you the truth, I'm not surprised at all. I think all of you feel the same as I do. I have been driven with a need to...

Can’t Wait to Meet You

Some of you may have noticed that some changes have been happening on Heycuz and Game of Lifes. We have officially run out of space on the Game of Lifes and so I have been going through and trimming some of the files, rearranging and basically getting it to be as...

Whew! What a Year! Huff Puff

What a year, huh? Most of you know that its been a little rough on us this year. My stepson Constantine passed away while he was away in June, he was only 24 years old. It's times like this when we realize how important family and traditions are. A tradition among the...

In Flander’s Field

In memory of our ancestors, cousins and siblings who died defending ourfreedom:In Flanders Field the poppies blow,Between the crosses, row by row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead....

Inherit the Wind

or How Come I'm Such a Blowhard?Recent events have me thinking about traits we've inherited from our ancestors. I'm not talking about genetics, although that is currently a hot topic in genealogy. Scientific studies seem to be one of the traits I did NOT inherit. I...

Old Man Davis

I mentioned a while back that one time when we were kids we were shot at. Though I said I'd tell you about it later, I thought I should share it while it was fresh in my mind. Chances are getting increasingly strong that I'd forget it.Anyway, Old Man Davis had the...

A Family Legacy

By now, you’ve probably already received your copy of the long-awaited family history by G. Wayne Bradford, “Descendants of William M. and Artemese E. Green Sullivan.” I received it several weeks ago but my family’s busy schedule wouldn’t let me give it an adequate...

Netiquette

Recently, my mother included the Heycuz newsgroup in the address list in an email. An easy mistake given my email address is similar, april@heycuz.net. The problem was that the email contained a political message, favoring Democrats. The fallout from our right-leaning...

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Welcome

As the webhost, I get a lot of queries and while I try my best to help find your missing ancestors, I am only one person. Here's a chance to increase your odds by posting your queries directly to all of the members of Heycuz, some who've been doing research for over...

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Thanks for Your Patience

Thank you all for bearing with me while the site undergoes a major overhaul. I've received a lot of letters from members about links not working and I apologize for that. I hope to have it all fixed soon. While it has been inconvenient, I believe the changes will...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, CUZ!

This Christmas, I thought I'd get you something you'd really love! I tried to get all of your corrections and additions done and uploaded before Christmas. Alas, another lot of corrections came in and I was not able to finish it up. In the past couple of months, I've...

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A Truly Golden Thanksgiving

Tomorrow will be a really special day! Yes, because it's Thanksgiving but also because it will commemorate 50 years of marriage for my parents, Jim and Donna Heath.Looking through my photo album I'm amazed at how young and innocent my parents looked. I can't help but...

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To Grammie Glen, With Love

I have put off writing this as long as possible, because any thing I could write would never be enough to honor my grandmother, Agnes Glenevie Sullivan Heath Krupa. I cannot describe my Grammie Glen because everything falls short. She's complicated and...

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The Quickest Way To Get The News

Well, the times they are a changin' and I realized that I should take advantage of the new technology that's out there, especially when it makes my site work faster. I'm talking about the What's New messages that I've been doing for years. I've decided to change the...

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Ruby Harrison Rennie’s Photo Album

My mom copied some of my Grandmother's photos and I made them available for viewing online at snapfish.http://heycuz.snapfish.com/snapfishThe photos are Rennie, Harrison, Cornell and Heaths. There are also several unknown photographs, if you can id anyone let me know,...

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