Today, in 1911.....

Oh, O.K.... Misti setting up for her groveling Please, Rhonda, forgive my ancestor for mortally wounding your ancestor!!! The deed: :laser: Poor Mr. Lincoln! :gross: Poor Mr. Lincoln again: Misti's annual event to Rhonda: :adore: Rhonda, am I forgiven?

I'll have to get back to you on that.......




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WOW!

Rhonda wrote:

I'll have to get back to you on that.......




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Are you sure you haven't been saying that for the past 10 years, Rhonda? Poor Misti!! :alright: Well, Misti, keep practicing!!!

I had forgotten all about that, Misti!

Misti and Rhonda, did you know about the following incident? I'd heard about it before, and just found it on a Lincoln website:

Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's son, Robert, was once saved by John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin, from possible very serious injury or death. The incident happened at a railroad station in Jersey City in 1863 or 1864. Robert was traveling from New York to Washington. In 1909 Robert gave the following account of the rescue:

"The incident occurred while a group of passengers were late at night purchasing their sleeping car places from the conductor who stood on the station platform at the entrance of the car. The platform was about the height of the car floor, and there was of course a narrow space between the platform and the car body.

"There was some crowding, and I happened to be pressed by it against the car body while waiting my turn. In this situation the train began to move, and by the motion I was twisted off my feet, and had dropped somewhat, with feet downward, into the open space, and was personally helpless, when my coat collar was vigorously seized and I was quickly pulled up and out to a secure footing on the platform.

"Upon turning to thank my rescuer I saw it was Edwin Booth, whose face was of course well known to me, and I expressed my gratitude to him, and in doing so, called him by name."

It is possible that this act helped give Edwin Booth some comfort in the days and years that followed his brother's assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Rob wrote:

Misti and Rhonda, did you know about the following incident? I'd heard about it before, and just found it on a Lincoln website:

Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's son, Robert, was once saved by John Wilkes Booth's brother, Edwin, from possible very serious injury or death. The incident happened at a railroad station in Jersey City in 1863 or 1864. Robert was traveling from New York to Washington. In 1909 Robert gave the following account of the rescue:

"The incident occurred while a group of passengers were late at night purchasing their sleeping car places from the conductor who stood on the station platform at the entrance of the car. The platform was about the height of the car floor, and there was of course a narrow space between the platform and the car body.

"There was some crowding, and I happened to be pressed by it against the car body while waiting my turn. In this situation the train began to move, and by the motion I was twisted off my feet, and had dropped somewhat, with feet downward, into the open space, and was personally helpless, when my coat collar was vigorously seized and I was quickly pulled up and out to a secure footing on the platform.

"Upon turning to thank my rescuer I saw it was Edwin Booth, whose face was of course well known to me, and I expressed my gratitude to him, and in doing so, called him by name."

It is possible that this act helped give Edwin Booth some comfort in the days and years that followed his brother's assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

No, I didn't know this! Thanks for the info., Rob! Awww, Rhonda...can we call a truce now?

I'm related to super model Cindy Crawford...can't you tell by my pictures

For the record, I just read this post and I agree that Ronald Reagan was a wonderful President!!!

Kathy!! Now if you said you were related to Julie Andrews, I'd believe you!

And yes...I'll agree about Ronnie! Wonderful!

Misti Who's next ME? Please Save me lol

Thanks, Misti!! Wow! John Booth, huh?!?!

That is strange, though. That 2 people who have know each other over the internet being related to people who, *clears throat* have a interesting connection!

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Misti Who's next ME? Please Save me lol

Don't worry, Jacob, all you have to do is say something bad about Lincolin, and she'll love ya forever! :Hahaha:

LOL! I'll save you, Jacob! I'll fight for your honor... buzz ANYONE that says something bad about you... :electrecute: and clobber those that look at you wrong! AND, if you get out of hand from all that, I'll clobber you myself! :bash: Just kidding! :woohooo:

Oh, someone else my family is related to is the "Barnums" from "Barnum and Bailey" Circus fame...ok, let the jokes about about that line begin!

Speaking of Julie Andrews, I just sat through Sound of Music not that long ago...I love that movie!! She was so pretty when she was in that movie. She still looks great!!

When Misti bragged about her Big Top, I just assumed... :think:

Rob wrote:

When Misti bragged about her Big Top, I just assumed... :think:

:think: .....Just assumed that there's monkey business? :unsure:

Probably so, since he's a chimp off the old block.

Savannah wrote:

And why is it that MY thread has turned into a circus act??. . . . . Again. :Hahaha:

That's right, it's happened again! And to think this started out as a remembrance of President Reagan's birthday. :think: Well, we could always claim that we brought up the chimp as a Bonzo Goes to College reference.

You can always count on us to turn things into a 3-Ring Circus....