Mojo Chick'n :
You know, Shelley, if I wanted to REALLY torture you, I could get you into Genealogy
I adore genealogy - it is also very frustrating sometimes (well, many times
) but when you DO find something and have good documentation - it's like being high.
I once stayed awake for 46 hours trying to find my GGG Gradfather's Civil War records. When I finally found it (even have a pic of him in his uniform when he signed up at age 24) I was so excited I couldn't sleep even then
of course if you're into masochism, it's fun when ya can't find the right info, too
but, like being a junkie... ya gotta just keep looking, you KNOW the next link you click will have a tiny tip that will lead you to the motherload
yeah, so.... what was your mom's maiden name...?
Oh gosh no! I suck at research! That would probably drive me nuts! I'll just talk you into doing it for me
ETA: Odle, Van Dusen, got some O'brien's in there somewhere