Rec from Janet Brooks 2-11-01
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From: "T. Shelton" <"mailto:itshelt@erols.com">
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Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 8:10 PM
Subject: Genealogy at its finest -
> As the family genealogist, you might be interested
> > in the following technique.

"HIS DEATH CAME AS A GREAT SHOCK"

> > The Smith family was very proud that their ancestors
> > had come over on the Mayflower, so they hired
best-selling author Frank McCourt to look up and write
> > a book about their family history.
> >
> > Horror of horrors! They discovered that great uncle
> > Fess had died in the electric chair for committing a murder.
They were devastated.
> >
> > They didn't want that in the book, but they didn't
> > want to leave him out either.
> >
> > McCourt said, "Leave it to me."
> >
> > When the book came out, the section about Uncle Fess
> > read like this:
> >
> > "He was a man who occupied a great seat. He was
> > attached to his position very firmly.
His death came as a great shock."