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From: "Goronwy Owens" <>
Subject: Fw: My Last Word on the subject.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 07:23:08 +1000


Dear Liz,

I am sorry you feel so badly, but please don't leave us. Everyone has a
right to express what they think is a wrong doing. Whoever, gave you a
reprimand, needs one themselves. Our group talks about EVERYTHING, and I
mean EVERYTHING, much of it with amusement, but mostly with down to earth,
common sense. Everyone should know about the distruction of cemeteries, it
can cause some distress to some who learn about their ancestors graves being
demolished but I for one have made note of where my ancestors lay, and will
be in touch with the County Council to lodge my complaint if anything ever
happened to that Cemetery.

Best wishes
Margaret Owens
Melbourne, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 2:25 PM
Subject: My Last Word on the subject.

>Resent-Sender:
>
>Having just spent one of the saddest days of my life, I write this letter
>to all the wonderful people on this list who took my original message about
>Grave destruction to heart and got out there, passed the word and did
>something about it.
>As many of you know, I grew up in Norfolk and was subscribed to their
>list.While I was not actively researching anyone there, I know a lot of
>that area, it's old families and history, so was often able to answer
>questions posed to the group.
>I also sent the Grave destruction letter to that group, knowing what
>tremendous history lies in that county, but sadly today, I have been
>lambasted,
>accused of giving the UK a black eye, accused of having nothing to back up
>my claims, and accused of "seeking to damage pride in a country by
>pretending to improve pride." and many more insults by a few people on that
>list - none of which actually live in the UK I might add. I have been asked
>to "stick to Genealogy and nothing else!"
>I have been devastated by these accusations when all I sought to do was to
>enlighten genealogists and other interested in history as to what was going
>on. I thought it had "much" to do with this wonderful hobby of Genealogy,
>but have also been asked not to write about anything but Genealogy by that
>list's owner.
>I had been asked to write about this matter elsewhere, but have decided
>being publicly insulted for something about which I truly believed, is more
>than I can bear so decided against it.
>I have to tell none of you how bitterly homesick I am and have been for
>many years. One can accuse me of anything but never of damaging my
>country's pride of giving it a "black eye". As you all know, my writings of
>grave damage applied to all parts of the world and not just the UK.
>I have decided to put no more effort into this grave cause, for my health
>will not take being brought to task like this in a public forum, so I hope
>that while I have unsubscribed from the Norfolk list, I might still find
>pleasure and friendship in this one. I wish all those who are still
>interested in the saving of our graveyard treasures, would still follow the
>problem and stay involved, but I must back out at this point and will not
>answer any more mail on the subject. I can only say that I do know for a
>fact, that already one Graveyard has been, in the last two days indexed -
>just hours ahead of the auctioneer, for those who, in the future will need
>to know of their ancestors who were buried there. In fact, it might even be
>saved with a great movement locally to ask the Bishop to reconsider what is
>being done to a wonderful little church Apparently he was the one who had
>given the orders originally. Several people - just from hearing the index
>have already found ancestors whom they were not aware of, being in that
>little churchyard. How many others are about to share a similar fate I do
>not know. I can only hope that what little I have done to bring this to
>global attention as done some good.
>I thank you for listening and the friendship I have found here. This was
>the first list I joined in the L lists and have enjoyed many topics here
>regarding the mining, quilting, pasties and even Vegemite without seeing
>anyone be publicly reprimanded for speaking of anything but names and
>dates. Maybe I am wrong, but I think there is much more to Genealogy than
>just those things and thank Yvonne for not being that rigid in her outlook.
>I have sent a similar letter to the Midmarch and Powys lists - the only
>other lists to which I now subscribe.
>
>Best regards
>Liz
>

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