industrious man, somewhat irritable in temper, and of quick and sensitive feelings. No defense being set up, the jury returned a verdict, without retiring, of Guilty. Sentenced to die on Monday; on which day the unhappy but penitent man expiated he direful offence by untimely forfeiture of his life. May such awful exits be attended with lasting benefits to that society which crime has thus ignominiously deprived of another member!

New Hampshire Games

September 24, 25, and 26^th, in Concord, New Hampshire.

Members are encouraged to attend the games and TCA annual meeting. The Highland Inn has set aside rooms for guest members of TCA. The Annual Meeting of Turnbull Clan membership will be held there, also the Second annual meeting of the TCA officers. This is your chance to meet your officers and other members of our Turnbull family. For information call or E-mail one of the officers. 

Happy Birthday

Jane Turnbull Przedpelski, Lee Turnbull, Mark A. Turnbull, Karen Torrey, Andrew R. Turnbull, Virginia Mae Michael, Isabel Ann Turnbull, William T. Lewis, Johannes Hoyer, Barbara Schell, Leroy W. Samms, Fred Clough, Amy T. Khare, Adele Jeffras, Fabia Trimble, Richard Turnbull,  Joseph Knepp, Rev. Bill Turnbull, Dorie Bable, Julia Turnbull, and  Thomas C. Turnbull Jr.

Congratulations and Prayers

Joseph and Kara Knepp have a new member in their family. Wyatt Joseph Knepp was born December 11, 2003.

Also, we send our prayers for safe keeping for Kara's sister, Kate Woodcock currently on active duty in Iraq.

Welcome new members

Rusty Turnbull and his daughter Samantha, Dawn Day and Julie Lloyd.  At present we have 193 members.

Thanks to Queen Victoria

The first formal white wedding dress was introduced by Queen Victoria. Prior to that, wedding dresses could be of any color, other than black (which was for mourning, and still is used) and green (that was associated with folk lore fairies). Something old, something blue, something borrowed, is considered tradition for the formal wedding attire.

Old tradition was that there were never knots in ribbons or on the wedding clothing. They were left untied until after the wedding.  Then they were tied, commonly referred to as “tying the knots”. Does anyone have a tradition in their family history that they would like to share?

(Information provided by  Family Tree newsletter, Odom Library)

Time Capsule: 1837 Travel

In our era we think nothing about hopping in our cars, or on a plane, train or bus and off we go. Cruises are a little more complicated, but we don’t take our own bedding, or food with us.

In 1837, the most used land travel was on  horseback, one could rent a horse at seventy-five cents to one dollar for a day, or go by stage coach for 6 cents a mile in the west. Meals at the stage-houses were 37 1/2 cents.

If you really wanted to travel down river on a river boat, that became a little more complicated.  Your placement most times, would have been mid-ship deck, forward of the engines, where there was protection from the weather. You furnished your own provisions and bedding. You could take a meal, at a cabin table with the boat hands and pay twenty five cents for that meal, or cook your own on deck.

Thousands of people traveled the rivers, they carried there own food, bedding and cooking utensils on board. Expenses for a single person traveling from New York to St. Louis, via Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with a cabin, would have cost about $40.-$45.00 and the travel time was twelve to fifteen days. If you took deck space the cost was half the cabin cost, if you ate cabin meals. When you slept on deck, carried your own bedding, cooking provisions and utensils the cost would have been about $15 to $18.00.

Isn’t it nice in our era, to hop in our car, or on an airplane and get to our destination in a few hours?

So, we gripe about those crazy rude drivers, get angry during the long traffic delays, or fuss about the 2 hour check in at most of the airports. If, we could just take a deep breath, a big step back in time when we’re in that rush mode, think about the travel conditions of our ancestors,  our road rage would surely be diminished.

Information provided by Family Tree newsletter, Odom Library.

Mysterious sites

By Janet Schwierking

I personally was more impressed with this site more than Stonehenge itself. This prehistoric site from the Neolithic / Early Bronze age, was excavated from 1901-1902. There is a borrow (burial site) nearby which was built about one