I've been in South Korea for 2 1/2 weeks now.  I'm catching up and looking forward to getting back into genealogy!

One of the nicest things about volunteering for NEHGS (besides the satisfaction) is the appreciation I receive.  Volunteers' names appear in the list of volunteers printed in the annual report; the annual report goes at the end of the "New England Ancestors" magazine once a year.  Now, the names are smallish, so I would expect to be overlooked - heck, who even reads the names?

Well, I do, and apparently so do others!

I received a letter (sent to NEHGS and then forwarded to me) from a Hawksley in England.  She told me about her ancestry and asked about mine.  I wrote back about my husband's Hawksley ancestors immediately. 

She works at one of the genealogical societies in England, and that is how she obtained the "New England Ancestors" issue - through an exchange of society journals.  She shared a great deal of information in her letter, which I have saved.  I shared what I knew in mine. 

I am full of anticipation and hope that she will respond. whether she and I can make a genealogical connection, or not!