Happy St. Nicholas Day! Thirteen years ago today, on December 6th, 2002, I uploaded my first GEDCOM file to Rootsweb’s WorldConnect Project! I remember the day so well because it was my St. Nick’s gift to friends and family who had helped me get started. It’ll never be ready…share as soon as you can and as long as you can!
Fifty-two years ago I experienced my first St. Nicholas Day ever in Echternach, Luxembourg. My father Fred Roosevelt Dempsey took pictures of the arrival of St. Nicholas, de Kleeschen, by boat on the Sauer River and in the cavalcade through town. Enjoy!
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Wonderful photos taken by your father. I appreciate your suggestion of sharing as often as you can and nit waiting for it all to be ready. I still need to upload my Gedcom to rootsweb. It goes on the list to complete before the New Year.
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Thank you Kendra. Jana Last’s sharing a FamilySearch blog post
If You Don’t Put It Online – Your Descendants Will Not Find It!
reminded me of how long I’ve been sharing my GEDCOM.
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I love the photos and congratulations that this got picked up by the news, too. What fun that day must have been for you.
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Thank you Linda. I remember I was more scared of the red and the black men (Houseker) than excited. My siblings and I were waiting at the town square for the procession to come while my Dad followed them the entire way taking the pictures.
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What great photos your father took and if he only knew how you would benefit from using them in your writings. They have been preserved here at their best. Congrats on the newspaper picking up on your blog.
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Thank you Jeanne. I did not realize this morning when I put the photos together in the post that they would have such an impact.
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I love these wonderful photos! You really feel like you are there.
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Thank you Amy. My Dad must have gotten the photography/artist gene from his Grandpa Roop who was a cartoonist, artist, photographer, poet – an all around very talented man.
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Great post, Cathy and a lovely way to honor your Dad.
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Thank you Dara!
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We visit Echternach in Luxembourg approx. every year. My partner does the Chess Competition and I go walking in the Mullerthal or visit a castle in the area. It’s a wonderful place.
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Thank you Joan. You could get in touch with me next time you visit. Happy New Year to you and your partner.
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