Donald,
You wrote - "First of all what is a GEDCOM
and why is it kept so secret?"
GEDCOM is an ancient order of Celtic knights
who were sworn to protect the holy grail in its
passage out of Jerusalem. They were consulting
for the Knights Templar as the Knights Templar
were busy setting up their spin-off company,
later to be called The Freemasons. Even in
those days, setting up a spin-off took a good deal
of time and lots of meetings with lawyers.
GEDCOM stands for Giganticus Enigmaus
Decevius Complexium Odiferous Maliciousicum.
Roughly translated from the Latin, it means -
Keepers Of The Cup.
Or - Two Cup Sizes Too Small,
depending on which historian you ask.
Naturally, it's kept secret due to the extreme
power of the Holy Grail. Everyone, it seems
wants to drink from the Grail to restore their
receeding hairlines. The St. Clairs on my side
of the family are extremely interested, as
their hairlines receed faster than most.
Many people have theorized that this ancient
order left mail (flexible, arrow-proof garments)
in a cave in New Jersey. They came to America
well before Prince Henry made his well
publicized trip as written about in all the history
books. A fellow on the ship named Mr. America
supposedly gave America its name.
Later, the online service, AmericaOnline, was
named after him. Many have theorized that his
daughter was on the ship with him and
they named the Miss America contest
after her.
They left many markings on churches in the
area (this is all well-documented). The most
well-known was an anagram left on a church
in Hoboken New Jersey, which we've carbon dated
to well before the dinosaur age, and we've
translated it to mean - "Which way is Yankee
Stadium?"
It's a fun group here Donald. You'll find
many useful historical facts that will certainly
help any geneological searching you may do.
You've said you're new and "Now I am not so
sure I want to submit anything to this list."
But, as you can see, the group here gets
a kick out of any contribution you may make.
Welcome to the list.
Glad to be of help.
Steve
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