tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666346838506239195.post8843914684647811323..comments2024-03-28T16:34:30.106-04:00Comments on The Grandstander: So, I Get This Phone Call From Florida......Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352116225030059080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666346838506239195.post-76618852024697203792015-04-30T11:35:52.456-04:002015-04-30T11:35:52.456-04:00So, I am Mystery Marla. Indeed, for years I have b...So, I am Mystery Marla. Indeed, for years I have been reaching out to relatives I never knew I had. I get mixed results. Some are happy to hear from me. One old fart (can I say that on your blog?) was mad at me for being a Republican and hung up on me. He was from the other side of the family. brownbat has the most amazing treasure chest of wonderful family pictures and documents! We have a huge and wonderful family that makes up a part of American History. Through me you are even related to a winner of the Kentucky Derby, a soldier buried at Gettysburg, and an early inventor of the electric car. There is murder and intrigue, and just the story of the American family in our history. Thank you Bob, for not deleting that phone call. I look forward to being your cousin!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818037761748673238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666346838506239195.post-79728967274491271082015-04-29T22:13:30.105-04:002015-04-29T22:13:30.105-04:00My experience and reactions are very much like you...My experience and reactions are very much like yours, Bob. One morning last month, when I walked into my office, I saw the message indicator light blinking on the desk phone. It was a voice mail from Marla, asking if might be the granddaughter of Marie V. Madden who was born in Braddock, PA. All these years I thought I was the end of the family line and now, suddenly, I have all you Madden cousins!! <br /> I am sorry we didn't get to grow up together. We have a lot of catching up to do. Sharing photos and family stories will be funbrownbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379177986707592776noreply@blogger.com