Hi Jim,
I explored kickstarter within days after you mentioned it and reported
back, but perhaps not definitively. They have strict rules as to what kind
of projects can be started. They emphasize the arts and sciences--specific
goals with results that can be enjoyed by all, such as a movie or
technological innovation. If our project was something that would move
forward the whole DNA testing thing, then that would be one thing. But a
test that would benefit just a handful of people probably would not
qualify.
I think we should start a checking account with a hook into it from
paypal. Don is very interested in testing and is willing to contribute, if
memory serves me, $200 for the test. So, if we can raise an additional
$300-$400 we'd pretty much be there.
Don, would you like to set up an account with $200 in it? We can work
together to set up a paypal (or something similar) link that feeds into
it. I can contribute only a small amount, but I might be able to do that
regularly.
The CF02 Big Y tester is going to submit his raw data file to yfull.com
(once FTDNA makes it available). They fully evaluate the data, and report
on the incidental STRs and mtDNA resulting from test. They're far quicker
than FTDNA. That's $49 so we might want to factor that cost into the
project.
-Michael
On Sat, January 3, 2015 12:10, lvcooley5 wrote:
> Thanks, Michael. I realize it may be futile, but it beats
> worrying about the future! I don't think it's a stretch to believe that
> Edward had a good heart and conscience.
> I was pleased to find Milo and E.C.'s Union draft
> registration record and speculate that their move north to Kentucky was an
> indication they carried an equally shiny moral compass, though I know
> there could also be a simpler, baser explanation.
>
> I'm hoping one of us, i.e. you or Don, can take the Big Y
> this year. It might be the only way to move us Forward [To The Past.]
> Any luck with the Kickstarter angle?
> Maybe we should just set up an account and start
> contributing what we can, when we can?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Cooley
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2015 6:36 PM
> To: John Cooley Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Irish Cooleys
>
>
> "...finding some better words to help tell the story." You're off to a
> great start, Jim!
>
> I've been reading up on the Big Y. It seems that some testers have been
> able to identify SNPs down to their surname, immigrant ancestors, and to
> the present. It seems increasingly likely, however, that ours is a
> relatively rare breed no matter where John was born. One thing I'm
> confident about is that future DNA tests will tell us the degree of
> relatedness to the Pennsylvania-born Cooleys of our clan.
>
> Family stories about my line go back only to my grandfather, who fought
> alongside his brother in the first World War. His brother, William, didn't
> return home to Missouri. I've had to unearth the rest of it. I'd sure
> like to have the stories about my Edward, John's son. I think his
> involvement in the Methodist church, the fact that neither he nor his
> father owned slaves, and that he relocated in a place in Indiana that was
> to become a main artery of the Underground Railroad suggests that he may
> have been an early abolitionist--at least a sympathizer of the movement.
> But that's all
> speculation and wishful thinking.
>
> Hopefully, we'll continue to to unearth details and put more flesh on
> these people. It's by thus doing that we derive real pleasure. Drawing out
> lineages is fun, even obsessive, but the details about the past and our
> ancestors tells us something about ourselves. It turns out, I believe,
> that it's our own hearts, souls and minds we're desiring to unearth.
>
> Happy New Year, Jim and all!
>
>
>
> On Fri, January 2, 2015 15:27, lvcooley5 wrote:
>
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>> As I begin this new year, 7 years into my earnest search for the
>> origins =
>> of my Cooley family, I am reminded of my humble beginning: A hand =
>> written note by my dad=E2=80=99s younger sister, (kept in =E2=80=9Cthe
>> =
>> family bible=E2=80=9D) listing their father=E2=80=99s parents names and
>> =
>> the names and birthdates of my grandpa and his siblings. Above all of =
>> this were the names of my grandpa Luster=E2=80=99s parents: Addison =
>> (English) and Cooley (Irish) implying that my great grandmother Malinda
>> =
>> Frances Addison was of English descent and her husband, yet another John
>> =
>> Cooley, was Irish. From what I=E2=80=99ve been able to gather on the =
>> Addison side, the English descent seems rock solid. But as you all =
>> know, not so much on the Cooley/Irish side.
>>
>> Yet, there seems to also be a recurring thread in some of our family =
>> stories of an Irish origin, even though there is little evidence to show
>> =
>> for it. The tumultuous history of the British Isles has stirred the =
>> crystal ball sufficiently enough that we may never know exactly where =
>> OUR John Cooley was born, not to mention his parents and so on. And =
>> though we do have written histories of John=E2=80=99s descendants that
>> =
>> suggest a somewhat equally murky English descent, I=E2=80=99m also =
>> reminded that John=E2=80=99s 5th grandfather could have called anywhere
>> =
>> from Western Ireland to Southwestern Norway =E2=80=9Chome=E2=80=9D. Or =
>> maybe that man=E2=80=99s 15th grandfather. The Scottish tartan, the =
>> Norse blood line, all ebb and flow into the water-road of our journey
>> to =
>> America. =20
>>
>>
>>
>> But maybe there is some truth to the Irish Cooley. What I do know, 7 =
>> years later, is that I come from a long line of farmers and laborers,
>> =
>> most of whom signed their names with an X. And while I certainly =
>> wouldn=E2=80=99t ascribe any amount of =E2=80=9CLuck=E2=80=9D to them,
>> =
>> the fact that I am here, over 250 years after John first laid eyes on =
>> America, gives me an overwhelming feeling of awe and gratitude and,
>> yes, =
>> Luck. The hardship and struggles, the tragedies and early ends of our =
>> Cooleys make me feel privileged to be alive. My three sons and, with
>> =
>> any luck, their children and grandchildren, inspire me to keep digging,
>> =
>> turning over old & new rocks and continuing to ask (sometimes =
>> roll-your-eyes, unbearably dumb) old & new questions. =20
>>
>> Before there was the written word, We told stories. In my family,
>> where =
>> written words were seldom used, there is a story to be told. Could the
>> =
>> idea of our Cooleys being Irish be an ancient memory, passed down =
>> through the generations, across national and physical borders, across =
>> seas, across time? =20
>>
>> Whenever I=E2=80=99ve got a spare minute or two in this new year, I
>> hope =
>> to be thinking about this question and finding some better words to help
>> =
>> tell the story.
>>
>> Best of Luck to all of you,
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Cooley
>> Las Vegas, NV
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>> beginning:
>> A hand =
>> written=20 note by my dad=E2=80=99s younger sister, (kept in
>> =E2=80=9Cthe
>> family = bible=E2=80=9D) listing their=20 father=E2=80=99s parents names
>> and the names and birthdates of my = grandpa and his=20
>> siblings. Above all of this were the names of my grandpa =
>> Luster=E2=80=99s parents:=20
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>> =
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>> Frances Addison was of English descent and her husband, yet another John
>> =
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>> for=20 it. The tumultuous history of the British Isles has stirred
>> the = crystal=20 ball sufficiently enough that we may never know exactly
>> where OUR John = Cooley=20 was born, not to mention his parents and so
>> on. And though we do = have=20 written histories of John=E2=80=99s
>> descendants that suggest a somewhat = equally murky=20 English descent,
>> I=E2=80=99m also reminded
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>> Southwestern Norway =
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>> man=E2=80=99s 15th grandfather. The Scottish tartan, the Norse =
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>> <DIV>But maybe there is some truth to the Irish Cooley. What I do
>> =
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>> laborers, = most of=20 whom signed their names with an X. And
>> while I
>> certainly = wouldn=E2=80=99t ascribe=20 any amount of
>> =E2=80=9CLuck=E2=80=9D to them, the fact that I am here, =
>> over 250 years after John=20 first laid eyes on America, gives me an
>> overwhelming feeling of awe and=20 gratitude and, yes, Luck. The
>> hardship and struggles, the = tragedies and=20 early ends of our
>> Cooleys
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>> <DIV> </DIV>
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>> family,=20 where written words were seldom used, there is a story to be
>> told. = Could=20 the idea of our Cooleys being Irish be an ancient
>> memory, passed down = through=20 the generations, across national and
>> physical borders, across seas, = across=20 time? </DIV>
>> <DIV> </DIV>
>> <DIV>Whenever I=E2=80=99ve got a spare minute or two in this new year, I
>> =
>> hope to be=20 thinking about this question and finding some better words
>> to help tell = the=20 story.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best of Luck
>> to all of you,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
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