[Joeaksa]

Marcus,

Its even more interesting when people realize how they are all connected. Half of my family is a neighbour of yours, from Roskilde Denmark. Two brothers and one got mad at the tax required from the church in Denmark in 1850. He packed up his family and moved to America and set up a new life for half of the family. The other brother stayed at home and continued with life.

My Father returned to Denmark in 1970, not knowing a thing about the other family, or that they even existed. He looked in the phone book and the 4th number he called was his cousin. We have spent a lot of time with them since this and I may spend Christmas in Kopenhagen with them this year.

People look at America and while they may think one thing or another about it, but it helps when they realize that it was made up of mostly people from other countries who were not happy at home and moved there to be able to do as they wished, and it usually involved a religious situation.

You see, the brother who moved to America did not have a problem paying the tax to the church, but he wanted it to go to HIS church and not another one. His move allowed him to do this and for him and his family, I guess it was a good decision. Otherwise I would be emailing this to you from either Roskilde, Lingby or Soburg!

Its a very small world at times.

JoeA