If you've browsed the pages (and I hope you have!), you already know that my name is Jolynn and that, while born in Brockton, I was raised (since age 4) in Florida. I guess that makes me a "transplanted Southern Belle"; it certainly made me a die-hard Miami Dolphins and University of Florida Gators fan! However, for the past 25 years or so I have made my home in a small town in the Mid-Ohio Valley region of West Virginia. The Florida in which I grew up does not exist anymore, so I feel very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to raise my children in a small town environment. However, living in a community where everyone is related to each other does make one wonder about their own family and where they came from. I started to try and put together a family tree about 15 years ago, but didn't get very far! I had no idea where to get the information that my family could not provide, so I gave it up until we got a computer a few years ago. I found some genealogy websites, and began to dig a little. Not being able to find very much at first made me even more curious about my family, so I started digging deeper. I also realized that it is really hard to research your family when you are hundreds of miles away from the area of their origin! Because of that, I spent a few years as a lookup volunteer for my county of residence. It's a good feeling to be able to help someone else with their research, and I've had a lot of positive feedback. I strongly recommend that anyone who has a love of genealogy consider doing the same in their area. There is no timetable except your own for doing lookups and the sense of accomplishment is very real. By the same token, I have been fortunate enough to have the same kindness extended to me, which has helped my own research immensely!! Think you might be interested in helping? Drop by Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. They are a great bunch of people, and you'll learn a lot from the newsletter that is sent out periodically to all volunteers. If you love genealogy, it's possible that you'd enjoy being a volunteer.
When I must be dragged (kicking and screaming sometimes!) from the past to the present, I am a full-time foster mom. We work in the newborn-8 yr old age range, and it is very rewarding. I also spent 8 years dispatching in both Pleasants Co. and Wood Co., WV.; the latter of which elected me "Telecommunicator of the Year" for 2001--an honor of which I am very proud. I began my dispatch career in Lake Worth, Fla; where I worked for a year back in the late 1980's. Although I left dispatch to pursue other avenues of employment,it seemed to draw me back in!
When not taking care of my kids or on the computer, you'll either find me in the kitchen (I love to cook), in the garden, or watching football with my hubby. I am also the proud parent of a son named Mark and 2 daughters named Julie and Nicole; as well as being a grandma to my little granddaughter. I also love music; and while my favorite band is Led Zeppelin, I enjoy a wide variety of music; from classic rock to jazz, swing, 60's, 70's, 80's, some of the older country music, and even a few of the newer rock bands.
Another things that is hard about living so far away from "home" is losing touch with those that you grew up with, went to school with, etc. I love hearing from old classmates (Boynton or Lantana Elem & Jr. High; Lake Worth and Vanguard High School); or people I used to know from Deggeller or Conklin Amusements, etc. My e-mail address is at the bottom of the page, or you can sign the guestbook. I'll probably get the e-mail faster, since the "real world" keeps interfering with the things that I really want to do--like working on this website!!! Either way, do drop me a line, as I love hearing from old friends.
This Is Where The Angels Went!!
When I first created this website, I had angels on every page. As a child, our family was involved with CB radios; my handle was "Little Angel". Because of this, I began to acquire and collect angels. I have come to believe in them as a presence in our lives that gently guide and protect us. The psychic Sylvia Browne says we all have one; I believe mine should get the Congressional Medal of Honor!!! When I decided to create this page, I just brought the angels here. The angel graphics on this page, along with the graphics on the other pages, are courtesy of Graphics by Shawna. Click the button below to visit her beautiful site.This page was updated February 2009. .
Noel Family of Brockton, MA by Jolynn Noel Winland is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States LicenseWhat does this mean? .
Email: littleangeljw@yahoo.com
