"Documents on the Web" — Gmail thread, October 6–7, 2007
Participants: Benjamin Thompson (benjamin.a.thompson@gmail.com), Virginia Howell (virginia.howell@gmail.com), Jack R "Skip" Thompson (jack@ecentral.com)

The moment Benjamin found his grandmother Virginia (Bichmiller) Howell referenced in a Greenhills High School class-will document scanned into the rootsweb school-alumni archive.

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[1] Benjamin Thompson → Virginia Howell (cc: Jack Thompson)
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 4:23 PM ET
Subject: Documents on the Web

Grandma,

I found this document on the web that I believe refers to you in high school. Toward the bottom it says "Patty Long leaves the writing of next year's will to Virginia Bichmiller."

http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~schoolpics/OH/greenhills42/pix/greenhills42-44.jpg

Here is the referring page:

http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~schoolpics/OH/greenhills42/

Love you!


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[2] Jack R Thompson → Benjamin Thompson
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 6:19 PM ET (sent via BlackBerry by AT&T)
Subject: Re: Documents on the Web

Just landed in Denver. Bummer we weren't still there when this arrived. I'll look at it this evening.

What kind of search were you doing? Just Virginia Bichmiller?


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[3] Jack R Thompson → Benjamin Thompson
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 6:32 PM ET (sent via BlackBerry by AT&T)
Subject: Re: Documents on the Web

That's her.


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[4] Virginia Howell → Benjamin Thompson
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 6:56 PM ET
Subject: Re: Documents on the Web

Hi Benjamin: Yep, that's your Grandmother all right!
I still have my copy of the year book. The names certainly brought back a lot of memories!
Thanks for bringing the item to my attention.

Had a good visit with your Dad and Konnie and they should be arriving home as I write this.

Tomorrow the daughters, granddaughters and great granddaughters are going to a little town called Metamora and spend the day goofing off looking at flea market "stuff" and eating. We do it every year. Too bad the rest of the gals aren't close enough to join us. I think Ferdanda would like it (at least once).

Thanks again for your e-mail. Your Dad tells me you are going to Paris, I am really impressed and proud. Keep up the good work. Keep in touch. Love, Grandma


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[5] Jack R Thompson → Virginia Howell (cc: Benjamin Thompson, Vanessa Hardin, Kathie Matney, Paul Thompson, R K McDade)
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 11:33 PM ET
Subject: RE: Documents on the Web

Mom:

Let me know if you need help with this. Your junior class picture is on page 15. Click on page 15 in the people index.

Love,

skip


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ESTABLISHED FACTS

• Virginia Lillian Bichmiller (later Howell) attended Greenhills High School during the 1942–44 school years.
• Her name appears in the senior class will: "Patty Long leaves the writing of next year's will to Virginia Bichmiller."
• A class photograph of Virginia survives on page 15 of the archived Greenhills 1942–44 yearbook (per Skip, who located the index reference).
• Virginia's own response confirms identity: "Yep, that's your Grandmother all right! I still have my copy of the year book. The names certainly brought back a lot of memories!"
• Family aside in [4]: Virginia's annual flea-market tradition in Metamora with her daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters; her mention of Fernanda ("Ferdanda") connects Benjamin's then-girlfriend (now wife) to family awareness in 2007.

URL: http://freepages.school-alumni.rootsweb.com/~schoolpics/OH/greenhills42/