European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                If you done to need to know it forget it Erma Bombeck Universal press Syndicate i receive a lot of mail on columns i write about my unreliable memory. It seems no. Matter what your age there is a time when you turn in the Gas to your brain and the a Pilot Light is out. My husband said my memory reminds him of a funny Story. He said it is about a woman who asked her husband to get her some ice Cream with chocolate sauce on it. Then she admonished a write it Down. So you done to  he said a i wont  then she added a ooh and put some whipped Cream on it and Sprinkle it with nuts. Are you writing this Down a he said a i can  five minutes later he handed her a Brown paper bag with a hot dog in it. She stared at it for a minute and said a i told you to write it Down. You forgot the Mustard a. People have the strangest idea of what is funny. Someone sent me a Book that said to have a Good memory you need four major components a Trust your  1 do i do. A intend to  that a a Given. A exercise your  i try. And a decide what you done to need to remember.�?�. That a it. That has to be my problem. I store too much useless information that 1 done to need and its time i cleaned House. From Here on in a going to forget the names of the spouses whom my friends have divorced. The done to remember them so Why should i in a going to wipe out All of those stupid phone numbers we had As a kid and All the License plates that have since been tossed out. I always remember How Many hours i was in labor with each of the children. That is going to Slop. No one cares. Besides every time i Tell the a Story i add on to it. I m going to forget whether the word a a inauguration has one a a no in it or two. Its important Only every four years and even at that i done to get Many Calls for it. While in a about it i might just As Well wipe out the name of the first schoolteacher i Ever had a crush on. He did no to know i was alive. In a married and done to Date. And besides head be about 105 years old now. I can forget the recipe for Tofu lasagna. It did no to Fly. And i done to need to remember my age. If its that important to other people let them keep track of it. There. 1 Feci better  researchers of Atio american families experience problems that others do not the Lack of indexes to Many records. A the Mississippi department of archives and history is now creating a computer Index of the first labor contracts that former slaves in Mississippi entered into As free people in 1865 and 1866. In 1860, Mississippi had 436.63i slaves. These indexes will give families new tools to locate their ancestors in this state. Perhaps other Southern stale archives Wall follow suit. This information should be available to the Public in february. The indexes will be stored on computer at the Library. Librarians will steer families through thousands of labor contracts kept by the Fred men a Bureau w hich was formed by Congress after the civil War to see that 4 million i eed slaves in the South got a fair shake. These records Are not Only of value to afro american descendants but also to All researchers o Southern families for these contracts detailed the former slaves names where they were working their Bosses terms of their pay and in some instances their general health. The Fred men a Bureau which operated from 1865 to 1872 under the guidance of the War department. Supervised abandoned or confiscated land issued rations of clothing and Medicine is tub shed hospitals monitored to Kimg coif do a tons in voided new and old marriages listened to complaints and set up schools l he Oltie Ial title of these to coins is a record sol refugees i redmen and abandoned l  i he indexes that the Mississippi archives have a will he Cross referenced by Lormor slaves names planters names Plantation names and counties. 1 he computer can even guess at variations of Fain ily names that might have been Handwritten on the contracts. Next the department plans to Index the mar nage licenses issued by the i freedmen s Bureau. L Iceil men a Bureau records Are the Only w in Dows to the past for some Black families said James Payne director of afro.,american studies. At the University of Mississippi in lord. A a t his  record would be a Good Way to develop information about families,.&Quot lie said. A for genealogists researching afro american families a helpful source is a Booklet called Quot Black studies Quot available from the National archives for $2, order from analog department National archives Washington i a 20408. I ins publication describes the Nisi in records available a including additional inh mation about the i ree Dinens a Bureau and he microfilm accords available. I he bin can a operations were confined principally to the former Confederate states Border slates and the District of Columbia. Myra Vendor Pool Gorr Nley a Tor Mim slain Ami Anlos Tor Iho los Antolos times sym Icagic Horoscope. For the week of Jan. 20 Quot a aquarius Jan. 20-feb., 18 done to let recent health mishaps get you Down. Let your Charisma. And Jovial nature Lead the Way. Down to Earth attitude reaps practical results. 7 Pisces feb 19-March 20 consult you heart in love matters. Build people up. Instead of tearing them Down. Explore sexual needs. Turn Over new Leaf in partnerships. 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