Roberts Roots & Branches

---Arbor Day Arbor is from the Latin word "arbor" meaning tree. Arbor Day is the holiday in which we are encouraged to plant and care for trees. The first Arbor Day was held on 10 April 1872; an estimated one million trees were planted that day. In the United States Arbor Day    is celebrated on the last Friday in April. “Like branches on a tree we grow in different directions,  yet our roots remain as one.    Each of our lives will always  be a special part of the other.”    ------Anonymous “Remember me in the family tree My name, my days, my strife; Then I’ll ride upon the wings of time And live an endless life.”  ------Linda Goetsch   Sources:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_Day , Linda Goetsch Arbor Day Foundation

image from here • The Grinch stole my family tree. • My family tree is not a real one; it’s artificial! • Christmas morning, under my family tree Santa left me: Census records, marriage certificates, christening records and a map to the cemetery. • This year I’m not decorating my tree, I’m just going to appreciate the simplicity of my family. • At the Christmas tree lot do they also sell family trees? • Can I put my Christmas tree and family tree on the same timer? • Flock the Christmas tree; flog the family tree--just to see who falls out! • Christmas tree: It didn’t look that big outside! Family tree: It looked bigger on the computer screen! • Christmas tree lights and public pedigrees: a tangled mess! • For Christmas you don’t want to decorate and light a banana tree; likewise source and document your family tree so you don’t end up the wrong tree! (by jrobertslott)