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 Subject:           RE: Missing Mail
    Date:           Thu, 18 Mar 1999 20:39:58 +0100
   From:           "." <grolimund.londono@mad.servicom.es>   
      To:           'WILLIAM GROLEMUND' <billgrolemund@usa.net>  


I apologize for the silent but we were out of Madrid due to work, 
not vacation. On my return besides your mails I received an invitation 
to attend to a meeting in Beinwil, this invitation is in German so I 
need some time to translate it but roughly it says there is going to 
be a party on May 15, is the GROLIMUND-FEST 1999.   Alois Grolimund 
is in the ORGANIZATION COMITEE  and they attach a list with the 
addresses of at least one hundred Grolimunds.  Most of  them in
Switzerland, some in Spain (my family) and  more.... if you wish, 
I could fax it to you but I need a fax number.

I will write more as soon as I translate the invitation.

Best regards,

Carlos
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<<  That was fast!   Das war schnell!  Esta muy rapido!!  >>

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Subject:           RE: Missing Mail
    Date:           Thu, 18 Mar 1999 20:49:20 +0100
   From:           "." <grolimund.londono@mad.servicom.es>  
      To:           'WILLIAM GROLEMUND' <billgrolemund@usa.net>  

Hi  again!


Although I would like to fax the invitation,  
I will let you know now some details:

GROLIMUND-FEST 1999

The Grolimunds will hold a party next May 15 in Beinwil form 3 p.m. 
till midnight.  There is a visit to a Cluster and a Museum, At 6 p.m.  
the family History and the Tree, people is welcome to tell their own 
history also, photos, dinner, music and games and (I don't know why) 
there is an auction.

Deadline to register: April 10 (and no later)
Price for the season: 60 Fr.

There an Organ. Commitee and they give details of hotels around the 
place.  One of the hotel owners is a Grolimund.

We are considering the event.

They also ask to re-send the invitation to any Grolimund we might know.

Hoping to hear from you,

Carlos and Claudia 

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I lost the copy of the e-mail I sent
to Carlos and Claudia the week before the Fest.

The message was to send my regards to the cousins 
and to send my regrets for not attending.


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Subject:           THE GROLIMUND FEST
    Date:           Tue, 18 May 1999 20:16:28 +0200
   From:           "." <grolimund.londono@mad.servicom.es>  
      To:           'WILLIAM GROLEMUND' <billgrolemund@usa.net>  

Bill and Sandy:

We came back from Switzerland last night and we are more or less tired 
because we had a very tight schedule there. 

I will tell you the whole thing and will send pictures in the near future.  
This is just to tell you that everything was great, we had a real good 
time and everybody was very nice.

I printed your mail and gave it to Alois Grolimund and he is going to get 
in touch with you. (He was feeling really happy).

Best regards,

Carlos and Claudia

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 [[ I lost this next one, too??  Actually, I was testing MS 
Outlook Express (mail organizer).  I switched back to Netscape.]]
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-----Mensaje original-----
De:     Bill G [SMTP:billgrolemund@usa.net]
Enviado el:     miércoles 19 de mayo de 1999 19:55
Para:   .
Asunto: Re: [THE GROLIMUND FEST]

Carlos and Claudia,

Thanks for the news on the reunion.  It sounds like a good time was 
had by all.  I wish I could have been there.

Does Alois have e-mail yet?  I guess not, or you would have told me. 
You said "He was feeling really happy."  Was that the wine, or was 
he just glad to see everybody?

I look forward to the pictures and to hearing from Alois.

Did Tio Paco [[[ Uncle Frank ]]  go with you?

I left a URL address at home, I will send later. It is to a web page 
in Puerto Rico under the name of smile.html. * * * Sonriendo. * * * 

Best regards

Bill and Sandy ,  Palmetto, Florida, USA

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Subject:           RE: [THE GROLIMUND FEST]
    Date:           Wed, 19 May 1999 21:28:31 +0200
   From:           "." <grolimund.londono@mad.servicom.es>  
      To:           'Bill G' <billgrolemund@usa.net>  

Hi there,

Alois does not have an e.mail although his son Rainard does, I will 
forward it to you as soon as I find it (I wrote it in a paper, and I 
got to look for it.)  No, he was feeling really happy because of the 
success of the Fest, although all of us (including 90 years old people) 
drank a lot of wine, and ate a lot also.

Uncle Paco did not go, nor my parents, it was a real shame but they 
are old and not in a pretty good shape.  Claudia recorded everything 
with her video camera and on Sunday we will have everybody for lunch 
and they will see if she did a good job or not.

I will continue informing.

Best regards,

Carlos
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Subject:    Smile a while
   Date:    Thu, 20 May 1999 01:23:10 -0400
   From:    Bill <billgrolemund@usa.net>  
     To:    Carlos y Claudia Grolimund <grolimund.londono@mad.servicom.es>  


Hi Carlos, 

I found that URL that I told you about. 

ALGUIEN ME DIJO QUE HOY  NECESITABAS SONREIR... 
[[[Page edit:   Someone told me that today you needed to smile ***]]]

https://www.angelfire.com/hi2/nocheqbana/smile.html 

Alois was happy for the success of the fest and I'm sure 
he also enjoyed the wine.  How many people attended? 
How far did they all come?  Did they also come from France? 

Did you learn more about the ancestors?  What is the language 
called Romansh.? 

What are the plans for the next fest?  Every year, or every 5 years? 

Please forgive so many questions.  I am mostly just asking 
them of myself, thinking aloud. 

In July I am going to a 40th reunion of my high school class. 
That will be only about the 3rd reunion I have been to visit.  It 
is a long trip to Pennsylvania from Florida.  And we lived 15 
years in the Virgin Islands, which was even more distant. 

I am happy that the Grolimunds were happy.  I can 
feel the joy.  Maybe there is a way to make a copy of 
the video tape.  I would enjoy seeing the fest. 

Best regards, 

Bill 
  

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Subject:    grolimund fest, answers
   Date:    Sat, 22 May 1999 22:01:31 +0200
   From:    "." <grolimund.londono@mad.servicom.es> 
     To:    'WILLIAM GROLEMUND' <billgrolemund@usa.net> 

Bill,

Alois was happy for the success of the fest since everything was 
very well organized and 110 people attended.  Most of them from 
the nearby areas.  We learned a lot about the ancestors since we 
had the opportunity to go to the Historical Archive in Solethurn, 
the capital of the Canton.  We learned great histories about war 
with Napoleon, abour work in the fields and about how Grolimunds 
helped the church.

Most of them are Catholic and in Beinwill there is the Kloster 
(a beautifull abbey).  We had a ceremony at the church and the 
priest told us the things the church did for the family, since 
1640 and two Grolimund men answered telling the things the family 
did for the church.  As soon as we have the whole history written 
in Spanish, Claudia will translate it into English so that you get it.

We head about Romansh, but we are not sure about it.

They plan the next fest for 2004.  They are celebrating it every  
5 years, although they wanted this one to be great since it was 
the last in the millenium, there was a five course menu. 

We understand you have so many questions and ls. Do not hesitate 
to ask.  My father and uncle Paco are so excited and are making 
as many questions as you.

I hope you have a great time in the 40th reunion of your high 
school class. 

What did you do on the Virgin Islands for such a long time? 

Claudia has to edit the video tape to fix a few things but afterwards 
we will make a copy for you, Alois also asked for another copy.

Best regards,

Carlos


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Alois gets e-mail and we start an exchange.  See next file. 




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