THE GENEALOGY OF WYANNIE

May 1999 Table of Contents

THE GENEALOGY OF WYANNIE MALONE

Patrick Bethel: The McAleers introduced me to my ancestors, their way of life, and who I was related to. I shall forever be grateful to them for these positive experiences. The persistent and consistent way in which they went about their research impressed and challenged me. I do not consider myself a well organised person but I do have a sense of appreciation for those who are. Mac and Ginny were such persons and I admired them for it.

I had the pleasure of working with the McAleers. I was their second-favourite taxi driver, after Miss Lily. I introduced them to Eric and Bernice Lowe - and how that couple appreciated Mac and Ginny. I would take them to my auntie, my mother-in-law, to Cherokee and other places.

The McAleers have produced a historical document that I have chosen to call 'a labour of love'. It will be used in libraries, in law offices, in archives; much more, it will live on through the lives of hundreds of our people.

Hartis Pinder: The genealogy is certainly a masterpiece. As a Cherokee son, I am very grateful for the mine of information that the book contains in respect of the 'Cherokee family'. For a number of years there were those of us who were concerned that there was no real family tree of the Cherokee families, and with the passing of the older persons the information was being lost. I am sure all of us are grateful to the McAleers for the tremendous amount of work done by them in seeking to record this information. While there is further work to be done, the McAleers have performed a monumental task in collecting and compiling most of the information and this will always be an invaluable resource work. It is difficult to say in a few words how much we appreciate this 'labour of love' by the McAleers.

Kathleen Pinder: When I first became acquainted with the McAleers, it was a phone call from Mrs McAleer asking questions on the genealogy work she and Mr McAleer were interested in. From that time on I received many phone calls asking about people of Cherokee that they thought I was able to give them information about. From the regular calls I received, I really came to know these two friendly people without even catching a glimpse of them. However, when the Methodist church in Hope Town was dedicated, then I saw those two friends for the first time. Following our getting to really know each other, we still kept in touch by phone. Whenever there was something about the folk of Cherokee that needed to be explained, I heard that ring. Mr and Mrs McAleer finally had the opportunity to visit Cherokee, spending a night and taking in all the information they could accumulate from some of the older people of the settlement. I was saddened to hear of the passing of Mrs McAleer and I am glad to know that Mr McAleer has continued the work they both took so much pleasure in.

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