Cindy's Place

I am involved in my church here in Austin, The Fellowship at Scofield Farms, leading the Women's Ministry. In my spare time, I like reading, watching movies, listening to music, hanging out with friends and working on genealogy. I'll be adding new links and pictues; so check back from time to time to see if anything has changed.

Cindy's Links

Places

Family History & Genealogy

Friends

These are pictures & pages that tell you something about parts of my life and who I am. There are a couple of cool scenery shots and pictures of my friends, too.

Places I Like

Some of these are real places, and some of them are virtual places. Some of them are places I've visited and a couple are places I would like to visit.

• Kansas State University, my alma matter! You can find out anything you want to know about the school or the Alumni Association. You can also visit K-State's sport's page

• Kansas Flint Hills This is where I grew up - in the Flint Hills of Kansas. I found this page as part of the K-State Football site that is maintained by fans (Gotta love those K-State Fans!). See, not all of Kansas is flat.

• The Fellowship at Scofield Farms, Austin, TX

• Vatican City In September 2009 I took a trip to Italy, and loved visiting the Vatican. We also went to Venice, which really is sinking into the ocean, and Florence. One big lesson is that 'Bed & Breakfast' in Venice, doesn't mean the same thing as it does in the US.

• Israel I was able to do a 2 week study tour in November 2005 through FEFC. It was a wonderful trip. The pics are in my Israel 2005 Yahoo! Photo Album You can also see what's currently going on at the Western (Wailing) Wall Live Cam

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) I went there in January 2007 on a missions vision trip to work at the Hospital in Tandala.

• Table Rock Lake. The view from the church at Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps, #2 is great at sunset.

• Macchu Picchu I've never been to there, but I thought this was a cool picture with the llama in it. I fell in love with the Andes when I was teaching at El Camino Academy, a school for the children of missionaries in Bogota, Colombia, S.A. Bill & Angela Louden who are teachers at the school also have a page on their site for ECA.

• Amazon.com I've found things here that I couldn't find anywhere else, and don't travel without taking my Kindle with me.

• Star Trek. OK so I'm a trekkie; not a bad as some, worse than others. I also like Stargate SG-1.

• Mark Lowry's ReMarkable Site. Mark is a Christian Comedian/Singer and has some great stuff on his site.

Family & Genealogy

I started working on my genealogy a couple years ago to find out if I was related to one of my friends. I still haven't proved it; but have found some new cousins along the way; and am starting to get a better idea of who I am and where I come from. It's also Addictive! Each of these pages has links to my other genealogy pages by surname. Some of them are still in Progress.

I really got started on the whole genealogy thing from talking with mom. She used to tell me all kinds of stories when I was young, mainly about our family. Sometimes I think I should have listened more than I did. We lost mom in April 2002, and I miss her a lot. I also miss my brother Danny who we lost in 2007.

• I have part of my Welch line up. The Stubblefield lines from that branch of the family are also online.

• My Pringle line has the names but not dates on some. Those are coming soon with the Alderson and Hidy lines. There are links to the pages; but they are only partially there. It's taking me longer than anticipated to get them up.

• You can check out both of my Anderson Pages. These are where my Swedish heritage comes in. I have 2 pages, one for Anders Anderson and one for Maria Persdotter Anderson. I am still adding family information to these; but they have the basic information.

• My Ellis Tree. I'm still seaching, but this is what I've got so far.

• My Hall Connections page ties in to my My Ellis Tree.

• USGenWeb If you are into genealogy like I am, here is a great place to start; or you can check out Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. She's got everything it seems.

• Barry County, MO Genealogy. A lot of my family comes from here. This page has some really good stuff on it. For amusement take a look at their Ozark to English Dictionary. It's pretty funny.

• I have some of my family surnames listed on The SurnameWeb page along with the URL for My Ellis Tree. Others will be added as I get them on a page.

• My page is also linked on GeneaSearch.com It's a relatively new site; but growing fast, with lots of good info whether you are a beginner or an old pro.

• "The SWEDISH Connection in Kansas" If you have ancestors who were Swedish immigrants who settled in Kansas, this is the place for you to check.

Friends

I'm hoping to be able to update the pictures from time to time as I get new pictures of my friends either scanned in or processed on disk. And as I find out about web pages, I'll add those too; but can't promise to get all of them or to get them in a timely manner. I'm already having to do some backtracking on stuff.

I also have pictures on my Facebook page.

They say you can be known by the company you keep, so the pics and sites below say a lot about me and who I am.

Mom This is her Glamour Shots pic that I like the best. She passed away April 4, 2002. Yes, I still miss her. My former roommate Joley released her second CD called "Mosaic" under the artist name of 'Je Renee'. You can hear clips and then buy either of her CD's from her at her CD BABY page at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jerenee. You can also get more information about where to hear her live, and how to book her for a performance through her Yahoo Groups site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JoleyGigs/ I met Jeromy Acton while at UT. He has a CD out called "Quorum". If his second CD isn't out now, it should be soon. You can hear clips and then buy one from his CD BABY page at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/acton These are some of the events from my former church Israel Study Tour This was my dream trip of a lifetime. I never thought I'd get to do this trip, but God surprised me big time with it. It changed my life in ways I never thought. Camping at Colorado Bend State Park Our Community Group went on an ovenight camping trip. It was cold bu quite fun. Reynosa Mission Trip This trip was in March 2001. Enchanted Rock Trip. This trip was several years ago, but I'm leaving it up because I like the pics. Women's Retreat. This has been updated for the 2001 retreat and has a link to previous retreat(s). Jill Westbrook. The foal is the progeny of Jill's pride and joy, D'Artagnan. Jonathan & Mr. Bunn. Jonathan is one of my best friends and a pediatrician in Philadelphia. I have pics from his wedding in a Yahoo Album. I got to be a bridesmaid even though I didn't meet the bride until the rehearsal. For more about Mr. Bunn, check out the parable of "The Prodigal Bunn". You can also read The Story Behind the Prodigal Bunn. John & Jennie I've been friends with them for years. This was at their wedding. It's one of the funniest wedding recption moments I've ever seen. Patrick was the best man, and Jennie's sister Joey was the maid of honor. Scott McCann. This is his home page. He's one of my favorite Aggies - if you can actually have a favorite aggie, and has registered his name as a wesite... http://www.scottmccann.com/ That URL will redirect you to his other site at the link I have above. Lourenda She's one of my favorite partners in crime. I got to teach her the true use of post it notes... Thanks Lourenda for the pic! She now works for the US State Department in one of their overseas embassies. Brynn & Matt I've been friends with for years, and was in their wedding. Amy I've been friends with her for years. She's now a missionary overseas. Rob Wood. He's one of my K-State friends. The word "eclectic" would good to describe him - or maybe just "random". We'll pop in and out of each others lives every couple of years or so. At least he makes life interesting. The Arizona Trip is non-wedding related pics from when we went to Phoenix for Tae & Cindy's wedding. Ruben, Shelli, Peggy & I took a road trip for the event. Bailey & Lucy are my previous roommate's pets. Bailey is the cat; Lucy is the puppy. David came out of his shell and got creative a few years ago for Halloween which surprised a lot of us. I think he's not that thrilled that I keep this pic online for the world to see, but I enjoy it. Kitchikomos. We work in the kitchen at Kanakuk - Kanakomo Kamps. This pic was taken my last year on staff. Sorry it's kinda fuzzy. It was one of my first attempts at scanning. Burke's tree is outside of the LBJ Library on the UT campus. The pic was taken right before he graduated in '97. Burke & Tae, showing off the fine art of wearing ties. Robby is one of my many 'off-the-wall' friends. He's also one of my favorites - not many people will let me tell others we're twins just to confuse them. He can always manage to keep me amused. He married a beautiful woman named Stephanie, and they have 2 gorgeous children.

Mom & Me circa 1970 Mark, Me, and Patrick April 19, 1997 Jonathan & Me March 11, 2000 Julie, Me & Lourenda, September 5, 2002 Susan, Kristen & Me, September 23, 2006

This page was created by Cindy Ellis

Last updated October 3, 2009

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