Hazel: If you find the answer to your mystery please let me know. I am in the same position in trying to find the father of my ggrandfather Andrew J. Campbell. I have proof of the rest of the people required to join the DAR and believe I know the answer but cannot find proof. I wish us both good luck. Jean Bunch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hazel" <hmwh@vol.com> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Revolutionary War descendants wanted > Hello, > Speaking of mysteries; do you think it would be something worth while > to try to trace my family from say --- me to my (so many great) grandfathers > who fought in the Revolutionary War. I have searched untill I am almost > beserk and I cannot find the one last connection which I need to become a > Daughter of the American Revolution. Do you think that would be worth > looking into? If so, any ideas that would help me? > I have the paper work, except the record of that one ancestor. > My line would go back from me to: > > 1-Hazel Webb Hollifield > 2-Cora Ratliff Webb > 3-Martha Ratliff Lanning > 4-Govan Lanning > 5-William Lanning > 6-Enos Lanning > 7-John Lanning (who fought in the war) > The # 4-William is the one who I cannot find acceptable paper work on. > Thanks, > Hazel Hollifield > Spruce Pine, North Carolina > hmwh@vol.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rebecca Snow" <rsnow@yapfilms.com> > To: <AMERICAN-REVOLUTION@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:31 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Revolutionary War descendants wanted > > > > I work for a documentary film company based in Toronto. We specialize > in > > history/genealogy documentaries and are developing a series of films on > > historic American conflicts and the descendants of people involved. > > > > We have just completed a series here in Toronto for History Television > > Canada, which explores the history of certain conflicts within Canada, > > through the personal stories of the characters involved and their > > descendants. We followed the descendants embarking upon 'quests' to > find > > out more about their ancestors and the historic event, which brought > them > > into contact with other descendants of people similarly involved in that > > moment in time. > > > > The loose premise was that the meeting of descendants of two people who > > fought together/against each other might be able to answer certain > questions > > about the events as a whole. The films were about oral histories, family > > stories and bringing the history to life, grounding it in the present > day. > > > > Some of the conflicts we are hoping to pull interesting stories from and > > trace descendants for include the Revolutionary war and the Civil War. > We > > are looking for poignant, personal stories perhaps with an element of > > mystery which could be presented as some sort of 'quest'. Anyone with > any > > interest into a mysterious aspect of/question about their ancestor's > > involvement in the Revolutionary War please do get in touch! > > > > Best, > > > > > > Rebecca Snow > > > > Yap Films > > 96 Spadina Ave > > Suite 205 > > Toronto, Ont M5V 2J6 > > Tel: +1 416 504 3662 x228 > > > > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: > > Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > We have archives! 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