Hey Yall, Just hit town (momentarily) to about 700 messages...but wanted to tell you (before I get gone again) that we are already on track with the "memories and old stories" thing...started that as the reunion committee and already have some 25-30 from the Stewart area ready to roll.... Holler if you want more info on the plans for this...probably will fit in quite well with what you are talking here...was planning on calling it "The Tales They Told" (such as we have on the Stewart website, but very willing to share, incorporate, regroup or whatever...great minds tend to run in same circles I reckon! <vbg> jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel L. Martin <dlmartin2@earthlink.net> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 2:26 PM Subject: Re: DanvilleCrossing History > Dave: > > I have been trying to find time to write you about the Danville Crossing Reunion, > but I'm even deeper in those alligators. I guess the first thing would be to find > out what sort of information each member of the group has available. I guess we > could divide the info into: > > 1. Memories and recollections of Historic People > 2. Memories and recollections of Historic Places > 3. Memories and recollections of Historic Events > 4. Culture of the area during the different historic periods > 5. Folk tales > > There may be other divisions, and certainly there would be sub-divisions. > > I would like to have some volunteers to help collect, organize and catalogue the > information that is available on the list. One of the most important thing would > be to make sure that the source of the material is carefully documented, and any > necessary permission to re-print is obtained. If we have any writers, etc. on the > list, we could use your help. > > Let's have some feed-back so we know where we are going with this. > > Dan > ------------------ > > "David L. Snow" wrote: > > > Hey Dan, > > > > Thought you were off 'jet setting' again to exotic places of the > > world...........sorry we couldn't make it to the reunion, but need to make > > sure the family gets fed first. Will be there next year <have 2 weddings to > > attend at the same time>. > > > > Sounds like a plan. Would be great. > > > > Case in Point: received a package yesterday that contained recollections > > of an individual born c.1850 in the Big Sandy area. Extremely interesting > > to read. But the most important part is that it contained off-head > > information that has allowed me to confirm certain aspects or my research > > and correct erroneous data in other areas. For example, the "roadworks" > > listing of "hands" that I published earlier to the list was confirmed but > > with much more detail of who lived where first and later. What the > > neighbors did together. Pointed out that Pt. Mason road doesn't follow the > > route it originally did and neither did the Faxon road to Danville > > Crossing. Pointed out the McKenzie estate was orginally called "Willow" > > and the names of the 'creeks' in the area (Sugar Creek branches in > > particular) are named differently today. Confirmed that todays 'Willow > > Point Cemetry' existed and was named "Point Willow Springs" originally. > > That a 'Meeting House" and school existed their as early as 1835. All this > > from 14 pages from 17 years ago. One letter was from J.K.T. Smith, the > > Benton County Historian at the time. > > > > So much of our history, heritage and traditions have been lost & forgotten > > that I think we don't know who we are as a people & country sometimes. > > <this is an editorial comment> > > > > Anyway, it would be a fascinating project, but I'm up to my %^&* in > > alligators right now with other DC related activities. I know Jan & Cheryl > > and the members of the DC Homecoming 2000 Committee are also. I think we > > need the other members of the DC Community to organise and manage this > > project. The group is loaded with extrememly compotent, dedicated and > > knowledgeable folks who would do an excellent job on this project. Why not > > give them some of your leadership direction and "turn them loose". I think > > they would turn-out one of the best products of it's kind around. I can't > > believe the amount of information the folks have tucked away. Why don't > > you search some of them out, run intereference for them, and let them do > > their thing. As you already know, They're Good. > > > > Anyway, let me know. > > > > Dave > > PS: Say hello to Bobby for us. > > ============================================== > > At 09:04 AM 7/27/99 -0500, Daniel L. Martin wrote: > > >David, and Members of the List: > > > > > >I think this would be a great project for us. We could assemble a History of > > >Danville Crossing Region. It could contain early history and settlement, > > >families, events, etc., etc. It could be divided into counties. I'm sure > > you > > >folks can come up with some other ideas also. > > > > > >You know how valuable it is to find a very small original document or > > article on > > >some of our history. Well, we need to be thinking of creating those > > documents > > > > >and articles for future generations. It would be a shame to loose all those > > >stories that Ira has to tell. We must preserve them for those who follow. > > Our > > >group has many folks that have a wealth of information to share. Gabby, Ira, > > >Dave, Jan, and most of the rest of us. It would just take a little > > planning to > > >make a wonderful book of our memories and impressions of this historic area! > > > > > >Dan > > >----------------- > > --------Snip---------- > > -- > Have I, therefore, become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Gal. 4:16 > Jesus said: "I am The Way, The Truth And The Life, and nobody > comes to the Father but by Me" John: 14:6 > Christian Exchange, Inc: http://home.earthlink.net/~dlmartin2/cei/ggm.html > God Bless America: http://www.wwd.net/user/sjackson/america.htm > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: > They Hide & I Seek !! > > > >