"William A. Mills" wrote: > > Houston County Researchers: > > Over the past 10 days (31 March to 9 April 2000), I have posted 15 > portions of chapters from a book I have been compiling since 1997, > entitled: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA 1821-1871: > Copyright 2000 by William A. Mills. > > If some of you can recognize any of your ancestors in these chapters, you > may have now seen info that is completely new to you. Even if you can't > recognize any of the names, you now have a greater understanding of what > life was like in the "good old days". The value of this information > extends far beyond the limits of Houston County, GA, as it depicts life > as it was in the South during that time period of the 1820s thru the > Civil War. > > If you have followed thru this entire 15 part series, you can see how > some things never change, but yet so much *has* changed in the last 150+ > years. For those of you who have ever lived in Houston Co., GA, you will > recognize many of the places mentioned therein. > > The majority of these Eyewitness Accounts are readily understandable, but > portions can strain your comprehension. Some of the sentences stretch > into huge, almost paragraph-like dimensions. You will also recognize > vocabulary, cadence & prose not in contemporary usage. > > So ends this series. If any of you have printed this info out for future > reference, it must surely have taken 15 or 20 pages. For those of you > who haven't gleaned any benefit from this series, I apologize for keeping > your email boxes filled. > > Take care, and happy hunting! > > _______________________________________ > William A. Mills > Perry, GA > [email protected] > Houston Co., GA Publications & Research Webpage: > http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/8795 > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Thank you, Bill, for all your time. The series was very enjoyable! Susan H.