It happens all the time. A list will sit quiet for a long time, and then someone posts a request of help or some information and everyone realizes there are other people on the list so there's a flurry of posts. Usually in a short time the posts slow down till they drop back to nothing until the next time. Pam, I think the information you've posted is awesome. I've been reading with interest all the activity of late. Most everyone has done an incredible amount of research. The issue from my standpoint is that I don't have a start on my Harris research. I know next to nothing and can't get a foot in the door. It's been nearly a year since I posted what little I do know so maybe it's time to post again and see if any new people will have a clue that gets me started. But, that's another post. On 06/14/2012 09:07 PM, Pam Stone wrote: > Hi, all, > Hi > > > I have been previously-posting the line of Benjamin > > Harris (ca. 1698-1762), who married Sarah Dumas > > and whom I believe to have been the son of William > > & Temperance Overton Harris, and whom I believe > > was a brother of my Robert (ca. 1696-1765), who > > married Mourning Glenn (probably the daughter > > of John Glenn of St. Paul's Parish?) > > > > Benjamin& Sarah Dumas Harris were Quakers. > > > > I told everyone that I needed to take a break and > > gather more evidence to prove the line of Ben > > & Sarah further on down this particular line. > > > Suddenly, there is an absolute storm of information > > regarding MANY different Harris lines, and none of > > them appear to have any close relationship to the > > lines of either my Robert or his brother Benjamin > > (as far as I can tell...) > > > > So I believe that I will be taking a break from > > this family research, as I think my documentation > > may get lost in all this messy and very unclear Harris > > family research. > > > > When I do have new research on the line of > > Benjamin& Sarah Dumas Harris and their > > descendants, perhaps I will post it. > > > > What has happened to this country, that > > the entire public seems to now have > > such a very short attention span? > > > > I think that this is the result of the Internet: > > too much information, too fast, constantly- > > bombarding us all. > > > > Our population is getting less-intelligent > > very quickly. > > > > As a Librarian, I see this truth every day. > > > > Pam > > pamstone@cfl.rr.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HARRIS-HUNTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government lest it come to dominate our lives and interests”. - Patrick Henry - _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._