I think everyone's research, in the beginning (and sometimes for a long, long time), is messy and unclear. Only through those little clues, tantalizing questions, and shared information does our research begin to take form. I encourage people to post their little bits of information; maybe it will help someone who has yet to figure out their Harris lines. Maybe, through these little tidbits, they can begin to form their research into a cohesive, well-researched, clearly written thesis. Or, maybe it won't help at all. Not all of us can be scholars. All of the information that has been posted lately has not helped me in my own personal Harris research, but I have read it all, looking for that little clue. Thank you to all who post their information, even if it is not a thesis. Thank you also to those who do post their 'thesis'. It helps us all, even if it isn't our own personal Harris family. Lynda SoRelle ________________________________ From: Pam Stone <pamstone@cfl.rr.com> To: harris-hunters@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, June 14, 2012 9:09:15 PM Subject: [HARRIS-HUNTERS] Wow! Suddenly this line is very busy! Hi, all, 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