HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld And for those who wish to join "the search", please send what you find directly to me at [email protected] Thanks! And hope we get a good sized list. Nel

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Nope! Not sure there's any reason to contact Teri until and unless we get some direction and know exactly where we're going. Nel

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld How 'bout the Library of VA?? I have NO idea if they produce any sort of publication. Nel

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Here's a few suggestions y'all can dig for......... Wm & Mary Quarterly J Frederick Dorman's newsletter, The Virginia Quarterly? or something like that? Any major VA geney association Any southern state Ohio and northern VA [Quakers] Nel

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld I've been tossing around the various msgs on this subject and will fall back on my passive-aggressive definition. The Teri Hatcher idea I think of as passive on our part. If she were interested, it would be she and her agent who would be involved in the hard labor [aggressive] of door pounding and selling herself. We simply provide the data [passive] and get a little PR out of it. But there are many ways to PR one's self without the time and effort of door pounding. Something as simple, perhaps, as researching the right geney organizations to place an advertisement or an article for monthly or quarterly magazines/newsletters or online sites. This would be a passive effort to search out appropriate entities in one's spare time, accumulate a list, no door pounding involved, no selling one's self. A group discussion to sort out the best, do the appropriate write-up - article or ad - and send 'em a check. This certainly doesn't get you "national" exposure but it would more likely get the attention of the more serious and experienced researchers. And I think that would be a plus. So I toss this out for discussion............... Nel

I hesitate to speak up based on my current work schedule to speak up...but I am the director of production for regional (state of minnesota) at twin cities public tv. I have no connection to the show(s). I haven't read all the messages so not sure what's in the works but I think I get the jist. There's a program running now on PBS called Faces of America (still mostly famous people but with a wider range of celebrities its not just famous African Americans) with Henry Louis Gates. Just peeked at their website resources and Ancestr.com not listed. I'm guessing because NBC paid them for exclusivity for their show...also with celebrities. So if you want to approach someone promoting the NBC show you probably stand a better chance of getting attention. The show is focused on celebrities but could the Today show do a bridge to what it means for us regular folk? Or a local NBC news station? Or approach the Gates PBS show (I think you stand a better chance getting attention there). I think there is a "find your story" option on their website...might be a way to connect ata local station the program has given outreach money to. There is very little money in local tv. But you might find someone who loves the wide connections here and helps.. I can help identify the right person to approach for the Gates show if you can resend me what we're looking to accomplish. I can't promise a lot of my time right now but I'll help however I can. Sherece ------Original Message------ From: nelhatch Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" Sent: Feb 16, 2010 4:01 PM HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Beth, You and Julia both have experiences in this area that I never will and don't particularly want to develop. Sooooo........I now appoint the two of you as "the group" to pursue whatever avenues you think possible. I will be glad to work behind the scenes but am a hermit when it comes to the "public" part of it. "You" or a willing victim will be the public face of HFGA and not me. And I do believe there are other very talented people in this group who may be willing to be part of "the group" to assist in a variety of ways. All you need do is ask. If you can live with that condition, and are interested in pursuing the possibilities, go fer it!! If not, that's perfectly fine with me, too. Be careful what you ask for............ :-) Nel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld ".....For starters, why not go on-line at the PBS website, and address your comments and suggestions to the producers......." While I seem to have a knack for coming up with rather wild and grandiose ideas, the one thing I usually fail to recognize, out of utter ignorance most of the time, is the amount of time it would take for whoever is leading the charge. I don't have the time anymore to get heavily involved or be in charge of what now sounds like a major project just to get turned down. And god help us if we didn't :-) Somebody whop me up side the head, get me pointed in the right direction and maybe.........I can finish Tim Hite's stuff......that's been sitting here for a month. As I said earlier, if Beth and/or Julia [or anyone else] wants to work on some sort of PR project, I would work with them as needed. But I can't take the lead. And your guns are hidden under my bed. I filed off the serial numbers just to keep you out of REAL trouble :-) Nel

PBS stations in Va. or SD, local news crews local for human interest stories, the History Channel — might be places to start. You're right — William is the most compelling of our member and the fact that he was such an early Virginian and took part in shaping the colony would be more interesting to an outfit focusing on colonial history rather than "hidden skeleton" factor. Beth > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:40:13 -0700 > Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" > > > HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com > HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm > "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld > > Joe, > > The Hatchers even have their very own serial killer along with the usual bunch of horse thieves, wild shootouts, etc [we'll have to have Dave Davis produce the wild shootout show :-) > > Nel > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/

Nel, Even if the "Who do you think...." idea doesn't work I hope the group still pursues some other sort of television/ film coverage when the time is right. I think what you've done with the Web site, the fact that the Hatcher family has so many EARLY American branches, and how you've created this huge network of cousins is so amazing and such a compelling story. You deserve some publicity for your hard work. Beth Hatcher > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:40:13 -0700 > Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" > > > HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com > HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm > "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld > > Joe, > > The Hatchers even have their very own serial killer along with the usual bunch of horse thieves, wild shootouts, etc [we'll have to have Dave Davis produce the wild shootout show :-) > > Nel > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/

Nel, Thanks for thinking of my wild and raucous band of Indian Territory/Oklahoma Hatchers. Whether shooting up a cafe, a circus, or a picnic, the Hatchers did their part (usually while drunk)!  However, these are local events, and only publicized or memorialized on the anniversary dates by the newspaper. My daughter happens to be a Television producer for PBS.  She writes and produces human interest stories for the St. Louis PBS TV station.  She just signed a contract for a national PBS documentary that will take her crew a year to film and produce (cannot reveal the subject matter).  Funding such ventures takes BIG bucks.  They are pitched to the network, and if felt that the concept will be appreciated by a national audience, an established charitable trust is asked to provide seed money.  Then all the affiliate stations must contribute, for the privilege of bringing it to their local audience. Would the 'History of the Hatchers' draw national and local funding?  Doubt it. HATCHER is not among the top 100 most popular surnames, which means we represent LESS THAN 0.08% of the US population. For starters, why not go on-line at the PBS website, and address your comments and suggestions to the producers of the PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.   The program has gained credibility due to Mr. Gates, Jr's earlier works.  The website is quite interactive, and I assure you that PBS is much more sensitive to its audience reaction than the commercial networks Dave Davis - Of the IT/OK Hatchers ("Anybody see my gun?") --------------------------------------------- --- On Tue, 2/16/10, nelhatch <[email protected]> wrote: From: nelhatch <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 2:40 PM HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Joe, The Hatchers even have their very own serial killer along with the usual bunch of horse thieves, wild shootouts, etc [we'll have to have Dave Davis produce the wild shootout show :-) Nel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I am not sure when the US series began (is this a brand new program there?) but this show has aired here in Ireland/UK on the BBC for several years. They even publish a magazine! I once heard a radio interview with a "celebrity" (whose name I cannot remember) who claimed that their spot was dropped when nothing very interesting turned up. The episodes I have seen have not been notably sensational in content. The family histories are fairly "normal"..... but it is interesting to see how emotional these celebs become. Some of them knew absolutely nothing about their origins before they became involved with the show. There was an interview printed in the London Times (maybe 2 years ago?) with the series researchers/genealogists....if I remember correctly, it stated that "ordinary" people could have the same experience as the celebrities on the show for only L50,000. Good Grief! Anyway, the US version should be fun. Maybe they will air it here. Best, Cynthia

Isn't the goal of all TV to discover scintillating facts and "dirt" that increases viewer ship and thus sells advertising? Of course, I could be completely off base. I was just passing on the opinion of a very knowledgeable person. If this was a documentary on PBS or Discovery, then maybe the historical angle would be a good one. I doubt NBC cares. But you could ask Dr. Gates what he thinks. He started all of this to help black people find out what tribes they all came from in Africa. Including Morgan Freeman and Whoopi Goldberg. Now I'm afraid it has become a "witch hunt," so to speak. Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "nelhatch" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:46:10 To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Group think time.......... HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Julia, Obviously I don't know what Teri knows. I don't know if she even knows about us or her family tree. But from the clip I saw on one of the celebrities, she supposedly descends from a "Salem witch." As I said earlier, ancestry is a partner in this project and is probably doing the "research." If the goal is to find scintillating facts like witches or mass murderers, I don't think our family qualifies. The one unique factor about the Hatchers is William himself - a member of the House of Burgesses AND a participant in Bacon's Rebellion. IF the producers consider this historical fact interesting enough, we might qualify. Otherwise, probably not. I've seen a few other research projects of this sort, particularly one guy who supposedly traces the ancestry of our more well known politicians. I remember seeing his "tree" on John Edwards who allegedly descends from our Wm. This tree was devoid of any supporting data and I remain very skeptical of its veracity. And I'M not claiming Edwards as even a shirt tail relative in our family :-) Knowing the difficulties in researching that far back and making proveable connections does make me wonder how accurate these celebrity trees may really be. So would you want to pass this on to Dr Gates for his opinion? Nel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nel- I just talked with a producer friend, and he suggested contacting Dr. Louis Gates, Ph.D, at Harvard. He is behind the whole concept as it evolved from his lineage work with African/Americans, Russian Americans, etc. My friend says the shows producers are more interested in finding unique unknown facts about famous people, rather than just the lineage of a white European. So, he suggested Gates as the "backdoor" angle. What do you know about Teri's background that noone else, including her, knows? That's what they are interested in. Also, he suggested you try to contact her directly via Twitter, Face book, or My Space. ------Original Message------ From: nelhatch Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Group think time.......... Sent: Feb 15, 2010 11:35 PM HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Julia and Beth, Both of you probably have more knowledge of where to start on this than I do - with the show's producer or Teri's agent? I would also need someone capable of writing good business letters. I do know Beth can write but there are other good letter writers in our bunch, too. I see this being successful only if it's a team effort using all our best talents. And if it actually ends up looking positive, I think we would need a lawyer.......but we have one of those, too. I will assume that this is not just a one-time event and that they will be [or already are] working on next year's shows. Nel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Beth, You and Julia both have experiences in this area that I never will and don't particularly want to develop. Sooooo........I now appoint the two of you as "the group" to pursue whatever avenues you think possible. I will be glad to work behind the scenes but am a hermit when it comes to the "public" part of it. "You" or a willing victim will be the public face of HFGA and not me. And I do believe there are other very talented people in this group who may be willing to be part of "the group" to assist in a variety of ways. All you need do is ask. If you can live with that condition, and are interested in pursuing the possibilities, go fer it!! If not, that's perfectly fine with me, too. Be careful what you ask for............ :-) Nel

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Joe, The Hatchers even have their very own serial killer along with the usual bunch of horse thieves, wild shootouts, etc [we'll have to have Dave Davis produce the wild shootout show :-) Nel

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Cynthia, >From what I understand, the US version is a takeoff on the BBC show. For reasons and delays unknown, the US show was originally scheduled to begin 2 years ago. Nel

I would rather watch that than a bunch of idiots running wild on a tropical island. BB ________________________________ From: Beth Hatcher <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 3:29:01 PM Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" PBS stations in Va. or SD, local news crews local for human interest stories, the History Channel — might be places to start. You're right — William is the most compelling of our member and the fact that he was such an early Virginian and took part in shaping the colony would be more interesting to an outfit focusing on colonial history rather than "hidden skeleton" factor. Beth > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:40:13 -0700 > Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" > > > HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com > HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm > "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld > > Joe, > > The Hatchers even have their very own serial killer along with the usual bunch of horse thieves, wild shootouts, etc [we'll have to have Dave Davis produce the wild shootout show :-) > > Nel >  > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message                         _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I was thinking about the same thing........ Could have a show "THE HATCHERS". BB ________________________________ From: Beth Hatcher <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 3:24:11 PM Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" Nel, Even if the "Who do you think...." idea doesn't work I hope the group still pursues some other sort of television/ film coverage when the time is right. I think what you've done with the Web site, the fact that the Hatcher family has so many EARLY American branches, and how you've created this huge network of cousins is so amazing and such a compelling story. You deserve some publicity for your hard work. Beth Hatcher > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:40:13 -0700 > Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Regarding "Who Do You Think You Are" > > > HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com > HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm > "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld > > Joe, > > The Hatchers even have their very own serial killer along with the usual bunch of horse thieves, wild shootouts, etc [we'll have to have Dave Davis produce the wild shootout show :-) > > Nel >  > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message                         _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nel- What are the specifics of this show? Who is producing it? I used to work with agents and producers, like I said. However, I am also a writer and a lawyer! Just send me more info and let me know how I can help! Unfortunately, I deleted your original email. Yes, a team effort is best. Julia ------Original Message------ From: nelhatch Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HATCHER] Group think time.......... Sent: Feb 15, 2010 11:35 PM HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Julia and Beth, Both of you probably have more knowledge of where to start on this than I do - with the show's producer or Teri's agent? I would also need someone capable of writing good business letters. I do know Beth can write but there are other good letter writers in our bunch, too. I see this being successful only if it's a team effort using all our best talents. And if it actually ends up looking positive, I think we would need a lawyer.......but we have one of those, too. I will assume that this is not just a one-time event and that they will be [or already are] working on next year's shows. Nel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry

Hi All, I think the Hatchers would have an expansive and huge show based on everything we've learned on this thread, and our individual family histories. :) -Joseph Hatcher (SF Bay Area, from East TN) On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Cynthia Benua <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am not sure when the US series began (is this a brand new program there?) but this show has aired here in Ireland/UK on the BBC for several years.  They even publish a magazine! > > > > I once heard a radio  interview with a "celebrity" (whose name I cannot remember) who claimed that their spot was dropped when nothing very interesting turned up.  The episodes I have seen have not been notably sensational in content.  The family histories are fairly "normal"..... but it is interesting to see how emotional these celebs become.  Some of them knew absolutely nothing about their origins before they became involved with the show. > > > > There was an interview printed in the London Times (maybe 2 years ago?) with the series researchers/genealogists....if I remember correctly,  it stated that "ordinary" people could have the same experience as the celebrities on the show for only L50,000.  Good Grief! > > > > Anyway, the US version should be fun.  Maybe they will air it here. > > > > Best, > > Cynthia > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >