Dear Anne, Thank you, thank you. I for one am glad you got on to "your soapbox". I don't have money to throw away on questionable books, I've been burned by that enough times already. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Tortorelli <susan@usroots.com> To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 7:13 AM Subject: Fwd: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book - Bad investment > > >Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 05:14:47 -0700 (PDT) > >To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com > >From: Anne <annej@inorbit.com> > >Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book - Bad investment > > > >Okay, I tried to keep my mouth shut but now that people may have to > >pay $57.00 for the book....here goes. > > > >The book is divided into two sections: history and biographical. > >It (as I recall) covers all of DuPage. I believe both the Wheaton > >library and the Historical Society have a copy. > > > >It states that a town was named for a War General but it was not. > >That is the only historical information I question so far. However, > >as far as the bios go, I am not impressed. I believe the information > >was not well researched or presented. It lists one person as "being > >engaged with other parties in the millinery business in Warrenville". > >The guy was a miller not a hat maker. If he invested in a woman's > >hat store it is news to the family. In another family, I don't believe > >that the lineage is as stated and it is very confusing with the 'he's' > >and same named people without clarification. My advice would be > >to write to Ft. Wayne or Salt Lake City asking them to copy the > >pages you need (if they have the book which I am sure they do). > >And then just us the information as clues and not cast in concrete. > > > >Perhaps someone more knowledgeable in what are good sources > >and what are not (have been proven to be faulty) could enlighten > >me (us). > > > >Off my soap box. > >Anne > > > >At 11:06 PM 5/17/00 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Pat Sabin <psabin@bellsouth.net> > > >To: ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 8:24 PM > > >Subject: Re: [ILDUPAGE] Blanchard Book > > > > > > > > >>How does this book differ from previous histories- just updated to > > >>include the late 1800's? > > > > > > > > >This is a good question. Has anyone seen this book? Another question to > > >add to Pat's: does it focus more on the political or social history of the > > >county? Are certain communities emphasized? > > >Christine Grogan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > My Personal Page http://people.ce.mediaone.net/susantort/ > Barry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/barry.htm > > Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it? > >