I would love to have those pictures. Could you please send them to me? [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:21 PM Subject: [MAUPIN-L] Trip to Williamsburg & Maupin House > Dear Maupin cousins, Just returned from my trip to Virginia and got to > spend about 2 days in actual colonial Williamsburg. Oh my!! Is it > beautiful there and so authentic with houses and businesses all restored and > people walking around doing things in period clothes. I took pictures of > the Taliferro-Cole house (the Gabriel Maupin/Marie Hersent Maupin house) and > its auxiliary houses (like the kitchen house and carriage house) and the > gardens, etc. It is beautifully restored and the gardens are gorgeous. As > soon as I get them developed. I will let you know that I have them and can > forward to anyone who wants them. > I dont have a web site set up. But Sherry, I did see your wonderful > website and maybe you would like my pictures for it. Will be in contact. > > It was such a wonderful feeling to really put myself "back in time" to this > time period and really imagine Gabriel and Marie going about their daily > chores and business. It is a wonderful place to see, and highly suggest > anyone of you going to be anywhere near the area to see it. We didnt pay > the fee to go inside of all the buildings. We just parked in the daily > parking lot (about $5/day) and just walked the entire length of Duke of > Glochester street and observed the buildings, gardens, events going on. > Some of the buildings you can go in for free and we had an authentic "ale > and Ploughman's sandwich" lunch at the Kings Arms Tavern. > > Does anyone know if any of the Maupin's attending the William and Mary > college there also?? > > Glad to be home to San Diego tho (too too humid for me in VA). > > Susan > Gabriel/Marie Maupin > Daniel Maupin/Margaret Via > John Maupin/Frances Dabney > Thomas Maupin/Judith Cobb > Samuel Jennings Maupin/Elizabeth Gilmore > Silas Thomas Gilmore Maupin/Martha Bukey > Josephine B. Maupin/Charles W. Virden > Thomas Charles Virden/Mary Jane Richards > Charles Samuel Virden/Jean I. Henckler > Susan Mary Virden (ME !!!) > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> Search our Maupin Message Board at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin >