Sandy, that is excellent about the source. Thanks for letting us know. Dick Hillenbrand On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Donna Burdick <dburdick@stny.rr.com>wrote: > To Sandy, Dick Hillenbrand, and anyone else who cares: > > I found my source for Peter Smith's Eyes. Hurray! > > In a talk she gave on Feb. 18, 1937, Edith Hamilton White, the adopted > daughter of Gerrit Smith Miller, mentioned that "the two islands in Oneida > Lake near Brewerton were called "Peter Smith's Eyes" by the Indians. > > I imagine that Miss White was told this by Mr. Miller, who was the > great-grandson of Peter Smith. Mr. Miller was still living in Feb. 1937 > (he > died the next month). > > Because of the probable source, I would give this some credence. Or, at > least, it's what Mr. Miller was probably told by his family. > > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandy Wilsey" <swilsey@twcny.rr.com> > To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:07 AM > Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Peter Smith's Eyes > > > > Oneida Lake has very few islands. The two largest islands are Frenchman's > > and Dunham's Island - located close together near the south shore in the > > west end of the lake, north of the Town of Cicero. They could be > > described > > as being located close to Brewerton. If you have a copy of Jack Henke's > > "Oneida Lake From thee Beach to Brewerton", you will find a sketch of the > > lake showing the islands on the inside cover. > > > > The lore surrounding Frenchman's Island has fascinated me for years. I've > > read a number of references to it, but have never run across the nickname > > "Peter Smith's Eyes. Guess the position and shape of the islands could > > lead to calling them eyes --- very sad or angry looking eyes! > > > > Sandy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Donna Burdick" <dburdick@stny.rr.com> > > To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 8:05 PM > > Subject: [NYMADISO] Peter Smith's Eyes > > > > > >> Hello All > >> > >> There is a tradition that 2 islands in Oneida Lake, near Brewerton were > >> named by the Indians "Peter Smith's Eyes," a reference to Peter Smith of > >> Peterboro, father of Gerrit Smith. > >> > >> Could this have been a reference to Frenchman's Island and Dunham's > >> Island? Are they near Brewerton? > >> > >> I tried to go online to find a map of the Lake that included islands but > >> couldn't find one. > >> > >> Thanks, Donna B. > >> > >> > >> > >> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) > >> Database version: 6.14780 > >> http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) > > Database version: 6.14780 > > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) > Database version: 6.14780 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >