Hi, Fran, Thanks very much for your note. I know how committed you are to these stories, too. I did try to write the story in such a way that anyone with immigrants who left in the 1830-1850 time period, roughly, would learn more about the social and political conditions that confronted the native Irish then and in immigrant America as well. I also focused on about a dozen families whose stories my research and the descendants "filled out" fairly well. While there were many sad events, there also were some funny and surprising ones as well. And, yes, Grosse Ile, where your ancestor disembarked from the Aeolus (did I remember the name correctly?), also is part of the story. There is a lovely painting of a Rutland marble quarry on the cover, courtesy of the Rutland Historical Society. So many of the Irish immigrants there became marble quarry men! Best Wishes, Mary Lee -----Original Message----- From: Fran Weeks <fifi36@comcast.net> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 4:52 pm Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Hi Mary Lee, The upcoming publishing of your book about the Ballykilcline story that s so dear to your heart must be a dream come true. I can only imagine the ime and effort involved in such an important and historical undertaking, nd the pride that you must have in its completion and acceptance by a ublisher. Great job! I will be anxiously awaiting the day when you announce that it is on the ookshelves so that I can pick up a copy and make it known that I know the uthor. (Well...sort of) I suspect that the reading of it, although my gr-grandfather was from oyle - not Ballykilcline, will bring me closer to this man who, at the age f sixteen, traveled alone about a "famine ship" in the summer of 1847, anaged to survived the journey, found his way from Quebec to Boston, arried another Irish immigrant twelve years later, and brought up a family f nine children there. I will always be very grateful to you for bringing is experience to life through your book. Congratulations and thank you. ran. ----- Original Message ----- rom: <maryldunn@aol.com> o: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> ent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:11 PM ubject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Thanks very much, Loree. I really loved working on it and putting "a face" on some of these people. As it turns out, there are some quite interesting stories in the U.S. part of their lives as well! While much of the story is focused on Rutland, VT, the immigrants moved around too. Mary Lee -----Original Message----- From: Loree <Loree@dc.rr.com> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 9:58 am Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Mary - that is great news on your book. CONGRATULATIONS! Loree Muldowney ----- Original Message ----- From: maryldunn@aol.com To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:06 AM Subject: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story To anyone interested in the Ballykilcline story, My book about the Ballykilcline rent strike (1835-1848) and the fates and ortunes of the evicted strikers in the United States (up to 1870) will be ublished by the University of Massachusetts Press in July. Its title is, allykilcline Rising / From Famine Ireland to Immigrant America. It is listed ow on Amazon but you can read a fuller description of it here: http://www.umass.edu/umpress/spr_08/dunn.htm Since some of you helped in various ways, I thought you might like to know hat it finally is making it to bookshelves. The story draws on history, enealogy, and social sciences to produce the picture that it presents of the trikers’ lives on both sides of the Atlantic. It also draws on the knowledge of embers of the Ballykilcline Society, and other research communities, who have enerously shared what they know so we all can learn more. Many thanks to all who contribute to this list. And, of course, the search for he rest of the story continues. Mary Lee Dunn maryldunn@aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. 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Robert Gavican sailed about the AJAX, but I'm very impressed that you came so close after all this time I am particularly pleased that your book is being published by the University of Massachusetts. We have UMass here in Dartmouth, as you may know. It's not as grand as UMass Amherst, but it's growing by leaps and bounds and becoming quite renowned as a research center. I think it's a nice coincidence. Take care. Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: <maryldunn@aol.com> To: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story > > Hi, Fran, > > > Thanks very much for your note. I know how committed you are to these > stories, too. > > > I did try to write the story in such a way that anyone with immigrants who > left in the 1830-1850 time period, roughly, would learn more about the > social and political conditions that confronted the native Irish then and > in immigrant America as well. I also focused on about a dozen families > whose stories my research and the descendants "filled out" fairly well. > While there were many sad events, there also were some funny and > surprising ones as well. And, yes, Grosse Ile, where your ancestor > disembarked from the Aeolus (did I remember the name correctly?), also is > part of the story. > > There is a lovely painting of a Rutland marble quarry on the cover, > courtesy of the Rutland Historical Society. So many of the Irish > immigrants there became marble quarry men! > > Best Wishes, > Mary Lee > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fran Weeks <fifi36@comcast.net> > To: roscommon@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 4:52 pm > Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story > > > > > Hi Mary Lee, > The upcoming publishing of your book about the Ballykilcline story that > s so dear to your heart must be a dream come true. I can only imagine the > ime and effort involved in such an important and historical undertaking, > nd the pride that you must have in its completion and acceptance by a > ublisher. Great job! > I will be anxiously awaiting the day when you announce that it is on the > ookshelves so that I can pick up a copy and make it known that I know the > uthor. (Well...sort of) > I suspect that the reading of it, although my gr-grandfather was from > oyle - not Ballykilcline, will bring me closer to this man who, at the age > f sixteen, traveled alone about a "famine ship" in the summer of 1847, > anaged to survived the journey, found his way from Quebec to Boston, > arried another Irish immigrant twelve years later, and brought up a family > f nine children there. I will always be very grateful to you for bringing > is experience to life through your book. > Congratulations and thank you. > ran. > ----- Original Message ----- > rom: <maryldunn@aol.com> > o: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> > ent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:11 PM > ubject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story > > > Thanks very much, Loree. I really loved working on it and putting "a face" > on some of these people. As it turns out, there are some quite interesting > stories in the U.S. part of their lives as well! While much of the story > is focused on Rutland, VT, the immigrants moved around too. > > > > Mary Lee > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Loree <Loree@dc.rr.com> > To: roscommon@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 9:58 am > Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story > > > > > Mary - that is great news on your book. CONGRATULATIONS! > Loree Muldowney > ----- Original Message ----- > From: maryldunn@aol.com > To: roscommon@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:06 AM > Subject: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story > > To anyone interested in the Ballykilcline story, > > My book about the Ballykilcline rent strike (1835-1848) and the fates and > ortunes of the evicted strikers in the United States (up to 1870) will be > ublished by the University of Massachusetts Press in July. Its title is, > allykilcline Rising / From Famine Ireland to Immigrant America. It is > listed > ow on Amazon but you can read a fuller description of it here: > > http://www.umass.edu/umpress/spr_08/dunn.htm > > Since some of you helped in various ways, I thought you might like to > know > hat it finally is making it to bookshelves. The story draws on history, > enealogy, and social sciences to produce the picture that it presents of > the > trikers’ lives on both sides of the Atlantic. It also draws on the > knowledge of > embers of the Ballykilcline Society, and other research communities, who > have > enerously shared what they know so we all can learn more. > > Many thanks to all who contribute to this list. And, of course, the > search for > he rest of the story continues. > > Mary Lee Dunn > maryldunn@aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: 3/28/2008 > 0:58 AM > > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
No coincidence, Fran, since I work for the University of Massachusetts Lowell and I have worked with this press in the past. Besides, the subject seemed to "fit" with what they publish. Let's look for some Spring soon! Unfortunately, I heard mention of some snow again on Monday! Mary Lee -----Original Message----- From: Fran Weeks <fifi36@comcast.net> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 6:02 pm Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Robert Gavican sailed about the AJAX, but I'm very impressed that ou came so close after all this time I am particularly pleased that your book is being published by the niversity of Massachusetts. We have UMass here in Dartmouth, as you may now. It's not as grand as UMass Amherst, but it's growing by leaps and ounds and becoming quite renowned as a research center. I think it's a nice coincidence. Take care. ran ---- Original Message ----- rom: <maryldunn@aol.com> o: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> ent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:27 PM ubject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Hi, Fran, Thanks very much for your note. I know how committed you are to these stories, too. I did try to write the story in such a way that anyone with immigrants who left in the 1830-1850 time period, roughly, would learn more about the social and political conditions that confronted the native Irish then and in immigrant America as well. I also focused on about a dozen families whose stories my research and the descendants "filled out" fairly well. While there were many sad events, there also were some funny and surprising ones as well. And, yes, Grosse Ile, where your ancestor disembarked from the Aeolus (did I remember the name correctly?), also is part of the story. There is a lovely painting of a Rutland marble quarry on the cover, courtesy of the Rutland Historical Society. So many of the Irish immigrants there became marble quarry men! Best Wishes, Mary Lee -----Original Message----- From: Fran Weeks <fifi36@comcast.net> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 4:52 pm Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Hi Mary Lee, The upcoming publishing of your book about the Ballykilcline story that s so dear to your heart must be a dream come true. I can only imagine the ime and effort involved in such an important and historical undertaking, nd the pride that you must have in its completion and acceptance by a ublisher. Great job! I will be anxiously awaiting the day when you announce that it is on the ookshelves so that I can pick up a copy and make it known that I know the uthor. (Well...sort of) I suspect that the reading of it, although my gr-grandfather was from oyle - not Ballykilcline, will bring me closer to this man who, at the age f sixteen, traveled alone about a "famine ship" in the summer of 1847, anaged to survived the journey, found his way from Quebec to Boston, arried another Irish immigrant twelve years later, and brought up a family f nine children there. I will always be very grateful to you for bringing is experience to life through your book. Congratulations and thank you. ran. ----- Original Message ----- rom: <maryldunn@aol.com> o: <roscommon@rootsweb.com> ent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:11 PM ubject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Thanks very much, Loree. I really loved working on it and putting "a face" on some of these people. As it turns out, there are some quite interesting stories in the U.S. part of their lives as well! While much of the story is focused on Rutland, VT, the immigrants moved around too. Mary Lee -----Original Message----- From: Loree <Loree@dc.rr.com> To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 9:58 am Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story Mary - that is great news on your book. CONGRATULATIONS! Loree Muldowney ----- Original Message ----- From: maryldunn@aol.com To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:06 AM Subject: [ROSCOMMON] RE The Ballykilcline story To anyone interested in the Ballykilcline story, My book about the Ballykilcline rent strike (1835-1848) and the fates and ortunes of the evicted strikers in the United States (up to 1870) will be ublished by the University of Massachusetts Press in July. Its title is, allykilcline Rising / From Famine Ireland to Immigrant America. It is listed ow on Amazon but you can read a fuller description of it here: http://www.umass.edu/umpress/spr_08/dunn.htm Since some of you helped in various ways, I thought you might like to know hat it finally is making it to bookshelves. The story draws on history, enealogy, and social sciences to produce the picture that it presents of the trikers’ lives on both sides of the Atlantic. It also draws on the knowledge of embers of the Ballykilcline Society, and other research communities, who have enerously shared what they know so we all can learn more. Many thanks to all who contribute to this list. And, of course, the search for he rest of the story continues. Mary Lee Dunn maryldunn@aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSCOMMON-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. 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