At 09:33 AM 8/17/02 -0600, you wrote: >Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:17:55 EDT >From: Ddstevens@aol.com >To: SALEM-WITCH-L@rootsweb.com > >I visited Salem last May and will be returning again in September. It is >such a fun place to do family history and find information on ancestors. > >My ancestor Joseph Ring testified against Susannah Martin. It was fun to see >his testimony and his name in the books...His testimony is recorded and fun to read. Darlene, Somehow the word "fun" doesn't come to my mind when I think about reading false testimony presented against my ancestor Susannah North Martin and the struggles her family members had to endure because of it centuries after her murder. You might consider using a word like "interesting" or "provocative" instead. I am happy your ancestors were either accusers or escapees, however, my ancestor was not as lucky and I struggle with forming "fun" associations, even 300 years later. Tom Tom Towle - Computer and Internet Consulting Services towle@sbcics.com - http://www.sbcics.com (805) 969-4517 - P.O. Box 5448, Montecito, CA 93150 Corporate Member - HTML Writers Guild

Dear Cousin Tom: As one of Susannah Martin's 9×great-granddaughters, I agree that Darlene worded her message very poorly, especially when you consider it was one of her ancestors who contributed to persecuting ours. I, too, was also a bit disturbed by how she expressed herself. I would like to give Darlene the benefit doubt by believing she had meant to say it was fun to research her ancestor's testimony as opposed to gloating over the suffering she brought to ours. Darlene: You may not be aware that the Martins never recovered from the government the property that was conficated and Susannah was only just officially vindicated by the State of Massachusetts last Halloween. I hope you'll take a little more care in how you phrase your intent in the future. Adrienne Foster CICS wrote: > > At 09:33 AM 8/17/02 -0600, you wrote: > >Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:17:55 EDT > >From: Ddstevens@aol.com > >To: SALEM-WITCH-L@rootsweb.com > > > >I visited Salem last May and will be returning again in September. It is > >such a fun place to do family history and find information on ancestors. > > > >My ancestor Joseph Ring testified against Susannah Martin. It was fun to see > >his testimony and his name in the books...His testimony is recorded and fun to read. > > Darlene, > > Somehow the word "fun" doesn't come to my mind when I think about reading false testimony presented against my ancestor Susannah North Martin and the struggles > > You might consider using a word like "interesting" or "provocative" instead. I am happy your ancestors were either accusers or escapees, however, my ancestor w > > Tom > > Tom Towle - Computer and Internet Consulting Services > towle@sbcics.com - http://www.sbcics.com > (805) 969-4517 - P.O. Box 5448, Montecito, CA 93150 > Corporate Member - HTML Writers Guild