Does this work?: "If all else fails, I will retreat up the valley of Virginia, plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around the Scotch-Irish of that region and make my last stand for liberty amongst a people who will never submit to British tyranny whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger." George Washington, Valley Forge. -----Original Message----- From: rkmacmaster@aol.com [mailto:rkmacmaster@aol.com] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:30 AM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Sc-Ir] Fwd: Striking quotations by/about Virginia immigrants -----Original Message----- From: John Saillant, W. Michigan Univ. <john.saillant@WMICH.EDU> To: H-OIEAHC@H-NET.MSU.EDU Sent: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 06:25:17 -0400 Subject: Striking quotations by/about Virginia immigrants >From "Ayres, Edward S." <edward.ayres@jyf.virginia.gov> Sent Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:08 am To john.saillant@wmich.edu Subject Striking quotations by/about Virginia immigrants The Yorktown Victory Center of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is planning a new permanent exhibit entitled "A Nation of Immigrants" that will open in the late Summer of 2006. This exhibit will focus on immigration to Virginia primarily during the period from 1700 to about 1860, with a special emphasis on the post-Revolutionary and early National periods. The exhibit team would like to identify four or five contemporary, "quotable" statements ca 1700-1830 by or about Virginia immigrants or groups, their experiences, and what drew them to Virginia or drove them to leave their homeland. Even statements that do not specifically refer to Virginia, but would nevertheless be valid, could be useful. Any examples or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Edward Ayres, Historian Yorktown Victory Center Yorktown, Virginia ph (757) 847-3129 fax (757) 887-1306 email: edward.ayres@jyf.virginia.gov