Hello Augustin, The name Shannon seems to be most elusive in Ireland although with my grandparents having immigrated to Australia in 1862 and marrying at St.Mary's Cathedral in 1867, I do have lots of information of them here. I feel sure that if I could find the marriage date for my ggrandparents who were Thomas John Shannon married to Mary Blake and both came from County Cavan, I could go further with the children of their marriage. I have a copy of the Marriage Cert. for my grandparents who settled and died in Glebe, NSW and also know that Robert Shannon (Cty.Cavan) married Kate McGovern from Cty Cavan and he was a brother to my grandfather, John. There were also lots of McGovern (Cty.Cavan) who settled in NSW, Australia and I have also found a John Creighton Gunn who seems to be related to them through the McGoverns. I do have the Shannon names in GV Vals. but just don't know how to find my line amongst them. Thanks for your reply to my email. -----Original Message----- From: shannon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:shannon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of augustin@flinthills.com Sent: Monday, 21 May 2007 5:06 AM To: SHANNON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SHANNON] SHANNON/ GRUBB/ TAYLOR CONNECTION Does anyone have a connection of Mary Shannon married to George Shannon, and a Mrs. J. A. Grubb? Mrs. Grubb was looking for Mary Taylor who married George Shannon but unfortunately she died before I could contact her. Any help would be appreciated! Darlene ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone have a connection of Mary Shannon married to George Shannon, and a Mrs. J. A. Grubb? Mrs. Grubb was looking for Mary Taylor who married George Shannon but unfortunately she died before I could contact her. Any help would be appreciated! Darlene

> It turned out his folks were Joseph Shannon and Rebecca Creath- who moved > from Kentucky to- if I remember right, Blackford County, Indiana and mine > were Joseph Shannon and wife Rebecca Binns who lived in Ohio for their whole > married life. I was born and raised in Blackford Co,Indiana as was my father.My ggrandmother Susanna(Susan)Garrison(Garretson) married Gideon Shannon in Jay Co,In 1858.Blackford was made from part of Jay.In 1860 census they lived in Blackford I think and also 1870.They had four other children besides grandad.In 1875 Gideon Shannon remarried in Blackford Co..In 1880 He and knew wife Adeline have those children born to Susanna as well as two more.I have not found any record of my gggrandmother's death but assume she died within those five years.I have names for these children but don't recall them.Blackford Co.is very small and we knew almost everyone there.If anyone is interested in talking with me or needs research done in Indiana please contact me. Jeany Roark

I have this in the Yates papers file as Worder, son of Joseph and Rebecca Creath Shannon. File from W.A. Barnard. Sorry if this muddies the waters, but best to be sure. Mike Shannon Walter Nachtigal <wnachtigal@twlakes.net> wrote: Hi Carolyn, A bunch of years ago, I corresponded with a man who lived in the Seattle, Washington area about Joseph Shannon and wife Rebecca Creath from Kentucky who according to him were the parents of your Warder Shannon. We both were subscribers to a family research paper called "Shannon Searchers" and the reason we got to writing to each other was--we both had ancestors-Joseph and Rebecca Shannon. I can't think of the man's name right now but I'm sure I have it somewhere. It turned out his folks were Joseph Shannon and Rebecca Creath- who moved from Kentucky to- if I remember right, Blackford County, Indiana and mine were Joseph Shannon and wife Rebecca Binns who lived in Ohio for their whole married life. His Joseph and Rebecca, moved from Indiana to Missouri and I have the "where in Missouri" that was and will need to look it up That man also gave me some information on other of his Joseph and Rebecca Shannon's kids. He called Warder Shannon, "Warden, Shannon" and it appears his Warder/Warden was Joseph and Rebecca's oldest child. I will try to dig out what I have on that Joseph and Rebecca Shannon and will get back to you. Until I find the man's name who supplied that information- he apparently had some sort of Marina as his letters gave his address as "Leakee Boat Works". Welthy Nachtigal ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carolyn, A bunch of years ago, I corresponded with a man who lived in the Seattle, Washington area about Joseph Shannon and wife Rebecca Creath from Kentucky who according to him were the parents of your Warder Shannon. We both were subscribers to a family research paper called "Shannon Searchers" and the reason we got to writing to each other was--we both had ancestors-Joseph and Rebecca Shannon. I can't think of the man's name right now but I'm sure I have it somewhere. It turned out his folks were Joseph Shannon and Rebecca Creath- who moved from Kentucky to- if I remember right, Blackford County, Indiana and mine were Joseph Shannon and wife Rebecca Binns who lived in Ohio for their whole married life. His Joseph and Rebecca, moved from Indiana to Missouri and I have the "where in Missouri" that was and will need to look it up That man also gave me some information on other of his Joseph and Rebecca Shannon's kids. He called Warder Shannon, "Warden, Shannon" and it appears his Warder/Warden was Joseph and Rebecca's oldest child. I will try to dig out what I have on that Joseph and Rebecca Shannon and will get back to you. Until I find the man's name who supplied that information- he apparently had some sort of Marina as his letters gave his address as "Leakee Boat Works". Welthy Nachtigal

Hi, I am looking for my gggrandfather, Warder A. Shannon . He was born in Indiana in 1822-23. I don't know who his father is but he was born in Ky. I would like his parents names and any siblings he had. Warder married Mariah Louise Stucker in Mo. abt. 1848. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail me at: cflowers13@comcast.net. Thanks, Carolyn Flowers

hi I am new to the list and I am searching BRIDGET SHANNON ,Roman Catholic, born in Ireland 1826-1827. According to her death record her father was William Shannon and mother Margaret ? I do know that she married a JOHN WALKER in the mid 1850's. According to the different census they lived in Niagara ( N.Y.) and Buffalo. So far I have not been able to find any of her siblings or parents. living in the above areas She may possibly have come over the pond by herself. Am interested in finding where in Ireland she was born Any information will be greatly appreciated Diane

Wow, the interest is the project is exciting! "America's Other Irish" is still in pre-production. We are actively fundraising through the W.B. Yeats Foundation of Emory University. Additionally, we are working on two state-specific films in conjunction with Georgia Southern University. We have received grants from the Northern Ireland Film and Television Council and also from the Ulster Scots Agency. We were a finalist in the 2006 Southern Humanities Fund. Please keep any eye on the AOI website for our timetable, but continue to address any Shannon-specific inquiries to me at mglfreel@bellsouth.net We are working with the world's best scholars on the subject of the Scots-Irish. Do you know the story? Check out America's Other Irish at www.redwineonline.com Melinda Shannon Freels Associate Producer, "America's Other Irish" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Kerr" <jimmyk01@sbcglobal.net> To: <shannon@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:05 PM Subject: [SHANNON] The Shannon Family in upcoming PBS Documentary > When is this scheduled for, what date? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have a father and son, John Shannon, around the time that you mention, and in the same general area. However, went on west in PA. I did not find a Daniel in my files. Do you know from where your Shannon's came? Mine are said to have come from Scotland. Kay On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:51:53 EDT SAGeier@aol.com writes: > I am interested in the PBS Documentary, since it is about the > Shannons who > came to America before the Potato Famine. My 4Great Grandfather was > Daniel > Shannon, born 1767 in Sussex Co. NJ, died 1851 in Dundee, Yates Co., > NY. Most of > the family were Presbyterian. I would be interested in sharing info > with > anyone from this line. > Shirley Geier > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > k A friend is someone who knows the song of your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten the words. --Unknown author

It has not yet been scheduled. It will soon go into filming. Kay On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:05:09 -0700 (PDT) Jimmy Kerr <jimmyk01@sbcglobal.net> writes: > When is this scheduled for, what date? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > k A friend is someone who knows the song of your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten the words. --Unknown author

I am interested in the PBS Documentary, since it is about the Shannons who came to America before the Potato Famine. My 4Great Grandfather was Daniel Shannon, born 1767 in Sussex Co. NJ, died 1851 in Dundee, Yates Co., NY. Most of the family were Presbyterian. I would be interested in sharing info with anyone from this line. Shirley Geier ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

When is this scheduled for, what date?

Good Luck! Unfortunately I have yet to move my paternal Shannon's out of NY so have no idea if they were north or south Ireland originally. My maternal McCarron's were from Co Tyrone area. Success Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: <mglfreel@bellsouth.net> To: <SHANNON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 11:42 AM Subject: [SHANNON] The Shannon Family in upcoming PBS Documentary > Dear Shannon "Cousins," > > I wanted to let you know about an exciting media project that I am working > on called "America's Other Irish." It is a one hour PBS documentary that > will finally explore the lasting legacy of the Scots-Irish (aka > Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots) in America. We are just concluding our > pre-production phase and will begin filming this summer. > > The documentary will be presented through the eyes of an average American > white woman who discovers that members of her extended family can be found > at almost every turn of American History - from the Colonial period, the > Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, etc. etc. What will interest > you is this: the family that we trace is the Shannon Family and the woman > is yours truly. (Please note that the family we follow is the Protestant > Presbyterian Shannon Family, NOT the Catholic Shannon's who anglicized > their name form Shanahan.) > > We are planning to shoot scenes in and around Kintyre, Scotland and then > the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland, where the Shannon family is most > concentrated. We will look at Samuel Shannon who was one of the defenders > of Londonderry, and later in the film, we'll note that his grandson, Rev. > Isaac Anderson, founded Maryville College. We'll follow the mythical "Four > Shannon Brothers" to Pennsylvania, Virginia and down the Great Wagon Road > and Wilderness Highway into North Carolina and Tennessee. We plan to shoot > the Shannon Cemetery at Poplar Hill and also read the letter from Samuel > and Jean Shannon about the Indian troubles. We will mention Robert Shannon > who served at King's Mountain and George Shannon of the Lewis and Clark > Expedition. > We also plan to interview a number of prominent Americans, such as Senator > James Webb. But note that we plan to question his "Born Fighting" theory > and the stereotypical hillbilly redneck image of the Scots-Irish. > > One of the reasons that I am writing to the Shannon List is to inquire > whether any of you own any Shannon artifacts such as old letters, land > deeds, photos, etc. that could be included in a montage about the family. > I am particularly interested in finding relics from Pennsylvania and > Virginia. So please, if you know of the existence of any items that we > could use in the film, please contact me as soon as possible. All Shannon > contributors will receive a credit at the end of the film. > > I hope that you all will share in my enthusiasm for the project! We have > a team of world class scholars, both in the U.S and in Ulster. We have > received substantial funding from the Northern Ireland Television and Film > Commission and the Ulster Scots Society. We are also a finalist for the > Southern Humanities Media Fund. > > The Shannon Family will help us tell the greatest unknown story in > American History, so your help will be greatly appreciated. > > Many Thanks and Best Regards, > > > Melinda Shannon Freels > Associate Producer, America's Other Irish > www.redwineonline.com > > Visit my Shannon website here: > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PHP-shannonfamily > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi, My Shannon's also come from the Kintyre area in Scotland. I have my genealogy back to my 4th great grandparents, John Shannon, b. 1753/4, probably in Maryland an American Rev. War Patriot and his wife Jane Dunlap. They lived in the Mercersberg/Chambersberg area> Penns Valley, Centre Co. PA and Rockland, Venango Co. PA. where they lived their last days and are buried there. Dorothy Kennelley........Erie, PA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hi J. Bennett, If you don't already know it, Shannon Miss., was founded by Samuel Sr's son John Shannon. Michael Shannon J Bennett <jb900@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Melinda, I read your message with much interest and look forward to the PBS documentary. I have been doing some research on the Shannon family, the same one you plan to highlight and the one of which you trace your ancestry back to Pennsylvania, then Tennessee, etc. I too am part of this family, also tracing my Scotch-Irish roots to Thomas and Eigness (Agnes) in Pennsylvania, then Samuel Sr. in Virginia, then Samuel Jr. in Tennessee and Mississippi. The noteworthy aspect of this (from my perspective), to complete the history, is that I am an African-American. There are a number of us who trace our Scotch-Irish roots to this family of Shannon's. Many of us have the Shannon surname, and some, like me, have different surnames through marriage (my mother's surname was Shannon, from Shannon, Mississippi). Please keep the Shannon list informed as the program production moves forward. Don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance. Joe Bennett --- mglfreel@bellsouth.net wrote: > Dear Shannon "Cousins," > > I wanted to let you know about an exciting media project that I am > working on called "America's Other Irish." It is a one hour PBS > documentary that will finally explore the lasting legacy of the > Scots-Irish (aka Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots) in America. We are > just concluding our pre-production phase and will begin filming > this summer. > > The documentary will be presented through the eyes of an average > American white woman who discovers that members of her extended > family can be found at almost every turn of American History - from > the Colonial period, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil > War, etc. etc. What will interest you is this: the family that we > trace is the Shannon Family and the woman is yours truly. (Please > note that the family we follow is the Protestant Presbyterian > Shannon Family, NOT the Catholic Shannon's who anglicized their > name form Shanahan.) > > We are planning to shoot scenes in and around Kintyre, Scotland and > then the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland, where the Shannon family > is most concentrated. We will look at Samuel Shannon who was one of > the defenders of Londonderry, and later in the film, we'll note > that his grandson, Rev. Isaac Anderson, founded Maryville College. > We'll follow the mythical "Four Shannon Brothers" to Pennsylvania, > Virginia and down the Great Wagon Road and Wilderness Highway into > North Carolina and Tennessee. We plan to shoot the Shannon Cemetery > at Poplar Hill and also read the letter from Samuel and Jean > Shannon about the Indian troubles. We will mention Robert Shannon > who served at King's Mountain and George Shannon of the Lewis and > Clark Expedition. > We also plan to interview a number of prominent Americans, such as > Senator James Webb. But note that we plan to question his "Born > Fighting" theory and the stereotypical hillbilly redneck image of > the Scots-Irish. > > One of the reasons that I am writing to the Shannon List is to > inquire whether any of you own any Shannon artifacts such as old > letters, land deeds, photos, etc. that could be included in a > montage about the family. I am particularly interested in finding > relics from Pennsylvania and Virginia. So please, if you know of > the existence of any items that we could use in the film, please > contact me as soon as possible. All Shannon contributors will > receive a credit at the end of the film. > > I hope that you all will share in my enthusiasm for the project! > We have a team of world class scholars, both in the U.S and in > Ulster. We have received substantial funding from the Northern > Ireland Television and Film Commission and the Ulster Scots > Society. We are also a finalist for the Southern Humanities Media > Fund. > > The Shannon Family will help us tell the greatest unknown story in > American History, so your help will be greatly appreciated. > > Many Thanks and Best Regards, > > > Melinda Shannon Freels > Associate Producer, America's Other Irish > www.redwineonline.com > > Visit my Shannon website here: > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PHP-shannonfamily > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-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 SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Melinda, I read your message with much interest and look forward to the PBS documentary. I have been doing some research on the Shannon family, the same one you plan to highlight and the one of which you trace your ancestry back to Pennsylvania, then Tennessee, etc. I too am part of this family, also tracing my Scotch-Irish roots to Thomas and Eigness (Agnes) in Pennsylvania, then Samuel Sr. in Virginia, then Samuel Jr. in Tennessee and Mississippi. The noteworthy aspect of this (from my perspective), to complete the history, is that I am an African-American. There are a number of us who trace our Scotch-Irish roots to this family of Shannon's. Many of us have the Shannon surname, and some, like me, have different surnames through marriage (my mother's surname was Shannon, from Shannon, Mississippi). Please keep the Shannon list informed as the program production moves forward. Don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance. Joe Bennett --- mglfreel@bellsouth.net wrote: > Dear Shannon "Cousins," > > I wanted to let you know about an exciting media project that I am > working on called "America's Other Irish." It is a one hour PBS > documentary that will finally explore the lasting legacy of the > Scots-Irish (aka Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots) in America. We are > just concluding our pre-production phase and will begin filming > this summer. > > The documentary will be presented through the eyes of an average > American white woman who discovers that members of her extended > family can be found at almost every turn of American History - from > the Colonial period, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil > War, etc. etc. What will interest you is this: the family that we > trace is the Shannon Family and the woman is yours truly. (Please > note that the family we follow is the Protestant Presbyterian > Shannon Family, NOT the Catholic Shannon's who anglicized their > name form Shanahan.) > > We are planning to shoot scenes in and around Kintyre, Scotland and > then the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland, where the Shannon family > is most concentrated. We will look at Samuel Shannon who was one of > the defenders of Londonderry, and later in the film, we'll note > that his grandson, Rev. Isaac Anderson, founded Maryville College. > We'll follow the mythical "Four Shannon Brothers" to Pennsylvania, > Virginia and down the Great Wagon Road and Wilderness Highway into > North Carolina and Tennessee. We plan to shoot the Shannon Cemetery > at Poplar Hill and also read the letter from Samuel and Jean > Shannon about the Indian troubles. We will mention Robert Shannon > who served at King's Mountain and George Shannon of the Lewis and > Clark Expedition. > We also plan to interview a number of prominent Americans, such as > Senator James Webb. But note that we plan to question his "Born > Fighting" theory and the stereotypical hillbilly redneck image of > the Scots-Irish. > > One of the reasons that I am writing to the Shannon List is to > inquire whether any of you own any Shannon artifacts such as old > letters, land deeds, photos, etc. that could be included in a > montage about the family. I am particularly interested in finding > relics from Pennsylvania and Virginia. So please, if you know of > the existence of any items that we could use in the film, please > contact me as soon as possible. All Shannon contributors will > receive a credit at the end of the film. > > I hope that you all will share in my enthusiasm for the project! > We have a team of world class scholars, both in the U.S and in > Ulster. We have received substantial funding from the Northern > Ireland Television and Film Commission and the Ulster Scots > Society. We are also a finalist for the Southern Humanities Media > Fund. > > The Shannon Family will help us tell the greatest unknown story in > American History, so your help will be greatly appreciated. > > Many Thanks and Best Regards, > > > Melinda Shannon Freels > Associate Producer, America's Other Irish > www.redwineonline.com > > Visit my Shannon website here: > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PHP-shannonfamily > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

How exciting. Please keep us advised. My Shannon connection is back about 5 generations, but is said to have come from around the Kintyre area of Scotland. Kay On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:42:13 -0500 <mglfreel@bellsouth.net> writes: > Dear Shannon "Cousins," > > I wanted to let you know about an exciting media project that I am > working on called "America's Other Irish." It is a one hour PBS > documentary that will finally explore the lasting legacy of the > Scots-Irish (aka Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots) in America. We are > just concluding our pre-production phase and will begin filming this > summer. > > The documentary will be presented through the eyes of an average > American white woman who discovers that members of her extended > family can be found at almost every turn of American History - from > the Colonial period, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, > etc. etc. What will interest you is this: the family that we trace > is the Shannon Family and the woman is yours truly. (Please note > that the family we follow is the Protestant Presbyterian Shannon > Family, NOT the Catholic Shannon's who anglicized their name form > Shanahan.) > > We are planning to shoot scenes in and around Kintyre, Scotland and > then the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland, where the Shannon family > is most concentrated. We will look at Samuel Shannon who was one of > the defenders of Londonderry, and later in the film, we'll note that > his grandson, Rev. Isaac Anderson, founded Maryville College. We'll > follow the mythical "Four Shannon Brothers" to Pennsylvania, > Virginia and down the Great Wagon Road and Wilderness Highway into > North Carolina and Tennessee. We plan to shoot the Shannon Cemetery > at Poplar Hill and also read the letter from Samuel and Jean Shannon > about the Indian troubles. We will mention Robert Shannon who served > at King's Mountain and George Shannon of the Lewis and Clark > Expedition. > We also plan to interview a number of prominent Americans, such as > Senator James Webb. But note that we plan to question his "Born > Fighting" theory and the stereotypical hillbilly redneck image of the > Scots-Irish. > > One of the reasons that I am writing to the Shannon List is to > inquire whether any of you own any Shannon artifacts such as old > letters, land deeds, photos, etc. that could be included in a > montage about the family. I am particularly interested in finding > relics from Pennsylvania and Virginia. So please, if you know of the > existence of any items that we could use in the film, please contact > me as soon as possible. All Shannon contributors will receive a > credit at the end of the film. > > I hope that you all will share in my enthusiasm for the project! We > have a team of world class scholars, both in the U.S and in Ulster. > We have received substantial funding from the Northern Ireland > Television and Film Commission and the Ulster Scots Society. We are > also a finalist for the Southern Humanities Media Fund. > > The Shannon Family will help us tell the greatest unknown story in > American History, so your help will be greatly appreciated. > > Many Thanks and Best Regards, > > > Melinda Shannon Freels > Associate Producer, America's Other Irish > www.redwineonline.com > > Visit my Shannon website here: > http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PHP-shannonfamily > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SHANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > k A friend is someone who knows the song of your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten the words. --Unknown author

Sorry, the link to my Shannon Website at the bottom of my previous email does not work. Here is the correct link to the "Shannon Family of East Tennessee," or you can simply google "Shannon Family." http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-shannonfamily Best Regards, Melinda Shannon Freels

Dear Shannon "Cousins," I wanted to let you know about an exciting media project that I am working on called "America's Other Irish." It is a one hour PBS documentary that will finally explore the lasting legacy of the Scots-Irish (aka Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots) in America. We are just concluding our pre-production phase and will begin filming this summer. The documentary will be presented through the eyes of an average American white woman who discovers that members of her extended family can be found at almost every turn of American History - from the Colonial period, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, etc. etc. What will interest you is this: the family that we trace is the Shannon Family and the woman is yours truly. (Please note that the family we follow is the Protestant Presbyterian Shannon Family, NOT the Catholic Shannon's who anglicized their name form Shanahan.) We are planning to shoot scenes in and around Kintyre, Scotland and then the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland, where the Shannon family is most concentrated. We will look at Samuel Shannon who was one of the defenders of Londonderry, and later in the film, we'll note that his grandson, Rev. Isaac Anderson, founded Maryville College. We'll follow the mythical "Four Shannon Brothers" to Pennsylvania, Virginia and down the Great Wagon Road and Wilderness Highway into North Carolina and Tennessee. We plan to shoot the Shannon Cemetery at Poplar Hill and also read the letter from Samuel and Jean Shannon about the Indian troubles. We will mention Robert Shannon who served at King's Mountain and George Shannon of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We also plan to interview a number of prominent Americans, such as Senator James Webb. But note that we plan to question his "Born Fighting" theory and the stereotypical hillbilly redneck image of the Scots-Irish. One of the reasons that I am writing to the Shannon List is to inquire whether any of you own any Shannon artifacts such as old letters, land deeds, photos, etc. that could be included in a montage about the family. I am particularly interested in finding relics from Pennsylvania and Virginia. So please, if you know of the existence of any items that we could use in the film, please contact me as soon as possible. All Shannon contributors will receive a credit at the end of the film. I hope that you all will share in my enthusiasm for the project! We have a team of world class scholars, both in the U.S and in Ulster. We have received substantial funding from the Northern Ireland Television and Film Commission and the Ulster Scots Society. We are also a finalist for the Southern Humanities Media Fund. The Shannon Family will help us tell the greatest unknown story in American History, so your help will be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks and Best Regards, Melinda Shannon Freels Associate Producer, America's Other Irish www.redwineonline.com Visit my Shannon website here: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PHP-shannonfamily

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