Since you have the book, is $89.00 a fair price? I haven't paid that much for a book before, but I don't know the value of them either ;-) If there's a lot of info I think having the whole book would be better. My line is Ezekiel Newport & Louverna Phillips and John C. Adkins and Martha Lay. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Standifer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > All of those names are mentioned many times. And those names are mentioned > in my Scott County ties through Meshack Hembree and Michael Low(e) > > Dale Standifer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: [email protected] > Date: 10/14/05 11:37:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > Can you tell me if there is any mention of Adkins, Lay, McDonald, Newport, > or Phillips. > Sandy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Standifer" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > > > I own a copy of "Dusty Bits pf the Forgotten Past" and will be glad to > look > > up family, just give me the names of the family members. There are several > > of my Hembree and Lowe relations listed. > > > > Dale Standifer > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: 10/14/05 07:22:05 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > > > Stephen, do you own a copy? I would love to get this but would like to > know > > if my relatives are in it before I spend $100. Trammell, Duncan, Wilson, > > Chitwood. Price sounds good as the one on EBay went for $300 if I remember > > right. > > > > >From: Stephen West <[email protected]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > >Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:03:02 -0400 > > > > > >I just saw on amazon.com Dusty Bits and Scott County and Its Mountain > Folk. > > >Thought I would share it if anyone needs it. > > >Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > > >Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] > > >http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County > > >Memories > > > > > >============================== > > >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > > Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] > > http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County > > Memories > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > > > > . > > > > > > ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > > Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] > > http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County > Memories > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] > http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County > Memories > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 > > . > > > ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected]tmail.com > http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County Memories > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >
Sandy: I guess you have tried The Scott Co. TN Web page for the book. I got mine several years ago for $43.70; $89 is more that twice what I paid. There is a lot of information in the book, but not a lot of genealogy type info. My line is Michael Lowe, Jr.& Catherine R. Massingale; Sterling Adkins & Motlaney Lowe; Thomas Adkins & Ritly Jane "Kizzie" Lowe and Lacy Levi Adkins & Louisa Carroll Lowe. Dale Standifer -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 10/14/05 14:02:54 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books Since you have the book, is $89.00 a fair price? I haven't paid that much for a book before, but I don't know the value of them either ;-) If there's a lot of info I think having the whole book would be better. My line is Ezekiel Newport & Louverna Phillips and John C. Adkins and Martha Lay. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Standifer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > All of those names are mentioned many times. And those names are mentioned > in my Scott County ties through Meshack Hembree and Michael Low(e) > > Dale Standifer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: [email protected] > Date: 10/14/05 11:37:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > Can you tell me if there is any mention of Adkins, Lay, McDonald, Newport, > or Phillips. > Sandy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Standifer" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > > > I own a copy of "Dusty Bits pf the Forgotten Past" and will be glad to > look > > up family, just give me the names of the family members. There are several > > of my Hembree and Lowe relations listed. > > > > Dale Standifer > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: 10/14/05 07:22:05 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > > > Stephen, do you own a copy? I would love to get this but would like to > know > > if my relatives are in it before I spend $100. Trammell, Duncan, Wilson, > > Chitwood. Price sounds good as the one on EBay went for $300 if I remember > > right. > > > > >From: Stephen West <[email protected]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [TNSCOTT] scott county books > > >Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:03:02 -0400 > > > > > >I just saw on amazon.com Dusty Bits and Scott County and Its Mountain > Folk. > > >Thought I would share it if anyone needs it. > > >Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > > >Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] > > >http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County > > >Memories > > > > > >============================== > > >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== > > Rae Davis-Smith, List Administrator [email protected] > > http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/ScottCoTnMemories/index.html Scott County > > Memories > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. 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All, A couple of points about /"Dusty Bits of the Forgotten Past: A History of Scott County" /that may not be obvious from the recent discussions. First, a couple of facts. * Authored by Henry Clay Smith, * Published 1985; Scott County Historical Society, * Hardcover version is 602 pages with a separate index; * Softcover version is more than 602 pages because it includes the index * Dusty Bits covers 200 years in the growth and development of the mountainous area which has become Scott County. It was compiled by the author over a 40-year period, completed in 1963. Due to a lingering illness, which culminated in Smith's death in 1971, his manuscript never went to press, as it, too, was to become one of the Dusty Bits of the Forgotten Past. ... publication of this book, not only because of the storehouse of material contained herein, but also as a tribute to the man who wrote it: H. CLAY SMITH, Scott County's first county historian. The hardcover version is out of print, the owner of the plates refuses to sell the plates to the SCHS, and refuses to republish the book. If you want the original hardcover version, then $89 for a rare, out of print book is probably a good deal -- IMHO. The softcover version is a "Xerox" of the hardcover version, bound using a comb binding, and is sold by the SCHS through the Independent Herald. See the Scott Co website, click on "books", and click on "book price list" to see the current costs and to download an order form. While the book does talk about a lot of different Scott Co folks over the years, it is light in talking about who begat who and who is related to who. The book has less value as a genealogy tool (focused on ancestry and descendants) but more value as a tool that discusses the history and culture of Scott Co. It is a fascinating read not only in content but in the style the author used in relaying information. The book contains little source referencing; that is, the reader is left to wonder where Mr. Smith got his information. The book also seems to contain some hear say information -- that is, not based in fact and is easily disproven. It also contains information that can't be found anywhere else. While the book would not pass academic standards for being thoroughly researched and documented; it is, none-the-less, a very interesting read and will likely tell you something about your ancestors and how they lived their lives. ...tim west... Scott Co, TN Coordinator for the TNGenWeb Project