I don't know where Sharon is,Tom,but do not apologize for the ramblin'. I think it is good. My word for it is meandering. Bonnie McCurtain County,Ok. >From: "Tom Watson DDS" <tom_watson_dds@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com >To: TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TXREDRIV] Where is Sharon? >Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 09:26:55 -0500 > >List, > A few weeks back Sharon Black casually mentioned a book, "Mary Donoho >New First Woman On The Santa Fe Trail". Well, I bought it and agree with >her , "it is a very interesting book". It being written about a woman, at >first , didn't get me too excited, but I respect Sharon's opinion and >therefore bought one on E-Bay. I have found this little book just full of >interesting facts, that are well document, about The life of one of the >most influential ladies of Red River County. The book tells us a lot about >what Clarksville was like in the early 1800s. It also tells us about the >people who lived there. I alluded to how I was hesitant to get the book >because it was about a woman. Well, I should have learned my lesson by now. >In genealogy we often over look the women,probably due to most of the >records being easier to follow, I once thought, from the men's name. Seems >to me;however, that when I do start following the women ( I would say >chasing but I stopped doing that a long time ago) I find treasures of >information. I would have never known about my relationship to Capt, >William Becknell if I had not researched my Grandmother Cornett's family. > You can get the book on E-Bay; However, I bought a few copies at the >Clarksville News office last week at about 1/4 the price I paid on E-Bay. >What's more important, I left a little money in Red River County. > Sorry for the ramblin'. WHERE IS SHARON?? > Tom > Heath, TX > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > >==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail