Gary Williams wrote: > On the subject of reprinting the volumes: >>>... submit what corrections > they have through the list.<<< > >>>Just as we have roll calls why not have a subject line that indicates > corrections and that way we can choose to read it or pass by the > message.<<< Dear List, The above is a really good idea. We can print out the info that interests us and perhaps someday, someone will compile our corrections and print a book. In the meanwhile, we will all have a book for our main Lee Co. references. (As a side note, 1977, the year of Early Settlers' publication, was my divorce year and I could not afford such frivolous items.) I think you (editorial YOU) will have a looooong wait if you think the books will be rewritten before they are reprinted. Both authors are dead and the Historical Society has tried for many years to obtain rights from others to reprint the books. Thanks to someone who has worked hard and who has been successful in getting permission for a reprint. IF the books were to be rewritten, who do you think would do the correct research? How long would it take to compile the books? If families send in their own stories, then you will have the same stories that are collected in the Bicentennial History 1792-1992, proof or no proof, but interesting family stories. I love my BicHistory 1792-1992. Yes, there are errors in Early Settlers, and there are sections of the books with no errors. The core information is good and it gives you a starting point for research. I want a set of the books, warts and all. Cheers to my Lee Co. cousins, SueBee

I just started looking into the history of Lee County and my family. After I received the copies of the information from both volumes and learning from this list that some of it was incorrect, I set out on a quest to learn what the truth was. The great - aunts and great - uncles and my family that were left on Wallens Creek and Love Lady Gap in Lee County are the ones who told the stories and gave the information to the authors of the Early Settlers books. So, I for one want a copy of these books. That is my heritage and linkage. Those are the stories and information, whether correct or not, that were passed on by my ancestors. After everyone on this list receives their copy of the volumes, let those that know what corrections can be proven and need to be made post to another site or list. Let us print the corrections from that web site or list so we can add them to the volumes that we have waited so long to get reprinted. Then maybe someone in our generation or the next will take an interest and get the third volume printed with all the proven corrections. Sheryl Young Barnes sunnjammers@alltel.net (you may have to retype sunnjammers@alltel.net in the "TO" box) ----- Original Message ----- From: <lawson@crosslink.net> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE] VALEE reprinting volumns > Gary Williams wrote: > > > On the subject of reprinting the volumes: >>>... submit what corrections > > they have through the list.<<< > > >>>Just as we have roll calls why not have a subject line that indicates > > corrections and that way we can choose to read it or pass by the > > message.<<< > > Dear List, > The above is a really good idea. We can print out the info that interests us and perhaps someday, someone will compile our > corrections and print a book. In the meanwhile, we will all have a book for our main Lee Co. references. (As a side note, 1977, > the year of Early Settlers' publication, was my divorce year and I could not afford such frivolous items.) > I think you (editorial YOU) will have a looooong wait if you think the books will be rewritten before they are reprinted. Both > authors are dead and the Historical Society has tried for many years to obtain rights from others to reprint the books. Thanks to > someone who has worked hard and who has been successful in getting permission for a reprint. > IF the books were to be rewritten, who do you think would do the correct research? How long would it take to compile the > books? If families send in their own stories, then you will have the same stories that are collected in the Bicentennial History > 1792-1992, proof or no proof, but interesting family stories. I love my BicHistory 1792-1992. > Yes, there are errors in Early Settlers, and there are sections of the books with no errors. The core information is good and > it gives you a starting point for research. I want a set of the books, warts and all. > Cheers to my Lee Co. cousins, > SueBee > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the 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 > >