tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post3699309232754984087..comments2024-03-25T14:36:16.797-04:00Comments on The Crime Writers' Chronicle: Digging Up the AncestorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-80077445905663603892013-03-03T13:30:44.498-05:002013-03-03T13:30:44.498-05:00Yes, Thelma, with a discerning eye you can trace y...Yes, Thelma, with a discerning eye you can trace your forebears back to people you never heard of, all the more likely if they're people the rest of the family would sooner forget about. Thomas Cornell and his mother, for example. I found evidence that some genealogists had bent over backwards to obscure the connection of some families to Thomas Cornell and his mother, faking his daughter's name so that her children's children weren't obviously connected to him. RIP, Thomas, you dirty dog.Kate Gallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107289413804236810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-50200687634754298052013-03-03T07:30:58.066-05:002013-03-03T07:30:58.066-05:00Fascinating! Do we hear the trumpet call for a NYT...Fascinating! Do we hear the trumpet call for a NYT bestseller in the next installment of your family tree??? I often hear them talk about Ancestry.com on the radio program Coast to Coast - they really do give people openings to relatives they never even heard of? Thelma Straw in Manhattan, where the neighbors are not nearly as exciting as your relatives like Lizzie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-38182721120033326212013-03-03T06:46:32.932-05:002013-03-03T06:46:32.932-05:00What fun! I too wait with anticipation for you ne...What fun! I too wait with anticipation for you next installment. We all have insanity in our families, but your ancestors are very fortunate in you! You make even their madness sound charming. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-64882393346141990662013-03-03T01:45:22.117-05:002013-03-03T01:45:22.117-05:00You are one fascinating Gallison (or whoever you a...You are one fascinating Gallison (or whoever you are), Kate. Look forward to the next chapter as I did at the Saturday afternoon movies when they showed the Adventures of Nyoka, Queen of the Jungle.robert knightlyhttp://robertknightly.comnoreply@blogger.com