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From: "aranch" <>
Subject: [MOCHRIST] Submissions to new county history
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:40:39 -0600
References: <MB03VhEUsebmspH2q6D00003b2a@MB03.myfamilysouth.com>


I will try to get a few stories on the Shawley, Stricker and Stewart
families if that would help and I have some other people that would like to
write some family histories too.
Carol Albertson
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Subject: [MOCHRIST] Submissions to new county history


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> Classification: Query
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> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1872
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> The Christian County Museum and Historical Society met this afternoon. We
> decided to try to learn if there is any interest in trying to make a new
> history of Christian County family. Hundreds of families with multiple
> generations in the counties and/or lots of interesting history in the
> county failed to submit any information on their lines for the history
> published about eight years ago. This is a very preliminary inquiry. Would
> you or do you know of others who would actually submit stories about your
> family or families if this were attempted again. Unless numerous stories
> are actually submitted, attempting another publication would be fairly
> useless. As with almost all histories, the book - if it is done - will
> represent those people for whom someone put the thought and effort into
> supplying the information. Often, people believe the earliest, most
> prolific, richest, most powerful or most influential people are those
> whose stories are told. However, unless a single individ!
> ual is writing the book and picking and choosing who to include, histories
> of families or residents are nearly always just what those researching and
> writing stories make it. No particular rules have been formulated on
> submissions. We are just trying to learn whether anyone cares to send
> stories before making any additional plans.
>
> P. S. It's only three years and a few months until the county's
> sequecentennial (150th anniversary) in 2009. This is a suggestion being
> considered for the observation.
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