tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post9111046649281578408..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: The Rest of the StoryJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88807339318975649262015-03-05T23:14:31.616-08:002015-03-05T23:14:31.616-08:00I think history is one long string of people looki...I think history is one long string of people looking back four or five generations and saying, "What were they thinking?!" Likely, some of the things we do now that are so commonly accepted will be looked back upon with amazement, too. Still, from this vantage point, it's hard to look back and know I was part of a family that was a part of slavery. Attitudes definitely change over time--hopefully, for the better.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-87153266545051681782015-03-05T23:08:54.947-08:002015-03-05T23:08:54.947-08:00That's great, Wendy. This is truly a crowdsour...That's great, Wendy. This is truly a crowdsourced effort, and I hope the idea takes off. Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-6632977462104813232015-03-05T19:23:39.195-08:002015-03-05T19:23:39.195-08:00Everyone has a story. I am certain that some of m...Everyone has a story. I am certain that some of my husbands relatives ended up in the south...IF i were to do a search for relatives in all those ? branches who knows what I would find. I think you are right when you say "It is what is is" and we cannot change history:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-80689669989494683002015-03-05T03:58:14.970-08:002015-03-05T03:58:14.970-08:00Thanks for the reminder. I had been meaning to ge...Thanks for the reminder. I had been meaning to get a post together for the project, so I did finally. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-6372032222858850662015-03-04T22:34:34.756-08:002015-03-04T22:34:34.756-08:00I can certainly understand why there would be less...I can certainly understand why there would be less of an onus on indentured servitude: at least those people had "out" dates. Slavery was a life sentence.<br /><br />You've encapsulated another thought that is turning out to be inspiration for tomorrow's post, Iggy: the idea of poor ancestors not having much of a story to tell. While I certainly don't think having slaves would be something to make an ancestor's story more interesting, I get the sense, from comments, that there are no stories to find, when it comes to researching common everyday people.<br /><br />Even then, though, I'm discovering otherwise. I'm of the firm belief that everyone has a story--it's just in the finding of it that we are challenged.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-91946861105788259632015-03-04T03:10:11.265-08:002015-03-04T03:10:11.265-08:00I have no idea if any of my ancesters ever had sla...I have no idea if any of my ancesters ever had slaves, they were so poor it is unlikely but perhaps a few had a small number. If any of them did, it is more probable that they were "indentured" - which, I suupose, has less "stigma".<br />Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com