tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post9172960003187018064..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Little Lesson in Canadian GeographyJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-54892776241400988542014-09-21T00:25:19.953-07:002014-09-21T00:25:19.953-07:00Now, that's an interesting perspective, Charli...Now, that's an interesting perspective, Charlie. Thanks for pointing that out. It sure makes sense. I do know of other newspaper publications with a widespread readership--the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Inter_Ocean" rel="nofollow">Chicago Inter Ocean</a> being one of them--so this was certainly a possibility.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-50913536588111623832014-09-21T00:20:23.242-07:002014-09-21T00:20:23.242-07:00That's what I've been thinking, Far Side, ...That's what I've been thinking, Far Side, but who? I'm still stumped on that one.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51949898337896580252014-09-20T08:01:41.570-07:002014-09-20T08:01:41.570-07:00Just as they do today, newspapers picked up story ...Just as they do today, newspapers picked up story from afar. I have a James Brock died in Cheraw, SC. There were no newspapers in upstate SC so all news was published in the Charleston newspapers. James Brock showed up in one in Mississippi-"The Mississippi Free Trader", (Natchez, MS), Wednesday, January 12, 1848, Page 2. Charlie Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304896381573101640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-64144719112761256412014-04-16T20:38:16.793-07:002014-04-16T20:38:16.793-07:00There must have been a relative in Essex...that wo...There must have been a relative in Essex...that would be my guess:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-33132406198731623322014-04-15T20:54:29.825-07:002014-04-15T20:54:29.825-07:00Thanks, Iggy. On top of the trip to Ireland, thoug...Thanks, Iggy. On top of the trip to Ireland, though, I'm now beginning to wish we could make a stop in Paris--Ontario, that is!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-64211119473129026822014-04-15T20:53:12.624-07:002014-04-15T20:53:12.624-07:00Wendy, that's a good tip to keep in mind. Also...Wendy, that's a good tip to keep in mind. Also, I've found it invaluable to learn about the context behind any such moves. While I've included a current road map above to illustrate my point, Iggy's point about the railroad route would be more pertinent in the Flannery family's time period.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43927184433560552732014-04-15T08:11:56.534-07:002014-04-15T08:11:56.534-07:00I hope your trip is successful - I find doing rese...I hope your trip is successful - I find doing research "out of the country" (i.e., the USA) hard to do on-line.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-5600997974213218472014-04-15T04:16:14.010-07:002014-04-15T04:16:14.010-07:00Whenever I find a likely candidate for a missing f...Whenever I find a likely candidate for a missing family member, I always go driving on Google Maps to see if it makes sense for them to have moved from here to there. In reality, anything is possible, but it gives me hope when the two locations are near neighbors. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com