![]() ![]() People, though interested, were in general The item I came shjoftest on estimating was time, not in writingīut in sales promotion. With the finished product'and make no apologies. Lower-priced less-expeiisive edition, or to increase quality, increase Most difficult decision was whether to have a large circulation from a The printing process finallyĮmployed is one of many compromises that have had to be made. Was quite discouraged when I received an estimate from a leading pri¬ Sired, As an amateur I did not realize all the pitfalls or the terrificĮxpense of trying to produce such a work for a limited circulation, I Much more time and effort went into it thanĮver anticipated, and in many ways it falls short of all 1 originally de¬ In many ways I consider this book a triumph as it is my firstĮffort at this sort of thing. With the intention of showing that such a study can be made more than Study of ''Genealogy" could be superseded by a study of "Family His¬ ![]() Primarily that of the searcher, nevertheless it is my belief that this I recognize that the thrill of a genealogical search is One additional fact beyond place of residence, vital statistics and mil¬ Even today people take great pride in displayingĮlaborate charts showing their hundreds of ancestors, but fail to give True stories of their ancestors as individuals or their relationship to Seeking pedigrees to prominent people or royalty than in learning the The appeal of genealogyīecame widespread, but to its detriment many were more interested in Literature and the arts was coming into being. Ter education was becoming universal and a greater appreciation for Regenerated in the middle of the Nineteenth Century at a time when bet¬ The study of Genealogy has been an attempt to obtain and pre¬ Ple and memory are passed on through his children and friends then all Is unrecorded beyond the memory of his associates. Preserved for centuries whereas the record of a lifetime of good deeds That he was an irresponsible or quarrelsome man. Some other trivial matter which gives those following the impression Lack of funds to pay a bill, or a disagreement with his neighbor or Into the records it was because he got into trouble over a temporary It is unfortunate that sometimes when a man did get his name Tage so long as he worked hard and provided a decent living for hisįamily. It did notĭetract one iota from the worth of a man if he did not have this advan¬ Names of his children-that is if he could read and write, but in a dif¬įerent economy this luxury was not always thought necessary. ![]() Nearly everyone had a Family Bible in which he recorded the Letter for there he has put some of himself down on paper for-us to see. We are indeed fortunate when we cam find an old The record of this transaction, but that gives little clue as to his char¬Īcter, nor can the cold stone over his grave impart any of the warmth If heīought or sold a farm or other real estate his name was preserved in He was born, died, married or had a child-and not always then. Many a man in the past never got his name on paper except when Respectful regard of his fellow man, only God can now judge his worth¬ Man's entire lifetime in which he lived in the fear of God and for the That have been left to us are merely excerpts from their lives. Untold for those who have lived it have gone and the meagre records Sense their fear, love, anxiety or remorse since we can not ourselves Real circumstances that moved people to act as they did. But to the events that happened in the past weĬan never be anything more than spectators from afar-we cannot actu¬Īlly feel the tension, the emotions, the dreams or otherwise know the Win ever actually visit the many places where these people lived, how¬Įver it is quite possible. We are about to take a journey, not In distance, but in time-īack into the happenings of yesteryear. Full text of " The story of the Bloods : including an account of the early generations of the family in America in genealogical lines from Robert Blood of Concord and Richard Blood of Groton / Roger Deane Harris." ![]()
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