tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post671594113291871615..comments2024-03-27T22:31:02.750-05:00Comments on a3Genealogy: Our Ancestors Family DynamicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-19114469463792469412012-01-13T04:06:50.467-06:002012-01-13T04:06:50.467-06:00Teresa,
I have a personal rule not to publicly pub...Teresa,<br />I have a personal rule not to publicly publish potentially embarrassing data if the children are still living. This does not deter me from researching and writing about an event. I even often share with those who wish to know about the event, but I don't necessarily put on internet or broadcast. I also do not share this information for those I feel will use it negatively. <br />Even when doing client work, I ask for permission to include potentially embarrassing "family secrets" in the body of text. Often it is added to the end of a report making it easy to remove for those cousins who may find it offensive. <br />It is our job however not to change, alter or hide history.Tracing Ancestors, an a3Genealogy Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479631946579184004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-69332987691261896902012-01-09T15:20:23.187-06:002012-01-09T15:20:23.187-06:00I just want to say that was an excellent article. ...I just want to say that was an excellent article. I found an old newspaper story of my great grandfather that said he shot a man over tellin' lies about him in town. But what was the real circumstance? I might never know.J. Paul Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14575433825363226871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-15571365101610215402012-01-09T13:56:57.327-06:002012-01-09T13:56:57.327-06:00This post hits very close to home. My paternal gr...This post hits very close to home. My paternal grandfather did in fact shoot and kill his only brother in the late 1930's. In their case his brother has been a troubled, ne'er-do-well his entire life and on that particular day threatened to shoot and kill my grandmother and my aunt, a small child, in front of my grandfather and his own mother. My grandfather went into the house got his rifle, returned outside, begged his brother to cease, but in the end shot and killed him when he would not. The shooting was ruled justifiable and his own mother testified at the hearing that he had no choice.<br /><br />This story was never talked about between my father and his siblings while growing up; in fact they knew next to nothing about it as my grandfather never discussed it again. Grandpa was a kind and gentle man who always took care of others so it must have pained him terribly to carry the burden of killing his only sibling. After his death my grandmother began talking about it and now the entire family knows the facts. I also have copies of the newspaper articles that were printed at the time.<br /><br />I mean to put this story as I know it down on paper some day but at this time I will not put it on my blog. My father and aunts and uncle are still living - I do not know if any of them has even seen my blog, but do not feel comfortable at this time publishing. Sorry for the lengthy comment, but your post called to my conflicting feelings as to what is the right thing to do with this story.<br /><br />Teresa Wilson Rogers<br />http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-13706140200243709222012-01-09T13:18:20.653-06:002012-01-09T13:18:20.653-06:00Very interesting post, thinking - -Very interesting post, thinking - -Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com