Oh, what the letters, registers, occasional news articles and family bibles have to teach us about our ancestors! I love that you all were able to trace back as far as you can. Perhaps not coincidentally, I chatted at the Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving table last night with the mother of a 15 year old son, a young man who evidently came into her life when she was older than might be considered typical, she being roughly my age. As we talked about homeschooling, curiosity, kids having time and inclination to be imaginative, she bemoaned the loss of those things mostly due to the internet. You and I both have kids whose learning styles were mostly or fully "cooked" before the advent of the smartphone. Today's children? A whole 'nother can of worms.
(Oh, and in a related way - I hear congratulations are in order!!)
Thanks for your thoughts on this topic. Yes, there are so many sources available (internet!) to make familial connections. I have a 6” thick history of the Sharpless family in America, to which we are related. So that’s what we had to do before the internet. As for coincidences and these posts, coincidences between you and me are beginning to be expected! True, about these next generations. Though I have to say my 5-year old granddaughter Miriam has so much imagination sometimes I wish she had a pause button! The next, a grandson, is due May 10, same day as Miriam and of Nancy Graham. Coincidence!
Oh, what the letters, registers, occasional news articles and family bibles have to teach us about our ancestors! I love that you all were able to trace back as far as you can. Perhaps not coincidentally, I chatted at the Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving table last night with the mother of a 15 year old son, a young man who evidently came into her life when she was older than might be considered typical, she being roughly my age. As we talked about homeschooling, curiosity, kids having time and inclination to be imaginative, she bemoaned the loss of those things mostly due to the internet. You and I both have kids whose learning styles were mostly or fully "cooked" before the advent of the smartphone. Today's children? A whole 'nother can of worms.
(Oh, and in a related way - I hear congratulations are in order!!)
Thanks for your thoughts on this topic. Yes, there are so many sources available (internet!) to make familial connections. I have a 6” thick history of the Sharpless family in America, to which we are related. So that’s what we had to do before the internet. As for coincidences and these posts, coincidences between you and me are beginning to be expected! True, about these next generations. Though I have to say my 5-year old granddaughter Miriam has so much imagination sometimes I wish she had a pause button! The next, a grandson, is due May 10, same day as Miriam and of Nancy Graham. Coincidence!