tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.comments2023-03-22T05:54:31.913-05:00Never in ParadiseWilliam D. Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-37736447192464422012015-06-12T18:36:44.464-05:002015-06-12T18:36:44.464-05:00Hello likely cousin! I enjoyed your description o...Hello likely cousin! I enjoyed your description of Wythe Co VA, where I was raised.<br />Yes, Thomas and Hannah Whitlock went to KY to live near their daughter, Nancy Whitlock Bryson. <br />It is now believed that the New River is amongst the oldest rivers in the world.<br />My ancestor William Herbert (a Welshman) was enlisted in the mid 1700's to come from Bristol England, where he had assisted his boss, William Watt, in the design and building of the world's first Shot Tower. John Chiswell needed the expertise of Herbert in order to profit from the ore rich mines. The area ores did make a living for many families in the area for over 150 years. It was because of the later patented design of Watt that a Shot Tower was ever built in this country. Herbert also built and ran the first ferry there and the area still bears the name of his homeplace, Poplar Camp. A later owner, Thomas Jackson, has been mistakenly given credit for building the Shot Tower in 1820 there. However, historically correct documents show that if not for the Shot Tower and lead mining pre-Revolution, we may not have won the American Revolution as it provided much of the ammunition used.<br />I agree with all you said about Wythe County...and I was glad to see your blog.<br />Cousin<br />Deborah Shelton Wood<br />debs_mail@aol.comDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826296095989276305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-8990040726904660112015-06-12T18:36:23.520-05:002015-06-12T18:36:23.520-05:00Hello likely cousin! I enjoyed your description o...Hello likely cousin! I enjoyed your description of Wythe Co VA, where I was raised.<br />Yes, Thomas and Hannah Whitlock went to KY to live near their daughter, Nancy Whitlock Bryson. <br />It is now believed that the New River is amongst the oldest rivers in the world.<br />My ancestor William Herbert (a Welshman) was enlisted in the mid 1700's to come from Bristol England, where he had assisted his boss, William Watt, in the design and building of the world's first Shot Tower. John Chiswell needed the expertise of Herbert in order to profit from the ore rich mines. The area ores did make a living for many families in the area for over 150 years. It was because of the later patented design of Watt that a Shot Tower was ever built in this country. Herbert also built and ran the first ferry there and the area still bears the name of his homeplace, Poplar Camp. A later owner, Thomas Jackson, has been mistakenly given credit for building the Shot Tower in 1820 there. However, historically correct documents show that if not for the Shot Tower and lead mining pre-Revolution, we may not have won the American Revolution as it provided much of the ammunition used.<br />I agree with all you said about Wythe County...and I was glad to see your blog.<br />Cousin<br />Deborah Shelton Wood<br />debs_mail@aol.comDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826296095989276305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-28005122246354190182014-09-26T17:24:32.951-05:002014-09-26T17:24:32.951-05:00Elderyogini, it's great to hear from you. I...Elderyogini, it's great to hear from you. I'm very sorry I hadn't seen your comment until today, and so I hadn't replied to your question about Waldmünchen. One recommendation I think I'd make is that if you want to see the parish records, you might want to contact the parish priest ahead of time to get permission. Otherwise, I think there are parish-level and diocesan-level records in Regensburg. We did some research in the archives there. I think there may be a small fee for researching in the archives in Regensburg. In general, we've found that accessing the Catholic records of Bavaria is harder than accessing Catholic records in the rest of Germany. If you haven't traveled to Waldmünchen yet, I wish you a good trip. The Oberpfalz is a beautiful area of Germany.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-42528015033154648392014-09-26T17:20:53.482-05:002014-09-26T17:20:53.482-05:00Have you even read Edwin Muir's poem, Willydee...Have you even read Edwin Muir's poem, Willydee? Your "hopeless" reading of the poem runs completely counter to what Muir actually says.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-54196488310677709542014-06-07T21:28:21.848-05:002014-06-07T21:28:21.848-05:00I'm glad you guys live in hope, but your blog ...I'm glad you guys live in hope, but your blog title and subscript seem without hope. I'm passionate about Jesus Christ, and hopefully, you have passion for Him too in your theology.Willydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652878202811552033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-33741510465042367042014-01-15T14:18:16.083-06:002014-01-15T14:18:16.083-06:00William, your blog is lovely! I could imagine the ...William, your blog is lovely! I could imagine the Mass through your beautiful writing. My daughter and I experienced Corpus Christi celebrations in rural Poland (where my maternal ancestors originate)last year and the German version sounds very familiar. <br /><br />I appreciate these posts about your time in Waldmunchen and visiting with historian Georg Ederer. I am descended from Ruhlands who came from Waldmunchen and settled in Buffalo NY. Next June I am planning to visit Waldmunchen and hope to meet some cousins, see the original records, and learn the culture of the area. <br /><br />Wondering if you have any recommendations?elderyoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711881655151066875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-36946969875620558632013-05-01T08:07:48.571-05:002013-05-01T08:07:48.571-05:00Gaiamethod, this is another of your wonderful comm...Gaiamethod, this is another of your wonderful comment that I did not know had arrived until just now, a almost a year after you left it. I am very sorry not to have seen it and approved it until now. It's fascinating to me that you have ties both to Kilmacow and Graiguenamanagh, the two places in Co. Kilkenny in which I have looked for my Ryan roots. Reading your comments makes me want to return to Ireland very soon.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-55706068757745308282013-05-01T08:05:47.275-05:002013-05-01T08:05:47.275-05:00Gaiamethod, I have only now discovered this wonder...Gaiamethod, I have only now discovered this wonderful comment. I'm sorry I hadn't seen any notice of its arrival until now, almost a year after you left it. Thank you for telling me about Clohastia. Your memories of the area are beautiful, and you're very kind to offer to send pictures. Just as you say, I found that Graig was full of lovely energy, and have happy memories of the little bit of time I spent there.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-3365746407728012632012-06-19T03:54:57.348-05:002012-06-19T03:54:57.348-05:00Ah you missed the most important Ryan stronghold o...Ah you missed the most important Ryan stronghold on the river, but it doesn't surprise me that no-one in the area actually knows their history!!! I lived in Ullard in a renovated protestant church just down the road from St. Fiachra's!! (I love that you have been visiting places that I used to live in!!!) You would have passed it on your right if you travelled out the wood road from Graig!<br />Ryan's castle is off this road and down through a sandpit. Its in ruins but it was once guarding a river ford crossing. The Ryans were a big old Irish family a few hundred years ago!!! Its called Clohastia now and its where our family used to go to swim when we were very young. We used to pick blackberries in the ruins, swim in the shallows just below the weir and try to avoid walking in the cow-pats! It was a private place for our family as we were a wealthy family and were not good with frequenting public swimming places!!!<br />I have a few pictures of the area so if you would like me to send them I would be more than happy!<br />My father's nanny found an axe head on the opposite side of the river which is in perfect condition!!! The crossing was very important in pre-Norman times and possibly later. I'm not sure if it was there when they built the bridge in Graig!<br />St. Mullins is one of my very favourite places!!!! Lovely energy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-48831502940494658832012-06-19T01:45:12.752-05:002012-06-19T01:45:12.752-05:00My mother was born and bred in Kilmacow. The MacDo...My mother was born and bred in Kilmacow. The MacDonalds, or 'Donnelly's' as they are locally known! I actually found your blog while looking for stuff about Graiguenemangh, where my father is from and where I spent the early part of my life. I am writing a blog about my own memories!!! <br />I love your observations of the Irish, especially, in this article, about Waterford city! I had two of my children in Waterford in the 1980's and I hated the place! It was just as you described!!! But I returned to live in Dunmore East, Co. Waterford in 2007 (Lived in UK) and stayed for a year. The city was completely changed. It felt more like some place in Europe! It was also full of Africans who wore their traditional Nigerian or Ghanaen clothes!! It was no longer Ireland. A very strange experience!!!! <br />I am enjoying your posts. I will continue looking through for Graig! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-56377638258122098552010-10-04T11:21:59.583-05:002010-10-04T11:21:59.583-05:00Dear Sir,
I was in Stommeln in 2005, for it calle...Dear Sir,<br /><br />I was in Stommeln in 2005, for it called KiBiWo placed in one of kirche...Ich komme aus Asienmyspotlghthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684350876143464236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-34621269028162919482009-05-03T19:34:00.000-05:002009-05-03T19:34:00.000-05:00David, thank you. I'm glad you liked the post. I...David, thank you. I'm glad you liked the post. I appreciate very much the suggestions about transplanting wild violets, and I'll try them. Bird's-foot violets are notoriously difficult to move, and I felt guilty digging this one up.<br /><br />But I'm happy to report that it did survive the transition, and has continued blooming in its new spot for several years now. They are such a beautiful, dramatic violet, and I'm happy to have one growing where I can watch it when I visit our cabin.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-34620566052657158752009-05-03T06:55:00.000-05:002009-05-03T06:55:00.000-05:00William
Blessed, belated Happy Birthday!
what a t...William<br />Blessed, belated Happy Birthday!<br /><br />what a thoughtfully gracious and beautiful post.<br /><br />about transplanting the wild violets, a friend has had some success by lining the transplant hole with a sopping wet paper towel lightly sprinkled with bone meal to encourage rooting, and it had worked quite successfully with both wild violets in semi-shade and trilium.<br /><br />David@MontrealDavid@Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447479118332347163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967679458595075615.post-89564364551621152582008-09-05T17:17:00.000-05:002008-09-05T17:17:00.000-05:00Thanks--I wish I spoke Polish, but I don't. I can...Thanks--I wish I spoke Polish, but I don't. I can figure out enough to realize your blog is about food. Do you speak English? Can you please translate?<BR/><BR/>Vielen Dank. Leider kann ich nicht Polnisch. Bitte uebersetzen Sie was Sie haben geschreiben, auf Deutsch, Franzosich, oder Englisch. Seine Blog ist kulinarisch, ja?<BR/><BR/>Merci. Je ne peux par parler polonais. Est-ce que vous traduire ce que vous avez dit? Votre blog est culinaire, n'est-ce pas?William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.com