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From: Jeff Scism <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] R1b1c7 in Scotland
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:27:40 -0700
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Nonetheless many American histories recount the stories of Lord Baltimore and William Penn, etc, but totally neglect the stories of the thousands of people who came to their colonies. >

Ahh but that would be the job of the family genealogist/historian.

General histories are by nature general, so only high profiled individuals even get a mention.

The cost of a common education is that it is done with common books.

The history I learned in high school was so general I slept through it. There was nothing in it remotely personal in it.

Only after investigating family history was I able to make connections that sparked an interest, and especially in the areas that connected to my lines.

It is just such an occurrence that appeals to most enthusiasts, they find something to become enthused about, and the rest is history.

We are literally writing history, and when we leave the works behind, they are a lot more specific, and a lot more tangible.

It is what we write which will be what is taught in the future, because we are closer to the source in time and materials.


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Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG
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