Why should I not publish a web log of my vanishing memories? I have often read reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, nor met. I am “nobody” famous nor important — however my recollections as I journey along Route 66 shall be quite interesting to me. I must write of my memories before they are vanished forevermore down that river of no return. My one regret is that I did not record the adventures of my younger days, which were infinitely more interesting than those of today. They are now truly vanished. It is not really my fault, as there was no blogging software in those long ago days of yore.
I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I were a nobody, and someone said that I was a barney, I’d think, “no, actually I’m a nobody.“
EDNA BARNEY
Barneystone,
Pohick Hills,
Virginia
Glad your blog has given you a place to share your memories. It is important for people to know what has gone before — and the lives of famous people are usually so removed from our own, they may not resonate with other unfamous people.
May you find much pleasure in your reminiscences — and may you find much of the past returning as you write.
I think this intro as to why you’re blogging is great and very poetic!
Edna – Hope you see this here. Do you know of any descendant of the Alexander Stinson Sr. of Buckingham Co. VA that has taken the YDNA test?
I noticed that the test submitted by Kathy Stinson-Hessmer does not match to any Stinson’s or variant spellings.
Mike Taylor mike@mikeinkaty.com
Mike – I am sorry not to be able to shed any light on YDNA testing involving Stinsons of Buckingham County.
Sharing memories and logging them is valuable information to someone who may have never had an opportunity to know you. I have learned so much about ancestors from 100 or more years ago by reading tales and accounts that have been documented at some point by somone or some document. I think what you are doing is great. It is a way to share your life with others even if you feel you are a nobody, and will be valuable if you ever become a famous somebody – even if to a decendant.
Sharing memories is something i found interesting in a blog. I love reading this type of blogs. Its like taking you to a different time and place.