Dear Mr. Welsch,

I'm sure your a very busy man, but i thought you might know of a genealogist that we can hire to work on some areas of our family tree. Our family is from Virginia, so I would really like to have someone from that area. We are part of the Meador family that came over as planters back in the mid 1600. 

We are American expats that live overseas, and have for over ten years. We have three children ages 15, 13 and 12, that haven't spent much time in their passport country ( USA), and haven't been taught much about American history since they have always attended International schools. So part of the reason we are wanting to have our genealogy worked on is to be able to teach our kids about American history through their ancestors , and to give them a sense of who they really are, and where they came from. It's difficult for kids who grow up outside of their own country to have roots, so we want to show them that they have very deep roots ...on both sides of their family in the USA. 

My oldest will be going into his sophomore year next year, so I'm wanting to hire someone that is very good to start the research and build from what I already have. I thought it would take learning US history to another level seeing it through our family's stories and memoirs. We plan to visit Virginia next summer to see all the historical sites.

I'm sorry for such a long email, but I wanted to at least explain our situation. We will be traveling back to the States in a few weeks, and stay there until late August. I hope in this time frame I can hire someone. I didn't know where to even start, so that's why I started with you!


Kind regards, 


Robyn Samuels
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> On Jun 15, 2014, at 4:58 AM, Bill Welsch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi Folks,
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> Please join the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond on Wednesday, July 16, when Dr. James Glanville will speak on the Fort Gower Resolves.  The Resolves and their preamble were an exceedingly important statement by the Virginians that they were prepared to fight George III.  Again, due to the Heilman Dining Center’s summer hours, we will meet for dinner from 5 – 6 PM, with the meeting beginning shortly after 6 PM.  The usual July reminder with more program details will follow.
> 
> The American Revolution Round Table of Richmond recently selected the Library of Virginia’s Adopt Virginia’s History Program as our 2014 preservation partner.  Thanks to the generosity of our members, we will be funding the conservation, mending, and eventual digitizing of two important documents – the Thomas Ludwell Lee letter of May 18, 1776, to his brother Richard Henry Lee and the rank roll of Virginia officers in the Continental Line written by Lt. Col. John Cropper, Jr.  We’re very pleased to make this contribution.
> 
> Here’s a long list of additional updates.
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> 1. Our friend Charles Baxley of SCAR sent this report to all ARRTs.  Congratulations to Will, Leon, and John.  A fabulous achievement and a wonderful research resource.
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> SCAR Fellows:
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> It is truly amazing and an honor to know SCAR Fellows Will Graves, Leon Harris and John Robertson.  Their indefatigable work will soon cross another amazing benchmark of 20,000 pension records posted on-line for all of the world to access and fully searchable, thanks to behind-the-scenes guru, John Robertson.  Please visit their American soldier database at http://revwarapps.org and peruse their amazing work.  Their work has forever changed the standard of practice of historians writing about the Southern Campaigns. We need to come up with an appropriate celebration to cheer these heroes along their triple marathon.  Please thank them, help them with a transcription or annotation and give me some ideas!
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> Thanks,
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> Charles
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> Will Graves - [log in to unmask] 
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> Leon Harris - [log in to unmask] 
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> John Robertson - [log in to unmask] 
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> 2. John Maass of the Army Center for Military History can always be relied on for interesting presentations and historical information.  Here are three.  Thanks, John.
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>    http://www.statecolumn.com/2014/05/day-of-darkness-in-1780-may-have-been-caused-by-war-not-wildfires/
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>    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/13/george-washington-flag-awaits-museum-2016-opening/?intcmp=latestnews
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>    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/13/george-washington-flag-awaits-museum-2016-opening/?intcmp=latestnews
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> 3. For fans of the revolutionary spy series Turn, here’s information about another forthcoming TV offering, based on the Sons of Liberty.  Thanks to Glenn Williams of the DC ARRT for this report.
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>    http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/history-orders-sets-cast-for-revolutionary-war-miniseries-sons-of-liberty/
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> 
> 4. Thanks to a number of people who reported on another award for Andrew O’Shaughnessy and his The Men Who Lost America.  This is the prestigious George Washington Book Prize.  Again, congratulations to Andrew.
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>   http://www.monticello.org/site/press/monticello-scholar-andrew-jackson-o%E2%80%99shaughnessy-wins-2014-george-washington-book-prize
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> 5. Having had the opportunity to read and comment on Michael Harris’ manuscript on Brandywine: A Military History, I’m pleased to say that it’s now available.  Mike did a great job on what should now be the standard history  of the battle.  
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>   http://www.amazon.com/Brandywine-Military-History-Philadelphia-September/dp/161121162X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402775218&sr=1-1&keywords=brandywine
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> 6. Debby Padgett of the Jamestown – Yorktown Foundation forwarded details about their acquisition of a previously unknown oil portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, a freeborn, educated African who was kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave in Maryland during the colonial era. Before taking its place as a centerpiece of the future American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (opening late 2016), the rare portrait (c. 1733) goes on view at the Yorktown Victory Center this summer from June 14 through August 3.  The image is at http://www.historyisfun.org/diallo-portrait.htm. 
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> 
> 7. Finally, this important notice from the Princeton Battlefield Society about their ongoing struggle.  Please support them with either a letter or your presence, if you can.
> 
> Hi All - The decision has been made - we are going forward with the hearing on the Battlefield on June 19th!  
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> 
> On the Planning Board, two people have recused themselves and one person is not able to read the transcripts. So with the Planning Board's Alternates joining in, the PB will be made up of just 6 people (instead of the usual 9) - three new and three who were there before. If there is a tie, there is NO approval
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> We are looking for a very strong turnout from those who support the Battlefield. We have a very strong case to present! Please join us at:
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> 7:30 pm
> Princeton Municipal Building - Main Assembly Room
> 400 Witherspoon Street
> Princeton, NJ 08540.
> For those coming from out-of-town, the Municipal Building is right off of Rt. 206 at Valley Road and Witherspoon Street.  You can see it from Rt. 206.  Plenty of parking in the municipal lot off of Witherspoon Street.
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> If you absolutely can't come, please write a letter supporting the preservation of the counterattack site emphasizing the importance of being able to see and interpret the battlefield as it was at the time of this very critical battle.  So many have just commented on this in regards to the Battle of Normandy.  Feel free to consult the Milner Report on our website (ThePrincetonBattlefield.com) which describes the archaeological evidence and original accounts that led to finding the site of the counterattack on Maxwell's Field - now the site proposed for a housing development.
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> Address your letters to:
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> Ms. Wanda Gunning, Chair
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> Members of the Princeton Planning Board
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> Princeton Planning Board
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> 400 Witherspoon Street
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> Princeton, New Jersey 08540
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> Re: Public Comment - IAS Housing Application
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> Dear Ms. Gunning and  Members of the Planning Board,
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> I cannot attend the Planning Board Meeting on June 19th but I would very much appreciate your consideration of my comments regarding the IAS Faculty Housing Application and read them into the record.
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> Etc.
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> We hope to see you there! (If you have any questions, please e-mail me or my cell phone # is 609-731-9336.
> Kip Cherry
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> The PBS site is http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com/index.html.
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> 
> Thanks to all for making your way through this very long note.  I do appreciate your attention.  And please remember ARRT-Richmond’s July 16 meeting on the Fort Gower Resolves.
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> Bill Welsch
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