Sally,
Have you spoken with any other families whose mulatto ancestors passed into the
white world? There are those who understand why this happened and those who
resented the choice made by family members.
How did you learn of this blip in your racial background and from what part of
the country did your great grandfather originate?
Aurelia
________________________________
From: Sally Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 9:22:08 AM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Have you written about about your ancestors?
Suzann,
I'm curious. My great-grandfather "passed" from mulatto to white. I was
completely unaware of this blip in my racial background until a few years ago.
Now I find in trying to understand and write about this aspect of the family
history that it is probably impossible for me to appreciate the thoughts and
feelings and actions of my mulatto family.
I don't know if my problem falls into the area of your interest. If it does,
know that my personal computer is down and I check in at the library every
couple of days. I hope to be back on line on my own computer soon.
Sally Phillips
--- On Sun, 1/9/11, Suzann Holland <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Suzann Holland <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Have you written about about your ancestors?
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 8:10 PM
I'm co-editor of an anthology entitled *Women Writing on Family: Tips on
Writing, Teaching and Publishing*, to be published by Key in 2011. We're
interested in expanding the scope to include the perspective of women
writing about their ancestors.
Please contact me if you're interested in learning more.
Suzann
--
Suzann Holland
voice: 608.214.5777
*LinkedIn* <http://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannholland>
* <http://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannholland>*
*Please note: I only process email once per day, in the late evening. If
you need immediate contact, please use the number above. Thanks for your
patience!*
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html
|
