Mr. Barger,
with all due respect I, for one, am sick of your diatribes on this subject to this list.  Disparaging the author of books where the subject matter doesn't suit your conclusions is infantile and wins no one to your side of the fence.
 
Many qualified, professional genealogists have written well documented and well researched articles about this subject (see National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 89, No. 3, September 2001).   I am sorry that they are so threatening to you and your glorious image of Thomas Jefferson, who the last time I looked at his picture, depicted a man in breeches.  He had no halo, nor wings attached to his body.
Lane Alexander> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:56:09 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Jefferson-Hemings and Annette Gordon-Reed> To: [log in to unmask]> > Yes, she does have another book out, even worse and further> "badmouthing" Thomas Jefferson with such statements on the first page> dust cover page as: "Sarah Hemings, better known by her nickname Sally,> who bore seven children by Jefferson over the course of their> thirty-eight year liaison." WOW, Annette has found proof that this is> true, HA, HA and hasn't told the world?? There are many statements in> the book that attempt to tie "real Jefferson relatives" to the Hemings> family, as though it were fact. Her AGENDA is showing and I suggest all> concerned go to my review of this inaccurate and misleading book at> www.amazon.com. This statement and many others is OUTRAGEOUS. You the> public have been "CONNED" long enough from many sources for various> reasons, regarding this topic. Are we really asked to BELIEVE this> claim, NO. I suggest readers call her on this type of action with a copy> to Dan Jordan at Monticello. See www.tjheritage.org for the Scholars> Commission Report and other clarifications. She even tries to "prop up"> Madison Hemings inaccurate claim that he was named at Monticello by> Dolley Madison....an absolute inaccurate statement. She then proceeds to> have us believe that SHE knows WHAT HE MEANT........shades of Fawn> Brodie. Enough of this political correctness and historical revisionism!> > > Herbert Barger> Jefferson Family Historian> Asst. to Dr Foster on DNA Study> > -----Original Message-----> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Quan Pruitt> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 9:30 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: [VA-ROOTS]> > This was on another site and thought it might be of interest to someone> > Annette Gordon-Reed author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An> American Controversy (University of VA Press 1997) has just published a> new> book. She will speak at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 27th.> > > I expect that her current book will be just as controversal as the> first one.> > 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
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