Hello Ms. Fuller:
I too agree that this kind of information should go to a place where it will be protected. Although I ended up with this book in an auction, there is no indication that the original owner was from Virginia. There is a name in the front of the book that I took to be one of the prior owners. It has an Elkton, Virginia address. It also appears to be old. Probably written in the 1950-60 time period. I did not try to find this address as the name indicated was not Taylor or Via.
I have only been to LVA one time several years ago. If you have a name of a person where I can send the book, I will see that it goes there. I would appreciate the information.
I appreciate the responses I received to this posting. I also agree with the many posts about this forum. It is the best I have come across in my several years of research.
Best regards and thanks to everyone. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Sam Lantz
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From: Gale Fuller <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] VA-ROOTS Digest - 14 Dec 2012 to 15 Dec 2012 (#2012-167)
I agree with William Milam 100%. I honestly think that now, all Bibles and the likes belong in "protected" places so that any future generations can see it. I have been blessed to have located a number of our family Bibles and I have encouraged each of the "owners" to deposit them in the area that the ancestors lived. It is crazy that there are amazing letters that are from my Gale family in the library at UNC! The family NEVER lived in NC. And it was a totally unbelievable way I discovered them. Another descendant would have no idea they were there. Others are at the University of the South, a good place with the Polk/Gale family being from there, and in MS where the family lived who wrote these letters. Thank you Mr. Milam for suggesting this to Mr. Lantz.
Gale Fuller
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Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 7:25 AM
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Subject: Re: VA-ROOTS Digest - 14 Dec 2012 to 15 Dec 2012 (#2012-167)
Dear S. M. Lantz:
Regarding your "Old Book", if no one on this blog is of the specific Taylor family to accept your generous and caring offer, I suggest that you donate it to the Library of Virginal whereby many Taylor researchers in the future would have access to it. It might be better resting place than to give it to one family and having it lie on a book shelf unseen.
William Milam
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