Paul,
As long as "experts and authorities" persist to write one sided and
inaccurate books I and the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society will be
there to point out the lies to the public because we all own Mr
Jefferson's legacy not these people or Monticello solely. Most people do
not understand DNA capabilities and I see nothing on the horizon that
would specify FIRST names.
Herb Barger
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It would seem that all of you should agree to disagree until further
evidence, especially through DNA, is forthcoming.
Paul
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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,
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