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