[or-roots] Finding ancestors in Revolutionary and Civil War

[Paulette]

Well said! I agree! So much about details of history and geography, laws, buying property, county formation and migration paths, etc., Native Americans, and all types of state information I never deeply considered in school.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
>Sent: Sep 22, 2009 8:47 AM
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>Subject: Re: [or-roots] Finding ancestors in Revolutionary and Civil War
>
>Boy, you said a mouthful with that one.  I couldn't agree more.  I have
>learned more about history since I started doing genealogy than I ever
>did in school.
>
>
>I'm glad you mentioned the deserters too Bill. A running joke in the
>family 
>was that we had a Hessian serving with George Washington at the
>Delaware. 
>Even though part of the family came from closer to Switzerland,
>soldiering 
>was a rather common profession. I got a  history lesson while looking
>into 
>Palatinate Germany. Genealogy has a way of broadening ones world view
>and 
>pointing up how limited the public education is. 
>
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