tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post7575586646863867682..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: An Incredible Piece of Evidence AnalysisMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-26147069483048740292012-07-08T20:42:51.226-04:002012-07-08T20:42:51.226-04:00I have owned "In Small Things Forgotten"...I have owned "In Small Things Forgotten" for years, but I didn't read it the way you have.<br /><br />Since first reading this post, I looked up my copy of Deetz and stored it in my genealogy shelf. Then I looked up your earlier post about how you learned to learn from this book. Now I will reread it in greater depth.<br /><br />Thank you for a "lesson" I was much in need of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551274264418341175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-60191948316581351152012-07-08T00:15:10.596-04:002012-07-08T00:15:10.596-04:00Thanks Marian adding it to my summer list along wi...Thanks Marian adding it to my summer list along with bjs suggestion Black Sheep and Kissing CousinLynn Palermohttp://www.thearmchairgenealogist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-35216985785425249732012-07-07T13:02:34.551-04:002012-07-07T13:02:34.551-04:00I admire your taste in books, Marian! James Deetz...I admire your taste in books, Marian! James Deetz taught at my college. I read <i>In Small Things Forgotten</i> long ago and have kept it on my bookshelf to re-read regularly. I was intrigued by Ulrich's <i>A Midwife's Tale</i> because I was researching family in Hallowell, ME. It turned out that she wrote about delivering a baby who grew up to be one of my stepdad's several-times-great grandparents. After noting the recording of that birth, I was hooked and read the whole book because it was, as you say, a terrific example of mining every bit of the diaries for clues to the people and the culture and the context of Ballard's working life.<br /><br />I don't know if it will do much for your genealogy, but another of my favorites is <i>Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins</i> by Elizabeth Stone. For a wake-up call (or at least a reminder) about the impact of family stories on how we see ourselves and our families, it has no equal. Or if it has, I haven't found it yet.bjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682806582253971983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-76603166572227561102012-07-07T07:49:58.252-04:002012-07-07T07:49:58.252-04:00I read and loved this book 20 years ago. It is def...I read and loved this book 20 years ago. It is definitely time to re-read it! Thank you for the reminder. Great review.Cathi at Stone House Researchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208688402530021542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-83839279482328807552012-07-06T17:29:58.073-04:002012-07-06T17:29:58.073-04:00Thank you for this post, Marian. I've heard of...Thank you for this post, Marian. I've heard of this book, "A Midwife's Tale," and after your review I'm seriously interested in reading it. My hub and I just finished listening to a book (we download books from Audible and listen while we're driving) that sounds quite similar to Ulrich in its emphasis on history and analysis. It's "The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher" by Kate Summerscale, about 18th century culture and detectives in fact and fiction. All about layers of finding the truth. Social context is crucial, but then you start "peeling the onion . . ."Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-12330937908773950612012-07-06T15:48:35.498-04:002012-07-06T15:48:35.498-04:00I've added it to my summer reading list. Thank...I've added it to my summer reading list. Thanks!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-57299570454887184932012-07-06T15:05:38.564-04:002012-07-06T15:05:38.564-04:00Thanks for a great review - I just bought the Nook...Thanks for a great review - I just bought the Nook version! More importantly, you've reignited my quest to find the rumored diary of my 3x-gr-grandmother, Deborah (Kelley) Mason of Fairfield, Maine. A distant cousin told me she'd seen it, but can't remember who has it. This could take a while ...Marjoriehttp://www.storybookgenealogy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-16654071849624407742012-07-06T11:39:20.901-04:002012-07-06T11:39:20.901-04:00I watched the PBS film based on A Midwife's Ta...I watched the PBS film based on A Midwife's Tale years ago, ago, and had always wanted to read the book, but never got around to it and had forgotten it completely. Thanks for the reminder - I'm going to request it from my library today!Kathleen O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-7305062133197693122012-07-06T09:56:12.441-04:002012-07-06T09:56:12.441-04:00Thanks! Sound like interesting reads. Am definitel...Thanks! Sound like interesting reads. Am definitely adding those to my summer reading list.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482561097980045878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-25397722866141693352012-07-06T09:19:50.848-04:002012-07-06T09:19:50.848-04:00I'm heading to download the sample now... soun...I'm heading to download the sample now... sounds like it is a great read to add to the list. Thanks!Stephanie @ CornAndCotton.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930433065322347111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-82558366714422986362012-07-06T09:02:02.144-04:002012-07-06T09:02:02.144-04:00A Midwife's Tale is one of my all-time favorit...A Midwife's Tale is one of my all-time favorite herstories.Pam Seavey Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048827716173570983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-65990938125700102582012-07-06T08:53:26.492-04:002012-07-06T08:53:26.492-04:00Ulrich and Deetz are two of my favorite authors (a...Ulrich and Deetz are two of my favorite authors (as well as David Hackett Fischer). I try to read everything they write.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com