tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post6902564308975263136..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: How James Deetz Changed My LifeMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-6906929804284221692013-07-31T03:12:49.088-04:002013-07-31T03:12:49.088-04:00Your post popped up in a Google search for James D...Your post popped up in a Google search for James Deetz. I had heard he died some years ago (in 2000) and I was looking for more information about his later years. I was privileged to study with him twice in my young life -- as a freshman at UCSB crowded into Campbell Hall for his immensely popular anthro 101 and a few years later, when he had moved on to Brown and I joined a graduate archaeology class that involved us with his work on Plimoth Plantation. His lecture on New England gravestones while I was at UCSB influenced my decision to pursue graduate studies in cultural history in New England. I ultimately made a career doing other things, but that connection to cemeteries and cemetery art came back in my genealogical pursuits. Jim Deetz opened my eyes to all that the stones can tell us. Just thought you might enjoy hearing from a "kindred spirit." I must read the book, too.Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098491036688452621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-12548008921223839042012-07-06T08:16:57.134-04:002012-07-06T08:16:57.134-04:00You've convinced me that I've got to read ...You've convinced me that I've got to read this book. I've ordered it on interlibrary loan. Thanks!Barbara Jean Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909329971189134434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-5168473827664980872012-03-26T14:37:15.191-04:002012-03-26T14:37:15.191-04:00I loved reading the two volumes of Gravestone Chro...I loved reading the two volumes of Gravestone Chronicles about our local stone carvers and the stones they carved.Carol P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-88738674654336305422011-12-02T10:40:45.696-05:002011-12-02T10:40:45.696-05:00The title of this post caught my eye while I was h...The title of this post caught my eye while I was here today reading another. I wasn't sure why, so I clicked through to see why the name Deetz seemed familiar.<br /><br />When I reached the title of the book in the first paragraph, I literally got goosebumps. I read this book in an Anthropology class in college, and while I don't remember the specifics, I do remember enjoying it very much -- the whole class, actually. (I majored in Computer Engineering, so this was just a fun elective).<br /><br />Now I need to go on an archaeological hunt of my own to see if I can dig it up out of the boxes of college books. :-)Scott Jangrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303871139163606729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-78958275286328479842010-12-31T11:59:15.820-05:002010-12-31T11:59:15.820-05:00Wonderful post, Marian. I've added Deetz' ...Wonderful post, Marian. I've added Deetz' book to my must reads for 2011 - right behind Isabel Wilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns."Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-80114752900681263822010-11-07T20:05:54.016-05:002010-11-07T20:05:54.016-05:00I just put this book on my Amazon wish list. Thank...I just put this book on my Amazon wish list. Thank you, Marian!Cathi at Stone House Researchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208688402530021542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-22072248148465221592010-05-22T20:49:32.803-04:002010-05-22T20:49:32.803-04:00Hi Marian, It is nice to see you blogging again!Hi Marian, It is nice to see you blogging again!Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.com