[Magdalen] "Hand to Hand" - have you one to share?

[Jon Egger]

One of Dawn's family hid all day long around Boston and when the signal was
given they started what's known as the Boston Tea Party.

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 1:13 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> For those who have investigated their genealogies, such connections of
> impressive length are possible.
>
> We all obviously have such relationships with our parents, and, through
> them, to their parents, and so forth.
>
> One of my ancestors, named James (Jamie) Smith, had a remarkable life.
> Captured by Indians during Braddock's debacle, he later returned to English
> life and wrote a memoir of his experiences which is still widely read
> today. He used his experience gained while living with the Indians to teach
> his local neighbors to defend themsleves against the indian attacks, using
> the Indians' tactics against them. He, along with the more famous Rodgers
> of Rogers' Rangers fame, was entrusted with keeping the frontier stable
> during the Revolutionary War. His character was played in the movie,
> "Allegheny Uprising," by John Wayne.
>
> Another of my ancestors, a Huguenot priest in Ireland named Gabriel
> Maturin, was on the staff of a cathedral in Dublin. During the tenure of
> Jonathan Swift as dean of the cathedral, Maturin was instrumental in
> changing Swift's mind about allowing the Cathedral's choristers to be used
> in the premier of a new work.  Swift was dead set against allowing his
> singers to participate but Maturin persuaded him to allow the singers to
> participate, and thus my ancestor was instrumental in facilitating the
> premier of "The Messiah" of George Frideric Handel. As a musician, I'm
> especially pleased with that connection.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Ian Gomersall <ian.gomersall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Greetings
> >
> > Here's a little bit of Summer fun :)
> >
> > I've just posted on our church blog about 'Hand to Hand' - how far we can
> > connect back to, say, a specific event through family memory or
> connection.
> >
> > Have a look at the blog entry at:
> > https://stchrysostoms.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/hand-to-hand/
> > which explains more and gives examples.
> >
> > I was wondering if we had 'Hand to hand' s to share
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > *Ian Gomersall*
> >
>



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