tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post6458439457161881852..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 187 : Strange Ancestral FlowsAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57212282759008832542013-08-03T21:09:34.748+01:002013-08-03T21:09:34.748+01:00You have scanned them for all eternity..lovely pos...You have scanned them for all eternity..lovely postcard to keep with the bible:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-59219013047611776172013-07-31T13:07:29.574+01:002013-07-31T13:07:29.574+01:00I was intrigued by the postcard. It looks like the...I was intrigued by the postcard. It looks like the picture was printed directly on the card, somewhat out of register and upside down. I also found the "back" address unusual--I never heard of back-to-back houses before.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-40478390981797802382013-07-29T23:16:12.449+01:002013-07-29T23:16:12.449+01:00I absolutely love the name Beanland. It doesn'...I absolutely love the name Beanland. It doesn't even sound real. I'm always drawn to books that have Bean somewhere in the title. Maybe a novel about the Beanland's should be written. <br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51997732968032358622013-07-29T14:57:29.483+01:002013-07-29T14:57:29.483+01:00I like all those kisses! What an amazing treasure,...I like all those kisses! What an amazing treasure, and who knows, perhaps one day you shall be blessed to have it as well! 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-82255496215768095992013-07-29T02:16:27.632+01:002013-07-29T02:16:27.632+01:00This bible has wandered around quite a bit, If onl...This bible has wandered around quite a bit, If only it could talk.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18622118713632888882013-07-29T01:56:01.887+01:002013-07-29T01:56:01.887+01:00Family Bibles tend to follow a strange ancestral f...<i>Family Bibles tend to follow a strange ancestral flow : being swept clear of childless lines and being drawn towards the fecund tributaries, like leaves swept down a swift stream.</i><br />You're getting very poetic Alan:) I'm going to make sure I use your wonderful phrase 'ancestral flow' in the future.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-83582827076132367002013-07-28T23:54:50.401+01:002013-07-28T23:54:50.401+01:00At least you got a candlewick bedspread! I like th...At least you got a candlewick bedspread! I like the idea of the Clayton Cousins being courted for gifts and handouts, but I expect they were pretty wise to all this. That first entry in the Bible, for poor Clifford, is quite poignant.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-70622735694485085882013-07-28T20:15:02.997+01:002013-07-28T20:15:02.997+01:00Mum is so pleased to be able to pass all her memor...Mum is so pleased to be able to pass all her memorabilia on to me some day. I wonder who I will find that I will be able to pass it all on to! There's a nephew looking promising, and a cousin's daughter who is quite keen so here's hoping they still will be when the time comes.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-46498567328809699162013-07-28T19:07:07.906+01:002013-07-28T19:07:07.906+01:00A family Bible helps trace the family's geneal...A family Bible helps trace the family's genealogy. You have traced the genealogy of the family Bible. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42846063056583104692013-07-28T14:48:14.525+01:002013-07-28T14:48:14.525+01:00Oh how interesting. I have not been able to spend ...Oh how interesting. I have not been able to spend much time on the computer over the last week so I completely missed this SS theme. I must try and do a late post anyway because I just took home my great-grandfather's book of Luther's sermons, which served as family bible to them (the births of all his eleven children noted in it).DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-81815114717487916612013-07-28T13:59:41.806+01:002013-07-28T13:59:41.806+01:00Sadly these old family heirlooms can cause problem...Sadly these old family heirlooms can cause problems in families. My husband has few things belonging to his family because he was far away when his parents died and the bothers took everything. Always a source of sadness and resentment. I am so glad your brother's wife had some common sense. Perhaps the bible will also come to you some day.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84744339159616123382013-07-28T12:51:52.668+01:002013-07-28T12:51:52.668+01:00Neither my wife nor have family bibles handed down...Neither my wife nor have family bibles handed down to them. I never saw a bible at all at home. There is so much history in volumes like your family's - now recorded 'for ever' on the net.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42276597725132290192013-07-28T03:44:23.497+01:002013-07-28T03:44:23.497+01:00Like a medieval monk, you've illuminated a pag...Like a medieval monk, you've illuminated a page of family history with a fine brush, Alan. And now Arthur Beanland's bible has a beautifully decorated illustration preserved on the internet. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69843635634273662852013-07-28T01:36:29.702+01:002013-07-28T01:36:29.702+01:00The family bible that my step-father's mother ...The family bible that my step-father's mother gave to him, is now in the possession of my youngest brother. He has three daughters, so the bible will end up far from its North Carolina home and in a family that carries another name, different from the one that peopled its pages for 150 years. I am not sure howor if Bibles feel about leaving their ancestral homes, but it certainly does make me ponder the question.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-34736746574236819452013-07-27T21:43:07.511+01:002013-07-27T21:43:07.511+01:00 My Bible is really well used with lots of comment... My Bible is really well used with lots of comments, references and underlinings. Many of the pages were curling and corners were missing. Finally the cover started coming away. So I decided to have it rebound last Christmas. It came back looking brand new, with all my personal comments and pages smoothed and still in tact. I was SO pleased. Well worth the $80 it cost.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-25908331886219065112013-07-27T20:05:27.540+01:002013-07-27T20:05:27.540+01:00How right you are! Some years ago my brother was ...How right you are! Some years ago my brother was given my great grandfather's naval sword which he may or may not have actually used during the Civil War. He was stationed aboard several different vessels & I'm not sure how much sword action he might have seen nor how expert he was in using it? Recently, my brother emailed me to ask if I would like to have some things because he was moving. "I have this old sword that belonged to someone, but I don't know who." he said. He was going to donate it somewhere, but his new wife said maybe he ought to contact a family member first to see if they knew who it might have belonged to. Whew!!! :-> La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8428995703303760782013-07-27T17:35:50.259+01:002013-07-27T17:35:50.259+01:00As I was saying to Kristin, on Facebook, I have no...As I was saying to Kristin, on Facebook, I have no family bible to use as a reference - from either side of my family. I envy those of you who do!<br /><br />I truly enjoyed this post, Alan, but now I'm just green.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48757628863173031722013-07-27T15:55:05.907+01:002013-07-27T15:55:05.907+01:00Great post. I was exceptionally drawn to that of t...Great post. I was exceptionally drawn to that of the Clayton Cousins!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-3588450083343274502013-07-27T15:38:47.751+01:002013-07-27T15:38:47.751+01:00Dividing heirlooms is a difficult decision. I agre...Dividing heirlooms is a difficult decision. I agree that they should go to someone with a special connection or someone who will treasure & preserve them for future generations.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-6627585822323918942013-07-27T15:38:45.000+01:002013-07-27T15:38:45.000+01:00Love those Clayton Cousins, Alan! And here's h...Love those Clayton Cousins, Alan! And here's hoping that ALL families have a like-minded group of relatives, if only to stir up intrigue...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-41165316164063797722013-07-27T15:13:35.843+01:002013-07-27T15:13:35.843+01:00It would be interesting to know the origin of fami...It would be interesting to know the origin of family bibles. Some were meticulously kept up. My grandfather's had only Grandma and Grandpa's names.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10486545221863661682013-07-27T12:19:14.012+01:002013-07-27T12:19:14.012+01:00I wonder if the aunts knew everyone thought they w...I wonder if the aunts knew everyone thought they were wealthy and if they thought it sad or silly or laughted about it among themselves?Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-54715435705231150122013-07-27T12:15:04.552+01:002013-07-27T12:15:04.552+01:00Look at all those lovely kisses !Look at all those lovely kisses !Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-40929448047799905922013-07-27T10:02:13.872+01:002013-07-27T10:02:13.872+01:00I think the only important consideration when deci...I think the only important consideration when deciding who such heirlooms go to is that the recipient should have the same respect for the preservation of such family histories as oneself. I'm sure it's a very difficult decision to make, though.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com