tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post2818617606527002885..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Amy And I Visit The Battle Of WaterlooAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67739620246522893762009-10-19T15:50:58.610+01:002009-10-19T15:50:58.610+01:00I so completey agree with your statement "the...I so completey agree with your statement "the individual history of an "ordinary person" can provide a unique insight into historical events"; that you make this real in your posts is one of this blog's many strong points.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-39591068746059368912009-10-17T11:08:23.976+01:002009-10-17T11:08:23.976+01:00I'm a gravestone reader and often wonder about...I'm a gravestone reader and often wonder about a deceased history. I'm not curious enough to try and find out.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75516912752417639662009-10-17T02:54:58.898+01:002009-10-17T02:54:58.898+01:00See that's what I love about England and Europ...See that's what I love about England and Europe, even in the most obscure places, well off the tourist path, there are little bits of meaningful history just waiting to be discovered.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61260094340050786002009-10-17T01:52:32.435+01:002009-10-17T01:52:32.435+01:00I hate to admit I have the most absurd hatred of o...I hate to admit I have the most absurd hatred of old bones even though archeology has me fascinated and I guess I've got over that phobia... phobia possibly coming from living right beside the church in childhood and being aware every time my father was conducting a funeral...Well, of course you could tell, the bell was tolled.<br /><br />But then at school we had to try to not mind for seeing a real skeleton - I wasn't the only person really found this horrid and it made it worse when the biology teacher said he'd been a soldier at the battle of Waterloo and you could see where his ribs had been fatally damaged. I spent many years in horror for knowing my school had this skeleton in that cupboard. Warrior from that war. YUK, basically. It took me absolutely ages to come to terms with the idea this really didn't matter now. I'm not sure I like digging up the past. Might mean bones...Edwin Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892411809138609516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69911509917374022302009-10-16T18:49:30.713+01:002009-10-16T18:49:30.713+01:00I love obscure histories about ordinary people too...I love obscure histories about ordinary people too... so interesting. Your dog sounds delightful. I'm sure you've posted a picture of her on your blog before but I would love to see what she looks like!The Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-90439059012687614962009-10-16T16:36:56.042+01:002009-10-16T16:36:56.042+01:00Enjoyed the post Alan. Most of my rummaging in ol...Enjoyed the post Alan. Most of my rummaging in old soldiers' records relates to WW1, most of it for various battalions of the York & Lancaster Regt. as my grandfather served as a private in the 2nd, 6th and 10th battalions; he became a POW on 21 March 1918 in the Kaiser's last real assault.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85585787001754463712009-10-16T15:47:28.329+01:002009-10-16T15:47:28.329+01:00War is the continuation of policy by other means.
...War is the continuation of policy by other means.<br /><br />Karl von Klausewitz.Chairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-22304104210116773042009-10-16T15:32:05.764+01:002009-10-16T15:32:05.764+01:00I love rambling around old cemeteries, too! The M...I love rambling around old cemeteries, too! The Mister won't step foot in them!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8067460306525737392009-10-16T13:43:16.974+01:002009-10-16T13:43:16.974+01:00Beautiful gravestone and fascinating info on Josep...Beautiful gravestone and fascinating info on Joseph Standeven. Great post. I am nutty about family history, as well.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58470136110648303382009-10-16T13:23:08.749+01:002009-10-16T13:23:08.749+01:00I so agree Mo. It is imagining the backstory that ...I so agree Mo. It is imagining the backstory that is so fascinating.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-65790590763993088552009-10-16T13:19:19.068+01:002009-10-16T13:19:19.068+01:00Ferretting around like that is something I will pr...Ferretting around like that is something I will probably do a lot of when I'm not so busy doing pointless things...<br /><br />In a sombre way I love reading gravestones and thinking 'who the hell were they and what did they do!'. If they died young I wonder why/how and if old then I wonder about their existence in old age.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.com