The First Blog.
I hope other relations, local historians, and genealogists will find the information posted here accurate, useful and entertaining. In a sense the title of this blog is a bit inaccurate, or at least a little misleading, because most of the posts will have little or nothing to do with James Claypoole; he is merely the point of departure. The dates of his life, the terms of his residency in Armstrong County, and his descendants are all that can be safely known about him...as we shall see what was once "known" about him, must now be un-"known".
This blog will most likely be taken up with the lives of James’ descendants. I suspect that little new information about James himself is likely to appear in the ensuing years, although there is always hope. However I think that much information remains to be pieced together to form the biographies of his numerous descendants, and I hope with the help of many other hands, that the work may progress and together we may form a more complete picture of our shared history.
I hope others will write and make use of this blog to help me sort out our common past, and perhaps understand ourselves a little better in the process.
Nil desperandum,
Eric Cook
Please see Acknowledgments listed below due to space.
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Acknowledgments
This will be far too brief to begin with, so please forgive me if I ommitt anyone or anything, but there are really too many, but I wanted to thank those who were first or foremost in the process that lead to the creation of this blog.
First my Mother, Fay Anne, who opened my eyes to the richness of our family history, and my father James who ensured that I could proceed down this path.
My grandparents Merle and Alice who personified the good old ways.
My Aunts: Judy, Shirley and Nancy for helping and sharing at all times.
My great Aunts and Uncles, especially Dorothy, Vern, and Beatty without whom so much information would have been lost.
The congregation of Franklin Union Baptist, who opened their attics, minds, and hearts to me.
To Evelyn Claypoole Bracken without whom we could hardly proceed into the past at all (or perhaps receded?!).
To the many cousins who share so often so much.
And most recently and most especially to Barry Chapman of Tasmania, Australia and Kathie Young, who have together resolved something that had truly begun to puzzle me, and whose excellant research is summarized on the Claypoole Family website. And to my sister Erin, who helped stoke the fires of memory.
I will add and update specific thanks and acknowledgments in the places where they are most appropriate. Especially for contributions to original research. I hope to properly credit all researchers original work, and/or to thank those who have allowed me to see and share historical sources whether they are stories, documents, or artifacts.
Also I hope to properly list and acknowledge any secondary sources of information, so that others may check, rethink, verify, and explore the threads of this story.
Please alert me to any omissions, mistakes, broken internet links, or errors of any kind. You may do so in the comments sections or at a new email address I hope to create just for this website.
Cheers!
First my Mother, Fay Anne, who opened my eyes to the richness of our family history, and my father James who ensured that I could proceed down this path.
My grandparents Merle and Alice who personified the good old ways.
My Aunts: Judy, Shirley and Nancy for helping and sharing at all times.
My great Aunts and Uncles, especially Dorothy, Vern, and Beatty without whom so much information would have been lost.
The congregation of Franklin Union Baptist, who opened their attics, minds, and hearts to me.
To Evelyn Claypoole Bracken without whom we could hardly proceed into the past at all (or perhaps receded?!).
To the many cousins who share so often so much.
And most recently and most especially to Barry Chapman of Tasmania, Australia and Kathie Young, who have together resolved something that had truly begun to puzzle me, and whose excellant research is summarized on the Claypoole Family website. And to my sister Erin, who helped stoke the fires of memory.
I will add and update specific thanks and acknowledgments in the places where they are most appropriate. Especially for contributions to original research. I hope to properly credit all researchers original work, and/or to thank those who have allowed me to see and share historical sources whether they are stories, documents, or artifacts.
Also I hope to properly list and acknowledge any secondary sources of information, so that others may check, rethink, verify, and explore the threads of this story.
Please alert me to any omissions, mistakes, broken internet links, or errors of any kind. You may do so in the comments sections or at a new email address I hope to create just for this website.
Cheers!
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