Sally Sheridan's Blog – October 2009 Archive (3)

I have had many recent breakthroughs, one truly bizarre one.



I have known for a long time that my 5th great grandmother, Barbara Culp, was scalped by Indians in South Carolina in 1761. She lived to have the child she was pregnant with and two more, including my 4th great grandmother.



My husband and I have been married for 36 years. He was raised in Illinois and Wisconsin. I grew up in the Southwest. We met when we were both in our late twenties. He came to my home town as… Continue

My friend and cousin Derry sent this to me this morning and it fits in with what I have been thinking. This is what she wrote:



Hi Sally,



Glad to hear the article led you to create a blog. What a good idea.



We lived in Germany for several years during the 1960s. I was very

interested in the way the Germans went about educating their people

about the horrible events of WWII. Their newsreels and documentaries

spared no one's sensibilities. Not much… Continue

Dear Friends,



I have a shameful confession to make. I am the great great great granddaughter of slaveholders.



My ancestors held African people and their children in slavery.



In the 1800's, one of my ancestors (probably more) fathered at least one child whom he continued to hold in slavery. Her name was Martha. As she grew into adulthood and had children, he kept them, his grandchildren, as his slaves, too. Once I started researching it, I found that many of my… Continue