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05-05-2015, 06:55 PM
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Let me think --- could it be Thomas Kearney's??
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05-05-2015, 09:05 PM
Post: #1217
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Well I hope it's good!
We can be pretty tough on people who's research is not up to our standards. What I've seen of your posts, you might make it through without too many bruises. Big Grin

Just remember, we all make misstakes, and no one is purfect.

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05-06-2015, 06:18 AM
Post: #1218
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(And remember - barking dogs seldom bite...)
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05-06-2015, 10:37 AM (This post was last modified: 05-06-2015 10:38 AM by Thomas Kearney.)
Post: #1219
RE: Assassination Trivia
(05-05-2015 06:55 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Let me think --- could it be Thomas Kearney's??

Correct.

(05-05-2015 09:05 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Well I hope it's good!
We can be pretty tough on people who's research is not up to our standards. What I've seen of your posts, you might make it through without too many bruises. Big Grin

Just remember, we all make misstakes, and no one is purfect.

Thanks, Gene!

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05-12-2015, 07:54 AM
Post: #1220
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Parents of two people involved the Lincoln assassination story died 5 days apart. One's father passed away on May 13, 1845. The other one's mother passed away on May 18, 1845. Who were these two folks?
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05-12-2015, 09:13 AM
Post: #1221
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Hint #1: One was female and one was male.
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05-12-2015, 11:25 AM
Post: #1222
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Mary Surratt and Dr. Mudd?
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05-12-2015, 12:07 PM
Post: #1223
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Excellent try, Eva! However, it is not those two.
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05-12-2015, 12:39 PM
Post: #1224
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Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone?
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05-12-2015, 12:43 PM (This post was last modified: 05-12-2015 12:44 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #1225
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Ouch - yes...I think Dave is right...
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05-12-2015, 01:17 PM
Post: #1226
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Dave is correct, and Eva, you are correct for agreeing with him. I was reading Caleb Stephens' new book on the assassination and came upon this fact on p. 31. Henry Rathbone's father (Jared L. Rathbone) died on May 13, 1845. Clara Harris' mother (Louisa Tubbs Harris) passed away on May 18, 1845.

Since both of you are teachers I am sending each of you an apple.
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05-12-2015, 01:21 PM (This post was last modified: 05-12-2015 01:22 PM by Gene C.)
Post: #1227
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(05-12-2015 01:17 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Since both of you are teachers I am sending each of you an apple.

That's good, I was concerned you were going to send them Oreos. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio.../26498493/
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05-12-2015, 01:24 PM (This post was last modified: 05-12-2015 01:25 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #1228
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Thanks, Roger, I love apples - just don't know what links them to teachers?
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05-12-2015, 01:32 PM
Post: #1229
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(05-12-2015 01:24 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Thanks, Roger, I love apples - just don't know what links them to teachers?

As a former grade-school teacher, I was intrigued by your question, Eva. So if found this Smithsonian article, "Why Do Students Give Teachers Apples . . . "

"Held up as the paragon of moral fastidiousness, teachers, particularly on the frontier, frequently received sustenance from their pupils. “Families whose children attended schools were often responsible for housing and feeding frontier teachers,” according to a PBS special, titled “Frontier House, Frontier Life.” An apple could show appreciation for a teacher sometimes in charge of more than 50 students.

"Apples continued to be a favorite way to curry favor even after the practical purpose of feeding teachers disappeared. Bing Crosby’s 1939 “An Apple for the Teacher,” explains the persuasive allure of the fruit. “An apple for the teacher will always do the trick,” sings Crosby, “when you don’t know your lesson in arithmetic.”

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cultu...JySUMrz.99
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05-12-2015, 01:53 PM
Post: #1230
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I may have to stop by the grocery on my way home from work Blush

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