Surratt Courier

[J. Beckert]

I agree, Roger. Falwell's story is sketchy. I also enjoyed Louise's piece on the Fourth of July and Joan's article. Who knew having a womb could make so much mayhem?

[CJSchoonover]

Thank you Roger for the kind words. I was hoping people would find it interesting. Thanks again!

[RJNorton]

The current Surratt Courier has fascinating articles by forum members Bill Binzel (regarding Francis Scott Key's descendants and relatives) and Laurie Verge (regarding life in boardinghouses). Kudos!

[Eva Elisabeth]

I wanted to post the same! Loved both articles!

[RobertLC]

Ditto!

[BettyO]

Just got mine today! Yes - it is indeed wonderful -- both articles are excellent! Kudos to both authors -

[SSlater]

Before their heads explode with all the good things being said, please tell me where is "Berginia" . Gotcha.

[brtmchl]

Just read mine this morning. Great job!

[L Verge]

Before their heads explode with all the good things being said, please tell me where is "Berginia" . Gotcha.

Is that a typo that I didn't catch? Please tell me where it (the typo) is. Believe it or not, that's what my daughter called Virginia when she was about three. She also used to say "underbella" until one day Joan Chaconas said, "I thought it was an overbella." From that day on, she correctly pronounced umbrella.

[SSlater]

Before their heads explode with all the good things being said, please tell me where is "Berginia" . Gotcha.

Is that a typo that I didn't catch? Please tell me where it (the typo) is. Believe it or not, that's what my daughter called Virginia when she was about three. She also used to say "underbella" until one day Joan Chaconas said, "I thought it was an overbella." From that day on, she correctly pronounced umbrella.

Laurie; Pg 8 line 13. Aug issue. I think I recognized the typo, only because that is the most common pronunciation of the word. Someone finally got it right.

[L Verge]

Before their heads explode with all the good things being said, please tell me where is "Berginia" . Gotcha.

Is that a typo that I didn't catch? Please tell me where it (the typo) is. Believe it or not, that's what my daughter called Virginia when she was about three. She also used to say "underbella" until one day Joan Chaconas said, "I thought it was an overbella." From that day on, she correctly pronounced umbrella.

Laurie; Pg 8 line 13. Aug issue. I think I recognized the typo, only because that is the most common pronunciation of the word. Someone finally got it right.

And I can't blame that on anyone else 'cause I do the 150 Years Ago section (and never realized how long that war really was until I had to cull the information every month for the past four years! Check again, though because I only got the B wrong, the rest of the word is spelled correctly.

[wpbinzel]

Thank you all (or if you are from the South, "all y'all") for your kind comments about the article in The Courier. In doing research, I kept running into relatives of F.S. Key and given the attention the 200th anniversary has received, I thought folks might be interested in his links to those around Lincoln. Those were just the ones I had found. There are likely others that are known or that have yet to be uncovered in the scavenger hunt of research. It may become a running tally of historical "degrees of separation."

It is also quite an honor for me to be mentioned in the same sentence with Laurie, as I have come to recognize all that she has done to foster and support research in this area. And with regard to "Birginia," I happen to like names that begin with "B."

Bill Binzel

[RJNorton]

Kudos to forum member Susan Higginbotham whose research on Peanut John is featured in the current Surratt Courier.

[Susan Higginbotham]

Kudos to forum member Susan Higginbotham whose research on Peanut John is featured in the current Surratt Courier.

Thank you! That was such a nice surprise!

[BettyO]

Just got mine as I got home this evening - can't wait to read this!

Congratulations, Susan!