I recently published a synopsis of the Germanna Colonies which George Durman has placed on the Germanna Web page which he maintains (see the home page .) . To some extent, that information duplicates the things that I often say here in the half-century notes.
If you have questions about the material that I included in that synopsis, I wish that you would bring them up either to the list or to me privately. It would be a favor to see the type of thing that interests you. Or if you think I have gone off the track, tell me. My problem is that after fourteen hundred notes I am stumped some days for a topic to write about.
In that synopsis I presented material which varies from what is usually told. I believe that my version is more correct, but not perfect. We can all agree that we have a rich history and not all of it has been uncovered yet. Finding this material is time consuming and takes a lot of work.
One aim of these notes is to develop an appreciation for the history of the Germanna Colonists and for the people who were in it. We have made some headway in this direction, as I can tell from the mail, but our audience is potentially in the millions and we have not reached all of them yet.
The Rootsweb GERMANNA_COLONIES Mailing List exists for you to use in an active way. I hope you do not remain a passive reader. Become a participant even if you only ask questions or request information.
(06 Jun 02)
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We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.