John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes
Note 1501
Hard to believe, isn't it? The numbers just keep rolling along and we have reached 1,501! About the only fixed rule that I have in writing these notes is to take time out on the half century marks to tell, in general way, what I hope to accomplish.
A primary objective is to make the List interesting so that significant number of people will join the List. A secondary objective is to encourage people to participate.
I would hope that other people will pick up on the family histories. When the John Yagers are discussed, that is the List at its best.
The next best thing is to ask questions, especially those that will start a discussion.
Along the way, I hope to develop a better understanding of our German ancestors who lived on the east side of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia in the eighteenth century. Who were they? Where did they come from? Why did they come? What did they find here? How did they cope with the new situation?
A lot of what could be said to answer these questions applies to all Germans, or perhaps to all emigrants. And, because they moved around quite a bit, the geography need not be all that exact.
Our history is very rich and there are a lot of documents that apply to us. There are many questions that will never be answered, but that is no excuse to stop trying to find the answers. There are many methodologies to use.
With these statements, I close on the note that the List is meant to be a two-way street.
(17 Oct 02)