Speaking of the Past.....
I just finished reading the NGS News Magazine for October/November/December 2005 and ran across this quote in the book review section: "The void that remains when we refuse to speak of the past is in fact a presence both haunting and destructive, " according to Tiya Mills in Ties that Bind.
All of the "secrets" that haunt us as family historians and genealogists are often traced back to what has not been spoken, whether for shame, out of fear, discrimination, wanting to protect someone or their reputation, or because of other personal reasons. We all run across these "secrets" sooner or later in our research.
Since I'm an oldest child, I doggedly pursue finding the answers and some have been on my ongoing research list for a decade now, still without an answer. Who was William E. Dupuy's wife? Did the Dupuys descend from Huguenot stock? Did Great-grandpa Koenig have a first German-born wife, like the ship's passenger list indicates, or was she listed as a "frau" so she didn't apper to be traveling alone to the New World? Were the von Buschhausens of a noble line?
All of the "secrets" that haunt us as family historians and genealogists are often traced back to what has not been spoken, whether for shame, out of fear, discrimination, wanting to protect someone or their reputation, or because of other personal reasons. We all run across these "secrets" sooner or later in our research.
Since I'm an oldest child, I doggedly pursue finding the answers and some have been on my ongoing research list for a decade now, still without an answer. Who was William E. Dupuy's wife? Did the Dupuys descend from Huguenot stock? Did Great-grandpa Koenig have a first German-born wife, like the ship's passenger list indicates, or was she listed as a "frau" so she didn't apper to be traveling alone to the New World? Were the von Buschhausens of a noble line?
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