tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post1658554651409248516..comments2024-01-29T05:14:23.927-05:00Comments on A Sense of Family: The Legacy of Mary Comfort EberhardShelley Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-71549221116043945222013-02-08T18:22:29.547-05:002013-02-08T18:22:29.547-05:00Thank you, Jo, I really appreciate the kind words....Thank you, Jo, I really appreciate the kind words. And I agree, it seems like it's much easier to find records for men than for women. Before I sat down to write this, I wasn't sure I'd have enough information for a story, but once I got started I realized how much detail there was in these few records, and it started to take shape. Thanks for reading, and for taking the time to write a comment!Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-8573368528599655952013-02-08T18:11:09.848-05:002013-02-08T18:11:09.848-05:00Thanks, Carrie, that's nice of you to say! Isn...Thanks, Carrie, that's nice of you to say! Isn't the fraktur interesting? The original is on thin rolled parchment, much larger than the segment shown. And that issue of The Milky Way is a treasure, for sure. I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Thanks for reading! Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-71272046889206354972013-02-08T18:03:40.015-05:002013-02-08T18:03:40.015-05:00That's a great point, Mariann, that "a li...That's a great point, Mariann, that "a life spent on nurturing children, making bread, and hatching eggs is a good life by anyone's standards." How true. Think of all the creating and shaping that are contained in those things. <br /><br />With the footnotes, all I can say is that I aspire to ESM's standards. It's an ongoing learning process :-)Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-71303879153331891532013-02-08T17:55:16.546-05:002013-02-08T17:55:16.546-05:00Thanks, Debi. You know, the strange thing is, I do...Thanks, Debi. You know, the strange thing is, I don't remember my grandma Nora using recipes, so I don't know if her mother did either. I'll have to ask around and see if anyone else knows. The quantities would probably be astounding, though!Shelley Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488453243236670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-65802598698928018122013-02-07T12:35:16.845-05:002013-02-07T12:35:16.845-05:00Very nicely written and interesting. How fortunat...Very nicely written and interesting. How fortunate you are to have some first hand knowledge of Mary from a daughter. Mary sounds like an amazing woman. I especially like that you were able to develop so much information about the female side of the family. It seems so often it is the men we find the records for. Well done. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518797858366448475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-46430583876579036202013-02-06T17:13:50.675-05:002013-02-06T17:13:50.675-05:00This post particularly interested me because of th...This post particularly interested me because of the fraktur (I should practice calligraphy!) the graphic of the issue of "The Milky Way," and the baking... but the whole post is so interesting! This short essay makes me want to read a book about Mary Comfort Eberhard. Would that your elegant first paragraph had been used in her obituary! ~CarrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-61704377179522682102013-02-06T15:32:12.140-05:002013-02-06T15:32:12.140-05:00Comfort is a good last name for Mary. This is a co...Comfort is a good last name for Mary. This is a comforting post. The phrase "salt of the earth" occurs to me, especially when I look at the photo of Mary, who looks stalwart and determined and well rooted. A life spent on nurturing children, making bread, and hatching eggs is a good life by anyone's standards!<br /><br />Your footnotes look impeccable to me! Do they come from the instructions of Elizabeth Shown Mills??Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939752311253681195.post-11482355830816978292013-02-06T11:46:53.804-05:002013-02-06T11:46:53.804-05:00What a nice account of Mary's life. I'll ...What a nice account of Mary's life. I'll bet she was quite a baker - maybe some of her recipes have been handed down to all of those greats?Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.com