tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post7280650478385936178..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Memorial Day 2012 - Spinning WheelCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-89404990411826512132012-05-29T16:51:28.457-04:002012-05-29T16:51:28.457-04:00JULIE is our winner of The Colonel's Lady, pap...JULIE is our winner of The Colonel's Lady, paperback, by Laura Frantz! Congrats and thanks to all for sharing in the Spinning Wheel!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10012574308737897302012-05-29T16:50:38.513-04:002012-05-29T16:50:38.513-04:00JULIE!!!! Do you feel like a Revell book winner to...JULIE!!!! Do you feel like a Revell book winner today? Because you are! You won Laura Feagan Frantz's "The Colonel's Lady" on the Colonial Quills blog! Congrats!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-67970381534170395342012-05-29T03:10:48.983-04:002012-05-29T03:10:48.983-04:00Doing some genealogy research today and at last di...Doing some genealogy research today and at last discovered my many times grandfather, Ebenezer Eaton of New Hampshire who was a Revolutionary soldier, ranking corporal, in the Northern Continental Army. He thankfully survived the war, his children being born after his several terms of service. Huzzah!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82307284483775167592012-05-28T22:58:44.704-04:002012-05-28T22:58:44.704-04:00Thanks for sharing that with us, Carissa. You must...Thanks for sharing that with us, Carissa. You must be very proud of your family with that great heritage!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59755763899178010192012-05-28T21:37:15.068-04:002012-05-28T21:37:15.068-04:00My family has always been a military family in eve...My family has always been a military family in every generation someone has served. My great great great was in WWI, my great great uncle was in WWII, my grandfather was in the in the Navy during the Korean war. My great uncle was a Marine during vietnam. I had a uncle in the Navy and another in the army. My dad went into the Marines right out of high school in the early 80's and saw combat Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161144492587350634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-15109329899990111212012-05-28T20:15:11.973-04:002012-05-28T20:15:11.973-04:00I'm so glad Daniel became an American as well!...I'm so glad Daniel became an American as well! ;-) My son is actually the first in the direct line from Daniel Prince to go to war. Such a sobering thought. He now works side by side with our British allies.Elaine Marie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433520113422863255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39401206592478764872012-05-28T19:49:06.843-04:002012-05-28T19:49:06.843-04:00I enjoyed so much reading The Colonel's Lady. ...I enjoyed so much reading The Colonel's Lady. It brought the war to life for me. The life inside the fort and in battle. I cherish that story. Clark (and McLinn)remarkable men!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29878498998900654382012-05-28T19:45:44.146-04:002012-05-28T19:45:44.146-04:00It was difficult for many to talk about their time...It was difficult for many to talk about their time served. My uncle talked little about his time, but am glad he did record his memoirs so we could understand and appreciate (at least somewhat) what he went through on our behalf.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-56697948471676017162012-05-28T19:42:25.200-04:002012-05-28T19:42:25.200-04:00Lori, I'm anxiously awaiting the opportunity t...Lori, I'm anxiously awaiting the opportunity to read your novels as I'm sure you portray your soldiers with great dignity and accuracy. How blessed we are as authors to have the opportunity to make a small contribution in remember the men and women who served in this way.<br /><br />I, too, have a few lines of Tories in my family tree. Not sure if they served or not though, but they did Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-87645684446780883822012-05-28T19:39:12.134-04:002012-05-28T19:39:12.134-04:00We'll have to check into that Carrie!
My uncl...We'll have to check into that Carrie!<br /><br />My uncle was in the 110th infantry, 28th regiment. Amazing that your dad and uncles all fought in the same war. What a sacrifice for the whole family.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-26589094425673357372012-05-28T19:36:13.568-04:002012-05-28T19:36:13.568-04:00LORI, was your dad Special Ops? My cousin's hu...LORI, was your dad Special Ops? My cousin's husband had the same thing - not allowed to discuss until some certain point or time.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-49649319759871863402012-05-28T19:35:56.904-04:002012-05-28T19:35:56.904-04:00That is remarkable, Carrie, to have had so many an...That is remarkable, Carrie, to have had so many ancestors who served in the Am. Rev. What a heritage. You must be quite proud of your father's service to our country as well! I mentioned in a comment that my great uncle Phil was also in the Battle of the Bulge and a POW. I've done some research on that and it is just amazing. I've found some actual video footage online and it touches Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-52159516597637033632012-05-28T19:35:04.629-04:002012-05-28T19:35:04.629-04:00CARLA, we have to find our mutual Frost and Fancet...CARLA, we have to find our mutual Frost and Fancett connection. Wow, what a powerful story that would be. PLEASE write it!!! I wonder if your uncle ever came alongside my dad. I think one or more of his brothers, my uncles, were in it, too, and he never saw them - different units.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-49380760378700557882012-05-28T19:32:32.752-04:002012-05-28T19:32:32.752-04:00Thank you to your grandfathers for serving. And yo...Thank you to your grandfathers for serving. And your uncles, too! You are right about history. My dad used to say that a lot.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-37797774753004847762012-05-28T19:31:30.897-04:002012-05-28T19:31:30.897-04:00Thank you for the reminder that we should continua...Thank you for the reminder that we should continually keep them in our prayers. Blessings!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-59687467902871521192012-05-28T19:14:53.486-04:002012-05-28T19:14:53.486-04:00God bless them all, Susan! What a rich military hi...God bless them all, Susan! What a rich military history your family has. I think it is wonderful how you are paying tribute to the role of women who were active during the American Revolution. Very interesting to hear about, especially that Mrs. Farrow!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-36925463619446251462012-05-28T19:11:42.243-04:002012-05-28T19:11:42.243-04:00Huzzah, indeed! What a great way to honor not only...Huzzah, indeed! What a great way to honor not only your son, but the other soldiers you mentioned, including Daniel who I'm sure served with honor as well (but glad he became an American!).Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-12696940788763482362012-05-28T19:07:59.009-04:002012-05-28T19:07:59.009-04:00We are blessed that the wars returned so many of o...We are blessed that the wars returned so many of our loved ones to us, though many did not come home. My father and husband and many cousins have served our country.<br /><br />I think it is a marvelous tribute you have paid in your American Patriot series and that you have included so many real life heroes within the pages of your novels.Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-41551997850639153552012-05-28T19:02:09.269-04:002012-05-28T19:02:09.269-04:00Wonderful post Carla, and thanks for providing opp...Wonderful post Carla, and thanks for providing opportunity for so many to share their persona stories, whether family or fiction. <br /><br />I seem to have fictional heroes AND real ancestors fighting on the "other" sides of two of our most significant wars. My maternal ancestors fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, some of them in the 14th Virginia Infantry.<br /><br />In my Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-50685845502663405112012-05-28T19:01:51.573-04:002012-05-28T19:01:51.573-04:00Thank you all for joining us this Memorial Day.
...Thank you all for joining us this Memorial Day. <br /><br />Many of my early New England ancestors fought proudly for our country's protection and freedom beginning with those who fought in the Indian wars in the 17th century including my 10th great grandfather Maj. Charles Frost who was head of the Maine Militia. On July 4th, 1697 he was ambushed and killed by Indians on the way home from Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7104417108933684142012-05-28T18:21:59.700-04:002012-05-28T18:21:59.700-04:00Thanks Carrie. You've been a blessing to me al...Thanks Carrie. You've been a blessing to me also.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-85575012802659222662012-05-28T18:05:47.180-04:002012-05-28T18:05:47.180-04:00I am sorry your uncle didn't come home, Julie....I am sorry your uncle didn't come home, Julie. Your poor grandmother! And then you have all those family events missing a family member. Glad your cousin came back okay. I bet lots of people have Am Rev ancestors if they'd look a little. Not my hubby, his family on both sides were immigrants in the late 19th century.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-3040546160510173122012-05-28T15:40:37.184-04:002012-05-28T15:40:37.184-04:00Wow, what stories you have told today.
My uncle B...Wow, what stories you have told today.<br /><br />My uncle Billy Rhea died over the Pacific during WWII. He was a pilot with those blue eyes all pilots seem to have, twenty years old. I wish I had known him.<br /><br />My cousin served in Afghanistan and is now back in the States. Every young man or woman who is in the military these days is a hero in my eyes. They risk so much. Their life, Julie Hilton Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674573842046580196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-27136459481700672832012-05-28T15:26:52.128-04:002012-05-28T15:26:52.128-04:00My father was a WWII vet, as were his three brothe...My father was a WWII vet, as were his three brothers. He was National Guard and in Arkansas when Pearl Harbor was bombed. From there he went on to the army and served out the duration of the war. The teacher on Saving Private Ryan reminded me of my dad - looking after the younger men like my dad tried to do, having been the oldest on. But more haunting was the PBS Battle of the Bulge documentary.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-27049663079669498202012-05-28T14:58:38.768-04:002012-05-28T14:58:38.768-04:00My ancestor, Johan Rousch, also known as John Rous...My ancestor, Johan Rousch, also known as John Rousch or Rausch, was father to ten sons, nine of whom served in the American Revolution. His daughters also were married to men who fought for our freedom. I wrote a MS inspired by Johan.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.com