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From: "DON TAYLOR" <>
Subject: One woman play
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:02:53 +0000


Carole,
I got the copy of your play that you mailed the other day and I've
already told Jean about it. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I imaging
that it went over really well when you presented it at the reunion. It makes
family history come alive when you can find and convey details about your
ancestors lives. Otherwise it is just a list of names and dates to some
people. I think we should all include stories we've heard in the family and
some of our memories in our data for future generations to have.
My grandfather Taylor was in the ice business with his father who was a
veteran of the Nez Percez and Cheyenne campaigns and a survivor of the
Battle of the Little Big Horn under Gen. Reno (7th U.S. Calvary) . Later
when refrigeration became more in use, he went back to dairy farming. One of
the things that I have included is that the only time he drove an auto was
when he tried out a relatives. When he hollered whoa and it didn't stop
until it had gone through the fence, he decided never to try that again.
And, he never did. He continued to use work horses to plow as he wanted no
part of a tractor.
Wouldn't it be great if we had some facts about each of our ancestors
like that? I often wonder what their lives were like in the times that they
lived. Fighting in the Revolution, how they met their spouses and how they
made their living. You have left information about your ancestors back in
Rhode Island that people will appreciate for generations to come.
Sincerely,
Don Taylor


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