tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post226776686982457781..comments2023-11-03T06:10:55.430-04:00Comments on Stealing Hamilton: Lieutenanthamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-22487181616674027612012-04-21T20:56:45.030-04:002012-04-21T20:56:45.030-04:00perhaps with such a renewed interest in genealogy ...perhaps with such a renewed interest in genealogy there will be more bemoaning of the end of familial lines among Westerners?<br /><br />I will add my link to Sunday Bridges. thanks.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-1681521251926178412012-04-21T05:11:41.853-04:002012-04-21T05:11:41.853-04:00PS. I meant to ask whether you are aware of the me...PS. I meant to ask whether you are aware of the meme Sunday Bridges. Your two later posts would fit in well. :-)Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-72902460668587881072012-04-21T05:09:05.217-04:002012-04-21T05:09:05.217-04:00I can't recall ever seeing a flat horizontal c...I can't recall ever seeing a flat horizontal cross on a grave like this before. I also can't recall hearing any Westerner bemoaning the end of a family line before; thought that was an Asian concern. The death of the last of my husband and his five siblings will also mark the end of that branch of the family. There are only nieces, no nephews. And it was long ago foretold.Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-4345468303417829392012-04-20T02:16:52.676-04:002012-04-20T02:16:52.676-04:00yes, it took me a bit or researching, too. it is f...yes, it took me a bit or researching, too. it is for Voluntary Militia infantry.<br />they are now the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (which is featured in the following post)hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-3881823128012734352012-04-19T20:12:26.551-04:002012-04-19T20:12:26.551-04:00Yep, I like that cross too. I also like the depth ...Yep, I like that cross too. I also like the depth to which the writing has been carved. That should last quite a while. I did not know about any Fenian Raids in 1866, so gather them to be internal to Canada. In a cemetery close to me there is a massive memorial to a bunch of Irish revolutionaries. Must spotlight it when I can.<br /><br />Will look up VMI<br />not Vendor Managed Inventory or<br />Virtual Medical Imaging aha<br />Virginia Military Institute<br /><br />but that is from south of the border ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-78845318641487667802012-04-18T15:05:58.103-04:002012-04-18T15:05:58.103-04:00i like his grave. the cross like that is indeed sp...i like his grave. the cross like that is indeed special...CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-21674308426281074792012-04-17T16:41:37.022-04:002012-04-17T16:41:37.022-04:00Interesting story and an unusual monument, never s...Interesting story and an unusual monument, never seen a cross like this before. The shadows must have been a challenge, it is almost a sundial!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093410113028503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-22611021296145204902012-04-17T14:01:30.349-04:002012-04-17T14:01:30.349-04:00yes, it does make sense. and I hadn't really t...yes, it does make sense. and I hadn't really though about that until you pointed it out. it was a challenge to get to the cemetery to get a good photo without too much shadow!hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-56353158249557696922012-04-17T06:00:07.833-04:002012-04-17T06:00:07.833-04:00So sad that the family line ended with them. Grea...So sad that the family line ended with them. Great post.Herding Catshttp://seathreepeeo.blosgpot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-18203826079648082042012-04-16T18:16:10.412-04:002012-04-16T18:16:10.412-04:00I have seen this one, but did not know any of this...I have seen this one, but did not know any of this history. I figured he might be related to Allan Napier MacNab (and notice how the spelling changes from Mc to Mac. I have seen that far too often on gravestones. It is very frustrating!)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-88700893795106584432012-04-16T16:02:30.467-04:002012-04-16T16:02:30.467-04:00An intriguing life! What fascinates me too is how ...An intriguing life! What fascinates me too is how the cross dominates the whole grave and the horizontal element of the cross nearly bisects the vertical line 50:50 rather than being sited closer to one end.( Hope that makes sense!)Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747741777692784688.post-35458880420066978972012-04-16T15:16:40.624-04:002012-04-16T15:16:40.624-04:00Quite a history here. Thanks for doing the resear...Quite a history here. Thanks for doing the research. Very interesting.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.com