tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post6348788031337493724..comments2023-07-18T04:50:05.292-05:00Comments on One Story at a Time: Time Line for Personal HistoriesBeth (Elizabeth) LaMiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09526119783012440523noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post-9619216296669851282009-09-04T11:27:11.452-05:002009-09-04T11:27:11.452-05:00Sarah,
You are exactly right. Stories are basicall...Sarah,<br />You are exactly right. Stories are basically true, even when a few facts get jumbled. We need to keep in mind that the version of the story we are hearing (or telling) is one person's perception of what happened.<br /><br />With my six brothers and sisters, we all remember events just a bit differently. Rather than causing conflict, I like to think of it as seeing the world thru multiple lenses.<br /><br />One person may view the world with rose-colored glasses, while others see the glass as half full or half empty. Regardless of the bare facts, passing time tends to fade our memories. That's when a little research can help to fill in the gaps.Beth (Elizabeth) LaMiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526119783012440523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938772213014349049.post-92136745860558529072009-09-04T07:04:51.092-05:002009-09-04T07:04:51.092-05:00Very good point, Beth! When I was researching my o...Very good point, Beth! When I was researching my own family history it always surprised me how often people would repeat garbled 'histories' which I little research would have shown couldn't possibly be true, based on the birth and death dates. <br /><br />Then again, sometimes the stories are true, just misinterpreted in light of later events. One of my family's stories is a case in point: an ancestor was reported to have been 'crushed to death when walking between two cars' -- in the late 1800's when there were no automobiles to speak of. Of course the 'cars' in question were train cars.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366856391266597747noreply@blogger.com