Dear
Margo and Members of the Historical Society.
I
am so very impressed and grateful to Sharon Phennah for providing me (for the
CHS)
a
complete digitally photographed copy of all pages and all content of Luke
Parkhurst's Business Journal. It is a tremendous primary source document
of Cavendish History.
This
journal tells us the story through barter and trade – accounts and notes – of
the people and families who lived in Cavendish (mainly the Twenty-Mile
Stream, Proctorsville area) in the 1840s.
I
loved it when Sharon 1st gave it to me a few years back for safe keeping and
'typescribing' but with all my work on “Families of Cavendish,” I
did not have time to digitally photograph it like I should have!
Sharon
came to visit the CHS in September. We all met at George Timko's restaurant in
Proctorsville.[Crows Bakery and Opera House Café]Carmine, Margo, me and Sharon,
(we also saw Gloria and Seymour Levin and others). Sharon when out afterwards
and photographs headstones at the Twenty-Mile Stream Cemetery, which she also
sent me digital copies of. She also took Luke's book back with her to
photograph.
She
did an outstanding job, and it took her hours and hours to do it (sore arms!) During
the winter months, Sharon has meticulously photograph in high DPI and at least
3 shots per page to make sure we could read the writing, all of Luke's Journal.
Sharon
just sent me the little stick drive in the mail, and I am going to start
reviewing all items in the journal and sending Margo Jpg's from it, for
all of us to enjoy. Also, I will give her a copy of the stick drive for CHS.
The
Parkhurst
– and Gilson families were very important to early Cavendish.
I
am still working on them all for a forthcoming new edition of Families of
Cavendish (working as fast as I can!)
If
you have a moment, please sent a thank you card to:
Sharon
Phennah
1722
Spencer Avenue
New
Bern, North Carolina. 28560-5422.
Regards
to you all. Thank God the Holiday's are over and I can get back to Cavendish
history work!
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