Year: 2021

01/29/2020 11:05:50 Poythress List, Do I have your attention with that subject line;)? I received a note yesterday from a man who wanted share this discovery with us. It was very thoughtful of him to take the photo of the artifact when he saw it and then look up our website and get in touch with me. A photo of the artifact and a second one of the insignia drawn by a Bill Poythress follows. The obviously question is what any of you may know about the Poythress man. https://poythress.org/2020/01/29/poythress-junior-birdmen-of-america-insignia-may-1937/ https://poythress.org/2020/01/29/poythress-junior-birdmen-of-america-insignia-may-1937/ I did a quick search to find out about the Junior Birdmen of America — this link is informative: http://vintagekidstuff.com/jrbird/jrbird.html I’m posting this to both lists (sorry to those of you still monitoring both). I do urge folks to use the full digest version of the new groups.io/g/poythress list until we’ve completed the transition and the Rootsweb list shuts…

Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2020 10:57:30 -0500 From: Lyn Baird lyn.baird@gmail.com Subject: Rediscovering Christanna John Kincheloe Happy New Year. I recommend Rediscovering Christanna: Native Worlds and Governor Spotswood’s Fort by John Kincheloe, available at Amazon and elsewhere. Many of you will have some familiarity with Fort Christanna in Brunswick County, Virginia. This book provides fresh insights into that history and aftermath, especially from the perspective of Indian peoples involved. The narrative is lively and interesting, while reflecting scholarly care and restraint, with rich footnotes and bibliography. Truth in advertising — not one Poythress is mentioned. But anyone interested in contextual understanding of Southside Virginia and bordering North Carolina in the early eighteenth century should find it to be a worthwhile and delightful read. –Lyn Poythress Baird