tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854923158983766089.post7155232864995192886..comments2013-03-10T21:02:19.471-07:00Comments on The Written Word: Family History at Its RootsVision Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05566814976419296507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854923158983766089.post-39575250442255773922008-08-14T17:16:00.000-07:002008-08-14T17:16:00.000-07:00Hi Keni,I come from Arkansas myself, and I remembe...Hi Keni,<BR/><BR/>I come from Arkansas myself, and I remember very well those shotgun houses. They were extensive throughout the South. You could stand in the front yard and look straight through every room to the back yard. Privacy was not a consideration when those houses were built. But, for the most part, the people in my area in Little Rock were renters, not owners.<BR/><BR/>As for a book on my grandmother, I haven't figured an angle yet, other than simply publishing a memorial to her. Unfortunately, only one of her children is still alive, and she's in her 90s. To do the book justice I would have to do some extensive research, but I'm not sure such an outlay of time and money would justify the outcome. <BR/><BR/>Here's one thing I could consider: Use her life as a jumping off point to a book of fiction.<BR/><BR/>StanleyVision Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566814976419296507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3854923158983766089.post-19973103820660249502008-08-14T10:22:00.000-07:002008-08-14T10:22:00.000-07:00This story reminds me of meeting my wife's mom in ...This story reminds me of meeting my wife's mom in Hermatige, Arkansas. She and my father-in-law were, as were your relatives, land owners.<BR/><BR/>Brings back good memories. When's your book coming out?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998555743274654262noreply@blogger.com