tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6979765355865651198..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Josiah Wood (1629-1691) of Charlestown, Mass.Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-88364678942893350032014-04-27T06:32:49.702-07:002014-04-27T06:32:49.702-07:00Josiah Wood is my 8th great grand uncle. He was a ...Josiah Wood is my 8th great grand uncle. He was a brother to my 8th great grandfather, Thomas Wood (1633 - 1687). My 'Wood' family has come a long way! :-)<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769213793111561142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-42671027879538445592011-08-22T12:38:07.567-07:002011-08-22T12:38:07.567-07:00What I love about transcribing old letters and doc...What I love about transcribing old letters and documents (like this one) is the sense of being taken back into the past -- like a time machine--to see what was important to people then. I could see what my grandmother's employer valued in her through the recommendation she wrote ("industrious...well-trained in childcare and illness,) etc. The money my grandmother sent back home allowed her relatives to buy pigs! This is an insightful and meaningful documentLinda Gartzhttp://www.familyarchaeologist.comnoreply@blogger.com