tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post1872136345340632427..comments2024-03-12T04:00:04.167-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: Tour Guides and their "Myths"Heather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-82481173454602105262015-07-10T05:44:05.193-07:002015-07-10T05:44:05.193-07:00Funny! This is how myths start (and stay!). I was ...Funny! This is how myths start (and stay!). I was recently in Quebec City, where I constantly heard tour guides point to a cannon ball embedded in a tree next to a parking lot. They would say it was from the siege of 1759 with General Wolfe. Except that even a cursory skeptic would say "but the tree is only 50-60 years old???". Turns out its actually a tire bumper, put there to protect the tree when it was young. So these tour guide stories happen everywhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-81881318789718566452010-06-05T14:48:28.877-07:002010-06-05T14:48:28.877-07:00Catching up on reading. Absolutely loved this pos...Catching up on reading. Absolutely loved this posts. A constant simmering pet peeve of mine is when tour guides don't ID myths and differentiate them from fact. Of course it just perpetuates ignorance. Although myths can be fun, they should be identified as such.Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-11757086039597348672010-05-22T20:40:20.251-07:002010-05-22T20:40:20.251-07:00Heather,
Thanks for letting me know about this one...Heather,<br />Thanks for letting me know about this one, with the same photo as I posted today! Reading about the history of the area you are visiting is a Best Practice. I'd love to visit Salem with you, to walk where you walked, in the steps of my ninth great grandfather, as well. Neat! <br /><br />Bill ;-)<br />http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-84436865735305192762010-05-21T15:53:06.020-07:002010-05-21T15:53:06.020-07:00Thank you Carol, Betty and Brenda! I'm gettin...Thank you Carol, Betty and Brenda! I'm getting ready for a trip to Hawaii, so I'm reading up on the history ahead of time. I promise I won't kiss any statues! I already fell for that when I was a Freshman (freshwoman?).Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-12152515596760885432010-05-21T13:16:29.599-07:002010-05-21T13:16:29.599-07:00I guess I have been naive in the past, thinking to...I guess I have been naive in the past, thinking tour guides were accurate. I will listen with a discriminating ear from now on. The adage 'don't believe everything you hear' has new meaning now.Brenda Leyndykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530495186632931677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-42808421209064949952010-05-21T06:08:51.472-07:002010-05-21T06:08:51.472-07:00Great post, Heather!! You've cleared up many ...Great post, Heather!! You've cleared up many misconceptions. However, after reading this, I'm not sure I will ever trust a tour guide again! :-oBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670121380115693696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-1643558900265612162010-05-21T05:33:50.234-07:002010-05-21T05:33:50.234-07:00If I ever have the opportunity to visit Boston aga...If I ever have the opportunity to visit Boston again, I want to hire YOU as my guide! I don't want to kiss the wrong artifacts.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com