tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post4875850030359017489..comments2024-03-24T19:29:46.463-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: "Who Do You Think You Are?" - Helen HuntJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-59007677592246535182014-06-05T18:27:57.367-07:002014-06-05T18:27:57.367-07:00Frances, thank you for posting, and my apologies f...Frances, thank you for posting, and my apologies for believing the subtitle was your choice. I think your original subtitle is much more balanced. - JaniceJanice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-32607460175925923912014-06-05T18:23:36.448-07:002014-06-05T18:23:36.448-07:00I just found this article, a few years after it wa...I just found this article, a few years after it was written. Just to let you know. I did not choose the subtitle for Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California. My publisher did. My original subtitle was Isaias Hellman and the Creation of California.Frances Dinkelspielhttp://www.francesdinkelspiel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-60413542497581586392013-03-15T23:29:40.958-07:002013-03-15T23:29:40.958-07:00How many of your family lines are from Maine?How many of your family lines are from Maine?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-92086522227415104552013-03-15T13:41:10.471-07:002013-03-15T13:41:10.471-07:00When I watched the show, was memorized by all the ...When I watched the show, was memorized by all the information.. Then heard her grandparents of Augusta & George of Maine.. Also when she or they said something of Merrill tree member.. I took a moment and searched if there was a connection.. Awesome,, was very pleased... Still more actors and actress have family members in Maine.. Sweet..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-7625658409227359082012-04-02T23:50:57.122-07:002012-04-02T23:50:57.122-07:00It's possible that by the time Helen's mot...It's possible that by the time Helen's mother died in 1949 there was not a large estate to leave. Florence had several children, and any inheritance was probably split between them. And we don't know how Helen lived. On the other hand, he was 20 years old when his grandmother died, so he likely did know her. Since they didn't address any of this in the show, we really don'Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-89628172129953640592012-04-02T23:19:57.135-07:002012-04-02T23:19:57.135-07:00I was quite surprised that Helen Hunt's father...I was quite surprised that Helen Hunt's father, Gordon Hunt,knew noting of the Scholle wealth on his grandmother's side! Surely he would have been an heir as his mother's only child?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-2067192770414031462012-03-31T06:47:01.446-07:002012-03-31T06:47:01.446-07:00It really is a shame they are so obviously enterta...It really is a shame they are so obviously entertainment over education, because it was such a great opportunity to let people know more about actual genealogical research. But such is the nature of broadcast television.<br /><br />As for the tombstone rubbing, we know everything is supplied by the show, but we can at least think that it was her idea to get the rubbing, right?Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-4458239013663790752012-03-31T06:38:11.006-07:002012-03-31T06:38:11.006-07:00I liked that they were more up front with the fact...I liked that they were more up front with the fact that others are doing the research for you. I really wish they would have at least a little bit of education time in each episode - how to do a search, what to do if you run into walls, where else to look... even how to get the most out of a search on Ancestry.com. Ah well, it's entertainment, not education.<br /><br />I also really liked Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.com