First Diversion:
Someone in the past and then again someone recently
encouraged me to create a Blog. The
first one was because I post daily on scripture reading and I have for a few
years. They wanted me to have a place where those musings endured.
The more recent encouragement was because I decided to post
about Revolutionary War veterans. They advised that a Blog might give the platform
that I am using to find and discuss these veterans more traffic, and therefore
more revenue for the platform to continue.
So, this blog is my first foray into this space. I have a few interests which will appear on here…and
that is the reason for the title: “Doug’s Diversions.” The two main things will be for the items
mentioned above. But, who knows. Other things may follow that I have interest in like Mission Work, Woodworking, Philosophical (silly-focusal) meanderings, or Photography, if this becomes a
thing.
I have a couple of new hobbies in retirement. One is dabbling in woodworking. I don’t have all the tools of a real
woodworker – so my projects so far have been refinishing and small products.
Maybe you will get to see that skill mature.
A second hobby has been genealogy. I like to put together the stories of ancestors,
uncles, aunts, cousins and even unrelated interesting people by researching the
available on line documents and preserving their stories. I use a platform
called Wikitree…because it has a great way to document stories, because it is
collaborative, and because it is FREE.
To quote a young man I met many years ago: “If it’s for free, it’s for me!” While not always true, I do prefer free options
over subscriptions.
The image on this page was from Georgia and of a cottage
unrelated to any genealogy I have been tracking, but it is a good image to use
to show the history I sometimes chase.
Tammy and I recently went on a Revolutionary Tour which I
discussed on a WikitTree Space page - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:2025_Revolutionary_Tour
So, the first Revolutionary sung or unsung veteran that I
selected for may posts about them is Samuel Sutphen. His profile is at: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-645439
Samuel was a Revolutionary soldier by force, but he his service earned him freedom. In addition to the WikiTree profile the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) published a discussion of his life at: Samuel Sutphin - Honoring Our Patriots
What do they say these days?
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