tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post2153815785365695548..comments2024-03-27T14:25:35.242-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: The Other Livingston WomenDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44628109769413971642015-12-09T20:58:04.523-05:002015-12-09T20:58:04.523-05:00I'm really glad to find your blogs. I was priv...I'm really glad to find your blogs. I was privileged to meet Ruth Livingston Hill in St. Petersburg, FL, living on the 15th floor of a retirement high rise. She was 92 and involved in teaching 5 different Bible studies each week. She gave me a copy of her book on Genesis. I hadn't read much by Isabella Alden until I was in the Slough of Despond in January and February of last year. I discovered that someone had published a number of Isabella Alden books on Kindle for 99 cents each. I downloaded 10 or more and started reading or having my Kindle read them to me. I was too despondent to get out of bed (except for church) for the better part of two weeks. I fell in love with Chautauqua and was really strengthened in faith by her books. I was fascinated by "The Browns at Mt. Hermon" and checked online to see if there was such a place in the redwoods of California. And if it was, was it still a thriving Christian campground. It was and it was. I was thrilled to find it a year-round Christian conference center. I also discovered that the 45th Christian Writers Conference was about to be held there. Long story short, I attended it! It was amazing and helped me over a huge dread of writing. I also found that Isabella Alden and her husband had helped to found Mt. Hermon in 1906 and she actually wrote "The Browns at Mount Hermon" there on the grounds. Vicky R. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746191289643662892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-68843452161791722522015-11-28T15:22:06.867-05:002015-11-28T15:22:06.867-05:00Hi Stephanie, thanks for sharing. In our family, w...Hi Stephanie, thanks for sharing. In our family, we each have our niche, but none of us overlap, yet. A lady in our critique group started in January doing her family memoir and has found some exciting stuff. She was surprised at the wealth of info she's found. Good luck.Linda Farmer Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312511857601369355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-74296320717978393482015-11-28T15:09:03.824-05:002015-11-28T15:09:03.824-05:00Hi Sharon - wait until you hear about the men! Tho...Hi Sharon - wait until you hear about the men! Those talented folks seemed to find each other. What does your brother write?Linda Farmer Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312511857601369355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-26046783950630798642015-11-28T15:04:31.200-05:002015-11-28T15:04:31.200-05:00Hi Vickie, thank you. I've read everything ava...Hi Vickie, thank you. I've read everything available that Grace and Ruth have written. I'm working on Pansy's. I don't have any exciting relatives, several have done interesting one time things. Linda Farmer Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312511857601369355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44846125234083911412015-11-27T22:13:17.398-05:002015-11-27T22:13:17.398-05:00My mother cherished her set of Grace Livingston Hi...My mother cherished her set of Grace Livingston Hill books. I had no knowledge that she was part of such a brilliant family. Loved learning more! ... as to writing about my family ... I am just beginning a memoir, so I will be writing about family ... for family ... Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-89403591933299562242015-11-27T19:20:13.369-05:002015-11-27T19:20:13.369-05:00Interesting how the writing talent was isolated to...Interesting how the writing talent was isolated to the women in the Livingston family. Good post on information not known to me before this. In my family it is my brother who is the writer and I don't know of any others in our family tree so far. sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667697363749218857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-32931430177650172512015-11-27T10:04:13.525-05:002015-11-27T10:04:13.525-05:00This was really interesting, Lin. I've several...This was really interesting, Lin. I've several of Grace's books in the past. I haven't written about any of my family members--nothing too exciting in the recent past. I did discover one of my paternal grandmother's ancestors served as an officer during the Revolutionary war. Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.com