tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post5297156731578880985..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Tear CatchersDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-51424275128577714832014-03-29T11:37:28.204-04:002014-03-29T11:37:28.204-04:00Love this post! Thanks for sharing the information...Love this post! Thanks for sharing the information. My husband always tells me my tears won't fit into a bottle, I probably have a Lake Cynthia in Heaven : ) I cry easily, Hallmark commercials get me every time.Cynthia A. Lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730319094490601666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-52585774106224667682014-03-27T12:05:45.485-04:002014-03-27T12:05:45.485-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Kathryn. The idea certainl...Thanks for stopping by, Kathryn. The idea certainly caught my attention as well! :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-56112792529148876212014-03-17T20:55:55.586-04:002014-03-17T20:55:55.586-04:00This was fascinating, Pam. Loved the history behin...This was fascinating, Pam. Loved the history behind the tear catchers. Never heard of them either. Kathryn Albrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133422500061876841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-14730168108690687672014-03-17T12:02:52.214-04:002014-03-17T12:02:52.214-04:00Janet, so glad you stopped by. I can picture a bun...Janet, so glad you stopped by. I can picture a bunch of tear catchers showing up in novels in the near future. Editors will be saying, "What brought this on?" ha! Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-83571763921547838092014-03-17T06:42:32.119-04:002014-03-17T06:42:32.119-04:00Very interesting, Pam! Thanks for sharing your lov...Very interesting, Pam! Thanks for sharing your lovely poem and this historical detail! Janet Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498270462296096254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-20095974930499588392014-03-16T22:59:02.226-04:002014-03-16T22:59:02.226-04:00You're welcome, Marilyn. Hopefully, you can fi...You're welcome, Marilyn. Hopefully, you can find more details, but even if you don't, a tear catcher can be a special event between your hero and your heroine even if it's not a common one, yes? :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-58863771694111662352014-03-16T22:25:21.059-04:002014-03-16T22:25:21.059-04:00Pam, what an interesting piece of history that app...Pam, what an interesting piece of history that apparently, many of us have never heard of. Thank you for enlightening us with your post. And what a wonderful detail to include in my Civil War novel. Thanks!Marilyn Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613157670868692501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-65020188282686191172014-03-16T21:55:45.322-04:002014-03-16T21:55:45.322-04:00Vickie, we'll all keep our eyes peeled for aut...Vickie, we'll all keep our eyes peeled for <i>authentic</i> proof of this lost bit of history. Supposedly, a poem called "The Tear Catcher" by Frank Dempster Sherman was published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1896. So far I haven't found the original documentation where it appeared back in 1896 though. So, hmmm...Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-65536107760689459012014-03-16T21:44:06.513-04:002014-03-16T21:44:06.513-04:00Ah, thanks, Ane. I wanted a picture a Civil War so...Ah, thanks, Ane. I wanted a picture a Civil War soldier returning home, but didn't have anything and didn't want to risk copyright infringement. The picture is of my son and his wife... one of their engagement pictures. :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-49374578883867727452014-03-16T21:39:17.485-04:002014-03-16T21:39:17.485-04:00Martha, maybe there is something to the naysayers ...Martha, maybe there is something to the naysayers or this was a rare occurrence indeed. It just seems like there should be more documentation in letters and such. Hmmm....curiouser and curiouser.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-32204976260014640032014-03-16T21:33:29.600-04:002014-03-16T21:33:29.600-04:00It is now the mission of all historians to find mo...It is now the mission of all historians to find more proof about these little bottles, Golden. We'll just have to get to the bottom of it. <br /><br />Research Trip! <br /><br />Whoot! lolPam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-61276464874590558032014-03-16T21:31:09.488-04:002014-03-16T21:31:09.488-04:00You're welcome! Now we both will be informed a...You're welcome! Now we both will be informed at our next dinner party . ;)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-24999875104991013252014-03-16T21:00:47.164-04:002014-03-16T21:00:47.164-04:00Nope, I've never heard of this. Very fascinati...Nope, I've never heard of this. Very fascinating!Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-24181006838297288342014-03-16T20:16:06.249-04:002014-03-16T20:16:06.249-04:00I love the poem you wrote, Pam. It made me tear up...I love the poem you wrote, Pam. It made me tear up! Fun topic. :)Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-15569193176666830302014-03-16T20:12:30.510-04:002014-03-16T20:12:30.510-04:00Like Golden, I did a lot of research for my Civil...Like Golden, I did a lot of research for my Civil War novel and didn't find anything about tear catchers. This is very interesting, and the one pictured is beautiful. Thanks for posting.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-67831202315888725342014-03-16T19:15:33.544-04:002014-03-16T19:15:33.544-04:00Wow! I'd never heard of these either, even wit...Wow! I'd never heard of these either, even with all the research I did for my Civil War novel. I was familiar with the Scripture about storing our tears in a bottle, but don't remember reading anything else about tear bottles. Thanks for posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593632675852876171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-26698508876384985332014-03-16T19:04:13.107-04:002014-03-16T19:04:13.107-04:00I had never heard of tear catchers. Very interest...I had never heard of tear catchers. Very interesting. Thanks for the post.Patricia PacJac Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125551283257404759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-68122207919017932752014-03-16T18:57:09.250-04:002014-03-16T18:57:09.250-04:00Oh, Sharon! Do tell? Is he a historian? I wonder w...Oh, Sharon! Do tell? Is he a historian? I wonder what he's heard? With the plethora of information on the internet, I'm just amazed that I'd never heard of them.<br /><br />I must be slipping...Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-71802152828364279192014-03-16T18:55:41.251-04:002014-03-16T18:55:41.251-04:00Fascinating, isn't it, Britney? I just scratch...Fascinating, isn't it, Britney? I just scratched the surface of the history, blogs, stories, and poems about the topic. I'd love to find more real documentation about them, instead of just conjecture.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-22031446886825904862014-03-16T18:53:52.959-04:002014-03-16T18:53:52.959-04:00Oh, Kathy, your comment gave me chills!!! Yes, yes...Oh, Kathy, your comment gave me <i>chills</i>!!! Yes, yes, yes, we will. No more tear bottles in Heaven! No siree! :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-90749792777351564662014-03-16T18:52:02.957-04:002014-03-16T18:52:02.957-04:00Jackie, thanks for stopping by. In my research on ...Jackie, thanks for stopping by. In my research on the bottles, some people are arguing that it's just a newfangled commercialized fad that's come around again. <br /><br />Some comments were saying how hard it would be to cry so that your tears went into the bottle. If I was having a melt-down, I'd probably not even know where my bottle was! So the detractors do have a point! lolPam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-17378926178820563322014-03-16T17:19:22.232-04:002014-03-16T17:19:22.232-04:00I'd never heard or tear catchers, either. I a...I'd never heard or tear catchers, either. I asked my husband and he knew about them. I think they were real. Love your books Pam. Thanks for the post and research. sharon wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-2292501031420839142014-03-16T15:25:56.201-04:002014-03-16T15:25:56.201-04:00Hi, Pam! I had never heard of tear catchers and f...Hi, Pam! I had never heard of tear catchers and find them most interesting. I have enjoyed visiting the links you included. I love your beautiful poem and thank you so much for sharing it, as well as this fascinating post! <br /><br />texaggs2000 at gmail dot com Britney Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972950656114757798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-48473692116153991042014-03-16T11:37:58.484-04:002014-03-16T11:37:58.484-04:00May I try again? :) Pam, when I read your poem I c...May I try again? :) Pam, when I read your poem I could only imagine when our Lord Jesus returns for us. Or when we enter heaven. We will drop our bottle of sorrows from living on earth and run to Him in awe and joy.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996182392592289805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-5761553645851827372014-03-16T11:36:48.770-04:002014-03-16T11:36:48.770-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996182392592289805noreply@blogger.com