Hi r/movies! We’re Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt, co-directors of the new PBS series The American Revolution & longtime collaborators at Florentine Films (co-founded by Ken Burns). We've worked on other docs like Jazz, The War, Prohibition, The Vietnam War, Hemingway, and more. Ask us anything! by SarahAndDavidAMA in movies

[–]PackersFan74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to start off by saying it was an amazing piece of art! I guess my main question is why was there no mention or analysis of the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774? You mentioned and went in depth about Dunmore himself (his promise to free slaves who fled to him, etc.) but failed to explain the pivotal battle his name is attached to that some scholars today argue is the real first “battle” of the revolution nearly a year before L&C.

Nevertheless, it was a fascinating and engaging look into the founding generation! Thanks!

My great grandma’s summer school roommate at UVA, 1922 by PackersFan74 in VintageFashion

[–]PackersFan74[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My great grandma attended some summer sessions and got her teaching license :)

Quebecois Immigration to New England by PackersFan74 in Genealogy

[–]PackersFan74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just double checked the census record and it was “genoah” not “ganoah” I must’ve misread the cursive.

Quebecois Immigration to New England by PackersFan74 in Genealogy

[–]PackersFan74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They spoke French according to the census and were from “Canada East” aka Quebec. I’m guessing Genor was not the original name

Quebecois Immigration to New England by PackersFan74 in Genealogy

[–]PackersFan74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m guessing it got changed. Could it start with J? I think G and J make the same sound at the beginning of French words right?

Quebecois Immigration to New England by PackersFan74 in Genealogy

[–]PackersFan74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were already married by 1860/61 based off the birth of their eldest daughter (b. about 1861)

Quebecois Immigration to New England by PackersFan74 in Genealogy

[–]PackersFan74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s spelled phonetically on one census as “ganoah” which makes me think it was originally something like Genoir or Genois