tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post5400940517434049981..comments2024-03-29T08:29:20.833+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: West Country Tour – St Ive Church – get us to the Church on time … Part 8 …Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-75286661525460714872015-12-17T08:16:08.161+00:002015-12-17T08:16:08.161+00:00Hi Dianne - I was lucky that Jenny asked me along ...Hi Dianne - I was lucky that Jenny asked me along and so I've been able to get some inside knowledge from the outside - as I'm not a relative per se, but yet am part of the family. <br /><br />It was really fortunate that Sally had contacted Jenny and we were able to spend the night with her and she had the contacts in the village of St Ive - Emily's home. Jenny has the documents in Vancouver Island ... but they will be preserved probably in the Bodlean Library, Oxford.<br /><br />Emily living til 1926 helps ... albeit she was living in the west of Cornwall at the end of her life ... it was only 90 years ago ... and those memories are almost alive.<br /><br />Thanks - and I'm sure one day you'll do some actual primary research from the subject's documents ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59500913583594817492015-12-16T19:06:37.041+00:002015-12-16T19:06:37.041+00:00Although I've done research on historical figu...Although I've done research on historical figures for my writing, I have never done what you did: go to the places where they lived, talk to people who were connected to them, look at primary source documents. Some day!!!!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-25521795026986461112015-12-16T06:34:03.996+00:002015-12-16T06:34:03.996+00:00Hi Jeffrey - there's a lot on Emily ... which ...Hi Jeffrey - there's a lot on Emily ... which will appear in due course. It was a fascinating day ... topped the Emily visit off for Jenny ... and Sally was thrilled to get some inside knowledge. Wine o'clock I'm sure is talli's phrase ... but it's a good one. Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31161639572065294112015-12-15T20:41:02.169+00:002015-12-15T20:41:02.169+00:00More history on Emily. How interesting.
Glad you a...More history on Emily. How interesting.<br />Glad you all got to enjoy the repasts and fellowship while discussing a personal hero.<br />"wine-o-clock" I like that. LOLJeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90641981651352609162015-12-14T18:12:49.998+00:002015-12-14T18:12:49.998+00:00@ Patsy - so pleased you succeeded in making pasti...@ Patsy - so pleased you succeeded in making pasties - sorry about the influence ... but the west country is the place of the pasty and there's good food too.<br /><br />@ Theresa - it is a very old Church ... <br /><br />Cheers to you both - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31421822278412538842015-12-12T18:10:57.002+00:002015-12-12T18:10:57.002+00:00a lovely old place!a lovely old place!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40344081669384887872015-12-11T16:52:38.355+00:002015-12-11T16:52:38.355+00:00I made pasties for the first time ever yesterday, ...I made pasties for the first time ever yesterday, Hilary. I'm blaming the influence of your west country posts and details of lovely food!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74654975024779693012015-12-11T08:24:50.975+00:002015-12-11T08:24:50.975+00:00@ Ros - as you well know we are surrounded by hist...@ Ros - as you well know we are surrounded by history here in the UK, and different areas have so much to find out about.<br /><br />@ Jo - Oliver Cromwell had been converted a strong puritan faith, and he didn't like the 'popish' ceremonies and adornments still used in the Church. A lot of the destruction occurred between the Royalists and Parliamentary armies ... fanatical elements destroying the churches and windows ... because their interiors told stories - which the populace could read.<br /><br />The worst destruction had occurred 100 years earlier via Henry VIIIs Dissolution of the Monasteries ... <br /><br />Hope that helps ... <br /><br />Lots of history as Ros points out .. cheers Hilary<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13024050429668968852015-12-11T04:02:13.539+00:002015-12-11T04:02:13.539+00:00Interesting for her to meet someone who actually k...Interesting for her to meet someone who actually knew her. I have never heard of St. Ive. I like the story about the Trebeigh manor I'm glad it's still there. I was horrified to learn recently that Cromwell and friends smashed stained glass windows which were so very old (was that you or somewhere else?). Bit like ISIS today.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78085794322096147542015-12-10T21:29:33.575+00:002015-12-10T21:29:33.575+00:00So much history. Fascinating part of the country.So much history. Fascinating part of the country.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-28808876473698397412015-12-10T19:03:10.342+00:002015-12-10T19:03:10.342+00:00@ Murees - thanks and it's good to know you en...@ Murees - thanks and it's good to know you enjoy hearing about the past. Jenny has really searched information out on Emily ... so there should be as fully a record as is reasonably possible.<br /><br />@ ACIL - just to clarify ... St Ives in west Cornwall - the harbour and fishing village is pronounced St Ives, as too that town in Huntingdonshire.<br /><br />While St Ive, outside Liskeard, is pronounced St 'Eve' ... <br /><br />It is muddling I quite agree!! But I'm delighted you enjoyed the post .. <br /><br />Cheers to you both - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91087478525493571922015-12-10T16:39:25.782+00:002015-12-10T16:39:25.782+00:00So, that's how you pronounce "Ives" ...So, that's how you pronounce "Ives" (I used to pronounce it as in "hive" :-) ). Thanks. Beautiful post.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-6533417844025656662015-12-10T15:35:19.436+00:002015-12-10T15:35:19.436+00:00Such an interesting visit. It's always great t...Such an interesting visit. It's always great to find out more about past events. The fact that there was still so much information available about Emily is wonderful. Murees Dupèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781339206465690961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24225787721620583352015-12-10T08:39:54.378+00:002015-12-10T08:39:54.378+00:00@ Nat - it's really good to see you here again...@ Nat - it's really good to see you here again and I'm glad the shoulder is slowly improving. I agree ... travel, travel, travel - locally or overseas - just expand your horizons - you would know more than most.<br /><br />The quote on the sundial "I die daily" - I had interpreted as ... as time passes I am slowly moving towards the end ... so your travel thoughts and get on and do it: are very appropriate. It's a very good quote to remember and remind us time does pass.<br /><br />@ Susan - Jenny really embraced Emily's papers ... and has found out so much, and much more ... that she has done Emily justice and is still doing so. It's been interesting for me too - albeit I'm not a relative, I've taken an interest in those times and the South African connections. <br /><br />@ Anabel - thank you ... it was wonderful to see someone in their eighties engage so happily with Sally, through finding they have this joint interest about Emily.<br /><br />@ Teresa - yes .. Emily has been fascinating to find out about; while I've been able to join Jenny on some of her journey - the Cornish connection and the South African one.<br /><br />Wine O'clock - I relate that to Talli ... who is bringing young Baby TR up ... but she'll return, I'm sure.<br /><br />@ Christine - am happy to see you here.<br /><br />@ Alex - even though the days were short and the weather wasn't brilliant - the Cornish and Devon countryside can inspire ... even with granite and slate grey!<br /><br />Yes ... the internet can be a boon - and how lovely to make new friends.<br /><br />@ Nas (I think!) .. thank you ...<br /><br />@ Crystal - well we have lots of those - old buildings and artefacts.<br /><br />@ Paula - walking through graveyards can be so fascinating and inspiring to think of the what ifs and what was going on etc ... it's very peaceful too.<br /><br />@ Lynn - many thanks - that's good to know that you're enjoying reading my journey as I go round. <br /><br />The St Ive here is "Eve" ... the St Ives (further west down the peninsula) fishing port and now beautiful harbour and artists' colony, as too tourism is still pronounced "Ives" ...<br /><br />@ Janie - it's a learning process ... but muddles us all. I hope we don't lose our idiosyncratic linguistic abilities ... as txt takes over ... <br /><br />Also we can learn much from words - often their origins, their connections etc etc .. it's a fascinating world.<br /><br />@ Susan - thanks so much ... Emily has lots of connections with South Africa - she did a great deal for so many at the beginning of the 1900s ..<br /><br />Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and being here as I travel ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-17313811100038181382015-12-10T05:19:39.923+00:002015-12-10T05:19:39.923+00:00I'm enjoying the Emily Hobhouse travels Hilary...I'm enjoying the Emily Hobhouse travels Hilary thank you muchly.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-39416806110369770662015-12-10T03:47:58.388+00:002015-12-10T03:47:58.388+00:00I'm fascinated and confused by British v. U.S....I'm fascinated and confused by British v. U.S. pronunciations. I always want to learn more.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-38219912397330016402015-12-09T22:12:41.517+00:002015-12-09T22:12:41.517+00:00What a wonderful trip. I am loving reading about ...What a wonderful trip. I am loving reading about it. <br /><br />And happy to know how to pronounce St. Ive!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61071508390376145572015-12-09T20:49:21.832+00:002015-12-09T20:49:21.832+00:00Those gravestones remind me why I love to visit ol...Those gravestones remind me why I love to visit old cemeteries!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-88484540786890532422015-12-09T20:25:19.629+00:002015-12-09T20:25:19.629+00:00I absolutely adore the old buildings and relics. T...I absolutely adore the old buildings and relics. The older, the better. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31484748440166137412015-12-09T20:11:28.357+00:002015-12-09T20:11:28.357+00:00 Fascinating post, Hilary! Thanks. Fascinating post, Hilary! Thanks. New Release Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578691797654868865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51690122661840951392015-12-09T18:09:59.806+00:002015-12-09T18:09:59.806+00:00Beautiful scenery and church. That's great the...Beautiful scenery and church. That's great the connect was made online and you two had a place to stay.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9219882505959139372015-12-09T17:47:14.421+00:002015-12-09T17:47:14.421+00:00What a wonderful stop on the tour. Such lovely pic...What a wonderful stop on the tour. Such lovely pictures too. Thanks for sharing!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3781777232787517902015-12-09T15:48:57.231+00:002015-12-09T15:48:57.231+00:00Emily is an interesting case and belongs to the fa...Emily is an interesting case and belongs to the family. Even neater. <br /><br />I loved the "Wine O'clock". It made me chuckle. T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-14167867423295569642015-12-09T15:28:30.611+00:002015-12-09T15:28:30.611+00:00Wonderful! I can feel the excitement through your ...Wonderful! I can feel the excitement through your post.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40754053859328550432015-12-09T15:14:56.477+00:002015-12-09T15:14:56.477+00:00It would be so fun to have a famous person as an a...It would be so fun to have a famous person as an ancestor and be able to find all that information about her as well as other non-relatives who cared about that ancestor.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.com