Comments for The History Man http://historyman.wordpress.com Alexander Rose's Blog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:26:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on R. Don Higginbotham, RIP by Swamprat http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/r-don-higginbotham-rip/#comment-61 Swamprat Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:26:43 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-61 My memories of Don Higginbotham are of a young boy playing baseball in his backyard while listening to the St. Louis Cardinals on the radio. He was my neighbor in Malden, Missouri and I was just the bratty little girl next door. He was an only child and was loved dearly by his parents. When I married and moved away the first people I saw when I came home to visit my parents were Mr. and Mrs. Higginbotham and their dog, Tyke. I could write a book about my memories of that family. And I never thought Don would be "famous." When I came home years ago his Mother waved me over to see Don's first book. Little did I know he would write many more. This would be a better world if there were more families like the Higginbothams. Rob, I know how much you must miss your Dad. Judy Anderson Hamby Malden, Mo now living in Lenoir, North Carolina My memories of Don Higginbotham are of a young boy playing baseball in his backyard while listening to the St. Louis Cardinals on the radio. He was my neighbor in Malden, Missouri and I was just the bratty little girl next door. He was an only child and was loved dearly by his parents. When I married and moved away the first people I saw when I came home to visit my parents were Mr. and Mrs. Higginbotham and their dog, Tyke. I could write a book about my memories of that family. And I never thought Don would be “famous.” When I came home years ago his Mother waved me over to see Don’s first book. Little did I know he would write many more. This would be a better world if there were more families like the Higginbothams. Rob, I know how much you must miss your Dad.

Judy Anderson Hamby
Malden, Mo
now living in Lenoir, North Carolina

]]> Comment on John Honeyman, Washington’s Spy? by C. Gordon Porter http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/john-honeyman-washingtons-spy/#comment-45 C. Gordon Porter Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:57:29 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-45 I found the children of John Honeyman in a small museum on the east side of the Delaware near where Washinton crossed. I was from his WILL The story of his children were five sons and two daughters. What I found in the museum records was he had five daughters and two sons with dates of each and marriages. I am a descendent of his daughter Eleanor my third great grandmother who married Abram Porter my third great grandfather settled at Ossian Center near Dansville, New York Children of John Honeyman: 1. Jane, who never married died in 1836, age seventy "she was tall, ststely woman large in frame and badly club footed in both feet. She was a dressmatker, but grace of manners and intelligence beyond her other sisters." Aunt Jane named in Judge Van Dyke's narrative. 2. Eleanor, born 1772 died? married Abram Porter and early removed to northwestern New York, settled in Ossian Center near Dansville, N. Y. Records at the Presbyterian Church built 1818 were members and daughter was confirmed there. Abram was born 1773 in Hunterdon N.J. died in Utica Mich. 3. Margaret, born 1767 dued un 1821 married first to William Henry lived in the vicinity of Lamington, second to George Armstrong. 4. John, born died 1830, a farmer residing near the parental home, married Catherine Covert. Among his living descendents os Rev. Melvin Honeyman, of Olean, N.Y. and Robert M. Honeyman, of Norristown, Pa. had six sons. 5. Mary, was known as the "Beauty" married Mattias Lane, resided in Bedminster township rented farms but did not own any. 6. James, born in 1776 died in 1824 lived in New Germantown, N. J. married Mary Miller of Warren County. He was the father of Dr. John Honeyman and Robert M. Honeyman, merchant, both of New Germantown. 7. Sarah, born 1780 died 1845 married Abraham Van Dyke, mothe of Judge Van Dyke, of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and grandmother of Dr. John C. Van Dyke amous author and litteraqteur, of New Brunswick, N.J. and Theodore S. Van Dyke of California. I found the children of John Honeyman in a small museum on the east side of the Delaware near where Washinton crossed. I was from his WILL The story of his children were five sons and two daughters. What I found in the museum records was he had five daughters and two sons with dates of each and marriages. I am a descendent of his daughter Eleanor my third great grandmother who married Abram Porter my third great grandfather settled at Ossian Center near Dansville, New York
Children of John Honeyman:
1. Jane, who never married died in 1836, age seventy “she was tall, ststely woman large in frame and badly club footed in both feet. She was a dressmatker, but grace of manners and intelligence beyond her other sisters.” Aunt Jane named in Judge Van Dyke’s narrative.
2. Eleanor, born 1772 died? married Abram Porter and early removed to northwestern New York, settled in Ossian Center near Dansville, N. Y. Records at the Presbyterian Church built 1818 were members and daughter was confirmed there. Abram was born 1773 in Hunterdon N.J. died in Utica Mich.
3. Margaret, born 1767 dued un 1821 married first to William Henry lived in the vicinity of Lamington, second to George Armstrong.
4. John, born died 1830, a farmer residing near the parental home, married Catherine Covert. Among his living descendents os Rev. Melvin Honeyman, of Olean, N.Y. and Robert M. Honeyman, of Norristown, Pa. had six sons.
5. Mary, was known as the “Beauty” married Mattias Lane, resided in Bedminster township rented farms but did not own any.
6. James, born in 1776 died in 1824 lived in New Germantown, N. J. married Mary Miller of Warren County. He was the father of Dr. John Honeyman and Robert M. Honeyman, merchant, both of New Germantown.
7. Sarah, born 1780 died 1845 married Abraham Van Dyke, mothe of Judge Van Dyke, of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and grandmother of Dr. John C. Van Dyke amous author and litteraqteur, of New Brunswick, N.J. and Theodore S. Van Dyke of California.

]]> Comment on American Rifleman Review of “American Rifle” by Rene Tyree http://historyman.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/american-rifleman-review-of-american-rifle/#comment-44 Rene Tyree Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:56:54 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-44 OUTSTANDING! Congratulations! OUTSTANDING! Congratulations!

]]> Comment on New Reviews, Part 1 — Booklist by rosewriter http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/new-reviews-part-1-booklist/#comment-43 rosewriter Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:25:03 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-43 Oh no, I just happened to see this Comment -- dating from several months ago. My only excuse is that I was away on book tours, setting up a website, fiddling around with Facebook, and so on. Anyway, the delay's very embarrassing, but I hope you'll forgive me. Thanks for the kind words. Let me have a muse on the abbreviated bibliography. Oh no, I just happened to see this Comment — dating from several months ago. My only excuse is that I was away on book tours, setting up a website, fiddling around with Facebook, and so on. Anyway, the delay’s very embarrassing, but I hope you’ll forgive me. Thanks for the kind words. Let me have a muse on the abbreviated bibliography.

]]> Comment on New Reviews, Part 1 — Booklist by Smilin' Jim http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/new-reviews-part-1-booklist/#comment-42 Smilin' Jim Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:44:56 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-42 "a bumper crop of not-bad trade reviews" The reviewers were possibly taken aback because the book was not what they had expected. I bought the book as a throw-away: A Christmas present for my gun-nut brother-in-law. Then I read the opening. Tough luck brother-in-law, you get the DVD instead. I found the pdf of the bibliography interesting and exhaustive but daunting. The success of the book may allow future editions to include this bibliography. Would you select, say, no more than twenty of the works in this bibliography which you consider to be suburb chronicles of either the technology or of the age and add your comment on them? “a bumper crop of not-bad trade reviews”

The reviewers were possibly taken aback because the book was not what they had expected. I bought the book as a throw-away: A Christmas present for my gun-nut brother-in-law.

Then I read the opening. Tough luck brother-in-law, you get the DVD instead.

I found the pdf of the bibliography interesting and exhaustive but daunting. The success of the book may allow future editions to include this bibliography. Would you select, say, no more than twenty of the works in this bibliography which you consider to be suburb chronicles of either the technology or of the age and add your comment on them?

]]> Comment on The Future of the M4 Carbine by New Reviews, Part 2 — Kirkus Reviews « The History Man http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/the-future-of-the-m4-carbine/#comment-40 New Reviews, Part 2 — Kirkus Reviews « The History Man Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:17:54 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-40 [...] New Reviews, Part 2 — Kirkus Reviews 09Sep08 Here’s the next one, a Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews, which was mighty nice of them. Now, I know that I shouldn’t be looking gift horses in the mouth, but I just wanted to mention that there’s a niggling factual error in this one; namely, that I end with the Vietnam era and the advent of the M16, “which remains today’s infantry rifle.” Not quite so! American Rifle actually concludes with a chapter analyzing the current Iraq War and the controversy over the M4 (including the XM8, the HK416, and the SCAR). For those riveted by the story of the M4, see my earlier post on the topic here. [...] [...] New Reviews, Part 2 — Kirkus Reviews 09Sep08 Here’s the next one, a Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews, which was mighty nice of them. Now, I know that I shouldn’t be looking gift horses in the mouth, but I just wanted to mention that there’s a niggling factual error in this one; namely, that I end with the Vietnam era and the advent of the M16, “which remains today’s infantry rifle.” Not quite so! American Rifle actually concludes with a chapter analyzing the current Iraq War and the controversy over the M4 (including the XM8, the HK416, and the SCAR). For those riveted by the story of the M4, see my earlier post on the topic here. [...]

]]> Comment on The Future of the M4 Carbine by Toying With Guns « The History Man http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/the-future-of-the-m4-carbine/#comment-34 Toying With Guns « The History Man Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:32:09 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-34 [...] I pointed out in a previous posting (on the future of the M4), the army has been searching for a quantum technological leap forward for [...] [...] I pointed out in a previous posting (on the future of the M4), the army has been searching for a quantum technological leap forward for [...]

]]> Comment on How To Write a History Book, Part 1 by Alex Rose on Writing History « wig-wags http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/how-to-write-a-history-book-part-1/#comment-28 Alex Rose on Writing History « wig-wags Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:29:51 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-28 [...] a post here and added to my blogroll recently, has a superbly entertaining post on writing history here on his new blog. Looking forward to the next [...] [...] a post here and added to my blogroll recently, has a superbly entertaining post on writing history here on his new blog. Looking forward to the next [...]

]]> Comment on Custer and Indians and Guns and Technology by Custer and Indians and Guns and Technology http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/custer-and-indians-and-guns-and-technology/#comment-22 Custer and Indians and Guns and Technology Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:51:22 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-22 [...] Go to the author’s original blog: Custer and Indians and Guns and Technology [...] [...] Go to the author’s original blog: Custer and Indians and Guns and Technology [...]

]]> Comment on R. Don Higginbotham, RIP by Steve Furman http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/r-don-higginbotham-rip/#comment-21 Steve Furman Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:46:54 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-21 Mr. Higginbotham was a great guy and I will miss him as well.He always treated me with respect and he was always a nice person.When I found out he died it was a blow.I haven't seen Mr. H in a long time.His death will never erase the great memories he gave me.RIP my friend,and all the love in the world to the Higginbotham family,from me and my family. Mr. Higginbotham was a great guy and I will miss him as well.He always treated me with respect and he was always a nice person.When I found out he died it was a blow.I haven’t seen Mr. H in a long time.His death will never erase the great memories he gave me.RIP my friend,and all the love in the world to the Higginbotham family,from me and my family.

]]> Comment on R. Don Higginbotham, RIP by Robert M. Higginbotham http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/r-don-higginbotham-rip/#comment-17 Robert M. Higginbotham Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:15:48 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-17 R. Don Higginbotham was known to most people that knew him, as a professor, a historian, and a student of history. I can truly say first hand that he loved what he did and his job was never "WORK," for him it was a true labor of love. He actually gave out his home number to his students! I never had a professor do that. My only regret is that I never took his class when I was a student at Carolina. Dr. Higginbotham was my DAD. He was the most awesome father a guy or anyone could ever have. He was there for us in so many ways. Many may not know that I lost my mom at the age of 8. This left my Dad to be a widower with two 8 year olds and a 5 year old to raise by himself. My Dad was a real man. He was there for us never once giving us doubt that he wouldn't be there. My Dad attended every one of my baseball games from Little League to High School, was involved with me in the YMCA Indian Guides, and coached by Youth Basketball teams for several years. As an adult he was there for myself and my two brothers always going out of his way to be an exrtraordinary Dad. The greatest blessing I had was to be able to say the words that I am typing here to my Dad before he died. I will always love him and will miss him terribly. Robert Myers Higginbotham R. Don Higginbotham was known to most people that knew him, as a professor, a historian, and a student of history.

I can truly say first hand that he loved what he did and his job was never “WORK,”
for him it was a true labor of love. He actually gave out his home number to his students! I never had a professor do that. My only regret is that I never took his class
when I was a student at Carolina.

Dr. Higginbotham was my DAD. He was the most awesome father a guy or anyone could ever have. He was there for us in so many ways.

Many may not know that I lost my mom at the age of 8. This left my Dad to be a widower with two 8 year olds and a 5 year old to raise by himself. My Dad was a
real man. He was there for us never once giving us doubt that he wouldn’t be there.

My Dad attended every one of my baseball games from Little League to High School, was involved with me in the YMCA Indian Guides, and coached by Youth Basketball teams for several years.

As an adult he was there for myself and my two brothers always going out of his way to be an exrtraordinary Dad.

The greatest blessing I had was to be able to say the words that I am typing here to my Dad before he died.

I will always love him and will miss him terribly.

Robert Myers Higginbotham

]]> Comment on How To Write a History Book, Part 1 by Wholly Undeserved Acclamation « The History Man http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/how-to-write-a-history-book-part-1/#comment-10 Wholly Undeserved Acclamation « The History Man Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:07:03 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-10 [...] Wholly Undeserved Acclamation 26Jun08 Goodness, I just noticed that I was linked to from wigwags.wordpress.com. This is pretty exciting. She rather liked that post I put up about “How to Write a History Book, Part 1.”  [...] [...] Wholly Undeserved Acclamation 26Jun08 Goodness, I just noticed that I was linked to from wigwags.wordpress.com. This is pretty exciting. She rather liked that post I put up about “How to Write a History Book, Part 1.”  [...]

]]> Comment on John Honeyman, Washington’s Spy? by Teapot Army http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/john-honeyman-washingtons-spy/#comment-6 Teapot Army Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:47:31 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-6 Hmm, sounds like interesting stuff! Hmm, sounds like interesting stuff!

]]> Comment on R. Don Higginbotham, RIP by Don Higginbotham « A Student of History http://historyman.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/r-don-higginbotham-rip/#comment-5 Don Higginbotham « A Student of History Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:46:45 +0000 http://historyman.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-5 [...] Academy — John Maass @ 12:46 pm Word comes from HNN that noted historian of early America Don Higginbotham has died.  No more details available right [...] [...] Academy — John Maass @ 12:46 pm Word comes from HNN that noted historian of early America Don Higginbotham has died.  No more details available right [...]

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