Yes, but at least we can all agree that Ipswich was ***not** in any of those M states, it was and is in another M state -- Massachusetts! <VBG> Anyway, I hope that the thrust of the message got through, which should be to find out what was happening in the area and time you represent if you are doing a historical demonstration.
Regards, Carolyn Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA Always geographically challenged! (but I do know I live in Massachusetts -- I think) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Lynn Carpenter > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [lace] RE: LAce history - US > > > "John Slinn & Carolyn Hastings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Either this suggestion (Native American lace), or even the > Montana lace > >(at the Billings house) would be more appropriate than > Ipswich lace. > >Ipswich lace was made only during a very narrow period, in a very > >specific place. > > >I'm pretty sure Michigan wasn't even settled by anyone except a very > >few frontiers men (French -- but definitely not Ipswich lace > makers!) > >during the 1790's-early 1800's. > > Wow! First Minnesota, then Montana, and now Michigan! I > know they all start with "M" (actually, there are 8 US > states that start with "M"), but they are not all next to each other. > > Even if I started at the Michigan border, in New Buffalo, > where I could almost put my toe over the Indiana border, it > would be over 450 miles (724 > km) to drive to Minneapolis, Minnesota, from here. > > Don't forget, the US is a *big* place! > > Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA > alwen at i2k dot com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing > the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
