tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post8711654911746878642..comments2024-03-26T10:17:51.566-04:00Comments on The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: The Lynam Log HouseScott Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850758840846585533noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-55421023923302896372019-09-30T16:55:06.552-04:002019-09-30T16:55:06.552-04:00Awesome! Glad we could help!Awesome! Glad we could help!Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-86043339156381731192019-09-30T12:05:14.404-04:002019-09-30T12:05:14.404-04:00Thank you for posting this and to everyone who has...Thank you for posting this and to everyone who has replied. The Lynams were kin to me and through Ancestry I came upon info leading me to this site. It is all very new and exciting!Suzanne (Jones) Crenshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178872791061724590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-64690126593620172482016-05-16T15:32:12.239-04:002016-05-16T15:32:12.239-04:00I don't know for sure, but since it seems that...I don't know for sure, but since it seems that it was taken off of public display, I would assume it's in the Smithsonian's warehouse. The vast majority of items they own are not on public display.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-17977412020457415522016-05-16T12:22:53.153-04:002016-05-16T12:22:53.153-04:00Does anyone know where this house is at today?Does anyone know where this house is at today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-30514619934046459972012-02-14T08:39:51.288-05:002012-02-14T08:39:51.288-05:00MS -- That was probably Ruth A. Ball (1909-1990). ...MS -- That was probably Ruth A. Ball (1909-1990). She was the daughter of George K., and niece of Lewis Heisler Ball (the doctor and Senator). If I remember correctly, she grew up in a house across from Brandywine Springs, one I think that's since been torn down. She was one of the people responsible for getting the state to buy Brandywine Springs for use as a state park in the 1950's. I know she also helped in passing on info about the park shortly before her death.<br /><br />Knowing all that, it doesn't surprise me to learn that she would have been speaking to schoolkids back then.Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-39493256156674342192012-02-14T06:19:25.131-05:002012-02-14T06:19:25.131-05:00I seem to remember a talk about the history of Bra...I seem to remember a talk about the history of Brandywine Springs Park by an elderly lady, Miss Ball- maybe this was in Mote or Marbrook, in the middle 60's. Apparently she was around before it was history. It seems to have made an impression, at least on me, since I remember it over 40 years later<br />MSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-59224144341679372662012-02-11T11:37:10.024-05:002012-02-11T11:37:10.024-05:00I would have liked to have learned more, too. My f...I would have liked to have learned more, too. My feeling about the area was about the same as yours, which is probably the same as most people's. Usually the area's past gets dismissed with a "Well, it was all just farms". That's one of the things I've tried to overturn with this site.<br /><br />That's a good point about the teachers. For most of them, there's probably no reason why they would know their school's micro-local history (I like that term).<br /><br />Funny you should ask about that particular topic. No, I haven't been asked to speak at any schools, and I don't know how good I'd be at it anyway, although I wouldn't be averse to trying. But your idea is so good, it's already being done. There is a guy named Mel who is a member of the Friends of Brandywine Springs, who has been giving a talk about the park at the school for a number of years. He probably started whenever they began teaching Delaware history in the schools.Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-78835766053371023622012-02-10T14:36:15.796-05:002012-02-10T14:36:15.796-05:00I would have loved to have local history like this...I would have loved to have local history like this taught at Stanton and Dickinson. Growing up, I felt like nothing interesting ever happened in our little neck of the woods. I heard vague tales about George Washington at the Hale-Byrnes House but that was about it. Now, thanks to Scott, I know that is far from the truth. <br /><br />I guess part of the reason for a lack of focus on micro-local history is that our educators and many families are not from the area and do not have the resources nor the inclination to find out about those local landmarks that could become teachable moments.<br /><br />Have you ever been asked to speak at any local schools about MCH history? I for one could see how a presentation about Brandywine Springs at its namesake school would be a natural fit.Bill Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-39260320358109572002012-02-09T15:11:19.743-05:002012-02-09T15:11:19.743-05:00Scott, I do agree with your statement. I also thin...Scott, I do agree with your statement. I also think that the schools are probably getting away from teaching any history at all, let alone local history. Geography and Civics are probably back-burner courses as well.Delaware21noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-76026506759955408512012-02-09T08:25:01.004-05:002012-02-09T08:25:01.004-05:00You know, I knew when I wrote that that I didn'...You know, I knew when I wrote that that I didn't word it well. I didn't mean that there wasn't anyone around that could teach local history. I just meant that my guess is that most middle school and high school history teachers probably don't know a tremendous amount about the history of the immediate surroundings of their schools. Although, with the little bit more focus on local/state history that there is now, I might be very wrong about that.<br /><br />A great deal of what I know about local, and especially Wilmington, history, I learned from Carol Hoffecker books.Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-26829527716010855862012-02-08T21:25:57.851-05:002012-02-08T21:25:57.851-05:00Scott, Arguably the greatest Delaware history teac...Scott, Arguably the greatest Delaware history teacher ever, lives right here,right now in Mill Creek Hundred...Carol Hoffecker. Barbara Benson,another Mill Creek Hundred resident, is also a well respected Delaware Historian.Delaware21noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-81516008366427934502012-02-08T14:51:14.014-05:002012-02-08T14:51:14.014-05:00I agree 100%. We had no local history when I was i...I agree 100%. We had no local history when I was in school, although I believe there is some Delaware history taught now...in 5th grade I think. I don't know the curriculum, but my guess is there's not much skewed toward the very local. I doubt many teachers could teach much about their immediate locale.<br /><br />On a related note, I was just thinking the other day how many JDHS people are aware that there were once slaves living on the property. It would be a great way to bring the subject home, and show that at least in the 18th and early 19th centuries, slavery was not just a southern institution.Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-68802002897872924202012-02-08T12:46:39.889-05:002012-02-08T12:46:39.889-05:00Thanks for this information! But as a JDHS graduat...Thanks for this information! But as a JDHS graduate, I feel a bit short-changed that at least a few days of US History class was not devoted to very local history. I could have literally looked out of the classroom window and considered the impact of the early settlers on MCH and our nation (just imagine the British passing through Delcastle Park). It would have made history a lot more interesting to this 16 year old kid!kc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-28513402040742586942012-02-07T20:27:34.726-05:002012-02-07T20:27:34.726-05:00Scott, Mark J. here. I always like to read this st...Scott, Mark J. here. I always like to read this stuff and recognize the family names as some of those of the kids I went to school with at Mote, Brandywine and Mckean, from the mid 60's on up. <br />ps. I'm not sure what the 'profile' is so I simply choose anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-34270773693594495622012-02-05T07:57:20.566-05:002012-02-05T07:57:20.566-05:00Nice work! I wasn't aware of the Lynam connect...Nice work! I wasn't aware of the Lynam connection, as I read a few years back that the Smithsonian referred to it as "Thomas Springers Cabin". If you google it, you can still find the interactive lessons that are called - You Be The Historian-.<br />Regarding the original Charles Springer(1658-1738),or Carl Christopher Springer, as some would call him, he had 11 known children and 95 grandchildren. Many, many Springer descendants still reside in Mill Creek Hundred today.<br />For kicks, I suggest googling "The Springer Hoax". It is light reading with a local twist.Delaware21noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-29209384461175582982012-02-04T18:03:55.179-05:002012-02-04T18:03:55.179-05:00Thanks Scott! Excellent job on the post. You ans...Thanks Scott! Excellent job on the post. You answered the main question I had on the log house, where exactly it stood. My 3X great grandfather, Isaac Eastburn was one of the children born in that house. 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