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Tuesday's Tip - Catholics, Protestants and Agnostics, Oh my!
My Tuesday tip might be a tad bit uncomfortable, but I learned through my own research that sometime going out of our comfort zone is a good thing. This tip has to do with our assumptions about our fore-bearer's religious affiliations. And, of course, it echoes what I've said a number of times before here: make no assumptions.
Here's how I learned this lesson. When I first started researching my Wersel line, I knew my great grandfather Henry and his three siblings, George, Agnes and Estella (yes, I'm still waiting on records from California...I may be a really old woman before they get here!). They were, to my knowledge, the extent of my great grandfather's family. My great grandmother, Laura Louise Richards, was Methodist, as was my great grandfather. Or so I assumed.
The wonderful cemetery websites hadn't been created at the time I'd started my research, so I couldn't simply plug a name in and uncover the truth about this family. It took first discovering the name of a living relative with whom I had a brief but elucidating conversation. When asking about a possible burial location for our relatives, he suggested the Cincinnati Catholic Cemetery Society. I asked aloud, "Why would I do that?" and his response, "We're Catholic."
I was a bit stunned. I grew up as a Methodist, my parents were Methodist, my maternal grand parents were Methodist...but I had family that was Catholic. To be fair, my cousin was as shocked to find out he had Protestant relatives as I was to find my Catholic side. What's more, I uncovered through the CCCS three more brothers my great grandfather had, all of whom were Catholic.
In later conversations with several relatives, it would appear that the religious switch happened in my great grandfather's generation. When, why and how are still unknown to me, but I know that my Henry's siblings George, Agnes and Stella are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. It's a Roman Catholic Cemetery.
I'm still working on unraveling who is whom in this family. I have overlapping lines with family names that are all the same: Nicholas, Frank, George, Charles and William. I'll tease out all the details, soon enough. For now, I've learned to make no assumptions regarding the religious affiliations my families have, because you just never know. And, knowing that we have Catholic roots helps me narrow my search as I return beyond three generations of this family.
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Very good point, Laura. Sometimes the knowledge we have doesn't SEEM to be assumptions, but... Excellent learning, excellent post. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Actually, your discovery about the Catholic connections may help propel your research. There are a lot of well-kept, thorough Catholic records going back a long way before any state governments thought about taking notes.ReplyDelete
Like you, I was raised Methodist, though I'm not one now. People change their minds. We have that luxury now. And there wasn't always a Methodist church, either. The farther back you go, at least in European heritage, the more likely it will be that you will find yourself searching in Catholic records.
Thank you Jacqui. Your point's well taken and when the time comes to research the European part of my line, I'll be certain to check Church records!ReplyDelete
Thanks for discussing this. I always knew that I was the product of a "mixed marriage" (Catholic married to a Protestant), but I had no idea of the religious diversity of my ancestors. We are/were Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Methodist, Muslim, Lutheran, Jewish, and I'm sure many more I can't bring to mind. It's a fascinating topic.ReplyDelete
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I enjoyed reading about your discovery of Catholic ancestors, Laura. You might enjoy stopping by The Catholic Gene (http://catholicgene.wordpress.com/) a blog I co-author that is dedicated to Catholic ancestral research.ReplyDelete
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The rear seat is large enough for a couple of six-foot-plus males with a few extra pounds of girth, and fitting a smaller fifth passenger in between is no problem. The seatbacks are nicely raked for long-range comfort, and even kids will appreciate the optional heated rear seats.
Comfort is, of course, a primary component of luxury, and we drove both Luxury III and Performance editions of the DTS to get the full dose. We especially like the tri-zone climate control, and the optional cooling for the front seats. However, the heat and cooling controls are set high up and forward in the door panels, making it hard to see if they've been turned on. It's one of the few ergonomic miscues in the DTS; otherwise, there are no difficult or hidden controls or complicated electronic interfaces to mar the luxury experience. Worthy of praise is the ease of using the complex audio system.
Frigid days and scorchers are handled well by the DTS. We like the cooled front seats and Adaptive Remote Start, a new factory-installed convenience for cold, wintry mornings, when the ability to get the engine and interior defrosted and heated (including the front seats) before starting out is most appreciated. Residents of Phoenix and other boiling points will find the system useful to crank up the A/C before climbing in on those 115-degree afternoons. Owners in the frigid north will also appreciate the heated wi.
Driving Impression
We found the new Cadillac DTS to be smooth and powerful. It handles surprisingly well for such a big car and it gobbles up miles and miles of open road in supreme comfort.
Refinements to the smooth-running Northstar V8, both internally and in the way it is cradled within the car's structure, and to the robust Hydra-Matic four-speed transmission, give the DTS a powertrain worthy of the luxury side of the Cadillac character. In terms of driving excitement, this model's reason for being isn't high performance, and unless you are after quickest elapsed time at the dragstrip, there seems little to differentiate between the two engines. Only 16 horsepower and 6 pound-feet of torque separate the 4.6s, and though there are more revs in the 291-horsepower Performance engine, the 292 pound-feet of torque in the 275-horsepower Luxury engine gives it better off-the-line acceleration. Under a full throttle, the 4.6 emits a mellow bellow that says V8, but not in a flashy way. That's not what the DTS is all about. The throttle is responsive, improved this year by the addition of electronic control, but it attacks traffic by delivering a smooth, measured rise of power rather than a soul-stirring burst.
Among the many upgrades to the chassis are hollow stabilizer bars and retuned spring rates for more control over body roll; an auto-leveling element to the rear suspension that adjusts for larger loads; monotube rear shocks for more wheel control and comfort, electronic stability control (Stabilitrak) that controls understeer and oversteer by automatic application of selective brakes; larger disc brakes; Magnetic Ride Control, a continuously variable real-time damping system; a new rear suspension crossmember for greater stiffness and reduced noise transfer; Magnasteer, a magnetic variable assist rack and pinion steering system that reduces noise and column shake; and larger wheel and tires.
These features make the DTS a very able handler as well as a suave open-road cruiser. The variable-rate steering helps the big car turn into the corners with little understeer, and carving a line through the apex is accomplished with little body. The steering feels a little light while cruising down a straight road, but it stiffens up nicely when feedback is needed during a turn. A bit of chassis hop over freeway expansion joints is virtually unavoidable, but the Magnetic Ride Control does a good job of muting the effect. Otherwise, on smooth pavement, at speed, only a bit of wind noise around the A-pillar and occasional tire thunk suggests the car is covering a lot of ground quickly.
The combination of front-wheel drive, V8 power, spacious interior and luxurious trappings in a four-door sedan is hard to find, but easy to appreciate. As full-size luxury cars from foreign manufacturers have gotten more expensive, the new Cadillac DTS, in full performance mode, soldiers on by delivering a lot of car for just over 50 grand.
New Car Test Drive correspondent Greg Brown filed this report from Southern California.
Model Lineup
Cadillac DTS ($41,990).
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Detroit, Michigan.
Options As Tested
Performance Package includes XM Satellite Radio, heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, Stabilitrak with Brake Assist, heated steering wheel, heated windshield washer system, ultrasonic front and rear park assist, burl walnut wood interior trim, power lumbar control and massaging seats for front passengers, IntelliBeam headlamps, Bose premium audio system, six-disc in-dash CD changer/MP3 player, rain-sensing windshield wipers, Magnetic Ride Control, 18-inch wheels and tires.
Model Tested
Cadillac DTS ($41,990).Its restrained styling, front-drive platform and mild-mannered V8s suggest the DTS is the most traditional of Cadillac's full-size luxury sedans, but it's also full of modern technology and electronic goodies. The DTS is offered with two versions of the Northstar 4.6-liter V8, both sending power to the front wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission. It comes standard with a 275-horsepower V8 engine, tuned for quicker acceleration and greater peak torque than last year's version. An optional 291-horsepower V8 sports higher revs and more peak horsepower. Safety features include a front-airbags, side-impact airbags, side-curtain airbags, and a dual-depth front passenger airbag. The Cadillac DTS is a brand new model for 2006.
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The Dart: Mystery and intrigue at the Lakeside Diner
Neighborhood institution: Provided inspiration for writer's first book
STAMFORD -- Jane Agostino sees a lot of characters in her daily life as the owner of the Lakeside Diner on Long Ridge Road, where the dart landed this week. But every once in a while, she becomes a character all her own.
When a reporter and a photographer stumbled into the tiny diner, known around town for its fresh doughnuts, asking for a fresh angle on a neighborhood institution, she looked over her right shoulder at a woman eating breakfast at a table against the glass wall overlooking Holts Ice Pond.
"Well, I was the inspiration for her first book," she said nodding at the woman. "She's been coming here for years and gets her inspiration here."
A few minutes later, the woman with the plate of eggs -- Rosemary Harris -- was chatting about her life as a mystery writer, and her first book, "Pushing Up Daisies," published in 2008.
"It's about all the different mysteries in life," Harris said.
The book, the first in what will be a six-part series, begins when the protagonist discovers a shrunken head while gardening in fictional Springfield, Conn. The mystery was inspired by the discovery of a mummified body in Norwich in 2006, Harris said. The fourth book, "Slugfest," is out this month.
While much of the plot revolves around the mystery surrounding the human remains, a lot of the action takes place at the Harris' fictional Paradise Diner, inspired by Lakeside.
"I was doing so much writing here, that I thought what a great place for a character's `third place,' you know that place that isn't home and isn't work," Harris said. When detailing her character's third place in the story, Harris stays true to the diner, detailing its "chalky turquoise and hot pink paint," and describing it as "a little bit of the Caribbean inexplicably transplanted to southeastern Connecticut."
"It's funny to see how you're portrayed in a book, with also adding more flair," said Agostino, who was not aware that she and her diner were part of Harris' series until after the first book was released.
In the first chapter of "Pushing Up Daisies," Harris describes Agostino's character, Babe, as "every young boy's fantasy and every older guy's shoulda-woulda-coulda," with tattoos and dyed hair, a far cry from the diner's in-the-flesh proprietor.
"This place is just a wealth of inspiration," Harris said Monday morning as her eggs grew cold on the plate in front of her. "I eavesdrop here all the time."
And the bits of conversations rarely disappoint her, as cross-country travelers stop into the diner, just off the Merritt Parkway, along with local families and passers-by, discussing everything from laundry to complicated love stories over doughnuts and coffee.
"It's a gathering place for truckers, day laborers and soccer moms, which is great for a writer," Harris said. "There are maybe eight million stories that could come out of the people who come through here. It's just a nucleus."
Between the juicy nuggets and the lakeside scenery, Harris said the diner is a hot spot for inspiration.
Harris is faithful to the real-life diner in many aspects, like the red, white and blue pancakes, which she said have been "immortalized" in the series, or the blue light from the Snapple case, which she uses as a "telling detail" in one instance.
But other things are completely fictionalized, like the chef.
"I don't know the chef because they're always working," she said.
Agostino said that while the diner's cook is depicted as a man in the series, a woman actually runs the kitchen.
"Guess I got that wrong," Harris said with a smile.
Staff Writer Maggie Gordon can be reached at email@example.com or 203-964-2229.