Monday, April 28, 2014

Road Trip Update

Well, unfortunately it looks like the trip to Abbeville has to be postponed for now, folks.  My sister is getting married this summer and living relatives take precedence over dead ones! I'll keep you posted on the new plan as soon as I have one!

In the meantime, research continues! I'm now looking into the Baskin family's slaves and trying to see if we can make a connection with the African American Baskin families out there.  I also hope to get some DNA testing done soon, assuming I have the money for it.  Please let me know if any of you have information that can help with the slave research and/or would be interested in doing a DNA test.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Calling All Descendants of Capt. William Baskin of South Carolina!!

   


     Do you remember seeing these? Perhaps in a previous blog post, perhaps in my book?  Well, the group responsible for these photos and what they contain is the Kettle Creek Battlefield Association and their Director, James Larry Wilson.  Today I received an email from Larry that I wanted to tell you all about.
     
     The association is in the process of purchasing battlefield land to create a memorial park, and they are asking us, the descendants of these original patriots to help by raising funds and potentially sponsoring a sign to be placed in the park.  So far they have purchased 75 acres.  To learn more about the battlefield organization and their efforts or to make a donation, you can visit the website here.  I don't know how much it would cost to sponsor a sign yet, but I've asked Larry to give me a figure.  To begin with, I think a goal of $2500 is completely realistic.  After all, we only need 100 people to donate $25, or 50 people to donate $50 to reach this goal.  We all know that the Baskin family has been very prolific since the Revolution.  Surely we can get together to make this happen in honor of a man and his neighbors who fought for our freedom over 200 years ago! I know times are tough, but this is not a lot of money when it's spread among us all.  I propose (unless I hear different from Larry) that we get on the website and make whatever donation we can afford - or maybe more than one if you need to spread it out - and make a note that this is from the Descendants of Capt. William Baskin on your donation form.  To make it a little better, I'll even throw in a free copy of my book for anyone who donates $100 or more - just let me know and I'll get it sent to you!

So let's do it, Baskins!! Let's show our pride in our ancestor's service and preserve his memory on the battlefield!!!

If you'd like to learn a little more about the battles around Kettle Creek, click here.  If you have any questions, shoot me an email.

**NOTE 1/20/14:  If you'd like to donate, please contact me first.  We need to gather our donations together and submit them as one to help the KCBA to keep track of where the donation will be applied. AW