Today is the fourth anniversary of going live with this
William and Mary Barrett Dyer research blog in 2011. I’d been writing articles
for a year before that, so I’d have material with which to make a splash. My
desire is to share with you not only the extraordinary people the Dyers and
their friends and enemies were, but give you a new take on what their
motivations might have been in light of 21st-century research.
A snapshot today shows that this blog has passed 167,000
page views, and visitors are clicking in from 148 countries, including United
States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Brazil,
Netherlands, India, Ireland, and Italy.
Of the 131 posts published, the top stories are:
- Top 10 Things You May Not Know About Mary Dyer 11,064 views
- Mary Dyer’s “monster” 7,777 views
- Puritan baby names of the 17th century 3,729 views
- Anne Hutchinson's monstrous birth 3,293 views
- The 1630 Comet of Doom 2,275 views
- Grandparents-in-law: the Quaker connection 2,034
- Dyers' family timeline
- Those heathenish liquors, chocolate and coffee
- Where Paths Diverge: The Great Quaker Debate
- Something fishy about William Dyer
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| Page views from 2011 to 2015 |
I’ve found numerous articles copied and pasted into other
people’s ancestry blogs and in newsletters as diverse as an astronomy site in
southern England.
Though I’m a little bit flattered that readers liked them, this is not cool. Flattery
does not pay my bills. It’s a violation of my copyright. I did the research and
the writing and polishing, and I haven’t been paid by anyone or any publisher. If
I advertise my books and letter reproductions in the blogs, it’s a small way of
recouping my expenditures. But my products are not being copied along with the
purloined articles. If you borrow or steal my copy instead of linking to MY web
pages, you’re doing me no favors. Some articles were graciously written by
guest authors, and I’ve noted that in every copyright byline and the author tag
at the end of the post, along with links to their
sites or products. Please respect our rights and ask permission. Simply
asking to use the articles will probably result in pleasant chat and a “yes.”
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| Sparking juice, wine, or whatever you like-- CHEERS! |
A hearty thank-you to everyone who has shared these posts in
social media, commented, or “followed” this blog. You've become friends, and we've discovered distant cousin relationships between this blog and Facebook pages. That's a fantastic side effect I never anticipated.
I am so very excited to get MY VERY OWN Mary Dyer letter!! As I type it is on MY WALL and I am in absolute awe! Thank you so very much for the opportunity to own this precious part of my heritage!! Not only am I excited to get it so quickly, but I was impressed with the quality. It is not just on "poster" type paper but on thick photograph style paper.It truly DOES look EXACTLY as presented in your photo. There is no need for a mat. It looks as though there is already one. My furniture is simple, so I went to our local Art /Craft Supply Store and bought a plain medium oak frame. It looks perfect! Blends perfectly with the tone of the writings, etc. I just LOVE it! Again, thank you so much Christy! I cannot begin to express my excitement or tell you how much this means. I would highly recommend this! Charlotte Knight Watkins (9th Great Granddaughter of William & Mary Barrett Dyer)
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