Comments on: The World’s First Eyewitness?

By: K. Byron Smith

K. Byron Smith — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:48:23 +0000

Henrik couldn’t have taken the photo himself. Early glass and tin types required about 30 minutes or more of absolute stillness in order to capture an image, and could not be copied like modern photos. There was no ‘Ye Olde Photo-mat’. multiple copies required multiple sittings and exposures. Second, homosexuality and the clergy is by no means mutually exclusive. Happens all the time and has been happening since the dawn of humanity. A preacher fleeing The Netherlands in the 1600′s could easily be a Calvinist running from the Spanish Inquisitional squads, as at the time, Spain controlled the Netherlands.

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By: Johnny B

Johnny B — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:18:17 +0000

Yes – as it currently stands, I’d have to go with Hannah Stilley Gorby as the current contender for the earliest-born individual of which an extant photograph exits. That certainly should not take anything away from Conrad Heyer, or any other of our Revolutionary War Veterans that were photographed in the 1800′s. Just looking into their eyes transports one to another time….

By: Po Lu

Po Lu — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:07:06 +0000

The Dutch phrase means something like “This is Henrik Van Der See, Sr, who was born around the year 1633 and died in 1728. This was painted around 1712.”

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By: unitedcats

unitedcats — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:00:18 +0000

LOL The rough draft would drive you insane then. I’m pretty happy with the style of writing in this post, and you’re the first with this complaint. I’ll certainly consider writing a post or two with a dramatic change in style, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. This post did make it to the front page of Reddit, I must be doing something right. Thanks for the feedback! —Doug

By: bob nelle

bob nelle — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:06:18 +0000

Have you considered the possibility, however slim, of someday no longer using run-on sentences throughout your posts?

By: Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research

Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:51:04 +0000

Great post! My Captain John Linton was born in 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia. I’ve often thought about the many things he witnessed during his lifetime!

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