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Offline Hurricane ( of Virginia)

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ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« on: January 27, 2011, 01:39:04 AM »
The ALR Museum and Library is proud to present original research by Dennis Glazener ( descendant):

                The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers of East  Fork ,NC

              http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=14254.0
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2011, 05:31:23 PM »
well done my friend...
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 08:33:02 PM »
Excellent job Dennis!  Thanks for sharing this information with us!

Bill
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2011, 10:19:16 PM »
Wow, Dennis, what a treat!  thank you!!
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2011, 04:15:06 AM »
Well presented Dennis. It's obvious you are proud of your Gillespie heritage.
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2011, 02:57:17 AM »
Thank you very much. My GGGG Grandfather came from North Carolina to Kentucky very early in the 1800's. I would not be surprised to find out that he packed a rifle similar to those. Thanks again, Mike
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2011, 05:31:43 AM »
Dennis,
Thanks for putting this togather! I have fowarded it on to a relative of Billy Harkins whom, as you know, is directly decended from Union County's John Gillespie. Billy has no computer and it might be a couple of days before he gets it and calls me. I think it's very fitting that Billy, with no computer, hunts with his GGrandfather's old caplock Gillespie and has killed several deer, hogs and bears with it  ;D
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Re: ALR Museum Special Exhibit: The Gillespie Family of Gunmakers
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2011, 04:52:44 PM »
Thanks to all for the kind words. I found out that my G Grandmother was a member of this gun making family back in the 1960's. I was told that only one or two of their rifles still existed. I took this as gospel and had no time to dig into it until my early retirement as a project manager for Lucent in 1997. I then worked as a part time project manager but finally had some time to research the family. I found lots of pure out and out fantasy along with many honest errors. I also found plenty of proven information that I had never heard about. I enjoy making it available for others to enjoy.
Dennis
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