The Ingersoll Chronology Guestbook by Doug Schiffer

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Richard E Wolke - 05/14/2006
Location: Carolina, RI 02812
Will check some of the newspapers in our Historical Society Archives

Michelle Rader - 05/08/2006
Location: Magalia, California, USA
Wow, this is quite an amazing project and compilation of information! I'm curious about what made you take on such a huge endeavor??? I have a great deal of personal interest in the information on Robert G. since his elder brother Ebon Clark was my ggg-grandfather! Thank you for this great website!

Songkram Somboon - 06/26/2005
I want to get some books written by Colonel R. Ingersol but not quite sure whether this website is the right contact address or not

Songkram Somboon - 06/26/2005
Location: Thailand


John Alley Robbins, Jr. - 06/07/2005
Location: Richmond, ME
My twice great grandfather, the Honorable John Bassett Alley, four term US Cogressman from MA in 35th through 39th Congresses, was a long time business associate of Colonel Ingersoll's. In our family papers we have many many letters, stock certificates, photos (a few), etc. of their joint ventures including cattle, railroads, Louisiana swamp lands, etc. Of particular interest are 1880's photos of the Dorsey Ranch and the Ingersoll Ranch in NM. Had the pleasure of visiting the present owner of the Dorsey ranch about 1 1/2 years ago. Made part of my history come alive again for me.

betty sue ingersoll - 04/04/2005
Location: waukegan ill
im looking for my family i was born in pike county ky. my dads family were from galax,virginia please feel free to email me im 61 years old now

Johnny D Walker - 02/08/2005
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Addition to posting of M. Horner of 05/23/2004. Loew's Vendome did not actually burn until the early morning hours of Aug. 9, 1967, not 1962 as in the previous posting.

Joe Fiorisi - 12/27/2004
Location: Tampa, Fl
I'm 54 years old and have only recently discovered this man's writings. It's sad that such a wonderful human being and his thoughts are not promoted more. If his works replaced the religious drivel most of us have been force fed since we were old enough to listen, we'd have a lot fewer messed up people today and probably a much better world. I look forward to reading more of his works and incorporating them into my life as much as I can.

Suzanne M. Daniels - 12/14/2004
Location: Chatham MA
While doing my family genealogy, I have found family references to R. Ingersol visiting with and speaking to my great grandparents Cyrus Knight in Western NY.

Kelly Miller - 11/24/2004
Location: USA
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Kelly Miller - 11/24/2004
Location: USA
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Rob - 05/23/2004
Always glad to see sites like this one.

M Horner - 05/23/2004
Location: Nashville, TN
Correction to a post by Johnny D. Walker on 4/3/03. The Loew's Vendome was never renamed the Loew's Cinema. It was not torn down. It burned down on a Thursday night in 1962. The next day the newspaper ads proclaimed "'The Dirty Dozen' held over for a 2nd HOT week'. Later, the Loew's Corporation announced plans for a grand new theater. Alas, the plan never materialized. A parking garage was built on the site instead. Later, a downtown mall was built on the site. It never succeeded financially. It is now, as Walker notes, the site of the massive Nashville Public Libaray Main branch.

Patsy Ingersoll - 05/19/2004
Location: Washington
My family was the Ingersoll watches

Jeff Ingersoll - 09/22/2003
Location: Buffalo
Nice site! I'm RGI's seventh cousin four times removed and help maintain the museum in Dresden.

Brian Brizard - 07/06/2003
Location: Novi, MI
Very interesting reading. How can I get some family information on Colonel Ingresoll -- specifically, his descendants?

Bill W. Champion - 06/23/2003
Location: Near Augusta, Georgia
Ingersoll Forever!!

andy senior - 06/14/2003
Location: utica,ny
where is ingersoll when we need him????

Ann Hill - 05/25/2003
Location: Abilene,Tx.
I have read everthing I can find by Robert G.Ingersoll...If only I could have met him...and somehow I feel as tho I have.....He has such a beautiful way with words you just gotta' love em'........Ingersoll,Paine,and many,many other courageous men and women who stand up for what they believe in against all odds...They certainly have my utmost respect and admiration.....And Mr.Walker,you and all the other guys (and gals)that have these secular web sites,I admire you for your courage...And also for giving me some very interesting,intertaining and enlightning reading material.....Thanks,Ann

Johnny D Walker - 04/03/2003
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
I have copies from microfilm of reports on Ingersoll's lectures in Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn. in 1894. In Nashville he spoke at the old Vendome Theatre which later became Loew's Cinema, torn down in the 1960's. I find great satisfaction knowing that where Ingersoll spoke in Nashville is now the location of the new downtown Nashville Public Library.

Robert C. Cunningham - 03/15/2003
Location: Syracuse, NY
Let me know if you have any meetings.

Dr. James T. McCollum - 02/14/2003
Location: Emerson, Arkansas
Great resource! Keep up the good work! I was introduced to Ingersoll by my grandfather, Arthur Cromwell, longtime president of the Rochester, NY Society of Freethinkers, who was involved early on in the attempts to preserve the Ingersoll House in Dresden, NY.

Mark Dill - 11/12/2002
Location: Cary, NC
I became interested in Colonel Ingersoll because of his influence on Carl Graham Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leader of the first coast to coast highways, and the developer of Miami Beach. I am researching Fisher's life as part of the work I am doing to produce a book on early American auto racing.

Doug Schiffer - 10/02/2002
Location: Upstate New York
The classic "vision of war" exerpt from the 1876 Speech is available on Internet Infidels http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/vision_of_war.html

B. E. Lane - 09/30/2002
Location: San Diego, Ca.
Looking for the Speech at the Soldiers' Reunion at Indianapolis, 1876.

Doug Schiffer - 08/13/2002
Location: Upstate NY
Just a quick note that now you can leave your email address and location on the comments. Your email address won't be shown on the web, but will be sent to us so that we can write back! :-)

Arthur Post - 08/07/2002
And I thought I was alone

Al Collins - 07/28/2002
Glad someone is keeping the memory of thiswonderful and insightful man alive. Almost every other sentence in the materialhe wrote could be used as a quote.

Marsha Botzer - 07/20/2002
Thank you for this wonderful addition to Ingersoll scholarship. I have collected Ingersoll materials for many years, and have often wished for just this kind of data base.

Marjorie Cook, New Zealand - 05/03/2002
Very helpful site for my university studies

Bill - 04/23/2002
I'm glad somebody is doing this I was thinking about doing it myselffor Illinois. This is terrific!