Welcome to my Genealogy Blog.

Why not spend a minute or two at my Blog to see if there is anything interesting to read. Perhaps I've written something about your ancestor, gave a hint on how to locate something, provided a different way to do research, or just gave a glimpse into the world of genealogy research through words or photos. I try to make it light and enjoyable.

My roots are from New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wyoming, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

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I also have a blog called Seeing New England. Why not visit it, to get a feeling for the area.


Tuesday, January 15, 2013

How Observant Are You in Chelmsford, MA?

What does a New Englander do on a 50 degree day in January? They get outside, go to a cemetery to take pictures with a new camera. In this case, the below cemetery is one you've all seen at least once on my blog, recognize it? The second photo, of the same cemetery, shows something quite interesting, especially if you have ancestors buried there and want to source it correctly. And the third photo was a total surprise, since I've been by it probably thousands of times. Why am I just noticing some of these things, well, it's due to a new iPad. Yesterday was my first time using the camera, and because of the large size of the photos it just about told me to really look at what I had taken...almost like looking at document. The first two answers are below.


I didn't enlarge because you wouldn't be able to see the right side (nice followers photos covered it.) The enlarged is below.
Cute little house on the common and, I never wondered what it was.
Middlesex Canal Toll House 1832
Oldest Canal Toll Houses in America. (Photo enlarged from above picture.)
This was totally new to me.

Notice the two signs? One says Forefathers Burial Grounds and the other is Forefathers Burying Ground.

The first photo was taken where I took my cover picture for Life From the Roots in the summer.