Life From The Roots: 09/01/2013

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Appleton Farms "is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country, established and maintained by nine generations of the Appleton family." Per their flyer.

1794 House, now used as an Office, Museum and Visitor Center on the 1,000 acre working farm.

Period room in the Visitor Center.

Updated kitchen which will used to give cooking classes, using many of the items they grow. They are even going to make pizza (note: newly purchased item on table).

Lots of trees, fields, fences, and animals such as cows and chickens. They sell homemade cheese, milk and others products here.

Entrance to the dairy and miscellaneous barns.

Above photo was taken from inside the below picture.

I'm thinking fall will be a nice time to visit again. Can't wait to see the colors.

The Bay Road 1640

Farmon, twin of Harmon, Scramlin Obituary

Copy of obituary from Gary Hanna (March 2013)

Farmon Scramlin was my first cousin 4x removed.

Mr. Farmon Scramlin died at the

home of his son-in-law, Jay Sanstrom,

Thursday forenoon, June 30, at about

9:15. Mr. Scramlin was at work hoeing

among the out door plants at the

greenhouse Tuesday forenoon, and was

apparently in his usual health. At

about 11 o’clock he was seen at work,

and a short time later he was found

lying on the ground in an unconscious

condition. He was carried to Mr. A.

Melby’s residence where his son-in-

law lives, and medical aid summoned

all that could be done was restore

consciousness, but without avail, and

he gradually failed and he breathed

his last at the hour above stated.

Mr. Scramlin was born in Charleston,

Michigan, May 11, 1841, and in

1850 came to this county with his

parents. In June 1864 he enlisted in

Co. H, 76^th Ill. Inf., and went to the

front. He served with his regiment

through the war, and at Ft. Blakely

was wounded in the right arm. At

the close of the war he returned here

and took a position as clerk in Patterson’s

hardware department, learning the tinner’s trade.

In 1871 he formed a partnership with W. Astle

in the hardware business. Later the

partnership ended and Mr. Scramlin

went into the same business in Grant

Park, remaining there seven years; he

then traveled for two years for the

Temple Pump Co. He then engaged

in farming, which he followed until

1888, when he moved into town.

During his long residence in this

city he made many friends who deeply

regret his sudden death. He was a successful

man in business as well as in farming,

and only gave up the latter when

compelled to do so on account of

the weight of years and ill health.

On October 3, 1872, Mr. Scramlin

was married to Miss Mary Lamport.

To them one daughter was born, Lura

M., the wife of J. Sanstrom. The wife

also survives him.

Mr. Scramlin was a Mason, being a

charter member of the Grant Park

lodge, and was also a member of Worcester

Post, No. 627 G. A. R. In his death

these societies have lost a most

consistent and valued member.

The funeral services will be held

from his late residence on West Fourth

Street tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon

At 2 o’clock.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Be Sure to Thank Your Friends

The book I received through the Inter-Library Loan, and the 28-page numbers for my ancestor.

Back in February 2013, blogger and friend, Cynthia Shenette, writer of the Heritage Zen blog, went on a business trip/vacation with her husband to San Diego, CA, 3,000 miles from my MA home. With a bit of free time, she decided to do some research at a major library. Not finding much on her family, she remembered that mine had ties to San Diego since he was a very early surveyor. She spoke to the librarian about books on surveyors and was led to their selection. One book, Lay of the Land, The History of Land Surveying in San Diego County by Michael J. Pallamary, PLS mentions my ancestor was named on 28 pages. Cindy then took quite a few photos and sent them to me.

Of course, I had to get my hands on that book, but it wasn't in any local library. As a matter of fact, WorldCat only listed 6 locations. The light bulb went on, and I went to my nearest library to see about ordering it through the Inter-Library Loan (ILL). I was extra lucky because, CG and Librarian, Christine Sharbrough ordered it for me. Within weeks it arrived and I went to all 28 pages, and read.
It has been over half a year since I've looked at the book, and I'm finally getting around to publicly thanking Cindy for using some vacation time to try and find something for me. She went above at the library in San Diego, and it was such a nice thing to do. If you want to keep your friends, please don't do as I did, and put it on the back burner. I am fortunate that she still claims me as a friend, and tomorrow, we are meeting for our 3rd annual outing, and all three have had nothing to do with genealogy. Thanks, Cindy.

Where the First Settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts Landed and Lived

Where the First Settlers of Newbury, MA Landed.

The names can be seen on a previous post HERE.

The above photo was taken in the summer of 2013. In late October I drove by and discovered all the shrubs had been removed.

For more on this Cemetery, see my post HERE.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Saugus Iron Works, Saugus, Massachusetts

Iron works house above, ca. 1680s.

Birthplace of the American Iron Industry. Information from the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site states "On September 17, 1954, The First Iron Works Association celebrated the grand opening of the Iron Works Reconstruction. They even brought in live oxen for the event!" This is a lovely nine-acre park, fun to stroll around, go into the reconstructed buildings, and learn. Our August 24, 2013 visit was a perfect day and I had to take a lot of photos. I couldn't decide which ones to delete.

Early photo of the park, posted on Facebook by the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. A more current view is above.

Even though there was a Do Not Touch sign, I touched the old foundation before I saw the sign.

Saugus Iron Works, Saugus, Massachusetts

National Historic Site

Massachusetts Moments posted an article called "Winthrop Buys Passage for Ironworkers, May 5, 1643." May be seen HERE.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Once Again, Seeing Jones at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

When I took the below photo in the fall of 2011, and posted it to my blog on January 24, 2012, I always knew I had to return. Two things I'd like to point out here, first while the fall colors are beautiful, and I got a perfect shot but, I didn't get the entire gravestone. In error, I didn't walk around the entire monument, and to my dismay, I discovered I had missed two other panels, with names. The other thing I did in error just happened two days ago, when I took new photos with lots of shadows from the trees. Ideally, I now like to take pictures on a cloudy day, without many trees around, but you can't always get the perfect. However, I can walk around a stone. Please scroll to see new photos.