Tombstone Tuesday -- SHERWIN family of Stafford, New York

Stafford Rural Cemetery, Stafford, Genesee Co., New York

Herbert C. Sherwin

1844  --  1935

His wife,

Ada L. Dewolf

1859  --  1943

Their daughter below.

Ella M. Sherwin

1883  --  1959

Photos taken by my cousin Claire, and used with permission.

Lucius Poole Could Split Hairs

This Man Could Split Hairs.

Lucius Poole, whose den in Springfield St., Boston, is famous among antiquarians, can do more wonderful things with a sheet of paper than any one else in America--perhaps in the world. Not only can be dovetail, skive, splice and inlay, but he can split. This is the most difficult achievement in the whole art of book patching. Mr. Poole will take a leaf from any of the current magazines and slice it three times through its entire length and width, thereby making four sheets instead of one, each of just one-quarter the thickness of the original. Splitting hairs is rough work beside a job like that.

One of Mr. Poole's tricks is to cut an imperfect picture from a page and then insert one in its stead so deftly that only the closest scrutiny will discover that a fiber has been disturbed. Another is to "plant" a photograph on the page of a book so that one cannot tell that it was not printed there originally.

When Mr. Poole is asked to tell how he performs his feats, he says: "Oh, it's just by work, partly natural and partly acquired. It would take a year to explain the detail."--New York Press.

Lucius was my 2nd great-granduncle.

(Above article sent to me by Carol Merriman.)

Lucius was my 2nd great-grand uncle.

Sunday's Obituary -- Mrs. George S. Poole

Mrs. George S. Poole

Mrs. Sarah Poor Poole, widow of George S. Poole, who was president of the Warren Institution for Savings, died Tuesday at her home at 9 Washington ave. Mrs. Poole was born in Peabody, May 5, 1850, the daughter of Franklin Osborne and Nancy Poor Jacobs. She was a graduate of Abbott academy in Andover and throughout her life had been much interested in the affairs of that school.

Mrs. Poole was a resident of Mt. Vernon st., Somerville, for 40 years and had been a summer resident of Marblehead neck for more than 50 years. She was a member of and for many years active in the affairs of Winthrop church, Charlestown. Mrs. Poole leaves three children, Franklin Osborn Poole, librarian of the Bar association of New York; Mrs. Edith Poole Merriman of this city and Irving Poole of Arlington, and nine grandchildren.

The funeral was held Thursday morning at the Blake Memorial chapel, Rev. R. E. Bailey officiating. The interment was in Harmony grove cemetery. Salem.

POOLE--Aug. 26, Sarah Poor Osborn, widow of George S. Poole, age 80 years, at her home, 9 Washington av., Cambridge, Mass. Funeral service at the Blake Memorial Chapel, at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 28, at 11 a. m. The family requests that no flowers be sent.

(Above article sent to me by Carol Merriman.)

Sarah was the wife of my 2nd great-grand uncle.

Wordless Wednesday -- Great Reunion Cake

My distant cousin, Val Nagel, sent me a photo of this cake after I had seen it on her Facebook page and requested it. Reunions are still going on, and I thought this was a neat idea for the top.

The names:

Bulda

Crisman

Johnson

Vining

Scrambling

Barringer

Batchelder

Janssen

New England Marriages Prior to 1700

The New England Marriages Prior to 1700 book are keywords people have used in their search engines, and they have been showing up on my blog stats page.

The book is a publication of the New England Historic Genealogical Society's (NEHGS) publication "New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Clearly, people are looking for information about this wonderful publication. I wrote about it last year. (See here.)

So, why does that blog page show up between 1st and 2nd in the Google rankings, usually ahead of Ancestry.com postings and the publisher NEHGS? I have no answer, but am pleased. The photo was taken at NEHGS recently and shows a new 2011 publication (large maroon books) of the New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

From the NEHGS description of this series, 

"This three-volume work of New England Marriages Prior to 1700 is a transcription of the complete text of Clarence Almon Torrey's twelve-volume handwritten manuscript, held by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Although 'Torrey' as it is familiarly known, has been published in book form previously, it has never before been printed in a format that includes all sources and a comprehensive every-name index."

Tombstone Tuesday -- Mr. and Mrs. George S. Poole

 George S. Poole

1839  --  1907

His wife

Sarah P. Osborn

1850  --  1930

Back of Tombstone

 Irving Poole

1890  --  195_

His wife

Ruth Clark Poole

1893  --  1985

Edith Poole Merriman

1881  --  1965

Sally Poole Spooner

1918  --  1987

Side view.

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Summer Break

Just a week ago I wrote a post, A Step-grandmother Connection about my step-grandmother, Edna and how a relative, Claudia, contacted me, after she googled my grandfather's name with hopes of finding information. Within a quick week, Claudia has been in contact with a family member of Edna's. We now know where she is buried (New Britain, CT, where I was born!) and other bits of information. What a wonderful conclusion, and for that I am thankful this Thursday.


I just wrote my 500th blog, to be posted on Saturday. Now it is time for a break. I also just did my 100th post on my Flower blog, Flowers From My Area (which includes gardens throughout New England).


Everybody have a wonderful summer.

Photo taken for the New England Bash logo, this is the Nubble Light at Cape Neddick, Maine

Updates:

My break was two weeks.

The relative of my step-grandmother, Claudia is indeed a good friend. We're in almost daily contact, and I hope to meet her in a few months.

The Blog, "Flowers From My Area" is now incorporated in the "Seeing New England" blog.

All Roads Lead to Londonderry, New Hampshire -- Wordless Wednesday

 

For those thinking winter.

(All photos taken in Londonderry by Barbara.)

All roads will lead to Londonderry, New Hampshire on August 27, 2011 for the first New England GeneaBlogger Bash to be held at Vincent and Heather Rojo's house.

Tombstone Tuesday -- ROBERT CHAPMAN

Ancient Burying Ground

Hartford, Connecticut

Robert Chapman

Born:  September 16, 1646

Died:  November 10, 1711


Robert was my 8th great-grandfather.
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Plaque on a tree at Cypress Cemetery, Saybrook, Connecticut


TO THE 
HONOURED MEMORY
OF 
ROBERT CHAPMAN (FATHER OF ABOVE ROBERT CHAPMAN)
1612  --  1887
NATHANIEL CHAPMAN
1653  --  1726
CALEB CHAPMAN
1706  --  1785
ELISHA CHAPMAN
1740  --  1825
GEORGE HENRY CHAPMAN
1789  --  1877
ROBERT CHAPMAN
1831  --  1923


SIX PLAIN MEN
WHO FOUNDED AND MAINTAINED IN THIS COMMUNITY A HOME THAT HAS OUTLIVED
THREE CENTURIES HANDING ON FROM FATHER
TO SON AN UNBROKEN TRADITION OF
SERVICE IN CHURCH AND CIVIL STATE


THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED
IN FILIAL GRATITUDE
BY
THEIR CHILDRENS CHILDREN


THE FATHER TO THE CHILDREN SHALL ALL KNOW.

Tombstone Tuesday -- What Would You Do?

My June 7, 2011 post was a request for help. I'd love to have somebody take a photo of my grandparent's graves. This came about because I went through some old correspondence with the cemetery, dated 1998 and 1999. The thought came to my mind, what if I hadn't written the letter, what if I had used email instead and didn't print out the reply. A few what if's, but I'm thinking that is what is happening these days. No hard copies anywhere, and surely none coming in the mail.

Below are two sections of a letter Memorial Park Cemetery sent to me. The first section tells me that William Frederick Poole and Charles Poole are not buried there. When I received that, it was an eye opener and within a few weeks, I discovered where they were. William is buried just 35 miles from me, and  Charles is buried in Washington, DC. Both died in Illinois. It is important to not assume where they died, if you don't know for sure.

Then I was informed there were two spaces available in the plot of my grandparents. Both of their children are deceased (my aunt and father), and there are now six grandchildren. Perhaps I read that 12 or so years ago, but I was probably more intent in finding where William and Charles were buried. Now, reading it again, I'm wondering what to do. Perhaps try to contact some of the cousins, we all live in different states, but until I get the addresses, I'll write the cemetery and put in writing that it is my desire to donate the plot.

The letter below proves it is necessary to contact cemeteries when looking for a more recent ancestor's burial. You never know what they have in their files. (I enlarged the print so you could read it easily.)

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