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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Wordless Wednesday -- Easter Pictures

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My first Easter, I think. Painful to look at, because I hated dressing like my youngest sister. Showing it, because the outfits were ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Civil War Monument -- Stafford, Genesee Co., New York

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Stafford, Genesee Co., New York ROBERT CHAPPLE MARTIN R. BOWEN RILEY STEVENS ALONZO NICHOLAS GEORGE JERRY WILLIAM F. MILLS DEWITT VAN ALST ...
Monday, April 18, 2011

The Soldiers, the Runners and the Tourists

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April is a busy month in Lexington and Boston. Instead of writing about the reasons, I'll show you in photos. The famous swan boats...

Newell of Connecticut

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Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS NEWELL  was born 1620 in Hertfordshire, England, and died 13 SEP 1689 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Conne...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

A Blog, An Obituary, and A Little 1892 Dress

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The darling child’s dress has an unusual story, especially since I  hadn't  heard of the owner’s name until recently; she was m...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Civil War Pension Research: Union Soldiers

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Union Soldiers When David Allen Lambert speaks, I listen. He has been an employee of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEH...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

Treasure Chest Thursday

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Long silver decorative serving  spoon. Above spoon received the same time I got the Gorham "Fairfax" setting as d...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Minutemen of 1861 -- First Soldiers to Die in Civil War Were From Lowell

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Ladd and Whitney Civil War Monument Recently, Richard "Dick" Howe Jr.*, the Register of Deeds for the Commonwealth of Mass...

Tombstone Tuesday -- Keeping it Together

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Betsey E. DeWolfe Nichols Born: 15 Oct 1839  --  Stafford, Genesee Co., New York Married to Alonzo Nichols Died: 29 Aug 1867  --  Stafford, ...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Orin Dewolf's Will -- New York -- Amanuensis Monday

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GENESEE COUNTY SURROGATE'S COURT Orin DeWolf   Deceased WILL AND CERTIFICATE Proven May 23rd, 1898 In the name of God, amen: I O...