Life From The Roots

Does anybody know if all these old photos were taken in Kilburn, England? (Photo of my grandfather at least 50 years ago.)

Every time I go to Brunswick, Maine, I pass by the Pine Grove Cemetery where Joshua Chamberlain was buried and once lived. Although I have...

Sabra Adams, the widow of John Adams, my 3rd great-grandfather, is a  mystery  to me because I knew absolutely nothing about her. Not her l...

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section. The names are often printed on two days, I am only l...

When you see the copy and condition of the document I received about nine years ago (see below), you might wonder how anybody could transcri...

Jethro Coffin House Information About the Oldest House The residents of this 1686 house were Jethro Coffin and Mary Gardner (she w...

When I planned my Nantucket , Massachusetts trip the other day, one of the things I wanted to do was to see the oldest cemetery, but did I s...

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section. The names are often printed on two days, I am only l...

For my second year Blogiversary*, I had to take a special photo, shown on the left. It was taken about five miles from my house on a rain...

The DODGE surname is another old Massachusetts family. Below are the first three generations of my line (in green). If you would like sour...