Life From The Roots

Often, I come across great genealogy sites and don't know where to keep the links, usually, I just store them in a miscellaneous file, w...

"The Simsbury Historical Societ y occupies a beautiful and convenient two-acre site located in the center of Simsbury. They  own 16 his...

Micky Ward Circle, Lowell, Massachusetts An academy award nominated movie was based on his life. Information about this local celebri...

Photo taken July 8, 2012. Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Connecticut Also known as: Center Cemetery, Hop Meadow Cemetery    HERE...

Sometimes a second cousin, 4 times removed can drive you nuts. With a partial newspaper clipping of his death, all I had was the last name, ...

Additional photos of the doll my grandmother gave me, see my  July 3rd post . All six pieces of clothing are removable. Please see below fo...

The doll was always displayed in our home, and I had always assumed it belonged to my mother. When I was given it as an adult, I  was told i...

Boston Public Library Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Main Reading Room The Library, photo taken from Copley Square, in fron...

As I organized  and re-read some of my ancestor's wills the other day, I remembered my confusion about the death dates of a father and s...

My grandparents and mother in a NYC park, late fall, 1919.