A Huge Age Difference and 6 Maiden Names

Every once in a while, I came across a record that demands a second look. The recent one was the 1940 census for Charleston, Orleans, Vermont showing Alexander Westover age 72 and Mary E. Westover age 26, as husband and wife. Naturally, I thought it was an error and I needed to investigate. 

Seeing that Alexander was married, now 72, was a surprise, since he was a widower in 1930. 

Their marriage record shows Alexander Westover, age 62, No. of marriage/ second, married 14 Feb. 1934 at Richford, Franklin, VT, to Mary Elizabeth Clair, age 19, her first marriage. However, they managed to be married six years, with one child by the time of the 1940 census. Why did a 62 year old marry a 19 year old?

Alexander and Mary Elizabeth had Lawrence Alexander Westover born Aug. 24, 1935 at Belvidere, Vt. Listed parents were Alexander Westover age 66 and engineer, born Berkshire, Vt. and Mary Elizabeth Clair age 20 born Sheldon, Vt.  (Note, he aged 4 years and she just 1 year.)

His previous marriage, #2 from Vermont Vital Records 1871 to 1908 (located at NEHGS*). Roll #445. Pg. 935. Alexander Weston, [sic] as typed, then hand written as Westover was 31, a laborer of Jay, VT, No. of Marriage 2 (Divorced) married Emma Ruby Bell on May 8, 1906 at Jay, VT. Per Roll #299 Emma was age 18, b. Jay, VT. Notice he was divorced by 31 and married an 18 year old. Emma died in 1928.

Marriage #1 to Ethel Davis was before 1906 and I have no record for the marriage or when it ended, but they did have children from this union.

Why did marry such young girls? Maybe Alexander was from a dysfunctional family, and had a thing for younger wives. I also wonder what was going on with his mother as well. Why did the majority of his siblings not know their mother's maiden name? For example, 6 of the 13 children didn't know the correct maiden name. The mother Orilla is always listed as being married to Moses Westover, however her maiden name could be any one of the six below.

Marriage of Alexander's siblings who state their mother was:
Ida married 1878, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Booth
John Alfred married 1889, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Burnham
Rufus married 1893, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Burnham
Frank married 1914, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla King
Alice married 1932, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Burman
Alexander married 1934, parents: Moses Westover and Orilla Bonney

The 1953 Death record for Alexander, parents: Moses Westover and Ovillan Bonneau. The death record for his mother, shows her name as: Orilla Hepsibah Bonneau Westover in 1897.

* New England Historic Genealogical Society

Goodenow Family of Massachusetts -- Surname Saturday

The Goodenow is an old Massachusetts line.  I used several sources, but the primary one was Goodenows Who Originated in Sudbury, MA 1638 A.D. by Theodore J.,  Banvard, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1994). My direct lines are in green.

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Generation No. 1

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1.	THOMAS GOODENOW was born ABT 1555, and died 6 FEB 1618 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England.
	Children of THOMAS GOODENOW were: + 2   i. Ralph GOODENOW was born 20 DEC 1617 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. + 3   ii. John Ruducke GOODENOW was born ABT 1596 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, and died 28 MAR 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 4   iii. Simon GOODENOW was born BEF 20 DEC 1617 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. 5   iv. Nathaniel GOODENOW was born BEF 20 DEC 1617 in England. + 6   v. THOMAS GOODENOW was born 1608 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, and died BET 29 SEP 1666 AND 24 OCT 1666 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 7   vi. Ursula GOODENOW died 23 APR 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 8   vii. Edmund \ Edmond GOODENOW was born ABT 1611 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England, and died 5 APR 1688 in Wayland, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 9   viii. Ward GOODENOW. 10   ix. Dorothy GOODENOW died 9 MAY 1686 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

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2.	Ralph GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born 20 DEC 1617 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. He married Marie.
	Children of Ralph GOODENOW and Marie w\o Ralph GOODENOW were: 11   i. Elizabeth GOODENOW was born ABT 3 JUN 1632 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. 12   ii. Unknown GOODENOW was born 1636 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. 13   iii. Deborah GOODENOW was born ABT 14 OCT 1638 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England.

3.	John Ruducke GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born ABT 1596 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, and died 28 MAR 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Jane BET 1626 AND 1632 in England. She died 15 JUL 1666 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of John Ruducke GOODENOW and Jane were: 14   i. Lydia GOODENOW was born ABT 19 MAR 1630/1 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, and died 13 AUG 1651 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married Dunning DEWING ABT 1649. + 15   ii. Jane GOODENOW was born ABT 16 FEB 1633/4 in Semley, Wilts, England, and died 16 MAY 1684 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

4.	Simon GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born BEF 20 DEC 1617 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. He married Unknown.
	Children of Simon GOODENOW and Unknown w\o Simon GOODENOW are: 16   i. Mary GOODENOW was born 2 AUG 1626 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. 17   ii. Elizabeth GOODENOW was born 29 JUN 1628 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. 18   iii. John GOODENOW was born ABT 22 JUL 1632 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England. 19   iv. Unknown GOODENOW was born ABT 13 NOV 1636 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England.

6.	THOMAS GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born 1608 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, and died BET 29 SEP 1666 AND 24 OCT 1666 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married JANE RUDDICK ABT 1637 in Sudbury / Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She was born ABT 1613 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England.
	Children of THOMAS GOODENOW and JANE RUDDICK were: 20   i. Elizabeth GOODENOW was born ABT 13 APR 1632 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wiltshire, England, and died 28 DEC 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 21   ii. Thomas GOODENOW was born ABT 13 MAR 1637 in Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, and died 5 SEP 1663 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Joanna 18 DEC 1662 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 22   iii. Nathaniel GOODENOW was born ABT 1638 in St. James, Shaftesbury, Wilts, England, and died 5 OCT 1663 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 23   iv. MARY GOODENOW was born 25 AUG 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 24   v. Abigail GOODENOW was born 11 MAR 1642 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Thomas BARENCE 21 JUL 1662 in Marlboro / Concord, Massachusetts. He was born ABT 1636 in Barking, Essex, England, and died 1679. 25   vi. Susanna GOODENOW was born 20 FEB 1643 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died BEF 1651 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 26   vii. Sarah GOODENOW was born 20 JAN 1644 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1 APR 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 27   viii. Samuel GOODENOW was born 28 FEB 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 2 AUG 1722 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Mary 1672 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. + 28   ix. Susanna GOODENOW was born 21 DEC 1647 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 29   x. Jane GOODENOW was born 1649 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 MAR 1678. She married Christopher BANNISTER BEF 1670 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 30   xi. Elizabeth GOODENOW was born 28 DEC 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 28 DEC 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

8.	Edmund \ Edmond GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born ABT 1611 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England, and died 5 APR 1688 in Wayland, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was buried 6 APR 1688 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Anne BARRY BEF 1634 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She was born 1608 in Wilts, England. She was buried in Wayland, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of Edmund \ Edmond GOODENOW and Anne BARRY were: 31   i. John GOODENOW. 32   ii. Thomas GOODENOW was born ABT 26 NOV 1637 in Dunhead, St. Andrew, Wilts, England, and died 1663 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married Johannah 18 DEC 1662 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 33   iii. Hannah GOODENOW. 34   iv. Mary GOODENOW was born 25 AUG 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 14 APR 1704. She married Axdell. 35   v. Sarah GOODENOW. 36   vi. Joseph GOODENOW was born 19 JUL 1645 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 30 MAY 1676 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

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15.	Jane GOODENOW (John Ruducke GOODENOW2, THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born ABT 16 FEB 1633/4 in Semley, Wilts, England, and died 16 MAY 1684 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. She married Henry WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT ABT 1652. He was born in England, and died 27 FEB 1679 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of Jane GOODENOW and Henry WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT were: 37   i. John WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT was born 11 DEC 1652 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 28 OCT 1671 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 38   ii. Joseph WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT was born 11 MAY 1654 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 39   iii. David Daniel WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT was born 24 NOV 1656 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1 MAY 1719 in Dedham, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. 40   iv. Benjamin WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT. 41   v. Jonathan WAIT\WIGHT\WRIGHT.

23.	MARY GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW2, THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born 25 AUG 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married JAMES ROSS 5 DEC 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was born in Sudbury, England, and died 18 SEP 1690 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	Children of MARY GOODENOW and JAMES ROSS were: + 42   i. MARY ROSS was born 25 DEC 1659 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 43   ii. Thomas ROSS was born 29 SEP 1660 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He married Anna. 44   iii. James ROSS was born 4 JAN 1662 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 45   iv. Jane ROSS was born 26 AUG 1664 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 46   v. Dorothy ROSS was born 20 JUL 1667 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 22 JUN 1731. She married Eleazer WHITNEY 11 AUG 1687 in Watertown / Sudbury, Massachusetts. 47   vi. Sarah ROSS was born 28 MAR 1670 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 48   vii. Elizabeth ROSS was born 15 MAR 1672 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 49   viii. Hannah ROSS was born 23 DEC 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married Ebenezer WOSTER 10 SEP 1704 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 50   ix. Daniel ROSS was born 28 OCT 1681 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

28.	Susanna GOODENOW (THOMAS GOODENOW2, THOMAS GOODENOW1) was born 21 DEC 1647 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married John REDIAT 19 SEP 1670 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married John MILES 10 APR 1679 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. She married John WILSON 10 NOV 1698 in Billerica / Concord, Massachusetts. He died 1735 in Bedford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
	Child of Susanna GOODENOW and John REDIAT was: + 51   i. Mary REDIAT was born 6 FEB 1674/5 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died 17 JAN 1749 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

Have you looked lately?

We have all heard of Find A Grave, and most of us have used it. Many of us have taken photos and entered them into that site. And because of our efforts, there are now 90 million grave records online, all searchable for FREE. I noticed this yesterday, and since I use that site every few days, it must have just turned 90. **

From the Find A Grave site:

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The majority of my searches are positive finds, but the one below has me a bit confused with the three entries for the same person, in two different towns and different cemeteries. Since they aren't far from me, I hope to make a winter visit to find the correct one. My post for tomorrow is on this Edmund Goodenow's family. He was my 9th great-granduncle.

Goodenow, Capt Edmund 29452588 b. 1610 d. Apr. 5, 1688	North Cemetery Wayland Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Goodenow, Capt Edmund 87227301 b. 1611 d. Apr. 5, 1688	North Cemetery Wayland Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Goodenow, Capt Edmund 88975925 b. Apr. 11, 1611 d. Apr. 5, 1688	New Town Cemetery Sudbury Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Follow-up. Midge Frazel told me they were buried at the North Cemetery in Wayland.

** While I was working with FindAGrave today, December 7, 2012, the total went to 91 million  grave records.

** The total is now 92 million grave records as of January 1, 2013!

** The total is now 93 million grave records as of January 22, 2013!

** The total is now 94 million grave records as of February 13, 2013!

Palmer, Daisy, Lowell and a Poem

For Bill West's Fourth Great Genealogy Poem Challenge I have decided to enter a poem I recently discovered while doing Google searches for a man with the first name of Palmer, a girl named Daisy and the location of Lowell (not the Lowell, MA where I live), but Lowell, Indiana. My key words were Palmer Cross, Daisy, Lowell Indiana.

Palmer Cross is the father of Daisy, and I have the Cross surname traced to Peter Cross, born 1650 in Windsor, Connecticut. Every once in a while you get lucky doing these searches, as I was with the discovery of a good obituary with a lovely poem. Below is the poem written in Mrs. Palmer's obituary. The obituary provided good family information, and the poem was an added bonus.

"Thy loving eyes are lately closed, 
Thy weary form is well reposed
In dreamless sleep; 
Thy furrowed face how saintly fair
Beneath its crown of silvery hair, 
Thy rest, how deep.
O, tired feet your race us run,
O, weary hands you work is done,
Your task complete;
For thou hast won thy glorious crown
And layest all thy burdens down
At Jesus' feet.

Be no repining here expressed,
May no rude grief disturb thy rest,
Thou sainted one;
Thy many years of service past,
Thou enterest into rest at last,
God's will be done.

We'll miss from thine accustomed place
Thy well known form, thy patient face,
But He knows best:
Thy home is now beyond the skies,
And even thy children's children rise,
And call thee blest.

When we have run our destined race
Somewhere in God's appointed place,
We'll meet again;
Though wearing robes of righteousness,
And dwelling with the Prince of Peace,
We'll know thee then."

The following unidentified newspaper article was in a collection owned by Lowell Town Historian Richard Schmal: http://www.lowellpl.lib.in.us/halsteds.htm

Obituary and Poem was for:
Sarah P. Drennen Cross Halsted (1828-1909)
(Mrs. Pamer R. Cross; Mrs. Melvin A. Halsted)

Palmer and Daisy Cross are listed in Generation 2, in green.

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1.	Jesse CROSS (Daniel CROSS5, Daniel CROSS4, DANIEL CROSS3, PETER CROSS2, PETER CROSS1) was born 21 OCT 1785 in Brandon, Rutland Co., Vermont, and died 11 DEC 1843 in Lake Co., Indiana. He was buried in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana. He married Mary ROGERS 1816 in Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. She was born in Connecticut.
	Children of Jesse CROSS and Mary ROGERS were: 2   i. Elihu CROSS was born ABT 1819 in Ohio. 3   ii. Daniel CROSS was born ABT 1824 in Ohio, and died 22 JAN 1888 in Waterford, Indiana. He married Lizzie REED. 4   iii. Richard CROSS was born 21 OCT 1825 in Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio, and died 2 FEB 1899 in Waterford, La Porte Co., Indiana. He married Calista Minerva ROGERS 4 JUL 1842 in Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. She was born 20 MAR 1827. + 5   iv. Palmer R. CROSS was born 10 JUN 1832 in Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and died 24 APR 1900 in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana. 6   v. William CROSS was born 20 NOV 1835 in Springfield, La Porte Co., Indiana, and died 28 FEB 1865.

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5.	Palmer R. CROSS (Jesse CROSS6, Daniel CROSS5, Daniel CROSS4, DANIEL CROSS3, PETER CROSS2, PETER CROSS1) was born 10 JUN 1832 in Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and died 24 APR 1900 in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana. He was buried in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana. He married Sarah P. DRENNEN 7 FEB 1857 in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana, daughter of William DRENNEN and Rachel ALLISON. She was born 27 MAR 1838 in Butler Co., Pennsylvania, and died 20 JUN 1909 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana. She was buried in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana.
	Children of Palmer R. CROSS and Sarah P. DRENNEN were: 7   i. Eva B. CROSS was born ABT 1859 in Indiana. + 8   ii. Ellis Byron CROSS was born ABT 1861 in Indiana, and died 1 DEC 1949. 9   iii. Effie S. CROSS was born ABT 1863 in Indiana, and died 19 APR 1893 in Hammond, Indiana. She married George KLEIN 20 APR 1882 in Lake Co., Florida. + 10   iv. Daisy M. CROSS was born 1876 in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana.

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8.	Ellis Byron CROSS (Palmer R. CROSS7, Jesse CROSS6, Daniel CROSS5, Daniel CROSS4, DANIEL CROSS3, PETER CROSS2, PETER CROSS1) was born ABT 1861 in Indiana, and died 1 DEC 1949. He married Ora N. EBERT. She was born ABT 1866 in Ohio.
	Child of Ellis Byron CROSS and Ora N. EBERT was:    11   i. Harold Ransom CROSS was born 26 APR 1892 in Sheldon, Illinois, and died 2 MAY 1967 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.

10.	Daisy M. CROSS (Palmer R. CROSS7, Jesse CROSS6, Daniel CROSS5, Daniel CROSS4, DANIEL CROSS3, PETER CROSS2, PETER CROSS1) was born 1876 in Lowell, Lake Co., Indiana. She married Herman E. GRANGER 1900 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana.
	Child of Daisy M. CROSS and Herman E. GRANGER was: 12   i. Forest L. GRANGER was born 1904, and died 1973. He married Elizabeth BARROWS. She was born 1910, and died 1993.

NOTE: A good example of an obituary poem may be seen in my 2010 entry in the Genealogy Poem Challenge.

Veterans Day in my Past

This is my fourth post for Veteran's Day. Instead of writing something new, I'll share my past posts. And, since I am a veteran, don't miss my last post to see me in uniform.

Previous posts for Veteran's Day were:

Princess Diana and Charles on Veterans Day.

President Carter at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Me in Uniform

Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, Massachusetts -- Genealogy Room and 9/11 Memorial

Tewksbury Public Library

Tewksbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

The Genealogy Room had among the smallest collections I've seen. What you see is it. In addition, the room is locked, and you need permission to use it.

Peter Allan Gay

12/16/46 - 9/11/01

American Airlines Flight 11

World Trade Center - North Tower

Peter Paul Hashem

 3/20/61 - 9/11/01

American Airlines Flight 11

World Trade Center - North Tower

The 9/11 Memorial and plaques are next to the Library.

Tombstone Tuesday -- Kittredge of Westford, Massachusetts

Fairview Cemetery

Westford, Massachusetts

William L. Kittredge

Born March 12, 1850

Died January 16, 1892

Aged 41 yrs. 10 mos.

William Kittredge

Died

OCT. 30, 1898

Aged 83 Yrs.,  2 Mos.

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Elizabeth H.

His Wife

Died

July 16, 1893

Aged  77 Yrs., 4 Mos.

William Kittredge

Died

May 5, 1865

Aged 83 Yrs.

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Julia

His Wife

Died

Mar. 27, 1822

Aged  37 Yrs.

Burial, Harvard Mass.

We Do Things Differently, Meeting Up With Another Researcher

He does it his way, and I do it my way. This applies to genealogy too. Several months ago, my husband and I went to the Dover, Library in New Hampshire so he could do some research on his family. Neither of us had been to the library and I was going along for the ride. I brought a yellow folder and a list of things to look up, I always have an ongoing list that I can grab at a moment's notice. He brought an empty small notebook and I think a pencil. Yes, he found some information, something he could have found at almost any library, and I did too. I was far more curious as to their holdings (spanning three genealogy rooms), and he didn't care at all. He had his thing, and that was all that was needed.

I was determined to stay longer to see what else they had and to talk to an older man looking at books in the stacks. I wondered if he was a genea-blogger because I recognized his flip-pal on the table. What a delightful conversation we had, and no he didn't even know what blogs were. But he knew about doing genealogy, the old fashioned way. And, he owned the flip-pal, something I don't have.

When it was time to leave, I assumed my husband would want to check out the cemetery, knowing that his ancestors were buried there. Nope, no interest whatsoever! What kind of genealogist is he? This is perplexing, since he loves going with me on my searches.

So there we have it, he doesn't plan, doesn't look around in the library and doesn't do cemeteries. Yep, we do things differently. But he was happy. I imagine a number of people are like him.

Canals, Gate Houses and Mills, Photos taken in 2012.

 Lowell High School, on both sides of the canal.

 

  

The road above the water used to have buildings on both sides of Central Avenue. The Strand Theater used to be there, and for 9 years, I never knew there was water under the road. Several other roads were also covered.

I wonder if the plan for the Signature Bridge was on the drawing board back in 2012.

This past week, I've seen 12 large mills, numerous gate houses (not all shown above) and many canals. Unfortunately, I've taken too photos to post here. A large number of the mills have been converted into business space and housing. I used to work in one of the mills, at the Boott Mills complex twice. The first job was a part-time one for Christmas, and it was before the mill was renovated. The second job was after the renovation.

A River Runs Through It

I want to thank all of you who have been looking at my blog for the past three days. I wish you could tell me if you are in a class learning about Lowell. I think this is the case because it is apparent that the over 500 hits in two days have all been for Lowell. You've looked at everything from the obituary listings, the Bette Davis House, and all my Lowell photos, each item was looked at at least six times. But no hits for the cemetery photos. Would any of you like me to take photos of something else? You can write me at BarbaraPoole@Gmail.com. In the meantime, I will work on photos of the canals and mills for tomorrow. Thank you.

Merrimack River, Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is on both sides of the river, which begins in northern New Hampshire and empties out in the Atlantic Ocean.

Pawtucket Falls at the Merrimack River, photo taken October 2012

Same location, after Hurricane Sandy, photo taken Nov. 3, 2012