All That History and Flowers at Concord, Massachusetts Pt. 2

Above is the Visitor Center, (the former Buttrick Estate) and below is the side entrance, facing the gardens.

Continuation of Pt. 1

Old photo in a frame, inside the Visitor Center, showing the house and gardens.

Beautiful grounds.

At the end of the gardens, there is an overlook, in which you will look down on the Concord River and North Bridge. A short trail will take you to both. Below are the river and bridge taken from the opposite direction.

In my opinion, the best time to visit is early in the morning, perhaps 30 minutes before 10 AM. You will be there before the bus loads of tourists or school children arrive. When the Visitor Center opens, you could be among the first to get inside.

Acton, Massachusetts -- Men in the Spanish American War 1898

Acton Men in the Spanish American War

1898

U.S.W.V.

Wm. F. Dusseault

Chaplain 6th Regt. U.S.M.

Arthur G. Knowlton

George A. Forrest

Robert C. Maines

William H. Hill

Thomas J. Manion

Charles H. Whitney

Walter L. Tuttle

Fred L. Tuttle

Herbert W. Owen

Hamie S. Greenough

Oliver D. Wood

Clarence Desseault

All The History and Flowers at Concord, Massachusetts Pt. 1

The photos were taken in and around the North Bridge Visitor Center in Concord, Massachusetts. Part 1 is the History, Part 2 are the flowers.

The area where minutemen were mustered on April 19, 1775. Below is a marker, and foundation of the Ephraim and Willard Buttrick Houses, circa 1697. The above and below pictures are in front of the Visitor Center.

Major John Buttrick

from this his farm led

the provincial minute

men and militia down

to win the bridge held

by the British Forces

April 19, 1775.

George Edward Messer

by his will provided

this memorial

erected by the town.

North Bridge Visitor Center, formerly the estate of the Buttrick Family. Below is the interior, with the visitor's center to the right.

The problem with photographing during bright sunlight or spotlights, you often get glare. I plan on trying to take better photos during a cloudy day. This past spring, I went three times, just to get photographs of the flowers.  Too bad that Irises and Peonies have different growing schedules.

From the Visitor Center, you can look down on the North Bridge, Concord River and two monuments, one being the minuteman, by Daniel Chester French.

Daniel and Naomy Hubbard of Pittsfield, Massachusetts -- Tombstone Tuesday

This monument is erected

in memory of

Capt. DANIEL HUBBARD,

who died December 19, 1777

in the 64th year of his age

also Mrs. NAOMY HUBBARD,

his relict who died

January 29, 1800 in the 32nd

year of her age.

They were lovely and pleasant in their

lives, and in their death they are not

divided.

Daniel and Naomy/Naomi were my 6th great-grandparents.

Daniel and Naomy are located in the front row, 4th stone from the left. These stones were removed from older cemeteries and are the oldest in this cemetery.

Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts

I haven't posted any of my own cemetery photos recently because I've taken almost all that I can, I would guess about 140 direct ancestors. The one above is my most recent. We drove 150 miles just to see this stone and close to 350 miles for the entire day trip (worth it because the leaves had already begun to change). At least 12 years ago, I saw a photo of the stone in a book, but upon investigating, nobody ever heard of Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery. In June I plugged in his name once again, and a photo appeared...he was in Pittsfield Cemetery, and was moved there from an older cemetery.

You would think by seeing the three rows of old tombstones lined up like soldiers, it would be easy to find. Well, it wasn't, and this had to be my worst tombstone search. Two people gave me directions, first the person who took the photo for FindAGrave (she attached a marked map for this stone on her FAG page, and the second person was the clerk at the cemetery (she sent me a map and marked the spot). All this was done in June. When we decided to go to western Massachusetts a few days ago, I grabbed the cemetery stone photo from FAG and one of the maps (sent by the cemetery). We spent close to an hour and couldn't find it. Since we traveled quite far and there are over 3,500 stones, I was getting worried. I then drove to other sections, and finally, there it was, right in front of our parked car. When I got home, I compared the two maps. You can see below, how far off the Cemetery was (the lower circle, the correct one is above). The moral, try to get two copies of a map from different people...then compare them, and question any difference.

Appleton Farms, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Appleton Farms "is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country, established and maintained by nine generations of the Appleton family." Per their flyer.

1794 House, now used as an Office, Museum and Visitor Center on the 1,000 acre working farm.

Period room in the Visitor Center.

Updated kitchen which will used to give cooking classes, using many of the items they grow. They are even going to make pizza (note: newly purchased item on table).

Lots of trees, fields, fences, and animals such as cows and chickens. They sell homemade cheese, milk and others products here.

Entrance to the dairy and miscellaneous barns.

Above photo was taken from inside the below picture.

I'm thinking fall will be a nice time to visit again. Can't wait to see the colors.

The Bay Road 1640

Farmon, twin of Harmon, Scramlin Obituary

Copy of obituary from Gary Hanna (March 2013)

Farmon Scramlin was my first cousin 4x removed.

          Mr. Farmon Scramlin died at the

home of his son-in-law, Jay Sanstrom,

Thursday forenoon, June 30, at about

9:15. Mr. Scramlin was at work hoeing

among the out door plants at the

greenhouse Tuesday forenoon, and was

apparently in his usual health. At

about 11 o’clock he was seen at work,

and a short time later he was found

lying on the ground in an unconscious

condition. He was carried to Mr. A.

Melby’s residence where his son-in-

law lives, and medical aid summoned

all that could be done was restore

consciousness, but without avail, and

he gradually failed and he breathed

his last at the hour above stated.

Mr. Scramlin was born in Charleston,

Michigan, May 11, 1841, and in

1850 came to this county with his

parents. In June 1864 he enlisted in

Co. H, 76^th Ill. Inf., and went to the

front. He served with his regiment

through the war, and at Ft. Blakely

was wounded in the right arm. At

the close of the war he returned here

and took a position as clerk in Patterson’s

hardware department, learning the tinner’s trade.

In 1871 he formed a partnership with W. Astle

in the hardware business. Later the

partnership ended and Mr. Scramlin

went into the same business in Grant

Park, remaining there seven years; he

then traveled for two years for the

Temple Pump Co. He then engaged

in farming, which he followed until

1888, when he moved into town.

During his long residence in this

city he made many friends who deeply

regret his sudden death. He was a successful

man in business as well as in farming,

and only gave up the latter when

compelled to do so on account of

the weight of years and ill health.

On October 3, 1872, Mr. Scramlin

was married to Miss Mary Lamport.

To them one daughter was born, Lura

M., the wife of J. Sanstrom. The wife

also survives him.

            Mr. Scramlin was a Mason, being a

charter member of the Grant Park

lodge, and was also a member of Worcester

Post, No. 627 G. A. R. In his death

these societies have lost a most

consistent and valued member.

            The funeral services will be held

from his late residence on West Fourth

Street tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon

At 2 o’clock.

Be Sure to Thank Your Friends

The book I received through the Inter-Library Loan, and the 28-page numbers for my ancestor.

Back in February 2013, blogger and friend, Cynthia Shenette, writer of the Heritage Zen blog, went on a business trip/vacation with her husband to San Diego, CA, 3,000 miles from my MA home. With a bit of free time, she decided to do some research at a major library. Not finding much on her family, she remembered that mine had ties to San Diego since he was a very early surveyor. She spoke to the librarian about books on surveyors and was led to their selection. One book, Lay of the Land, The History of Land Surveying in San Diego County by Michael J. Pallamary, PLS mentions my ancestor was named on 28 pages. Cindy then took quite a few photos and sent them to me.

Of course, I had to get my hands on that book, but it wasn't in any local library. As a matter of fact, WorldCat only listed 6 locations. The light bulb went on, and I went to my nearest library to see about ordering it through the Inter-Library Loan (ILL). I was extra lucky because, CG and Librarian, Christine Sharbrough ordered it for me. Within weeks it arrived and I went to all 28 pages, and read.
It has been over half a year since I've looked at the book, and I'm finally getting around to publicly thanking Cindy for using some vacation time to try and find something for me. She went above at the library in San Diego, and it was such a nice thing to do. If you want to keep your friends, please don't do as I did, and put it on the back burner. I am fortunate that she still claims me as a friend, and tomorrow, we are meeting for our 3rd annual outing, and all three have had nothing to do with genealogy. Thanks, Cindy.

Where the First Settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts Landed and Lived

Where the First Settlers of Newbury, MA Landed.

The names can be seen on a previous post HERE.

The above photo was taken in the summer of 2013. In late October I drove by and discovered all the shrubs had been removed.

For more on this Cemetery, see my post HERE.