The Stephen Townsend Family
I’m taking a brief side trip today, based on the report of Laura Denman Booth (as …
Miscellaneous
September Genealogy To-Do
As I begin this post it continues to be hot and humid and very, very dry …
A Pioneer Story: Pioneer Days, Part 1, the Move West Begins
I’m returning to the memoir written by Laura Denman Booth in her later years, that covered …
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August Genealogy To-Do
Well, the family reunion in July came and went, and was a great time. There is …
William Boorman, Wheelwright of Staplehurst
This is an exact (insofar as I can make it and with many thanks to cousin …
Finding my Revolutionary War Ancestors in the DAR
I happened to read the Eastman Online Genealogy newletter yesterday morning (on the Fourth of July, …
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July Genealogy To-Do
July promises to be a busy month on several fronts. We are doing a family reunion …
Calling All Coffins, or, How My Coffin Lines Are Related
I recently connected with a possible relative through DNA testing. Our mitochondrial DNA looks vaguely like …
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June Genealogy To-Do
May was a fairly productive month, but much of what I accomplished was organizational so doesn’t …
Susan Wilcox Justice (1797-1881)
Susan Wilcox was the last of my direct female ancestors to have migrated from Nantucket to …