2013 was another good genealogy year for me. I found a bunch of wills,
probates, and land deeds for my colonial New England ancestors over
on FamilySearch, discovered some new stories about the lives of some
of them, and was able to get together with fellow geneabloggers twice
this past fall! My favorite blogposts of the past year reflect all of that:
probates, and land deeds for my colonial New England ancestors over
on FamilySearch, discovered some new stories about the lives of some
of them, and was able to get together with fellow geneabloggers twice
this past fall! My favorite blogposts of the past year reflect all of that:
One of my readers, Steven Smith, sent me the image of a page from the
journal of William Brewster, a noted naturalist who visited Upton, Maine
back in 1907. Among other things, he spent some time visiting with my
2x great grandparents Jonathan P. & Louisa (Richardson)West and wrote
about it. I transcribed that journal entry for my blog.
journal of William Brewster, a noted naturalist who visited Upton, Maine
back in 1907. Among other things, he spent some time visiting with my
2x great grandparents Jonathan P. & Louisa (Richardson)West and wrote
about it. I transcribed that journal entry for my blog.
TROUBLE IN PARADISE PT1
This was the first of a series of posts concerning the years long struggle
between two factions in the early church congregation in Newbury, Ma.
This fascinated me because I had ancestors on both sides of the argument,
THE QUESTION OF SARAH HERRICK
My personal conclusions of whether my ancestress Sarah Herrick who
married my 5x great grandfather was a Herrick widow or a Herrick by
birth.
My personal conclusions of whether my ancestress Sarah Herrick who
married my 5x great grandfather was a Herrick widow or a Herrick by
birth.
JOHN BARNES OF PLYMOUTH PT1 : "DRANKE SOE MUCH..."
I'd done quite a few blogposts about the escapades of my Essex County
ancestors, Last year I told some stories from the Plymouth Colony Court
records about my rowdy Pilgrim forefathers, starting with this series about
John Barnes, who apparently never had a bit of a drinking problem.
I'd done quite a few blogposts about the escapades of my Essex County
ancestors, Last year I told some stories from the Plymouth Colony Court
records about my rowdy Pilgrim forefathers, starting with this series about
John Barnes, who apparently never had a bit of a drinking problem.
I ran across the term "snowshoe soldier" in connection with one of my
ancestors and wanted to know what it meant. I found out it referred to
a group of colonial militiamen in the Queen Anne's War.
ancestors and wanted to know what it meant. I found out it referred to
a group of colonial militiamen in the Queen Anne's War.
I found a probate file on FamilySearch with "Affidavits of Death" for
some ancestors. I'd never heard of such a thing and asked my genealogy
friends on Facebook what they might know abut them This post has their
replies.
some ancestors. I'd never heard of such a thing and asked my genealogy
friends on Facebook what they might know abut them This post has their
replies.
THE 2013 NEW ENGLAND GENEABLOGGERS BASH
A post and photos about the Bash down in Eastham, Ma.
A post and photos about the Bash down in Eastham, Ma.
My first time appearing on a panel, which was made easy by the great people
who were on it with me.
who were on it with me.
This has the links to all the posts from the participants. It is also the all time
most viewed post on West in New England.
most viewed post on West in New England.
THE THIRD AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CHALLENGE BLOGPOSTS ROUNDUP
And this has all the great entries to the Civil War Challenge.
These were my favorites, but I enjoy writing all my blogposts for West in New
England. I hope that my readers enjoy them too!
And this has all the great entries to the Civil War Challenge.
These were my favorites, but I enjoy writing all my blogposts for West in New
England. I hope that my readers enjoy them too!
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