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Sunday, February 26, 2012

A PICTURE PUZZLE SOLVED & THE VALUE OF SHARING

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Front L-R Leslie Fuller, P.J. West, Phonce West, Louisa + Jonathan West, Winfield West 2nd Mary Chase, Lettie Douglas, Mrs, Hall, Aun...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

MORE ABOUT THE BENEDICTS

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My recent post about cousin Benedict Arnold Barker brought  few responses, one of which provided an answer to the mystery of his name and a...
Monday, February 20, 2012

THE BEST LAID PLANS

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Back at the start of the month I wrote here about taking part in the Family History Writing Challenge and committed to posting 500 words a ...
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Monday, February 13, 2012

SATURDAY NIGHT GENEALOGY FUN;: TWO DEGREES OF SEPARATION

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I'm a bit late for this weeks Saturday Night Genealogy Fun from Randy Seaver over at Genea-Musings, but as they say, better late than ...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

THE BENEDICT ARNOLD OF THE FAMILY

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As I mentioned before, Gipssy Barker was not the only person in her family with an unusual name. Her older brother was named Benedict Arnol...
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Thursday, February 09, 2012

THE GENEALOGIST'S TIME CAPSULE CHALLENGE

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Recently a time capsule left by the residents of Abington in 1912 was opened at a meeting of the Historical Society of Old Abington. (...
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THE GIPSY IN THE FAMILY

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One of the items my Aunt Dorothy (West) Bargar gave me was the above photograph  of my 2x great grandparents Amos Hastings Barker and Betse...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

EDSONS AND PACKARDS AND KEITHS, OH MY!

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Deacon Samuel Edson is one of my ancestors from Plymouth County south of Boston whose descendants emigrated to what was the Maine territory...
Sunday, February 05, 2012

SPORTS & MEMORIES

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Well, the Super Bowl is over now and the Patriots’ season has come to a sad end. But I’m a New England sports fan. We’re used to disappoint...
Saturday, February 04, 2012

PEG O' MY HEART

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Memory is a funny thing.  You can go for years not thinking about something and then something will catch your eye or ear and a memory will...
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Friday, February 03, 2012

SAMUEL EDSON & THE INDIANS

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My ancestor Samuel Edson was involved in several land purchases from the Indians living in the Bridgewater Ma. area and some of the documen...
Thursday, February 02, 2012

SAMUEL EDSON & THE "IRISH DONATION"

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One of the great things about researching my family's history is what I learn about our country's history along the way. While I ha...
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

DEACON SAMUEL EDSON OF SALEM AND BRIDGEWATER, MA.

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In this date in 1632 Samuel Edson married a young lady named Susannah. Many accounts give her last name as Orcutt but it seems to be in dis...
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THE FAMILY HISTORY WRITING CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY!

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Lynn Palermo's Family History Writing Challenge starts today.  You can read about how you can participate in it, whether on a blog or j...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

THE 2011 WEST IN NEW ENGLAND GENIE AWARDS

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Once again it's the time of year when awards are handed out, even in the geneablogging community. As a member of the AGFH(Academy of G...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

ON MY (VIRTUAL) BOOKSHELF

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I've mentioned the two Ellingwood genealogy books I own and the digital edition of The Upton Memorial. I thought I'd share the othe...

ABINGTON CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL ARCH REDEDICATION FRI. SEPT.21

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I received the following anonymous comment on my post about the Civil War Memorial Bridge here in Abington and I thought I'd rep...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

SET IN STONE?

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Many genealogists , including myself, spend a lot of time in cemeteries. We hunt for dead relatives, either ours or someone elses' to t...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

THOMAS, A SLAVE

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A few weeks back was the anniversary of my 7x great grandparents Samuel Upton and Abigail Frost of Salem Massachusetts. I sometimes use fam...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

BLOGIVERSARY: NOW WE ARE FIVE

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Wow, I can't believe it has been five years since I began this blog. Of course, I need to do my now traditional annual disclosure about ...
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