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Thursday, April 30, 2015

TOMATO SANDWICHES AND UNCLE FRANK

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((I mentioned this in the "When I Was Young" post. Here's the whole story, first posted back in March, 2007.)) By the time ...

THE "WHEN I WAS YOUNG" GENEA-MEME, PART 3

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Finally I've caught up with the "When I was Young" meme from Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenges on hi...

THE FIFTH AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BLOGPOST CHALLENGE REMINDER

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The deadline for the Fifth (and Final) American Civil War Blogpost Challenge is fast approaching. You only have two more weeks before the M...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

THE "WHEN I WAS YOUNG" GENEA-MEME, PART 2

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I'm still struggling to catch up with Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenges from his Genea-Musings blog. This is ...
Monday, April 27, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 16: THOMAS BANCROFT

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I'm running a week behind on the 2015 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge so this is for Week 16. I've been exploring my Dad's m...
Friday, April 24, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 15: JOSEPH HERRICK PT3

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My 8x great grandfather Joseph Herrick took accused witch Sarah Good in custody as ordered, but before taking her on to the Ipswich jail, t...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 15: JOSEPH HERRICK PT2

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In my previous post about my ancestor Joseph Herrick a brief biography by William Richard Cutter mentioned that Joseph was involved with th...
Monday, April 20, 2015

DID YOUR COLONIAL MASSACHUSETTS ANCESTORS HAVE "NEGRO SERVANTS'?

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The recent news stories about Ben Affleck asking that his slave owning ancestors  not be a part of his Finding Your Roots episode has stirre...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 15: JOSEPH HERRICK PT1

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My subject for week 15 of 2015's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is my 8x great grandfather Joseph Herrick. He was a prominent citi...

THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD

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Today is the 240th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington  & Concord which started the American Revolution on 19Apr 1775. While the tr...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 14: HENRY HERRICK PT3

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While the will of Henry Herrick is missing from his probate file, the inventory of his estate is not. I found this image of the document i...

KINDLE-ING GENEALOGY: AT THE CEMETERY

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Spring is here in New England, finally! The snow is melted here in Southeastern Massachusetts and it's time to go out and do some grave...
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Monday, April 13, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 14: HENRY HERRICK PT2

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I was once more disappointed to find that Henry Herrick's Probate File didn't contain a copy of his will. I was able, however,l to ...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 14: HENRY HERRICK

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Continuing on with Amy Johnson Crow's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks,  I'm still exploring the Barker and related families who are my Dad...
Friday, April 10, 2015

PONY BOY

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I mentioned in my post for the "When I Was Young" meme that one of the songs my mother and grandmother sang to me when I was a ch...
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THE "WHEN I WAS YOUNG" GENEA-MEME, PART 1

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I wanted to do this Saturday Night Genea-Fun Challenge from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings but wanted to finish up my blogposts on Thomas ...
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Thursday, April 09, 2015

THOMAS TUCK AND THE STOLEN BELL PT3: CONCLUSION

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A few thoughts about my 9x great grandfather Thomas Tuck and the stolen bell: I was checking for names of ancestors in the Essex County Co...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015

THOMAS TUCK AND THE STOLEN BELL PT2

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Continuing the testimony in the trial of my ancestor Thomas Tuck charged with stealing a church bell from the yard of Richard More:  Capt...
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Friday, April 03, 2015

THOMAS TUCK AND THE STOLEN BELL PT1

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In 1654 the Massachusetts Bay Colony sent an expedition against French settlements at Castine, Maine, and two locations in Canada: St. John...
Monday, March 30, 2015

52 ANCESTORS IN 52 WEEKS 2015 WEEK 13: WILLIAM FROST

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When I first started out researching my family tree, I was excited to find that some of my ancestors had been killed in the New England col...
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