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Friday, December 29, 2023

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 29th

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 ON THIS DATE: MARRIAGES: 29 Dec 1748 5x ggp Moses Barrows Jr. & Deborah Totman were married in Plympton, Ma. 29 Dec 1789 4x ggp John El...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

ON THIS DATE: DEC 28th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTH: 28 Dec 1639 9x ggm Sarah Alcock was born in Dedham, Ma. MARRIAGE: 28 Dec 1670 8x ggp Richard Willis Jr & Patience ...
Monday, December 25, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: CHRISTMAS EVE

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  Christmas Eve was sometimes hectic in our family, especially those years when we lived in Dorchester, because Mom and Dad would drive a...
Friday, December 22, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES : OH APPLE TREE, OH APPLE TREE!

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    Originally posted in 2007 You know that part of the movie A Christmas Story where the family goes out to buy the tree and the paren...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: I WAS THE GRINCH'S HENCHMAN.

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  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I once worked several years for a New England based toy store chain. At the end of the Christmas Par...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 20th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTHS: 20 Dec 1640 11x ggm Sarah Maverick was born in Charlestown, Ma. 20 Dec 1661 8x ggm Sarah Chandler was born in Andover...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: A CHRISTMAS CONFESSION

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      Originally published in Dec. 2007. As you can see, I had a very formal relationship with Santa.No laps for me. A simple solemn pos...

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 19th

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 ON THIS DATE: DEATHS: 19 Dec 1707 7x ggf Robert Barrows died in Plymouth. Ma 19 Dec 1886 2x ggf Patrick Kelly died in Edinburgh, Scotland 1...
Monday, December 18, 2023

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 18th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTH: 18 Dec 1674 6x ggf John Collins was born at Eastham, Ma. DEATHS: 18 Dec 1620 10x ggf James Chilton died on Mayflower i...
Friday, December 15, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR.

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 Every Christmas Mom would break out the Andy Williams Christmas Album to play on the stereo. There was also a Nat King Cole album and a M...

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 15th

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 ON THIS DATE:     BIRTHS: 15 Dec 1666 9x ggm Martha Fiske was born in Watertown, Ma. 15 Dec 1665 9x ggf William Johnson was born in Marlbor...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES : DEALING WITH CARDS

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      ((Originally posted in 2007))  I don’t get a lot of Christmas cards, mostly because I don’t send out a lot myself. I get some from t...

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 12th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTHS: 12 Dec 1672 7x ggf Abiell Kelley was born in Newbury, Ma. 12 Dec 1738 5x ggf Caleb Coburn was born in Dracut, Ma. MAR...
Monday, December 11, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES:OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

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      ((First published in December, 2007)) I don’t recall many holiday parties from my earlier childhood. In our family folks were too ...

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 11th

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 ON THIS DATE: MARRIAGES: 11 Dec 1693 7x ggp Robert Woodbury & Mary West were married in Beverly, Ma. 11 Dec 1674 9x ggp John Nutting ...
Sunday, December 10, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: MANGIA! MANGIA!!

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  ((first published in 2007)    When I was a kid the holiday dinners rotated between our place and my Uncle Ed’s and Aunt Emily’s. If Thank...

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 10th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTH: 10 Dec 1651 7x ggm Abigail Trumbull was born in Rowley, Ma. MARRIAGE: 10 Dec 1718  6x ggp Elisha West and Mary Bearse ...
Saturday, December 09, 2023

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES: OH APPLE TREE, OH APPLE TREE!

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  (originally published in Dec. 2007) My family was fortunate in that we never lived in the sort of place where Christmas outdoor decora...
Wednesday, December 06, 2023

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 6th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTH: 6 Dec 1668 7x ggf Samuel Herrick was born in Beverly, Ma. MARRIAGE: 6 Dec 1770 5x ggp Samuel Haskell & Ruth Saffor...
Monday, December 04, 2023

ON THIS DATE: DEC. 4th

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 ON THIS DATE: BIRTH: 4 Dec 1643 8x ggf Isaac Woodbury Sr was born in Beverly. Ma, 4 Dec 1696 8x ggm Mary Johnson was born in Marlborough, M...