Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, New York Research So I have decided my goal by the end of July is to be caught up on the 52 ancestors challenge. I am about 8 weeks behind which isn’t too bad. Especially since June is such a blur. Week 18’s prompt was all about a Road Trip. While I am sure my ancestors traveled. I…Read more »
Today was a beautiful service and send off for my Aunt Sheila. There were many stories told and many memories shared, The service was lovely and the perfect length. It was AWESOME. I want to give a huge shout out to my Aunt Shari who took care of arranging it all, including have the stone…Read more »
Posted by in Beardsley, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax Today I had a plan. I wanted to visit the Clinton County Surrogates Court. This was vitally important as I didn’t make it to Essex County yesterday. I really want to go there now. I prepped for my trip by perusing the Family Search Catalog and I had the list of names, dates of death…Read more »
Posted by in cemetery, New York Research I am on a solo trip in Clinton County, New York this weekend. We are saying goodbye to my Aunt Sheila. I had plans to stop at the Essex County offices today but it didn’t happen. I took a trip to Central Cemetery in Jay. I wanted to try and find the grave of Sarah…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax For the longest time my brick wall was my Sarah Larkin Beardsley. It is probably why I still look for information about her quite often. For me it is more that adding names and dates to a tree. It is about collecting the stories of their lives. I seriously wish I had paid more attention…Read more »
Posted by in cemetery, New York Research This afternoon I spent a couple of hours at St. Michaels Cemetery. I was looking for a particular grave for someone in a Genealogy group. I totally find cemeteries to be totally peaceful places. This cemetery though confuses the heck out of me with its layout. It is a mixture of old and new graves.…Read more »
Posted by in Beardsley, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax It is a rainy and rather dreary day here in Queens, I am stuck at work. I am dreaming a research trip or two. I am at the point in some of my lines where I need a good old-fashioned boots on the ground research trip. I haven’t been to a library or an archive…Read more »
