Posted by in 52ancestors, DellaVecchia, Witherwax Last year for 52 ancestors there was a post about unusual or Favorite names and I wrote about Bezaleel Wood. When looking at my family and the names none of them seem particularly unusual. Maybe that is because my first name is Chiara. It is a family name, as I am named after my grandmother, who…Read more »
Posted by in 30 x 30 challenge, Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, DellaVecchia, Stewart, Uncategorized, Witherwax Twas the day before Thanksgiving and I have been focusing on family and the blessings of life as is the norm this time of year. I am thinking of those who came before and those who may come after. I am feeling incredibly blessed for all that I have. There have been several of those…Read more »
Posted by in 30 x 30 challenge, Daughters of the American Revolution, Witherwax What is an AIR? An air is this pesky thing in the DAR. It stands for Additional Information Requested and right now it is the bane of my existence and I am thinking a couple of research trips may be what I need to do. Here is the situation. I am working on proving my…Read more »
Posted by in 30 x 30 challenge, Clinton County, NY, Daughters of the American Revolution, Stewart, Witherwax So I have been working on my Grandma’s family. I have several patriots in my Grandpa’s line. I joined the DAR through his lines and all my supplemental patriots come through my grandpa. My Mom would love to have a supplemental patriot through her mom’s family. Most of our Stewart lines are dead ends or…Read more »
Posted by in 30 x 30 challenge, Clinton County, NY, Daughters of the American Revolution, general, Witherwax Today starts the day of my 30 x 30 genealogy challenge of researching 30 minutes a day for 30 days. This concept belongs to Jane Adams of Organize Your Family History. For my 30 x 30 challenge to be successful, I had to come up with some goals and ideas of lines I wanted to research.…Read more »
Posted by in Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, Stewart, Witherwax Today is your birthday and I miss you. I miss you a lot. Your smile, your stories, your love for neapolitan ice cream. You were born July 10, 1910. The youngest child of Benjamin Franklin Witherwax and Minerva Ruth Beardsley in Peru, Clinton County, NY. Your married Frances Mary Stewart in 1940 and raised 7…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, Uncategorized, Witherwax I am way behind on this project but hope to get moving on it again. This is Week 13. The prompt was the old homestead. My grandparents bought this farm in the early 1960s. It is not the house my Mom was raised in. They owned a farm in Harkness before this. This is the…Read more »
