Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, Stewart, Witherwax As you can tell I am behind with the prompts. So much going on and I actually have a bunch of posts I want to do not related to the 52 Ancestors prompts. Hoping to get myself on track this week with a schedule. My bachelor uncle is my Uncle Calvin. Uncle Calvin is my…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Bass, Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, DellaVecchia, Moran, New York Research, Witherwax For me this prompt was tough. I haven’t been to a courthouse or a town hall in ages, that isn’t saying that I haven’t found legal documents anywhere. Right now I have a super long list of things I would like to find at a courthouse and I even have plans to visit the Surrogate’s…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax If you have been reading along for a while you will know that I absolutely adore old newspapers. I am constantly scouring the New York Historical Newspapers website for tidbits about family. One day while researching I found the following about George and Dorcas Weatherwax, my great-great grandparents. The above article appeared in the November…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, New York Research, Witherwax This week’s theme is “In the Library”. Back in the 1980’s I used to spend summers with my grandparents up on the farm. The farm was located in Peru, NY on a dead-end road. We were the only people who lived on the road. The farm was bordered by an apple orchard and the Northway.…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, DellaVecchia, New York Research, Stewart, Witherwax This prompt always makes me want to smile. I spend a lot of time working on my family tree and when I do that I generally let myself listen to my gut and let it guide me because I feel that is my predecessors speaking to me. I would love to meet the following people…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 »
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 »
