Posted by in 52ancestors, Witherwax I really had to think about the direction I wanted to go with this one but I decided to tell you about one of the lines I am working on. I really would like a Mayflower ancestor but can’t find one. I did find what I believe is an accused witch. You have heard me…Read more »
Posted by in Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Rabbitholes, Witherwax This week I have been going down a lot of rabbit holes. Currently I am in the beginning stages of my final ProGen Assignment. I have to write a narrative about an ancestral couple and their children. I have decided I seriously do not want to write about my Stewart Lines as there are just…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Witherwax This is a topic that is near and dear to me. Back in 2010, I taught myself to sew. My grandma was a master seamstress. She could also crochet and knit, but I never took her up on her offers to learn and it makes me sad. This is a dress I made a couple…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, Witherwax When I think of Adventure, I think of my Grandpa’s sister Olive. Olive Witherwax was born 19 February 1895 in Peru, Clinton County, New York. She was older than my Grandpa by 15 years. Sadly I don’t think my Grandpa new his sister Olive very well as she died when he was 10 years old.…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, Witherwax This was a rough topic as it reminds me how much of our history has been lost. My Weatherwax family were farmers. My grandparents were dairy farmers and lived in Clinton County, the stopped farming full time around the time I was born. My great-grandfather, Benjamin sold the family farm that had been in the…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax I will be totally honest here until the past week or so I really did not use many maps in my research. I have recently fell in love with Locality Guides and part of creating a Locality Guide is to show different sources. Since a lot of my research is in Essex County, NY aka…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Witherwax Back to catching up again. We all make mistakes. Life happens but sometimes we need to ask ourselves can this really be true. There are a couple of men in my family tree that drive me absolutely batty. The first one is Beverly Beardsley, see Beverley Beardsley number one was born in approximately 1775 and…Read more »
