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Questioning Your DNA

I have been working on our Stewart/Steward family line for eons… truly …and I cannot break through this brick wall that ends with John Steward and his wife Minerva. You can see my pedigree over there to the right. Now

Jill M. September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 DNA, family history, genealogy, history, Stewart, Stewart family Read more

How to Surprise Your Hematologist with Genealogy

I had been having sharp, stabbing pains in my right lung area under my breast bone on an off for a few months.  It was so intense, it actually took my breath away and I’d have to speak in small,

Jill M. February 15, 2017October 6, 2017 DNA, genealogy, medical, Peters family, Stewart family Read more

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When you talk about food, people wouldn’t necess When you talk about food, people wouldn’t necessarily tie it into #genealogy but it is! This #butterhorn #recipe from my great aunt Rosie is near legendary in our family. My uncle Robert has made them as long as I can remember and this is the first year I’ve incorporated a #heritagerecipe into my celebration. We’re actually making them simultaneously (quite by coincidence) - they’re in Ohio & I’m in New York. What #familyrecipes will you be sharing at your table this year?
I posted on the 21st that we had just cleaned this I posted on the 21st that we had just cleaned this black soldier’s #headstone from the #CivilWar and look at the difference in just 9 days! Holy cow! Go go #Orvus soap and #D2 !! Work that magic! So crazy.
Pro tip for reading #headstones that are faded or Pro tip for reading #headstones that are faded or worn. Wait till the sun is facing the stone or use mirrors to angle the sunlight onto the stone face so little details, like the small lettering, pop out. Poor little Adelaid here spends most of her day in the shade of a tall pine. A mirror should be in any #cemetery kit! . . . . #cemeteryphotography #cemeterywalker #headstonereading
I thought it was appropriate to use a @usps.offici I thought it was appropriate to use a @usps.official Women Vote #19thamendment #stamp to send in my #ballot this time. 🇺🇸 🗳
@shamrocks74 and I did a thing Sunday. Good deeds @shamrocks74 and I did a thing Sunday. Good deeds and all that! Harry was an #enslaved man who was born in Mississippi but raised in Louisiana and joined the #USNavy during the #CivilWar after finding his way to freedom. These are the before/after pictures. A biological inhibitor was applied as well so, in the spring, this should shine like new as it takes time to kill all the lichen on the stone. Still, we're pretty proud. He was face down last weekend in dirt. These are the before and after. . . . . . #cemetery #cemeteryphotography #headstone #gravestone #hudsonvalley #washingtonville
When your @makarohn order arrives and nobody is ho When your @makarohn order arrives and nobody is home but you! First dibs! Muwhahah! 🤪 #makarohn #macarons #snoozeyoulose
#monday in a nutshell. No-fault accident at 9:45, #monday in a nutshell. No-fault accident at 9:45, no injuries. 10:30 rode to repair shop with tow truck and fell out of said tow truck and sliced my ankle wide open. Ended up in the ER for 7 stitches! #2020sucks #mondaymayhem
Happened to me today! Found the headstone for Will Happened to me today! Found the headstone for William Halsey who was a black man duped out of his bounty for the #CivilWar and I’ve been scouring our #cemetery for him. Today we scrubbed a stone and magically, there he was. Tears y’all, literal tears. My personal project has been to identify all the #USCT soldiers in the #Washingtonville cemetery. William here was my first and he’s about one of 14 so far that’s been verified to be with us. So many of them had been forgotten and undocumented so to find William today, my heart melted and I hugged his stone. ❤️ #uscoloredtroops #genealogy #Halseyfamily #genealogymeme
Don’t you ❤️ #cemetery mysteries? I like th Don’t you ❤️ #cemetery mysteries? I like the hard ones that you can barely read like this little gem for Frank #Hulse . Now I just have to identify his parents which is the most worn part of this stone. Off to the #censusrecords ! You may be wondering why the census instead of the cemetery records. They’re very spotty journals and notebooks and most are names with no dates. Helpful, eh?! How do you solve cemetery identification problems?
All of these flags in the #Washingtonville #cemete All of these flags in the #Washingtonville #cemetery are possible hits for sunken or missing headstones for the US Colored Troops from the #CivilWar that we probed today. We had a total of 18 hits and next comes light digging to see if it’s an actual sunken stone, a tree branch or whatever. So excited to be honoring these gentlemen and their service. #USCT #NY20regiment #NY26thregiment
My heart is breaking a little tonight. #rbg My heart is breaking a little tonight. #rbg
My favorite little #familytreeleaf turned 4 today. My favorite little #familytreeleaf turned 4 today. She’s sassy, opinionated, bossy, and hilarious. Dunno where she inherited any of that! 🤔 I keep asking myself how is it even possible she’s 4 already? My daughter always says "What did we ever do without her?" I have no clue. She changed all of us. #mimilife #proudmimi
My friend @punkbrarian carved this #historic #pump My friend @punkbrarian carved this #historic #pumpkin! It’s based off the #headstone of Joseph #Selman who died 1761 and is buried in #oldburialhillcemetery in #marbleheadmassachusetts ! Thanks man! Isn’t he talented?!
I couldn’t be more happier about what’s going I couldn’t be more happier about what’s going on here. Trying out #colorshiftpaint today. I seriously could do #acrylicpour every day and not get bored. Like a mystery every time what will cell up and what won’t! #paintpour #acrylicpourart
Ramping up for the end run of my #history degree. Ramping up for the end run of my #history degree. Saved my hard classes till the end and now I’m lamenting that! Books came today, run on #officedepot done... think I’m set! . . . . . #escedu #empirestatecollege
First go at #pourpainting on a wood canvas. Not t First go at #pourpainting on a wood canvas. Not too bad but still playing with my mixture. I like the swipe method as the results are near immediate. It’s neat how different paint brands react differently. Been making lots of notes! . . . #fluidart #pourpaint #acrylicpouring #covidhobby
I hate being on film! Recording bits of my New Yo I hate being on film! Recording bits of my New York #genealogy story today for @nyfamilyhistory at #WestPoint and it’s not going well! The elements are not cooperating, trains going by, and cadets yelling in the background on The Plain. I’ve laughed, I’ve cussed and nearly cried and it’s not even 10 am. Going to be a long day!
I haven't shared a #headstone photo in hot minute I haven't shared a #headstone photo in hot minute so I thought I would today. This sandstone gem vexes me. This style is quite reminiscent of the #headstones in Cape Cod we saw on vacation. It's gorgeous but it's so far sunk down and/or broken, you can't even make out the name. I'm one who always wants to know what it says - it's the #genealogist in me! This is the Presbyterian Church & Cemetery on the main drag in #Marlboro in #UlsterCounty New York. It's not my favorite #cemetery by far. There are broken stones tossed in the bushes and they've propped others up with broken bits. Just makes me cringe every time I go by. But this little red hump in the dirt make me smile. I *love* sandstones.
When your two passions collide - #history & #resin When your two passions collide - #history & #resinart ! I bought these #vintage #George#Washington embellishments awhile back but didn’t know what to do with them. They’re perfect embedded in #resin #bookmarks ! Sorry, this one is not for sale. It’s earmarked for a special GW fan! I have others I’m working on listing in my #Etsy shop.
When every other #familytree is wrong and you know When every other #familytree is wrong and you know it and then find the proof to back it up. Yah. Having that moment! These are my great grandparents from #MorganCoKY and all online trees said they married in 1920. But I *knew* that had to be wrong as his 1918 draft card had her listed as his nearest relative. Sure enough, after some heated debates, I found their marriage record for 19 May 1917! Totally vindicated and proof (again) that I need to trust my #genealogy gut instinct more. It was just logical, really. She wouldn’t have been named as a #relative if they weren’t married so I knew the 1920 date was suspect from the get go. Tiny details, ya’ll. Check every document! That #draftcard was key. 🔑 🤓
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