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My Spot in New York Stories Live!

In my excitement, I forgot to share this a few weeks back. During the NYS Family History Conference in September (which was virtual), I was featured in a segment called “New York Stories Live!” which asked people “What’s Your New

Jill M. October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 cemetery, family history, genealogy, history, Jayne family, Orange County, research, Uncategorized, video, Wheeler, Woodhull Read more

The Long Sought After Picture of Colonel Jesse Woodhull

About two months ago, I stopped out at the Cemetery of the Highlands to visit the grave of Colonel Jesse Woodhull, my 1st cousin 9x removed, and was really just there to check on the headstones of his family following

Jill M. May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 family history, genealogy, history, Jayne family, old records, pictures, research, Woodhull Read more

The Serendipity Continues at Woodhull Cemetery

I have written before about the Woodhull Cemetery that my DAR chapter is wanting to preserve and restore.  I’d been having quite a few roadblocks on the town level to getting official approval to make changes to the cemetery.  One

Jill M. August 28, 2017October 6, 2017 cemetery, census, family history, genealogy, history, Jayne family, old records, research, Woodhull Read more

The Woodhulls of Orange County

Last night, I gave a presentation to my DAR chapter on the Woodhulls of Orange County, NY.  Unfortunately, my camera quit recording 13 seconds into my presentation so there is no footage of me giving the actual talk.  I’ve rerecorded

Jill M. March 8, 2017October 6, 2017 DAR, genealogy, history, Jayne family, Lemaster, newspaper clippings, old records, pictures, research, Woodhull Read more

Little Local Discoveries

I’ve mentioned it before that in my part of NY, near West Point, is just chock full of colonial history.  There are tons of little plaques, monuments, parks, museums and such surrounding my area.  They’re so prevalent in my area

Jill M. November 16, 2015October 6, 2017 Jayne family, newspaper clippings, research Read more

Recent Posts

  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 32
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 31
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 30
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 28 & 29
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 27

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Recent Posts

  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 32
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 31
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 30
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 28 & 29
  • 1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 27

I am taking a break from teaching genealogy for now. If that changes, I will post here in upcoming events.

However, you may catch me giving a historic tour at the Washingtonville Cemetery occasionally. Please visit their site for their upcoming events.

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