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Daniel Goodwin Durbin’s Tale

I haven’t written very much yet about my husband’s family but this story is pretty interesting for us so I wanted to share.  My husband’s grandmother Barb had heard a very long time that her grandfather had died during World

Jill M. November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Durbin, family history, history, mysteries, newspaper clippings, Uncategorized Read more

Long Sought After Info Found on Emma Drake Herman

Ever have that one relative whose story that you just can’t get out of your mind?  I have several of those relatives like that but one that stands out for me is my 4th great aunt, Emma Drake Leist Herman. 

Jill M. July 26, 2018 cemetery, Drake, Drake family, family history, history, mysteries, newspaper clippings Read more

Clark Children Reunite After 42 Years

A while ago, I wrote about my husband’s great-grandfather’s story about being sold at the Ohio State Fair and how he changed his name from Clark to Moore.  A Clark relative reached out to us recently on Ancestry to find

Jill M. July 10, 2018July 11, 2018 Children's Home Society, Clark family, family history, genealogy, holiday, Moore family, mysteries, newspaper clippings, old records, research, secrets, Uncategorized Read more

Long Lost Uncle Dale

I am so happy to write that I have managed to find a great big puzzle piece in my quest to find my 2nd great uncle Dale Stewart.  For new readers, let me briefly say that Dale was orphaned in

Jill M. September 22, 2017December 20, 2018 Archer family, family history, mysteries, old records, pictures, police records, secrets, Stewart, Stewart family, Uncategorized Read more

Hannah Woodhull, consort

Hannah Woodhull, consort

The other day my husband and I were at the Cemetery of the Highlands in Highland Mills, NY near Woodbury.  (Orange County) My genealogical serendipity continues to amaze me as I stumbled upon yet another set of Woodhulls from my

Jill M. April 28, 2016July 25, 2020 cemetery, genealogy, history, mysteries, pictures, research, Uncategorized, Woodhull Read more
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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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