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General James Clinton & I

I have said it before that my genealogical journey has always been quite serendipitous in nature.  Good things and wonderful people have just seemed to cross my path time and again.  With it, though, comes a great amount of weird

Jill M. September 21, 2018September 23, 2018 cemetery, DAR, family history, genealogy, history, old records, pictures, research, Uncategorized, Wickham 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

West Point’s Old Cadet Chapel Then and Now

West Point’s Old Cadet Chapel Then and Now

While it’s not necessarily genealogically related per say (but kinda because I will send this to my cousin Joel as his mom is a Custer), I wanted to show you probably one of the best parts of my day job

Jill M. November 29, 2017July 25, 2020 cemetery, history, pictures Read more

Finding Grandpa Lemaster

I had the great fortune of finally meeting up with Gail Skaggs, her brother Timothy and her mom.  I’d contacted Gail almost two years ago through Find a Grave to discuss my great-grandpa William Arby Lemaster because she seemed to have

Jill M. October 28, 2017October 28, 2017 family history, genealogy, Lemaster, pictures, research Read more

My New Heirloom

My New Heirloom

My mom sent me a picture of my grandma Clara Lou Peters Stewart on her wedding day recently.  It reminded me that she showed me her wedding dress once when I was little.  I’m not sure why she had it

Jill M. October 16, 2017July 25, 2020 family history, Lemaster, Moore family, Peters family, pictures, Stewart 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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