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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

Confirming Family Stories

I have written previously about my Archer family many times and I positively love them.  I think everyone has certain families in their tree that they are just fascinated with and the Archers are one of those families that I’m

Jill M. May 12, 2017October 6, 2017 Archer family, family history, genealogy, history, old records, research, Wickham Read more

Preserving the Papers of Captain Richard Caldwell, Blooming Grove, NY

In October 2016, I visited the Moffat Library for part of my genealogy course program to examine historic manuscripts. The Moffat Library had in their vaults a collection of letters from the Caldwell family of Salisbury Mills. Shockingly, these handwritten

Jill M. March 29, 2017October 6, 2017 history, newspaper clippings, old records, research, Uncategorized 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

A Long Awaited Record Arrives

That moment when you finally, finally find a record you’ve been searching for after months of endless research and dead ends…. JUST HAD IT! I opened my mailbox today and found an envelope from the KY Historical Society and held

Jill M. January 9, 2017October 6, 2017 Caudill, Cordle, Lemaster, old records, research, Uncategorized 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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