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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

Why You Need to Be Persistent with Offline Searches

  I cannot stress the importance of tracking down records offline. It would be positively lovely if every document, record and trace of our ancestors were scanned and readily available online, wouldn’t it? Isn’t that every genealogist’s dream? But since

Jill M. March 23, 2017October 6, 2017 Lemaster, newspaper clippings, pictures, Uncategorized Read more

My Shamrock Tattoo Isn’t Because I’m Irish

Yes, I’m technically Irish. Well, I should say I am 9% Irish according to my Ancestry DNA test and I have a story handed down about my family’s immigration from Ireland. I also have a small shamrock tattoo on the

Jill M. March 16, 2017October 6, 2017 Lemaster, symbolism, Uncategorized Read more

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UPCOMING EVENTS

We are back to our normal teaching schedule at the Moffat Library.  Please check the dates below.

Feb 23 - Jill is doing a presentation at Cemetery of the Highlands. Please call them to reserve a spot.

Feb 27 - Genealogy Club @ the Moffat Library. Topic = How to Resolve Conflicting Info

Mar 26 - no traditional genealogy club due to library event. Schedule your invidivual appointment for one on one help that night in the small conference room with Jill and Danielle.

Apr 30 - topic to be announced

May class will be guest speaker, librarian Matt Thorenz, on being citizen archivists!

... STAY TUNED FOR MORE!

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So incredibly awed by the difference in these #Woo So incredibly awed by the difference in these #Woodhull #headstones I’ve been looking after. This was 100% use of #D2 biological cleanser with absolutely no hands on scrubbing at all. I sprayed them in early fall before it got too cold and checked them again today. Mind blown! 🤯 I will have to wait and see if the darker spots lighten or if they need a re-spray later. #cemetery #beforeandafter #headstone
Attended a presentation today at @moffatlibrary on Attended a presentation today at @moffatlibrary on the #ContinentalArmy baker Christopher Ludwick and tasted all eras of #gingerbread as that’s what his shop was known for. He was friendly with #GeorgeWashington who even wrote him a recommendation letter following the #RevolutionaryWar Of course, my favorite was the 1747 version. I really was born in the wrong century.
When your #bestie knows you inside and out. Can’ When your #bestie knows you inside and out. Can’t wait to stick him in my office! I have such a collection going now! ❤️ Thank you @shamrocks74 #galentinesday #georgewashington
Or grandma’s. I just had reorder my grandmother Or grandma’s. I just had reorder my grandmother’s because I can’t find it in the paper-packed fire hazard I call a #genealogy office. Don’t really need it per se but panicked when I couldn’t find it! #genealogywoes #genealogyanxiety
As I’m starting my IV #ironinfusion today, I was As I’m starting my IV #ironinfusion today, I was thinking about all those #deathcertificates I’ve seen that had #anemia as cause of death. Our poor #ancestors and the lack of medical care. It’s a wonder any of us are here!
Still blows my mind that I was able to identify wh Still blows my mind that I was able to identify who this person was from this broken clump of #headstone rubble. Located within the Woodhull plot at #CemeteryoftheHighlands, this is the stone for Nathaniel #DuBois #Woodhull who died May 1822 in #OrangeCoNY - I am preparing for a presentation on the Woodhulls at the end of month and this stone just always pops out at me as an example of how important #genealogy records really are. Without them, I’d not have been able to identify this stone. #WoodhullFamily #headstone #cemetery
When you start twitching because you haven’t bee When you start twitching because you haven’t been able to do your #genealogy 😭This drive repair has been running since last night, ALL day today and still says nearly 40 hours to go. I don’t know what’s broke but geez, Louise! #pcproblems #genealogyaddict
My #Fridaynight is set! So totally *not* historic My #Fridaynight is set! So totally *not* historically accurate but it’s an entertaining watch! And hello, #BenBarnes 💋 #SonsofLiberty #RevWar #HistoryChannel
It makes me sad to think of the lengths my great u It makes me sad to think of the lengths my great uncle Dale #Stewart went to in order to put a roof over his head and food in his belly. Days before this 1937 #arrest, he spent time in the county jail for vagrancy. He did this same routine at least 4 other times that we know of. Due to his #aliases, it’s been difficult to research his exploits and track his journey. Many thanks to the researchers at multiple #NARA facilities who have helped me uncover his secrets. #genealogy #familyhistory #familycriminal #stewartfamily
#ugh Exactly! #screwmondays My printer died toda #ugh Exactly! #screwmondays My printer died today. It won’t even turn on! Apparently I print WAY too much between #NaNoWriMo, #genealogy and being an #NSDAR chapter #registrar
I have always loved the cast iron #Hessian #andiro I have always loved the cast iron #Hessian #andirons from the #EdmonstonHouse but I gotta say, if I ever hit the lottery, I’m buying these #GeorgeWashington ones from @newburghvintageemporium !
Bought myself an early birthday treat from @newbur Bought myself an early birthday treat from @newburghvintageemporium today and I just couldn’t be happier. #JohnGould was an amazing painter and this print of #GeorgeWashington at the #HasbrouckHouse in #Newburgh is amazing. My #NSDAR chapter was inaugurated there in 1893. So pleased to add this local treasure to my patriotic office.
I usually love these but this #tintype was just a I usually love these but this #tintype was just a tiddle bit #creepy. #newburghvintageemporiumwarehouse
2019 was a weird mish mash of things for me and I 2019 was a weird mish mash of things for me and I am kinda glad it’s over. Very bipolar year. I didn’t accomplish near what I had set out to do. Had to extend my #BCG portfolio for #genealogy certification which I really didn’t want to do. My husband came home from his deployment in May and we went to #NiagraFalls with our family to spend time with the grandbaby. I became my #NSDAR chapter registrar (which I also wasn’t keen on particularly doing) and then I finished my first ever #NaNoWriMo so it was just a lot of ups and downs. I have a set plan for this year of what I want to accomplish by month to keep me on track - hopefully. Yay, 2020. I’m exhausted already!
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your n “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. “ ~ Benjamin Franklin
Erika at Veteran Voice Military Research gave me a Erika at Veteran Voice Military Research gave me a wonderful belated Christmas present - this picture of my second great uncle Dale #Stewart at age 16 when his uncle lied about his age to get him into the #MarineCorps as a drum & trumpet player in 1925. This was his #enlistment photo - such a babyface! Dale was discharged as "undesirable" after going AOL three times in less than two years' time - the worst being when he hooked up with a bootlegger and ended up in Tijuana at age 17. Dale's exploits carried on after his #military career. At one point, he did the whole "finger gun in my pocket" thing to rob a post office and ended up in the federal penitentiary. He was a hot mess. . . . . . . #Stewartfamily #Stewartgenealogy #USMC #bankrobber
Thinking about my great-grandma Rose May #Jones on Thinking about my great-grandma Rose May #Jones on her 108th birthday today. She was born in 1911 in #PickawayCounty #Ohio to Lewis Jones & Mary Elizabeth #Eccard She married Glenn #Stewart in 1927 and then Leonard #Hochmuth in 1981. We were very fortunate to have her with us for so long in our lives; she passed away in 1999 at the age of 88. I love this picture of us at my graduation in 1992 but my best memory of her though is when she was holding my newborn son for the first time and asked his name. When I told her his name was Noah, she positively lit up and told me her great-grandfather was also named Noah. She never met her great-father as Noah Eccard died in 1893 but she was just so tickled that they shared a name. #Ohiogenealogy #EccardFamily #JonesFamily #StewartFamily #Pickawaygenealogy
This is where I was supposed to be two days ago fo This is where I was supposed to be two days ago for #nanowrimo2019 and last night I hit 41,000. I’m exhausted and just frankly out of steam. I want to finish but I’m more interested right now in eating my Thanksgiving dinner and watching our family Harry Potter marathon. #nanowrimowoes
Juliet has perfected her food coma face in time fo Juliet has perfected her food coma face in time for Thanksgiving! We were not able to make it home to Ohio this year for the holiday, so we’re having a low key day here in NY. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you have a great day with your family, friends, and loved ones. Make memories!
I haven’t had time to post or reply to anyone or I haven’t had time to post or reply to anyone or anything here recently. I miss ya’ll! I’m currently stuck in @nanowrimo land being pummeled by bouts of writer’s block! December 1st can’t come soon enough! I’m tired! If you’re curious, I’m behind where I should be slightly. I’m at 26,962/50,000 words. #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2019 #writerswoes #writersgottawrite
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