The Clam Box, Ipswich, Massachusetts

September 13, 2013, 3:00 am

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This is another installment in my 20th Century Americana series...

The Clam Box restaurant is located at 246 High Street, Ipswich, Massachusetts. This is on Route 1A, which is an old coastal road dating back hundreds of years. When automobiles were invented early in the 20th century, businesses began to compete for the new mobile customers who were out and about on the roadways. Some very inventive advertising art and architecture happened in this time period, and the Clam Box is typical of this new style of business. This "programmatic architecture" resembles what is sold inside, which is boxes of clams. In Route 1 in Wells, Maine there is a cheese shop shaped like a wheel of cheese, and on Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts there is are several restaurants shaped like Chinese Pagodas (Chinese food), the Tower of Pisa (pizza), etc. etc. These old highways are good place for spotting fun early 20th Century Americana like this restaurant.

The Clam Box restaurant serves fried clams in the little, white cardboard clam boxes that are so familiar all over New England. If you aren't from around here, check out this photo:

and now check out this photo of how the restaurant originally looked as a white food stand:

The Clam Box is now a destination drawing people from all over New England for fried clams and seafood. My parents used to stop here, and yours probably did, too! Is there a similar old drive-in in your area? Did your parents and grandparents visit there? What stories do they have?

The Clam Box website: http://www.ipswichma.com/clambox/

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Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

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Surname Saturday ~ WELD of Roxbury, Massachusetts

September 14, 2013, 3:00 am

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Harvard University's Weld Boathouse,
donated by George Walker Weld (1840 - 1905)

WELD

The first Weld in New England was Captain Joseph Weld. He was a protestant, and his family in England was Roman Catholic. He came in June 1632 on board the William & Francis with his wife Elizabeth; daughter Elizabeth, age 10; Mary, age 8, Hannah, age 6, and Thomas his brother. He left his son John, who came to Massachusetts later. He was a freeman in 1636 and settled in Roxbury, where he became a property owner, proprietor, and captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (Winthrop was Colonel and Thomas Dudley was the Lieutenant Colonel).

Joseph Weld was supposed to be the richest man in Massachusetts and one of the first donors to Harvard College. He owned an estate in West Roxbury that is now owned by Harvard. Today at Harvard University there are many buildings donated by and named after the Weld family, including the famous Victorian era Weld boathouse on the Charles River that is the subject of many picturesque postcards of Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

There are many sources for information on the Weld family. One is the book History of the Weld Family from 1632 to 1878, by Charlotte Fowler Weld, and Descendants of Edmund Weld of Sudbury, England by William Addsion Weld, 1992. A look at the New England Historic Genealogical Society online catalog will give you two pages of WELD compiled genealogies, and manuscripts such as The Family of Weld Who Came to the Town of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay, New England in the Year 1632 for Conscience Sake,by William Weld Gordon.

There is a lengthy sketch of Joseph Weld, b. 1599, in The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634 - 1635, Volume VII, pages 280 – 288, and a sketch of his brother Thomas Weld b. 1595, in Volume III, pages 1961-1963. The Roxbury records are a good source for information on the early generations of Welds.

There is an article in the NEHGS Register, Volume 47, pages 543- 459 about the Bowen family. In the second generation in Massachusetts, John Weld married Margaret Bowen, daughter of Griffith Bowen of Wales. They are my 10^th great grandparents.

My Weld genealogy:

Generation 1: Thomas Weld and Alice Unknown

Generation 2: Thomas Weld, born about 1532 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, died 8 April 1597 in Sudsbury; married Margaret Unknown. She died 13 July 1593 in Sudbury.

Generation 3: Edmund Weld, born about 1559 in Sudbury, died 1608 in Sudbury; married on 12 April 1585 at St. Peter’s Church in Sudbury to Amy Brewster.

Generation 4: Joseph Weld, baptized 7 April 1599 in Terling, Essex, England, died 7 October 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; married first on 11 October 1620 in Sudbury to Elizabeth Wise. She died in October 1638 in Roxbury. Eight children. He married second to Barbara Clapp, widow of Anthony Stoddard on 20 April 1639 and had four more children.

Generation 5. John Weld, son of Joseph Weld and Elizabeth Wise, baptized on 28 October 1623 in Terling, died 20 September 1691 in Roxbury; married on 24 December 1647 in Roxbury to Margaret Bowen, daughter of Griffith Bowen and Margaret Fleming. She was born 2 April 1629 in Gower, Glamorgan Wales, and died 1 September 1692 in Roxbury. Nine children.

Generation 6: Elizabeth Weld, born 14 November 1655 in Roxbury, and died in 1725; married on 28 August 1672 in Roxbury to Samuel Gore, son of John Gore and Rhoda Unknown. He was born about 1647 in Roxbury, died 27 May 1756 in Norwich, Connecticut.

Generation 7: Samuel Gore m. Hannah Draper

Generation 8: Moses Gore m. Desire Burris

Generation 9: Desire Gore m. Thomas Ratchford

Generation 10: Elizabeth Ratchford m. David Lyons

Generation 11: Thomas Ratchford Lyons m. Ann Skinner

Generation 12: Isabella Lyons m. Rev. Ingraham Ebenezer Bill

Generation 13: Caleb Rand Bill m. Ann Margaret Bollman

Generation 14: Isabella Lyons Bill m. Albert Munroe Wilkinson

Generation 15: Donald Munroe Wilkinson m. Bertha Louise Roberts (my grandparents)

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La Dame de Notre Renaissance Francaise, Nashua, New Hampshire

September 16, 2013, 3:00 am

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This six foot bronze statue is in the park called Notre Renaissance Francaise, off the Nashua River near the Main Street bridge and Water Steet in Nashua, New Hampshire. This sculpture by Christopher Gowell pays homage to both the French Canadian community and the female millworkers who toiled in the textile mills along the rivers in Nashua. This park was dedicated on 19 May 2001 by Governor Jean Shaheen.

The child is holding a book written in French. The woman has a cross around her neck, and a weaving shuttle in her pocket.

“Il semble pour nous que c’est le temps

Qu’on se réunisse ensemble,

Pour célébrer notre heritage,

Pour renouveler la fin d’un age.”

- Le Troisième Centième: Une Reconnaissance Franco-Américaine

“It’s time for us to reunite,

All of us together,

To celebrate our heritage,

To renew our memories of a bygone era.”

-The Third Century: A Recognition of Franco-Americans

The following names are on the base of the statue:

Le Familles de...
Maurice Emile Chagnon
Emile & Doe Chagnon
Claude & Rhona Charbonneau
Fernand & Linda Vachon
Philip D. & Fances Labombarde
Joyce & Maurice Arel
Joseph A. & Mary S. Bellavance
Gilles & Jackie (Gagnon) Champagne
Roger Couture ~ R & C Welding
Andre A. Alice (Thibeault D'Amours
William & Therese M. Dube
J. Hervey & Marie (Pare) Durocher
Hon. Roger L. Gaulthier
Dr. Charles & Meri Goyette
Clermont & Raymond Labonte
Eugene & Pierrette Lemieux
David & Donnalee Lozeau
Marcel & Cathy Ouellet
Richard & Cecile (Damour) Pelissier
George & Betty Pelletier
Gerard R. & Estelle Prunier
Claude C. & Lisette A. Rancourt
Thomas & Diane (St. Onge) Tessier
Tibault, Houle & Francoeur
Jean Guy & Jeannine Tremblay
Marcel Trepanier

In Loving Memory of - Jamais Oublie
Alphee & Alvida Babineau
Louis A. Biron 1861 - 1947
Thomas & Anne Marie (Roy) Bissonnette
Romeo Briand Jeanne D'arc Gravel
Yvette Leda (LaBombarde) Chagnon
Julienne (Duchesneau) Dube, 1915 - 1976
Oscar & Irene Grandmaison
Clara A. Deschamps Houde, 1868 - 1952
Jean Denis Jacques, 1941 - 1998
Florette Aldea (Jean) & Louis P. LaFontaine
Mathias R. Laurien de Lowell, 1902 - 1970
Luc & Laure (Beaulieu) Ouellet(te)
Gerald A. Robert 1946 - 1999
Albert & Melina St. Laurent
Fernande Chomard Wingate, 1925 - 1996

An article from the Nashua Telegraph 2010
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/742717-196/french-canadian-groups-plan-9th-gathering-in.html

Click here for an earlier blog post about a similar statue in Manchester, New Hampshire:
http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/02/millie-mill-girl-of-manchester-new.html

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Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

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Tombstone Tuesday ~ Sisters of Mercy, Windham, New Hampshire

September 17, 2013, 3:00 am

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This mausoleum was photographed in Windham, New Hampshire, on the grounds of the Sisters of Mercy convent and Searles Castle, at 37 Searles Road. The mausoleum can be found by following the signs to the castle. There are niches for the sisters on both sides of this little building. This used to be the grounds of a college for young women, and is now a nursing home and the castle is rented for functions.

This niche is on the end of the mausoleum

Hra. Maria Sebastian

Hra de la Misiorcordia

R.I.P.

31 ENERO 1965

English Translation

Sister Maria Sebastian

Sister of Mercy

R.I.P.

31 JANUARY 1965

(A close up view of a niche)

SISTER M. CEPHAS

DONOVAN

SEPTEMBER 6, 1984

R.I.P.

This sign reads:

MAUSOLEUM

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Please pause

to remember in

your prayers

our dear departed

Sisters of Mercy

Sisters of Mercy website http://www.sistersofmercy.org/

Searles Castle, Windham, New Hampshire http://www.searlescastlewindham.com/castle_history/castle_history.html

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Weathervane Wednesday ~ Men and their hobbies...

September 18, 2013, 3:00 am

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Every Wednesday for two years I've been posting photographs of weather vanes located in or near the Nutfield area (the former name for the land where Londonderry, Derry and Windham, New Hampshire are now located). Most are historically interesting or just whimsical and fun weather vanes. Today's weather vanes can be seen on the New Hampshire seacoast. Have fun guessing where you may have seen these weather vanes.

Do you know the location of weather vane #115 and #116? Scroll down to see the answer....

Today's weather vanes were seen on Ocean Boulevard in Rye, New Hampshire. Both weather vanes were two dimensional, but had nice details included in their design. The golfer was made complete with his bag of clubs, and was hard to see from the road. The antique roadster was visible from the road but very small in scale to the house. The owner of the house even had a mailbox designed like an automobile, with wheels attached to the bottom. It's obvious that these two homeowners love their hobbies!

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A Visit to the Balch House, Beverly, Massachusetts

September 19, 2013, 3:00 am

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The Balch House

448 Cabot Street

Beverly, Massachusettts

The Balch House was built about 1679 in Beverly, Massachusetts. John was my 9^thgreat grandfather, who was part of the Dorchester Company in 1624. The Dorchester Company came to Gloucester, Massachusetts to fish, but was not successful. Most of the company returned to England, but a few stayed and went to Salem. John Balch was granted the land in 1635 with the “Thousand Acre Grant”. He died in Salem in 1648, and his son Benjamin Balch lived in Beverly (my 8^th great grandfather) and probably built this house.

I descend from Benjamin’s daughter Mary Balch (born about 1667 and died 1737) who married Nathaniel Stone. This house stayed in Balch family until 1916. It was given to the Beverly Historical Society in 1932. We met the caretaker Nancy Peabody Hood, who has lived in the house and given tours for 43 years. She is also a Balch descendant, and will celebrate her 90^th birthday soon. Meeting Nancy was almost as interesting to me as seeing the Balch House.

I was born and grew up in Beverly. I lived in a house where four generations of my family lived, about a half mile away on Dearborn Avenue. My grandfather used to walk from home to work every day to the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, located right behind the Balch House. Isn't that serendipity?

PS It took me fifty years to see the inside of the Balch House.

Mom signed the Balch House guest book in the keeping room, which is the original part of the house when it was built as a one room cabin with a loft.

Nancy Peabody Hood showed us books for sale about Beverly, the Balch family, and even a large Balch family tree on a long, long scroll (for sale $8 by the Beverly Historical Society). Yes, I bought the family tree chart, and several books, too. There is no better souvenir than a family pedigree!

For information about touring the Balch House, see the Beverly Historical Society website:
http://www.beverlyhistory.org/houses/balch.html

You can read more about the Balch House at Balchipedia, the Encyclopedia of Balch History:
http://balchipedia.wikidot.com/balchhouse

Tour the house on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aZmNYQ3-E
(this video is by a young student, who gives a great list of sources at the end of the video)

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Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

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Weathervane Wednesday ~ A War Ship

October 23, 2013, 3:00 am

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Every Wednesday for more than two years I've been posting photographs of weather vanes located in or near the Nutfield area (the former name for the land where Londonderry, Derry and Windham, New Hampshire are now located). Most are historically interesting or just whimsical and fun weather vanes. Today's weather vane can be found somewhere on New Hampshire's seacoast. Have fun guessing where you may have seen this weather vane.

Do you know the location of weather vane #121? Scroll down to see the answer....

Today's weather vane can be seen on a waterfront building next to the gundalow at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is a three dimensional war ship, and if you look closely you can even see the teeny tiny cannons pointed out of the portholes. The ship is rigged, but has only one sail. This is an amazing weather vane for a historic location, which has a long maritime history. A great choice! It is hard to see this weather vane from Marcy Street, but is easy to spot if you are strolling through the park or along the waterfront.

Click here to see the entire collection of Weathervane Wednesday posts!

Prescott Park, Portsmouth, New Hampshire http://www.prescottpark.org/

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Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

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The Middlesex Canal

October 24, 2013, 3:00 am

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After posting several times about Colonel Loammi Baldwin and Count Rumford AKA Benjamin Thompson of Woburn, Massachusetts, I was incredibly curious to learn more about the Middlesex Canal. If you remember the post with the photo of Loammi Baldwin, it is located right across the street from the remains of the canal in Woburn. We went over to look at the canal and to read the signs, and it was not an impressive sight since it looked like a barely visible ditch. However, the historical markers described a great canal system that ran from the current city of Lowell to downtown Boston. I wanted to learn more!

After Googling the Middlesex Canal, and reading more about it in the History of Woburn, I learned that there was a Middlesex Canal Museum in North Billerica. We spent a pleasant afternoon there, and picked the brain of the volunteer on staff. He told me much information about how Loammi Baldwin was one of the original proprietors of the canal in 1793, and invested in the new transportation system which brought goods and people from the Merrimack River (Northern Middlesex County and New Hampshire) right to Dock Square in downtown Boston.

The canal was laid out from the Merrimack River in Chelmsford in 1794 and arrived at the Charles River next to Boston in 1803. It was dug by hand by local workers. Eventually it went right through downtown Boston to Dock Square near today’s Quincy Market, where goods could be loaded onto seagoing ships, or sold and traded in the city. Much of the canal is now invisible, especially in the urban areas closer to Boston. But the canal can still be seen in northern Middlesex County, and is even still navigable in many places. Stonework bridges, aqueducts and other features such as locks are visible, too.

Loammi Baldwin was also the treasurer of the state of Massachusetts after the
Revolutionary War. You can see his signature on this $20 bill from 1786
at the Middlesex Canal Museum in North Billerica, Massachusetts

If your ancestors lived in New Hampshire, Middlesex County or Boston during the period between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, their lives would have been greatly changed by the building of the canal. It brought great prosperity to the region, and it changed the way people traded and moved goods in New England. The success of the Middlesex canal influenced other canals in the new United States, including the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) canal near Washington, DC.

The rise of the age of rail and steam brought an end to the profitability of the Middlesex Canal, but in its short life it made many of the proprietors wealthy men. Life along the canal was busy, with stations for travelers and goods, taverns, inns and other facilities that are mostly now gone. The few that are left are often not recognized as part of a great transportation system that once existed in this area. It takes a map, a keen eye and some research to follow the trail of the canal.

This mural by Thomas Dahill at the Middlesex Canal Museum
is also an illustration in the book Life on the Middlesex Canal

There are bike tours, walking tours and historical tours offered year round of the old Middlesex Canal. While we were visiting the Baldwin Apple monument, one of the bike trails tours appeared, and the participants were quite enthusiastic about finding the hidden history of a National Treasure right in their own backyards!

Some people bike the canal trail, we rode nearby with the little red convertible!
This photo is at the Baldwin Apple memorial in Wilmington, Massachusetts, not far from the canal

For more information:

Middlesex Canal Association website www.middlesexcanal.org

Life on the Middlesex Canal by Alan Seaburg, Cambridge, MA: Miniver Press, 2009

The Old Middlesex Canal by Mary Stetson Clarke, Easton, PA: Center for Canal History and Technology, 1974

The Incredible Ditch: A Bicentennial History of the Middlesex Canal, by Carl Seaburg, Alan Seaburg and Tom Dahill, Cambridge, MA: Miniver Press, 1997

The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass., by Samuel Sewall, Boston, MA: Wiggin and Lunt Publishers, 1868. (available to read or download online at Google Book Search)

My blog post from 14 October 2013 on "Colonel Loammi Baldwin"

http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/10/colonel-loammi-baldwin.html

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Photo Friday ~ A Visit to Littleton, New Hampshire

October 25, 2013, 3:00 am

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Littleton, New Hampshire, north of Franconia Notch, is a great little village with a vibrant downtown. It is home to Eleanor Hodgman Porter, the author of the children's book Pollyanna, written in 1913. In keeping with the optimism of Pollyanna, there are pianos stationed all over the main street. We saw several people playing the pianos, much to the enjoyment of everyone, tourists and townies alike. You can see one here on the sidewalk in the photo above, covered up with a plastic tarp because it was raining the day we visited. The rain did not stop several people from serenading us on the sidewalk.

Chutter's General Store holds the Guinness World record for the longest penny candy counter in the world. It runs the entire length of the wall, and is over 112 feet of self service penny candy. Children and adults were enjoying the serious business of choosing bags of their favorites, and having them weighed on the scales for payment. I indulged in a few pieces of "fruit slices" (my favorite) and sour patch kids and gummies for my daughter. You'll find all your favorites, in all flavors imaginable, as well as many old fashioned candies not seen in years and some new ones I'd never heard of before.

The Littleton Public Library has a statue of Pollyanna by the front door. I noticed that every child coming and going from the library took time to visit with the statue for a few moments. How fun!

Just off Main Street we found this covered bridge, and from the bridge we spied a grist mill. We walked over to the grist mill and saw that it was still operational. They had a large supply of stone ground flours for sale, and pancake mixes. We bought several sacks of stone ground whole wheat and have been enjoying the pancake mixes for some delicious breakfasts. What a great way to remember our trip to Littleton!

Littleton, New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce http://www.littletonareachamber.com/

Chutter's website http://www.chutters.com/candy/ Yes, you can order online!

The Littleton Grist Mill http://www.littletongristmillonline.com/ You can order flour online, too

Littleton Public Library http://www.littletonpubliclibrary.org/

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Copyright (c) 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

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Surname Saturday ~ HUBBARD of New London, Connecticut

October 26, 2013, 3:00 am

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HUBBARD

There is not much known about Hugh Hubbard. He does not have a sketch in the Great Migration series because he did not arrive in New England until much later. There is no recent article or book about Hugh Hubbard listed in the compilation New Englanders in the 1600s. Several books state he was from Derbyshire, but there is no proof.

Hugh was born about 1640 in England and died in Connecticut in 1685. He married Jane Latham in New London, Connecticut on 18 March 1673, and they had six children. Only daughters survived childhood, so the Hubbard name daughtered out very early. Jane was the daughter of Cary Latham and Elizabeth Masters. After Hugh Hubbard’s death, she remarried to John William. Jane died on 3 May 1739 at the great age of 91.

"I was at home & Diging stones & old Ms. Williams the wife of John William of Groton was buried. She Died Yesterday with Little Sickness worn out with Age being about 90. She was one of the Daughters of Cary Latham the first of N. London who was Conteporary with my Grand father Robt Hempsted. her first Husband was Hugh Hubbard who kept N. London ferry about Sixty years ago." From The Diary of Joshua Hemptead of New London, Connecticut, Covering a Period of Forty-Seven Years from September 1711 to November 1758 by Joshua Hempstead, published by the New London County Historical Society, New London, Connecticut, 1901, pages 349- 350. (Available to read at Google Books)

You can read very short sketches of Hugh Hubbard in the following books:

One Thousand Years of Hubbard History, 866 to 1895 compiled by Edward Warren, published by by Harlan Page Hubbard, 1895, page 46 (available at archive.org)

Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, page 487

History of New London, Connecticut, by Francis Manwaring Caulkins, originally published 1895, reprinted by Applewood Books, Carlisle, Mass., page 313

My lineage from Hugh Hubbard:

Generation 1. Hugh Hubbard, born about 1640 in England, died 1685 in Connecticut; married on 18 March 1673 in New London, Connecticut to Jane Latham, daughter of Cary Latham and Elizabeth Masters. She was born about 1648 in New London, and died 3 May 1739 in Groton, Connecticut. Six children born in New London:

1. Mary Hubbard, born 13 November 1674

2. Lydia Hubbard, born 7 Feb 1675 (see below)

3. Joseph Hubbard, born November 1678, died November 1678

4. Margaret Hubbard, born 14 April 1680

5. Jane Hubbard

6. Ann Hubbard married Gershom Brown in 1714

Generation 2: Lydia Hubbard, born 7 February 1675 in New London, died before 18 June 1752; married on 14 October 1700 in New London to John Burrows, son of John Burrows and Hannah Colver. He was born 2 September 1671 in New London and died 26 May 1752 in Groton. Nine children.

Generation 3: Desire Burris m. Moses Gore

Generation 4: Desire Gore m. Thomas Ratchford

Generation 5: Elizabeth Ratchford m. David Lyons

Generation 6: Thomas Ratchford Lyons m. Ann Skinner

Generation 7: Isabella Lyons m. Rev. Ingraham Ebenezer Bill

Generation 8: Caleb Rand Bill m. Ann Margaret Bollman

Generation 9: Isabella Lyons Bill m. Albert Munroe Wilkinson

Generation 10: Donald Munroe Wilkinson m. Bertha Louise Roberts (my grandparents)

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Merrimack Valley Chapter MassSoG GeneaBlogger Panel

October 26, 2013, 10:19 am

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This morning at the Nevins Public Library in Methuen, Massachusetts there was a GeneaBlogger Panel discussion with some of your favorite New England genealogy bloggers. Cynthia Shenette, Marian Pierre Louis, Bill West, Lucie Consentino and Heather Rojo all spoke about how they started blogging, how it has helped with genealogy research, "cousin connections" and other topics related to genealogy blogging.

Blogger Erica Voolich was there in the audience, too.

It was Bill West's first time speaking in public about genealogy and blogging, and he sure fooled us! He was quite the professional speaker, and very entertaining, too.

Blogger Polly Kimmett was there for a reunion with her fellow Geneabloggers.

Marian Pierre Louis made an announcement that Elizabeth Shown Mills will be on one of her upcoming podcasts at her Fieldstone Common blog. Don't miss this one! It should be great!

Stay tuned! If you are a member of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, the Merrimack Valley Chapter will be hosting an upcoming workshop on how to start your own genealogy blog. I hope this blogger panel generated interest in the benefits and entertainment of genealogy blogging, and check your newsletter for an upcoming announcement of this workshop.

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists website http://www.massog.org/index.php

Lucie Consentino "Acadian and French Canadian Ancestral Home"

http://www.acadian-home.org/frames.html

also "Lucie's Legacy"

http://lucieslegacy.blogspot.com/

Marian Pierre Louis "Marian's Roots and Rambles"

http://rootsandrambles.blogspot.com/

also

"Fieldstone Common"

http://www.fieldstonecommon.com/

Cynthia Shenette "Heritage Zen"
http://heritagezen.blogspot.com/

Bill West "West in New England"
http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com/

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Copyright (c) 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

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November 2013 Genealogy and Local History Calendar

October 28, 2013, 3:00 am

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Local Genealogy Club Meetings

Amesbury, MA – A new genealogy club has started, every last Monday of the month. No registration, come to as many meetings as you would like. For info contact Margie Walker, Local History Librarian, Amesbury Public Library, Amesbury, MA 978-388-8148 or mwalker@mvlc.org

Barrington, NH Genealogy Club, meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm at the Barrington Public Library, 105 Ramsdell Lane, Barrington, NH http://barringtongenealogy.weebly.com/ or email Wendy at genealogyclub@gmail.com

Chelmsford Genealogy Club, at the Chelmsford, MA Public Library, first Tuesday night of the month at 7PM in the McCarthy Meeting Room, contact Judy Sylvia http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/programs/programs/genealogy_club.html 978-256-5521

Genealogy Roundtable, at the Derry Public Library, 64 East Broadway, Derry, NH http://www.derry.lib.nh.us/ every first Tuesday of the Month, at 7pm to 8:15pm in the downstairs meeting room. Contact: Alan Howard at 603-432-6140 for more information.

Greater Lowell Genealogy Club, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maglgc/ meets at the Pollard Memorial Library, Lowell, MA 10AM to 1PM once a month.

Hudson Genealogy Club, at the Rogers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH http://www.rodgerslibrary.org/ every 2^nd Friday of the Month, at 1:30 PM contact 603-886-6030 for more information. (on summer hiatus until September)

Meredith NH, Genealogy Club http://www.meredithlibrary.org/genealogy.html

Newton, NH Genealogy Club- Gale Library, Newton, NH, 603-382-4691, 3PM on the third Wednesday of the month.

North Hampton, NH Genealogy Club, at the North Hampton Public Library, 237A Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton NH 603-964-6326 http://nhplib.org/?p=1386

Rye Genealogy Club, at the Rye Public Library, first Tuesday of the month at 2PM. http://ryepubliclibrary.org/

RISE Genealogy Group at the Nashua Public Library, Hunt Room, on the first Friday of the month at 1pm http://www.nashualibrary.org/ (Rivier College Institute for Senior Education, see http://www.rivier.edu/rise/default.aspx?id=1619)

Southborough, MA Genealogy Club, at the Southborough Library, 25 Main Street, Southborough, MA 508-485-5031 or info@southboroughtlib.org Third Thursday of the Month. See the website www.southboroughlib.org for a schedule

South Shore Genealogical Society, at the John Curtis Free Library, Rt. 139, Hanover, Mass at 1:30pm ever second Saturday of the month from September to June.

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Genealogy Club, meets third Monday of the month at the Shrewsbury Public Library, contact George C. Brown at 508-841-8531 or gbrown@cwmars.org

Wednesday Night Jewish Genealogy, Every 3^rd Monday and Wednesday at NEHGS, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass. http://www.americanancestors.org/Event.aspx?id=29156

October 30, Wednesday, 6pm The Last Muster: Photographs of the Revolutionary War Generation, by author Maureen Taylor, at the Commonwealth Salon of the Boston Public Library. Free to the public. See http://www.bpl.org/programs/local_family_history_series.htmfor more information.

November 2, Saturday, 8:30 am – 4:30pm, Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting: American Civil War theme, at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, 616 Great Road, Littleton, Mass.

November 3, Sunday, 2pm, Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines a Region, at the Hampton Falls Town Hall, 1 Drinkwater Road, Hampton Falls, NH contact Elizabeth Volpone 603-926-9561. Speaker Edie Clark celebrates our regional favorite foods along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. Free to the public

November 4, Monday, 7pm New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Concord Public Library, 45 Green Street, Concord, NH, contact Robbin Bailey 603 – 225-8670 for more information. Glenn Knoblock presents rubbings, photographs, and slides to illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods. Learn how to read the stone “pages” that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire. Free to the public.

November 5, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Genealogy for Beginners, at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston, Mass, in the Tech Classroom, contact 617-859-2323 to pre-register and reserve a spot. Free.

November 5, Tuesday, 7:30pm, A Conversation with John Marshall, at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, NH, contact 603-778-2335. Richard Hesse portrays Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Marshall in the year 1835 in this living history program. Free to the public

November 6, Wednesday, 12:30pm, Susan B. Anthony, the Invincible! At the Windham Town Hall (upstairs), 3 Lowell Road, Windham, NH contact Polly Chervincky 603-883-2932. Sally Matson portrays Anthony in this living history program. Free to the public.

November 7, Thursday, Identification and Care of Photographs, a workshop at the New Hampshire Historical Society presented with the Northeast Document Conservation Center. Choose from one of two sessions, 9am to 12:30pm, or from 1:30 to 5pm. A hands-on workshop to recognize the various photographic formats and the preservation problems associated with each format. The workshop also addresses storage, preservations, environmental guidelines, care and handling. Bring your photos for discussion. $90 for Society members and $115 for non-members. Register by phone with a credit card by calling Stephanie Fortin at 603-856-0604. Or download this form and mail it with payment to History Workshop, New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Avenue, Concord, NH 03301 at this link: http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103155922201-378/Enrollment+Form.pdf

November 7, Thursday, Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln & Mrs. Hale, portrayed by Steve and Sharon Wood as Lincoln & Hale, at the Ridge at Riverwoods, 10 White Oak Drive, Exeter, New Hampshire, FREE and open to the public, contact 603-658-1510 for more information.

November 7, Thursday, noon – 1pm, Native Foods, a “Lunch & Learn” lecture at Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Free for members, $8 non-members. Carol Wynne, the Wampanoag Foodways Manager at Plimoth Plantation will discuss Wampanoag foods and how they were grown, used and stored in the 17^th century. Bring a lunch or buy one at the Patuxet Café. Please pre-register here http://pplunchandlearnnovember2013.eventbrite.com/

November 9, Saturday, 2pm, Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or did She?At the Newmarket Public Library, 1 Elm Street, Newmarket, Free to the Public, Anette Holba reviews the facts of the case and explores the evidence that some experts suggest points to Lizzie’s guilt and others believe points to Lizzie’s innocence. Lizzie’s connections to New Hampshire will also be explored. Contact Carrie Gadbois for more info at 603-659-5311.

November 9, Saturday, 1:30pm Bring Your Ancestors to Life: Connect via Social History, at the South Shore Genealogical Society, John Curtis Free Library, Route 139 Hanover, Massachusetts. Presented by Lori Lyn Price, Free to the public

November 10, Sunday, 2pm Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln & Mrs. Hale, portrayed by Steve and Sharon Wood as Lincoln & Hale, at the Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church Street, Deerfield, New Hampshire, FREE and open to the public, contact Jeanne Menard at 603-463-9869 for more information.

November 11, Monday, 7pm, Vanished Veteran’s – NH’s Civil War Monuments and Memorials, at the Stratham Fire House, 2 Winnicut Road, Stratham, New Hampshire. George Morrison has located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH’s Civil War monuments. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks to statuary, and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s to the 1920s. Contact Wiggin Memorial Library 603-772-4346 for more information. Free to the Public

November 12, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Genealogy for Beginners, at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston, Mass, in the Tech Classroom, contact 617-859-2323 to pre-register and reserve a spot. Free.

November 12, Tuesday, 10am, Using AmericanAncestors.org at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass. A FREE lecture to learn more about the NEHGS website with over 200 million searchable names covering New England, New York and other areas of family research back to 1620

November 12, Tuesday, 6:30pm Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln & Mrs. Hale, portrayed by Steve and Sharon Wood as Lincoln & Hale, at the Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson, New Hampshire, FREE and open to the public, contact 603-362-5234 for more information.

November 12, Tuesday, 6:30pm A Woman That Keeps Good Orders: Tavern Keeping and Public Approval, at the Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, New Hampshire, Free to the Public. Marcia Schmidt Blaine explores the world of female tavern keepers in the Colonial period. Contact Betty Tidd at 603-524-6042 for more information.

November 12, Tuesday, 7pm New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones, at the Madbury Town Hall, 13 Town Hall Road, Madbury, New Hampshire, Gelnn Knoblock explores these deeply personal works of art and the craftsmen who carved them. Learn how to read the stone “pages” that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire. Contact Richard Erickson for more information at 603- 749-9011. Free to the Public.

November 12, Tuesday, 7pm Petticoat Patriot: A Woman in the Continental Army, at the Candia Baptist Church, 188 Deerfield Road, Candia, New Hampshire, Joan Gatturna presents a living history program on Deborah Sampson, a patriot who disguised herself as a young man and enlisted in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and served undetected for 17 months. Contact Linda Thomas at 603-483-8199 for more information. Free to the Public.

November 13, 7pm, Wednesday, Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire’s State Dog, the Chinook, at the Litchfield Middle School, 19 McElwain Drive, Litchfield, NH, contact 6-3-434-4044. Bob Cottrell presents the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinook sled dogs. Free to the Public

November 14, Thursday, Crime and Punishment on the Isles of Shoals: The Ballad of Louis Wagner, at the Rye Congregational Church, 580 Washington Road, Rye, NH, contact 603- 964-6281. John Perrault presents the story of Louis Wagner, who was accused of murdering Anethe and Karen Christenson on Smuttynose Island in 1873. He weaves his “Ballad of Louis Wagner” through the program with guitar and vocals. Free to the public.

November 15, Friday, 9am, The Other Side of the Midnight Ride: A Visit with Rachel Revere, at the Community Church of Durnham, 17 Main Street, Durham, New Hampshire, a living history program with Joan Gatturna who tells the story of tea, trouble, and revolution by the woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Contact Dianne Ramey for more information at 603-868-1219.

November 15, Friday, 9am- 12noon, Preserving and Identifying Family Photographs with Maureen Taylor, at the New England Historic Genealogical Society library at 99 – 101 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass. This is a half day seminar to learn techniques for identifying important historical and genealogical information in family photos, and how to preserve photos from daguerreotypes to digital images. Personal consultations available after the seminar for an additional fee. $50 per person, space is limited, see the web site http://www.americanancestors.org/Event.aspx?id=29174to register.

November 15, Friday, 7pm Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, at the Effingham Historical Society Bldg, 1014 Province Lake Road (Rte 153), Center Effingham, New Hampshire. Sharon Wood portrays Sarah Josepha Hale, a Newport, New Hampshire native, who tells the story of her 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. Contact Sheila Jones for more information at 603-539-4071. Free to the public

November 19, Tuesday, 6:30pm 7pm Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale, repeat of the above program at the Richard Free Library, 58 N. Main Street, Newport, New Hampshire. Free to the Public.

November 19, Tuesday, 4 – 5:30pm, Genealogy for Beginners, at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston, Mass, in the Tech Classroom, contact 617-859-2323 to pre-register and reserve a spot. Free.

November 20, Wednesday, 6pm, Finding and Using Colonial Records in Genealgical Research, by genealogist Barbara Jean Matthews, at the Commonwealth Salon of the Boston Public Library. Free to the public, See http://www.bpl.org/programs/local_family_history_series.htmfor more information.

November 21, Thursday, 6:30pm, Mary Todd Lincoln: Wife and Widow, at the Brookline Public Library, 16 Main Street, Brookline, New Hampshire. Living historian Sally Mummey portrays Mary Todd Lincoln as she muses on her life from her dreams as a girl to her years as First Lady during the Civil War. Contact Erin Kennedy at 603-673-3330.

December 4, 6pm, A Recipe for Wellbeing: Health and Illness in Colonial New England, by genealogical speaker Lori Lynn Price at the Commonwealth Salon of the Boston Public Library, Free to the public. Commonwealth Salon of the Boston Public Library. Free to the public. See http://www.bpl.org/programs/local_family_history_series.htmfor more information.

December 4, 7pm, New Hampshire on Skis, at the Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead, NH, contact 603-329-6411. Free to the public. Professor E. John B. Allen presents a unique New Hampshire history.

December 7, Pearl Harbor Day at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts. Commemorate the 72^ndanniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a brief ceremony at 12:55pm- the exact hour of the Japanese strike. The service includes a wreath casting with remarks. Open to the public. www.battleshipcove.com

January 7, Tuesday, Starting your Family History, at the National Archives facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, 380 Trapelo Road, Free to the public. This workshop will provide you the strategies for collecting and organizing what you have found, and the methodology for embarking on this meaningful and engaging pastime.

January 14, Tuesday, New Hampshire’s One Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality, at the Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead, New Hampshire, Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school house and how they echo today. Contact the library at 603-329-6411 for more information.

April 1, Thursday, Researcher Forum, at the National Archives facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, 380 Trapelo Road, Free to the public. Researching original records has changed in recent years, no longer are you winding the microfilm, and the resources and strategies have expanded. Learn about the new and exciting initiatives for researchers, and use this open forum opportunity to tell the National Archives how researching can be made better for you.

July 8, Tuesday, Passenger Lists, Censuses and Naturalizations: The Big 3 Sources for Family History, at the National Archives facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, 380 Trapelo Road, Free to the public. Learn how to locate and use these resources, and there will be assistance from archives staff and volunteers.

NOTE FOR THANKSGIVING

(never too early to plan ahead!)

Tickets are now on sale at Plimoth Plantation for the annual Harvest Dinner with the Pilgrims. The 2013 dates are Saturdays October 13 – November 23^rd, Sunday November 24, Wednesday November 27, Friday November 29 and Saturday November 30. Tickets go fast! For reservations and more information please see the webpage: http://www.plimoth.org//dining-functions/thanksgiving-dining-special-events/harvest-dinner-pilgrims

Also, there is a Thanksgiving Day Buffet on Thursday, November 28^th, at four seatings, and a traditional American Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 28^th and Friday, November 29^th at several seatings. See this webpage for reservations and more information: http://www.plimoth.org/dining-functions/thanksgiving-dining-special-events/thanksgiving-dining

Tickets are also on sale for Thanksgiving at Old Sturbridge Village. The Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet http://www.osv.org/event/thanksgiving-dinner-buffetand the more traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at the Bullard Tavern http://www.osv.org/event/thanksgiving-dinner-at-bullard-tavern. Just like at Plymouth, tickets sell out fast and there are limited seatings.

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Tombstone Tuesday ~ Col. Joshua Burnham, Milford, New Hampshire

October 29, 2013, 3:00 am

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This tombstone was photographed at the North Yard Cemetery on River Road in Milford, New Hampshire

These tombstones are right in the middle of the cemetery,

and my 5th great grandfather's stone, Joshua Burnham, is right behind a granite post!

ERECTED

In memory of

Sally Burnham

Dautr of Capt. Joshua &

Mrs. Jemima Burnham

Who died Decr 27th

1789 in the 11th Year of her

age

Retire my friends, Dry up your tears

Here I must lie 'Til Christ appears

SAR flag holder

COL. JOSHUA BURNHAM

Died

Jan. 7, 1835

AEt. 83

Soldier of the Revolution,

zealous in his country's cause

Faithful to the constitution

and obedient to it's laws

How did I read this epitaph with the poor lighting, and the granite post unmoveable? I cheated, and found it on FindAGrave.com, quoted from the History of Milford, by George Allen Ramsdell, 1901. I often wonder if the stone was easier to read in 1901, before acid rain, or perhaps the post wasn't there 100 years ago?

Colonel Joshua Burnham is my 5th great grandfather. He served in the American Revolution, at Bunker Hill, New York, Philadelphia, Canada, and as a Colonel he was an eyewitness when George Washington took command of the Continental Army. He was granted a pension in 1819. Col. Burnham is most famous for his house, just about one mile from the cemetery. It was quite fancy and large, and he ran a tavern there. In 1824 he sold the house and land to Jesse Hutchinson, the father of the famous 19th century singing group "The Hutchinson Family" sometimes known as "The Tribe of Jesse". Joshua Hutchinson, one of the sixteen Hutchinson children, composed the epitaph for Joshua Burnham's gravestone.

The Hutchinson family is buried nearby in the same cemetery. The oldest generations are buried right next to Colonel Burnham, and the subsequent generations' graves are scattered on the other side of the dirt lane down the middle of the cemetery.

Some other blog posts I have written about Joshua Burnham:
The Illiterate Colonel http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/01/illiterate-colonel.html
The Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, New Hampshire http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/01/hutchinson-family-singers-of-milford.html

A family sketch:

Gen. 1: Thomas Burnham and Mary Lawrence
Gen. 2: John Burnham and Elizabeth Wells
Gen. 3: Thomas Burnham and Susannah Boardman
Gen. 4: Stephen Burnham and Mary Andrews

Gen. 5: Colonel Joshua Burnham, born 26 January 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, died 7 June 1835 in Milford, New Hampshire; married on 21 January 1779 to Jemima Wyman, daughter of Increase Wyman and Catherine Unknown. They had eleven children born in Milford:
1. Sally Burnham, born 1779, died 27 Dec. 1789 in Milford
2. Joshua Burnham, died young
3. Jemima Burnham, born 9 May 1783 married Romanus Emerson (my 4th great grandparents)
4. Thomas Burnham, born 9 May 1783, twin, married Rachel Conant
5. Mary Burnham, born 1785, married Jacob Flynn
6. Azel Burnham, born 15 May 1787, married Lydia H. Peabody
7. Asa Burnham, married Elizabeth Giddings, he died at sea in 1828
8. Lydia Burnham
9. Sarah Burnham, married William Leavitt
10. Ann Burnham, born 7 August 1795, married Nathaniel Chittenden
11. Sabrina Burnham, died 1845, unmarried?

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Weathervane Wednesday ~ A Firehouse by the Sea

October 30, 2013, 3:00 am

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Every Wednesday for almost two years I have been posting photographs of weather vanes located in or near the Nutfield area (the former name for the land where Londonderry, Derry and Windham, New Hampshire are now located). Most are historically interesting or just whimsical and fun weather vanes. Sometimes I photograph other weather vanes as I travel around New England, especially if they are historic or near historic sites. Today's weather vane can be seen on the coast of Massachusetts. Have fun guessing where you may have seen this weather vane.

Do you know the location of weather vane #122? Scroll down to see the answer....

Today's weather vane can be seen in the little village of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Seaside No. 1 was a firestation built in 1885 to house the first horse drawn fire engine. It later became the town police station until 1970. Now the town Historical Society runs it as a museum. Inside you can find two old fire engines, a hand pumper from 1835 and a horse drawn one from 1902. The weather vane on top of the tower is very appropriate! This three dimensional weather vane is very detailed, from the horse reins and delicate spokes on the wheels, to the smoke billowing out of the fire engine.

Manchester Historical Society web page for Seaside No. 1 http://www.manchesterbytheseahistorical.org/seaside-no-1-firehouse/

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BBC Radio Ulster “Kist O’ Wurds” will feature Nutfield History this month!

November 1, 2013, 3:00 am

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Chris Spurr photographs Jean Manthorne, Richard Holmes, Heather Rojo and Mark Wilson
in Derry, New Hampshire's Forest Hill Cemetery

In August the BBC Radio Ulster team of Chris Spurr and Mark Wilson came to Derry, New Hampshire to search for and record stories about the early history of Nutfield. They were looking for evidence of the original Scots Irish culture in New Hampshire, and found a plethora of history and tales when they interviewed Richard Holmes, the Derry Town Historian; Heather Rojo, the President of the Londonderry Historical Society; Jean Manthorne, the President of the Windham Historical Society and also Brad Dinsmore, local historian and a descendant of Robert Dinsmoor, “The Rustic Bard”.

Why is Derry Town Historian, Richard Holmes, lying on the ground
to read a gravestone? Tune into the radio show to find out more!

On Sunday, November 3^rd, the radio show “Kist O’ Wurds” will highlight stories from Heather Rojo and Richard Holmes, discussing the original Ulster Scots who settled Nutfield, which became Derry, Londonderry and Windham, New Hampshire. This band of settlers was led by the Reverend James MacGregor, a Presbyterian pastor from Aghadowey, Northern Ireland, in 1718. The program will air on the BBC on air at 11am and be available for listening on the website for one week afterwards at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007d4s0

Mark Wilson interviews Jean Manthorne and Brad Dinsmore
in the historic First Parish Church, founded by Scots Irish pastor James MacGregor.
They are standing in front of the MacGregor stained glass window
decorated with the MacGregor tartan, and Gaelic family mottoes

On November 17^th a second episode of the radio show will air and focus on the history of Robert Dinsmoor (1757 – 1828), “The Rustic Bard” of Windham, New Hampshire. Brad Dinsmore and Jean Manthorne will be featured, and you will hear excerpts of Dinsmoor’s poems read by his descendant. There was much discussion of the poet’s use of the Scots dialect and language in his writing, and I hope this made it into the radio show. You will be able to listen to this episode on line for one week after it airs on the BBC radio, until Sunday November 10th, see the link above.

After visiting Derry, New Hampshire Spurr and Wilson went on to visit the Highland Games at Loon Mountain, an Ulster Scots archaeological dig in Maine, and a Scots Irish festival in Pennsylvania. These adventures will also be episodes of “Kist O’ Wurds” and available on the website, too. "A Kist O' Wurds" has been running on BBC Radio Ulster since 2002, and features music, poetry, history, culture and the Scots Irish language.

“A Kist O’ Wurds” Radio Program website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007d4s0

Thank you to Joan Normington of the Windham Historical Society for the top photo on this page!

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Surname Saturday ~ Skinner of Hartford, Connecticut

November 2, 2013, 3:00 am

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SKINNER

John Skinner (1590 – 1650) was a member of Reverend Thomas Hooker’s company, who came to Connecticut in 1635. He was an original proprietor of Hartford, Connecticut and his name is on the Founder’s Monument. His original grant of land was on the west side of Main Street, but he traded this with Richard Olmstead for a lot on the highway that is now Trumbull Street.

John’s widow, Mary Loomis, daughter of the settler Joseph Loomis, remarried to Owen Tudor in 1651. Owen’s daughter, Sarah Tudor, married James Porter. She was the grandmother of Sarah Porter, who married John Skinner’s grandson, John Skinner (1675 – 1740).

His son, Joseph Skinner, my 8^th great grandfather, was admitted to the church at Windsor, Connecticut by a special vote on 16 February 1678/79. He had never been baptized, and that was performed on 2 March of the same year. He eventually became a deacon of the church. Joseph Skinner was one of the early settlers of Massacoe (Simbury), but returned to Windsor after Simsbury was burned by the Indians on 26 March 1676.

My Skinner lineage:

Generation 1: John Skinner, son of William Skinner and Margery Trotter, was born about 1590 in Braintree, Essex, England, and died 30 October 1650 in Hartford, Connecticut; married about 1637 in Windsor, Connecticut to Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis and Mary White. She was born about 1620 in Shalford, England and died 19 August 1680. She remarried on 13 November 1651 to Owen Tudor.

Generation 2: Joseph Skinner, born about 1643 and died 15 September 1690 in Windsor; married on 5 April 1660 in Windsor to Mary Filley, daughter of William Filley and Margaret Cockney. She was born about 1647 in Windsor, and died 13 April 1711 in East Windsor.

Generation 3: John Skinner, born 5 April 1675 in Windsor, died 27 August 1740 in Colchester, Connecticut; married in 1696 in Colchester to Sarah Porter, daughter of John Porter and Joanna Gaylord. She was born 4 June 1677 in Windsor, died 22 February 1747 in Norton, Massachusetts.

Generation 4: Aaron Skinner, born 14 June 1713 in Colchester, died 17 November 1766 in Colchester; married on 4 August 1737 to Eunice Taintor, daughter of Michael Taintor and Eunice Foote. She was born 13 April 1713 in Colchester and died after 1779.

Generation 5: Charles Skinner, born 3 January 1748 in Colchester, died before 1837 in Nova Scotia, Canada; married on 24 November 1774 in Passamaquoddy, Maine or New Brunswick to Sarah Osborn, daughter of Samuel Osborn and Sarah Wass. She was born 22 July 1760 in Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada and died 15 July 1848 in Pleasant Valley, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

Generation 6: Ann Skinner, born 9 March 1786 in Cornwallis, died 19 October 1815 in Cornwallis; married on 30 September 1802 in Cornwallis to Thomas Ratchford Lyons, son of David Lyons and Elizabeth Ratchford.

Generation 7: Isabella Lyons m. Reverend Ingraham Ebenezer Bill

Generation 8: Caleb Rand Bill m. Ann Margaret Bollman

Generation 9: Isabella Lyons Bill m. Albert Munroe Wilkinson

Generation 10: Donald Munroe Wilkinson m. Bertha Louise Roberts (my grandparents)

For more information:

Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut by Lucius Barnes Barbour, reprinted Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977

Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his antecedents in the Old World, by Elisha Scott Loomis, 1952, Volume 1, page 108 (available to read online at Archive.org)

Skinner Family Association http://skinnerkinsmen.org/

Descendants of John Skinner are eligible to join the Society of the Founders of Hartford http://www.foundersofhartford.org/index.htm

Available at the Connecticut State Library RG 074:053, John Skinner, of Hartford and Some of His Descendants by Charles W. Skinner, 1935 manuscript one volume and loose sheets. This record is stored off-site and may not be available for a same day basis for access. See the website for rules and procedures for researchers using archival records and secured collections policy http://www.ctstatelibrary.org/node/2324

There is a sketch of John Skinner at The American Genealogist, Volume 74, pages 97 – 100

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An Emotional Turn of Events

November 3, 2013, 1:40 pm

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This family portrait was made about 1940.

It was three years after Moises Rojo Torres, the father in this group,

was executed in 1936 and buried in a mass grave during the Spanish Civil War.

His photo was pasted in post mortem. My father in law is the eldest child

on the left side of this family group.

While we were in Spain a few weeks ago, one of Vincent’s distant cousins in Barcelona found my blog and sent us a message about his branch of the family. We were able to add many cousins to the family tree with his help. I reciprocated with information on Vincent’s branch, and we have been corresponding by email ever since. We even took a quick trip to Aranda de Duero and the tiny village of Sinovas, where the common ancestors lived up until the 20^th century.

Then, unexpectedly this morning, this newly found cousin sent a very emotional email message. Included was a link to a story in the Spanish newspaper El Pais. It seems that on 1 November, All Saint’s Day, the bodies of 129 executed citizens of Aranda de Duero and the surrounding villages were re-interred in the cemetery in Aranda. These men, and one woman, were from the ages of 16 to 70 years old, buried in mass graves. They had been executed by the Francist forces during the Spanish Civil War. We knew that Vincent’s grandfather, Moises Rojo Torres, was one of these men executed in 1936.

The remains of 129 individual excavated from the mass graves near Aranda de Duero, Spain

This was a very emotional development for the family. We immediately called the family in Spain, and spoke with Vincent’s parents. They had just seen a story about the ceremony on the TV news, but they didn't know if Moises was included. Vincent was able to tell them that his name was on the plaque. If we had known about this we could have delayed our visit to Spain by two weeks, and then seen the remains of grandfather Moises re-buried with dignity in the ceremony. It will definitely be a destination to visit during our next trip to Spain.

You can read the article at this link at the El Pais website:

http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2013/11/02/actualidad/1383426406_908915.html

There are also a dozen photographs of the re-interment ceremony , including a photo of the plaque with the names of the fallen. In the very middle of the photo you can read the name Moises Rojo Torres. The article is written in Spanish. It explains about the executions during the Spanish Civil War, the mass graves that were found and excavated, and how the ceremony to re-inter the remains took place on 1 November 2013, 77 years after the executions. The government did not fund any DNA tests on the remains, and so many of the bodies are unidentified. No government officials attended the ceremonies.

I've blogged about Vincent’s Grandfather in the past, and Footnote Maven was even kind enough to let me write up a longer story about Moises during the Spanish Civil War for her online magazine Shades of the Departed. You can find those links below (warning, some of the photos of the excavation of the common graves are disturbing):

The Mass Grave at Monte Costajan

http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/09/mass-grave-at-monte-costajan.html

Shades of the Departed article, see page 78

http://issuu.com/shadesofthedeparted/docs/mementomori/93

Participating families formed a human chain to help bury the remains

You can read the name "Moises Rojo Torres", Vincent's grandfather,

in the middle of the top section of names on this plaque at the cemetery in Arande de Duero.

These photos were taken from the El Pais newspaper websitewww.elpais.com

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The Fifth Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge

November 4, 2013, 3:00 am

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This poem is submitted for Bill West’s Fifth Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge.

You can read all about it at this page:

http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com/2013/08/announcing-fifth-annual-great-genealogy.html

Bertha Louise (Roberts) Wilkinson
1897 - 1990

My grandmother, Bertha Louise Roberts, came to Massachusetts from Yorkshire, England in 1915. She married my grandfather, Donald Munroe Wilkinson, in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1925. In England, she trained to be a children’s nurse (a Nanny) when she was only twelve years old. She was always a terrific story teller, and could recite dozens of poems. She dreamed of writing poetry and being a poet. I've submitted some of her other poems here for previous Genealogy Poetry Challenges.

I think that the New England weather always surprised Grammy. It was not as mild and as predictable as the weather in England. Many of her poems are about weather, seasons, and nature. The one I transcribed below is a poem she would often recite to me when I was a little girl. The last line makes me think that she was happy to have become a U.S. citizen.

Spring Time

By Bertha Roberts Wilkinson

Old man winter with a sigh

Knew that he must say good bye

Miss Spring softly enters in

Now the pleasant days begin

Windy March with huff and puff

Miss Spring calls “Now, that’s enough!”

Gentler days will soon be here

For it’s that time of the year

A little snow is still around

But the little crocus can be found

Their little faces bravely raise

To the sunshine’s warmer rays

Now that Spring is here one sees

Green leaves growing on the trees

Nature busy waking up

Daisies and the buttercup

Birds are singing far and near

Songs for everyone to hear

Tulips in their bright array

Gently on their stems will sway

We see children at their play

Outdoors now most every day

Roller skates and bouncing ball

Jumping, skipping, growing tall

Thank Heavenly Father for the spring

For loving parents and everything

For mountains, valleys, skies so blue

And for this Country, we thank thee, too.

Please click here to read more of Bertha’s poetry:

http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/10/poems-by-my-grandmother.html

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Military Honor Roll Project

November 4, 2013, 4:00 am

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War Memorials and Honor Rolls at MacGregor Park in Derry, New Hampshire

Every year I invite bloggers for contributions to the Military Honor Roll Project. This is an effort by bloggers to photograph and transcribe the names on their local and ancestral military honor rolls. Participants have contributed memorials from schools, towns, parks, cemeteries and businesses. By transcribing the names and listing them in the body of the blog posts, the names are available to be found by family members and descendants using search engines. I've received lots of fun email and comments from folks who were surprised to find their ancestors online, especially those who didn't know their family members were veterans.

You can find a list of all the participants at the page tab at the top of my blog, or at this link:

http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/honor-roll-project.html

If you are a blogger, please consider photographing and transcribing the military honor in your home town. It is a fun and easy project. If you don’t have a blog, take a photo and transcribe the names and then ask your favorite genealogy blogger to include in this project at their blog. You've done all the work, and they can just post it for you. Please post your projects anytime this week or by November 11th, Veteran's Day.

After you post your project, please send me the URL in the comments here, or to my email at vrojomit@gmail.com This year Thomas MacEntee of the website www.geneabloggers.comhas agreed to include these posts at his Pinterest board for GeneaBloggers at this link (let me know if you want to be invited to pin your honor roll transciptions to this group board, too):

http://www.pinterest.com/geneabloggers/military-honor-rolls/

Have fun looking at all the Pinterest contributions and thanks, so much for considering the Military Honor Roll project!

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