Unlocking Your Family History
Lewis Belcher of New York Who was his first wife? While walking through the Minisink Cemetery in Orange County New York I noticed a few tombstones in the distance corner. One belonged to the Belcher family. Some confusion does come
Safe for our Veterans Tombstones Safe for our Historical Monuments When visiting a cemetery, you notice some of the tombstones are covered in dirt, mold and debris. I’ve heard many different ideas about cleaning them. Some are definitely not safe,
Broken Tombstones Deserve Attention Also Death of Young Arabell Brown On the trip from Delaware to New York there were many cemeteries along the way that caught my attention and this one is one of them. Some might say a
General Henry Van Ness Boynton Laid to Rest with Military Honors While researching on an individual buried with Military Honors I came across this article on Genealogy Bank. I always find it interesting and honorable how we lay our military
Farmer, Husband and Father William Canfield Visiting cemeteries can offer some helpful information, learn more about your family, your community and even history. Some genealogist, like myself, include the cemeteries in my research. On a recent road trip
Family and Friend’s Wait for Funeral I came across this announcement and can’t even imagine what this family had to go through. After loosing a mother, wife and friend in a gruesome accident and then find out the funeral date
Jewell Family of Delaware While walking through the Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery I saw this Jewell family tombstone. ABRAM JEWELL 1873 – 1932 HIS WIFE SUSIE FORD 1870-1943 MOTHER SARAH WIFE OF JOHN JEWELL DIED SEPT 20, 1915 AGED 79
World War I Veteran Pvt. Samuel E. Moore, C Company 813 Pioneer Infantry SAMUEL E. MOORE TENNESSEE 1890 DECEMBER 3, 1923 Certificate of Death in Clarksville, Montgomery County, State of Tennessee. Samial Moore date of birth 1890 in Kansas,
George W. Peterson and his wife Alice S. Adams Buried at Forest Cemetery in Middletown, Delaware GEORGE W. PETERSON 1841-1916 ALICE S. WIFE OF GEORGE W. PETERSON 1859-1934 [1]George W Peterson issued marriage license on 15 December
Published the 24th of September in ?? in the Philadelphia Inquirer out of Philadelphia, PA FRENCH TOWNS INUMDATED A Cemetery Undermined and Coffins Float Down the River PARIS, Sept. 23 – The floods in the Department of Grad