For weeks, I was scouring the ads in Facebook Market Place for a wood desk. It had to be a certain size and made out of wood. I was looking for something to give new life to and ultimately have a workspace in the den. One Saturday morning, I came across this post with a […]
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Julia with her family in 1913 2 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. salt1/2 cup raisins1 cup buttermilkPreheat oven to 350. Place first four ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Stir to blend. Stir in raisins to coat them. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, slowly add
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In the winter of 2016, I sat down to watch an episode of Finding Your Roots. I did not expect to find a connection that night to Neil Patrick Harris. The show went on to tell how Neil was connected to Germanna Colonies in Virginia. I thought wow, several ancestors of mine were part of
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Hugh D. Turner, Sr. and Willetta Montague are my paternal grandfather’s parents. Both families have strong ties to colonial America. Through them, I have uncovered many stories of Civil War veterans, a dozen or more Revolutionary War Patriots, a line straight to Jamestown, and among others, but first their story. Hugh Davisson Turner Sr. Hugh
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Julia Crowley (1883 – 1959) Julia Crowley was born April 11, 1893 in Cool Mountain, Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland. She was the youngest child of David Crowley and Julia Vaughan O’Leary Crowley. She is listed in the 1901 Census of Ireland living with her parents and brother. Immigration Julia Crowley boarded the Teutonic in Queenstown,
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David Crowley Julia Vaughan O’Leary Crowley When you first start out on your genealogical journey, it can be challenging coming across other’s trees that connect to your ancestors, but you have not idea how they connect. It can take years to sort it all out. As was the case with my great great grandparents, David
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33 years ago today, my grandmother passed. When I look at her time line with both family and historical events, it makes me see her in a whole different light. I had no idea how many ups and downs she had before her 35th birthday. Using a timeline can really change your perspective when you
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Amedeo Alfano was born in Monte, Marano, Avelino, Italy in 1892 and immigrated to the US about 1909. Amedeo married Bianca Todino in New Jersey in 1915. They Americanized their first names to Matthew and hers to Blanche. They had 4 children that I know of: Constantine, Anthony, George, and Matthew. In the 1930 US
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When I first started my research, I thought to myself, oh I have her birth certificate that she used during her lifetime…. that’s good enough. I could not have been more wrong. Certificate she used I realized I never pulled my great grandmother’s state birth record or her younger brother’s at the NJ State Archives.
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Years ago, my brother and I visited with several paternal second cousins for the first time in Virginia. One cousin shared old family photos with us. I took photos of many photographs to review and research later at home. There were so, so many pictures! It was a happy day. On the return lag of
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