We were driving south to meet our nephew and new grand-niece for dinner when I saw the sign for Sharon. Ohmygosh, gggmother Fanny Brown Childs was from Sharon. Screech, turn, see the Town Clerk's Office, veer right, snap photo of church, reverse to Clerk's Office -- time is 4:25 pmLeave … [Read more...]
Gov Portraits
Most state governors select a stately portrait, not so Howard Dean, or L.L. Dean (as the guard told us). He chose a more casual setting with boat and paddle.Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed … [Read more...]
joes-pond.jpg
Stopped for lunch en route to the Vermont state capitol, Montpelier. Lobster Rolls at Joe's Pond were pretty darn good.P.S. Couldn't remember if it was "capitol" or "capital"... Our inn host sent us to the house library where we found the 1890 Funk and Wagnals.Sent from … [Read more...]
vermonts-northeast-kingdom
It doesn't get much more beautiful than this. No wonder they call it The Northeast Kingdom.Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed … [Read more...]
Research Stop at the Vermont Historical Society
Success! Today I was able to find Vital Records for James Winsor and Henry M Winsor. Also found info on Mercy Mathewson (wife of James). Sad to realize that our family only had two generations in the Green Mtn State. I wonder...if Mercy and James had not both died leaving Henry an orphan, would the … [Read more...]
Day Progress
Boston has never looked so good for a birthday celebration. Landed 7 hrs behind schedule due to 1) weather, then 2) mechanical, then 3) onboard med emerg with a stop in Chicago for EMTs -- of course I'm glad the airline can do that so quickly -- then 4) crew over time limit, had to wait for new … [Read more...]
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