Mount Vernon Cemetery
I was able to visit Massachusetts this weekend and if any of you are family history buffs, you will know that rarely does a trip…
History according to Gramp.(Alfred T. Balentine)
I have learned a lot from doing family history. One thing that I have learned is to assess a body of work. In other words,…
Salem, Massachusettes and Roger Conant
I was thrilled to find out that I descend from early Salem residents. I, like so many, hoped I descended from a witch. Wouldn’t that…
Old Burial Hill
I am putting together my summer Family History Tour. Another place I have chosen is Marblehead, Mass. I descend from Rev. William Walton and his…
John and Mary Allen, related in more then one way
How many ways can someone be related? I am still counting. My Great, Great Grandparents;John and Mary Allen were married. But in my Whitman research,…
Painting Context in Salem, Mass.
I have so many found Ancestral Grandparents, I have always bowed out when naming Uncles and Aunts. The information would be incredulous. Parameters need to…