Sometimes there are moments that really help solidify who you are, where you’re supposed to be and what you should be doing with your life. Since moving to New York, I’ve had more of these types of serendipitous moments than
Woodhull Cemetery – Orange County, NY
I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it before but my teenage years were spent living above a funeral home in my home town of Ashville, Ohio. It’s true. My parents divorced and I spent my entire high school years living
The Terrible Death of Ebenezer Wheeler
If you watch AMC’S show TURN: Washington’s Spies, you’re well aware of the the Queen’s Ranger leader Robert Rogers. As noted in the show, Rogers fought in the French & Indian War. My 1st cousin, 7X removed, Ebenezer Wheeler enlisted
Hannah Woodhull, consort
The other day my husband and I were at the Cemetery of the Highlands in Highland Mills, NY near Woodbury. (Orange County) My genealogical serendipity continues to amaze me as I stumbled upon yet another set of Woodhulls from my
My Family’s Civil War Romance
It would seem that what I initially thought could have been semi-scandalous and involved star-crossed lovers running away together, was probably more likely that her father was at his sister’s deathbed and sent the brother Jacob in his stead to sign her marriage application.