I have written before about the Woodhull Cemetery that my DAR chapter is wanting to preserve and restore. I’d been having quite a few roadblocks on the town level to getting official approval to make changes to the cemetery. One
Cemetery Workshop
On August 12th, my husband, my co-worker Colleen, and I attended a hands-on cemetery workshop where we learned how to properly treat and clean headstones. The workshop was sponsored by the Orange County Historian and was led by professional headstone
Preserving the Papers of Captain Richard Caldwell, Blooming Grove, NY
In October 2016, I visited the Moffat Library for part of my genealogy course program to examine historic manuscripts. The Moffat Library had in their vaults a collection of letters from the Caldwell family of Salisbury Mills. Shockingly, these handwritten
The Woodhulls of Orange County
Last night, I gave a presentation to my DAR chapter on the Woodhulls of Orange County, NY. Unfortunately, my camera quit recording 13 seconds into my presentation so there is no footage of me giving the actual talk. I’ve rerecorded
The Home of Captain Woodhull – Day 3 Family History Writing Challenge
Day 3’s prompt for the #30DayFHWChallenge is: Imagine your ancestor getting the keys to his first house or car. Write a journal entry from his point of view that describes the car/place and his feelings about it. Because I love