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Tag Archives: Lyon
Tomato Soup Cake
I have heard it said that recipes and the wonderful food dishes they create are a real and concrete way to connect past generations of ancestors to the current generation. The one dish that does that for me is Tomato … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnett, cake, Deloria, Family history, genealogy, Lyon, Moore, Plattsburgh, recipe
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A Picture’s Story
Where’s my purse? Over the years I have heard that question countless times from my wife. I am amazed at how quickly and often she can forget where she has placed her purse. The above picture is a reminder … Continue reading
Posted in Whats in a Picture?
Tagged Family history, genealogy, Lake Placid New York, Lyon, Moore Family, New York
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Walking With Giants
It was the above picture of a newspaper page that fueled the idea of this blog post. I had used this image in an earlier post. When I studied this newspaper page, I was reminded of the many people … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushey, Clinton County New York, Cole, Family history, genealogy, Lyon, Moore Family, Veterans Day
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Brothers
This is another of what I call a front porch picture. It is of three brothers Edward Lyon, Charles Lyon, and Robert Lyon. Edward and Charles were my wife’s uncles while Robert was her father. Edward was born in 1916, … Continue reading
A Front Porch Picture
The above picture is what I call a front porch picture. You know what I mean where everyone gathers on the porch for a group picture. Many times a porch is not even needed. While looking at the photographs in … Continue reading
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Tagged Family history, Family Photographs, genealogy, Gonya, Lyon, Monty
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Going To the Movies
A few days ago I was watching on television the original King Kong movie. I remembered as a child when I first watched this movie and feeling very sorry for King Kong. This caused me to reflect on my … Continue reading
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Tagged Deloria, Family history, genealogy, Lyon, Moore Family, Plattsburgh, Strand Theater
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Listening To Gravestones
One of the many things we did on a recent trip we took back to my hometown was to visit a couple of cemeteries. Since my wife’s family has been in the area since the 1700s and mine came to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnett, Clinton County, Family history, Frederrick, genealogy, Gonya, Guyette, Ladd, Lyon, Monty, Plattsburgh, Shedrick
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Great Loves Live On.
Willis Deloria and Pauline Bonnett Deloria were my grandparents. They were married in 1918 when Pauline was just over the age of 15, and Willis was 35. It was the first and the last marriage for each of them. Willis … Continue reading
Now, Where Did I Put That……………………?
What you see shown above is part of my workspace. It was much worse. In fact over the last few years it has gotten much better. Instead of boxes and file drawers full of papers and records surrounded by hills … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnett, Dakin, Deloria, Family history, genealogy, Gonya, Lyon, Monty, Moore Family
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A Day In The Life Of…………………………
The Last few days have brought cold weather with temperatures falling below zero. Yesterday we got about eight inches of snow with blowing wind. These conditions have the effect of making the snow harder to deal with and just making … Continue reading
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