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Tag Archives: Plattsburgh
Who Was Harriet Monty?
Karen Harrison first contacted me in August of 2015. Karen had a mystery she was trying to solve, and since her husband and my wife had a DNA match, she thought I might be of some help. In short, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Benton Harbor, Bury Family, Clinton County, Family history, genealogy, Monty Family, Plattsburgh
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“I Have a Photograph”
The one thing I can say about the current state of shelter in place is that unfinished projects seem to be all around and calling out to be completed. In that vein, I have been working on family photographs and … Continue reading
Posted in Whats in a Picture?
Tagged Deloria, Family history, genealogy, Moore, New York, Plattsburgh, Veronica Deloria Moore
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The Long Reach of Christmas
In her book, The Secret Life of Objects, author Dawn Raffel shows how seemingly everyday objects found in people’s homes hold stories about family history. It is pointed out in the book that the stories these objects hold must be … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Deloria, Family history, genealogy, Moore, Moore Family, Plattsburgh, Quilting, quilts
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Girl Collides with Moving Auto. Read about it in the Newspaper.
As family historians, we have many records and sources in which we can find our family story. The Censuses and DNA testing being two of the most popular. While I have made good use of these sources, I find myself … Continue reading
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Tagged Family history, genealogy, Moore Family, Newspapers, Plattsburgh
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Can We Keep Him?
The above photograph is kept in a frame and is on display in our home. It was taken almost twenty years ago in Burlington, Vermont. The two main characters in the picture are Clifford the Big Red Dog, of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Burlington, Family history, genealogy, Plattsburgh, Vermont
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Slaves in the Backyard
Sometimes a story that needs to be told could be right outside your door. Perhaps you just failed to comprehend, or it just grew too familiar and as a result, gave it no real thought. This post is a small … Continue reading
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Tagged Clinton County N.Y., Dakin, Family history, genealogy, Lake Champlain, Moore, New York, Plattsburgh, Slavery, Treadwell
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The Year Was 1970
I am a regular reader of a blog called Carpe Diem, which is written by Don Forrester. The blog is not a genealogy- oriented work, but much is written about family and everyday life and one’s comings and goings. Don … Continue reading
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Tagged Family history, genealogy, Moore, Plattsburgh, Strand Theater
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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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Letters are Windows to the Past
My Great Grandmother Bessie Barney Bonnett LeClair was trying to make a new start in 1918. She had divorced her first husband Abner Bonnett and had just married William LeClair. The envelope shown below housed a letter from her husband … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnett, Dakin, Deloria, Family history, Florence Tromblee, genealogy, Gonya, letter writing, Monty, Page Cole, Plattsburgh, Utica New York
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The Dance
When we go through an old box or album of pictures they can give us reason to laugh or sigh, and even feel a little sad. We get the most out of these pictures when they are of us or … Continue reading
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Tagged Beekmantown, Family history, genealogy, Plattsburgh, School dance, Valentines Day
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Moore Genealogy 