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In this book by George Leonard, first published in 1976, he attempts to convince the reader of life on the moon. #otherleonards #aliens

Read the story of Harry Leonard at Archive.org. #otherleonards

#sympathy #death #spiritual #mourning #meme #gallery

Imagine the sheer joy Americans must have felt when they realized they had won their independence from Great Britain, after generations of oppression and control by the monarchs of England. The first Independence Day must have been the biggest celebration in America ever. Let us remember, our freedom was not easily attained - but it can be easily lost. Stay alert and stay true to both God and Country. Prints (framed or unframed) of this photo are available here: #patriotism #patriotic #myblog #art #American #America

Slipped into Water When Her Sister Turned Her Head for a Moment Niagara Falls, N. Y., April 22 - Mrs. Whipple, 60 years old, of Buffalo, went over the falls this afternoon and disappeared under the waters below. She was in Luna park at the brink of the falls, with her sister, Mrs. Leonard. The latter turned her head for a moment when her sister slipped into the water and was quickly carried over the falls. #notablenews #leonard #Leonard #niagarafalls #tragedy

Compiled by John H. Leonard of Greenwich Ave., New York City, this 1895 book is "a handy guide" to the cemeteries of New York and Vicinity and includes data about the going rates for burial plots, the condition of the grounds, and estimated number of burials (as of 1895). Read it at Archive.org free of charge. Click here to see more historical Leonard memorabilia. #otherleonards

Harry Dickinson was the son of John & Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson. He was born in Sheffield, England, in 1863, and emigrated to American abt. the 1870s with his parents, brother, and sister. Pursuing his father's occupation as a steel hammersman, he settled his family at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Harry died at the age of 72, in 1935, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. He is buried in Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey. For more on this family, see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #cemetery #pittsburgh #blairstown #harrydickinson

#freedom #American #USA #America #cartoonvirtues #patriotism #americandream #myblog

YouTubers are great for showing you all the places your ancestors lived. John Dickinson, my ancestor, was a hammersman in Sheffield and the videos in this playlist show many of the city's historic buildings and sites he must have seen: Sheffield - Then and Now 1 (Click here for the entire playlist) #Sheffield #England #england #unitedkingdom #videos #photographs #photos #foreign #Yorkshire

Percy Henry Daniels was the mother of Ethel (Daniels) Leonard. He was born in Olympia, Washington, bet. 1881 and 1886. I just got his death certificate from the town clerk at Solon, Cortland County, New York, where he died on Dec. 13, 1940, from Coronary disease with "general arterio sclerosis". On this certificate, his birth date is given as Dec. 5, 1881. His age "59 years, 8 days". His occupation was "pipe fitter" at Associated Gas. He was married and had lived in Solon for 8 months prior to his death. The family had previously lived in Cortland. For more information on Percy's family, see the Daniels page and the Leonard page. #daniels #Daniels #leonard #Leonard #PercyDaniels

Margaret Dickinson was my grandmother who died at the age of 24. In her memory, this video was made. Margaret Dickinson was the daughter of William Henry Dickinson and Delaphina "Mary" Decker. See "Ancestors of Margaret A. Dickinson" for more information. See also the Dickinson page and the Decker page. #dickinson #margaretdickinson

William Henry Dickinson was the son of Harry Dickinson and Annie (Robinson) Dickinson. For more see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #williamhenrydickinson #slideshow #video #photos

I have come to the conclusion that most Americans have grandfathers who fought and died in the wars of America's past, yet they have no idea. Our American forefathers worked like a machine building this great country, where their descendants live freely today. I sang the song in school and never thought the words were true. But after researching my family history, I found that I had several grandfathers who fought in the American Revolution, at least one that fought in the War of 1812, and at least one that fought in the Civil War. Several of my forefathers were founders and early settlers of the towns and cities we live in today. They are long gone and their relationship to me had been forgotten and lost, but they are like giant oak trees, whose roots remain embedded in the land, in both the past and the present. Now that I know how deep my roots in this country run, these words have more meaning than ever. Sing it America, sing it loud! Find a list of popular American patriotic songs, visit ScoutSongs.com. #america #patriotic #songs #poems

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If your ancestors came from New England, there's a good chance you can find information about them in this collection published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society over a period of 76 years, one volume for each year. The names from the first 50 volumes were consolidated into one index (1281 pages divided into three volumes), in 1906 and are available for viewing online at no charge. Instead of searching through the 50 volumes, I've made it easy to find your ancestor(s) in a couple easy steps, starting with the index. Use my links to jump the books and pages you need. Click here to get started. #tips #links #newengland #nehgr

William Henry Dickinson and his wife, Mary "Delaphina" (Decker) Dickinson are buried in Sherburne, New York. See the Dickinson page and the Decker page for more information about these families. (2nd Great-Grandchildren, Margaret and Matthew, visiting their resting place in 2003). #dickinson #cemetery #grave #williamhenrydickinson #delaphinadecker

See Martial Deeds of Pennsylvania, pages 976-981, below for Edwin Stanton's biography. Whether or not he is related to the Stanton ancestors of Mary Esther (Harvey) Reese-Gaul has yet to be determined. (See the Harvey page for more on her line). #stanton #shirley #harvey

This 1907 article from the Warwick Valley Dispatch is almost certainly referring to Charles Gilbert Decker, the father of Delaphina Decker who married William Henry Dickinson. Warwick school records confirm "Delaphine Decker" attended the Warwick Valley Central School district (Pine Island School), from January to May in 1908. Notice, in this detailed 1903 map, Jesse Decker is shown living on the outskirts of Pine Island, in Warwick. Jesse Decker who was born abt. 1827 and was living in Warwick at the time of the 1875 State Census when he was reported as living with his wife, Sarah (est. b. 1837), and two daughters, Caroline and Mary Decker, ages 12 and 14. Charles Decker's obituary printed in June of 1909 is somewhat confusing, stating that he was employed at the engine works in Walden and "died in that village". Furthermore, it states that he "moved to Walden from the Village to Florida about six months ago". (Warwick Advertiser, 6-4-1909). Walden is a village in the town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York, about 25 miles northeast of Florida. Florida and Pine Island are both villages in the town of Warwick. Notice, Pine Island is only about 12 miles from Sussex (Deckertown), New Jersey. For more information about Charles Decker, see the Decker page. For other Deckers, click here. #decker #mystery #warwick #othercharlesdeckers

John Mason was my 9th great-grandfather via my great-grandmother, Mary Esther Harvey Reese. He is believed to have been the son of John Mason and Mary Eaton. He was born on the 6th of June 1657 in Dedham, Massachusetts, and married Hannah Hawes there in 1676. If the results of my research is correct, they were the parents of Lydia Mason, wife of John Seymour III. A book by Theodore West Mason, called "Family Record in our Line of Descent from Major John Mason of Norwich, Connecticut", gives the following information about the Mason name and it's history as follows on pages 5-6: Maj. John Mason himself published a book as well, "A brief History of the Pequot War". #mason #Mason #Connecticut #Massachusetts #newengland

"Decree was granted settling the accounts of Joseph E. Remington as executor of the estate of the late John Leonard of Brutus. The account shows a balance of $165.64 for distribution." - Auburn Democrat Argus, Oct. 1908 For for more Leonard news and items, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #cayugacounty

Under the Bloomingburg, section, this brief mention of Charles Decker, son of M.B. Decker, is made: The following similar stories may relate to the same Charles and/or family: For more Decker news, see the Decker page. #othercharlesdeckers #otherdeckers #middletown #Bloomingburg

Sixty-one years ago today, an angel got her wings. The dreadful date of 9/11. Her obituary was printed in the Jamestown Post-Journal on September 13, 1954, as follows: Mrs. Lloyd Reese SALAMANCA - Mrs. Margaret Annie Dickinson Reese, 24, 58 Jefferson Street, wife of Rev. Lloyd Reese, pastor of the Assembly of God Church, died at 9:15 P.M., Saturday at Salamanca District Hospital, following a year's illness. She was born Feb. 3, 1930, in Susquehanna, Pa., the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William Dickinson. She had formerly lived for four years in Fredonia and moved here following her marriage Sept. 6, 1952, in Carthage. She was a graduate of New England Bible Institute, Framingham, Mass., in 1952. Surviving are her parents; her husband; a daughter, Cheryl, 10 months; three sisters, Mrs. Betty Sheffield, Dunkirk, Miss Ruth Dickinson, Carthage and Mrs. Agnes Snowman, St. Petersburg, Fla.; four brothers, Benjamin Dickinson, Canandaigua, Rev. James Dickinson, Brockport, Robert Dickinson, Laconia, N.H., and Johnathan Dickinson, Carthage; and several aunts, uncles and cousins, all in New Jersey. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. at the First Methodist Church, with Rev. Joseph Flower, New York District Superintendant of the Assembly of God and Rev. Gordon Bender, Lockport, Western New York Presbyter of the Assembly of God, officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Hunt Funeral Home. The book "Ancestors of Margaret A. Dickinson", gives Margaret's ancestry as well as many photos and memorabilia pertaining to the family. For more on this family, see the Dickinson page and the Reese page. #dickinson #obituaries #cemetery #reese #margaretdickinson

An interesting article from the Review, Farmer Village, New York, 1888: A prominent physician calls the kiss "an elegant disseminator of disease." He says, "fever is spread by it, so are lung diseases." He maintains that if the kissing custom were driven out of the land "it would save one-tenth of one percent of human lives", which are now sacrificed. Out upon the gnarled and sapless vagabond! Evidently kisses are not for such as he and the old fox says the grapes are sour. Let him devote himself to making our women healthy and blooming that kisses may be kisses. This can surely be done by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription which is magical in its effect, upon all diseases peculiar to females. After taking it there will be no more irregularity, no more nervous prostration, no more general debility. All druggists. To regulate the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, Dr. Pierce's Pellets excel. 25 cents a vial; one a dose. See the Notable News page for more peculiar and interesting news form the past.

My mother always said her ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch (on her father's side), so I'm not surprised that she prepared many of the dishes found in the book "Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking". I still make dumplings to this day and we love Pennsylvania Dutch egg noodles. Now that I have the recipe I'll be making them from scratch, just like my foremothers did. This is a great old book containing many traditional Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. Click here to see some excerpts and recipes. This recipe I am curious to see prepared. It is "Scripture Cake", from the same book. Photos are welcome! Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup figs 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup water 1 cup raisins 3 eggs Cinnamon, Mace, Cloves 1 Tbsp honey 1/2 cup almonds Preheat over to 375-degrees. #pennsylvaniadutch #reese #recipes #food

"LEONARD - The 19th annual reunion of the Leonard family will be held Wednesday, August 26, in Three Fall Glen, Ridgeburg. I. H. Leonard, secretary, Wellsburg, N.Y. R.F.D. No. 55." Perhaps the publication of this news in one of the previous 18 years will reveal who some of the attendees of these reunions were. #otherleonards #Leonard #leonard

WIFE BEATER THRICE "DUCKED' IN RIVER Kansas City, Kan. - George Martin was sentenced to 100 days in the workhouse for beating his wife and the patrolmen who took him there were instructed to stop at the Kaw river and duck Martin under the water tree times. "Martin, your spirits are too fiery." Judge Herrod commented. "They need quenching." #notablenews #abuse #batteredwife #abusivehusband #oldfashionedjustice

From his obituary, we can summize the following: Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Decker of Belmont had at least nine sons and three daughters. The following were the ones living in 1950: Walter Decker of Burlington, NJ Stewart Decker of New Florence, PA Elmer Decker of Philadelphia, PA Raymond Decker of Cleveland, OH Paul Decker of Johnstown, PA Joseph Decker of Belmont, NY Harry Decker of Pittsburgh, PA Oscar Decker of Friendship, NY? Belle Decker Janakis of Pittsburgh, PA Marie Decker of Canton, OH Beulah Decker Kaiser of Belmont, NY Blanch Decker Travis of Alfred, NY Charles Decker of Belmont, NY (Charles married Dora Hoffman and had a daughter named Hazel Decker of Hornell. Charles died in Hornell, New York, on 4 Feb 1950 from wounds suffered after explosion. He is buried in Belmont Cemetery). #otherdeckers #othercharlesdeckers #alfred #belmont #NewYork

The following are articles about Peter Decker. Whether or not they are the same person has yet to be determined. Your comments are welcome. "Peter Decker, of Warwick, was thrown out of a wagon, and had two ribs broken, the other day, on the farm of C. B. Vandevort." - Port Jervis Evening Gazette 7-9-1874 "Death's Doings. A brother of Aaron Decker of Port Jervis dies at Dingman's Choice, PA. Abram Decker died at Dingman's Choice, Pike county, Pa., suddenly last Friday night of chronic diarrhea, aged nearly 70 years. The funeral took place Sunday forenoon, at 11 o'clock, from the Reformed church at that place, and the burial was at Milford cemetery. Mr. Decker was a brother of Aaron Decker of Port Jervis, and of Peter Decker of Coolbaugh's, Monrose county, Pa. He is survived by a second wife and six children. He was an elder in Reforemed church at Dingmans choice." - Port Jervis Evening Gazette 7-11-1881 "Mrs. Lydia Decker Wilson, of Pacific, Mo., is visiting at the home her relative, Mrs. U. H. Seymour, Matamoras, Pa. Mrs. Wilson arrived last evening and will remain one month visiting with relatives at Matamoras and Mongaup, her girlhood home. She is the daughter of Peter Decker of that place." - Port Jervis Evening Gazette 1-15-1902 #otherdeckers #decker #newyork #portjervis #warwick #orangecounty

From Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking, these illustrations were taken. #graphics #pennsylvaniadutch

This site is a great resource for anyone researching ancestors from Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. With over 800,000 pages of history including the 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871 census, Sheffield's Master Cutlers Index, (from 1624 to 1925), directories, poll books, marriage records, probate records, land records, burial records and more, there's a good chance you will find something. The Apprentices index is also available. There is also a forum for communicating with people in Sheffield and/or researching Sheffield. Visit http://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/ to try a search. For historical data about Sheffield itself, check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield. For this and many more online genealogy resources, see the Genealogy Links page. #Sheffield #Yorkshire #England #unitedkingdom #dickinson #foreign