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This valuable resource, "A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames and Places", by Charles Wareing Bardsley could prove to be very helpful in researching more than one branch of your family history. Flip or scroll through the pages of names, which are sorted alphabetically. Check for multiple surnames from your family tree (including spelling variations), and if your family came from the United Kingdom or Wales, you're sure to find at least one match. Note: Be sure to read the Introduction, which starts with a very helpful list of Abbreviations. These are essential in order to understand the information provided under the surname(s). I also included the list of abbreviations in the image below for quick reference, so you don't have to keep flipping to it in the book. This will help you decipher the valuable clues as you analyze the information. Abbreviations If you find one or more of your family surnames in here, give the page a thumbs up or let us know in the comments! Stay tuned for more valuable resources and tips! #England #england #wales #welsh #biographies #unitedkingdom

The American Genealogist was a magazine published beginning in 1899, containing a variety of valuable genealogical information, much of which you'd have difficulty finding elsewhere. The American Genealogist was released quarterly to subscribers who probably hoped to find some material relevant to their family history, but today we can access many of the issues free online anytime. I have been working for weeks to locate as many issues as possible and to create a list of the contents of each to make it easier to utilize this resource. While doing this, I stumbled upon information about several branches of my family tree, specifically the Mayos, Beckwiths, Feakes, and Evarts so far. There are marriage records, baptismal records, complete family histories and so much more in this magazine. It is worth taking the time to at least browse through the list of contents of each issue to see if some obscure information about your ancestors can be found. Note: The issue year has nothing to do with the periods of the contained records. Each volume contains records and information spanning hundreds of years. Below is a list of all the issues of The American Genealogist Magazine volumes 1-20 that I could find. In my next blog, Part 2, I will summarize and link volumes 21-30, and the remaining volumes will be indexed and linked in Part 3. See "Contents" for a quick glance at what information each issue contained to save time. For some volumes a Table of Contents is found but not for all, which is why I took the time to type out the contents for you. Some volumes also offer a separate index, but an index for each volume is usually also printed in the 4th issue of each volume, with the exception of Volume 1. If you see something in the Contents that interests you, click the issue number above the Contents to access the material. Each link takes you directly to the book at archive.org or FamilySearch* for free. (FamilySearch requires logging in to their site for access). If you find anything about your family or if you know where to find the rest of volumes 2-5, please let us know in the comments below! Volume 1 >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 1 American Descendants of Rhirid the Wolf Scotch Planters of Ulster Morton Notes Some of the First Planters of West Jersey Moravian Immigration to Pennsylvania, 1742-1763 Notes & Queries >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 2 Moravian Immigration to Pennsylvania American Descendants of Rhririd the Wolf (Cont'd) Morton Notes Scotch Planters of Ulster (Cont'd) Descendants of Godwin Walter The Great Valley Baptist Church of Chester County Notes & Queries >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 3 Abstracts of Wills Recorded at West Chester Some of the First Planters of west Jersey Records of the Lower Merion Baptist Church Descendants of Godwin Walter Tombstone Inscriptions Scotch Planters of Ulster (Cont'd) American Descendants of Rhirid the Wolf >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 4 Shortridge Tombstone Inscriptions Abstracts of Wills Recorded at West Chester (Cont'd) American Descendants of Rhirid the Wolf (Cont'd) Notes & Queries >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 5 Moravian Immigration to Pennsylvania (Cont'd) Census of Northampton Township Foering Genealogy Knorr >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 6 Lohra (or Lora), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Sproat Family in America Abstracts from Parish Register of Llanderfel Descendants of Godwin Walter >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 7 A Pennsylvania Pedigree The Descendants of Wm. Ruffin, of Virginia The Scotch Planters of Ulster, Ireland Notes and Queries >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 8 Early Pennsylvania Landholders Scotch Planters in Ireland Buchanan Notes and Queries >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 9 & 10 The Family of Estell, of East and West Jersey Services of Joseph Fry in the Revolution Buchanan Descendants of Godwin Walter Kite Notes Notes and Queries >The American Genealogist 1900: Vol 1 Iss 11 Descendants of Godwin Walter Certificates of Removal Received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends 1682-1750 Notes & Queries >The American Genealogist 1899: Vol 1 Iss 12 Robert Turner and his descendants Notes on the families of Wager, Wirtz, Houser, Baker and Schriener families Volume 2-5 Not found. Click here to check FamilySearch's site to see if these have been added. Volume 6 >The American Genealogist 1930: Vol 6 (FamilySearch Film #007725613) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 4-143 of 674 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. Families of Ancient New Haven (Alphabetically: Mudge-Rowe) Cont'd in Vol 7 p. 1549 New Haven Census 1704 p. 1531 Town Poor, New Haven p. 1535 Book Reviews Connecticut Genealogy p. 1541 Volume 7 >The American Genealogist 1931: Vol 7 (FamilySearch Film #007725613) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 147-295 of 674 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. Families of Ancient New Haven (Alphabetically: Royce-Tinker) p. 1549 Additions and Corrections Hamden Plains Cemetery, Hamden, Connecticut - Record of Burials p. 1792 Division of New Haven Lands p. 1805 Book Reviews Volume 8 >The American Genealogist 1932: Vol 8 (FamilySearch Film #007725613) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 299-442 of 674 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. Families of Ancient New Haven (Alphabetically: Todd-Young) p. 1817-2043 Additions and Corrections Records of Deaths in New Haven in 1820 p. 2054 Volume 9 >The American Genealogist 1933 - 1933: Vol 9 Index (Archive.org) >The American Genealogist Volume 9 (FamilySearch) Principles of Genealogy and Research Dates and the Calendar English and American Heraldry English Research: Court Rolls, Deeds Enrolled French terms of Nobility Marriage Names Probate Law and Custom Royal Ancestry Tradition and Family History Branford, Connecticut, Church Records 1688-1706 Farmington, Connecticut, Vital Records before 1700 Milford, Connecticut, Vital Records 1654-1718 New London, Connecticut, Episcopalian Petition 1727 New London, Connecticut, Probate Records before 1710 Wethersfield, Connecticut, Vital Records 1635-1665 Woodbury, Connecticut, Church Records 1670-1700 Springfield and Conn. River towns, corrections Onondaga County, New York, Petition 1794 Family Genealogies, Notes, or Bible Records: Andrews, Baker, Barnes, Bryan, Clark, Cross, Deighton, Goodrich, Harlow, Ingersoll, Jett, Kellogg, Linsley, Marble, Merriman, Nichols, Peck, Pierson, Pomeroy, Rogers, Seeley, Sharts, Smith, Weekes, Wickes, Westover, Wickham, Williams English Ancestry of Immigrants: Alexander Bryan, Milford, Connecticut Francis Nichols, Stratford, Connecticut Eltweed Pomeroy, Dorchester, Massachusetts Frances (Deighton) Williams, Taunton, Massachusetts Royal Ancestry: The House of Rurik (Russia) Kings of Ireland Descents from the Cid Ancestry of wives of King Edward I Descent of Frances (Deighton) Williams from King Edward I Genealogical Items from the Medical Journal of John Winthrop Queries and Answers Book Reviews and Notes Clippings Editorials Volume 10 >The American Genealogist 1934: Vol 10 Index (FamilySearch Film #008128263) >The American Genealogist 1934: Vol 10 Contents (FamilySearch Film #008128263) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 165-320 of 1,421 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. >The American Genealogist 1934: Vol 10 Name Index (FamilySearch Film #008128263) Volume 11 >The American Genealogist 1934: Vol 11 Index (FamilySearch Film #008128263) >The American Genealogist 1934-1935: Vol 10 Contents (FamilySearch Film #008128263) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 323-475 of 1,421 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. Volume 12 >The American Genealogist 1936: Vol 12 Index (FamilySearch) >The American Genealogist 1936: Vol 12 (FamilySearch Film #007723922) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 4-170 of 535 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. Fraudulent Pedigrees Preparing Genealogical Manuscript for Publication Branford, Connecticut, Vital Records Branford, Connecticut, Town Records (excerpts) Killingworth, Connecticut, Vital Records Lyme, Connecticut, Vital Records (Correction) Middletown, Connecticut, Vital Records Milford, Connecticut, Town and Land Records Monroe, Connecticut, Inscriptions (Upper Stepney) New London, Connecticut, Probate Files before 1710 Wolcott, Connecticut, Inscriptions Monson, Massachusetts, First Congregational Church Records 1762-1774 Suffolk County Probate Index 1686-1692 Fairfield, Vermont, Congregational Church Records 1814-1877 Identification of Immigrants or their wives: Rev. Nathaniel Brewster of Brookhaven, Long Island, NY Charles Gott of Wenham, Mass. Rev. Peter Hobart of Hingham, Mass. Thomas Osborn of New Haven, Conn. and East Hampton, Long Island Rev. Zechariah Symmes of Charlestown, Mass. John Throckmorton of Salem, Mass. Capt. Thomas Wheeler of Concord, Mass. and Fairfield, Conn. Family Genealogies, Notes or Bible Records: Adams (Norfolk County, Mass.) Baker (Bible Record) Bishop (New Haven, Conn.) Brewer (Tyringham, Mass.) Brewster (Brookhaven, Long Island) Brown (Cambridge, Mass.) Clark (Hartford, Conn.) Clark (Lebanon, Conn.) Cleveland (Windham, Conn.) Curtis (Stratford, Conn.) Edson (Salem, Mass.) Ford (Bible Record) Godfrey (Bible Record) Gorham (Stamford, Conn.) Gott (Wenham, Mass.) Gustin (Marlow, N.H.) Hall (Tyringham, Mass.) Hanson (Bible Records) Harriman (Bible Record) Harriman (Bible Record) Hobart (Hingham, Mass.) Jones (Stratford, Conn.) Kingman (Weymouth, Mass.) Lake (Mass. and Rhode Island) Mayo (Hardwick, Mass.) Mitchell (Block Island) Norton (Brookhaven, Long Island) Osborn (Conn. and L. I.) Pendleton (Bible Record) Phillips (Weymouth, Mass.) Rawson (Providence, R. I.) Sheldon (S. Kingston, R.I.) Strong (Windsor, Conn.) Symmes (Charlestown, Mass.) Thorp (Stamford, Conn.) Throckmorton (R. I. and N. J.) Tooker (L. I.) Townsend (Lynn, Mass.) Udall (Flushing, L. I.) Van Huysen (New York) Wheeler (Concord, Mass.) Index to Vol. 12 Volume 13 >The American Genealogist 1932 - 1933: Vol 14 Index (FamilySearch) >The American Genealogist 1936 - 1937: Vol 14 Table of Contents (FamilySearch) Note: The pages of this volume are found on images 478-639 of 1,421 images in this set. There is no correlation between the image number and page number. Volume 14 >The American Genealogist 1937 - 1938: Vol 14 Index >The American Genealogist 1937 - 1938: Vol 14 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1937-07: Vol 14 Iss 1 The Father of the Concord Wheelers The Early Ludlam and Related Families of Oyster Bay, New York William De Huntingfield, Surety of the Magna Charta The Second Mrs. Samuel Porter of Hadley Stray Wills at Suffolk County (Mass) Probate Registry New London, Connecticut Probate Records (before 1710) Family Records: Cotton, Middletown, Connecticut, Humeston of Connecticut, Wright of Connecticut, Pardee, Burwell, Jones of Connecticut Wallingford, Connecticut, Vital Records Suffolk County Probate (1686-1692) Superior Court Records (Connecticut) Susannah (Jones) Wilson and Her Immediate Descendants >The American Genealogist 1937-10: Vol 14 Iss 2 The Rules of Heraldry A Problem in Salem Genealogical History (The Prince Family) The Stanton-Washington Ancestry Captain Joseph Fitch Pre-American Ancestries: The Alleged Ancestry of Henry Herrick of Salem Thomas Newton of Milford, Connecticut New London Probate Records (before 1710) The Family of Rev. Nathaniel Brewster: Additional Data and Misc. Items Wallingford, Connecticut Vital Records Notes: The Wife of Elkanah Lincoln Notes: Strickland-Roberts-Furman Searching for Your Ancestors Methods of Tracing Pedigrees American Genealogical Index English Parish Registers Rev. William Thomson of New London, Conn. Stratford (Conn.) Congregational Church Records Parentage of William Preston of New Haven, Conn. Family Records: Tracy of Conn. Squire-Sargent, Ohio Kenyon Clark-McIntosh of Conn. Alexander of Mass. Warren of Mass. and Conn. Matthews of New York >The American Genealogist 1938-01: Vol 14 Iss 3 John Tomson of Little Preston, Northamptonshire, England The Lord Campbell Myth Robert Cue of Salem, Beverly, and Wenham, Mass. Bridget Hutchinson and One Line of Her Descendants Wright Family Records Susanna (Jones) Wilson and Her Immediate Descendants (concluded) Captain Joseph Fitch (concluded) Inhabitants of Columbia Society (Now Prospect), Conn., 1805 New London Probate Records (Porter, Post, Pratt) Stray Wills from Suffolk County (Mass.) Probate Records: Richard Barnes of Newport, R.I. Bartholomew Hunt of Newport, R.I. James Rogers of New London, Conn. Notes: Will of Joseph Fuller of Suffield, Conn. Hannah (Hawley) (Nichols) (Wolcott) (Porter) Wolcott Arthur Smith of Southold ad Setauket, L.I. The Ohio Genealogical Quarterly Index to the Early Settlers of New York State American Genealogical Card Index Warwicks of Virginia Furman Hommes and Sites Matawan 1686-1936 Wills of Suffolk County, L.I. Eaton Families Association Thomas Munson Tercentenary >The American Genealogist 1938-04: Vol 14 Iss 4 The Harlakenden Claim of Royal Descent The Howland Ancestry Additions and Correction to the Bostwick Genealogy Knights' Sons in New England: The Poole Family Turney-Odell Nicholas Snow's Mother The English Origin of Thomas Olcott of Hartford, Conn. Woodhull, Smith and Helme Notes of the Early Weeks Families of Oyster Bay, N.Y. Backus Correction The "Royal Ancestry" of George Gardiner New London Probate Records (Pygan, Raymond) Index to Genealogical Periodicals, 1937 Notes: Turner-Bryant, Scituate, Mass. Cady-Spalding Canterbury, Conn. Samuel Phillips, New England and New York Volume 15 >The American Genealogist 1938 - 1939: Vol 15 Index >The American Genealogist 1938 - 1939: Vol 15 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1938-07: Vol 15 Iss 1 Lawrence Langworthy, Pewterer The English Ancestry of John Putnam of Salem, Massachusetts The Sheppards of Fenwick's Colony The English Ancestry of Thomas Davis The Family of Joseph Thornton, of Newport Pagnell, Co. Bucks, Eng., and of Newtown, Bucks Co., Penn. Fuller Families of Colchester, Wethersfield and Farmington, Conn. The Dyer-Holbrook Error Notes (Seamans; Simonds-Wyman; Rogers; Freeman) William Odell of Concord, Mass., and Fairfield, Conn. Family Records: Salisbury-Pearce Hale Terrell-Turner >The American Genealogist 1938-10: Vol 15 Iss 2 The Will of Christopher Davenport of Coventry, England The Kitchell, Sheafe, and Ruck Connections in England The Fenner, Browne, and Tully Ancestry Amos Curtis Family Allen Curtiss Family Good John Curtis Who Fought on Both Sides in the Revolution The Philadelphia of Our Forefathers Items from South Records New London (Conn.) Probate Records (before 1710) Reynolds, Richards, Richardson Notes: Marshal; Ruggles-Perry; Sprague-Earl Austin Bearse and His Alleged Indian Connections The Early Weeks Families of Oyster Bay, N.Y. Family Records: Pearse-Stark The New England Children of Theophilus, Earl of Lincoln Nicholas Camp of Milford, Conn. >The American Genealogist 1939-01: Vol 15 Iss 3 The Royal Ancestry of the Ludlows Ancestry of Mary Beane, Wife of Daniel Clark of Topsfield, Mass. The Family of Joseph Thornton, of Newport Pagnell, Co. Buckingham, England, and of Newtown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania The Fenner, Browne, and Tully Ancestry A Nash-Sampson-Delano-Howland Problem The Roll of an East Haddam, Conn., Train-Band The German Background of the Rubincam-Revercomb Family of Pennsylvania and Virginia Burlington County (N..J.) Records, 1682-1701 Guildford (Conn.) Vital Records Smith and Jones and Brown >The American Genealogist 1939-04: Vol 15 Iss 4 George Norton of Salem, Mass., and his supposed connection with the Norton family of Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire Jonathan Gillett of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn., and Mary Dolbere or Dolbiar, his wife The Descendants of William Fifield The Wife of Edmund Rice John Sayles of Providence The Family of Alice Albright, wife of Zachariah Thornton of Newport Pagnell The English Ancestry of James Draper Index to Genealogical Periodicals, 1938 Volume 16 >The American Genealogist 1939 - 1940: Vol 16 Index >The American Genealogist 1939 - 1940: Vol 16 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1939-07: Vol 16 Iss 1 Reverend Peter Prudden, Pastor and Founder of Milford, Connecticut, and his English ancestry Milford Church Records: Admissions, 1639-1687 Nicholas Smith of Milford, Connecticut, and Huntington, N.Y. Thomas Ford of Dorchester, England, and Dorchester, Mass. Captain Robert Seeley in England Joseph or Jeremiah - The Father of Philip Goodridge, of Lunenburg, Mass. Pre-American Ancestries: Francis Bushnell of Horsham, Sussex, and Guilford, Connecticut John Porter of Windsor Book Reviews: New York's Making Seen Through the Eyes of My Ancestors Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. II The Falaise Roll Errata The Wife of Joseph Baldwin of Milford, Connecticut >The American Genealogist 1939-10: Vol 16 Iss 2 Edward Colcord, Rebel Was Katherine Scott a Daughter of Rev. Francis Marbury of London Notes of Some Immigrants from Ottery St. Mary Devon, England The Thomas Family of London, England (Maternal Ancestry of Lieut. Robert Feake) George Norton of Salem, Massachusetts (cont. from Vol. 15, p. 207) Hannah (Felton) (Endicott) Proctor Marriages in Salem, New Hampshire, by Rev. Abner Bayley Notes: Porter, Prudden >The American Genealogist 1940-01: Vol 16 Iss 3 The Pelhams of England and New England Notes of some immigrants from Ottery St. Mary, Devon Some early marriages at Reading, Massachusetts Stollyon Estate A discussion of the ancestry of some Colonial Stratton John Cheney's first wife Crowfoot and Hilliard Families Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Connecticut and some of his descendants The Descendants of William Fifield (concluded) Additional Prudden Data from English Records Guilford (Conn.) Vital Recorrds (cont'd) Notes: Tully Items from Wallingford, Conn. Church Records Richard Warren's wife >The American Genealogist 1940-04: Vol 16 Iss 4 Deputy-Governor Stephen Goodyear of New Haven Rev. John Bishop of Stamford The Lake and Watts families of Boston Errors in printed Massachusetts Vital Records The Pelhams of England and New England (Herbert Pelham of Michelham, Sussex, the grandfather) Notes of some immigrants from Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England The Crockers of Willington, Connecticut Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Connecticut, and some of his descendants (Cont'd) Marriages in Salem, New Hampshire (concluded) Availability of English Records in War Time Canny Deed Items from Milford, Connecticut - Land Records Baldwin Estates, Litchfield County, Connecticut Items from Saybrook, Connecticut - Land Records Index to Genealogical Periodicals, 1939 Vol 16 index Volume 17 >The American Genealogist 1940 - 1941: Vol 17 Index >The American Genealogist 1940 - 1941: Vol 17 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1940-07: Vol 17 Iss 1 The Phippen Family and the wife of Nathan Gold of Fairfield, Connecticut John Fenner's Wife A Holbrook-Draper Marriage A clue to the identity of the wife of John Stratton of East Hampton, Long Island Concord, Massachusetts Marriages, 1724 Crowfoot and Hilliard families (concluded) Corrections & additions to the connections of Francis Bushnell Wolcott family records from Oldenbarneveld, Oneida County, New York Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Conn. and some of his descendants Hanford items from English records George Palmer, Father-in-law of Nicholas Gardiner Additional Prudden Data Tibbets notes Sewell-Dugdale notes Family records: Scott-Eustis-Richardson, Mass. Long-Merrill, Newbury, Mass. Valentine, Oyster Bay, New York Reynolds, Queensbury, New York >The American Genealogist 1940-10: Vol 17 Iss 2 Local History and Genealogical Reference Section, Library of Congress Use of an alias in English surnames Francis Chickering of Dedham, Massachusetts Clues to the English home of William Gaylord, of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn. Daughters of Thomas Lawrence of Newtown, Long Island Michael Shinnick, his family and descendants John Porter of Windsor, Connecticut, and his parents Prence Freeman of East Hampton, Connecticut John Emery's wife A note on the Osgood family of New Hampshire, Wiltshire, and New England Notes on the Swing Family of Southern New Jersey A descent from John of Gaunt: Ancestry of Edward Carleton Identity of Elizabeth (Raymond) Champlin The mother of Governor Thomas Fitch Family Records: Twitchell of Oxford, Connecticut Ruggles of Roxbury, Massachusetts New London probate files before 1710 Guilford, Connecticut Vital Records (Cont'd) >The American Genealogist 1941-01: Vol 17 Iss 3 The Munson Family of County Suffolk, England and New Haven, Connecticut Humphrey Gilbert's second wife A great-great grandmother of Mary Dolbere or Dolbiar, wife of Jonathan Gillett of Dorchester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn. A case of the chairmakers: A problem in the Crockett family Joseph Oglesby with some account of the Oglesby family Westover family Fellows family Dike-Dyke notes Prence Freeman of East Hampton, Connecticut Items from Woodbury, Connecticut - Land Records Case family of Norwich, Connecticut Col. David Waterbury's Orderly Book Philip Randall of Windsor, Conn. Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Conn. and some of his descendants Guilford, Connecticut Vital Records (Cont'd) >The American Genealogist 1941-04: Vol 17 Iss 4 The parentage of William White of Dartmouth, Mass. Chapman, Kitcherell and Dorchester The Robinson Family (Cont'd) The Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire (Cont'd) Raymond correction, Will of "Joshua" The wife of Mordecai Marks of Derby, Conn. The English ancestry of Nathaniel Wilson The Whitings of Fryeburg, Maine Bible of Nathan Beers and Hannah Nichols Marshfield, Massachusetts deaths Index to Genealogical Periodicals, 1940 Guilford, Connecticut Vital Records (Cont'd) Volume 18 >The American Genealogist 1941 - 1942: Vol 18 Index >The American Genealogist 1941 - 1942: Vol 18 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1941-07: Vol 18 Iss 1 Notes on the Ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin Renold Foster Joseph Beckwith's Wife English origin of Arthur Rexford of New Haven, Conn. Notes of Pitman Documents Worthington Family The Descendants of Edward Colcord of New Hampshire (Concluded) The Robinson family (Concluded) John Porter of Windsor, Conn., and his parents: further notes Peter Prudden's parentage proved The Wife of Robert Francis of Wethersfield, Conn., identified Yates County Pioneers' Club >The American Genealogist 1941-10: Vol 18 Iss 2 Northern New England Families from Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England (Cowes, Monk, Jeffrey, Potum, Endell, Pullman, Lux, Milbury, Vittery, Seavey) The Fabulous Pearsalls The Springer Genealogy: A Critical Review Genealogical Research in the Law Library Lieutenant John Christophers, New London, Connecticut Richard Goodrich of Guilford, Conn. Bartholomew Goodrich of Branford, Conn. Two William Lees of Burlington, New Jersey John Parker of Boston, Mass. Ephraim and Hannah (Sprout) Keen - A problem presented Original Long Island Source Material: Marriages performed by Rev. Zachariah Greene during his ministry 1787-1797, Cutchogue, Long Island New London Probate Records Book Reviews Guilford, Connecticut Vital Records (Cont'd) >The American Genealogist 1942-01: Vol 18 Iss 3 The Trowbridge Ancestry in England The Pelhams of England and New England (Cont'd) Pre-American Ancestries: Jonas Halstead & John Lum of Hempstead, New York A correction of the new complete peerage concerning the baronial house of Welles The Fabulous Pearsalls (Cont'd) The Gipson or Jepson family of Maine >The American Genealogist 1942-04: Vol 18 Iss 4 Records in the National Archives, Washington, DC of significance for genealogists The identity of Helena "Merces" (Mercer), wife of James Claypoole (1634-1687), of Philadelphia Dr. Richard Palgrave and his family Boleyn, De La Warr, Pelham Connections The Pelhams of England and New England Coats of Lynn, Mass., and Stonington, Conn. The Bradbury family Worthington family Index to Genealogical Periodicals, 1941 Volume 19 >The American Genealogist 1942 - 1943: Vol 19 Index >The American Genealogist 1942 - 1943: Vol 19 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1942-07: Vol 19 Iss 1 English Feudal Genealogy Interpreting Genealogical Records A Descent from Henry III to Judith (Lewis) Gibbins of Saco, Maine Identity of Susannah, wife of Stephen Gano, Jr., of Staten Island A Southbury, Connecticut, Militia Company, 1774 One branch of the Rhode Island Wilcox family Early Probate Records at Norwich, New York Guilford, Connecticut Vital Records (Concluded) The Bradford family Collier notes Onondaga County, New York, 1794 Addenda to the Shinnick family Cass, Case Correction Keen-Turner Inter-Colony Migrations Kenyon, Ray and Sands Source material for A Finch Genealogy >The American Genealogist 1942-10: Vol 19 Iss 2 New Light on Button Gwinnett and his family The family of Deacon Nathaniel Lawrence of Groton Early Ingraham families of New England The descendants of William Fifield Original Long Island Source Material: Middle Island, Long Island Presbyterian Church marriages 1818-1887 (pages are out of order) Family Records: Samuel Dibble family Bible Source material for A Finch Genealogy (Cont'd) The Wife of William Cadman of Portsmouth, Rhode Island >The American Genealogist 1943-01: Vol 19 Iss 3 Additions & Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island The Mother-in-law of the Rev. Peter Prudden with a Pedigree of the Boyse Family The Macwithey Family of Preston, Connecticut A further account of the Oglesby Family A Mayflower Line proved and disproved Latimer, Dimon, Buttolph) Three generations of the Sumner Family A Bowne Problem Michael Shinnick, His Family and His Descendants One Branch of the Rhode Island Wilcox Family Long, Newbury, Mass. Pittman-Dennis, Manchester, Mass. Early Ingraham families of New England Book Reviews Source material for a Finch Genealogy (Cont'd) >The American Genealogist 1943-04: Vol 19 Iss 4 The Family of Jacob Leager of Hadleigh and Kersey, Co. Suffolk, England, and Boston, Mass. The Pelhams of England and New England The Family of Matthew Smith of Charlestown, Mass., 1637 Parentage of Rev. Joseph Webb of Fairfield, Conn. The Wife of Lieut. James Putnam of Salem Roosevelt origin in Holland Marriages, Ridgebury, Connecticut, Church Records 1769-1785 New London Probate Records before 1710 Additions & Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island The wife of Timothy Jerome The wife of William Cadman of Portsmouth (a correction) Humphrey Turner of Scituate, Massachusetts English clue The wife of Jonathan Lawrence of Woburn, Mass. The Boyse-Prudden Property in England Index to Genealogical Periodicals, 1942 Source Material for a Finch Genealogy Index to Volume 19 Volume 20 >The American Genealogist 1943 - 1944: Vol 20 Index >The American Genealogist 1943 - 1944: Vol 20 Table of Contents >The American Genealogist 1943-07: Vol 20 Iss 1 The Status of Professional Genealogists William Ludlam of Southampton, Long Island The Will of Thomas Yale The Family of George Walker of Philadelphia, PA Thomas Champion of Hempstead, New York The Family of the Earl of Lincoln, Second Paper, The Alleged Harrington Connection The Family of Matthew Smith of Charlestown, Mass., 1637 Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Cont'd) Source Material for A Finch Genealogy (Cont'd) >The American Genealogist 1943-10: Vol 20 Iss 2 The Pelhams of England and New England The Skepper Family Additions and Corrections to the Jepson Genealogy The Colyer Family of Long Island The Gardes and the Champlins The Center Family John Tuttle of Ipswich, Mass., in Irish Records Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Cont'd) Missing 1800 and 1810 Census records Miscellanea - Old Record Book, New Haven, Connecticut Some baptisms at the English Church at Amsterdam, Holland 1610-1644 Will of Thankful wheeler of Preston, New London, Connecticut Will of Isaac Hill of Killingly, Connecticut Bela Andrews of Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, land sale in Ithaca, New York >The American Genealogist 1944-01: Vol 20 Iss 3 The Family of Rev. John Sherman of Wethersfield, Milford, and Branford, Conn., and Watertown, Mass. The Ellis Barron Family The Founders of the Bras/Brass, Brasser, Bresser, Bries and Brazier Families in America Robert Parsons of East Hampton, Long Island John Parsons, weaver, of East Hampton, Long Island and Cape May, West Jersey The Family of Matthew Smith of Charlestown, Mass., 1637 Thomas Dickinson of Glastonbury, Conn., and the Wife of Stephen Hurlbut of Wethersfield, Conn. Jacobus Kolfs (Colver) of New Amsterdam, New Netherlands Additions and Corrections to the Jepson Genealogy Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Cont'd) Missing 1820 Census Records Source Material for a Finch Genealogy (Cont'd) New London Probate Records before 1710 (Cont'd) >The American Genealogist 1944-04: Vol 20 Iss 4 Isaiah Atkins of Truro, Mass., and Hannah Cook of Philadelphia The MacDowells of Stonington, Connecticut The Wife of George Gardiner of Narragansett Strickland notes The Founders of the Bras/Brass, Brasser, Bresser, Bries and Brazier Families in America Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Cont'd) A Burleigh-Burley-Butler Conjecture William Thorp of New Haven, Connecticut William Ludlam of Southampton, Long Island Source Material for a Finch Genealogy (Cont'd) Wanted (Samuel Newman) Index to Genealogical Periodicals Bulkeley-Darling note The Wife of Robert Marmion Index to Vol 20

If you had ancestors who worked in the coal mines, check out this great find! At the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission's site you can now view Coal Miner Records including employment cards, accident reports, and more. Take a look - click here (Pennsylvania Archives) Image: "The Miner", by George Luks. Get a copy of this print from Amazon. This reminds me of a song I heard a few years ago, which, even though I don't appear to have any coal mining ancestors, struck a chord. "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive", sang by Patty Loveless. I love this bluegrass song! (Not my song, channel or video...just enjoy!) Don't forget to bookmark my Free Genealogy Resources page! Share this page with your family and friends! #links #tips #pennsylvania #art #coalminer #photos #mining #miner

After my grandfather briefly mentioned the name of one of the colleges he attended to become a licensed minister of the Assemblies of God church, I decided to see if I could track down a copy of his yearbook. It was while he attended that college that he met both my grandmother and the young lady who would later become his second wife, after my grandmother died in 1954. I went online and found one copy of a yearbook from Metropolitan Bible Institute (Suffern, New York), and inquired with the seller to see if my grandfather's name was in it. It was! He was a freshman that year. Without hesitation I purchased the book and was ecstatic to find photos I had never seen of my grandfather (Lloyd Reese), my grandmother (Margaret Dickinson), and my step-grandmother (Ann Coco). Televangelist, Morris Cerullo, was also a classmate of theirs. I scanned all the pages and sent the book to my grandfather, who took a trip down memory lane. I then uploaded the copy to archive.org for anyone else interested in viewing it. Take a look! (Click the pages to turn the page) For more on these families, see the Reese page and the Dickinson page. #reese #Reese #dickinson

My great-grandfather, William Henry Dickinson, was from a family that was not particularly religious. Somewhere along his travels, however, early in his life, someone shared the gospel with him and his life was forever changed. The group photo, below, shows William at the cornerstone laying ceremony of DeGroot Methodist Church in Newark, New Jersey, in 1911. DeGroot Methodist Church was built in 1879 on land given by Mrs. Ann DeGroot. A second church was built in 1911. In the photo, the cornerstone is being laid and William Henry Dickinson was present. He was about 12 years old. According to the note, it was around this time William accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. From high-school he attended Bethel Bible Institute in Newark and succeeded in becoming a Reverend for the Assemblies of God churches. He helped build and also pastored several churches in New York and New Jersey over the course of his life, relocating his family each time. He was not interested in establishing his treasures or real estate on earth. His sights were set on a greater destination and he was dedicated to spreading the gospel so others would know their Creator and Saviour. He, his wife, and children, all served the Lord faithfully their entire lives and many of his descendants are still firmly rooted in the faith. *Photo from collection of William's son, James I. Dickinson. Today, the building is 104 years old and the cornerstone is still in place, shown in the Google Maps image below. Update 2/4/2022: The following record was found in the United Methodist Church Records for DeGroot Methodist Church: Source: Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Church Records. Greater New Jersey United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History, Madison, New Jersey. For more about Rev. William H. Dickinson and his family, see the Dickinson page. #newark #dickinson #williamhenrydickinson

Back in 2002, my sister and I visited Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, New Jersey, to find the graves of our 2nd great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson, and his family. We drove through the main entrance, parked, and walked the entire cemetery starting in the right front corner and canvasing the whole entire cemetery before finding the Dickinson plot in the opposite corner, near the other entrance (or the exit?). We had almost given up when we found it, but still, it was a memorable visit. Princess Doe While walking the back corner near the creek, we came across a grave marked "Princess Doe". I've since read several articles about the story as investigators try to solve the mystery of who she was and how she ended up murdered in the gully behind the cemetery back in 1982. Her identity is still unknown to this day. The police and locals chipped in to place a headstone on her grave. It reads: "Princess Doe, Missing from Home, Dead among strangers, Remembered by all, Born? - Found July 15, 1982". This documentary I found on YouTube will tell you the story, if you're interested: (Alternate Link) Later, we visited Blairstown Diner for lunch and the waitress explained that some scenes in the film "Friday the 13th" were filmed in Blairstown. You can find out which ones here (external link). The Bear Somewhere along the way, while walking up and down the rows between the graves, searching for ones engraved with "Dickinson", I looked up and saw a bear - a real live bear standing just as tall as me, a few rows away and looking straight at me. The headline "Woman mauled by bear at cemetery" flashed across my mind as I tried to figure out how to handle my first encounter with a bear. I immediately ran for my car which was parked not too far away. Luckily, the bear ran the other way, hopped the fence, and ran off through a field. The photos are bad, but I did manage to catch a couple snapshots of him running off: Finding the Dickinson family's burial plot After a couple hours of searching, we found the Dickinson family's plot. If we had entered through the other entrance, we would have found it right away, so if you're planning to visit the Dickinson's burial plot at Cedar Ridge Cemetery, I have two tips: First beware of the bears!! Second, don't enter through the main entrance. Instead, use the entrance to the left of the main entrance (if you're facing the gate at the main entrance). You will see the Dickinson plot on your left immediately upon entering through this entrance. The Dickinson family's burial plot My 2nd great-grandfather, Harry Dickinson, who died in 1935 is buried here. A stone for his wife, Annie, who died in 1913 when the family lived in Newark, New Jersey, was laid in the family plot in her memory but she remains buried in Newark. The stones, shown below, read as follows: "Mother, Annie Robinson, at rest Fairmount Cem, Newark, N.J. 1870-1913". "Father, Harry Dickinson, 1863-1935" Their daughters, Emma Dickinson, Rose Dickinson, and Ruth (Dickinson) Lindsey are buried nearby, along with their son John Dickinson. Ruth's husband and her granddaughter, Lorrie, are also in the plot. With the exception of my great-grandfather, William Henry Dickinson (front left), and his sister, Elizabeth, (third in back), everyone in this photo is buried at Cedar Ridge Cemetery. William and his wife are buried at West Hill Cemetery in Sherburne, New York. (Click here for photos) and Elizabeth is buried in Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, New Jersey. (Findagrave). Click here to learn more about the Dickinson family. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources. #harrydickinson #williamhenrydickinson #johndickinson #emmadickinson #ruthdickinson #rosedickinson #elizabethdickinson

Annie (Robinson) Dickinson died at the age of 42 in May of 1913 and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Newark, just a few blocks from where her husband and children lived at the time. No stone has been found for her there. This map illustrates how close the cemetery was to their home on South 7th Street. This gigantic map hangs on the wall in the office. The cemetery's entrance is on the right. The section where Annie is buried is marked at the bottom. Annie's burial is shown in the cemetery's burial records as follows. I was told this was all the information they have: Notice, her daughter, Lucy, is the sixth entry below hers. Lucy died at the age of seven, just three years after her mother's death. Her name is incorrectly written "Dickerson" in the burial register, with the burial date Aug. 13, 1916. In the Family Bible, Lucy's death is recorded on the "Deaths" page as "Lucy Ellen Dickinson Aug. 12, 1916." Locating Annie's burial place proved to be difficult and despite walking the entire area, no stone bearing her name was found. Some stones have been swallowed up by the earth , however, so it is possible there is a stone there. This is believed to be the section where Annie was laid to rest: More photos of Fairmount Cemetery are shown here: Another stone bearing Annie's name was placed by the side of her husband's grave, Harry Dickinson, at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, New Jersey. He died in 1935. See more on the Dickinson page. #robinson #dickinson #cemetery #newark #fairmount #blairstown #annierobinson #FairmountCemetery #Newark #NewJersey #newjersey #video #anniedickinson

The AGBI or American Genealogical-Biographical Index is an essential genealogy resource, providing an index of bibliographies for thousands of people. Here you'll learn how to access the full index free online. First, if you have a subscription to Ancestry, you can search the index on their site here. You can, however, access the first 48 volumes freely on FamilySearch (free account required). Start by finding the volume containing the surname you are researching in the list of volumes below. For example: To see what I can find about the Leonards, I choose Volume 22 from the list below. In the window that appears, select "View all pages". Then, I use the arrow keys in the bottom right corner to navigate through the pages. (You can also enter a page number there to save time). The names are listed alphabetically. I find the Leonard names begin on page 292 and continue to page 306. I am seeking information about Charles, Russell, or Joshua Leonard, so I snip the entries for their names. You could just print the page or just jot down the info. In order to decipher the results you will need to refer to the Key Title Index to find the full bibliography and title of the resource. For example, from the first Russell Leonard in the index above, what does "CantonMs ViR:195" mean? To find out, I check the Key Title Index and see it refers to "Vital Records of Canton, Ms. Edited by F. Endicott. Canton, Ms, 1896. (317p.) "Tefft Des: 108" refers to "Partial records of the descendants of John Tefft of Portsmouth, RI and John Tifft of Nassau, NY, by M.E.M. Tifft. NY. 1896. (150p)". Information about one Russell Leonard will be found on page 108 of that book. Next I found the book on archive.org and see on p. 108 the following: You can find links to many of them from my Genealogy Dashboard. For more places to find books, check out my "Historical Books" page. American Genealogical-Biographical Index Click here for the Key Title Index. You can find volumes 1-48 on FamilySearch* by using these links. Note: You must be logged in to view their materials online. Sign up is free and easy. Volume 1 - AARON to ANTHONEY [Link] Volume 2 - ANTHONY to BAROWS [Link] Volume 3 - BARR to BLAITON [Link] Volume 4 - BLAKE to BROWN, C. [Link] Volume 5 - BROWN, D. to CANEEY [Link] Volume 6 - CANFIELD to CLAGG [Link] Volume 7 - CLAGGETT to COOGAN [Link] Volume 8 - COOK to CYRUS [Link] Volume 9 - DAB to DEWARR [Link] Volume 10 - DEWARREN to DYZE [Link] Volume 11 - EABORNE to EZZERS [Link] Volume 12 - FA to FORRISTALL [Link] Volume 13 - FORRISTER to GEIES [Link] Volume 14 - GEIGER to GRAVER [Link] Volume 15 - GRAVES to HALSETT [Link] Volume 16 - HALSEY to HAWKINGS [Link] Volume 17 - HAWKINS to HILLHOUSE [Link] Volume 18 - HILLIARD to HOYSRODT [Link] Volume 19 - HOYT to JEFFREYS [Link] Volume 20 - JEFFRIES to KELSEA [Link] Volume 21 - KELSEY to LANDYS [Link] Volume 22 - LANE to LITTLEDALE [Link] Volume 23 - LITTLEFIELD to MARKELL [Link] Volume 24 - MARKER to McKEEMAN [Link] Volume 25 - McKEEN to MITCHELE [Link] Volume 26 - MITCHELL to MOWREY [Link] Volume 27 - MOWRY to NORTMAN [Link] Volume 28 - NORTON to PARDE [Link] Volume 29 - PARDEE to PENDLESTON [Link] Volume 30 - PENDLETON to PLATS [Link] Volume 31 - PLATT to RALMER [Link] Volume 32 - RALPH to RALSON [Link] Volume 33 - RICKARD to ROWLETT [Link] Volume 34 - ROWLEY to SCHMID [Link] Volume 35 - SCHMIDT to SHERLY [Link] Volume 36 - SHERMAN to SMITH, A. [Link] Volume 37 - SMITH, E. to SPRAGS [Link] Volume 38 - SPRAGUE to STODDARD [Link] Volume 39 - STODDART to TATCHER [Link] Volume 40 - TATE to TINKEY [Link] Volume 41 - TINKHAM to TYLER, D. [Link Volume 42 - TYLER, E. to WALDROM [Link] Volume 43 - WALDRON to WEBRECHT [Link] Volume 44 - WEBSTER to WHEELER, D. [Link] Volume 45 - WHEELER E. to WHITMAN, D. [Link] Volume 46 - WHITMAN, E. to WILLSMAN [Link] Volume 47 - WILLSON to WRIGHMYER [Link] Volume 48 - WRIGHT to ZYGAR [Link] The AGBI currently contains 226 volumes of valuable history. The collection is held by the Godfrey Memorial Library, which offers lookups and research services. You can do a search of the collection with a subscription to Ancestry.com. See more like this under the Free Genealogy Resources and Tools menus at the top of the page. #bibliographies #resources #biographical #america #american

When Newman and Gertrude Harvey "were the founders of the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Groton of which Mrs. Harvey and their daughter Mrs. Bessie Conklin for many years served as ministers". They lived in the home at 301 South Elmwood Ave, which was adjacent to the church property (perhaps the parsonage), shown here. Click the image to move around. [Alternate link] This photo of their home was contributed by Sandy Jackson, great-granddaughter of Newman and Gertie Harvey, who remembers Newman living here. The address is also confirmed in the Newman's obituary printed in the Groton Journal. This photo of the church, Glad Tidings Assembly, was copied from the album of Harold Reese. Gertrude Harvey's funeral was held here in 1937. This is an enhanced and cropped version. The people have not been identified, but I was told the gentleman on the right, wearing the hat and suit, was Newman Harvey and that the house on the right was where he lived. It does not appear to be the same building as seen in the image above, but the house is still there. It's obvious the church building is much larger today. Click here to see more about the Harvey family! UPDATE! 1/31/2022 See live footage of Newman at home here! #Harvey #harvey #gladtidingsasembly #gladtidings #church #group #newmanharvey #gertrudeshirley

If you're searching for old photos of your ancestors and someone in the family is in the possession of old reels of film, don't put off getting them transferred to digital! My grandfather had reels of film that sat in storage for decades until one of my aunts recently took them to get them converted to digital and all I can think is why didn't we do this sooner? Yes, it can be expensive, but if it's too much for your budget, it might be worthwhile to start saving! Take up a collection among the family, if necessary. Since copies can be freely shared, those who are interested shouldn't mind contributing if that's what it takes to bring these old treasures back to life. One treasure found among the reels of my grandfather's films was a segment of an old man walking from his house to his shed. Even though he died before I was born, I knew right away it must be Newman Harvey, my grandfather's maternal grandfather. Still, I confirmed it with both my grandfather and his sister. Sure enough, it was Grandpa Harvey! Prior to seeing these films, we had only seen Grandpa Harvey in a painted portrait (shown here) and in a group photo where we can see his form but not his face. Now, from the film, we can not only see him in living color, alive and walking, but we can save numerous stills giving us more photos of him. While putting together this video for his descendants to enjoy, I realized it was recorded at his home, the same place Newman died just four years after this film was recorded. He lived next door to the church he and his wife founded, Groton Assembly of God - formerly called Glad Tidings Assembly. His home was probably the church parsonage, although he wasn't the church's pastor. His funeral was held at the same church. Click play to watch! Special thanks to Aunt Linda for reviving these old films and making this video possible! Click here to learn more about Newman Harvey. Click here to learn more about the Harvey family. #newmanharvey #newmanaharvey #harvey #groton #reese #newyork #video #vintagefilms Share this treasure with other descendants!

This is another obituary that was published, announcing the death of Newman Harvey. It offers a little more personal information about Newman's life, transcribed as follows: Newman A. Harvey, 87, of 301 Elmwood Ave., and a long time area resident died Sunday morning (Sept. 29) at his home after a short illness. Mr. Harvey was born Aug. 25th, 1876 at Harford Mills, N.Y., the son of Clark and Betsey Brown Harvey. Mr. Harvey was also employed by the Smith-Corona Co. in Groton for about 10 years. Mr. Harvey and his wife, the former Gertie Shirley, were the founders of the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Groton, which Mrs. Harvey and their daughter Mrs. Bessie Conklin for many years served as ministers. He is survived by 3 daughters, Mrs. Bessie Conklin of Freeville, and Mrs. William (Mary) Gaul of Freeville, and Mrs. Henry (Ruth) Hennip of Groton; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Harvey was employed the greater part of his life as an engineer with Milk Products and with other manufacturing companies of the area. Funeral services were held on Wed. at 2 p.m. at the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, the Rev. A.G. Harris, Pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. - Groton Journal, Thurs., Oct. 3, 1963. Click here for more on Newman Harvey. See the Harvey page for more about this family. #harvey #Harvey #newmanharvey

Newman and Gertrude (Shirley) Harvey were my 2nd great-grandparents. Their daughter, Mary, was my beloved maternal great-grandmother. I remember the hallway in my great-grandma's home being lined with large portraits of ancestors, which I considered a little spooky as a child, but in retrospect, I wish I had just taken photos of them! No one seems to know where those portraits are now. Perhaps they were distributed to various family members, like the one I inherited from my mother, shown here. In this damaged, yet cherished portrait, we have one of the few surviving images of Gertrude and Newman. Descendants of Newman & Gertrude Harvey can buy copies of this portrait framed on FineArtAmerica.com. See more: More about Gertrude Shirley More about Newman Harvey More about the Harvey and Shirley Families Free Genealogy Resources #newmanharvey #gertrudeshirley #portrait #harvey #shirley

One of my favorite things about researching my family's history is looking for the places they were associated with. Today we are so lucky to have the ability to view places online anytime, from anywhere, so it is easier than ever to "visit" the places our ancestors lived. Recently, I was looking at my grandmother, Margaret Dickinson's 1950 college yearbook and found the student directory, where her address was given as "10 White Street, Fredonia, N.Y.". Fredonia was familiar to me immediately because her father, Rev. William Henry Dickinson, was the pastor of the Assembly of God Church there. A visit to Google Maps shows that the home at 10 White Street is located next door to the Assembly of God Church, and therefore was probably the church parsonage - the home dedicated for use by the church pastor or other clergy. It was also here that my grandmother, Margaret, led the Vacation Bible School in August of 1950, according to an article in the Fredonia Censor (Aug. 3, 1950). She was 19 years old at the time and was devoted to her work in the ministry of the gospel, while attending college at the Metropolitan Bible Institute in Suffern, New York. See also: More about the Dickinson Family More about Margaret Dickinson Free New York Genealogy Resources Chautauqua County Resources Genealogy Dashboard #margaretdickinson #dickinson #fredonia #familyhomes

Daniel Fitts was my 6th great-grandfather, on the Leonard branch of my family tree. His daughter, Caroline Fitts, was born August 4, 1786 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She married Joshua Burrill of Thompson, Connecticut, the supposed father of Sophronia (Burrill) (Leonard) Knapp - another relationship I can only document through DNA. Daniel's will was written on April 9, 1823. He died 13 years later, on February 13, 1837 at Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, and the will was entered into probate on February 21, 1837. He was 83 years of age (born in either 1753 or 1758). I was hoping to find evidence of Sophronia as his granddaughter in the will but no grandchildren were included. Only his wife, Chloe, and children are named as heirs: "John Fitts, Daniel Fitts Jr, Arby (Abijah?) Fitts, Sally, Cloa, Sophia, Lyna (Caroline, presumably), and Roxa". You can zoom in, download, or print the Will using the buttons shown here: Click here to learn more about Daniel Fitts. Click here to learn more about Sophronia Burrill. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources. #fitts #burrill #leonard #danielfitts #will #signature

In his will, written in 1823, Daniel Fitts made provision for his wife, Chloe (White) Fitts. Little did he know they would both live another 13 years and that she would predecease him, but only by 22 days. According to Oxford's town vital records, Chloe died at the age of 80 on January 22, 1837, and then just a few entries down in the register we see the entry for the death of Daniel Fitts, age 84, February 13, 1837. Note: It appears the "A." is an abbreviation for "Age" and not a middle initial. Notice it is used on each entry. The are buried side by side in South Cemetery in Oxford. Photos of their graves are available on Findagrave. Click either image to jump to their memorials. The willow tree and urn appear on both graves. This was common in colonial times. According to an interesting article by Chris Raymond, found here, weeping willows can symbolize longevity, which both Daniel and Chloe both possessed, or it can symbolize life after death and the resurrection of the soul. The cemetery and the First Congregational Church in front of it can be seen here: (Alternate link) Click here to learn more about Daniel Fitts. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family tree. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources! #danielfitts #fitts #chloewhite #burrill #leonard

Identifying the places in these old slides I've been scanning and organizing for the past few weeks has been challenging, but interesting. After grouping the photos by the date stamped on the slides, I was able to determine that the four photos shown here were all taken on the same roll of film, which was developed in September, 1958. Only the photo of the homes along the shore was labeled. It says: "Shoreline at Riverhead". Another clue can be seen in the photo with the blue tanker that says "Northville Oil" on it's side. I went to Google Maps to search for Riverhead and the first result was in New York. I zoomed in to see if there was a town called Northville near this Riverhead and, sure enough, I found that both Riverhead and Northville is a Hamlet within the Town of Riverhead on the north shore of Long Island in New York. Riverhead has been the official county seat of Suffolk County since 1727. Looking down in birdseye view, I noticed a location in Northville with large circular tanks. Could this be the place? Dropping down to street level, I was surprised to see the exact spot where the photo was taken 63 years ago. It appears to be the location of the United River Terminal, Inc. on Sound Shore Road in Riverhead. Compare this Google Street View with the photo below: I haven't been able to pinpoint the other locations in this set of photos, but maybe people from Riverhead will appreciate the old photos. #newyork #longisland #vintagephotos

These seven photos were scanned from slides that have been stored away for over half a century and since I was able to identify the school, I am sharing them here for anyone interested. The school was in Port Washington, a hamlet in North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The one of the children in front of Paul D. Schreiber High School was dated May 1959, but all the others were from October 1958. I'm not sure if all these photos were taken at Port Washington, so if anyone can confirm or correct me, please use the comments below. #newyork #vintagephotos #nassaucounty #highschool #football

DNA is a very complex subject, admittedly too complex for my full comprehension, but one thing that is fairly easy to understand is Mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA, for short. Mitochondrial DNA is DNA located in mitochondria, which is inherited from the mother, generation after generation. Most DNA resides in the chromosomes inside the cell nucleus, but mtDNA is separate and has very important functions. Essentially, mitochondria is the powerhouse of DNA. "In addition to supplying cellular energy, mitochondria are involved in other tasks, such as signaling, cellular differentiation, and cell death, as well as maintaining control of the cell cycle and cell growth." [1] Mitochondrial DNA has traditionally been believed to have been passed down from mother to daughter in successive generations, but in a study published in 2018, it was found that human babies were reported to inherit mtDNA from both their fathers and their mothers "resulting in mtDNA heteroplasmy". [2] At any rate, it amazes me to think that I hold a near exact copy of my mother's mtDNA, who got hers from her mother, who got hers from her mother, all the way back to "Mitochondrial Eve" as she is called. Here in this photo set we see the carriers of my mtDNA, passed down for five consecutive generations. From my third great-grandmother to my mother (left to right), these are my direct maternal ancestors - the holders of my mtDNA: For more on this branch of my family, see the Dickinson page. Unfortunately, because I am female, I didn't inherit my father's Y-DNA, which was passed down from father to son generation after generation since "Chromosomal Adam". In my next post, I'll share what I've learned from my father's DNA. Stay tuned! Sources: McBride HM, Neuspiel M, Wasiak S (July 2006). "Mitochondria: more than just a powerhouse". Current Biology. Luo S, Valencia CA, Zhang J, Lee NC, Slone J, Gui B, Wang X, Li Z, Dell S, Brown J, Chen SM, Chien YH, Hwu WL, Fan PC, Wong LJ, Atwal PS, Huang T (December 2018). "Biparental Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Humans". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. WikiTree DNA Help #dna #mitochondria #mtdna #genetics #dickinson #strong, #mayo #decker #reese #genealogy

Putting the pieces of the scattered paper trails together is the fun part of genealogy. We find bits and pieces of our ancestors' lives and do our best to put it together to learn and share their story. One of the brick walls in my family tree is Ezekiel Mayo, an ancestor of my maternal grandmother, Margaret (Dickinson) Reese. I suspect Ezekiel descends from Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Massachusetts, but have yet to find the connection. A piece of Ezekiel's life is documented in Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, by R. M. Stocker, 1887. (You can find this book on Archive.org here). From this we learn that Ezekiel moved to Great Bend in 1832, cleared the land of the forest of trees, and built a stone house "where his son Leroy now lives". This book was published in 1887 so I knew I could probably find the location. Sure enough, at historicmapworks.com, I found a map from 1872, showing the plot belonging to "L. Mayo". It was located on what is now called "Tarzan Road" in Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Immediately, I went to Google Maps to see if the house was still there. Unfortunately, there is currently no street view for the location, but you can see the aerial view here: You can bet next time I'm passing through the Great Bend area, I'll be driving by to get a video of my 5th great-grandfather's property. Hopefully there's an old stone house there. Stay tuned! Note: In 1897, Charles Decker and his new bride, Lydia (Mayo) (Ames) Decker were living just four miles from the Mayo home - in Hickory Grove (Great Bend Township). See my previous blog here. Click here to learn more about Ezekiel Mayo. Click here to learn more about this branch of my family. Click here for thousands of free genealogy resources. #mayo #ezekielmayo #greatbendpa #property #decker #dickinson

Continuing my search for the lineage of Ezekiel Mayo, I would like to propose that of the three known lines mentioned in my previous post, it seems most probable that Ezekiel was the son of Edmund Mayo who was the 3rd great-grandson of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Mass. Recap: Lydia Mayo was the wife of Charles Decker. (They were the parents of Mary ("Delaphina") Decker who married William Henry Dickinson). Lydia was the daughter of Oscar Mayo, who was the son of Raymond H. Mayo, who was the son of Ezekiel Mayo. Ezekiel is said to have been born abt. 1800 (age 50 in 1850 according to census) in New York and moved to Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1832. He married Rebecca Hazard. Rebecca was the daughter of Edward Hazard and Deborah Ballard. She lived from 1801-1872. Edward was born in Kingston, Rhode Island. They are buried in Great Bend, PA. In the index of "The Reverend John Mayo, genealogy", there is one Mayo named Ezekiel. He was born abt. 1791, and was the son of Edmund Mayo (1758- ), who is detailed on p. 102-103, as follows: Edmund's ancestry is given on page iv. The entire genealogy can be found here. See also what Wikipedia has to say about him here. The book entitled "Rev. John Mayo and his descendants", can also be found here". For more Mayo family history, click here. Anyone with information pertaining to Ezekiel Mayo, please share in the Mayo Genealogy Forum. #mayo #RevJohnMayo #ezekielmayo

Lydia Mayo was the wife of Charles Decker. (They were the parents of Mary ("Delaphina") Decker who married William Henry Dickinson). Lydia was the daughter of Oscar Mayo, the son of Raymond H. Mayo, the son of Ezekiel Mayo. He is said to have been born abt. 1800 (age 50 in 1850 according to census) in New York and moved to Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1832. He married Rebecca Hazard. Perhaps a clue on the ancestry of Ezekiel Mayo, may be in the lineage of one of these Mayos, mentioned in "The Reverend John Mayo, genealogy" from which the excerpts below were taken. This valuable resource explains that "the Mayos in America are divided into three main groups": Descendants of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Mass. (*The name Ezekiel is common in this line) Descendants of John Mayo of Roxbury, Mass. (*The name Ezekiel is not found in this line). Descendants of William and Henry Mayo of England who went to Virginia abt. 1738. (*The name Ezekiel not found in this line). Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, by Rhamanthus M. Stocker, 1887, page 534, gives the following about our Ezekiel Mayo. 1. Descendants of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Mass. In the index of "The Reverend John Mayo, genealogy", there is one Mayo named Ezekiel. He was born abt. 1791, and was the son of Edmund Mayo (1758- ), who is detailed on p. 102-103, as follows: Edmund's ancestry is given on page iv. The entire genealogy can be found here. See also what Wikipedia has to say about him here. The book entitled "Rev. John Mayo and his descendants", can also be found here. New! 1/20/2022 Excerpt from The American Genealogist, Vol 12 p117-118: Additional finds: 2. Descendants of John Mayo of Roxbury, Mass. "John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants", by Chester G. Mayo, 1966. The book may be found here, although at the time of this post it was "out on (virtual) loan". UPDATE: This source shows no connection to our Mayo line. No men named Ezekiel Mayo are found. See my new blog for details. John Mayo of Roxbury is also mentioned in "History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts", by George F. Daniels, 1892 (available here) and summarized here: 3. Descendants of William Mayo William Mayo's line is mentioned in "Brief sketches of the Randolphs and their connections", by William Edward Railey. This Mayo record contains no men named Ezekiel and is given as follows: The entire book may be found here but may require Ancestry subscription or you may be able to use HeritageQuest by logging in here using your library card number. Other Mayo resources are listed in the Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography, Volume 2, by Library of Congress, Marion J. Kaminkow, p.208-209, found here, For more Mayo family history, click here. #mayo #RevJohnMayo #EzekielMayo

It took me way longer than it should have to test my DNA for genealogy purposes. When I finally did, I was astonished to find that parts of my DNA match 51,891 other people who have DNA submitted tests on Ancestry. In the past couple years, I've been analyzing their trees, collaborating with them, and learning more about my ancestors through some of their research. This is the reason I chose Ancestry as opposed to another company. There are so many trees on Ancestry and that is how we make sense of the DNA tests. AncestryDNA provided me with many leads and confirmed several relationships I had suspected but couldn't prove, but I soon realized I could learn even more if my father were tested. Because I am female, I didn't inherit his Y-DNA and it is known that fragments can be lost from one generation to the next, so his test would provide matches I didn't see. Sure enough, his test showed he has 73,785 matches on Ancestry! That's nearly 22,000 matches that didn't show up in my matches - 22,000 more clues and possible leads to follow! My mother died 13 years ago, so we never had her tested, but her father (my maternal grandfather), was willing to be tested so I submitted his DNA, which should help trace his lineage eventually. Surprisingly, he has fewer matches than I do, with 42,921 to date. Looking at their "Shared Matches", helps me label and identify many of the 50,000 matches on my list. It's an amazing system I highly recommend. If you've been tested, I recommend getting any parents or grandparents tested as soon as possible. If your father is no longer living or isn't willing to be tested, see if you can get a brother or uncle tested instead. Aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, sons, daughters - each carry specific parts of your lineage. Sons inherit their father's Y-DNA so testing males is imperative. Meanwhile, girls inherit their mother's Mitochondrial DNA, which isn't passed down to sons (from what I understand), so aunts and daughters DNA are valuable for tracing maternal ancestry. Get your Ancestry DNA test kit on Amazon today! Regular price is normally $99. Click here to see if it's on sale! -OR- Click here to buy directly from Ancestry at 15% off. (We receive a small commission for any purchases made through these links. Thank you for your support!) #dna #ancestrydna #genealogy #leonard #reese

If you found this photo in an old family album and found no markings to indicate who it was, what would you assume about it? Was this a boy? Or was it a girl? Whos is this a portrait of? In the three photos shown below, one was my great-grandfather, William H. Dickinson, who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1899. The other two were his sisters. Can you guess which one is him? If you're able to tell, please explain your insight and reasoning in the comments! Stay tuned for more genealogy tips and fun finds! Don't miss the Genealogy Dashboard for tons of free resources! #genealogy #familyhistory #portraits #photography

The Erie Canal may seem far removed and insignificant to people today, but if you're living in the midwest or west, the Erie Canal could be the reason you ended up there. Most of my family stayed in New England and New York, but my paternal lineage was directly affected by the construction of the Erie Canal, but not necessarily in a good way. Russel Leonard, my 4th great-grandfather, left his family in upstate New York in November of 1832 "to purchase land in the Territory of Michigan". His wife, Sophronia, published a missing persons ad in the Cayuga Republican in May, 1834, indicating that his "suffering wife and children" were desperate for information. In the notice, she states that he left from Lock Port (Lockport) on November 1, 1833, and had not been heard from since. The notice, published May 2, 1834, asked for information to be sent to the Post Master at Port Byron, Cayuga County, New York. Since both Port Byron and Lock Port are located on the Erie Canal, I am assuming he traveled on the Erie Canal, but this has yet to be positively confirmed. As I continue my search for information, I came across an article, which sheds some light on the situation. It pertains to another pioneer, but contains much information about the circumstances and opportunities that led many New Englanders and New Yorkers to Michigan, specifically. In this video you can learn a lot about the construction and westward migration. (Not my video). If you have any information that could help in our search for information about Russel Leonard, or access to Michigan land patents, please let us know! Stay tuned for updates! #russelleonard #eriecanal #michigan

While combing through and indexing the many volumes of The American Genealogist (coming soon), I came across valuable information about the family of one of my ancestors. It was found in The American Genealogist 1939-10: Vol 16 Iss 2, p. 95-101, and is titled "The Thomas Family of London, England", by Clarence Almon Torrey, Ph.B., of Dorchester, Massachusetts. It contains the maternal ancestry of Lieut. Robert Feake, my maternal 11th great-grandfather in the Decker line, who came to America with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. In it, we learn about the ancestry of Robert's mother, Judith Thomas. She was a daughter of Robert Thomas, a draper, of London, England. Robert Thomas was "a man of very great wealth for the time in which he lived and that his first wife, Judith's mother, was Judith Fisher, daughter of William Fisher". It is also noted that "Robert Thomas secured his freedom Apr. 12, 1568, from which it appears that he was born about 1547". He died June 8, 1610 and was buried June 26th. Judith Thomas married James Feake on Jan. 29, 1592. She was buried March 6, 1588/9. Read more in pages 95-101, below: [Alternate link] #robertfeake #feake #decker #dickinson #england #thomas

Smith, Jones, and Brown are three of the top five most common surnames in America. If you have these names in your family tree, maybe you can relate to this poem found in American Genealogist magazine: Source: American Genealogist magazine, Vol 15 Issue 3 p192 [Link] For those in my family, none of my known ancestors bore the name Jones, but several were Smiths and Browns, shown in the list below. Notice, 9 of the 11 were female, and I've only identified the fathers of two of them, and no further. Why? Because these names are very confusing to research! If anyone can help, please do! #brown #jones #smith #poem #genealogy #leonard #harvey #hollenbeck #decker

Being a sentimentalist, I've always loved the song, "Auld Lang Syne". I remember hearing that the words meant for old time's sake but the generally accepted translation is times long past. The song originated in Scotland, according to the article on Wikipedia, which provides the following history: "Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the Scots Musical Museum in 1788 with the remark, "The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man. Some of the lyrics were indeed "collected" rather than composed by the poet; the ballad "Old Long Syne" printed in 1711 by James Watson shows considerable similarity in the first verse and the chorus to Burns' later poem, and is almost certainly derived from the same "old song". In an old book called "Addresses delivered at the centennial anniversary of the First Congregational Church, Pompey, N. Y. June 21st-23rd, 1896: together with a historical sketch of the church", published in 1896, the following lyrics are printed, but differ from the version we hear today. Still, the lyrics are touching and worth sharing: Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne we meet today, for auld lang syne; To tread the paths our fathers trod in days of auld lang syne. We've passed through many varied scenes, since youth's unclouded day; And friends and hopes, and happy dreams, time's hand hath swept away. And voices that once joined with ours, in days of auld lang syne, Are silent now, and blend no more, in songs of auld lang syne. Yet ever has the light of hope, illumed our darkest hours, And cheered us on life's toilsome way, and gemmed our paths with flowers. The sacred prayers our mothers said in days of auld lang syne, Have ever kept us in the right Since days of auld lang syne. Here we have met, here we may part, to meet on earth no more; And some may never see again the cherished homes of yore; The sportive plays and pleasant days of childhood's old lang syne - We ne'er shall meet to know again those joys of auld lang syne. But when we've crossed the sea of life and reached the heavenly shore, We'll sing the songs our fathers sing, transcending those of yore; We there shall sing diviner strains than those of auld lang syne; Immortal songs of praise, unknown in days of auld lang syne. Words by Dr. Richard F. Stevens, as written for and sung at the Pompey Reunion, June 24, 1871. (Source) An old version on vinyl can be heard here. Click play to hear:

Every now and then I come across amazing resources that contain loads of the kinds of information many of us are seeking. When I do, I just can't resist indexing and sharing them because the answers to so many mysteries are hidden away in the annals of such publications. In this instance, I discovered The Historical Collections of the Essex Institute. This periodical contains tons of information you'd probably have a hard time finding anywhere else including abstracts of wills, deeds, births, marriages, deaths, baptisms, church records, cemetery epitaphs, genealogies, biographies, photos, illustrations, and more. The records pertain to the people and places of Essex County, Massachusetts. Towns in Essex County include: Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, and West Newbury. I'm not aware of any digitally searchable sites to search the contents of the many volumes, but all the volumes are shared freely online and shortcuts to each volume can be found in the list below. This list is useful because many of the volumes are not all properly titled, making specific volumes harder to find. So, like I've done many times now, I spent my day creating this list for easier future use. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with it before diving in, and you'll see it's not too hard to check it for information about your family. Only two of the four or five general indexes were found, covering Volumes 1-27 and Volumes 41-50, but all the volumes do contain their own index. Yes, it's tedious to check them all, but if it's any consolation, remember that in the 80+ years these were published, they were released quarterly. Subscribers had to wait three months for the next issue! How fortunate are we that today we have the opportunity to view them ALL, anytime, free of charge? The Table of Contents at the beginning of each volume is another place to check for relevant and interesting stories and information. 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At first glance, one might think they were looking at the remains of a once-magnificent castle with grand halls, corridors, and courtyards. The imagination could run wild envisioning the fine furnishings, sculpted gardens, and meticulously dressed socialites sipping tea with their little fingers erect. On the contrary, however, the atmosphere in this place 150 years ago was far from glamorous. The smell of smoke and soot filled the noisy air and the constant roar of the furnaces was certainly much easier to bear than the intense heat they put out. The screech of the trains coming to a halt, dumping loads of raw materials, and departing again must have played on repeat like a broken record. Here the very strenuous practice of extracting iron from ore was performed from 1868 until 1921. "Thomas Iron" was founded by David Thomas, a Welsh iron master, in 1854. He had come to America in 1839, to introduce the newly discovered process of "hot blast iron making" for the Lehigh Crane Iron Company. The technique involved burning anthracite coal in large ovens to heat the air before sending it through the blast furnace. This enabled the furnaces to reach higher temperatures, thereby expediting the process of extracting iron from tons and tons of ore and limestone, which was hauled in from mines in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Several other furnaces were built in other locations later. David Thomas and his son, Samuel, established a furnace in Boonton, New Jersey, in 1848. Then, in 1855, they built two furnaces on the Butz farm in what is now Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania. In 1866, the Lock Ridge Iron Company was founded and the following year, two furnaces here, in Alburtis. Railroad lines were installed to make transporting ore from the mines to the iron works easier. The company continued producing iron until 1921, making it the last anthracite iron furnace to operate in America. The furnaces at Alburtis were sold to the Reading Coal and Iron Company, which then sold it for scrap to William Butz. He dismantled much of the complex, leaving the stone masonry and in 1972 his family donated the ruins and the 59 acres of land surrounding it to Lehigh County for use as a public park. Lock Ridge Park opened to the public in 1976 and in 1981, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Lehigh Valley Historical Society operates the museum featuring exhibits illustrating the iron making process. The grounds are open to the public daily for photography, fishing, walking, jogging, picnicking, bike-riding or just relaxing. In the Spring, the sprawling lawns are covered with bluebells - surely a sight to see! Guided tours are also available on a limited basis. Visit Lehigh County's Park and Recreation page for details. The park is located at 525 Franklin Street in the borough of Alburtis in Lower Macungie Township. To see some old pictures of what the place looked like in its heyday, visit the Lock Ridge Historical Society's website. It is obvious the county has taken great care in preserving this treasure for visitors to enjoy. To be notified when I post new blogs or videos, subscribe to my YouTube channel and/or my blog. You can also follow me on Facebook. Click here for my list of free places to find free genealogy resources for Pennsylvania and more! #pennsylvania #ironworks #historic #places

My visit to Lost River Caverns was my first time experiencing a cave tour. I was amazed at this underground marvel. It was a lot to take in during the 20-30 minute tour but I snapped tons of pictures because I love art and, to me, nature is the best art out there. I've always stood in awe of the sky and it's continually changing canvas, the patterns and colors in flowers and plants, rivers, lakes, mountains, the beaches and seas, and now I am equally amazed at the subterranean beauty of caverns like this one. Watch the video below for a closer look. This 1200' x 80' cavern wasn't discovered until 1883 when a limestone quarry that was being mined at the site cut into it. It was originally named Rentzheimer's Cave and Lost Cave. The "Lost River" flows through the cavern. The name is fitting since the source of the water has yet to be identified. It has only one entrance. The temperature is 52-degrees Fahrenheit in the cavern year-round. Calcite is commonly found in limestone caverns like this one. Flowstone is seen on the ceiling. Speleothems such as stalactites and stalagmites are numerous. Outside the cavern you may walk the Nature Trail, which explains some of the geological features of the region and facts about caves. There is also a station for gem panning and visitors can try their hand and luck at finding a valuable souvenir. There is a museum, rock shop, jewelry shop, and picnic area too. If you are in the Lehigh Valley and have an hour or two to spare, I would recommend seeing the Lost River Caverns for yourself. They are open year-round every day, except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. They are located at 726 Durham Street, Hellertown, Pennsylvania. #places #pennsylvania #caves #historic #video