I noticed on GeneaBloggers website that one of their popular writing prompts is called Matrilineal Mondays. The concept is simple: Post about some one from the female line of one of the families you are researching. I quickly decided it was a great idea and that I would write about Amy Fettie for my first … Continue reading Matrilineal Monday – Amy Fettie (circa 1748 – 1793)
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St. Mary’s Hall, Burlington, NJ – Pearson
My sister told me that she found Anna Marguerite Pearson in the 1940 census living at St. Mary's Hall, a Catholic boarding school for girls in Burlington, NJ. I typed those magic words into a google search engine and to my delight found a 1940 school year book with a good photo of Marguerite. We … Continue reading St. Mary’s Hall, Burlington, NJ – Pearson
Featured Obituary – Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn (1886-1966)
Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn was a good man. The Horn family was very proud of him. Kemp did not have any children of his own, but when he retired from the ministry he started a program for children with special needs and through his good works helped many, many children in the Hagerstown area … Continue reading Featured Obituary – Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn (1886-1966)