Quilts, Gravestones, and Elusive Ancestors

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Four Squier Brothers: Soldiers of the Revolution

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Jonathan Squier (1693-1789) was one of the earliest known settlers of Livingston, NJ, having purchased lands near the Passaic River from the...
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Friday, June 14, 2013

It's Your Day, Dad!

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My dear father, Franklin Ralph Davis (1909-1992), was the eldest child of Ralph and Maud (Hankinson) Davis of Palisades Park, NJ, and if you...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Prizewinning Quilts and Beautiful Irises

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Quilts and Irises--Perfect Together--at least for today. The Garden State Quilters' Guild show "Sounds Like New Jersey" was ...
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Friday, May 24, 2013

Three Davis Brothers, Civil War Veterans

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My paternal great-grandfather, Horace Davis, and his brothers James Wallace and Plymouth all served in the Civil War. They were the sons of ...
Saturday, May 11, 2013

In My Mother's Footsteps

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My dear mother, Etta Bower Davis (1910-1964), taught me how to applique when I was 20 years old. In the early 1960s when she was battling br...
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Quilts and genealogy are my main passions but I also have an affinity for old cemeteries and vintage clothing. Thanks for visiting!
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