Quilts, Gravestones, and Elusive Ancestors

One of my favorite things to do when we're in the Adirondacks is hike through the woods with my daughter in search of wildflowers. Anoth...

When the NY Times reported Many Services Arranged for the Memorial Day celebration on May 30, 1936, it mentioned services at Grant's Tom...

Remembering the moms in my family tree. Here are some favorite pics from my files starting with me and going back in time on my mother'...

In 1908 when my maternal grandfather, Stanton M. Bower (1888-1965) was 20 years old he enlisted for five years as a private with the NY Nati...

Now that spring is here, I'm anxious to get back into taking gravestone photos at our local cemeteries to post on Find A Grave. There ar...

Last week I posted some of the signature quilts that are on display at the Common Threads: Quilting Traditions of Hunterdon County, NJ, exhi...