Thursday marked the 147 anniversary of the birth of the most interesting relative I’ve met — the Rev. Canon Edward Claude Essex (1876 – 1963). “Cousin Claude,” as he liked to be called, was born
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“Oh What Tangled Webs …”
Our family tree sometimes has what looks like tangled knots. Yesterday would have been the 132nd birthday, of Cousin Clara EATON Merritt Hibbard. She was born 9/14/1891 in Nelson, Tioga Co., PA and died there
Continue ReadingLee Smith Tubbs (1880 – 1951)
Today marks Lee’s 143rd birthday. Lee was a grandson of Benjamin and Polly Taylor Tubbs, and great-grandson of Samuel and Sarah Dorrance Tubbs. Who came to Elkland, PA from CT via Luzerne Co., PA &
Continue ReadingOur Civil War Veterans
As many of you know, Memorial Day started out as Decoration Day. A day to bring flowers to the graves of Union Veterans. I’m still convalescing, so I took the liberty of running an old
Continue ReadingPhotos of Leo C. Blanchard & O. B. Blanchard
Here’s a genealogy Chart One of our members is a child of Leo Close Blanchard. I remember visiting his parents, Oliver Benjamin “Ben” and Vera Close Blanchard at their home in Nelson, pn Rt. 49.
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I added a photo of a stump fence to https://www.campbellluggblackwell.com/BeechersIsland.html And I added a chapter on my mother, Jessica HOYT Thompson, to my memoir, https://www.campbellluggblackwell.com/WBTMemoirFamily_Mom.html
Continue ReadingLycoming Co. (Part 3) [Originally posted Sept. 18, 2021]
I already spoiled any suspense by telling you that the “English Company” and the “English Settlement” failed. The settlers who came from England were experienced farmers. As you can see from the map below, the
Continue ReadingCrossword Puzzle #2 & Solution to #1
We found a better site for generating crossword puzzles. With the new site, you can do the puzzle on your computer, smartpone, or print it out to do with pen/pencil. And, with the new one,
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