This is my brain on genealogy. While transcribing a letter dated July 24, 1869, a couple of its sentences looped relentlessly through my head, like a snippet of a catchy tune. My great-great-grandfather complained to his brother, James : My year's expenses devoured my year's salary (as principal of Rushford Academy), and left me as poor today as … Continue reading Matrilineal Monday: Whites of Whitesville, New York
Serena C White Sayles
Sunday’s Obituary: Florette W. Sayles
From the Sabbath Recorder, Alfred, New York, July 1856: DIED In Rushford, N. Y., on the 25 ult., (of last month) after an illness of eight weeks, FLORETTE W., daughter of Ira and Serena C. Sayles, aged 8 years, 8 months and 19 days. A few days before her departure, while in her father's arms, … Continue reading Sunday’s Obituary: Florette W. Sayles
Follow Friday: Historic Map Works
One of the all-time best inventions of the human mind, in my humble opinion, is the map. Whether ink to paper or pixels to screen, maps represent reality as seen from the cartographer's point of view. Beyond the accurate recording of topography and societal infrastructure, map makers convey all sorts of information, depending on who … Continue reading Follow Friday: Historic Map Works
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 