The shameful secret of David Edgar Chase
I’ve written about my great-grandmother, Fannie Potter Willett, in a previous post. While researching Fannie, I discovered she had two older sisters, Harriett and Angeline, whom no…
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Genie Rockstars
Mary Tedesco Can you feel the excitement? Names like MacEntee, Cooke, Alzo, Taylor, Russell, Berry, Tedesco. These are just a few of the current genealogy rock stars.…
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NERGC weekend – Geeks unite
The process of researching is hardly a lonely road. I’ve met many people over these past 20 years in my research and through genealogy events. Many have…
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I have an ugly Fannie
Fannie Potter abt 1884 It’s nice to know we’ve come a long way in my mother’s family and we have developed into caring, loving people. Our ancestor,…
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Meet Martha Lee
My mother hated the name Martha Lee. And she lived her life avoiding it whenever she could. I remember my grandmother sometimes calling her M.L. She…
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The dead angel at Buba’s house
When we would go to Buba’s house at 34 Lewis Road in Swampscott, there wasn’t a heck of a lot for a little girl to do around…