In Colonial times you may find estranged spouses fighting it out in the newspaper. Today you may still see husbands saying they are not financially responsible for their wife’s debts in newspapers. Back then it was called posting. It got down and dirty bringing up abuse and adultery to name a few. Since the wives […]

Some Colonial American words… Apartment (n) room in a building Bait (v) feed an animal Black (adj.) brunette Clever (adj.) well trained Fishy (adj.) drunk Flourish (n) a quickie Gossip (n) godparent Punk (n) a prostitute Secret (n) or vault (n) a privy Whiskey (n) 2 wheeled one-horse carriage

This Old Tree, March 2015

The Problems with the George Hayward family of Concord, Massachusetts George Hayward is my 8th great-grandfather. I had traced my family back to George and his wife Mary through their daughter Hannah and her second husband Adam Holloway. I had just put into my data base the other children of George and Mary: Mary, Elizabeth, […]

President’s Message, March 2015

Warm greetings to all What a snowy winter it is! Have you been able to do any research? On one of the very few nice days I was able to get to the Northern Registry of Deeds, I found some new facts about one of the Civil War soldiers from Ft. Kent who was on […]