Mayflower Passengers Thomas and Joseph Rogers, and some Descendants
This is a story of several genealogical threads of my family entwined with the enlarging tapestry of American history over a period of time from the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock to present day. The Mayflower arrived on Cape Cod North America about 404 years ago, 128 years after the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. From a European point of view, looking … Continue reading Mayflower Passengers Thomas and Joseph Rogers, and some Descendants
EARLY RHODE ISLAND SETTLERS
Exploring American history through the lens of personal ancestry is eye opening. When I began my ancestry search I did not expect that the family branches would be intertwined with the earliest settlements of eastern North America. Any family links to the founding of Rhode Island were long lost and obscured by the passage of time. No stories about early Rhode Island were passed down … Continue reading EARLY RHODE ISLAND SETTLERS
Revolutionary War Christmas
Disconnect – to sever the connection of or between; to decouple. A ten year old kid: Aw dad, I don’t like history. History is just about a bunch of old dead guys…Yes son, but they are your old dead guys… People are disconnected from their family histories. The person that knows the names of all of their great-grandparents is a rarity. Whatever the reason for … Continue reading Revolutionary War Christmas
The Fighting Seeleys
Knowledge of an ancestor’s participation in historical events can be fascinating. It is not a good thing when participation in those historical events is forgotten, lost or obscured. Stories like the sacrifices that the Seeley’s made to meet the challenges that they encountered in the early settlement of America are in jeopardy of being lost and forgotten. Robert Seeley was born in England on 4 … Continue reading The Fighting Seeleys
Cleveland & the Taylors: Early Settlement to Industrial Powerhouse
For sometime now I ignored researching my Taylor ancestors because many of the Taylors already seemed well documented with nice biographical summaries in multiple publications. However, this past summer we sailed from the Lake Erie Islands (Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island) and due to heavy weather docked at the 55th East Street Marina along Cleveland’s downtown shoreline for five days. Stuck in Cleveland with only … Continue reading Cleveland & the Taylors: Early Settlement to Industrial Powerhouse
Excursion from Port Erie to Put-in-Bay, July – August, 2024
Monday July 29, 2024. We departed Port Erie at 10:30 arriving in Ashtabula at 5:00. Winding our way up river and through one drawbridge that opens on the half-hour, we docked at the wall at Ashtabula Yacht Club. The club has recently renovated part of their facility and the wall is renovated. Their new electric hookups had a glitch that was quickly repaired by their … Continue reading Excursion from Port Erie to Put-in-Bay, July – August, 2024
The Time Machine
Time and tide wait for no man. What can take you back in time? A machine like the one in the H.G. Wells story? An old familiar song? An old ticket stub? A program from a theatre performance? A photograph of a long lost loved one? Or could it be an actual time machine mechanism? Several Years ago, we picked up our boat at the … Continue reading The Time Machine
4th of July Musings
As I write this at nightfall on the 4th of July in the harbor at Erie Pennsylvania there is not a second that goes by that is not punctuated with the sound of multiple explosions coming from all directions. The 4th of July is for watermelon and family get-togethers, sparklers, fireworks, flags, parades and comradery. It is for recognizing and remembering those that fought for the establishment … Continue reading 4th of July Musings
Port Erie to Lake Ontario
We left Port Erie in Pennsylvania August 2nd 2023 and thought that we had ample time to make our way to Sodus Bay near Wolcott NY. Keeping in mind that we needed to report to Canadian or U.S. Customs when we dropped anchor after being in either country, we started our trip from Port Erie into Canada. Reporting to Canadian Customs we were given three ports … Continue reading Port Erie to Lake Ontario
Captain Noah Wiswall’s fight
In 1689 only eleven years after the end of King Philip’s War the French and Indians began a rampage in New York and New England that would be called King William’s War. The year 1690 saw the rampage continue when Schenectady New York was attacked and burned in February. In March 1690 the settlement at Salmon Falls Maine was attacked and decimated. In May 1690 … Continue reading Captain Noah Wiswall’s fight
The Boating Genealogists 