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29 May 2015

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 13; Patrick J. Cummins

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This week's ancestral bio is on one of my great great granduncles, Patrick J. Cummins. He was an older brother to my great great grandmo...

Gravestone Clean-up / Restoration Project at the New Mount Ida Cemetery

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Earlier today I was notified that in a couple of weeks there will be a gravestone clean-up and restoration project at the New Mount Ida Ceme...
17 April 2015

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 12; Aistroppe Robinson Hitchcock

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With work and the warmer weather here now, I am playing catch up on this 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks program. For this week I am changing their...
16 April 2015

Andrew Meneely; 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 11

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This week's ancestral biography is on Andrew Meneely. Much has been written on him regarding his world renown bell foundry and his appre...
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 10; Favorite Picture

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Last week's theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was to write about a favorite picture. I cannot say exactly that the photo below is a fav...
30 March 2015

Thievery at the Cemetery?

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About four hours ago I took a ride to Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery in Glenmont to check how my ancestor's graves held up over th...
29 March 2015

Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) Meeting in Menands

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Briefly the New York Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies will be holding a meeting at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands in a coupl...