Holme On Spalding Moor – Yorkshire England
Holme-on-Spalding Moor is in York County England. A number of my immigrant ancestors came from this area. For example, Jane Sothern was born here in 1581. In 1600 she married Thomas Crosby Sr. In the Crosby family emigrated to America
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Searching For Cat Photos
Brazilian cat in Sao Paolo
My cat Katerina
unknown cat
Katerina – my pal at the computer
Ann Brigham – Immigrant Ancestor
Grave Marker for Ann Brigham Thompson. At age 25 she came to America from England. She lived to age 69 and is buried in Quincy Massachusetts. She was my 8X Great Grandmother.
Love Of Knitting
Color, pattern, technique – how can one resist
photo of a sample knit at a workshop lead by Liz Lovick in Orkney Scotland
A tough owl…
Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) used to be very common in Uruguay in the past and I remember, about 50 years back, seeing them perched on fence posts at frequent intervals. Regrettably, the advent of generalized use of pesticides meant that they almost disappeared and they are now relatively rare.
We were happy to find that in the Yungas of Salta, where our small farm is located, they are quite common, particularly in an area devoid of tree cover a short distance beyond our farm where we watch them from time to time. Luckily pesticide use here is still rare!
It was during one of these visits that we found the group composed of probably two adults (placed at both ends) and two babies showing only their heads, ready to disappear down their burrow in case of emergency.
I was busy taking the first set of pictures when the…
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Legendary ships of Salem
The photos and text below are from Old-time Ships of Salem, published by the Essex Institute, 1917. “From the year of its settlement in 1628 until the middle of the 19th century, Salem, in th…
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Glen Magna and the Joseph Peabody Family of Salem
Article by Helen Breen Before the advent of the modern transportation, affluent city dwellers often built their summer residences within a few miles of home. Such was the case when shipping magnate…
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