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Enos (Eneas) Gary - Revolutionary Patriot

The following is the potential start for Enos Gary's story. 1757-1844. He served as a soldier during the Revolutionary War and was the first settler of Rushford NY. I have found the Declaration he made when he filed for pension and there is a book denoting the centennial of Rushford that has a chapter about him. From this I've decided to write his story.

Here is the opening:

June 7, 1832, Congress passed the last and most liberal of the service –pension acts benefiting… Continue

Added by Trudy Doolittle on August 1, 2009 at 11:20am — 4 Comments

talkingroots: Remembering great grandpa’s firearm

I’m not a hunter. I’ve never fired anything more serious than a BB-gun at any living creature (and I never hit anything alive). One of my prized possessions, however, is a 19th Century black powder rifle.

I came into possession of this firearm sometime after my Dad, also Deason Hunt, died back in the early 1980’s. Mother saw that I got it because it is a Hunt family relic. It belonged to my great grandfather, William “Billy” Marshall Hunt and has been in the family from the time he… Continue

Added by Deason Hunt on July 22, 2009 at 7:13am — No Comments

Genealogy Research at the Spy Museum?????

Yearly, I make a trek to Washington, DC to do some family history research at the National Archives. On one trip, I decided to spend an afternoon visiting the new Spy Museum in D.C..

So, I'm walking around listening to the audiocassette, and I come to an area about terrorist attacks on American soil. The first display explained that 9/11 was NOT the first attack we've had on American soil. Rather, there was an attack during World War I which was also in the New York City area. There… Continue

Added by Just Judy on July 11, 2009 at 5:05pm — 1 Comment

1 September 1939 Commemoration

You are invited to participate in our weekend event designed to commemorate those who witnessed World War II in Poland. We want the community at large to know of Poland's suffering and strength during World War II. Please, tell us your stories and submit the names of those you’d like to remember.

HONORING

Polish Veterans

Polish-American Veterans

United States Veterans

Survivors

Children In Exile

Displaced… Continue

Added by Ceil Wendt Jensen on July 10, 2009 at 8:28pm — 3 Comments