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My Mother's Kitchen Volume 1, Pietro's Song

Posted by Karen Malena on December 30, 2012 at 6:11am

In the warmth of her childhood home, forty year old Kate discovers a captivating, old family photograph and a legacy emerges of a man, her great-grandfather, a poor Italian immigrant who paved the way for their close-knit family.
In Karen Malena's emotional new short story series, become immersed in the bond between Kate and her mother as they share coffee, pastries, and heartfelt stories in the coziness of her mother's kitchen.

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Enos (Eneas) Gary - Revolutionary Patriot

Posted by Trudy Doolittle on August 1, 2009 at 11:20am

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 Revolutionary War veterans.

When I got bit by the genealogy bug...

Posted by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 9, 2009 at 11:03am

Everyone has a story of when they were bit by the genealogy bug and their entire lives were transformed to trying to get as much information as possible about their family. This blog will share mine. I will also post this as a discussion forum to hear others stories.My paternal grandfather died when I was 16 years old on December 17, 1993. I was a junior in high school. Both sets of my grandparents lived two hours from my house in different directions, so I was never close with any of them. My f

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