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Thanksgiving and the Mayflower Part IV: Isaac Chase to Sarah Simmons

Several months ago, I shared an announcement from FamilySearch, American Ancestors (New England Genealogical Society) and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants that they are working together to make available records for descendants of Mayflower passengers. In exploring the website for this collaboration, I found that I purportedly descend from John Alden and Priscilla MullinsContinue reading “Thanksgiving and the Mayflower Part IV: Isaac Chase to Sarah Simmons”

Thanksgiving and the Mayflower Part III: Rhoda Chase to Isaac Chase

In a previous blog post, I shared an announcement from FamilySearch, American Ancestors (New England Genealogical Society) and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants that they are working together to make available records for descendants of Mayflower passengers. In exploring the website for this collaboration, I found that I purportedly descend from John Alden andContinue reading “Thanksgiving and the Mayflower Part III: Rhoda Chase to Isaac Chase”

Life of Fern Stoddard Part VI: Engagement to Frank Woodbury – September-October 1952

This week, we get more of the love letters between Frank and Fern, more diary entries from the journal of Maude Dee Porter detailing the events of Fern and Frank’s engagement between September 1952 and their marriage on 10 October 1952. Last week we left off with a letter from Frank to Fern on 28Continue reading “Life of Fern Stoddard Part VI: Engagement to Frank Woodbury – September-October 1952”