tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67827054326425547742024-03-12T22:31:10.282-04:00Kim's This 'n ThatAfter working behind the scenes in daytime drama and a decade as a caregiver, I'm reinventing my life for the next stage.karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-39262212062213726732022-06-05T20:54:00.000-04:002022-06-05T20:54:03.399-04:00My Cousin the Queen Celebrates Her Platinum Jubilee<p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As this weekend’s celebration of Queen Elizabeth 70
years on the throne wind down, I decided to check out <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1424405/which-member-of-royalty-are-you-most-closely-connected-to" target="_blank">Wikitree</a>’s Connection Finder to see
if and how they say I am related to the crown jewels.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbOvK-W5qQh536hylTdRhOadWggYJJwfdBg3SRbsRjSz5DShTHkW1AWCRcvqvZbdkQo-HJhCwmtPvV1yGXtVg3PO8Q1UENrJbPq_Kn92vk6TsKQybRCuO_YKuZicyN9bXDbQG58HfVN1f-XAzXfeodCZA4xxecvDv7eLstxD3onT7TeCvPEPKEw0xUw/s1370/Queen%20Mary%20Lover%20Tiara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1107" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbOvK-W5qQh536hylTdRhOadWggYJJwfdBg3SRbsRjSz5DShTHkW1AWCRcvqvZbdkQo-HJhCwmtPvV1yGXtVg3PO8Q1UENrJbPq_Kn92vk6TsKQybRCuO_YKuZicyN9bXDbQG58HfVN1f-XAzXfeodCZA4xxecvDv7eLstxD3onT7TeCvPEPKEw0xUw/s320/Queen%20Mary%20Lover%20Tiara.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My fav tiara! https://pin.it/4cJMItk</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The shortest distance between myself and the <a href="https://www.royal.uk/her-majesty-the-queen" target="_blank">Queen</a> is on my dad’s side, but the
connections are not all blood related and include Wallis Simpson so doubt there
is any tiara borrowing options with this connection.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgHqCYzXaRLT-JAog6xIrySXLmaYSGwumcZ9aIHhoiZuPWQb6VzFNvt8IVdV8AFF58IrVunKxGqrZJYgO5xQrH1EZGSX1_bYnejTUTnxjaEGgJ4FLr1oceXbXQzvM8RqWnGsbe5uRPYSMkTG4WQn2hcIPfjK7cZgUvyIDkax3KydAwUBMmNDpV2leQw/s1205/Dad%20QE2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="1205" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgHqCYzXaRLT-JAog6xIrySXLmaYSGwumcZ9aIHhoiZuPWQb6VzFNvt8IVdV8AFF58IrVunKxGqrZJYgO5xQrH1EZGSX1_bYnejTUTnxjaEGgJ4FLr1oceXbXQzvM8RqWnGsbe5uRPYSMkTG4WQn2hcIPfjK7cZgUvyIDkax3KydAwUBMmNDpV2leQw/w640-h224/Dad%20QE2.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now my mom’s side is interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wikitree says Queen Elizabeth II and I are 12
cousins twice removed. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOpbEXh_xBkqjE1la_4E1MwvqbpKewvbiLsu-_x1Rk0-wMMr2EDuxzl2UaXCjfzaRUFAUvUKcluklBfKK5BbLxM66NieFz4Up3Pgt-I1iCoS7orMilN8EzOOx_2XURgpBFhnLYahWxon-B-QSu0uXuZFieJXSIH5ObGfAa3j7xrXQ6HxvvmOnjX1nDQ/s1180/Relationship_Armstrong-5775_Windsor-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1180" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOpbEXh_xBkqjE1la_4E1MwvqbpKewvbiLsu-_x1Rk0-wMMr2EDuxzl2UaXCjfzaRUFAUvUKcluklBfKK5BbLxM66NieFz4Up3Pgt-I1iCoS7orMilN8EzOOx_2XURgpBFhnLYahWxon-B-QSu0uXuZFieJXSIH5ObGfAa3j7xrXQ6HxvvmOnjX1nDQ/w640-h460/Relationship_Armstrong-5775_Windsor-1.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p>I would think a 12</span><sup style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> cousin should at least be
granted an overnighter in one of the lesser castles, a private showing of the crown
jewels and a photo op wearing ones tiara of choice.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">God Save the Queen!</span></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-59594514357984414602022-06-03T15:57:00.002-04:002022-06-03T17:03:44.672-04:00Happy Heavenly Birthday to my 3rd Great Grandma<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr662ScAtvB0I2bGHy-8B5ULwdrSoOCYkNBlXL6u0-Gd2Ty4UXZT1CZPxBtpGfQuAO8oR058L6U4D9-PgbvxYMll3cN-V2OFFX9lkws1XFs8Unpxnu8MjaGXiSNOt5h0TshKlC7DYq7ma-4b4U5LBnfxIu_XYMb8RBUVreoLXB7m6WAHSKtfcDQ0YV3w/s1584/Guardian%20Angels.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="1584" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr662ScAtvB0I2bGHy-8B5ULwdrSoOCYkNBlXL6u0-Gd2Ty4UXZT1CZPxBtpGfQuAO8oR058L6U4D9-PgbvxYMll3cN-V2OFFX9lkws1XFs8Unpxnu8MjaGXiSNOt5h0TshKlC7DYq7ma-4b4U5LBnfxIu_XYMb8RBUVreoLXB7m6WAHSKtfcDQ0YV3w/w640-h160/Guardian%20Angels.png" width="640" /></a></div><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p>Happy 139</span><sup style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">th</sup><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Heavenly Birthday to my 3</span><sup style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">rd</sup><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">
great grandma </span><a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Woodward-2865" style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Mary AnnWoodward</a><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6oOikXIS1PiIYn2vYA3649RrAXdFD6PtOAZF5QvOga1A3GgL-SUXut-84DvpnTU9W0pGsLUPMbdREYRJpu1Msx2YivRl-IcqwbU3X5iVuMEQVuDmo7RRagL6MAIs_iRMk8Qs8oaJR-GJilChfjusaYb0tVobq_XG2fT50Zin1C_3vb2y2AMaVGGvYA/s3170/Horizontal%20Hourglass%20Chart%20for%20Mary%20Ann%20Woodward.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6oOikXIS1PiIYn2vYA3649RrAXdFD6PtOAZF5QvOga1A3GgL-SUXut-84DvpnTU9W0pGsLUPMbdREYRJpu1Msx2YivRl-IcqwbU3X5iVuMEQVuDmo7RRagL6MAIs_iRMk8Qs8oaJR-GJilChfjusaYb0tVobq_XG2fT50Zin1C_3vb2y2AMaVGGvYA/s3170/Horizontal%20Hourglass%20Chart%20for%20Mary%20Ann%20Woodward.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3170" data-original-width="1663" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6oOikXIS1PiIYn2vYA3649RrAXdFD6PtOAZF5QvOga1A3GgL-SUXut-84DvpnTU9W0pGsLUPMbdREYRJpu1Msx2YivRl-IcqwbU3X5iVuMEQVuDmo7RRagL6MAIs_iRMk8Qs8oaJR-GJilChfjusaYb0tVobq_XG2fT50Zin1C_3vb2y2AMaVGGvYA/w336-h640/Horizontal%20Hourglass%20Chart%20for%20Mary%20Ann%20Woodward.png" width="336" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mary Ann Woodward was born on June 3, 1839, in
Abergavenny in the coal mining area of </span><a href="https://www.ancestry.co.uk/historicalinsights/coal-mining-wales" style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Monmouthshire,Wales</a><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">. Her parents John and Sarah Price Woodward married at 17. Mary Ann was
the second of their five children. </span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mary
Ann’s time in Wales was as turbulent as it is sad. Her education was lacking,
she never learned to read or write. Her sister died before her first birthday.
Mom Sarah died when Mary Ann was 11, her father died a scant two years later,
leaving Mary Ann and her siblings orphans. The eldest, her brother William
remained in Wales working as a puddler [Puddling is a process converting pig
iron into wrought iron with the use of a furnace]. I haven’t been able to trace
sister Emma after her parents died.</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mary
Ann left the coal region of Wales for the coal region of Pennsylvania. There she
reunited with her younger sister </span><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9841396/person/382199454557/facts" style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">SarahMaria</a><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Armstrong.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG0tQY8df3GO-ld66L_W7o7daWObMHEuV83hFvSCjzEjfpS-L_2a3fnLPBNriRb3bv9i1BRFpqDHGLazXlOzIqbpvFgLgOasGz-C_zvjNTZaN7O4sZfZo5WvwxXbxtEr99PFSg9XIgmrrA3PoMbD72kgwywuyqfl3PwvHDDXcTtrRslgyXu0MXnaUAQ/s533/Mary%20Ann%20Woodward%20Forbes%20HS.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG0tQY8df3GO-ld66L_W7o7daWObMHEuV83hFvSCjzEjfpS-L_2a3fnLPBNriRb3bv9i1BRFpqDHGLazXlOzIqbpvFgLgOasGz-C_zvjNTZaN7O4sZfZo5WvwxXbxtEr99PFSg9XIgmrrA3PoMbD72kgwywuyqfl3PwvHDDXcTtrRslgyXu0MXnaUAQ/s320/Mary%20Ann%20Woodward%20Forbes%20HS.png" width="160" /></a></div><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mary Ann married an Irish coal worker, <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Forbes-1964" target="_blank">Thomas Forbes</a> in 1855 in Schuylkill
County, PA. They had eight children: Bridget [my 2<sup>nd</sup> great grandma],
Catherine, John Patrick, Mary Anna Fisher, Thomas Jr, Ellen Purcell, James and
Michael Henry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">During the Civil War many miners including Thomas moved
their families to the Shamokin area for work. The late 1870s were difficult
times as the country reset itself following the war while railroad and mining management/labor
unrest grew. In 1877 the first major <a href="http://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/1877-Shamokin-Uprising.htm" target="_blank">uprisingin Shamokin</a> took place, leaving miners like Thomas once again unemployed
with little or no resources at their disposal. Daughter Bridget presented her
parents with their first grandchild. Little <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWJ8-JK1" target="_blank">Emma</a> lived
with her grandparents for her first few years of her life as shown in the <a href="https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244447-00682?pId=50444046" target="_blank">1880census</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mary Ann like her parents, died an early death. She
passed on March 13, 1884, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, at the age of 44, and was
buried in <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13131510/mary-ann-forbes" target="_blank">St Edwards Cemetery</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-22210664006704460972022-04-24T09:27:00.000-04:002022-04-24T09:27:49.759-04:00HIS STORY SPEAKS TO US: HONORING BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER OLIVER CROMWELL <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TOpaPpvWY_eiLUqR-DQ_UUGEY1yp18NBS65TBPlIrZ8JsNCnciED8k7DP-G_6obpFaCGkQziFj9ampBeT1Q6pO4ym-QW_iujRY5yTylXCQwje0C9lyPPKxXrEvTB5eLRYmbmH9HrCBbAIthtTfwX6MNkxLw1vRpy_SWlEYC56QGrSusunKkKZ5TJCw/s13200/pvt%20oliver%20cromwell%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="13200" data-original-width="5940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TOpaPpvWY_eiLUqR-DQ_UUGEY1yp18NBS65TBPlIrZ8JsNCnciED8k7DP-G_6obpFaCGkQziFj9ampBeT1Q6pO4ym-QW_iujRY5yTylXCQwje0C9lyPPKxXrEvTB5eLRYmbmH9HrCBbAIthtTfwX6MNkxLw1vRpy_SWlEYC56QGrSusunKkKZ5TJCw/s320/pvt%20oliver%20cromwell%20banner.png" width="144" /></a></div>Revolutionary War Soldier Oliver
Cromwell had 14 children and a multitude of great grandchildren. Wednesday he
will be honored at his home; the event will be is teeming with his descendants,
modern day neighbors, and history enthusiasts. The City of Burlington and the New
Jersey State Society Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR] will co-host
the unveiling of the Commemorative Bronze Marker for the "<a href="https://olivercromwellceremony.njdar.org/">Original Home of Revolutionary
War Soldier - Private Oliver Cromwell</a>" at 10am, Wednesday, April 27,
2022, at the 100 block East Union St in Burlington, New Jersey.<br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">DAR’s mission is to raise
the visibility of our Patriots creating interest in who they were and
enthusiasm for what they accomplished. New Jersey DAR State Historian Deb
Hvizdos has spent years researching American Patriots and their contributions
to the founding of this great nation. With Private Oliver Cromwell she knew she
found a man and his story that needs to be told. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Oliver Cromwell was born
in 1753 in Burlington County, New Jersey and lived to be 100 still residing in
the county. He served as a private in the 2nd New Jersey Regiment between 1777
and 1783 fighting in many of the battles that eventually lead to American
victory and independence. His discharge papers note he received the badge of
merit were signed by George Washington. During his later years he sat outside
his home on East Union Street engaging with passerby and neighbors alike. It is
at this home where the NJDAR honor him. <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">The placing of this marker is in line with the Society's mission of
Historic Preservation, Education, and Patriotism. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The City of Burlington is
rolling out the red carpet, Main Street is lined with Oliver Cromwell banners
and a Fife and Drum corps who will be performing during the day. The Daughters
of the American Revolution will be represented by President General Denise
VanBuren, New Jersey State Regent Bonnie Matthews and the NJDAR Board of Management.
Speakers for the day include Secretary of the U.S. America 250! Commission Lynn
Forney Young, DAR Historian General Laura Kessler, family members Jane Fox Long
and Pastor Timothy Hutton. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bgc3Sj4pxXI" width="320" youtube-src-id="Bgc3Sj4pxXI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Revolutionary Patriot Ned
Hector has sent word he looks forward to attending the ceremony honoring a
fellow Patriot. The color guard representatives from the Sons of the American
Revolution, Sons of the Revolution and the Rhode Island 14</span><sup style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Regiment
bring us back in time on historic Union Street.</span><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SpY6dVWTK9xNI3IP0jf6oe_aAailPmbbb1zMvAOI3Zsr6g3ZjMv-H8pfhyE92doElImEMcJJaQ55kJzf95rnH46D9ofV3izABE9N95_WuAXkpDH_pmrZQdYJZJlPk-ixdaSKsx0SJeaZpn3jKfd-yU81iSX4NQWRIZHXsq-TBMfsGujOtFUejNGpZw/s514/Reisha%20and%20Dr%20Gates.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="514" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SpY6dVWTK9xNI3IP0jf6oe_aAailPmbbb1zMvAOI3Zsr6g3ZjMv-H8pfhyE92doElImEMcJJaQ55kJzf95rnH46D9ofV3izABE9N95_WuAXkpDH_pmrZQdYJZJlPk-ixdaSKsx0SJeaZpn3jKfd-yU81iSX4NQWRIZHXsq-TBMfsGujOtFUejNGpZw/w640-h316/Reisha%20and%20Dr%20Gates.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Reisha Raney, host of <a href="https://www.daughterdialogues.com/">Daughter Dialogues</a> is speaking
on the “Untold Histories from American Revolution Patriots’ Descendants of
Color”. As a DAR member, Reisha works to perpetuate
the legacy of all the men and women who achieved independence. The Daughters of the American Revolution is taking a
leading role in researching and promoting how diversified participants assisted
in the creation of our nation, including those who were African American,
Native American and female. DAR is committed to better telling the stories of
these Patriots, who have all too often been left out of the pages of history. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Additional information
about Private Oliver Cromwell’s military service and history as well as other
Patriots can be found on the Daughters of the American <a href="https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_poc/?Tab_ID=14&Tab_ID_Sub=8&Action=search">Revolution<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patriots of Color online genealogical
research database</a> as well as the online DAR exhibit “<a href="https://honoringourpatriots.dar.org/e-pluribus-unum/">Remembrance of
Noble Actions: African Americans and Native Americans in the Revolutionary War</a>.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Come out to Burlington, New Jersey join the celebration and learn about our collective American history.</span></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-21508979690754089592022-04-23T09:28:00.001-04:002022-04-23T09:28:45.900-04:00Americans Forces Battled British and Hessian in Trenton: Final Score 2-0<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5KJV_bUK6-GT-bGqvHKnbDGobvuNwmozF7oNDp6lQYRZAeKl1GA9H-lH05fARwWGU3FO6Jm1z16R5BBRV1jSVDu_dXjsbhpBnk8oG9J7I5FMYD0onEfByfTKbTv3MyG-ciGjtueaDdtPZAGo2Z6uWVQ3dcawhbubPRrXZPf9PDzyhPJC0Ey3licNe-w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="986" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5KJV_bUK6-GT-bGqvHKnbDGobvuNwmozF7oNDp6lQYRZAeKl1GA9H-lH05fARwWGU3FO6Jm1z16R5BBRV1jSVDu_dXjsbhpBnk8oG9J7I5FMYD0onEfByfTKbTv3MyG-ciGjtueaDdtPZAGo2Z6uWVQ3dcawhbubPRrXZPf9PDzyhPJC0Ey3licNe-w=w400-h181" width="400" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">N</span>ew Jersey is under appreciated for their role in the American Revolution</b>. The Battle of Assunpink Creek is a pivotal moment in that history. Twice during in the <a href="http://tencrucialdays.org" target="_blank">10 Crucial Days of the American Revolution</a>, American forces met their foe in Trenton and defeated them. After the famous Crossing of the Delaware, the Americans went on the offensive for the first time, attacking the garrison in Trenton, defeating the Hessians. Then on January 2, 1777, the Continental Army met British and Hessian troops on the banks of the Assunpink Creek in what is now Mill Hill Park. Three times the British tried to storm the bridge and were repelled with terrific losses. One Continental said of that night “The bridge looked red as blood, with their killed and wounded and their red coats.” This second battle in Trenton was the lynchpin of the offensive as Washington’s troops were able to defeat both British and Hessian troops that night. The Continental Army then marched to victory in Princeton at for the third and final battle of the campaign.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvanzdieKjRycn--7sNZuE_RWVOFHkw5CV0bhNtnmX8g5b_OGIEunY1qAtcjgGa1oLOX-eqg6YiCun5aMQ9LbfJPWk6qLGA2HPqFT7-Rp7efBhyqzXYLaeAhLcT2TWjpAKgf3073LJlm_2AayVSi5cTpnqws_CFYM3DvEo263n3nnpCUpBdELgb-Yy9Q/s1080/Marker%20Evites%20Instagram%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvanzdieKjRycn--7sNZuE_RWVOFHkw5CV0bhNtnmX8g5b_OGIEunY1qAtcjgGa1oLOX-eqg6YiCun5aMQ9LbfJPWk6qLGA2HPqFT7-Rp7efBhyqzXYLaeAhLcT2TWjpAKgf3073LJlm_2AayVSi5cTpnqws_CFYM3DvEo263n3nnpCUpBdELgb-Yy9Q/w200-h200/Marker%20Evites%20Instagram%20(1).png" width="200" /></a></div>Bonnie Matthews, State Regent of the New Jersey State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NJDAR) and State Board of Managers are proud to announce the <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.com/y1e2k0e0d3/1932864772370340837/v8n4/" target="_blank">unveiling of the DAR America 250! Patriots Marker</a>. at 2pm, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mill+Hill+Park/@40.2185114,-74.7642865,36m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c159c8ccde252b:0x5baaa25bdfa457aa!8m2!3d40.2186588!4d-74.7634649" target="_blank">Mill Hill Park</a> in Trenton, New Jersey. This is a part of the DAR national initiative to raise public awareness about the men and women who achieved American independence.<p></p><p>NJDAR State Regent Matthews is hosting the event. The Sons of the American Revolution will post our Nation’s colors. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) President General Denise VanBuren will give remarks. The marker unveiling ceremony of the “Revolutionary War Patriots – This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to form a new nation. 1775-1783.” marker will involve DAR America 250 National Chair and Secretary of the <a href="http://america250.org" target="_blank">U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission</a> Lynn Forney Young, DAR Historian General Laura Kessler & NJDAR State Historian Deborah Hvizdos.</p><p>DAR Daughters work tirelessly to honor Revolutionary War patriots, engage youth through contests and educational programming, and support efforts to better tell the story of underrepresented and diverse patriots who helped to win the American War of Independence. To learn more about DAR membership, visit <a href="http://njdar.org">njdar.org</a> or contact <a href="mailto:njdarstateregistrar@gmail.com">njdarstateregistrar@gmail.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-35285100326072886492022-04-04T08:30:00.012-04:002022-04-04T08:30:00.182-04:00The Madden Connection<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Connection Finder on <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/" target="_blank">WikiTree</a> is closer to a <a href="Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" target="_blank">Six Degreesof Kevin Bacon</a> relationship than a blood relationship. Still, it is a fun tool
and can open up lines of research. For me it helps satisfy my dad’s side of the
family until I can break through multiple brick walls that can make WikiTree’s
Relationship Finder accurate enough to use. Today’s connection should make the
football fans in the family happy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqHDHpkleRdsDQk9XhNxrHyu0jWBkyrFVTIEIyVNbR1TR5F4SewUkzmr4YTNta7gKuyvUBMcV3oRSbxGi-lom1YcHDMIcsGGghZ9dTa6Tt464YO2mt0sBelPxvpTLkoOLZLS84t7g7nxjdSm18buIDjgpZNTPqpzUj8isM_nWGlnaxLmLJWoxmO15_g/s1180/connection%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1180" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqHDHpkleRdsDQk9XhNxrHyu0jWBkyrFVTIEIyVNbR1TR5F4SewUkzmr4YTNta7gKuyvUBMcV3oRSbxGi-lom1YcHDMIcsGGghZ9dTa6Tt464YO2mt0sBelPxvpTLkoOLZLS84t7g7nxjdSm18buIDjgpZNTPqpzUj8isM_nWGlnaxLmLJWoxmO15_g/w640-h224/connection%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-68980347210668130152022-04-03T15:11:00.000-04:002022-04-03T15:11:35.519-04:00From Patriot Ancestor to President Hoover<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the fun things you can do with WikiTree is find famous
relatives. The WikiTree mission is to create an accurate, single family tree
that makes genealogy free and accessible for everyone. Anyone can enter their
family information linking to already existing family members. Now the fun
begins. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Amongst the famous relatives list is US Presidents; my closest
relation is the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/herbert-hoover/" target="_blank">31st President</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rxaQPmE7OhLUMlF4XRebXyV-_Bq3SvN_-E1xBybej1Fvy5qKR1sxILyzka0Bip06_f6M5M-L_asIAAATV7JK78SrdkAcc_QhSS_2imlKWLdk10ZH77gld8DN4nZjSm8bm4JPNZsMCFD07B03x50ANfH28a4ZWWRIl19mwOckvqh0Qn8qsuvlhlY0Lw/s1180/Relationship_Hoover-328_Armstrong-5775%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1180" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rxaQPmE7OhLUMlF4XRebXyV-_Bq3SvN_-E1xBybej1Fvy5qKR1sxILyzka0Bip06_f6M5M-L_asIAAATV7JK78SrdkAcc_QhSS_2imlKWLdk10ZH77gld8DN4nZjSm8bm4JPNZsMCFD07B03x50ANfH28a4ZWWRIl19mwOckvqh0Qn8qsuvlhlY0Lw/w640-h316/Relationship_Hoover-328_Armstrong-5775%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IrCm4nxM3-HvFgSCHZHI-kPv7Tf4_kJWlb745W0YBb7XZ4eYDaHnWeic7Sp6GTuulzu_mRTHJsgXkLFNfsEytAGSW1QHEuGY65zI2P0WqkPfzPKS5TH2J2Ee1eRg4GOmLvlq5_u8Svo6CbWc6UTYFl_rLPRksQKoqSlvpKtUv98NCVL39rOqUjx4mA/s300/300px-Karte_Lage_Kanton_Aargau_2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="300" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IrCm4nxM3-HvFgSCHZHI-kPv7Tf4_kJWlb745W0YBb7XZ4eYDaHnWeic7Sp6GTuulzu_mRTHJsgXkLFNfsEytAGSW1QHEuGY65zI2P0WqkPfzPKS5TH2J2Ee1eRg4GOmLvlq5_u8Svo6CbWc6UTYFl_rLPRksQKoqSlvpKtUv98NCVL39rOqUjx4mA/w200-h138/300px-Karte_Lage_Kanton_Aargau_2021.png" title="Aargau, Switzerland" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Swiss born Gregor Jonas Huber is my linking ancestor to President Herbert Hoover. Gregor, my 8<sup>th</sup> great grandfather was born in what is now the
Canton of Aargau. In 1698 he immigrated to Germany due to religious
persecution. Shortly after settling in Ellerstadt he married fellow Swiss immigrant
Anna Kreutzer. They had eleven children including my direct ancestor Johannes
Jacob and President Hoover’s direct ancestor Andreas. Both brothers immigrated
to the American Colonies; one settling in the north, the other in the south. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Johannes
Jacob married Maria Magdalena shortly before boarding the <a href="http://sites.rootsweb.com/~GENHOME/imm1f.htm" target="_blank">Mortonhouse</a> bound for
Philadelphia; eventually they settled in Lancaster County. Now that, Covid
fears are waning, I plan on making a trip to Lancaster to find out more about my
ancestor’s history in that area.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Their son, my 6<sup>th</sup> great grandfather, <a href="https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/default.cfm" target="_blank">JacobHoover</a> is recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution as a Revolutionary
War Patriot. Simply put, Ritts Kids cousin’s, you are eligible to apply for
membership with the <a href="https://www.dar.org/national-society/become-member" target="_blank">DAR</a>
or <a href="https://www.sar.org/how-to-apply/" target="_blank">Sons of the American Revolution</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Almost all of my direct ancestors came into America via Philadelphia, and in a generation or two settled in the Bedford - Blair - Cambria county area. Martin Hoover, my 5th great grandfather was an exception. About 1805, he along with his second wife Catherine Knee and several of his grown children decided to travel west settling in Ohio and Indiana. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Martin's daughter Christina, my 4th great grandmother did not travel west with her father and siblings. She married Dunkard Preacher John George Metzker, remaining in what became Blair County. They had 13 children in 19 years, including my ancestor Isaac who ran the family farm. His daughter Eliza moved back to farm with her younger children after both her mother and husband, Alexander Hudson passed away. Eliza, her parents and several children are buried in the Mennonite Cemetery which is down the street from the farm she grew up on.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEHUc1QMC1TQccFrjC4lV-MC20_nobB8JYwIsnGy6OjkMCaFxos61mdRsK3tGF-pK9lE17n496TH-qsi4PHzpXIk-SGFo8m-rk_BSgLHXHPkaN-XkmC8E93SdnPoKL2Peq2jUT4_Ew-cRWopu02rs6Pi6IBPsB5s1DoqBlpF8FKjBtK0urh5QfOdGRg/s4608/Mennonite%20Cemetery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="4608" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEHUc1QMC1TQccFrjC4lV-MC20_nobB8JYwIsnGy6OjkMCaFxos61mdRsK3tGF-pK9lE17n496TH-qsi4PHzpXIk-SGFo8m-rk_BSgLHXHPkaN-XkmC8E93SdnPoKL2Peq2jUT4_Ew-cRWopu02rs6Pi6IBPsB5s1DoqBlpF8FKjBtK0urh5QfOdGRg/w640-h290/Mennonite%20Cemetery.jpg" title="Mennonite Cemetery" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mennonite Cemetery by the Altoona Airport</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Eliza’s eldest daughter Lizzie, married Harry Ritts. They had
nine boys and my Nana, whom we affectionately refer to as the Ritts Kids. The “kids”
were raised on a farm in Antis Township, which is now the Pine Grove exit on Rt
99. Only a few Ritts Kids descendants still reside in the area. Most moved west
to Pittsburgh and beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-66577094726495632262022-03-08T00:05:00.003-05:002022-03-08T00:05:55.633-05:00Wreaths Across America Radio Interview<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ-UZK0FZb5iE2EJv_HfNqnPBJ_MmdIwcKPfGm4UTqwyit_bjiSHZ40UkQuJAKiP9lgrfoJCJS27kqce0A14fsS6wYTDdwzqcrYQ7pP4mEydG15LV1yVEafnWHLWnyIuHRcUABCMuhzWpj24PVWBvzU0yCQlCx0pepY1Ani3xKzu-ZHBaF-jnqM2urgw=s375" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="375" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ-UZK0FZb5iE2EJv_HfNqnPBJ_MmdIwcKPfGm4UTqwyit_bjiSHZ40UkQuJAKiP9lgrfoJCJS27kqce0A14fsS6wYTDdwzqcrYQ7pP4mEydG15LV1yVEafnWHLWnyIuHRcUABCMuhzWpj24PVWBvzU0yCQlCx0pepY1Ani3xKzu-ZHBaF-jnqM2urgw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Earlier today I was interviewed by Michael Hale from Wreaths Across America Radio about the Daughters of the American Revolution's partnership with Wreaths Across America.<p></p><p>https://soundcloud.com/wreathsacrossamericaradio/wreaths-radios-meet-the-dar-armstrong?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing </p><p><br /></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0Succasunna, Roxbury Township, NJ, USA40.8614417 -74.647031812.551207863821155 -109.8032818 69.171675536178839 -39.490781799999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-26310033954890651172022-01-07T01:34:00.007-05:002022-01-07T09:51:15.487-05:00Betty White Connections<p>Last week we lost the beloved Betty White. Known to make people laugh through her work on Golden Girls and Mary Tyler Moore, most people don’t realize she was a pioneer in TV. She and the late great Irma Phillips laid the foundation of TV’s daytime landscape; Betty White helped found daytime talk shows, while Irma Phillips is the mother of daytime soaps creating <i>Guiding Light</i> ranks as the longest running scripted show. GL aired for 72 years before going off the air in 2009. To celebrate our feat, the Daytime Emmy’s asked Betty White to introduce the <a href="https://youtu.be/im6-T8Ix5YY" target="_blank">Guiding Light tribute</a> at the 36th Emmy Awards. This week I began reading <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062973304/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=karmstr112-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0062973304&linkId=ee63843d625624b35a562730468b5aa9" target="_blank">When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today</a></i> by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong which profiles both of these great women. Granted I’m only a couple of chapters in, but it is a fascinating read.</p><p>WikiTree believes we are all connected so of course I had to check out how I might be connected to Betty White. According to their calculation I am 19 degrees from her connecting through my mom’s brother’s wife’s line to Allen Lunden, Betty White’s husband.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVa0JGphM7K4YAZ8An5t0XqX5Isd0yEgVGmlh1MEccs5lIX2KYNyxohMSlAy0tuq0Ks7gysxORZI_BVw-VZRgQAP6y1_40yLxnvnhlT1m_9NtLL5IyxEIPpNqdb_4e5TB8RLBcMcq0MEDUiK0Cf21GWIIdcIFh9npg-1xReVcSMJSKDYkRhgAtw2kCDQ=s1180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="1180" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVa0JGphM7K4YAZ8An5t0XqX5Isd0yEgVGmlh1MEccs5lIX2KYNyxohMSlAy0tuq0Ks7gysxORZI_BVw-VZRgQAP6y1_40yLxnvnhlT1m_9NtLL5IyxEIPpNqdb_4e5TB8RLBcMcq0MEDUiK0Cf21GWIIdcIFh9npg-1xReVcSMJSKDYkRhgAtw2kCDQ=w640-h186" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-15950263324827102682021-07-18T11:46:00.001-04:002021-07-18T12:06:33.457-04:00<p>My new obsession is with Jigsaw Explorer. A friend posted links to a few puzzles she created and I was hooked. Besides her puzzles I can select a photo from my computer and turn it into a puzzle. I've been having a great time solving personalized puzzles. Now I want to share a photo puzzle with my nephews. Apparently the image has to be associated with a web address and be a .png or .jpeg. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MgtDdAHWyn8/YPRMibA-9YI/AAAAAAAABvg/rDp0mV5W07ooXtXegzR3O3AA9XjEsEnzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s979/Scott%2527s%2Bfirst%2Bshark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="979" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MgtDdAHWyn8/YPRMibA-9YI/AAAAAAAABvg/rDp0mV5W07ooXtXegzR3O3AA9XjEsEnzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Scott%2527s%2Bfirst%2Bshark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Let's see if posted to this blog I can use this photo for a puzzle. Got it, here it the puzzle link <a href="https://jigex.com/kMPJ">https://jigex.com/kMPJ</a><br /><p><br /></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-53499636955026342082020-12-24T12:52:00.004-05:002020-12-24T12:53:17.716-05:00Family Christmas Connections Part 2<div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/hwacxSnc4tI" width="480"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif">On this
Christmas Eve, I thought I’d share my WikiTree connection to the beloved <i>The
Christmas Song</i> crooner <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170713/">Nat King
Cole</a>. My parents loved that big band and smooth singing of Nat, Frank and
Dean. Their songs became the background music of my childhood. Natalie Cole’s
tribute to her daddy, <i>Unforgettable</i> always brings a smile to my heart
and a tear to my eye. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif">Nathanial Adam
Coles was born 17 Mar 1919 to Perlina Adams and <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99036130/edward-james-coles">Edward James
Coles</a> in Montgomery, Alabama. The Reverend Coles moved to a new church in
Chicago, IL when Nat was 3. Nat and his brothers, Ike, Eddie and Freddy, got
their music start thanks to their choir director mama. By age 14 Nat had formed
his first band. He hit the charts with his next group the King Cole Trio,
penning several of their hits. As his fame grew, he moved into a solo career
and starred in his own TV show, <i>The Nat King Cole Show</i>. A chain smoker,
he died of lung cancer. Posthumously he gained a new generation of fans when
daughter Natalie with the help of modern technology recorded several duets with
her father.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/WSM3S2ilcnc" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WSM3S2ilcnc/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Open Sans",sans-serif">Missing my
daddy, I can only imagine the heartache in the Cole family that February 1965
when first Grandpa Coles passed on the 2<sup>nd</sup> only to be followed by
his famous son thirteen days later. The last of the Cole brothers, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/06/30/885180371/freddy-cole-distinguished-jazz-artist-and-unassuming-vocalist-dead-at-88">Freddy
Cole</a>, past away a few months ago at age 88.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYOSyqQbojY/X-TVftrSrVI/AAAAAAAABqI/2OqwRLo2gUYB9seEMCUM6RURc1SInRYxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1191/Nat%2BKing%2BCole%2Bconnection.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="1191" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYOSyqQbojY/X-TVftrSrVI/AAAAAAAABqI/2OqwRLo2gUYB9seEMCUM6RURc1SInRYxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h224/Nat%2BKing%2BCole%2Bconnection.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-1551140467320533822020-12-23T21:17:00.004-05:002020-12-23T21:29:47.533-05:00Family Christmas Connections Part 1<div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">This
morning I received an email from WikiTree showing how I am connected to several
famous singers known for some of my favorite Christmas tunes. Over the next few
days, I will be sharing these finds. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/2QW65Amj0vM" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">“Bing’ Harry
Lillis Crosby Jr, [born May 3, 1903, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. – died October
14, 1977, near Madrid, Spain]. Harry became known as Bing as a young kid; after
his favorite comic strip, <i>The Bingville Bugle</i>. The <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001078/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0">Academy Award
winner</a> starred in song filled movies including <i>Going My Way, High Society</i>
and <i>White Christmas</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">The Crosby
family has long ties in America. Great Grandfather <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Crosby_(captain)">Captain
Nathaniel Crosby</a> #3 on the chart [1810-1856] moved the family from the east
coast to the west coast to capitalize on the California Gold Rush shipping timber
to China. Bing’s 3<sup>rd</sup> great-grandfather <a href="https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A028098">Private
Nathaniel Crosby</a>, #5 on the chart [1733-1827] fought in the American
Revolution. The first Crosby immigrant, Simon Crosby emigrated to New England
in 1635 aboard the Susan & Ellen. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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co-star in White Christmas, Rosemary Clooney is also a WikiTree connection. A 6<sup>th</sup>
generation Kentuckian, Rosemary [23 May 1928 in Maysville, Kentucky – died 29
Jun 2002 in Beverly Hills, California] has family dating back to the beginnings
of the state. Her 4x great grandfather <a href="http://kentuckyancestors.org/colonel-william-l-farrow-pioneer-soldier-statesman/">Colonel
William L. Farrow</a> arrived with his widowed mother to the Kentucky frontier
in the summer of 1784. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">Rosemary began
her <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167041/?ref_=nmbio_ql">show biz
career</a> singing with her sister Betty. Primarily known as a singer, her hits
include <i>Hey There, This Ole House, Half as Much </i>and<i> Tenderly; </i>she
has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDDXEHy7w80/X-P5xswOOaI/AAAAAAAABp0/Lnl1-wZX58klz8wuHMUoGqcQSkR5NfAegCPcBGAYYCw/s1180/Rosemary%2BClooney%2Bconnection.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1180" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDDXEHy7w80/X-P5xswOOaI/AAAAAAAABp0/Lnl1-wZX58klz8wuHMUoGqcQSkR5NfAegCPcBGAYYCw/w640-h224/Rosemary%2BClooney%2Bconnection.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0Succasunna, NJ 07876, USA40.8537087 -74.657609112.543474863821153 -109.8138591 69.163942536178837 -39.5013591tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-3414622773402797182020-12-19T15:39:00.001-05:002020-12-19T15:39:20.301-05:00Roxbury Wreaths Across America Covid Edition<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">Like most things this year, Covid mucked up this year's Wreaths Across America event in Roxbury. Pivoting we scrapped the popular indoor remembrance ceremony, extended wreath laying over two days, and I pulled an all-nighter putting the last pieces of the virtual ceremony video together. </span><div><span style="font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;"><br /></span><o:p style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"></o:p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZlQ3vV8Ft2s" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZlQ3vV8Ft2s"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Hopefully next year we will be back inside the sanctuary
for our remembrance ceremony and Fellowship Hall for our post event lunch. To
that end, Wreaths Across America is kicking off the fundraising season by
matching any wreaths sponsored to <a href="https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/18360/Overview" target="_blank">RoxburyWAA.org</a> between December 19 – January 15</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/18360/Overview" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WPx2Y0yRRjw/X95kmBrxoII/AAAAAAAABpU/rG9eVfRlPA4e6GxmldBIk3hkjYPAlWsWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/131419086_10224423167392032_3592853011584418303_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></div><br /></div>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0Succasunna, Roxbury Township, NJ, USA40.8614417 -74.647031812.551207863821155 -109.8032818 69.171675536178839 -39.490781799999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-24133379618031999302020-12-07T13:21:00.001-05:002020-12-07T13:21:28.851-05:00The 10th President of the United States has a Grandson Still Living in 2020!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">Cool
Historical Fact Learned Today<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rZ8gIpeZFoE/X85yICMeZ7I/AAAAAAAABow/Py9REQ9xbhAaKec-hgsH9tHPllYYvlSlgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="220" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rZ8gIpeZFoE/X85yICMeZ7I/AAAAAAAABow/Py9REQ9xbhAaKec-hgsH9tHPllYYvlSlgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10th US President John Tyler</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The 10</span><sup style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">
President of the United States has a grandson still living in 2020! President John </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">Tyler [1790-1862] served as President from 1841-1845. Vice President John Tyler
became President after William Henry Harrison’s death only one month into his presidency.
While President, John married for the second time at age 54 to twenty four year
old Julia Gardiner. President Tyler only served on term then moved he and Julia
moved back to Virginia.</span><sup style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">1</sup><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"> John and Julia had seven children:</span></p>
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Gardiner Tyler [12 Jul 1846 - 5 Sep 1927]<br />
John Alexander Tyler Jr [7 Apr 1848 - 1 Sep 1883]<br />
Julia Tyler [25 Dec 1849 - 8 May 1871]<br />
Lachlan Tyler [2 Dec 1851 - 26 Jan 1902]<br />
<b>Lyon Gardiner Tyler [24 Aug 1853 -12 Feb 1935]</b><br />
Robert Fitzwalter Tyler [12 Mar 1856 - 31 Dec 1927]<br />
Margaret Pearl Tyler [20 Jun 1860 -30 Jun 1947]<sup>2<o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
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Tyler died in 1862 when Lyon was only eight. Like his father Lyon married twice.
First to Anne Tucker, then at age 70, to Sue Ruffin. Lyon and Sue had three
children:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Gardiner Jr. [3 Jan 1925 – 26 Sep 2020] <br />
<b>Harrison Ruffin Tyler [ 1928 - ] <br />
</b>Henry Tyler [18 Jan 1930 - 26 Jan 1930]<sup>3<o:p></o:p></sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">Little
Harrison was only seven when his father Lyon Sr died, his mother passed away when
he was 25. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and great-grandfather,
Harrison graduated from William and Mary in 1949 with an engineering degree. Cool
side note, Harrison’s great-grandfather Virginia Governor John Tyler<sup>4</sup>
was college roommates with Thomas Jefferson. Father, Lyon Sr did not attend William
and Mary however was the college’s President for 34 years from 1888 to1919.
Back to current day, Harrison’s brother</span> <span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">Lyon
Gardiner Tyler Jr recently passed away in September 2020<sup>5</sup>, leaving Harrison,
at age 91, the last of President Tyler’s grandchildren still living. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;">1] <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-tyler/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-tyler/</a></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2] <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyler-150">https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyler-150</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3] <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyler-149">https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyler-149</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4] <a href="https://www.wm.edu/as/history/news/news-archive/2001-2005_archive/harrison-ruffin-tyler-49-pledges-5-million-to-lyon-gardiner-tyler-department-of-history.php">https://www.wm.edu/as/history/news/news-archive/2001-2005_archive/harrison-ruffin-tyler-49-pledges-5-million-to-lyon-gardiner-tyler-department-of-history.php</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5] <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lyon-g-tyler-jr-grandson-of-president-john-tyler-dies-at-95/2020/10/10/6c5825c8-0a60-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lyon-g-tyler-jr-grandson-of-president-john-tyler-dies-at-95/2020/10/10/6c5825c8-0a60-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html</a></span>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-52131543981414172582020-07-25T15:43:00.001-04:002020-12-07T13:25:58.396-05:00Relative Finder Says I'm Related to George Washington!While playing around with <a href="http://FamilySearch.org">FamilySearch.org</a> I found a new toy - Relative Finder, which I suppose is their answer to the now defunct We're Related app by Ancestry. Relative Finder has found connections to 180 famous, infamous and otherwise notable people including 13 US Presidents. I was aware of distant connections to two presidents, Herbert Hoover & Richard Nixon through my own research. Today I verified my connector ancestors to George Washington. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NgQk4KzgTo/XxyDJ1TLuCI/AAAAAAAABl4/gtSUsxCa6Nsx9vFnB45P9QLppMMLsBvGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Kim%2Bto%2BGeorge%2BWashington.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1076" height="1220" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5NgQk4KzgTo/XxyDJ1TLuCI/AAAAAAAABl4/gtSUsxCa6Nsx9vFnB45P9QLppMMLsBvGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w643-h1220/Kim%2Bto%2BGeorge%2BWashington.jpg" width="643" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Curious thing as I look at this chart, my patriot ancestor Bancroft Woodcock and George Washington are 6th cousins. Contemporaries, the two corresponded with at least <a href="https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-03-02-0518" target="_blank">one letter</a> from Bancroft to the General still in existence. At one point when Wilmington, Delaware was under consideration to become the US capitol, Bancroft's beloved <a href="https://www.universityandwhistclub.com/About/History-of-the-Building" target="_blank">Bellveau</a> set upon a hill overlooking the city was a candidate for the presidential residence. </div><div><br /></div><div>Laundry, errands and reports beckon, more discoveries will have to wait until another day. <br /><div><br /></div></div></div>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-78244234002536126552020-04-21T08:01:00.000-04:002020-04-21T08:01:04.619-04:00Happy Birthday Samuel H Burket!<br />
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a lifelong member of the Church of the Brethren and resident of Hopewell, PA. Samuel
followed in his father’s footsteps farming their land in Yellow Creek. Married
twice to women named Mary; with the first Mary [Weaverling, 1841-1872] with whom he had
three children – David, John & Elizabeth. The second Mary [Fluke Replogle,
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<o:p></o:p>A neat find while researching Samuel - he liked to read. These blurbs were in the Everett Press back in 1894. In honor of his birthday and his liking of <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/barnes-noble-leatherbound-classics-black-beauty-anna-sewell/1106658786?ean=9781435163744" target="_blank">Black Beauty</a> I re-read the book during the Covid-19 Pandemic.</div>
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With the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html" target="_blank">1918 Pandemic</a> raging across the country his daughter Elizabeth died in September 7, 1918 of acute meningitis while Samuel died of a stroke on March 19, 1919 at age 77.</div>
karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-61522479050430771932020-02-23T11:07:00.002-05:002020-02-23T11:07:53.758-05:00Right to Vote - Check, Run for Office - Check<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my last post, I wrote about my nana and her mother gaining the right to vote. Since then, I have been introduced to a new ancestor on my dad’s side who went beyond casting a vote. Eusebia Krise born 1884 in Altoona, lived most of her life in the New York City area. <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJB2-LH3?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LTKN-NYB" target="_blank">Eusebia</a> was 35 years old, single, working as a clerk for a furniture store in New York City when she gained the right to vote in 1920.<br />
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Two years later, living in the Junior League Hotel for Women at 78th Street and East River, New York City she decided to run for the 16th District New York State Senate seat as a Prohibition Party candidate. The Prohibition Party founded in 1869 is the nation’s third-oldest operating political party. Since 1872, the party has fielded presidential and vice presidential candidates every four years. The Prohibition Party was formed by a group of disillusioned Republicans defecting from the GOP, believing that big business had claimed their party. They decided to focus their new party on the continuing problems caused by alcohol. <b>The new forward-thinking party also sought suffrage for women and was the first to grant women equal status as convention delegates. </b>As a modern single working woman it is understandable why Eusebia would have been drawn to the party's women's plank. While we have not found any concrete information that Eusebia actively participated in the suffrage or prohibition movements, it seems logical she must have been involved in one if not both the movements, given her run for office on the Prohibition ticket. As the only woman running for the <a href="https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=j8pXAAAAYAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA835" target="_blank">office</a> she came in 4th in the field of five. Clearly this was a lady ahead of her time, and I am proud to call her cousin.</div>
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For my Armstrong cousins this diagram shows how <a href="https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9841396/person/382083029182/story" target="_blank">Eusebia Krise</a> fits
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This photo popped up on my Facebook timeline today. As we celebrate the <a href="http://www.womensvote100.org/" target="_blank">100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment</a>, I reflect on what a difference the suffrage movement had on the women in this picture. My Great Grandma, Lizzie Hudson Ritts [1866-1947] was a grandmother many times over before casting her first ballot. While my Nana, Mary Ritts Burket [1893-1981] was married and had a daughter before gaining the right to vote. My Aunt Maybelle Burket Gillespie [1917-1992] age three 100 years ago was part of the first generation of women to grow up with the right to vote. <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-1ny4l3l r-1ddef8g r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WomensVote100&src=hashtag_click" role="link" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1b95e0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">#WomensVote100</a><br />
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<i>Ferro Monte Chapter DAR is looking for wreath sponsors to ensure that all veterans at Succasunna Cemeteries are honored this December</i><br />
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The Ferro Monte Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and local volunteers are working hard to ensure that all veterans laid to rest at three Succasunna cemeteries: Flanders-Hillside, First Presbyterian Church and United Methodist Church. are honored this December on National Wreaths Across America Day. This year, the ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at nearly 2,000 participating locations, will be on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019.<br />
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“Every wreath sponsorship is a meaningful gift from a grateful American who knows what it means to serve and sacrifice for the freedoms we all enjoy,” said Karen Worcester, executive director of Wreaths Across America. “We are so grateful to the community of Roxbury for participating in our mission to Remember, Honor and Teach.”<br />
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“It is an honor and a privilege for DAR to support Wreaths Across America” said Denise VanBuren, DAR President General. “For years DAR members have remembered those who have worn the uniform of our nation through participating in their local Wreaths Across America observance.” The Daughters of the American Revolution is a volunteer women’s service organization with more than 185,000 members, who seek to honor their revolutionary ancestors and promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism in their communities. The partnership between DAR and WAA helps to ensure communities across the United States learn the indelible mark our veterans have on our country and the value of honoring their sacrifices. National Wreaths Across America Day is a free, non-political event, open to all people. For more information, to donate locally, please visit <a href="http://www.roxburywaa.org/">www.RoxburyWAA.org</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/RoxburyWAA">facebook.com/RoxburyWAA</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/RoxburyWAA">twitter.com/RoxburyWAA</a>.<br />
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<b>About Wreaths Across America</b><br />
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at more than 1,800 veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. To learn more about Wreaths Across America visit <a href="http://youtube.com/WreathsAcrossAmerica">youtube.com/WreathsAcrossAmerica</a><br />
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<b>About Daughters of the American Revolution</b><br />
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With nearly 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations. DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit <a href="http://dar.org/">DAR.org</a> or connect with DAR on social media: <a href="http://facebook.com/TodaysDAR">facebook.com/TodaysDAR</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/TodaysDAR">twitter.com/TodaysDAR</a> and <a href="http://youtube.com/TodaysDAR">youtube.com/TodaysDAR</a>.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0Roxbury Township, NJ, USA40.8693272 -74.66346399999997640.6772487 -74.986187499999971 41.0614057 -74.340740499999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-16426569253165806192019-05-11T19:14:00.000-04:002019-05-11T19:14:34.389-04:00The Sewing MachineToday I started "The Sewing Machine" by Natalie Fergie. It is a story spanning four generationskarmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-24857908238624693932018-08-07T17:31:00.000-04:002018-08-07T17:31:33.486-04:00Review: Murder at the Mansion (Victorian Village Mysteries, #1)<br />
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A new series by one of my favorite authors Sheila Connolly, a little mystery, a little history and a little genealogy. The heroine of the series Kate Hamilton is a hotelier in Baltimore when a childhood friend asks her to help "save" their hometown. Sheila paints a picture of a small town who's best days may be behind it unless it can be re-imagined. The old 1800 mansion the town recently acquired figures prominently in Kate's revitalization plan for the town and her life.<br />
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Best yet, my favorite character Nell Pratt and the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society from Sheila's Museum Mysteries series is called upon to help sort out some historical finds at the Henry Barton estate. Whether the treasures inside the estate will be enough to save the town only future books will tell.<br />
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Unfortunately, Kate and the police first have to solve who killed Kate's high school nemesis at the Barton estate.karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-31635505983694254612018-01-07T18:38:00.001-05:002018-01-07T18:40:02.158-05:00Review: Hardcore Twenty-Four<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32942027" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Hardcore Twenty-Four" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490880455m/32942027.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32942027">Hardcore Twenty-Four</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2384">Janet Evanovich</a><br />
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I think this may be the Plum saga's jumping the shark book. I'm not sure which irritates me more, Stephanie pumping her own gas or the lack of character in this book. Ms Evanovich has lived in New Hampshire too long, she has forgotten Jersey Girls NEVER pump gas. This in NJ where it is blessedly illegal to pump gas. [Seriously, it is 7 degrees out, why in Gods name would anyone want to get out of their car to fill up?]<br />
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Years ago when the first three books were out, my friend's teenager and her girlfriends wanted to read the series. Their parents wanted to know if the series were appropriate for the girls, I said yes. The books were light and laugh out loud funny. Stephanie was working in a new field, taking the advice from a great mentor who was super sexy. She had an on again/off again relationship with a high school flame who had a good job and was super sexy. Unfortunately in the 20 books since Stephanie, Ranger and Morelli have had little character growth. Meanwhile that teenager has become a lovely woman, married and about to have her 1st baby. Where I used to purchase the book and read the Plum books the day they came out, I have lately been borrowing them from the library. Now I'm at the point, I'll read the reviews, if it looks like the characters have finally grown [adding Diesel doesn't count, he should go back to his own series] I'll consider reading Plum again.
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karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-21724228842524701422017-04-18T21:25:00.001-04:002017-04-18T21:27:26.908-04:00Review: My Life to Live: How I Became the Queen of Soaps When Men Ruled the Airwaves<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32148591" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="My Life to Live: How I Became the Queen of Soaps When Men Ruled the Airwaves" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1484002359m/32148591.jpg" /></a>
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What an amazing life Agnes led! It was interesting to know the first show Agnes worked on "Guiding Light" was the first show I worked on, albeit decades apart. Continuing the how small is this world, one of her early scripts picked up by Hallmark Hall of Fame “Forgotten Children” starred Morgan [Dylan, GL] Englund’s mom Cloris Leachman. The biopic of Martha Berry and the founding of Berry College, which is supported by Daughters of the American Revolution. If only I had half the talent of Agnes…karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-13968871533381118462016-12-21T22:39:00.000-05:002016-12-22T15:21:27.913-05:00Roxbury Rocks making the rescheduled Wreaths Across America a success<span style="color: #073763;">First the community and local business showed they will never forget veterans by sponsoring a wreath for every veteran grave in the cemeteries on Main St. Then weather forced us to change plans, cancelling the Saturday remembrance ceremony and rescheduling the wreath laying. Despite only a few hours’ notice the cemetery staff and 35 volunteers came out on Friday to lay over 400 wreaths. Ferro Monte Chapter DAR and Presbyterian Church member Sue Anderson opened Fellowship Hall providing hot chocolate and coffee to the very cold volunteers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Sunday afternoon eager volunteers were waiting for the staff to lay the remaining wreaths in the First Presbyterian Church and United Methodist Church cemeteries. The group then moved to Main Street, where NJDAR State Librarian Heather Smith and VFW Post 2833 Commander John Lehnert presided over a shortened memorial service. The ceremonial wreaths were posted by PFC Will Doran and local scouts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Thank you so much to all of you who have shown your </span><span style="color: #073763;">support of Roxbury Wreaths Across America by sponsoring wreaths. We would like to say a special thanks to our corporate sponsor <a href="http://towneautobody.com/" target="_blank">Towne Auto Restoration</a> for providing 100 wreaths and our business sponsor <a href="http://www.jimsalernobuickgmc.com/" target="_blank">Jim Salerno Buick GMC</a> for providing 50 wreaths. </span><span style="color: #073763;">We want to acknowledge those sponsors who have donated </span><span style="color: #073763;">10 or more wreaths: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Fullerton Landscaping<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <a href="http://www.moretrench.com/" target="_blank">Moretrench</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Senator Bucco & Assemblyman Bucco<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Arentowicz Family</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.delseapestcontrol.net/" target="_blank">Delsea Termite and Pest Control</a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <a href="http://www.lawlerrailing.com/" target="_blank">Lawler Railing</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">DeFillippo Family<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Jean Acken </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <a href="http://roxburynjchamber.org/" target="_blank">Roxbury Area Chamber of Commerce</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">The <a href="http://ferromontedar.org/" target="_blank">Ferro Monte Chapter</a>, NSDAR wants to thank all those who gave of their time and talents to make this event a </span><span style="color: #073763;">success, especially the following groups, businesses and individuals:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">First Presbyterian Church<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> United Methodist Church</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Roxbury Township DPW </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="color: #073763; white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="color: #073763;">ADP Florham Park</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">VFW Post #2833 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> VFW Auxiliary Post #2833 </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Roxbury Township Police <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Leo Coakley</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Gail Corbett Carol Grobels </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Girl Scout Troops <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Boy Scout Troops </span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Brownie Troops<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Cub Scout Troops</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">Ronetco Supermarkets </span><span style="color: #073763;">Bryans Luncheonette</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">After a short break to celebrate the holiday we will begin planning for <a href="http://roxburywaa.org/" target="_blank">Roxbury Wreaths Across America</a> 2017. So save the date <b><span style="font-size: large;">December 16, 2017!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">The holiday season is a time for connecting with family, and to start planning your next family reunion. Get a head start by designing your family's reunion shirt. <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/235223029631575456?cmpn=emc_en-us_ShareYourPromoProduct_Inky_shareBlogger&rf=238509818004170471&pm=ZSEASONSENDS#.WEbHlbPAFdY.blogger">http://www.zazzle.com/235223029631575456?cmpn=emc_en-us_ShareYourPromoProduct_Inky_shareBlogger&rf=238509818004170471&pm=ZSEASONSENDS</a></span>karmstr112http://www.blogger.com/profile/13047997750691324172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782705432642554774.post-1538057151113743572016-09-19T13:38:00.000-04:002016-09-19T13:38:10.134-04:00Celebrating the Foundation of the United States of America ~ DAR Promotes Constitution Week<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cy-uGHJQhBE/V-Aa23tV-BI/AAAAAAAABNo/y7OpFREHpkoeyJ0JhCqzqVkN1k8HGy4jQCLcB/s1600/CW%2Bproclamation_000021.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cy-uGHJQhBE/V-Aa23tV-BI/AAAAAAAABNo/y7OpFREHpkoeyJ0JhCqzqVkN1k8HGy4jQCLcB/s200/CW%2Bproclamation_000021.png" width="152" /></a><span style="color: #073763;">The Ferro Monte Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) is celebrating Constitution Week. Mayor Rilee read the Council’s proclamation at the September 6th Roxbury Town Council meeting. Ferro Monte chapter members gave out <a href="http://www.dar.org/dar-shopping/dar-online-store/product-detail/447" target="_blank">Preamble to the Constitution bookmarks</a> and <a href="http://www.dar.org/dar-shopping/dar-online-store/product-detail/183" target="_blank">pocket Constitutions</a> at Suckasunny Day. The First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna joined churches across the country ringing church bells at 4pm on Saturday the 17th to commemorate the signing of the Constitution. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Ferro Monte Chapter Regent Kim Armstrong and Constitution Week Chair Sue Anderson will be attending the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/morr/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?event=BE1311EB-155D-451F-6700F0A56A67C62E" target="_blank">naturalization ceremony</a> at Washington's Headquarters in the Morristown National Park on Thursday September 22nd. Sue Anderson and Melvina Annis created a Constitution Week and 225th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Bill of Rights display that can be viewed in the lobby of the <a href="http://roxburylibrary.org/" target="_blank">Roxbury Township Public Library</a> throughout the month of September.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">The <a href="http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html" target="_blank">Declaration of Independence</a>, which forged our national identity, and the <a href="http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html" target="_blank">United States Constitution</a>, which set forth the framework for the federal government that is still in use today. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has been the foremost advocate for the awareness, promotion and celebration of <a href="http://www.dar.org/national-society/education/constitution-week" target="_blank">Constitution Week</a>. This annual observance provides innumerable opportunities for educational initiatives and community outreach, two mission areas of crucial importance to the Society’s work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">The DAR initiated the observance in 1955, when the organization petitioned the U.S. Congress to dedicate September 17-23 of each year to the commemoration of Constitution Week. Congress adopted the resolution, and on August 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into Public Law #915. The celebration’s goals are threefold: to encourage the study to the historical events that led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787; to inform people that the Constitution is the basis of American’s great heritage and the foundation of our way of life; and to emphasize U.S. citizens’ responsibility to protect, defend, and preserve the Constitution.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">The <a href="http://dar.org/" target="_blank">NSDAR</a> is a volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, historic preservation, and better education for children via commemorative events, scholarships and educational initiatives, citizenship programs, service to veterans, meaningful community service and more. Membership is open to any woman 18 year or older who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American Independence. For additional information or a DAR application email: <a href="mailto:FerroMonteDAR@gmail.com">FerroMonteDAR@gmail.com</a> or visit our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FerroMonteDAR/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</span><br />
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