Well. What do you know. Since my household has several members in it who are descended from passengers on the Mayflower who arrived on these shores back in 1620, I thought I'd look more at the Mayflower history sites.
The Mayflower Society is a lineage society which is for blood descendants of the Mayflower. My spouse had three grandpas on the Mayflower- Francis Cooke, John Cooke and Richard Warren.
Richard Warren and his wife, Elizabeth, appear to have the most descendants living in America today. Some of the more famous ones listed are President Ulysses S. Grant, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President George Bush, President George W. Bush, and recent Vice President Candidate Sarah Palin.
I am currently reading an old book on the Mayflower which is self described as a form of documentary chronicle. I'm early into the book, but think I will enjoy reading it as it is the story of the family, my family. One of the sites I visited refers to this book as a fictitious account. No matter. It's still interesting.
If you're interested, the book is The Plymouth Adventure by Ernest Gebler.
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Ahhh, genealogy. A glimpse of the past shows of what I am made.....
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Pilgrim Heritage
November is upon us and as we all get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving and all of our blessings, I thought you might enjoy visiting this site.
Learn more about these pilgrims who America remembers each year.
Blessings to you and yours from a household chock full with Mayflower descendants! Tis our blood heritage.
Learn more about these pilgrims who America remembers each year.
Blessings to you and yours from a household chock full with Mayflower descendants! Tis our blood heritage.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Zoom and Read, Zoom and Read
Just thought I'd pass this along--
On one of my forums, it was announced that Google Earth has a new feature. In some locations, when you zoom down to the street level at the location you desire, it may be possible to see some tombstone readings from the road.
Apparently, there has to be a small camera you can click. Click the top right hand bubble and use it for a 360 degree view.
I tried this for a couple of cemeteries in Fayette County but the small camera is not there. At least it isn't at this time.
I did look around another cemetery in another state and was able to read some tombstones. Unfortunately, none were of interest to me.
Could be of interest to you though!
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www.fayettefrontpage.com
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On one of my forums, it was announced that Google Earth has a new feature. In some locations, when you zoom down to the street level at the location you desire, it may be possible to see some tombstone readings from the road.
Apparently, there has to be a small camera you can click. Click the top right hand bubble and use it for a 360 degree view.
I tried this for a couple of cemeteries in Fayette County but the small camera is not there. At least it isn't at this time.
I did look around another cemetery in another state and was able to read some tombstones. Unfortunately, none were of interest to me.
Could be of interest to you though!
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www.fayettefrontpage.com
Fayette Front Page
Community News You Can Use
Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Tyrone
www.georgiafrontpage.com
Georgia Front Page
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