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Monday, December 25, 2017
This Day A Child Was Born - - -
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
Friends of Friends: Mills Eley, 1805, List of Slaves from Appraisement, Isle of Wight County Virginia
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As I work through the documents I have collected over the years, I find facts to share. Such as:
Part of the appraisement of Mills Eley, dated 1805, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, with a list of slaves, our focus for today.
Part of the appraisement of Mills Eley, dated 1805, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, with a list of slaves, our focus for today.
Mills Eley, Probate, Appraisment, date submitted to Court, Isle of Wight County, Virginia was June 3, 1805.
This transcription is to record the names of the slaves. Values all recorded in "pounds" on original, only numbers shown here in this transcription.
Negroes, towit, Peter 100 - - Jack 40 - - Scotland 90 - - Nath 90. (Line totals 320)
Gilly 60 - - Jenny 30 - - Aggy 75 - - Voylet of Young Child (?) 90 (Line totals 255)
Tarley 30 - - Selvey 30 - - Abram 20 - - Moses 24 - - Lucy 15 (Line total 119)
Ben 36 - - Beck 15 - - Cherry 5 (Line total 56)
I have several other pages of Mills Eley's probate case. If you are interested in same, please contact me via this blog, in comments.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
B L O G - C A R O L I N G, 2017 Style.
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In past years, our blogging mistress, footnoteMaven, has sponsored our annual Caroling via our blogs.
For several of the past years I have chosen "Little Drummer Boy" as my caroling blog choice. For several years, it was the version done by John Denver.
Last year I found 6 new versions, all done by bells.
This year, I am going to share with you the version done by Mannheim Steamroller. Man and I had the thrill of seeing them in concert, LIVE, a few weeks ago, a highlight of our winter escape. They played and had this video showing behind the stage on a huge video screen. Man and I were both delighted.
And, just for fun, I found this one, Snare Drumline. May it give you chills.
On Edit, you might also like this, if you are a drummer lover, by Lagu Rohani Terbaru
And, just for fun, I found this one, Snare Drumline. May it give you chills.
On Edit, you might also like this, if you are a drummer lover, by Lagu Rohani Terbaru
May the holidays bring you cheer.
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Heading to Two Medicine, Glacier National Park:: The Trip, The Encore'
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Finally we have some blue skies again. We are going for another short boat ride and a guided hike, the clouds here will lift later, but, what a nice way to start the day.
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August 2013
Finally we have some blue skies again. We are going for another short boat ride and a guided hike, the clouds here will lift later, but, what a nice way to start the day.
We make a few stops along the way for photos and history lessons. Here at Maria's Pass we see this obelisk and markers.
I particularly love the quote by Theodore Roosevelt.
Near East Glacier Park Village I stop for this photo op, I am a fan of sculpture such as this:
As we turn to go towards the Two Medicine area we see horse back riders and their dogs, enjoying the day:
We stop at the edge of Two Medicine Lake, pretty little place:
Another view, SIGHHH:
One more view:
We make a short stop at the Two Medicine General Store where we have a snack and visit with this creature, a columbian ground squirrel.
Time for our boat ride, that is the store.
Yes, there is at least one water fall:
The mountains loom above, in all their grandeur.
Off the boat, we are ready to hike. I'll bring you that next time:
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
Missing, One Yoke of Oxen, 1847
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On cool and rainy days, such as this, I work on the ongoing "consolidation" project. Of course these days, that also means I am tweaking the work flow on the new Mac, Moriah Mackenzie. The fun thing is I rediscover some fun things I clipped over the years about ancestors and I am learning a few neat tricks with the new computer and software.
And, thus, I bring you:
And, thus, I bring you:
This is Man's g-g-g-grandfather, Richard Lashbrook who we have written about before here on Reflections. He was born and married in Devonshire England, moved to the Quebec area about 1830, slipped over the country border into New York by about 1831, stayed in Clinton County New York for about 10 years, give or take and then, via, we believe, the Erie Canal, packed up his large clan of kids and grandkids and ended up in McHenry County Illinois, where he lived out his life.
Seems in September of 1847, he had some oxen stray away from the homestead.
I have never heard otherwise, we hope he was able to locate the strays.
Seems in September of 1847, he had some oxen stray away from the homestead.
I have never heard otherwise, we hope he was able to locate the strays.
This clipping is from the Chicago Illinois publication the Weekly Democrat. It was found in an online representation of the work, "Vital Records from Chicago Newspapers, 1847", compiled and published by the Chicago Genealogical Society, 1979.
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Glacier National Park, Water, Lakes, Waterfalls, Repeat:: The Trip, The Encore'
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On the boat on Swiftcurrent Lake, we get a wonderful view:
We are headed for that quaint little red building, where we will get off the first boat and will get on another. Small hike in between.
You can see from this map, our route, leaving Many Glacier hotel, crossing Swiftcurrent Lake. The dotted line is the Grinnell Glacier Trail, we walk from the dock on Swiftcurrent to Lake Josephine.
The view of Lake Josephine just before we board our second boat. For those that may be interested, altitude is 4882 feet above sea level.
I can only imagine how gorgeous this would have been if the skies had been blue, but, alas, this is what we saw, and seriously, nothing wrong here, eh?
And, then, came the waterfalls. Sony, zoom and I had a blast. I am only sharing a few of these photos, I took so many!
And, let there be water falls, mountains, and glaciers. Remember this is at the end of July.
And, water falls from another angle. I believe there were 4 distinct falls here.
The teal color of the water is true, comes from glaciers melting.
Heading back to Many Glacier Hotel.
One last photo of the Swiftcurrent Creek running briskly down the mountain.
This ends our dream trip to Glacier National Park.
Oh, my, I just found a BUNCH more photos. Some with blue skies! Stay tuned.
It was marvelous, surprising, and yes, we left much unseen. Fodder for future trips?? Maybe.
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JULY 2013
Our last day in Glacier and we ended it with a boat ride out of the Many Glacier area. It was perfect.
Despite the cold water, many venture out, a few in kayaks.
On the boat on Swiftcurrent Lake, we get a wonderful view:
We are headed for that quaint little red building, where we will get off the first boat and will get on another. Small hike in between.
You can see from this map, our route, leaving Many Glacier hotel, crossing Swiftcurrent Lake. The dotted line is the Grinnell Glacier Trail, we walk from the dock on Swiftcurrent to Lake Josephine.
The view of Lake Josephine just before we board our second boat. For those that may be interested, altitude is 4882 feet above sea level.
I can only imagine how gorgeous this would have been if the skies had been blue, but, alas, this is what we saw, and seriously, nothing wrong here, eh?
And, then, came the waterfalls. Sony, zoom and I had a blast. I am only sharing a few of these photos, I took so many!
And, let there be water falls, mountains, and glaciers. Remember this is at the end of July.
And, water falls from another angle. I believe there were 4 distinct falls here.
The teal color of the water is true, comes from glaciers melting.
Heading back to Many Glacier Hotel.
One last photo of the Swiftcurrent Creek running briskly down the mountain.
Oh, my, I just found a BUNCH more photos. Some with blue skies! Stay tuned.
It was marvelous, surprising, and yes, we left much unseen. Fodder for future trips?? Maybe.
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Friday, December 15, 2017
Glacier National Park, Many Glacier, They Swim WHERE? :: The Trip, The Encore
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As we drive along Lake Sherburne, you may remember this day was rather overcast, the clouds never lifted.
Ooopsie, free range area. No it is not allowed to take home a side of beef, just saying - -
Driving Route 3, still along Lake Sherburne.
Off, wayyyyyy off, center photo, what looks to be a water fall. Since I don't remember, we can just say it was and pretend.
No words, just beauty. SIGHHHH
This appears to be Swiftcurrent Creek, which leads from Swiftcurrent Lake to Lake Sherburne. I think you can agree that if I have not labeled this correctly, it is a lovely place.
This is the roof of Many Glacier Hotel. We are standing near the parking lot, which is obviously, above the hotel. What a view.
We went inside and had a "sit". Man's feet and a glorious view
The view with an assist from the zoom of Sony.
As I sat there enjoying the views, all of a sudden, I spy something splashing in the lake.
I put the zoom on the camera to work, max zoom, had a hard time holding it, so some of the photos were obviously out of focus, but, seriously, what is this, someone swimming??? Yep, you bet!
I snooped around the net a bit trying to find the temp of the lake water in July. No reference to the subject I found had any numbers, but, all agreed it is C-O-L-D!!! And, look it is TWO swimmers dragging something behind. Have no idea what.
Another shot of two sets of arms. All I can say, is brrrr. I do seem to remember they were swimming quite quickly. And, they are wearing wet suits.
The large fireplace in the hotel lobby, yes, burning.
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JULY 2013
Some day I might finish sharing the wonderful days and experiences we had while near and in Glacier National Park in July of 2013. Here are a few more.
We are headed to the area of the park known as Many Glacier.
As we drive along Lake Sherburne, you may remember this day was rather overcast, the clouds never lifted.
Ooopsie, free range area. No it is not allowed to take home a side of beef, just saying - -
Driving Route 3, still along Lake Sherburne.
Off, wayyyyyy off, center photo, what looks to be a water fall. Since I don't remember, we can just say it was and pretend.
No words, just beauty. SIGHHHH
This appears to be Swiftcurrent Creek, which leads from Swiftcurrent Lake to Lake Sherburne. I think you can agree that if I have not labeled this correctly, it is a lovely place.
This is the roof of Many Glacier Hotel. We are standing near the parking lot, which is obviously, above the hotel. What a view.
We went inside and had a "sit". Man's feet and a glorious view
The view with an assist from the zoom of Sony.
As I sat there enjoying the views, all of a sudden, I spy something splashing in the lake.
I put the zoom on the camera to work, max zoom, had a hard time holding it, so some of the photos were obviously out of focus, but, seriously, what is this, someone swimming??? Yep, you bet!
I snooped around the net a bit trying to find the temp of the lake water in July. No reference to the subject I found had any numbers, but, all agreed it is C-O-L-D!!! And, look it is TWO swimmers dragging something behind. Have no idea what.
Another shot of two sets of arms. All I can say, is brrrr. I do seem to remember they were swimming quite quickly. And, they are wearing wet suits.
The large fireplace in the hotel lobby, yes, burning.
Man and I booked a boat ride. Stay tuned.
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