Category Archives: Thoughts

Was it a great deal?

Quite a trip—600 miles, leaving Saturday afternoon, returning Monday morning, with a brief turnaround visit on Sunday at the Catskill Mountain House, having lunch (dinner, as it was called then). Twenty-one hours spent sailing Narragansett Bay, then the length of … Continue reading

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Interconnectedness

It’s always amazing to see how things branch off, a search for one thing sparking a new project. A search to find one or two images of illustrations done by the artist D. F. Hasbrouck for the Ulster & Delaware … Continue reading

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Saving Family History

This summer I spent some time with my brother going through boxes of old pictures, most of them from before either of us were born. Mom and Dad were easy to recognize, but most of the other people were mysteries. … Continue reading

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Always Something New in the Old

Research—even into things you think you know well—often yields something new. The surprise may come through locating additional facts that may require reconsidering previously known data in a new way. Or it may be that the researcher herself has changed … Continue reading

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