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Publié par Reviewer2243942 le Dec 01, 2012
I've used a number of brands of almond butter, both raw and roasted. All, except for Artisana, are inconsistent in freshness. In fact, my experience has been that most of the time the other almond butters are rancid. I'm not crazy-fussy, but rancid is just not acceptable. I did a little online research and discovered the reason why this is the case. Most companies use the leftover broken pieces of almonds to process the product and almonds just don't stay fresh once broken. Artisana apparently uses fresh whole almonds, assuring that the product is truly fresh before jarring. That's why it's on the expensive side, but it's worth it. Not only is it healthier to eat raw nuts and seeds, it's imperative that they're fresh. Nothing's more unhealthy than rancid fat!
The best organic almond butter on iHerb.
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Not only is it incredibly delicious, but also it's made from nothing but organic almonds without any additives, preservatives or colorants and full of health benefits. Rich in dietary fiber, protein, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, B vitamins, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, iron, potas sium, antioxidants, phytosterols and flavonoids, almond butter is beneficial for people suffering from diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease, gastritis, acid reflux, nausea, indigestion, osteoporosis, arthritis, rheumatism and even cancer: it helps stabilize blood sugar and regulate insulin levels, prevents blood spikes keeping you full longer, aids digestion, prevents heartburn and acid reflux, increases appetite, soothes the stomach lining, reduces colon inflammation, normalizes blood pressure, lowers triglycerides and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels while increasing HDL or "good" cholesterol, protects against strokes, atherosclerosis and peripheral arterial disease, helps maintain healthy bones and teeth, improves the complexion, and even reduces the risk of cancer. I totally love this almond butter and add it to different recipes or just eat a tablespoon a day, and it helps normalize my cholesterol levels and blood pressure, relieves the symptoms of my acid reflux and gastritis and keeps me full for a long time.
Excellent product, great tasting butter!
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I ordered this on a thursday and got it delivered on tuesday the week after. I live in Norway and I can say that for something to be shipped that fast is extraordinary! Great condition on the butter, I LOVE IT! Cheers
The best raw almond butter
Publié par Reviewer2196636 le Mar 25, 2011
This is the best raw almond butter I've tried so far. Please look into raw vs heated and you'll find how much more nutrition and flavor raw foods have. I'm afraid that this company will discontinue this item and I'll have to start searching again. I buy raw almonds from California and have made my own almond butter but this brand is just as good and doesn't cost much more to buy than to make. I do add a little pink salt to it. Love it.
Excellent Raw Almond Butter
Publié par Reviewer2380299 le Feb 04, 2011
Less oil separation than other brands, a plus. Very good!
wonderful raw almond butter!
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I've tried way too many brands of organic raw almond butter in an attempt to find one which tastes really fresh with a clearly raw (vs. roasted) character, and this one is the best yet, and at a very reasonable cost. It matches the other one I really like in terms of taste, but the cost is is close to half of the other one. I've purchased it several times now from iHerb and the quality seems consistent.
Best Almond Butter on the planet!
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I've tried them all!!! This is the only one that truly tastes like almonds! iherb please keep this in stock!!! I looked everywhere and assure you it won't be found at a lower price.
Great value
Publié par Reviewer2950386 le Jul 28, 2011
Taste is very good, not as creamy as the Amarantha almond butter I am used to, but this almond butter wins hands down because it is such a great value.
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Delichious taste and consistence!
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Social Media Editor and student pilot Benét Wilson last wrote about lessons learned from her aviation friends.—Ed.
Now that we've all managed to survive Gray Thursday, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday, it's time to get serious about how to show the holiday love to student pilots. My husband asked me for my Christmas list (but this is also good for Hanukkah, Kwanza, and Festivus), and everything on it was to help me with my flight training. So below, please enjoy my picks for student pilot gifts.
- Flight bag. For my first year of training, I carried m gear in an AOPA tote bag. It just looked bad. So at this year's AOPA Summit, I bought the AOPA flight bag, which looks remarkably like this one offered by Sporty's for $59.95.
- Headphones. I used an old pair from the AOPA Pilot magazine review cabinet. They were big, bulky, and uncomfortable. So when I had the chance to buy a slightly used Bose Aviation Headset X, I leapt at the chance. There are headsets out there with different features and prices, so use this handy headset finder created by MyPilotStore.com to find the best ones for your student pilot.
- Kneeboard. I originally inherited a kneeboard that curved to my letg, But it was raised, so it was hard to use in that tight Cessna 172 Skyhawk cockpit I use. So I went over to Aircraft Spruce and bought this ASA IFR and VFR kneeboard for a bargain $14.95.
- Sporty's Study Buddy iPad app. If your student pilot is studying for the FAA knowledge test, spend the $9.99 for this app. it fatures three modes— learning, simulated tests, and flashcards—and covers everything on the exam. You can even take practice tests in preparation for the real thing.
- Leatherman Wingman Multitool. I used to have trouble taking the oil cap off during my aircraft check. So now I have this handy tool, available for $39.95 in the AOPA Store, in my flight bag and I'm ready for any task.
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About Me Education Oriented, Parent Of Two Or More Children, Stay At Home Parent
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We handed these out for Halloween as an alternative to candy and they were a huge hit with kids and parents! I love that they are fun to play with but also functional. My kids have been reaching for these first when doing homework or other writing. They write really smoothly, too. I'm keeping one at my desk to make grocery list writing more fun :). So cute!
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Recent events at the start of 2012 offer a glimpse of the struggles that lay ahead, both in the United States and abroad. From the Occupy Wall Street movement, to young people airing their grievances throughout the Middle East and beyond, all these events are indicative of a larger and more fundamental issue. The issue is one that President Obama framed for Americans clearly in his State of the Union Address:
"The basic American promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement...[is] the defining issue of our time...how to keep the promise alive... No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important...we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules."
President Obama's call for a change to the status quo is based on the fact that income inequality in the United States has risen in the past three decades and real median wages have stagnated. These issues are not unique to the American economy. In fact, the challenge that President Obama spoke of, is the same challenge facing other world leaders today. As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said: "The most consequential question facing nation(s)...is whether leaders will let their people live up to their God-given potential and claim their place at the heart of the 21st century..."
In fact, the problem of economic inequality manifests itself in various forms around the globe. The unemployed, young graduates, the working poor, and men and women in the formal and informal sector are desperate for their voices to be heard -- in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. They are looking for their leaders to provide policies that address inequality and social inclusiveness, issues that if ignored, will only lead to further social unrest and political instability.
Indeed, even during discussion at the yearly gathering of world leaders from business, politics, media, and academia at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January, there was unanimous agreement by senior economic figures that "growing inequality should now be the priority for leaders after the economic crisis." The figures from the economic fall-out of the global crisis are staggering -- especially for youth unemployment. In the United States, the youth unemployment rate is 23 percent, in Spain it is close to 50 percent, and in some parts of the Arab world it is almost 90 percent. In fact, some business leaders at Davos warned of "a disaster and a ticking time bomb," as the demographics of countries such as Jordan, where 70 percent of the population is under the age of 30, come to the forefront. Others pointed to the possibility of a "lost generation," as government policies have failed to address these problems in a timely manner.
So what policy options are available to world leaders? Sharan Burrow, the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the co-chair of the Secretary's Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society, spoke at Davos about labor, promoting five key principles: "Jobs -- it is workers in work who will drive the global economy out of crisis... Social Protection, sustainable demand and decent work -- measures to mitigate social inequality are crucial to building a fairer, more stable global economy... Financial regulation... Fair and Progressive Taxation... [and] Climate Action."
World leaders must listen to their citizens and allow them the opportunity to live in dignity through decent work. As the world struggles to emerge from the global recession and ongoing financial turmoil, we need to ensure that the global economy is bounded by rules that ensure that its prosperity is widely shared, and that it serves to empower, not exploit workers. The promotion and protection of core worker rights are fundamental to strong and durable democracies. The inclusion of women, young people, and of those who labor in the informal sector are essential to building a vibrant sustainable global economy.
Adam S. in the U.S.A. writes:
The only free market remaining in the world is the black market. Only there does the buyer command goods and services at their true price without government burdens, interference, and meddling.
Black markets or "underground economies" have saved entire populations throughout history after government incompetence had destroyed nations through war, destroyed currencies, hindered traditional markets, and punished honest businessmen.
As the world struggles to emerge from the global financial disaster caused by total government incompetence, we need to ensure that the underground economy is not burdened by rules that hinder the growth of unregulated prosperity.
The average American worker fortunate to have employment will pay over 50% of income in direct and indirect taxes to county, city, state, and federal governments, each of which levies taxes as if the other governments did not exist. Feudal serfs paid 25% or less of their production to their masters.
Clearly, world leaders are the problem, not the source of solutions. Western nations need "regime change" to downsize bloated bureacracies, but instead they create even larger, new bureaucracies. So they are destined to fail. It will be black markets and underground economies that will save the people, not their governments who caused nearly all of their problems.
Melissa in Maryland writes:
Surprised inequality was discussed at Davos. I guess that is a good thing. Would like to see less talk, more action.
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so finance murdoch buffet corruption bilderberg nepotism corporation banks goldman and sucks is working hard? it is a massive fraud - It doesn't matter how much you pay for your education to relize yr.dream if ain't nobody you stay nobody if you ain't someone progeny you stay with your nightmares ...
Stop frauding people enslave humans rating countries based on their level of robbing people and society - stop playing with food security creating food crisis to rise your stock in order to sell over produced rice or beans ... be honest end the lie work for the future prosperity and security
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My daughters eyes lit up when I opened the Fruit & Veggie Tote. The colors were so bright and she started yelling bapple bapple (herway of saying apple). The...Read complete review
My daughters eyes lit up when I opened the Fruit & Veggie Tote. The colors were so bright and she started yelling bapple bapple (herway of saying apple). The stitching on the tote looked great and has taken her abuse well. I absolutely LOVE the feel and texture of the fruits and vegetables. I have seen quite a few sets sold at the store and haven picked them up because you can just tell that the pieces are very cheaply made. Not with the fruit and veggie tote!! The pieces are very well made and they just feel great when holding them in your hand. We have had tons of fun with it already and I cannot wait until summertime when we can play garden!
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We decided to open this box a little early for my son who is 9 months old. At our local library time, they will bring out fruits and vegetables to introduce kids to pretend...Read complete review
We decided to open this box a little early for my son who is 9 months old. At our local library time, they will bring out fruits and vegetables to introduce kids to pretend play. My son loved the felt version at our library so I thought I would get use this for him now. He's been playing with it for a few weeks and loves it! At first, there was a strong plastic smell, so I thoroughly hand-washed everything laid it out to dry in the sun for a few hours. Note: some products have holes so be weary of submerging the toys in water. These are the best fruit and veggie toys I have found on the market! He plays with them every day now. He gravitates towards the strawberry, banana, and apricot - maybe because he eats these on a regular basis? I have to give this 3 stars however because the green paint on the corn started to peel. I was a little disappointed about that.
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Comments about Learning Resources New Sprouts® Fresh Picked Fruit & Veggie Tote:
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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AWESOME food
By motherof3
from Independence ks
These are truly the BEST play food ever!!!! This is my 3rd child and we had the cheap plastic food for the other two that it seemed like we were throwing away an item every time we played with it. This is well designed, durable and looks like REAL food!!!!!
By boghill
from Allen Township, PA
About Me Classic, Practical
I saved a lot of fisher price playfood from the early 80's. This line of food is the only comparable one I could find for our granddaughter.She loves it and played with it almost exclusively after Christmas!
This set is so cute!
By MNErin
from Fridley, MN
I have just discovered the new sprouts line of play food and I absolutely love them! The food are realistic looking yet fit in my daughters hands well (shes 19mos old) theyre a little bit rubbery so if she chews on them not a big deal and theyre durable. I was so excited when I got this for her for Christmas I gave it to her right away and then ordered other sets to actually give her on Christmas. At first the bag struck me as small because when I'd ordered it online I thought it would be bigger until I saw it with my daughter and its her perfect size. super pleased I would recommend these toys to everyone shopping for play food!
Exactly as pictured..great quality...
By Nana
from South Portland Maine
About Me Career
I love the colors and details. They certainly look like real fruits and veggies. I love the textures as well. I have no complaints.
Great Toddler Toy
By Meg
I bought this product for my daughter's daycare class. They are durable and fun and the bag is a great way for them to carry the fruit and veggies. They also like putting things in the bag.
The Tote is so cute
By kaydiddle87
from utah
I love the New Sprouts line of food. I can't say enough about this play food. It is perfect for little toddler hands and preschool hands. It is also durable and not like the cheap food you find. I don't have to worry about the play food cracking or breaking if stepped on. This set is so cute. I love the little tote. We play grocery store and set up a little store. My little boy puts what he wants in the bag and takes it back to the play kitchen. I love that he can take what we do in real life and use his imagination at home.
Durable & Realistic
By theteacherswife
from iowa
I received this to review from LR and absolutely LOVE the Sprouts play foods! This is very durable and realistic for kids to play with. I love that it comes with a wide variety of fruits/veggies that you might normally find in play food like apricots! And if you accidentally get hit by flying play food this stuff hurts WAY less than wood food! Just saying! Overall - definitely a great product and the only type of play food I would buy.
Great quality, lots of fun!
By Angeleskaxxi
from NC
About Me Practical, Stay at home mom
I bought this product to accompany a play kitchen we purchased for our 20-month girl and 4-year-old boy. There is nothing I dislike about it. The little tote is a cute print, and well made. All the fruit and veggie pieces are easy to identify, the colors are gorgeous, a great size (although the lettuce could be a tad bigger, for scale's sake) for little hands to hold and the material is fantastic, just as described, a soft rubbery plastic. They are sturdy enough to stand up to my kids' less-than-delicate pretend play, and I see a lot of it coming! Greatly recommend!
Very Strong and Fun Toy
By Sarah @SarahsBlogOfFun
from Greenfield, MA
About Me Educational Toy Supporter, mother
Each piece of food is made of a durable plastic material, so these will last through a lot of rough and tough boy play!! They all look like real fruit and veggies too.If you have a young tot who enjoys play cooking, this is a great toy for them!!


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Genealogy, local history and historical research in New England and other interesting places. Nutfield was the former land grant ................................. that is now the towns of Londonderry, Derry and Windham, New Hampshire.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wordless Wednesday - Revolutionary War Re-enactment
I think he looked pretty good. Dad had at least eight minutemen in his ancestry, and one Hessian soldier.
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin
This simple obelisk is located at the Granary Burial Ground in Boston. Benjamin Franklin erected this memorial to his parents, Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin, and I decided to write about it this week for Independence Day. After all, it was the day the Declaration of Independence was ratified, and Ben was one of the signers.
Abiah Folger, Franklin's mother, was born 15 August 1667 on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, daughter of Peter Folger and Mary Morrill. Peter Folger came from Norwich, England to Massachusetts with his father John in 1635. In 1663 he went to Nantucket as an Indian interpreter for Tristram Coffin. Mary Morrill was a servant to Reverend Hugh Peters, so Peter bought her for 20 pounds to pay off her servitude. He declared it was the best appropriation of money he ever made. Now you know where Benjamin got is sense of humor! (from History of Nantucket, by Obed Macy, 1835)
Abiah Folger married Josiah Franklin on 25 November 1689 at the Old South Church in Boston. Josiah was from Ecton, Northamptonshire, born on 23 December 1657, and he died on 16 January 1745. He had previously been married to Anne Child, who left him with seven children when she died on 9 July 1689. You can see he wasted no time in remarrying Abiah, who not only raised his other children, but she had ten more! Benjamin was number eight, and the youngest son.
How do I know so much about this family? Well, my 7x great grandmother was Bethshua Folger, Abiah's sister! Yes, Benjamin Franklin is my first cousin 8 generations removed. Bethshua (also known as Bathsheba) was born about 1650 on Nantucket Island, and she married Joseph Pope in 1679 in Salem, Massachusetts.
I previously blogged about my Franklin connection here in my post http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/09/treasure-chest-thursday-at.html about the Franklin Chest, also known as the Pope Valuables Chest.
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Monday, June 28, 2010
Amanuensis Monday- News Clippings from Essex, Massachusetts
21 February 1873, Cape Ann Advertiser "On Friday afternoon, as one of the workmen in the shipyard of A. O. Burnham was hoisting the bow hasping, it got the best of him and fell striking Mr. Gilman P. Allen (about 63 years old) a glancing blow on the shoulder and head, and knocking him down. Fortunately no bones were broken, but it was a narrow escape from a serious injury."
Gilman Allen (1809 – 1892) was my 3x great grandfather's brother (Joseph Allen (1801 – 1894). Shipbuilding was a major industry in Essex until the 20th century. I'm sure there were some terrible injuries and even deaths once in while as they built the wooden ships over the years. There are only two wooden shipbuilding workshops in Essex, today.
The Essex Echo (1887 – 1918) was published on Fridays. First at B. F. Raymond's Drug Store, and later at Leighton E. Perkin's Store. It had eight pages and cost $1 per year, or 3 cents an issue.
30 Jan 1903, Essex Echo Newspaper "Albert Allen, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen, is very sick at the home of his parents near the Hamilton line. Consumption has claimed him as a victim. His wife and child are with him."
Albert Allen died on 25 March 1903 in Beverly, when he was only 24 years old. He was the brother to my great grandfather Joseph Elmer Allen (1870 – 1932). His wife was Lillian Dorsett, and his son, Charles was born in 1902, so he was very small when this happened.
10 May 1907, Essex Echo Newspaper "Warren S. Allen and family of South Boston, Mrs. Lillian M. Allen and son Charles of Beverly, were guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Allen on Sunday."
Joseph G. Allen (1830 – 1908) was my 2x great grandfather. His son, Warren (1864 – 1927) and wife Margaret E. Sullivan (1874 – 1954) had five children; the last one wasn't born until 1915 so he wouldn't have been at this reunion. They lived in the Neponset section of Dorchester, near Boston, by the waterfront. Warren was the brother of the Joseph Elmer Allen, mentioned above.
I found these little news clippings at the website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~macessex/esxresch.html#news According to the link to the Cape Ann Advertiser, these were contributed by Fred Buck of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 2002. The Essex Echo was published in Manchester, Massachusetts, and only a few columns covered news from the town of Essex. Those were contributed by Kurt Wilhelm, who is also one of the editors of the "Images of America: Essex" book published by Acadia Publishing just this year, 2010. Mr. Wilhelm also manages the Rootsweb page for the town of Essex, Massachusetts.
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Friday, June 25, 2010
2010 Felton Reunion – Peabody, Massachusetts
The annual gathering of Felton descendants will be held on the 31 of July and 1st of August, 2010 at the site of the old houses of our ancestors in Peabody, Massachusetts. The area is now called 'Brooksby', but in the past it was known as Hog Hill or the Felton farm area of Salem, now Peabody, Massachusetts.
As many of you will know, this was what had been called the "Outer Village" of Salem during the early days of the colony in the 1630's. Our Nathaniel was appointed by Gov; Endicott to clear a place on the hill that could be used to signal the town of Salem below, in case of Indian attack.
We meet every year at the old houses which are said to be the "oldest set" of Father and son houses on the same property in the U.S. We come from all over the United States to honor our ancestors and learn of our heritage. Anyone who has a Felton ancestor in the background is most welcome to join with us at the gathering, as well as the Felton Family Association.
If you would like to join us there, please let me know so that we will have enough food for everyone.
Cora Felton Anderson, firstname.lastname@example.com
We look forward to seeing you there.
For more information, please see the website at www.feltonfamily.org
The Peabody, Massachusetts Historical Society website http://www.peabodyhistorical.org/, which contains photos and information on the Nathaniel Felton, Junior and Senior Home Sites, click on "properties"
Other local family reunions
Caverly Family Reunion: 25 September 2010, Bow Lake Grange, Strafford, NH, Descendants of William Caverly and Mary Abbott of Portsmouth, NH
Wyman Family Reunion: 12 September 2010, Francis Wyman House, Burlington, MA http://www.wyman.org/ Descendants of Francis Wyman of Woburn, Massachusetts
Towne Family Reunion: 23 -25 September 2010, Omaha, Nebraska http://www.townefolk.com/, Descendants of William Towne and Joanna Blessing of Salem, Massachusetts
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Thursday, June 24, 2010
New Hampshire Aviation Museum
This cute little building is now the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, built in 1937 as the terminal for the airport in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Museum is run by the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society. Soon this art deco style historic building is going to undergo an expansion to more than double its size, thanks to a million dollar donation by Eugene and Anne Slusser of Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Ground was broken on May 13, 2010 for the new addition which will resemble an old airplane hangar.
The building was one of the Great Depression's Works Progress Administration projects. It was actually the second terminal at Grenier Field, replaced by a larger brick building in 1961, and then again in 1999 by the current 75,000 square foot Manchester Airport terminal. Slated for destruction, in 1995 the city of Manchester chose the terminal building for its annual preservation award. NHAHS applied for placement on the New Hampshire Registry of Historic Places, and this was granted in 2004.
In 2004 the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society, the Manchester Airport and the Town of Londonderry raised the funds to move the 1937 building across two runways and save it from destruction. This move required approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and took all night, and the east west runway was closed for one hour, and then the north south runway was closed for an hour for the second crossing. The NHAHS raised 1.1 million dollars to restore the terminal building and convert it into a museum.
The New Hampshire Aviation Museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sundays 1 PM to 4PM. It is located at 13 East Perimeter Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire in the 1937 terminal building. For more information call the museum staff at 603-669-4820. The museum is located next to the runway, and has a wonderful close up view of planes landing and taking off from Manchester.
For more information:
www.nhah.org The website for the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society
http://www.flymanchester.com/about/history.php The history of the Manchester-Boston Airport shown in a timeline
Manchester's Airport: Flying Through Time, by Edward Brouder and Maurice B. Quirin, UBT Press, 2006
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
More Photos of Misery Island
Wordless Wednesday- Swimming at Misery Island, 1949
The back of the photo, with names of all the kids described.
Essex Antiquarian
Volume 1, page 66
"Drowning Accident
Salem August 23, Last Friday a very uncommon accident happened off Manchester, and the following account is related by a person who saw it....
Nicholas Whipple, Abraham Wyatt, and Daniel Poland, all of Beverly, were fishing in a canoe, near Little Misery Island, which lays within 2 or 3 leagues of this Harbour, and had out a Kellogg, or small anchor; while they were employed at their Business, to their inexpressible surprise, the canoe suddenly shot forward, with very great rapidity, without any apparent cause, and, before they could cut the painter, run the distance of about 70 or 80 feet, when she was pulled so low as to fill and overset, and then stopped. One of the Men swam ashore, another saved his Life by getting upon the bottom of the Canoe, then in sight, getting in Ballast; and the third, Daniel Poland, was unfortunately drowned, who, we hear, has left a Wife and 7 or 8 children. It is supposed that some large Fish run foul of the Painter, dragged the Canoe the above mentioned distance, and was then disengaged." - Essex Gazette, August 23, 1768
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday - Leavitt Cemetery, Chichester, New Hampshire
Margaret Welch, wife of Richard Locke,
She is a Brickwall Ancestor- I have not idea who are her parents or family.
She was born aobut 1796 probably in Kittery, Maine, and died 11 March 1860 in Chichester, New Hampshire.
Richard Locke, son of Simon Locke and Abigail Mace. He is my 4x great grandfather. Captain Richard Locke went to Boston in 1811 to learn the blacksmith's trade, later was a sea captain and died in Chichester, New Hampshire in 1864, having made his will ten days before. He was listed in the 1850 census as a farmer, with his real estate valued at $10,000. His household in the Federal Census of 1850 included his wife, Margaret; his widowed daughter Abigail; his daughter Mehitable; his father, Simon; and his infant grandson, George E. Batchelder. He is a direct descendant of John Locke (1627 - 1695) who was killed by the Indians in Rye, New Hampshire whilst cutting hay on the marsh. (Locke Genealogy page 71)
Richard Locke
died March 23, 1864
AE 70 ys
I am again we hope to meet there when the days of life are fled
then in heaven with joy to greet thee where no farewell tears shed
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Monday, June 21, 2010
Amanuensis Monday- First Automobile in Haverhill, Massachusetts
William Henry Wilkinson, my 2nd cousin 4x removed, born 3 January 1850 in Effingham, New Hampshire and died 12 January 1934 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was married three times, first on 29 December 1870 to Emma Hayden in Great Falls, New Hampshire, second on 9 September 1888 to Estelle V. Saunders in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and third on 7 March 1922 to Alice F. Tilton in Nashua, New Hampshire. He had three children, Millie, Harry and Edward. William Henry Wilkinson was the son of Rufus Wilkinson and Catherine Bunker.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, Haverhill Gazette, dated unknown
William H. Wilkinson Brought Stanley Steamer in 1898
"When and by whom was the first automobile owned in Haverhill? This simple question appeared in the Questions Box editor and requesting the readers to assist him.
Readers responded promptly with clues and tips that led to identifying William Henry Wilkinson, 36 Green Street, a retired machinist, as the first Haverhill owner of an automobile.
He brought the machine, a Stanley Steamer, to this city in the spring of 1898. Mr. Wilkinson, when questioned about the machine, was unable to give the exact date of the purchase. He said that he had saved the bill of sale but could not located it among his old papers when he searched for it after reading the questions in the Questions Box.
Porter C. Croy, 23 Newcomb street, who brought the second automobile to this city, however, confirmed the theory that Mr. Wilkinson was the first owner.
Mr. Wilkinson purchased the machine after he had been to an automobile exhibition in Boston. It was the 10th Stanley steamer to be built. Mr. Wilkinson was employed in the W. W. Spaulding shoe factory at the time and also conducted a machine shop.
Mr. Croy, substantiating the fact that Mr. Wilkinson owned the first automobile in this city, said that Mr. Wilkinson got his car on a Monday and that he got his car on Wednesday. The purchase, said Mr. Croy, were made in the spring of 1898. Mr. Croy also brought a Stanley steamer."
First car roared through city 100 years ago
By Julianne Bloise
Eagle-Tribune Writer
"HAVERHILL -- Exactly 100 years ago today, two unidentified men from Derry, N.H., whizzed through the city for the first time in a new contraption many had never seen before -- a car.
It traveled down Broadway, through Winter Street, up Main Street and onto Kenoza Avenue, attracting dozens of curious onlookers who ran out into the street after it, said Gregory H. Laing, special collections director at the Haverhill Public Library.
'' . . . And it broke down near Kaulback's Florist on Amesbury Road,'' said Mr. Laing, reading from an 1898 article in The Haverhill Gazette.
Two buckets of water were all that was needed to fix ''the auto,'' as the newspaper called it, and the unidentified Derry men went home. But it was more than one year later before the first Haverhill resident claimed one of the ''autos'' as his own.
''There was always some controversy and confusion over who had the first car,'' said Mr. Laing. ''Because there were two men who bought them at the same time.''
William H. Wilkinson and Porter C. Croy both attended a car show in Boston's Mechanics Hall on Oct. 5, 1899 and each purchased a Stanley Steamer, made in Newton, Mass.
Mr. Wilkinson drove his back to Haverhill that day, taking about two hours to get home. Mr. Croy had his shipped to the city by train, where it arrived two days later, said Mr. Laing.
Mr. Wilkinson made history a second time that day. As he was pulling up to his house at 38 Green St., he crashed into the white fence -- and had to send the car back to Boston for repairs.
''I find it interesting the first car accident in Haverhill was made in the first hour by the first driver of the first-owned car,'' said Mr. Laing.
Stanley Steamers had a wagon-shaped body over four wheels, which people climbed up into. They were two-seaters and did not have tops. Mr. Wilkinson's was the 10th Stanley Steamer to be built, said Mr. Laing."
Family Tree Information:
Generation 1- Our immigrant ancestor, Thomas Wilkinson (abt 1690 England – bef. 1739) and Elizabeth Caverly (b. abt 1696, Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
Generation 2- James Wilkinson (abt 1730 – abt 1800, Berwick, Maine) and Hannah Mead (1730-1759)
Generation 3- Daniel Wilkinson (1759 – abt 1850) and Hannah Weymouth (abt 1772, South Berwick, Maine – 1845, Effingham, New Hampshire)
Generation 4 – Rufus Wilkinson (abt 1800, South Berwick – 1868) and Catherine Bunker (1806 Durham, New Hampshire – 1874)
Generation 5 – William Henry Wilkinson (1850, Effingham – 1934, Haverhill, Massachusetts)
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Friday, June 18, 2010
The Father's Day Tree
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Ona Judge Staines, A Slave Runs away to New Hampshire
How did a runaway slave from Philadelphia come to New Hampshire? And why was she instantly recognized? Well, she belonged to George Washington, and he had served the last part of his presidency in Philadelphia. Elizabeth, daughter of Senator John Langdon, had seen this slave woman when visiting the First Lady. The Chief Secretary to Washington was Tobias Lear, a Portsmouth native, who also knew the runaway by sight.
Ona Judge Staines was the daughter of an English indentured servant, Andrew Judge, and a black slave mother for the Washington family. She had belonged to Martha Washington's first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. Children born to slave mothers were property of the slave holder. Ona was a seamstress, and Martha's personal maid. She didn't want to return to Virginia at the end of George Washington's term, so she ran off and took passage on board a ship, the "Nancy", bound for Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This advertisement appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette on 24 May 1796:
Absconded from the household of the President of the United States, ONEY JUDGE, a light mulatto girl, much freckled, with very black eyes and bushy hair. She is of middle stature, slender, and delicately formed, about 20 years of age.
She has many changes of good clothes, of all sorts, but they are not sufficiently recollected to be described—As there was no suspicion of her going off, nor no provocation to do so, it is not easy to conjecture whither she has gone, or fully, what her design is;—but as she may attempt to escape by water, all matters of vessels are cautioned against admitting her into them, although it is probable she will attempt to pass for a free woman, and has, it is said, wherewithal to pay her passage.
Ten dollars will be paid to any person who will bring her home, if taken in the city, or on board any
vessel in the harbour;—and a reasonable additional sum if apprehended at, and brought from a greater
distance, and in proportion to the distance.
FREDERICK KITT, Steward.
May 23
Somehow word made it back to Philadelphia that Ona was in New Hampshire. In November 1796 Washington wrote to Joseph Whipple, the Portsmouth Custom Collector, about returning his slave. Whipple obviously had anti-slavery feelings when he wrote back that a slave who returned voluntarily was "infinitely more value in the estimation of her employer than one taken forcibly like a felon to punishment."
By January 1797 Ona had married Jack Staines. Washington had asked his nephew, who was taking a trip to Portsmouth, to seize Ona and any children she might have had. The nephew, Burwell Bassett, arranged to have dinner with Senator Langdon. The Senator sent a message to Ona, who fled to Greenland, New Hampshire with her baby. She hid with a free black family, the Jacks. When Washington died three months later, she thought she was free.
In New Hampshire Ona found a marriage, religious freedom, and learned to read and paint. She had three children. She worked as a live-in maid for the Bartlett family of Portsmouth, and then removed to Greenland to live with the Jacks family, her former protectors. When she outlived her children, and could no longer work she was reduced to poverty. Ona was supported by several benevolent people of Greenland, and the town records show she received donations of firewood. She died on February 25, 1848. The Staines and Jacks family grave site is located off Dearborn Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire.
The story of Ona Judge Staines was been made into play recently performed in Portsmouth in 2000. "Thirst for Freedom" was written by Emory Wilson. Several children's books have been written about her, as well as a popular poem in 1900 written by poet M. O. Halls of Greenland, New Hampshire "Ona, Washington's Runaway Slave".
Ona, Washington's Runaway Slave
By M. O. Halls (1900)
But what I have to tell, is, how a slave was hid,
A maid of Martha Washington, a little kid,
And almost white; she had some help and found a way
To make escape upon a schooner down the bay.
The vessel came with wood; behind a pile she hid,
Until, just as the vessel sailed, she thought and did
Just what occasion prompted, slipped on board and hid
Again, and there she stayed in fear until they bid
Her to come on deck, and have no fear, for she was safe;
And all were drawn in pity to the little waif
Of fifteen years. The vessel, bound for Portsmouth, kept
Right on until she reached her port, and then she wept
For joy. Liberty is sweet (bear this in mind)
To all-to bird and beast, as well to all mankind.
A man by name of Staines took her to wife. By her
He had two daughters. 'Liza lived, and many were
The presents made to pave the way to see a slave
Of Washington. Now, when 't was known he wished to save
This chattel, she was warned and fled to this retreat.
The course pursued was very wise; he was discreet.
His letter showed the noble man he always was.
"His wife would like her back, but would not be the cause
Of any strife, take any action, give offence,"
He said, "if public feeling had become intense."
Charles Sumner, senator and statesman (this maintains,)
Was written the collector of the port 'bout Mrs. Staines.
And when the story spread, that she was wanted back,
She sought and found a shelter in the house of Jack.
The Jacks were very jealous of attentions paid
To this lone widow woman, and, when some were made
In common, took the lion's share, scoop in the whole
And treated little Staines as though she had no soul.
The ground where once the cottage stood, there by the brook,
To-day is all smoothed down, and in this garden nook,
Where once sweetwilliams, daffodils, and beds of rue,
Old fashioned flowers, perfumes mixed and drank the dew.
There's nothing left to tell the tale of daily strife,
Of constant struggle, ending only with the life.
They are all buried in a lonely, far-off spot,
Away from human kind-a lonely pasture lot.
Now let us leave this lovely, lonely, sacred dell.
For more information on Ona Judge Staines:
http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/ona.html A paper written by Evelyn Gerson on the life of Ona Judge Staines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oney_Judge from Wikipedia
http://www.ushistory.org/presidentshouse/slaves/oneyinterview.htm Ona's story from the website of The President's House in Philadelphia, including an interview in 1846 that appeared in The Liberator newspaper.
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
On 21 May 2010 I blogged here about "Tour Guides and Their Myths". I had heard so many far fetched, untrue, misguided stories out of the mouths of local Boston tour guides that I just had to compile them into a list. At the top of my list is the myth surrounding the statue of John Harvard at Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Now, I fell for this story, too, as a freshman (freshwoman?) standing there at the foot of Harvard's esteemed benefactor. Rub the shoe for goodluck! Kiss it for extra good luck before your exam or term paper! Go ahead! It's my advice to never fall for such an enthusiatic claim from upper classmen. There is a reason they are smiling so widely when you go ahead and touch John Harvard's foot. Check my past blog post for a clue (or check the internet, I'm not going to print it out for you).
Well, a few days ago we received our copy of the National Geographic Traveler magazine in the mail. This is the July-August 2010 Issue. On page 38 is a story about touring Harvard Square, including a little map where the famous statue is number 4 on the tour. Below it reads "….for a gander at the iconic statue of the university's first benefactor, (4) john Harvard, whose foot visitors traditionally rub for good luck." !!!
Well, I always thought National Geographic had the market cornered on good information for travelers. Their maps are beyond compare, their photography is excellent. But their advice? Ewwwww!
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Wordless Wednesday- Great Grandfather's Engineering Certificate
"Brief Description of License:
This license allows the holder to have charge of and operate a boiler or boilers not exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred and fifty horsepower when solid fuel is burned or not exceeding, in the aggregate, five hundred horsepower based uon the relieving capacity of the safety valves when steam is generated by the use of liquid, or gaseous fuel, electric or atomic energy or any other source of heat, and an engine or engines not exceeding fifty (50) horsepower each.
Who should have one?
Anyone who is in actual authority as the "Engineer-in-charge", of any boilers or boilers not exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred and fifty horsepower when solid fuel is burned or not exceeding, in the aggregate, five hundred horsepower based uon the relieving capacity of the safety valves when steam is generated by the use of liquid, or gaseous fuel, electric or atomic energy or any other source of heat, or engines and turbines not exceeding 50 horsepower each, who is held responsible by the owners as well as the proper authorities for the daily operation and maintenance of the steam boiler, engines, and/or turbines. This person is also the person responsible for all persons operating these boilers, engines, and/or turbines.
What are the prerequisites?
To be eligible for examination for a Third Class Engineer's License a person must be a citizen or furnish proof of having filed a declaration of his intent to become a citizen of the United States; must furnish evidence as to his previous training and experience and must have been employed in a boiler or steam power plant as a steam engineer, fireman, control room operator, water tender, auxilairy operator or engineer's assistant for not less than one and one half years, or held and used an equivalent license in the United States Merchant Marine for one (1) year or held and used a equivalent license from another state for one (1) year, or held and used a First Class Fireman's License for not less than one year. A strenuous written and oral exam must be passed."
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Monday, June 14, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday - Fontevraud Abbey, France
And so I dug out some photos of our trip to the Loire Valley in France about ten years ago. Eleanor and Henry II are my 29th great grandparents, and the villainous Prince John and Isabella of Angouleme are my 28th great grandparents (… that is if you can believe medieval lineages!) On our trip each family member chose two castles to visit, to make everyone happy and to ensure a variety of experiences. One of my choices was the Abbey at Fontevraud, where Eleanor, Henry, Richard Lion Heart and Isabella are buried. We not only toured the abbey, we had a marvelous dinner and stayed there overnight. It was quite fun wandering around the grounds in the evening when the tourists had all gone home. I hoped to bump into Eleanor's ghost, but it never happened.
Here are some books I've read recently about these historical figures:
Non Fiction:
Richard and John: Kings at War, by Frank McLynn, Da Capo Press, 2007
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life, by Alison Weir, Ballantine Books, 2001
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France, Queen of England, by Ralph V. Turner, Yale University Press, 2009
Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott, (any edition will do, but I read the Barnes and Noble, 2005 version with notes by Gillen D'Arcy Wood)
World Without End, by Ken Follett, Dutton, 2007 (same time period, not particularly about Henry and Eleanor)
The Lion in Winter, (See the 1968 version with Peter O'Toole as Henry II and Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine. The 2003 version with Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close isn't even close!)
Flag Day 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Amanuensis Monday- The Joe Gill Allen House
According to census records, all the men in this lineage were ships carpenters, since ship building was once the major industry in Essex. Several of the men were listed as day laborers or retired in their older years, but I couldn't find anyone who listed their occupation as basketmaker. Perhaps it was just a way of making money on the side. The Allens, Mears and Burnhams are all buried near each other at the Spring Street Cemetery in Essex. Clamming is still a major industry in Essex, as well as tourism and antique shops. There is still one shipbuilder left in Essex.
Above I've posted a photo of this house as it appears in 2010. A small addition has been built onto the back of the home, and it has been lovingly restored.
My grandmother saved this old newsclipping. Here is an explanation of some of the people mentioned in the news clipping and story:
Generation 1: Westley Burnham, son of Westley Burnham and Deborah Story, born 27 August 1747 in Essex, died on 1 September 1835; married on 5 December 1771 to Molly Woodbury, daughter of Robert Woodbury and Hannah Preston, born 29 July 1749 in Beverly, Massachusetts, died on 27 April 1830 in Essex. Ten children, including
Generation 2: Henry Burnham, born 23 June 1783 in Essex, died 1 July 1867 in Essex; married on 2 May 1805 in Essex to Sally Poland, daughter of Abner Poland and Sarah Burnham, born 27 November 1780 in Essex, died 9 February 1861 in Essex, one daughter:
Generation 3: Sarah Ann Burnham, born 23 October 1821 and died 23 January 1848 in Hamilton; married 20 April 1844 in Essex to Samuel Mears, son of Samuel Mears and Lydia W. Burnham, born 29 December 1823 in Essex, died 13 January 1904 in Lynn. Samuel was married 2nd on 26 December 1848 in Wenham to Lydia Gray, daughter of Israel Gray and Lydia G. Lacy. Five children, including:
Generation 4: Sarah Burnham Mears, born 30 November 1844 in Essex, died on 4 March 1913 in Essex; married on 23 May 1863 in Essex to Joseph Gilman Allen, son of Joseph Allen and Orpha Andrews, born 22 May 1830 in Essex, died 9 April 1908 in Essex. Ten children, including:
Generation 5: Joseph Elmer Allen, born 24 September 1870 in Essex, died 12 March 1932 at the Masonic Home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; married on 1 November 1892 to Carried Maude Batchelder, daughter of George E. Batchelder and Mary Katharine Emerson, born on 22 September 1872 in Chichester, New Hampshire, died on 21 January 1963 at the Sea View Convalescent Home in Rowley, Massachusetts. Five children, including:
Generation 6: Stanley Elmer Allen, born 14 January 1904 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, died on 6 March 1982 in Beverly, Massachusetts; married on 14 February 1925 in Hamilton, to Gertrude Matilda Hitchings, daughter of Arthur Treadwell Hitchings and Florence Etta Hoogerzeil, born on 1 August 1905 in Beverly, died on 3 November 2001 at the Pilgrim Nursing Home, Peabody, Massachusetts. Seven children, including my mother.
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Two Genea-Bloggers meet up at NEHGS
On Tuesday I met blogger Barbara Poole of the "Life at the Roots" blog in Boston at the New England Historic Genealogical Society library on Newbury Street. I had asked her in an email if she'd like to join me on a jaunt to Maine to look at the vital records, but we changed our venue to meet in Boston. Barbara took the train and I drove down from New Hampshire. We had never met each other before, other than through blogging comments and email, but we recognized each other right away!
We both had our lists of things to research, and each of us, by coincidence, had a "genealogical act of kindness" to research for someone else. We both had something to look up in the manuscript department, too, which was surprising. We have similar research styles, as well as sharing lots of New England ancestry. There were other similarities that made us both smile.
1. We both prefer to work straight through, not breaking for lunch.
2. Neither of us likes to lug along our laptops, or carry too many things.
3. We both brought almonds to snack on, power food for genealogists!
4. We both didn't find what we wanted in the manuscripts, Darn!
5. We both gave up around 3 o'clock and we both wanted to beat the traffic home (Barbara wanted to beat the crowds at North Station who were coming in for the Celtics-Lakers game, and I wanted to beat the commuters on Rt. 93)
6. We both don't like using microfilm (unless we are in the mood!) That was the last thing on my list, and I pushed it aside for another day.
We also gave up on whispering and annoying the other patrons with our chit chat. After wrapping up our notes we retired to the lunch room so we could just have a good chat. It was the best part of the day for me to finally talk with Barbara. Lots of giggles and a few hugs later we walked out of the library two happy Genea-Bloggers, and as friends. Barbara, let's do it again soon!
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Matthew Taylor Descendants Reunion in Derry, August 2011
Matthew Taylor and his wife Janet Wilson came from Northern Ireland in 1721 and settled in Nutfield, now Derry, New Hampshire. Matthew was one of the original proprietors of the settlement. He was born in 1690 and he died 26 January 1770 near Beaver Lake. They had ten children and many descendants who lived in New Hampshire and Nova Scotia. Matthew and his sons, Adam and Samuel Taylor, are buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Derry.
The descendants are planning a reunion for August 2011, and the committee chairs Betty Taylor Aube and Heather Taylor Facey were in Derry recently to search for a place to hold the reunion. You can read all about it by clicking on the article to enlarge it. For more information about the reunion, and the Taylor Family Association, please see the website www.taylorfamilyreunion.com
Events planned for the Reunion include tours of Forest Hill Cemetery, First Parish Church, The Taylor Library, the Taylor Up and Down Sawmill and the site of the Taylor Homestead. The Reunion is in honor of the 290th anniversary of Matthew and Janet Taylor's arrival in America. For more information you may email Betty Taylor Aube at firstname.lastname@example.com or Heather Taylor Facey at firstname.lastname@example.com
For more information:
From my blog "Taylor Saw Mill in Derry" from October 25, 2009, a story about the up and down sawmill built by Robert Taylor, Matthew's grandson.
See the online Nutfield News, April 15, 2010, page 9 "Matthew Taylor Descendants Plan Derry Reunion" http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1no1k/NutfieldNews41510/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http:// or www.yudu.com/item/details/159163/Nutfield-News-4-15-10
http://www.taylorfamilyreunion2011.myevent.com/3/myblog.htm A recap of the 2008 Taylor Reunion
http://www.taylorfamilyreunion2011.myevent.com/3/whos_coming.htm The 2011 Taylor Reunion
Join the Facebook Group "Descendants of Matthew and Janet Taylor" for regular updates with the latest information
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The Hotel Windham, Bellows Falls, Vermont
My transcription of a letter written on Hotel Windham stationary was the basis for my post on Monday. It got me thinking about the hotel, and I was able to find some old news, and some new stories about it. Hotel Windham is located in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on the Connecticut River forming the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. I've passed through Bellows Falls a few times in my life, but never got out of the car to explore.
The first hotel at the site of the Hotel Windham was built in 1816, known as "Webb's Hotel", and later as "Robertson's Tavern". Later it was run by a stagecoach business as "The Bellows Falls Stage House" until it burned in 1860. The next building was called the Towns Hotel in Bellows Falls, Vermont, it was destroyed by a fire in 1899 and in 1912. The Hotel Windham, which my great grandfather stayed in 1929 was destroyed by a fire in 1932. It was an old railroad hotel, run by the company that ran the trains in this part of New England. It was rebuilt in 1933, yet has been empty for the past 20 years. It is the fourth hotel on the site.
The Hotel Windham was purchased recently by the Windham Development Group composed of three owners: Tony Elliott, Jay Eschelman and Erik Leo. The project is estimated to cost as much as $3 million, and includes a 12 room hotel and office space as well a "community supported" restaurant. Customers would buy shares in the restaurant in exchange for later meals, like community farms or cooperative farm plans. I don't know when construction will begin, nor when it is scheduled to be completed.
For more information:
History of the town of Rockingham, Vermont by Lyman Simpson Haynes, published by the town of Bellows Falls, Vermont, 1907.
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100323/NEWS02/3230340/1003/NEWS02 "Hotel Project Seeking to Restore Original Elegance", Rutland Herald.com , published March 23, 2010.
www3.gendisasters.com, "Bellows Falls, VT Fire Rages Downtown, Mar. 1912" posted June 17, 2008
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Not so Wordless Wednesday- Old Autograph Book
Grandpa Bill was my great great grandfather, Caleb Rand Bill (1833 - 1902) , a music professor in Salem, Massachusetts. The inscription says : "An ?????, practical Christian life is the very highest type of human existence. It is encircled with the rainbow of infinite and eternal love. May this life be yours is the prayer of Grandpa Bill, August 7th, 1888"
Caleb's father was the Reverend Ingraham Ebenezer Bill (1805 - 1891), a Baptist Minister from Nova Scotia.This was her father, Andrew Nichols, Jr. The inscription reads "Remember that you have 'One Life Only' to make or to marr, Andrew Nichols, Jr. Jan 28th, 1886"
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday- Dunlaps of Chester, New Hampshire
These gravestones were photographed for a Random Act of Genealogical Kindness a few years ago. They are located at the Chester Village Cemetery, on Rt. 102 in the center of Chester, New Hampshire. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in New Hampshire, and buried here are Revolutionary heroes as well as two governors of the state, Samuel and John Bell, William Richardson, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, Isaac Blasdel, the clockmaker, and others.
Lieut. James Dunlap, died 1803
Archibald Dunlap, died 1754, mostly illegible
Father of the Dunlap Furniture makers, John and Samuel Dunlap
Copyright 2010, Heather Wilkinson Rojo


text:
With eight shots of rum, Tybee Tea is smooth -- and it creeps up on you.
End any meal on a sweet note with Ingrid's Pina Colada Madeleine Cookies.
If you don't want to build a gingerbread house, how about drinking one?
Tyler turns the classic mojito into a frozen treat, a Mojito Slushy.
Everybody lift your glass and drink a toast to Alie's Italian heritage!
Tennessee goes to a tropic isle in a summer take on the Sazerac cocktail.
Aida and her mom make their moist and delicious ginger-rum bundt cake.
This hot toddy, made with dark spiced rum, is good for whatever ails you!
Coconut rum drink with flavored juices, topped off with a little fire.
Alie and Georgia make a five-spice mix that they infuse into a cocktail.
Get Cooking Channel on your TV.


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Hill and Lehrkamp Selected to Play in Tazón de Estrellas
Hill and Lehrkamp Selected to Play in Tazón de Estrellas
Hill and Lehrkamp become the third and fourth players selected to play in a bowl game this season for the Beavers.
Buena Vista senior wide receiver Logan Lehrkamp (Carroll, Iowa/Carroll) and senior running back John Hill (Webster City, Iowa/Webster City) have each been selected to play in the 4th Annual Tazón de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) in Mexico on Saturday, December 15, 2012.
The Tazón de Estrellas, which is organized by global football, was established after the Aztec Bowl came to an end in 2007. The event has produced three notable players over the years who have since gone on to put together elite NFL careers in Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson (Coe College; 2002), Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher (John Carroll; 1997) and Miami Dolphins linebacker Justin Trusnik (Ohio Northern; 2007).
Lehrkamp and Hill will be among 50 D-III players representing the United States on Team Stars and Stripes. They will face the CONADEIP All-Stars in Guadalajara, Mexico.
"This certainly means a lot and is a huge honor," says Hill, who led the team in rushing this season and was tabbed a Second Team All-Iowa Conference offensive performer. "I just feel blessed that I get to partake in at least one more game, especially one of this magnitude. I'm looking forward to leaving the country and meeting the new players and coaches."
Team Stars and Stripes, which will be coached by current Central College defensive coordinator Don De Waard, is scheduled to arrive in Guadalajara Dec. 9 and will hold a pair of practices each day for the first three days before taking time to tour the region. The players will stay on the Tec de Monterrey campus.
"It's a great honor to be able to play in a game like this," says Lehrkamp, who was also a Second Team All-Iowa Conference offensive selection. "I never thought in my college career that I would ever get an opportunity to play in an all-star game. The success that has gotten me to this point has been really helpful thanks to my coaches and especially all the teammates that I have played with the past four years."
"A very well-deserved honor for each of those two guys," says BVU head coach Jay Anderson. "It'll be a great opportunity for each of them to showcase their talents with some of the best players from across the country."
Hill finished his career with 2,124 rushing yards and 17 TD's, while Lehrkamp wrapped up his with 116 catches, 1,618 yards and 10 TD's.
The Mexican all-star team won last year's game, 45-27, in a game played at El Tempo del Dolor (Temple of Pain) in Puebla.


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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
California Loveeeee
I had a fabulous time in Cali. I was there for about a week. My parents flew up from Orlando to meet me out there so we can visit my brother and some aunties and uncles. As soon as I flew in on Wednesday evening, my parents scooped me up and we drove 10 hours to Loma Linda, Cali where some of my relatives are. Talk about a delirious drive! My dad had to pull over in a rest stop to take a cat nap because the drive was intense. Ever since I got in a car accident after high school prom, i'm traumatized b/c i was sleeping in the back when it happened. Now when ppl drive herky jerky I'm too paranoid to sleep in the back. Luckily, we got there safe and sound. My Auntie Puring had the cutest dogs...one permanently had his tongue sticking out to the side b/c he had a stroke, awwww, he's too cute.
While I was there I had a few goals in mind:
1) relax, relax, relax
2) catch up with old relatives…some of which who haven't seen me since I was 4 years old
3) spend time with my bro
4) get 2 moles on my neck removed (sounds weird right? But last time my mom was in Cali when I was in high school she had this Filipino lady remove the moles from her face…luckily I only had 2 on my neck that I wanted to get rid of)
5) get me some Filipino food and snacks!
I think I accomplished many of my missions. It was mainly me and my parents since my brother is in law school and couldn't come down to south cali with us since he didn't want to miss any classes. 85% of the time I didn't quite know what was going on because my parents were speaking in their native language- tagalong, of which I do not understand whatsoever. That's okay though…I just chimed in when I heard a sprinkling of English here and there… he he.
Stay tuned for lots of pics and captions!
Num num, honey dew bubble tea (my fav flavor!) in san fran's lil asian area (I was going to call it china town, but i'm not sure if it really is china town!). this was at a gelato shop we escaped too on the corner...there was some kind of festival going on...dare i say chinese new year? they had a bunch of booths set up...it was pretty cool.
Me in front of Harrah's Casino in Rincon, Cali. I had a few reservations about going to a Native American casino...but, I really had no choice lol, since my parents drove. It took a bit of trimming and zooming to get this shot right. Do your moms have the same problem when they hold the camera and take forever to take a shot only to have it wayyyy too far away and not centered? Zoom mom zoom!
Some cakes at the filipino bakery - red ribbon bakery in Loma Linda, Cali. I've turned this into a food blog! They even had Ube Cake or as I like to call it "purple stuff".
The famous filipino bakery - Goldilocks...kinda random how they chose a lil blond white girl for a filipino bakery...oh well! I had to come here and stock up on polvoron...we just don't have these things in atlanta!
Next Filipino Food stop...Jollibee fast food restaurant. The first time I learned of this was actually in the business school...this is one of the few fast food franchises that was not overtaken my McDonalds in it's native land...when I heard it was in Cali i've always wanted to go!
Me in front of alcatraz...hey the pic was a lot cheaper than taking the tour!
Look at all the sea lions! They were literally like 20 feet away off on Pier 39 in San Fran.
Me, my mom and auntie Tessie in front of Jolliebee. They thought I was so funny for wanting to take a pic in front, oh well!
The typical breakfast menu at jollibee..rice, slice of tomato, hot dog (sans bun), bacon, eggs, and another optional slice of meat...lol
Watching the bakers at the sour dough bakery in san fran...look at the alligator they made!
Me and my auntie's dog Chalupa...he's soooo tiny, can you see his lil tongue sticking out?
The dish I ordered at "tribu" a Filipino restaurant me and the fam went to. It was delish!
Me midway through my mole removing process...
The famous filipino pancit...num nums
Mom and dad at golden gate park...took us hours of getting lost to get there and leave there and we spent 10 minutes of taking pics and left, lol.
17 comments:
- Caralisa said...
Hey RenRen! I love your blog! And oh my goodness I know exactly about the places you mentioned in this entry since I'm also Filipino and live in the San Francisco Bay Area! Boudin/Fisherman's Wharf...Tribu...Jollibee...I'm glad you enjoyed your time in Cali! Keep up the great work on your site =)
- March 5, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- christianadivine said...
hehe. glad you had a great time in cali. :] i live in so-cal so the closest "filipino town" to me is west covina... but it's neat cause they have all of the filipino places you mentioned, and then some. :] i LOVEEEE Max's Buco Pandan Shake. LOL. I know you didn't go to Max's... but that's something that I like to get in West Co. :P LOL.
- March 5, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- mayaari said...
mmm ok so it doesn't help that it's dinnertime and I just read your post, but now I'm totally craving some pancit & lumpia!
looks like you had a good time with your fam :) don't you hate it your mom/relatives/family friends are all gossiping in tagalog & you suddenly catch your name, followed by laughter? That's what made me learn more tagalog, so I could at least have a vague idea of what they were saying about me! haha
- March 5, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- MrsDiaz said...
Ohh you went to Loma Linda?? My sister goes to school out there. Anyways, glad you got your jollibee fix!
- March 5, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- said...
lol sis 'tis entry is so cute as i can relate - am filipina too! ;D how did you like ChickenJoy lol. my kids love that. tagalog is really easy to learn, you should try to learn a few words lol like "salamat" (thanks) or "maganda" (beautiful) and even "mahal kita" (i love you). haha i'm grinning right now, you're so cute sis! lol.
- March 5, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Sheila Ferrari said...
Chicken Joy! Are you kidding me! Ohhh man that makes me crave Jollibee Spaghetti right now. It's da bombdiggitaaaay! :)
- March 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
- mandilicious said...
hmmm..Jollibee, Goldilocks-FILIPINO REPRESENT!...too bad all the Filipino Restaurants here in AZ are well..crappy!
- March 6, 2008 at 1:29 AM
- Vanessa said...
Cute pics sis! LMAO at "zoom mom zoom" I hate when people don't know how to take a good picture, sheesh! And I love Jollibee! I am sad we didn't get to hang out while u were here...
- March 6, 2008 at 2:45 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
Caralisa: awww yay! Who knows maybe you've run into my bro a few times since he lives there. Thanks for reading!
Chris: mmmm sounds nummy…I think I actually had a buco pandan bubbletea at jollibees! And when I pronounced it I totally butchered the name lol. Yay for Filipino treats!
Mayaari: yah just thinking of it makes me hungry! Lol, I know exactly what you mean with the name dropping, I really need to get on this learning because I have a strong feeling they're making fun of me sometimes…
MrsDiaz: wow someone has heard of loma Linda, lol. Yup I could go for some of their spicy chicken right now…
Sheila: lol…I didn't get to try their spaghetti, I was actually confused that it was on there but I guess Filipinos love them some spaghetti
Mandi: lol at least you have Filipino restaurants there…but we still gotta keep reppin!
Vanessa: I know right! My BF was like, some ppl were trying to meet up with you and I was like DOHhhhh! If only I had the internet we could of def made it happen…one day sis…one day…
- March 6, 2008 at 10:38 AM
- mina said...
Great pictures! Looks like you had a great time in Cali. Welcome back to the boring A lol.
- March 6, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Bliss said...
Oooo it looks like you had so much fun and you ate so many yummy food, i love bubble tea and jolibee hhehe. Was the mole removing process painful, i did not know you can easily remove moles . The sea lions are cute hhe:).
- March 6, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- LittleMissLilo said...
That jolibee looks familiar. Is that the one in Daly City? LOL. San Francisco is so nice. I live here. You should've stopped by at the MAC PRO Store. Soooo nice! =] I'm glad you had an awesome time!
- March 6, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Ethereal Prey said...
wow! Looks like you had fun! I <3 bubble tea too! I like the taro flavor.
I knew a girl that moles removed from her face. She said she couldn't eat soy sauce or anything dark for a while. is that true?
Your pics are getting me hungry...I'm gonna go bug my flip friend to take me to a flip restaurant again...getting hungry....*drool*
- March 6, 2008 at 2:18 PM
- ilurvemakeup said...
Beautiful and delicious pictures! :O To have Jollibee again... *cries*
- March 6, 2008 at 4:16 PM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
ren! i'm hungry now!! lol. i miss those places. but we also have a lot of good local places here that are excellent subs.
- March 6, 2008 at 8:34 PM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
Yay, SF! I love SF. Did you stop by Union Square?
All the food is making me hungry, haha. Glad you had fun!
- March 7, 2008 at 7:13 AM
- ChyiX2 said...
Ah, looks like you guys had a great trip! I'm now officially drooling after seeing pics of all the delicious food you posted. Shame on you!!=D
- March 9, 2008 at 5:52 AM