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Clinton R. Miller Part 1 – The Birdman of Wilmington
At first I thought that to tell the story of my great-great grandfather would be to tell a story of a man who just couldn’t be a father, someone who was in and out of my great grandmother’s life, someone our family often described as a “ne’er do well.” While there is always some truth
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A Tale of Two Families: Grimsby to Ausabre Chasm – The Rushby Saga
James Arthur Rushby (1869-1923) Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect further research and information from extended family. Originally, we reported that James Arthur married Betsey Ellis in England and emigrated to America. This is true. However, we have discovered that was not his first and only marriage. We have rewritten portions of
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The Bavarian Bootmaker and His Wives
Joseph SCHILCHER was born in Stoffen, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, May 29, 1821. His parents were Mathias SCHILCHER and Agatha DIETRICH. Landsberg am Lech is a small town in what is now Southwest Germany and this part of the world was experiencing a democratic uprising during Joseph’s early years. Visitberlin.com describes small scale uprisings by
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Caretakers of New Canaan Connecticut
The Finney/Ireland Roots Bertha Finney was born in New Canaan, Connecticut, and lived her entire life there. She was the daughter of a local estate caretaker. Through the writing she did late in her life, we get a glimpse into her memories of childhood in this idyllic community. Bertha was born to George Edward and
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A Perfect Day
By Bertha Ireland School was out, birds were singing, sun was out, a perfect day to hunt for wildflowers. We had already visited the patch of adders tongues or dog tooth violets and wind flowers or anemones which grew near a large rock covered with wild honeysuckle, so we thought we would go farther afield.
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The Mitchell Name in Harford County
a Cannery, a House, and a Legacy of Lost Land The MITCHELL family are of Scotch descent and can be traced in Harford County since before the Revolutionary War. The area around the Chesapeake Bay that is now Harford County was first discovered by Captain John Smith, of Virginia, who explored and mapped the shores
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Memories of an Old Fashioned Christmas
Letter to the Editor written by Bertha Ireland published in the New Canaan Advertiser December 13, 1990 EDITOR’S NOTE: Mrs. Ireland, a life-long resident of New Canaan, grew up on a farm here on property where she still lives and attended a local one-room schoolhouse. Editor, Advertiser, At this time of the year, memories of
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Bettie’s Choice: The Short Lane House
We invite you into the family home. Or what was the family home a hundred years ago. The house was built for Malcolm MITCHELL’s bride on land that had belonged to MITCHELL family for over a hundred years. Before he died, it would all be taken away and left to decay, only to be torn
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Homesteaders: The Stone Line in the 19th Century
W. Ellery Stone (1804-1867) William Ellery STONE, called Ellery, was born on March 31, 1804, in Whiting, Vermont.[1] He was the eldest son of John Hammett Sr., a farmer, and Hannah (FOSTER) STONE. John was born in 1784, the second son of Stukely H. STONE of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, who
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Mitchell Gallery
Gathering Roots 