Broad Valley Orchard

Hello,
I have been distracted from my genealogical studies, trying to deal with this awful hot and dry summer on our farm.  But I have been taking a daily heat break, and searching old newspapers in Fayette Co., Pa., and I am collaborating with several Johnson family collaborators.  Some of this information confirms the Johnson’s ties [...]

Hello,
Since I last wrote I have spent a few ‘too hot’ afternoons sitting at this desk surrounded by piles of pedigrees, family trees, family group sheets, and US Census reports back two centuries.  It was a struggle, but I really do feel that I have put the story together.  I now believe, with a fair [...]

Hello All,
My last post was about how I was learning about how my Fayette County, Pa.  Johns(t)on, Kelley, Simpson, and Ghrist families were tied into the Quaker Jeffries family who had been evicted from England for their beliefs, and ended up in Chester County, Penn’s Woods.
As I looked at the various family trees I spotted [...]

Hello,
I am sitting here, watching the skies try to rain, which would be nice to help break this gathering drought.  I have just spent a few hours trying to figure out the ties between the Jefferies, Ghrists, Simpsons, and Kelleys of  Washington, Fayette, and possibly Westmoreland Counties, all in Pennsylania.  I have reviewed the work [...]

Hello,
For a couple years I have been posting essays regarding my ‘lost family’.  I guess other folks  are also looking for my people, and they have Googled their ancestor’s  ancestor’s  names, and presto! the pilgrims are transported to this site.  I have located my long lost aunt and cousin this way, and a few other [...]

Hello,
I just posted a quick Farm Journal report that apologized for my having been away from writing for too long.  Well, I’m back to my research, and back to my writing.  I took a 3 month detour when I decided to work part-time for the US Census.  I needed a change of pace.  I got [...]

Hello Spring Garden Fans, and Long-Forgotten Genealogy Fans,
For several weeks I have meant to write scribble down a few thoughts and observations, but the last few weeks have been hectic.
First, our last scraps of the winter snow did not melt until late March, which put me weeks behind.  I managed to cut some firewood and [...]

Hello History Fans,
I have temporarily hung up my genealogical research and writing!  After 3 years of intensive discovery (including finding living relatives with whom I shared my first 4 years), I now need to step back and get re-invigorated.  Also, I realize that this type of research- time travel to the past (especially to Europe) [...]

Hello all,
Well, I guess that my posting these ’sign posts’ has paid off in spades. I got a call from a second cousin, Greg, in Florida, who found my posting re. his parents. This lead to my e-meeting my Cousin Ron, from Connecticut, and then my Aunt Betty [...]

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Two days ago I got a phone call from Florida. I guess people do really read my e-scribblings on this site. Greg, who is the grandson of my late father Art Dunn’s eldest sister (who I barely remember) called to re-connect. Wow!
I [...]