tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24790696669024604602024-03-13T01:49:38.782-04:00Denise's Genealogy JourneyI've been on this journey on and off (and on and off) for more years than I want to admit. But the journey is still on to find the next ancestor......Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15808604062724610685noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-75390483266282069672020-04-10T05:30:00.000-04:002020-04-10T05:30:02.898-04:00Siblings Day 2020<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">April 10th is Siblings Day. So I decided to do a chart to see how many siblings my direct line had. Not surprised too much but I did see gaps where I need to focus my research when I have time. And I should note these are KNOWN TO ME siblings through research. I feel like I may be missing a few here and there. Again, I'll add it to the list đ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So here's the breakdown:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Me = 1 sister</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dad (Thomas Coughlin) = 3 Sisters, 2 Brothers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom (Sharyn Senecal) = Only Child</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Grandfather (David Coughlin) = 3 Brothers, 2 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Grandmother (Constance Hall) = 2 Sisters, 1 Brother</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maternal Grandfather (Ernest Senecal) = 2 Brothers, 1 Sister</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maternal Grandmother (Eulalia Duprey) = 3 Sisters, 2 Brothers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Great Grandfather (Daniel Coughliln) = 5 Brothers, 4 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Great Grandmother (Bridget Agnes Williams) = 3 Brothers, 2 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Great Grandfather (Earl Hall) = 2 Brothers, 2 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Great Grandmother (Sarah Otis) = 4 Sisters, 3 Brothers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maternal Great Grandfather (John Senecal) = 3 Brothers, 2 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maternal Great Grandmother (Georgiana Yelle) = 7 Sisters, 3 Brothers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maternal Great Grandfather (Eugene Duprey) = 3 Brothers, 2 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maternal Great Grandmother (Melinda Sharrow) = 3 Brothers, 2 Sisters</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Paternal Great Great Grandfather (JW Otis) = 6 Brothers, 6 Sisters</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So to my sibling and all siblings out there, have a GREAT DAY (or at least try to đ)!!!</span><br />
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<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-74144919362514781442019-10-01T09:52:00.000-04:002019-10-01T09:52:50.556-04:00National Homemade Cookie Day - Memories<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today, October 1st, is National Homemade Cookie Day. Gotta love the holidays!!<br />
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While I am not a baker (my sister got that gene!), I have family members who were (or are). My mother, Sharyn Ann Senecal Coughlin, made great snickerdoodle cookies. I miss those. My (step) great grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Madden Torrance, made great tarts. I remember we would "help" her make those when they came down to South Carolina for the winters.<br />
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So on this National Homemade Cookie Day, go enjoy some cookies and remember all the good times you had making or eating them with family members past and present!!<br />
<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-76755579214526064822019-08-15T21:24:00.000-04:002019-08-15T21:26:32.251-04:00FGS Conference 2019 or Bust: FOOD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now to the important question. What restaurants are around the hotel? For anyone not going to a sponsored lunch it's always good to know what the alternatives are. Also if you are staying at the hotel, some of the restaurants are only open for dinner.<br />
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So here is a list of restaurants I saw during my scouting trip. There may be more but these are the ones I saw!<br />
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"McDonald's"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">McDonald's</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2616 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2616 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/y49qecuq"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y49qecuq">https://tinyurl.com/y49qecuq</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Starbucks"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Starbucks</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2649 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2649 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/y4a295o3"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y4a295o3">https://tinyurl.com/y4a295o3</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dunkin Donuts"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dunkin Donuts</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2633 Connecticut Ave NW WDC"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2633 Connecticut Ave NW WDC</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/y5qzc8z2"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tinyurl.com/y5qzc8z2" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y5qzc8z2</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nando's Peri-Peri"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nando's Peri-Peri</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2631 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2631 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/y43nnv7u"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tinyurl.com/y43nnv7u" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y43nnv7u</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Medaterra"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Medaterra</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2614 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2614 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.medaterradc.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.medaterradc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.medaterradc.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"MacIntyre's"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">MacIntyre's</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2621 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2621 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.macintyresdc.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.macintyresdc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.macintyresdc.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Woodley Cafe"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Woodley Cafe</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2619 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2619 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://www.woodleycafedc.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.woodleycafedc.com/" target="_blank">http://www.woodleycafedc.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Italian's Kitchen Pizza"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Italian's Kitchen Pizza</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2608 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2608 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://theitalianskitchen.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://theitalianskitchen.com/" target="_blank">http://theitalianskitchen.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"District Kitchen"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">District Kitchen</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2606 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2606 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://districtkitchen.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://districtkitchen.com/" target="_blank">http://districtkitchen.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Baskin Robbins"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Baskin Robbins</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2604 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2604 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/gv2wu84"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tinyurl.com/gv2wu84" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/gv2wu84</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rajaji Curry House"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rajaji Curry House</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2603 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2603 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.rajajicurryhousewashington.com/#/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.rajajicurryhousewashington.com/#/" target="_blank">https://www.rajajicurryhousewashington.com/#/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chipotle Mexican Grill"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chipotle Mexican Grill</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2600 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2600 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/yyuyc5y7"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tinyurl.com/yyuyc5y7" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yyuyc5y7</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Eddie's Cafe Chinese Cuisine"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Eddie's Cafe Chinese Cuisine</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2600 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2600 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.eddiescafedc.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.eddiescafedc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.eddiescafedc.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Open City"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Open City</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2331 Calvert St NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2331 Calvert St NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.opencitydc.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.opencitydc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.opencitydc.com/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Afghan Grill"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Afghan Grill</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"DINNER 2309 Calvert St NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DINNER 2309 Calvert St NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://www.afghangrilldc.com/index.html"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.afghangrilldc.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.afghangrilldc.com/index.html</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sorriso Bistro"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sorriso Bistro</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"DINNER 2311 Calvert St NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DINNER 2311 Calvert St NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.facebook.com/cafesorrisodc/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/cafesorrisodc/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/cafesorrisodc/</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tono Sushi"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tono Sushi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2605 Connecticut Ave NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2605 Connecticut Ave NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tokudc.wixsite.com/tonosushi"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tokudc.wixsite.com/tonosushi" target="_blank">https://tokudc.wixsite.com/tonosushi</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Umi Japanese Cuisine"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Umi Japanese Cuisine</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2625 Connecticut Ave NW 2nd Floor"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2625 Connecticut Ave NW 2nd Floor</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.umijapanesecuisine.com/location.aspx"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.umijapanesecuisine.com/location.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.umijapanesecuisine.com/location.aspx</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lebanese Taverna"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lebanese Taverna</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2641 Connecticut Ave NW WDC"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2641 Connecticut Ave NW WDC</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/y2rhcwzd"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tinyurl.com/y2rhcwzd" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y2rhcwzd</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hot N Juicy Crawfish"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hot N Juicy Crawfish</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2651 Connecticut Ave NW WDC"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">2651 Connecticut Ave NW WDC</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://tinyurl.com/y3uwpfrl"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://tinyurl.com/y3uwpfrl" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/y3uwpfrl</a></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mayahuel Cocina Mexicana"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mayahuel Cocina Mexicana</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"DINNER 2609 24th St NW"}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DINNER 2609 24th St NW</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"https://www.mayahueldc.com/"}" style="color: #1155cc; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: bottom;"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://www.mayahueldc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.mayahueldc.com/</a></td></tr>
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I know I will be trying out a few of these myself. And remember, this is Washington, District of Columbia...so things can be a BIT pricey...so don't be shocked!!! đđ˛đ˛đ˛<br />
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Sorry for the delay. Lots of work things, life things, just things took me away from getting *MY* stuff done! Now on to the next project before next Monday!<br />
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Hope to see you there!!!<br />
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<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-25484524061279606222019-07-18T09:17:00.000-04:002019-07-18T09:17:27.474-04:00FGS Conference 2019 or Bust: METROI have been taking Metro for almost 17 years now to get to work. It's a love-hate relationship BUT for getting about in the metro DC area, it is a great option. Here are some notes for those of you who may not have been on the DC Metro system.<br />
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Here's a map of the whole system. The Omni Shoreham Hotel is located near the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan station on the <span style="color: #990000;">RED</span> Line.<br />
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<b><u>PLEASE NOTE</u></b>: There are six (6) stations closed for platform repair on the Blue and Yellow lines south of the Ronald Reagan National Airport. Please see <a href="https://www.commuterpage.com/ways-to-get-around/metro-system/metrorail-yellow-blue-line-stations-closed-may-25-sept-8/" target="_blank"><b>Commuter Page's</b></a> information on alternatives. Also the Metro website, which is also known as <a href="https://www.wmata.com/" target="_blank"><b>WMATA</b></a>, has service alerts listed with shuttle bus information.<br />
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<b>Cards.</b> First, you will need a SmarTrip card as Metro got rid of paper passes for both trains and buses. The cost of the card is $2.00 and you still need to add fare money to the card.<br />
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The fare machines do take cash and credit cards. (Note: If paying by credit card, get the receipt. Metro does have hiccups from time to time with transactions. Better safe than sorry is my motto!) The estimates for what the value of the trips will be on the fare machine.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">THE TRAIN DOORS ARE NOT LIKE ELEVATORS. THEY DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY REOPEN. </span></b></div>
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<b>Train cars.</b> We have the "old" trains and the "new" trains. The "new" trains are the 7000 series trains. You may hear announcements that you are on one of these or that this train will be servicing the platform. These trains did NOT come with safety features for the visually impaired. Several people have fallen been the trains as there were no safety chains on them. They are slowly correcting it but until then they make the announcement assuming that you know what they are talking about. No worries must of us daily riders wondered about the announcement too!!<br />
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<b>Handicap or Priority Seating.</b> There are handicap or priority seats on the trains by the doors. Some of the older trains only have them by the center doors.<br />
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<b>Elevators.</b> There is an elevator from the platform to the main level and then again from the main level to the street at all the stations. Metro is renovating some of the them. I would check the Metro's <a href="https://www.wmata.com/service/elevators-escalators/Elevator-Escalator-Service-Status.cfm" target="_blank"><b>Elevator and Escalator Service Status</b></a> to make sure the station you will be using is not under renovation if you will need an elevator. If it is out of service and you are eligible then they will arrange for a shuttle bus to get you to the next station with a working elevator.<br />
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The elevator at Woodley Park is located on the right side after you exit the fare gates. It will be before the fare machines. If you are not looking for it, you can miss it. I keep thinking it's a door!! The elevator comes out a block NORTH of the station so you will have to go an extra block South to get to the hotel.<br />
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You will come out at the corner of Woodley Road and Connecticut Avenue.<br />
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<b>Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro Station.</b> If you are taking the elevators, stay to the right after exiting the fare gates. If are taking the escalators, welcome to the Metro systems's 3rd longest escalator!! (My daily stop has me going to Bethesda, the system's 2nd longest escalator ...and yes, I have had to walk up them more times than I wanted to!!!)<br />
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Once you get to the street level, you have 2 choices, go right or left. If you go right, you are on 24th Street. Take a left and then you will cross the street (Calvert Street) at the street light and the hotel is in front of you. If you go left, you will be on Connecticut Avenue. Take a right and then at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street you will take another right and the hotel will be down a block on the left.<br />
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<b>Miscellaneous.</b> When on the escalators, stay to the right as the walkers will be on the left. These are folks who are probably running late to work! Always add time to the expected commute especially on Saturday. The trains do not run as frequently on the weekends and the system opens at 7:00 am. Take a look at Metro's <a href="https://www.wmata.com/schedules/trip-planner/" target="_blank"><b>Trip Planner</b></a> for planning your trip. It will show estimated times departure and arrival times. Also, the lighting in some of the stations is dimmed. So it's not you, it's them!<br />
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I hope I covered at least some of the basic questions you may have concerning traveling by Metro. If I didn't cover a question you may have, please let me know. I am not know the answer but may know where to find it!<br />
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Come on August!!!Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-6859189106134320892019-07-17T11:49:00.000-04:002019-07-17T11:49:45.759-04:00FGS 2019 Conference or BUST<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-47313084198314109442019-04-25T06:39:00.000-04:002019-04-25T06:39:04.333-04:00DNA Day 2019As more people are testing, ethnicity estimates are changing. My AncestryDNA results changed to more of what my genealogy research reflects. I first blogged about DNA Day back in 2017 at <a href="https://dengenjourney.blogspot.com/2017/04/happy-national-dna-day.html" target="_blank">Happy National DNA Day</a> . Now to compare the changes.<br />
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So now my maternal line is reflected in the estimates. So happy to see the update!!<br />
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With the AncestryDNA updates, more cousins are being added to the matches. For me, it's been more 4th-6th cousins. Still hoping for those matches that will break down a few of my brick walls. Until then, the search continues......<br />
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I checked my FamilyTree DNA results. Nothing changed with them. Still getting the Scandinavian matches. I'm sure there's a connection...somewhere in the great tree of life!!!<br />
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Happy DNA Day and come on new cousins!!Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-90105186747229520982019-04-24T09:45:00.000-04:002019-04-24T09:45:42.365-04:00Wordless Wednesday - Parade<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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WOW...it's been longer than I thought for blogging! Going to reenter the blogosphere with an easy one...#WordlessWednesday!<br />
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Not sure if that's my mom on the "throne" or not. Do know it's in Au Sable Forks, Clinton County, New York. Thinking 1950's.Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-37019269443139920802018-06-02T16:27:00.000-04:002018-06-02T16:27:37.058-04:00Leah Duprey Jacobson - June 2, 1952<b>Leah Margaret Duprey Jacobson </b><br />
26 April 1909, Au Sable Forks, Clinton County, New York<br />
2 June 1952, Colonie, Albany County, New York<br />
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Leah Duprey Jacobson is my maternal grand aunt. My mother, Sharyn Ann Senecal Coughlin, was only 7 when Aunt Leah died but remembered how sad everyone was that summer. I remember my mother saying she always thought Aunt Leah and her name were beautiful.<br />
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I was able to find a death notice for Aunt Leah:<br />
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<b>JACOBSON</b> - June 2, 1952, Leah M. Duprey, of 66 Lockrow Ave., wife of Frederick B. Jacobson, mother on Constance Anne and Jon Frederick Jacobson, sister of Mrs. Thomas Willis, Mrs. Ernest Senecal, Mrs. Leonard Durgan, Philip and George Duprey. Relatives, friends and members of the Roessleville Parent-Teacher Association are invited to attend funeral services Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from the Philip J. Frederick Funeral Home, 16 Manning Sq., and 9:30 at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Friends may also call Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Internment St. Agnes Cemetery.Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-82184810906442663152018-04-18T05:55:00.000-04:002018-04-18T05:55:08.098-04:00Wedding Wednesday - Coughlin-Senecal<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today would have been my parents 52nd wedding anniversary. <b>Thomas Raymond Coughlin</b> (1944-1998) and <b>Sharyn Ann Coughlin</b> (1945-1992) were married on April 18, 1966 at Holy Name Roman Catholic Church, Au Sable Forks, Clinton County, New York. The wedding reception was held at the Rendezvous Restaurant, Route 9 North, Au Sable Forks, Clinton County, New York. Here is a great photo from the reception!</span><div>
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Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-53119219904670644272017-11-26T19:32:00.000-05:002017-11-26T19:32:00.561-05:00Thanksgiving 1967I know where my parents were 50 years for Thanksgiving. At home in Jay and Au Sable Forks, New York. And below is the photo! It is of my father and grandfather with the buck my father bagged. Not the greatest photo but still a good photo!<br />
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And let's not forget the newspaper accounts:<br />
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Mr. Thomas Coughlin was a lucky man. While home form his naval base on furlough he had the good fortune to shoot a fine buck. It was his first. His dad Mr. David Coughlin was with him.<br />
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Tom Coughlin, who is home on leave, shot a 150-pound buck on Palmer Hill on Tuesday morning. In the party besides Tom were Dave Coughlin and Ned Hoey.<br />
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I am thinking that my grandmother, Helen Torrance Coughlin, wrote the second one and her aunt, Margaret Madden wrote the first. Grandma loved details!!!<br />
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Now I know the story of the deer head that I swore stared at me in the hallway at night đDenise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-7139341027096933092017-04-25T05:30:00.000-04:002017-04-25T05:30:16.516-04:00Happy National DNA Day!Yes, there is really a National DNA Day!! It is promoted by <a href="https://www.genome.gov/10506367/national-dna-day/" target="_blank">National Human Genome Research Institute</a> at NIH aka National Institutes of Health. Their focus is genetics and genomics (branch of molecular biology) but genealogists love it too!<br />
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I have had my DNA tested through Ancestry and Family Tree DNA. But to be honest, I have not had much success with connecting with any potential cousins out there. I have sent a few emails out with no responses. Those were cases where they did not have a lot posted but I was able to figure out how we are connected. I was proud of myself finding the connection with only a few people listed!! For Family Tree DNA the closest matches I have we have no idea how we are connected!! đ<br />
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But one of the reasons I wanted to take the DNA tests were to see the ethnic breakdown. The results were more or less what I thought. I did have a larger British Isles make up than I thought. That comes from the Coughlin-Hall line for sure!<br />
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Here's the Ancestry results:<br />
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And here's Family Tree DNA:<br />
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Ancestry has me at 11% Scandinavian while Family Tree DNA has me at 3%. Yet on Family Tree DNA most of the close matches have Scandinavian names!! And 66% British Isles on Ancestry compared to 44% on Family Tree DNA.<br />
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As a close friend commented "no matter how you slice it Coughlin, you are still white toast"!!! đđDenise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-16443813779944598642017-04-18T11:50:00.000-04:002017-04-18T11:50:05.244-04:00Coughlin - Senecal - Wedding AnnouncementToday my parents would have been married 51 years. They married on a Monday and until their deaths "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas and Papas was one of their favorite songs. Always think of them when I hear it!!<br />
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Here's the wedding announcement in the <i>Adirondack Record-Elizabethtown Post</i> from April 28, 1966:<br />
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Thomas R. Coughlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Coughlin of Jay and Sharyn A. Senecal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Senecal of Au Sable Forks, were united in marriage at a nuptial mass on Monday, April 19 at 11 A.M. in Holy Name Church. Rev. John Downs officiated at the ceremony. The attendants were Allen Strong and Jessie Hoey.<br />
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The bride wore a white suit with rose accessories and the maid of honor wore a pale blue suit with beige accessories. Both Mr. Coughlin and Mr. Strong, members of the U.S. Navy, were their uniforms.<br />
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A reception was held immediately after the ceremony at the Rendezvous Diner, where a delicious dinner was enjoyed by all present.<br />
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Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carte of Keeseville, Mrs. R. Plumadore of Saranac; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nugent of Jay; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gilbo and Mrs. Grace Denton of Port Henry.<br />
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After their honeymoon, the couple left for Charleston, South Carolina, where Mr. Coughlin, a member of the U.S. Navy, is presently stationed. They will make their home at the Isle of Palms, near Charleston.<br />
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First, the wedding was actually on April <b>18th</b> not the 19th. My father was not the greatest when it came to dates. He had a watch with dates and names in it. It was always fun to watch him try to remember a date and he realized he had a different watch on!! When Dad was retiring from the Navy and filling out forms, he called me and asked if Mom was home. I said no. He said "great. What's our wedding anniversary?" I said "what no watch?". I can't give the answer he gave me but suffice it to say he did get his answer. And of course like many times before and after this he said, "and don't tell Mom"!!!<br />
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I recognize most of the names except for Grace Denton. Not sure of any connection. I know Henry and Mildred Gilbo were also from Port Henry. Mildred was my father's aunt through his mother, Constance Hall Coughlin, who died when he was 2 years old.<br />
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In my recent move, I found the scrapbook Mom kept from their honeymoon. I need to photograph it soon.<br />
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Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! We love and miss you both!! đ<br />
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<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-37763929723688919332016-11-23T09:26:00.002-05:002016-11-23T09:26:50.499-05:00Week Four: Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's only taken me 7 weeks to get to Week 4 of Family History Month and there we are!! The focus this "week" is Hall, my paternal grandmother's line. This is a line I know very, VERY little on. My paternal grandmother, Constance Hall Coughlin, died when my father was less than 2 years old.<br />
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For my direct line, surnames that married into the family include:<br />
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Coughlin (David married Constance Hall)<br />
Otis (Sarah "Sadie" married Earl Hall)<br />
Johnson (Ella married Ira Hall)<br />
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When I add in the aunts and uncles, surnames include:<br />
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Gilbo (Henry married Mildred Hall)<br />
Nichols (Harry married Cecilia "Myra" Hall)<br />
Kinney (Elizabeth married Loren Hall)<br />
Straight (Beatrice married Loren Hall)<br />
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When I add in cousins (of all removals), surnames include:<br />
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Huttig (Carl married Kathleen Hall)<br />
Eldred (Ernest married Beatrice Hall)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">WOW</span></b>. I really don't have a lot of information on this line. Need to move this line up on my goals for 2017.Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-1986473887748386912016-11-15T12:16:00.000-05:002016-11-15T12:16:10.826-05:00Week Three: Coughlin<br />
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"My" Week Three of Family History Month has the focus on Coughlin, my father's line. This is definitely a brickwall line. Growing up we were the only Coughlin's in the phone book in South Carolina. NOT the case in the Northeast!!<br />
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For my direct line, surnames that married into the family include:<br />
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Hall (Constance married David Coughlin)<br />
Williams (Bridget Agnes married Daniel Coughlin)<br />
McDonough (Anna/Annie married Daniel Coughlin)<br />
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When I add in the aunts and uncles, surnames include:<br />
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Braunstein (Eugene married Mary Elizabeth Coughlin)<br />
Midgley (Mildred married Bernard Coughlin)<br />
Thompson (Gerald married Ann Coughlin)<br />
Myers (Howard married Mary Elizabeth Coughlin)<br />
Fleming (Constance married Thomas Coughlin)<br />
Gould (Hannah/Anna married Thomas Coughlin)<br />
Lynch (Thomas R married Margaret Coughlin)<br />
Healey (Edward married Sarah Coughlin)<br />
Keigher (Edward married Elizabeth Coughlin)<br />
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When I add in cousins (of all removals), surnames include:<br />
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Russell (Mary married George Coughlin)<br />
Conners (Charles married Marie Coughlin)<br />
Shuler (Mildred maried George Henry Coughlin)<br />
Ryan (Thomas G married Hannah Coughlin)<br />
Hughes (Edward married Mary Coughlin)<br />
Cunningham (Alfred married Agnes Theresa Healey)<br />
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This week's lesson is this line used the same names...over and over and over again!!!<br />
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<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-66050995937087902262016-10-24T14:49:00.000-04:002016-10-24T14:49:26.610-04:00Week Two: Senecal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My week two focus for Family History Month is Senecal. Senecal is my maternal grandfather's line. When I started looking at the various surnames that married into this line, I realized that I don't have as much information as I thought. Another item for the eternal genealogy to-do list!!<br />
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For my direct line, surnames that married into the family include:<br />
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Duprey (Eulalia married Ernest Senecal)<br />
Yelle (Georgiana married John Senecal)<br />
Dube (Mary/Marie married John Senecal)<br />
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When I add in the uncles and aunts, surnames include:<br />
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Bola (Martha married Raymond Senecal)<br />
Votraw (Morris married Doris Senecal)<br />
Rushia (Samuel married Emma Senecal)<br />
Dudley (Arthur married Emma Senecal)<br />
Santor (Ida married Henry Senecal)<br />
Lamb (Ethel married George Senecal)<br />
Disco (Edward married Lillian Senecal)<br />
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When I add in cousins (of all removals), surnames include:<br />
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Kyea (Florence married Wilfred Rushia)<br />
LaGoy (Ernest married Janette Rushia)<br />
Myers (Eleanor married Ector Rushia)<br />
Becker (Alyce married (J. Ernest Rushia)<br />
Raby (Mandred married Verla Senecal)<br />
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I have to say this exercise of cataloging surnames has brought to light just how much research I really need to do to fill in the gaps!! And here I thought it would be an easy task :)<br />
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PS: Week Two is late because I "thought" I had scheduled the post. I was wrong.......Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-56698000528496337372016-10-11T10:50:00.000-04:002016-10-11T10:50:23.360-04:00Week One: Duprey<br />
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This week is Duprey week of Family History Month. I kept going back and forth on what I wanted to write about and then it hit me, surnames. Specially surnames that have married into the line.<br />
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For my direct line, surnames that married into the family include:<br />
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Papin ditte LaChance (Josephte married Charles Dupre)<br />
Gervais/Jarvis (Mary/Marie married Charles Dupre (son))<br />
Sharrow/Sharron/Charron (Melinda married Eugene Duprey)<br />
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When I add in the uncles and aunts. surnames include:<br />
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Willis (Thomas married Mamie Duprey)<br />
Bourdon (Albertine married Philip Duprey)<br />
Paquin (Sarah married George Duprey)<br />
Durgan (Leonard married Anna Duprey)<br />
Jacobson (Frederick married Leah Duprey)<br />
Dudley (Mary Ann married Elmer Duprey)<br />
Sawyer (Mary married Elmer Duprey)<br />
Archambault/Arshambo (Louis married Agnes Duprey)<br />
Yelle (Clara married Antoine/Anthony/William Duprey)<br />
Avard (Leocadie married Calixte Dupre)<br />
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When I add in cousins (of all removals), surnames include:<br />
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Franz (Ernest married Addie Duprey)<br />
Douglas (Eva married Wilfred Duprey)<br />
Douglas (Josephine married Wilber Duprey)<br />
Douglas (Roger married Florence Duprey)<br />
LaHart (Laura married Orris Duprey)<br />
Watson (Mildred married Orris Duprey)<br />
Taylor (Mildred married Edward Duprey)<br />
LaRose (Marie married Chester Duprey)<br />
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Listing these names made me review this family and I have more gaps than I realized. Right now I have been focused on the descendants of Charles Dupre and Mary/Marie Jarvis/Gervais. I need to research and find out what happened to many of these family members. I would like to see if there are any more living cousins out there. I was fortunate enough to meet in person one of my mother's Duprey cousins last year. I know there are a few more out there so the cousin hunt is on!!<br />
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<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-83432898368592864222016-10-01T09:02:00.002-04:002016-10-01T09:02:59.871-04:00Happy Family History Month 2016!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">October is Family History Month in the United States.</span><br />
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I am going to consider this a "New Year" of sorts. As I have done...basically NOTHING this year as far as researching or posting about my family, I will start anew. My goal is to post at least once week about each of my grandparents lines. So my schedule will be:</div>
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Week of October 2: Duprey</div>
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Week of October 9: Senecal</div>
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Week of October 16: Hall</div>
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Week of October 23: Coughlin</div>
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I admit I will be starting with the family line I know the most about at this point, Duprey. The last 2 weeks will be the hard ones for me as I know little about my father's side of the family really. I have some names and places but few photos or stories. </div>
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So this month I encourage you to start working on your family trees if you have not already. Start going through those old photos and if you are lucky enough to have older relatives around ask them if they remember when some of those photos were taken. You might find out something new!!<br />
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So Happy Family History Month!! And have fun!!<br />
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Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-67357321981333963242016-05-06T09:22:00.000-04:002016-05-06T09:22:30.300-04:00Military Spouse Appreciation DayToday is <a href="http://militarybenefits.info/military-spouse-appreciation-day/" target="_blank">Military Spouse Appreciation Day</a>. My mother, Sharyn Senecal Coughlin, was a military spouse for the first 17 years of her marriage to my father, Thomas Raymond Coughlin. I remember all the things she had to put with when Dad was gone on his year long cruises. Cars breaking down, house repairs not to mention my sister and I and doing it by herself. We were in South Carolina and both families were in New York so no calling family for help. As I got older, I realized the sacrifices my parents each made in order for my father to serve our country.<br />
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Here's a picture from the early 1970's where Dad is re-upping his Navy enlistment. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Raymond Coughlin and Sharyn Ann Senecal Coughlin<br />Charleston Naval Base, Charleston, South Carolina<br />1970's</td></tr>
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From the insignia looks like Dad was a Petty Officer First Class (E-6) at this point.<br />
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So to all the wives and husbands of our military men and women out there....Happy Military Spouse Appreciation Day!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But that's not the miracle I am referring to at the moment. It's been 36 years since the<b> <a href="http://www.orda.org/miracle/" target="_blank">"Miracle on Ice"</a></b> aka the US Men's Hockey Team defeats the USSR's Men's Hockey Team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still remember that night. It was a Friday and I got to go to the local roller skating rink on Old Trolley Road in Summerville, SC (think it was Hot Wheels??). Which is ironic since I only skated a few times, the last time was cracking my wrist. Never skated again but still a great place to hang out! Mom picked me up and when we got home the game was still on. The third period was about to start and the Soviets were winning. I didn't really follow hockey at the time but my father was really into the game as was my mother so I stayed up and watched. We were a very happy family by the end of the game!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My paternal grandmother sent us the <i>Plattsburgh Press-Republican</i> at the time which included inserts during the Olympics. Below are the pages of the win!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great memories!!</span>Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-40058832764209289972015-07-01T06:00:00.000-04:002015-07-01T06:00:00.117-04:00Happy Canada Day!!<b>Happy Canada Day!</b><br />
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From the <i>Plattsburgh Daily Republican</i>, July 1, 1939:<br />
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The Daily Republican, in behalf of the people of Plattsburgh, welcomes our neighbors from across the International border on this national holiday known throughout Canada as Dominion Day.</div>
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We join you in an International Goodwill celebration, with every desire on our part to make this celebration enjoyable for both you and ourselves.</div>
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We commend our own American Legion Post, No. 20, which sponsored the celebration, our Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs for their united efforts to insure its success.</div>
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Plattsburgh extends the hand of welcome and greetings of goodwill to you, and fervently hopes this joint Canadian-American celebration will further cement the friendly relations existing between our two peoples.</div>
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<br />Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-78586289532799522472015-05-08T13:50:00.000-04:002015-05-08T13:50:58.743-04:00V-E Day 1945 - Au Sable Forks NY<br />
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V-E Day (Tuesday) was quietly observed here, with practically all stores and offices closed. The schools remained in session. If there was any spirit of celebration in evidence it was invisible as few people were in the streets and all the bars were closed. And that was just as well since our nation is still at war and with a people who are even tougher than the Germans. It is the concensus of many that we have a long hard war ahead of us with the Japanese. The mill whistles joined with the town siren in heralding the Presidential proclamation of Victory in Europe Day. Only a small number of men was employed at the mills Tuesday, which seemed more like Sunday hereabouts than a weekday.<br />
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more packing. I can not believe the âSTUFFâ I have acquired over the years. So
I am in the process of decluttering. Itâs been hard on some things. Others Iâm
like âwhy are you even still in my possessionâ!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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feline best friend of the last 17 years, Cody. He had had diabetes and kidney
issues for the last couple of years but I was giving him daily shots and buying
prescription food for him. In the end he had a large tumor in his lungs. My vet
finally brought âthe subjectâ up. I know heâs not in pain anymore and is with
his sister Belle. This is the first time in my life that I have been without a
pet for more than a week. When the time is right, I want to get another pet but
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2015. I had decided
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databaseâŚ..but not a lot of sources and if they do have sources not a lot of
citations. So I created a 2015 file and am starting fresh. Just one name so far...MINE!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Love it! Got introduced to it by the now defunct KSL radio show, âRelatively
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aka the Genealogy Ninja started the <a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/tag/genealogy-do-over/?COLLCC=2978600743" target="_blank">âGenealogy Do-Overâ</a> for 2015. When I first
heard it I thought GREAT just what I needed. Apparently I am not alone because
currently there are close to 3,000 people in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogydoover/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> alone! I got a
late start but thought âI can catch upâ. Then Mother Nature was decided to give
me the nasty office cold (but not the office flu thank goodness!). And then she
followed it up with a massive migraine. So then I was a few weeks behind
already. At this point, I am following
the process of others and seeing what they have had success with and adapting
it to what I want to do. I would highly recommend checking out not only the Facebook group but Thomasâ websites, <a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/" target="_blank">GeneaBloggers</a> and <a href="http://hidefgen.com/" target="_blank">High-Definition Genealogy</a>, if you are interesting in getting a fresh start on your genealogy or if
you just want some tips and pointers on enhancing what you have!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Denise Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794443727015706399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2479069666902460460.post-57581420392431483152014-11-12T05:45:00.000-05:002014-11-12T05:45:00.088-05:00Raymond Abraham Duprey - Obituary<b>Raymond Abraham Duprey (1904-1920)</b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adirondack Record<br />November 19, 1920</td></tr>
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After an illness of only four days, Raymond Duprey, youngest
son of Elmer Duprey, died at his home in Swastika Nov. 12. His death was caused
from diabetes, the result of the âfluâ three years ago.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He was apparently as well as usual until Saturday morning
when he said he was very weak. Medical
aid was obtained at once but the physicians gave no hopes for his recovery.
Although only sixteen years old he was a very popular young man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He is survived by his father, five brothers, Orril of Au
Sable Forks, Wilfred, Wilbur, Edward and Chester of Swastika, and three
sisters, Miss Addie of Newport, R.I., and the Misses Florence and Valedia, who
reside at home. His mother died eight years ago. He was buried in the family
plot at Black Brook. The pall bearers were Peter LaDuke, Leo Douglass, Joseph
and Edward Carmel, Mose and John Betters, all friends of the young man.</div>
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Mr. Duprey and family have the sympathy of the entire
community. They extend thanks to all who so kindly assisted them in their
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Raymond was my first cousin twice removed. He was also a fellow Pisces having a birth date of 13 March 1904. He was only 16 years old when he died. </div>
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<b>Sold Furniture and Allowed Wife to go to Poor House</b></div>
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<b>JOSEPH LABOMBARD SENTENCED TO THE ALBANY PENITENTIARY FOR THIS ACTS</b></div>
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Joseph LaBombard, who has spend much of his time during the past few years in the county jail for public intoxication and whose recent acts have stamped him as absolutely heartless, was yesterday sentenced by City Judge Barnard to the Albany Penitentiary for a period of sixty days.<br />
LaBombard is an able-bodied man, fit to perform any kind of labor, yet spends all of his time drinking booze, which he pays for with money begged from persons on the streets. A few days ago he sold what little furniture there was in his home, and his wife, who is an invalid, was obliged to go to a neighbor's for a place to sleep. This matter was brought to the attention of Commissioner of Charities Utting and he made a thorough investigation of the case. The commissioner and Humane Officer Hennessey then brought the matter before the city court and the same day LaBombard was picked up by a police officer on a charge of begging.<br />
When brought into court yesterday forenoon, LaBombard made a number of excuses for his conduct and offered any number of promises for the future in his effort to escape the ride to Albany, but Judge Barnard had heard the same excuses and promises on several previous occasions and paid no attention to them but imposed the sentence of two months in the "pen" and the worthless specimen of manhood was led back to jail to prepare for his unwilling trip down the road.<br />
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I laughed when I first read this! The last part "and the worthless specimen of manhood was led back to jail to prepare for his unwilling trip down the road" had me rolling! In today's politically correct media this would never fly but it is so fun to read!!<br />
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The city in question is Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. I did a quick search to see what happened to Joseph but unfortunately it is a common name in the northern New York area and without knowing a few more details, I was unable to narrow him down.<br />
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I hope he learned his lesson and straightened out his life!!<br />
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