George F. Taylor was born March 27, 1830 in Keeseville, New York. On May 30, 1862, at the age of 32, he enlisted as a Private with the Union Army and mustered in on July 9, 1862. Taylor joined Company B with the 9th Vermont Infantry. He mustered out on February 5, 1863 and re-enlistedContinue reading “Prisoner of War. Union Army. American Civil War: George F. Taylor”
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David K. Stone: Union Army American Civil War
David K. Stone was born on June 7, 1846 in Henryville, Le Haut-Richeliex, Quebec, Canada. His original last name had been LaRoche. He was 8 when his family moved to America. At some point, the last name changed to Stone, which is an anglicized version of LaRoche. For that last name translates to “The Rock”. Continue reading “David K. Stone: Union Army American Civil War”
TREE BRANCHES DOWN!
A friend sent me photos of tree limbs and whole trees that were down in Greenwood Cemetery, which is located in Bristol, Vermont. The entrance gates were padlocked from inside. Thus, I was only able to capture a multitude of large limbs and even a small tree on camera from outside the fence. I amContinue reading “TREE BRANCHES DOWN!”
Let’s Walk Barnumtown Cemetery
“It was first used in 1799 and contains 250 graves.”-Vermont Old Cemetery Association At the beginning of this video, I walked under low branches of an Evergreen tree. Unfortunately, both evergreen trees swallowed the front of the cemetery headstones. Such a pity. And don’t get me started on what those roots will do soon enough!
John Strong Mansion Museum
“The John Strong Mansion Museum or John Strong House is a historic house museum on Vermont Route 17W in Addison, Vermont. It was built in 1795-96 by John Strong, a Vermont politician and veteran of the American Revolutionary War. It is one of Vermont’s grandest examples of late 19th-century Federal architecture. It is now operatedContinue reading “John Strong Mansion Museum”
Smith Cemetery
“It was first used in 1812 and contains 18 graves.”-Vermont Old Cemetery Association This cemetery is located on Bristol Road and is in Monkton, Vermont. It is gated, but not locked. Unfortunately, there is no sign announcing its name. There’s a culvert in front of it, so parking is non-existent. That said, I parked onContinue reading “Smith Cemetery”
The Roost: Upscale Summer Camp for Girls
“The Roost was one of the buildings located at Camp Marbury on the shore of Lake Champlain less than a mile from here. A summer camp for girls aged 11-17, Camp Marbury provided outdoor recreational activities in a festive camp atmosphere on more than a hundred acres of open fields and wooded shores. During itsContinue reading “The Roost: Upscale Summer Camp for Girls”
East Monkton-Morgan Cemetery
From the Vermont Old Cemetery Association: “It was first used in 1812 and contains 200 graves.” I used Google Maps to get to this cemetery. From my starting point, GM was flawless. That said, GM did not recognize this same cemetery for me to add photos and video. It does now, though! I was ableContinue reading “East Monkton-Morgan Cemetery”
“Is This a Real Yellow Submarine?”
“Yes! In the 1980’s, brothers Dwayne, Elmer and Steve Baker decided to build Lake Champlain’s first and only yellow submarine. Nothing quite like this had ever been built in the lake, so it took the Bskers a while to get the submarine officially registered with the Coast Guard and Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles. WhenContinue reading ““Is This a Real Yellow Submarine?””
Joseph Roberts: American Civil War
Born on November 7, 1841, in Burlington, Vermont, Joseph Roberts decided to join the Union Army. On January 15, 1862, he enlisted at the age of 20. He mustered in on February 12, 1862 as a Private with Company C of the 7th Vermont Infantry. He mustered out March 30, 1864. Roberts re-enlisted January 17,Continue reading “Joseph Roberts: American Civil War”