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|Posted on June 22, 2014 at 12:50 AM
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The Huntingdon County Historical Society held their first Civil War Living History Weekend on June 7 and 8, 2014 at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds. The event hosted various reenactment groups including members of Company C of the 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C of the 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Battery B Artillery from Boalsburg, Dr. Hayden portraying a Civil War surgeon, the Aughwick Civil War Roundtable, and Irvin Myers the auther of "We Might as Well Die Here."
I have visited Gettysburg countless times, but have never really been to a living history event or even any sort of reenactment before. So, this was all new to me. My son was eager to visit with just the mention of guns. It was hard to explain to an almost five year old what the Civil War was all about. He wanted to know who the bad guys were. I just explained it as there were no bad guys; just men with a difference of opinion trying to work everything out. It was a sad time for everyone.
Here is a photo of my husband, son, and local reenactor, Bob Stewart.
I was most excited to see men in uniform representing Company C of the 53rd P. V. I. Many of my ancestors fought in this company, as did many others representing the Woodcock Valley. You can learn more about this company by visiting my Company C of the 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry page.
The flag for the 53rd at their encampment.
Mike Espenshade with Company C of the 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry spent many hours at the Historical Society trying to learn more about the men from Huntingdon and Blair Counties who joined Co. C of the 53rd back in 1863. He and his men have a genuine interest in learning more about the men they portray. Their encampment was a popular spot for visitors who stopped to talk to the men and share information about their family members who had served with Co. C of the 53rd. For me, two immediate names come to mind: Samuel Wilson Norris and Matthew G. Isett.
Members of Co. C of the 53rd P. V. I. enjoying a moment of camp life at lunch time.
One piece of history on display from the Huntingdon County Historical Society was the GAR roster from Co. C of the 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, often referred to as the "Bible Company." I never realized how deeply rooted in Huntingdon County history this company was prior to the Living History weekend.
The sign-up roster for Co. C of the 125th was on display during the Living History Weekend compliments of Karl Lang. The roster shows the local names.
After seeing the public interest in the local names of those who served in "The Bible Company," I have started a page dedicated to Company C of the 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The page will chronicle the company's formation, movement, and battles, as well as list those who served in the company with some personal information on as many as possible. As always, photographs are welcomed. The photos can be linked to the individual names and group photos can be included on the page. If you have photos to contribute or additional information, please complete a Roll Call form for Co. C of the 125th. I also created a new photo album titled Faces of the 125th PVI that contains photos and letters of the men from the 125th.
Finally, no Civil War Living History Weekend would be complete without the sound of cannons filling the air. I think this was probably one of my son's most favorite parts of the event. The men of Battery B did such a great job of answering his 50+ strange and completely random questions.
Overall, the Civil War Living History Weekend was very successful. There is already another one in the planning for 2015 that will hopefully be bigger and better with calvalry and more hands-on activities and exhibits. The goal is to then make this a biennial event.
|Posted on October 2, 2013 at 10:05 PM
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Recently, I put an e-mail out to all of my fellow Isett researchers when Family Tree DNA announced that they were lowering the cost of their Family Finder DNA test. Valene Woolridge and I have communicated over the years about her husband's connections to the Isett family, and she decided to do testing on several members of her family, including her husband.
I was ecstatic when I realized that Valene's husband was submitting a Family Finder test. He descends through Charlotte "Lottie" Regina Young, a daughter of David and Mary J. (Isett) Young and a granddaughter of Simon and Caroline (Beamer) Isett. Simon Isett (1806-1877) was a son of Jacob and Sarah Isett. Jacob Isett was born in 1780 and died in 1853. Jacob Isett's parents are unknown. Jacob resided in the Sinking Valley and Frankstown areas of Blair County.
I was hoping so hard that Robert Woolridge's Family Finder test results would either connect him to my husband, a descendant of James K. Isett (1813-1863), or to a fellow researcher who descends from the immigrant son, Jacob Isett (abt. 1725-bef. 1790). Sadly, Robert's test results did not show a connection to either Isett line. However, Family Finder test reults are very "hit or miss" once you get past third cousin status. So, there could still be a connection, but it just was not picked up due to genetic distance.
HOWEVER, even though I am DNA cursed, all was not lost!!! Robert Woolridge also did a y-DNA test. Interestingly, just like in my own testing experiences, he had no y-DNA Woolridge matches. His Woolridge line dead ends with Stephen Woolridge (b. abt. 1800), who lived in Franklin County, PA. Members of his family eventually moved to Blair County, PA. Robert's y-DNA did match some Ginter family members. Here is where it gets interesting!
I know one Ginter, who attends my church. So, I asked him for some family information, and he was able to give me enough to get me started. On a whim, I started researching his line and the Ginter family in Huntingdon and Blair Counties in PA. In Huntingdon County, I quickly found myself in a geographic area that I am familiar with that relates to my mother's family. As I continued my research on the Ginter family, all of a sudden, the light bulb went off in my blonde head! My third great-grandmother's name was Angeline Ginther (1839-1920), who married John Kinch (1831-1894). Here I was in the same geographical area, and I just knew her name was Ginter, with Ginther as a variation!!! Sure enough, I researched her line, which I had somehow avoided up until this point, and found that her father was John Conrad Ginter (1791-1865), who connects to the man from my church and the people Robert Woolridge is matching from the Ginter family.
To make a long story short, it turns out Robert Woolridge and I are related (somehow) through Ginter blood! Here I was hoping for a connection to my husband or my long time research friend, and it turns out I am the one related! Not only am I related to Robert, but I am also related to the man in my church with the last name of Ginter! Through this process, I have came in contact with other Ginter researchers who have ties to Huntingdon and Blair Counties, and also to Bath County, Kentucky. The Ginter family is large and complex. We still do not know Robert Woolridge's exact spot in the Ginter family, but we will continue to research and look for clues. I greatly appeciate receiving Valene Woolridge's permission to share her husband's test results and how they took me full circle with DNA testing. We are all in amazement by this turn of events.
Is the Isett family still my nemesis? Yes! Do I still consider myself to be DNA cursed? Yes! However, this is has been one amazing DNA journey, and it is rather awesome how this one turned out!
|Posted on August 14, 2013 at 10:35 PM
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We just finished up another week of the "Bigger and Better" Huntingdon County Fair. The Huntingdon County Fair is an annual tradition for many local families. It is one of the oldest, most continuous county fairs in the state, having started in 1831.
One of my favorite features is the Farm Museum that is housed at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds. The board members and community members attend public auctions and scour antique stores and stands to find new items for the collection. The museum also accepts items on loan for display purposes. You never know what you will discover at the Farm Museum.
This year, I found a history of the James Creek Mill and some sacks that showed the names of the millers.
After I did my initial blog post, site member Dale Norris contacted me and shared this photo of an original bag when Joseph Grubb was the miller. The photo was shared with Dale by George and Anna Mary Grove.
The above history is included with this sack below for the next miller:
Here is the next sack in the history, also on display at the farm museum:
There was also a poster for the Marklesburg and Woodcock Valley Picnic:
The poster is dated September 3, 1921. I apologize for the reflections. I tried so hard to block out the fluorescent light to no avail.
A new tradition my son and I started last year was attending the tractor parade on Wednesday afternoon. This year, he was another year older and enjoyed it even more. This year, the parade started with Clair Grove driving his 1928 Model A Ford. He drove the fair queen and royalty as grand martial of the parade. The tractors followed and it was concluded with a vintage fire truck.
The Model A, tractors, and fire truck are all on display at the Farm Museum during the fair and/or throughout the year.
The Huntingdon County Fair is finished for another year, but if you have the opportunity to visit in 2014, please be sure to check out the Farm Museum for more pieces of Woodcock Valley history.
|Posted on June 21, 2013 at 6:10 PM
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Elizabeth (Unknown) Isett Matthews (????-????)...that is a lot of unknowns, isn't it? I don't know her maiden name, when she was born, where she lived, who she married, when she died, or where she is buried. So, why do I even care about her? Because she is a vital missing part of my family tree! Well, not even my family tree, but that of my husband and son. I've been researching her and her son and husbands for so long now that she feels like she is my own.
The only thing I know about Elizabeth is that she had a son named James K. Isett who was born in 1813. In 1820, her name appears in Orphan's Court recrods in Huntingdon County, PA. A transcription of the record is as follows:
Huntingdon County Orphans Court C, File K, No. 34, pg. 80
"The petition of Elizabeth Matthew late Elizabeth Isett humbly sheweth that your petitioner has a son named James Isett who is a minor under the age of fourteen years whose father your petitioners late husband has absconded his family and gone to parts unknown to your petitioner, and left his said son without any person to provide for the care of his person or property. Wherefore, your petitioner prays the court to appoint some suitable person to be guardian of the said minor and she was in duty bound will pray (some kind of mark) Whereupon it is considered by the court and ordered that Thomas Lloyd be and he hereby is appointed guardian of the said minor." April 1820
So, this tells me that Elizabeth was supposedly married to a man named Isett who abandoned his family and to my knowledge was never heard from again leaving a wife and presumably one young son. There are no other orphan's court records pertaining to any other children bearing the Isett or Matthew surnames. In 1820, James Isett was seven years old, and his mother was already remarried to a man with the last name of Matthew.
Now the records were filed in Huntingdon County in 1820, but at that time, Blair County was also included as part of Huntingdon. So, did James K. Isett's mother live in Huntingdon County or what would later become Blair County? I don't know. Thomas Lloyd became the legal guardian of James, and he bound him out to a farmer named Moore in Walker Township. James Lloyd definitely lived in Huntingdon County, and Walker Township is in Huntingdon County. James Isett lived all the rest of his life and died in Huntingdon County.
I have often assumed Elizabeth lived in Huntingdon County too, but I can find no further trace of her beyond the 1820 court record. She is not buried in any local cemetery unless it is in an unmarked grave. She is not buried near her son or young grandchildren.
Presumably, Elizabeth was probably young enough to have more children in her second marriage. So, James K. Isett might have some half siblings. The name Mathew/Matthew/Mathews/Matthews is not that common in this area. However, that has not made my search any easier.
I was searching Find-a-Grave the other day and found an Elizabeth Matthews buried in the Geeseytown Cemetery in Frankstown Township, Blair County. She died November 8, 1877 at 79 years and 1 month. I immediately got excited because there is a Jacob Isett buried in that cemetery (1780-1853) also. I wondered if he could be a brother to her husband or even her "husband." It is unknown who Jacob Isett's father was. Jacob was first married to a Sarah and then later to Catherine (Cunningham) Jones. But, the bad news is that when I checked the Geeseytown Cemetery records at the Blair County Genealogical Society, I could find no mention of an Elizabeth Matthews being buried in the Geeseytown Cemetery! Just my luck...
I did find a will in Blair County for James S. Mathews who died between 1864-1866 in Logan Township, who named his wife Elizabeth. He left his estate to her, but at the time of her death it was to go to his first wife's children, no strike that, to his son, James M. McCloud. In the will, the first wife's children was literally crossed out and James M. McCloud was written in. How does a man named Mathews have a son named McCloud? Anything to make this more complicated and confusing!
Is this the same Elizabeth above, second wife of James S. Mathews, who is supposedly buried in Geeseytown Cemetery? If so, where is her husband buried? Why can't I find James M. McCloud in any census record? Are any of these Elizabeths the mother of my James K. Isett?
Why can't I get a break on this family???? I am begging...if you read this information and can help in any way, please use the Contact Me button at the left or comment on the blog post below.
|Posted on May 25, 2013 at 11:10 PM
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My family and I took advantage of the first program of the summer season at Greenwood Furnace State Park. The program was conducted by Paul Fagley, their historian and educational interpreter. The program, which he titled "Three Squares and a Cot" was a virtual tour of five local Civilian Conservation Corps camps that were local to Greenwood Furnace State Park and conducted work within the park. I took notes and photographs during his presentation and would like to share his hard work with you here.
This year, 2013, marks the 80th anniversary of the creation of the CCC. The program was started by Franklin D. Roosevelt, when America was in the grip of the Great Depression. Roosevelt was inaugurated on March 4, 1933. Two weeks later, he presented the idea to Congress. Congress passed the bill on March 27, 1933, and the first CCC camp was opened on April 17, 1933. In only 42 days, the President created a program that would transform the country.
The CCC gave the men "Three Squares and a Cot" or three meals a day and a bed to sleep in as part of the new work program. With the nickname "Roosevelt's Tree Army" and the motto "We can take it!," 3,463.776 men enrolled over the course of the program. They could work for 6 months and/or up to two years. The men were predominantly between the ages of 18 and 25, unemployed, unmarried, and were from a family on relief. There were also veterans of the Spanish American War and World War I who could serve with no restrictions. The men were paid $30 a month, or $1 a day, and were required to send $25 home and could keep $5 as spending money.
This photo was taken during Paul Fagley's presentation.
Over the course of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 40,000 men learned to read and write. They planted over 3 billion trees, and built 800 state parks. Many of the enrollees went on to become soldiers in World War II. The program was de-funded by Congress on June 30, 1942, but was never officially terminated.
This photo was taken during Paul Fagley's presentation.
The CCC did over $400 billion worth of work in Pennsylvania alone on the value of money in the 1930s. Pennsylvania had the second highest number of CCC camps behind California. The first camp opened in Pennsylvania in May 1933.
Some famous CCC alumni include: Robert Mitchum, Aldo Leopold, Stan Musial, Walter Matthau, Chuck Yeager, Dave Akeman, and Raymond Burr.
There were different kinds of Civilian Conservation Corps camps. Most of the ones around Huntingdon County were state forest camps and are designated by an "S" for state forest. There was one soil conservation service camp that went by "SCS." Other designations across the United States include ANF, MP, NP, P, SP, and A or AF. These stood for Allegheny National Forest, Military Park, National Park, etc.
Most companies had no designation, but there were some that did. There were colored companies (C), veterans companies (V), American Indian companies (I), womens companies (W), and mixed race companies (X). Paul Fagley said the womens companies were often referred to as the "She-She-She."
This photo was taken during Paul Fagley's presentation, and is from Camp S-112.
Each camp consisted of 4-5 barracks, a mess hall, recreation hall, administrative building with a hospital, educational building, bathroom and shower facilities, sheds, power house, officers quarters, and other necessary buildings. Most buildings followed the same construction templates. When camps were first formed, enrollees lived in tents or "tent cities" until they could construct the permanent buildings. Remnants of the camps still exist if you know where to look. When the buildings were torn down, the workers planted spruce trees. So, if you find the grove of spruce trees you can find chimneys, fireplaces, flag pole bases, and even some existing buildings.
This photo was taken during Paul Fagley's presentation, and is from Camp S-59.
Over the course of the evening, Paul Fagley gave a virtual tour of camp S-59, S-60, S-61, S-62, and S-112 using aerial and close-up photographs of the buildings and men who worked at each camp. To learn more about each camp, please click on my Civilian Conservation Corps home page.
This photo was taken during Paul Fagley's presentation, and is from Camp S-61.
It was quite fitting that I was able to attend Paul Fagley's presentation this evening to gather and share information. I have been corresponding this past week with Keith Kenawell, whose father George Kenawell, served at Camp S-60. George was from Hollidaysburg, PA, which is in neighboring Blair County. George was there from 1940-1941 and Keith has an extensive collection of photos and artifacts.
The photo above is of George Kenawell in his dress uniform at the Owl's Gap camp.
Keith's treasures include a 1940 Thanksgiving Menu and Roster that lists all of the names of the men who were present at the camp.
This is the second page of the roster that shows most of the names. The officers were listed on the preceeding page. All of the names from S-60 in 1940 have been included in my Civilian Conservation Corps Workers database. Thanks to Keith, I added over 200 more names to the list. I have also included all of Keith's scans in the Civilian Conservation Corps photo album.
There will be another program on the Civilian Conservation Corps this summer at Greenwood Furnace State Park on July 20 entitled "We Can Take It!" the motto of the CCC. The program will be conducted by historian John Eastlake. For more information, you can see this event on the calendar.
As Paul Fagley said tonight, it is so important that we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the CCC, because this is probably the last anniversary that we will have living survivors with us who worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps. The youngest members are now in their 90s. Most will probably not live to see the 90th reunion.
As always, I welcome information on any CCC member as well as photographs and documents. While I especially love information on those from Huntingdon County and the surrounding areas, I will include information on any CCC veteran from around the United States as a way to honor them and the special work they did for our country during a difficult time in American history. If you know of someone who worked for the CCC, please send me his information.
|Posted on May 14, 2013 at 10:15 PM
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The Riley family has been putting flags on seven of the Woodcock Valley cemeteries for many generations. We finished putting flags on for Memorial Day 2013 this evening. My husband and I usually do the flags, but we had to add some extra help this year since my husband broke his leg! My father-in-law was glad to help; and I enjoyed his help, because it was like a walking history lesson.
I was contacted by Dale Norris this past year, who found another veteran in the Old Stone Church Cemetery that has never had a marker or flag to decorate his tombstone. It turns out after some research that the Reverand Matthew G. Boyer was another Civil War representative from the Woodcock Valley.
Matthew G. Boyer was born March 10, 1839, a son of Henry Boyer and Susannah Brumbaugh (Garner) Boyer. In 1863, Matthew G. Boyer was a student at Gettysburg College and Seminary. In the midst of the Civil War, with troops approaching Gettysburg, Matthew G. Boyer, along with 56 of his classmates, joined Company A of the 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia Infantry. The unit was organized at Harrisburg on June 22, 1863 for the protection of Pennsylvania against Lee's invasion, and was mustered out on July 31, 1863. Mattew G. Boyer was a private. More information about his regiment can be found by clicking on the link above. You can also view his name on the Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg by clicking on the link.
Matthew G. Boyer was not a long-term veteran, but he helped to do his part at Gettysburg:
So, this Memorial Day, we are proud to place a flag and Civil War marker on the grave of Matthew G. Boyer.
Matthew G. Boyer earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. He married Martha L. Stauffer. They were the parents of at least three sons and one daughter. Matthew G. Boyer died on September 20, 1927, and is buried in the Old Stone Church Cemetery in Penn Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
There was one other stone I photographed this year too. I've been putting a flag on the stone of Gerald I. Grubb since I started helping my future husband in 2002. However, I had no personal connection to Gerald until this year. Earlier in 2012, I did a blog post on Gerald Isaac Grubb after I was contacted by Nancy, who had found his World War II journal. Gerald paid the ultimate sacrafice while serving his country in the Aleutian Island area.
I was recently contacted by Gerald's niece, Karla, and his sister-in-law, Ruth. They read my blog post and were eager to be in touch with Nancy. It turns out that the family knew about Gerald's journal, but were unsure what had ever happened to it. Gerald's mother received his belongings when he was killed, but the journal contained privileged information and could not be returned until after the end of the war. Unfortunately, it never made it's way back home to the family. Nancy found the journal in a Goodwill Store in Maryland. Karla has been in contact with Nancy and is hopeful that she can someday add her Uncle Gerald's journal to his foot locker.
We remember all of the Woodcock Valley veteran's who defended our country this Memorial Day including Matthew G. Boyer and Gerald Isaac Grubb, as well as those who are still bravely defending our country!
|Posted on May 3, 2013 at 6:30 PM
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And, I guess we are just going to have to say I am DNA cursed!!!
In the summer of 2012, I had my husband do the Family Finder DNA test through Family Tree DNA. I had one purpose in mind...to once and for all solve the mystery of his James K. Isett (1813-1863) family tree. Well, he had 190 distant "cousin" matches, and a few closer matches, but all we did was prove he had no close matches to any other Isett names that have already been tested. This more or less proves that he does not belong to any of the well established Isett lines through Frederick and Barbara Isett, the immigrants, and their two known sons Jacob Isett (b. abt. 1725 and died before 1790) and Frederick Isett (1730-1803). However, interestingly, he did match a person who has ties to these Isett lines through marriage.
In my heart, I still suspect my husband's ancestor was adopted, or was the product of a "non-paternal" event of some sort. It will be interesting to see what happens as more people are eventually tested. For anyone with an interest, my husband's kit number is 250393.
In the spring of 2013, I tested my father's DNA using the Y-DNA 37 test in hopes of taking my Fisher line further back in time than my 3X great grandfather, Henry Fisher (abt. 1796 - 1876). I started off believing he would test into a Berks County, PA line, but with further research and while waiting on the results, I suspected this would not be the case. I did not disappoint myself...my dad did not match any other tested line!
At 12 markers, he matched 2,513 people. Of those, 24 of his matches still bore the last name of Fisher or Fischer. At 25 markers, he had 44 matches. None of these matces still carry the last name of Fisher/Fischer. Most of his matches at the 25 marker level bear the name Vance or Bowman. At 37 markers, he had 0 matches!
So, what does this mean? Either no one else from his direct line has been tested yet, or else there was an adoption or another "non-paternal" event that took place back when. If you would like to look at his results, he is kit number 281525.
In both cases with my husband and my dad, it is like James K. Isett and Henry Fisher were just dropped from the sky into the Woodcock Valley area of Huntingdon and Bedford Counties respectively. No one in the world wants to seem to claim them other than me. I think the DNA is trying to tell me just that...these are lost souls who were outcasts from whatever family they supposedly belonged to.
My hope is that as DNA testing continues to evolve that more and more people will be tested and that perhaps some day there will be a match to my husband and my father.
Please understand that even though I feel I am DNA cursed, I still support DNA testing. I have one genealogy friend who has broken down many brick walls through DNA testing in her family research. I believe DNA testing is a valuable genealogical tool. At the same time, I do want to warn others to be ready for the unexpected and be prepared to accept it if it does happen. It is what it is. They are still your family members no matter what the past reveals.
Family Tree DNA has lowered the price of their entry level Y-DNA 12 kit to just $49. The recommended minimum level of testing is Y-DNA 37, but you can start with the lower priced kit and upgrade at any time as your finances allow and as sales are posted. The Family Finder test is also a wonderful way to go if you want to look at all of your maternal and paternal lines and find other cousins who are also researching their families. Family Tree DNA just announced that they are going to offer sale prices more frequently as their lab gets caught up on processing results in order to encourage more testing and make the prices more affordable to genealogists.
There are other DNA testing companies and opportunities available too. I have only used Family Tree DNA. If you have already tested through another company or choose to use a different testing facility, you can share your results at ysearch, which allows a platform for everyone to post their results and compare them to others who have been tested through any company. You can only post Y-DNA test results. My dad is listed as user 65YXD.
DNA testing is a whole other aspect to genealogical research. I may feel cursed at the moment, but I am still optimistic that answers will be revealed in time and with patience and continued research.
|Posted on August 3, 2012 at 7:45 PM
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but it used to be a home filled with love and memories and family. But when those are gone, it's no longer a home, right? It was a bittersweet day on July 21, when my dad and his siblings sold the family home at public auction. It was the only Fisher home I ever knew, but it wasn't the first for them.
My dad was one of 13 children born to Philip Carl "Mike" Fisher and Cora Blanche (Norris) Fisher. They started in a log house in the Upper Corner area of Penn Township. My dad recalls that the house had only one big room upstairs that was divided by a curtain to make two bedrooms. One side was for his parents and the other side for all the kids.
All of the children were born in the log cabin, and two of the children died there at a young age. The house had belonged to Philip's parents, Jackson and Sarah Belle (Swope) Fisher. Jackson died shortly after his youngest son married, and Sarah Belle continued to live with her son and new daughter-in-law. Sarah Belle acted as midwife and delivered all of her grandchildren up until her death in 1937.
In May, 1945, a very large Fisher family had the opportunity to buy a farm with a larger brick farm house that gave everyone room to grow. The house afforded enough room for a dining room table large enough for the whole family, and enough room for Grandma to bake bread, make pies, tend her garden, can and preserve the crops, and do all the things farm wives did back then. However, this home was not to last either. The US Army Corps of Engineers purchased the farm for the construction of Raystown Lake. The farm itself would not be under water, but the house and outbuildings were torn down to create the Seven Points Recreation area. The farm is right across the road from the Visitor's Center.
So, my widowed grandmother bought three acres in Penn Township between Hesston and Marklesburg and had a split-level home built between 1972 and 1973. She made sure it had an open floor plan to accomodate her still growing family that was now being blessed with many grandchildren. There was always room at the dining room table, and if there wasn't, a make shift table was extended into the living room. There was always enough seating in the living room too. I'll never know how we all fit in that house, but we most surely did. It was always the central hub and gathering spot for any family function.
Eventually, Grandma died, and then my uncle who lived there died, until it was only my aunt left. As everyone aged, so did the house and upkeep became more difficult for my aunt. While it has been hard to say goodbye, it is just a house, but one with so many wonderful memories. I had to take some final photos of the fuzzy wallpaper in the bathroom and the old wallpaper in the kitchen. There are other aspects that will always be in my mind's eye, for which no photos are necessary.
We all gathered on a cold, drizzly morning to see the family treasures sold. I was fortunate enough to buy my grandmother's china cupboard, a quilt made of feed-sacks that she sewed together, a set of her dishes, and some other special memories.
One of my most precious purchases was a box of old photos. I saw the assistant pull the box out of another box and put it aside. I watched as he looked through the box while other items were sold, and I could see the old photos. I have no idea who was bidding against me, but those photos had to be mine regardless of the price. I paid dearly for them, but I was thrilled with my box of more than 50 photo postcards.
This brings me to the point of my rambling blog post...the photos in the box are largely unidentified. The box was full of photo postcards and one tin type. The box of photos obviously belonged to Sarah Belle (Swope) Fisher, because the few that are addressed are to her. From what I can tell, the whole box appears to be her friends and relatives. I need your help to identify these photos!
Here is an example of one of the photos. I am very certain that Sarah Belle (Swope) Fisher is in the middle and that the younger man on the right is probably one of her sons, maybe Chester. I suspect the man on the left is Orbison Clapper, and that the young girl is one of his daughters. Orbison was Sarah Belle's nephew through marriage. This man, who I suspect is Orbison, appears in a lot of the photos. There definitely were photos of his children in the box.
All of the photos from the box that have not already been identified are included in the Unknowns Photo Album. Please take a look at these photos and see if you find a familiar face. If you do, please post a comment under that photo!!!
It was a bittersweet day to say good-bye to our family home, but it was a special day to be able to buy some of my fondest memories back from my grandmother's home, and to be able to share a box of special photos with others who are interested in the Fisher family and local history.
|Posted on August 1, 2012 at 10:25 PM
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I've been taking my son to the summer library program at my school each Thursday. Each week there is a different topic of interest for the kids. This past week, a representative from Isett Acres Museum came and talked about school in the old days. I knew I would enjoy the presentation, but I wasn't sure how much my three year old would glean from the discussion. However, I am happy to report that he learned how to shoot marbles and can now scatter them all over our living room floor!
Each week, they put out books related to the topic of the speaker. So, they had some local history books and books about Pennsylvania on display. I checked out two books by Nancy Shedd, past director of the Huntingdon County Historical Society. I had never had the privilege of reading Two Centuries in Huntingdon and 1887-1987 Second Century: A Huntingdon County Becentennial Album.
Both books provided fascinating reading. I wanted to share some interesting bits and pieces I picked up that relate to the Woodcock Valley.
From 1887-1987 Second Century: A Huntingdon County Becentennial Album:
The Juniata and Southern Railroad bridge can be seen in the background of this photo that Clair Grove shared with me. Schell's Bridge, which crossed the Raystown River, is in the foreground. You can read more about the history of the Juniata and Southern Railroad and Jacobs by clicking on the link.
You can purchase copies of both of these books by visiting the publications area of the Huntingdon County Historical Society. Nancy Shedd has also created a new website entitled Huntingdon History Research Network. You can check out her new website and endeavor by clicking on the link.
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An old farm house sits down a gravel lane...I'd never visited before, but walking up the porch steps to the porch that ran the whole length of the house, I had to hold my breath in anticipation of what I was about to encounter. As the screen door opened to the kitchen, I was transported back in time to a scene from the 1920s, if not earlier!
My dad and I went to visit his first cousin, George Acker on Friday, June 22, 2012. I had arranged the visit through George's niece, Lottie Ebersole. I wanted to scan his old photos with my Flip-Pal portable scanner.
I had always heard tell growing up that cousin George's house was unchanged from when his mom and dad were alive. George is 89, and has lived in the farm house all of his life. It is a large old house with 5 bedrooms, a beatiful summer house, a spring house, outhouse, smoke house, barn, and other outbuildings. The entrance to the house has a stunning view of Tussey Mountain. As I set foot in the kitchen, I was overcome by the feeling of the generations who were there before me as I took in the old cook stove and sat at the kitchen table that has always been there. A modern stove, refrigerator, and television have been added to function with the old farm sink. Utterly amazing!
George's mother, Anna Luella Fisher, was the daughter of Jackson and Sarah Belle (Swope) Fisher, featured in the photograph above. Anna married William Preston Acker. Together, they had three children: Harold, George, and Mary. Anna and William are pictured below.
A young George, pictured below from his school days, never married. He has farmed all of his life, and has been surrounded by a loving family of nieces and nephews and wonderful neighbors and friends. He is well known for his annual weather predictions for the year that he gathers each January.
George still has wonderful memories of his family and their friends. He comes from two large families: the Ackers and the Fishers. The Acker family has a history rich in the Cove area of Blair County. His Fisher line came over the mountain from the Penn Township area of the Woodcock Valley in Huntingdon County. We had a wonderful visit as he shared his family photos, momentos, and treasures. I scanned over 50 photos during my visit. I have uploaded most of them to this website already. The easiest way to see the new photos is to click on Photos and Obits and then click on the Recently Added button. I added many photos to the Fisher Family album, but also to the Joseph Norris, Jr. Family, and Other Families. Some of the names include Fisher, Acker, McCall, Fouse, Huntsman, Norris, and States.
I have been putting off going to visit George for a long time. It has been on my to-do list, but it just seemed like I never made it. We recently sat with George and Lottie at my uncle's funeral dinner, and I realized I had to make the time! Lottie and I exchanged information, and she graciously set the visit up for me. I am so thankful that we had the chance to visit and gather information togehter. Here's to hoping that George and my dad still have many more visits to come.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. and BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq:CERN) today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire PureWellness, a leading health and wellness company which develops solutions to enable population health, individual engagement and measurable lifestyle improvements.
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yup its pro only for some insane reason
Just discovered this, you can't install Windows Media Centre on a Volume version of Windows 8.
Incredibly irritating...
"Add features" option is unavailable in volume license versions of Windows 8
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yup its pro only for some insane reason
Would be your volume one is the "N" version? I'm pretty sure the VLK we had included media player...
MEdia player yes - media centre, no. That's a bugger, I hadn't gotten around to setting up my TV card at home yet.
Yeah codes were free until 31st of Jan, if you didn't use 'em, you lose 'em.
Its these little gotchas that really annoy me about MS.
Yeah, I had loads of free codes, but they wouldn't work on the VLK or TechNet versions.
From the screenshots and YouTube videos I've seen, you're not really missing much! :P
We do - media streaming server, stuff recorded off telly etc rather relies on it. 7 it is for that.
Isn't Media Center only available on W8 Pro (but not the VLK versions)? Seems a bizarre choice if that's correct.
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|1 Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the temple yard and opposite the building on the north.
|1 Then the man led me northward into the outer court and brought me to the rooms opposite the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall on the north side.
|2 The length of the building that was on the north side was one hundred cubits, and the width fifty cubits.
|2 The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.
|3 Across the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court, and facing the pavement that belonged to the outer court, the chambers rose gallery by gallery in three stories.
|3 Both in the section twenty cubits from the inner court and in the section opposite the pavement of the outer court, gallery faced gallery at the three levels.
|4 In front of the chambers was a passage on the inner side, ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits deep, and its entrances were on the north.
|4 In front of the rooms was an inner passageway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.
|5 Now the upper chambers were narrower, for the galleries took more away from them than from the lower and middle chambers in the building.
|5 Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle floors of the building.
|6 For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the outer court; for this reason the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones.
|6 The rooms on the third floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and middle floors.
|7 There was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, fifty cubits long.
|7 There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court; it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits.
|8 For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite the temple were one hundred cubits long.
|8 While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was fifty cubits long, the row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits long.
|9 At the foot of these chambers ran a passage that one entered from the east in order to enter them from the outer court.
|9 The lower rooms had an entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.
|10 The width of the passage was fixed by the wall of the court. On the south also, opposite the vacant area and opposite the building, there were chambers
|10 On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court, adjoining the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall, were rooms
|11 with a passage in front of them; they were similar to the chambers on the north, of the same length and width, with the same exits and arrangements and doors.
|11 with a passageway in front of them. These were like the rooms on the north; they had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions. Similar to the doorways on the north
|12 So the entrances of the chambers to the south were entered through the entrance at the head of the corresponding passage, from the east, along the matching wall.
|12 were the doorways of the rooms on the south. There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by which one enters the rooms.
|13 Then he said to me, "The north chambers and the south chambers opposite the vacant area are the holy chambers, where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings; there they shall deposit the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—for the place is holy.
|13 Then he said to me, "The north and south rooms facing the temple courtyard are the priests' rooms, where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they will put the most holy offerings--the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings--for the place is holy.
|14 When the priests enter the holy place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court without laying there the vestments in which they minister, for these are holy; they shall put on other garments before they go near to the area open to the people."
|14 Once the priests enter the holy precincts, they are not to go into the outer court until they leave behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places that are for the people."
|15 When he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faces east, and measured the temple area all around.
|15 When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple area, he led me out by the east gate and measured the area all around:
|16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.
|16 He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five hundred cubits.
|17 Then he turned and measured the north side, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.
|17 He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod.
|18 Then he turned and measured the south side, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.
|18 He measured the south side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod.
|19 Then he turned to the west side and measured, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.
|19 Then he turned to the west side and measured; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod.
|20 He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to make a separation between the holy and the common.
|20 So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.
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WEAPONS OF CHOICE Handgun with silencer, poison
REDEEMING VIRTUE He does have an adorable sweetheart, Penny (Drew Barrymore), whom he ultimately marries. Not sure if we can forgive him, however, for foisting upon us the Unknown Comic and Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.
WHY HE MADE OUR LIST Barris' story seems too absurd to be true, but if anyone could convince us, it's the intense-but-goofy Rockwell.


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PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot owes about $29,000 in child support.
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Spokesman Bill Maer (mayr) also says the state Lottery Division generally satisfies such judgments before winnings are released. He says Quezada is subject to potential arrest like everyone else until the warrant is satisfied.
The unpaid child support payments go back to 2009. It's not known which of Quezada's five children are covered under the payments.
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Free customised games machines for rich people, hacked-up old games machines for technical folk and colourful stitching from the knitting needles of online crafters. That's all in a month's work for the Nintendo community.
1) DS for dignitaries
If anyone can afford a custom-built special edition DS, politicians can. After all, taxpayers unwittingly take care of their household bills, taxi fares for shopping trips, disposal of unwanted bodies and so on. But no – even their Nintendo action comes compliments of the house. These DSes were presented to G8 bigwigs to keep them entertained on their freebie private jet journeys back home. Hurrah!
2) NES in a cart
The cartridge that plays itself? Not quite – but it's a very nice mod. Inside the gutted cart lies an LCD screen and the guts of one of those dodgy 99-in-1 NES clones, making this a cool and practical way to play vintage games on the go.
3) Wall decals
Decorate your gaming den with these brilliant vinyl decals. They look great but you're going to need at least a couple of empty walls to display them, otherwise they'll be obscured by beds, tables or whatever. Very cool if you've got the space.
4) Pouch of cool
People who know how to make functional rectangular cases of softness often stretch their creative wings with a display of knitting/stitching prowess. And when you can get hold of a head-turning bespoke design such as this, there's really no need for commercial nylon and plastic efforts, is there? Brilliant! Check out artist Kelly Farrell's Etsy shop, where you can buy them in assorted colours for $20 a pop (although she might be currently sold out).
5) Cross-stitch badges
Badges don't have to be made of metal or plastic. This environmentally friendly option is made from handicraft-tastic cross-stitch and is perfect for holding together the fraying elbows of a geography teacher's favourite blazer. Available in several designs.
6) Nunchuk 3D MIDI madness
We've seen plenty of hacks using the Wii remote's bluetooth capabilities to hook up with a PC, but this is the first that uses the Nunchuk alone. It's controlling PC 3D modeling package 3D Studio Max, and it's connected via a MIDI interface – the standard for digital musical instruments.
7) All-in-one mega handheld
Why take nine modded handheld game systems on holiday when you could just take one? This beast currently plays N64 games but by swapping out modules on the back, its creator plans to have it support every console from Jaguar to Genesis to PlayStation and beyond – even the GBA. Although given the relative sizes of a real GBA and this thing, we're not sure why he'd want to bother doing that.
8) Solved his maze
N64 gamers will remember Superman 64 as one of the most spectacularly bad games ever made. But how many ever saw the ending? We certainly didn't – solving Lex's maze proved a little too tough in all that fog. Anyway, somebody has finally completed the damned thing and posted the ending on YouTube. Frankly, we're glad we didn't bother, but it's worth a look for fans of the truly awful.
9) Electroplankton at the movies
Somebody has used Electroplankton to create part of the soundtrack for a bizarre German short film called Red Hair. It's the pretentiously arty tale of a drunken man who falls asleep in a subway and dreams of ladies. We think we heard the familiar chimes of Hanenbow and the drone of a Lumiloop or two in there somewhere, but we may be mistaken. See (and hear) for yourself…
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IRVINE, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: QTWW) announced today it will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 28, 2012. The record date, time and location of the Annual Meeting will be as set forth in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
Because the date of the Annual Meeting has changed by more than 30 days from the prior year's annual meeting date, proposals of stockholders intended to be included in our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting must be received by us no later than April 20, 2012. In addition, pursuant to the Company's bylaws, stockholders who wish to present a proposal before the Annual Meeting, but do not intend for the proposal to be included in our proxy statement, must provide written notice to the Company's Corporate Secretary no later than April 20, 2012.
Stockholder proposals must be sent to our Corporate Secretary at 17872 Cartwright Road, Irvine, California 92614. Stockholder proposals must comply with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company's bylaws, as applicable.
About QuantumQuantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated alternative energy company, is a leader in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, natural gas vehicle storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles. Quantum's wholly owned subsidiary, Schneider Power Inc., and affiliate, Asola Solarpower GmbH, complement Quantum's emerging renewable energy presence through the development and ownership of wind and solar farms, and manufacture of high efficiency solar modules. Quantum's portfolio of technologies includes electronic controls, hybrid electric drive systems, natural gas and hydrogen storage and metering systems and alternative fuel technologies that enable fuel efficient, low emission hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell, and natural gas vehicles. Quantum's powertrain engineering, system integration, vehicle manufacturing, and assembly capabilities provide fast-to-market solutions to support the production of hybrid and plug-in hybrid, hydrogen-powered hybrid, fuel cell, natural gas fuel, and specialty vehicles, as well as modular, transportable hydrogen refueling stations. Quantum's customer base includes automotive OEMs, dealer networks, fleets, aerospace industry, military and other government entities, and other strategic alliance partners.
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Built in 1970, by Bludworth Shipyard of Corpus Christi, Texas (hull #71) as the Mister Richard for Jackson Marine Corporation of Houston, Texas.
Jackson Marine was owned by the Halliburton Corporation of Houston, Texas. The company owned a total of ninety vessels. Consisting mainly of offshore tugs, and supply vessels. With some chemical transport and some well stimulation vessels.
Jackson Marine Corporation later merged with Zapata Gulf Marine of Houston, Texas and Gulf Fleet of Houston, Texas. The company became the largest shipping company in the world with a total of four hundred fifteen vessels. Tidewater Incorporated of New Orleans, Louisiana at that time had about two hundred seventy five vessels.
In the fall of 1986, Seahorse Marine of Lockport, Louisiana merged into Zapata Gulf Marine adding an additional ninety vessels to the fleet.
Seahorse Marine had been founded by the Arthur Levey family as Arthur Levey Boat Company after World War II. The company was later acquired by Petrolane Natural Gas of Belding, Mississippi. Where the company was renamed Seahorse Marine. In 1985, Petrolane was acquired by Texas Eastern of Houston, Texas. Which was a larger natural gas company. However, in the fall of 1986, Texas Eastern traded the company to Zapata Gulf Marine for an exchange of stock.
On January 15th of 1992 Zapata Gulf merged with Tidewater Marine of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The tug was then acquired by Hale Container Transport of Baltimore, Maryland. Where she was renamed as the Ashley Hale.
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9106 W County Road E, Upson , WI (Driving Directions to The Whitecap Mountains)
Last Updated: 12/17/2014 9:34 PM
The Whitecap Mountains Lift Ticket and Ski Pass Deals — 2 Deals Priced From $14.99 - $27.99
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The Whitecap Mountains is a ski resort in northern Wisconsin, along the border of Michigan, with 7 lifts, 43 trails and 500 acres of skiable terrain. Experts and beginners alike will enjoy what the Whitecap Mountains have to offer. Along the left side of the resort is an assortment of double black diamonds, while another mountain has almost exclusively green ... circles. The right side peak has a large amount of intermediate trails. Daycare, ski school, on mountain dining, equipment rental, and slopeside lodging are great for families visiting Whitecap Mountains. Read more
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Night skiing available; an extra charge may apply.
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Ski area offers at least one terrain park.
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Resort offers spa services. Additional charges may apply.
Resort offers zipline activities. Additional charges may apply, may only be available in summer.
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Whitecap is a hidden gem that not many people really know about or think to go to .... great variety of runs with varying degrees of difficulty. The double black runs are much more challenging than any of the hills I've ridden in the MI / MN / WI areas in part because they are steep and narrow. Also as other reviewers have stated they leave many runs untouched which allows for natural moguls and bumps to form. The chairlifts are old and the seats can be quite slippery and uncomfortable (especially the one with antiquated wooden slats) .... but doesn't bother me. The chalet is old and there are very little food options so be prepared to eat hot dogs or pack a lunch. Great views, virtually no crowds and waiting. Great place for a fun, family friendly trip to a small town where you're OK staying in and not needing to be entertained.
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Great skiing. Excellent mix of groomed, bumps, & powder. Good place to go on a windy day as the runs are cut through the trees and you can always find some runs out of the wind. Great lift ticket/lodging deals. Closest thing to "out west" you are going to find in the Hurley/Bessemer area.
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You will not be disappointed ! Whitecap has something for everyone - skiers and snowboarders. Though I purchased individual lift tickets on line at liftopia and got a great deal, while at the resort, I learned that Whitecap offers a "family" lift ticket - an even better deal. Very friendly staff ! Great mix of groomed and ungroomed (powder) areas.
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for the benefit of those who might not know, there's a difference between a consulting firm and a body shop. Consulting firms hire strategically - "for the bench", as they say. They get people on board, acclimate/indocrinate them, then get them onto a suitable role with a client project. Body shops, on the other hand, hire to fill a spot.
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