This video is a compilation of our wedding photographs to our wedding song, “All I Ask Of You”. We used the actual original cast recording from “Phantom of The Opera” in the wedding because it held special meaning for both of us. For my 1988 Christmas gift to Colleen, I gave her a multi-part christmas

On April 18, 1906 San Francisco was wrecked by a Great Earthquake at 5:13 a.m.. The subsequent seventh Great Fire  burned for four days. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of trapped persons died when South-of-Market tenements collapsed as the ground liquefied beneath them. Most of those buildings immediately caught fire, and trapped victims could not be rescued.

Last weekend, I took a trip to visit my Mom in Katonah, NY.  Every time I see my Mom, I interrogate her with questions about the family. Frankly, she should be pretty sick of me by now, but she keeps on entertaining me with a smile. So I decided to ask her about some jewelry

This picture comes to us from the estate of Virginia Tierney Bishop, my Mom's first cousin.  She died in April of 2008 and left us quite a bit to investigate.  This picture is a scan of the original that I found in a little protective picture frame, stashed away in her desk.  A little note

Many people have been asking what I have been doing to obtain so much information about my family in such short of a time. I am sure that there are many strategies that could be employed, but here is mine. Talk to Living Family Members BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! I cannot stress this point enough.

I've been wanting to do this for some time, and now I have no excuse. With DNA testing you can find undiscovered genetic cousins who may know even more about your family roots. DNA can help you expand your Family Tree beyond the limits of historical records. If you are a paid Ancestry.com Member, you’ll

The other day, when I visited Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn to check out the Tierney and Beattie grave sites, I discovered something VERY odd.  First, our family does not seem to be into entering subsequent family members deaths onto tombstones.  We seem to just add them to the graves.  Only the first to die

Below is the found Marriage License of William B Yerks & Myrtie Gant, brother of James L. Yerks I.  This is the link to our new found relatives in New Jersey.  Click on the image below to see a larger copy.

There are multiple records indicating several relatives of the Yerk’s family are buried here, at St. Georges Cemetery in Mount Kisco.  The headstones are heavily worn, but still read with the name “Cutler”. In 1761,  a mission church, then called Saint George’s (now St. Mark’s), was established on a plot of ground across the street

The Green-Wood Cemetery has long been considered one of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries and is the final resting place of nearly 600,000 persons, including some of history’s most memorable figures. Since its establishment in 1838, The Green-Wood Cemetery has offered a dignified selection of burial options including an urn garden, columbarium, community and private

After my first experience at the New York City Records Archives, I took a short trip on the subway to Brooklyn where the Green-Wood Cemetery is. After a VERY LONG walk on a 90+ degree day, I found the area where the plot for ten lewis's was supposed to be.  It took me over 20 minutes to

Well, I made my first trip to the New York City Archives today, located in downtown Manhattan, next to City Hall.  I took the train in from Springdale, CT to Grand Central and then jump the 4,5,6 subway from Grand Central to Centre Street (City Hall area).  It was quick and easy trip without any trouble.