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Melvins of Annapolis, MD

The Yerks Family’s of Neperhan / Unionville/ Hawthorne and Pleasantville in 1867

1 – A Yerks A Yerks > William Brook Yerks (Mary) > William Yerks (Catherine) Location: Rosedale Nursery, Saw Mill Road, Hawthorne, New York Most likely, the site of the farm house that Catherine See & William Yerks (my wife’s 6th great grandparents) and their ancestors lived in while tending the 300-acre family farm in Philipsburgh Manor (Hawthorne). Notes of […]

The Saw Mill Parkway’s Path Over the Eastview Almshouse Cemetery

A 1940 map of the Eastview area overlaid on a 1925 map of the same area show exactly how the Saw Mill Parkway was paved over the Eastview Almshouse Cemetery. SAW MILL RIVER PARKWAY TRAFFIC ROLLS ON GRAVES OF PAUPER DEAD Only one headstone remains standing at County’s Old Burial Ground at East View, ploughed under for highway improvement. BY […]

The History of the Westchester County Almshouse in Eastview, New York

Before The Eastview Complex…. Typically, responsibility for the care of indigents, the insane, orphans, and abandoned children were held by the individual towns of Westchester County. But in the early 1800s, several towns recognized the need for something better and found that by sharing resources, they may be able to care for more people and offer better services. 1815 – […]

How Eastview, New York Looked in 1925

In this arial photograph you can clearly see where the old Westchester County Almshouse Complex stood. In the overlaid picture, the two foremost buildings can be seen in the red circle. You can also see the Almshouse cemetery on the other side the old Putnam (Ole Put) railroad tracks before is was buried beneath the Saw Mill River Parkway. The […]

1925 – 2022 Photo Comparison of Unionville (Hawthorne), New York

Many historic things happened in this area during the revolutionary war. It is hard to appreciate it with the land have undergone so may signifiant infrastructure changes. But this overlay of a 1922 digital map of the area, overlaid on top of a 1925 arial photo of the area will help you understand better how things were much earlier in […]

The History of The Sheehan Branch Of My Family

JEREMIAH D SHEEHAN & FAMILY Jeremiah D Sheehan was born March 17, 1827 in County Kerry, Ireland. According to immigration records Jeremiah arrived in Boston on June 7, 1846 and applied for naturalization on January 18, 1859 at Manchester, NH. He was married to Mary Sullivan, who was born circa 1829 in Ireland. There is no indication as to […]

Marriage Certificates Reveal Additional Information About Birkenhead Beattie’s

Recently received Marraige Certificates reveal some missing information from the Beattie’s who move to the Birkenhead area.

The Sad Tale of Two Yerks Brothers, As Told By Area Newspapers, Postcards, Photos & Genealogy

Isaac Yerks was born circa 1823 to John Van Tassel and Fanny Yerks in New Castle, New York. He was the first of nine children born to them. Somewhere in the mid-1850s, Isaac married a woman by the name of Elizabeth and began their family, living in the town of Mount Pleasant near other Yerks relatives. Ezra Yerks, Isaacs younger […]

Grandpa & Grandma’s “Time” With Us

Note: The following Hayes Family Genealogy Treasure was found by Jerry Hayes, grandson of Harry and Isabelle Lewis. His write up about it first appeared in his personal blog, “Finding A Voice For My Thoughts” on March 26, 2011. In one or two other posts here I have mentioned this box of stuff I found in the basement that was […]

The Beattie Mini Reunion of March 2009

On Sunday we attended the first “Beattie Mini-Reunion” in Manhasset, NY at the home of Patricia Celmency, my third cousin. Myself, my wife Colleen, Philip Jr, Kevin, my brother Jerry and mother Jeanne all headed down to Pat’s house which is just 50 minutes away from mothers house in Katonah, NY. We arrived at 1 PM and were warmly greeted […]

Philip Hayes - April 16, 2009:
Congratulations Jim. What an honor this must be. I look [...]