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Chapter 2: Grandfather’s Journal

Posted on February 15, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

  On the morning of the 1st we arrived at the dock feeling very damp and dispirited, during the next few years we were fated to see a great deal more of this kind of weather than we could appreciate. … Continue reading →

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A Letter from 1856

Posted on March 12, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

Note: This was a letter written to my great-great aunts, who lived at 2 Hales Cottage in Kingston.  I would love to think that the descendants of  Mary Parker are out there in the Internet-world, and are researching their history.  … Continue reading →

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