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From Bloodletting to Cholera: Dr. Anson Colman and Early Medicine in Rochester
In 1824, Dr. Anson Colman (1795-1837) was 29 years old, practicing medicine in the Rochester, New York area during a time when American medicine was only beginning to become more organized and formerly taught. Wanting to expand his knowledge, he traveled east to attend lectures and demonstrations at the Boston Medical School – an impressive… Continue reading
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The Children Josephine Lost
By the time Josephine (Peotter/Piotter, Dermyer) Maynard died in 1946 at the age of 52 years, four of her eight children with her second husband, Lawrence Maynard, were already gone. One died the day she was born. Another died at two from pneumonia and influenza. Eight-year-old Richard Maynard was killed in a horrifying accident at… Continue reading
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Before They Were Old: A Love Story in Photographs
When I remember my paternal great grandmother, Florence Nightingale (Gurin) Maynard (1883-1970) I remember an old woman. As I was only 8 years old when she passed, I didn’t even fully understand our relationship: that she was my great grandmother, mother to my paternal grandmother, only that she was elderly and we called her ‘Grandma… Continue reading
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Who Will Remember Them? The Fight to Save Lake Ridge Cemetery
Lake Ridge Cemetery in Macon, Lenawee County, Michigan is facing an emergency. As a descendent of many of those buried in this cemetery, including my 4X great grandmother, Sarah (Morfey, Maynard) Kenward (1783-1856) who came to America from England in 1831 with her second husband and their blended family, I am invested in the outcome… Continue reading
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From Sussex, England to the Penal Colonies of Australia: John Edwards Maynard (1786-1829)
Maynard Family History Part II I researched my paternal Maynard line for years before, with the assistance of another new-found distant cousin, Robert H. Waters of Sussex, England, we finally broke down the brick wall for John Edwards Maynard, my 4X great grandfather (Robert’s 3X great grand uncle). The incredible story that we unearthed about… Continue reading
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Tracing the Maynards: From Michigan to Sussex, England
Maynard Family History Part I My winding journey into the history of my Maynard ancestors begins with Elizabeth (Maynard) Manley (1907-1998), my paternal grandmother. Note that the original intent (and title) of this blog entry was “The Maynard’s of Sussex, England”. However, as I began to piece together the historical details from my ancestry tree I realized this… Continue reading
Tiny Acorns & Mighty Oaks 