A Long Awaited Book

Posted on January 16, 2019 by vanbraman

Tonight when I got home after a long day of work I had a nice package in my mail box. I knew it had arrived as I had received a notification that it had been delivered. The book was on my mind as I sat through a meeting that didn’t end until after 6:30.

Package, Book delivery, Puritan PedigreesI expected the book to be in my doorway and was wondering why it wasn’t there. However, I thought that maybe the package was small enough to fit in my mailbox. I walked to the mailbox with anticipation, and wasn’t disappointed.

You can see here that the book was in a sturdy cardboard enclosure instead of a box which was why it was small enough.

Opening package, book reveal, Puritan Pedigrees, Robert Charles AndersonThe package was soon opened and I caught a glimpse of the book.

Pilgrim Pedigrees, Migration, Deep roots, robert charles andersonThe book is Puritan Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG. The book is published by the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.

I have read bits and pieces of the book already and will be tempted to stay up late reading. It will be interesting to see how many of my ancestors are mentioned in the book.

Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration, Genealogy, Puritan PedigreesLast September I attended a conference on The Great Migration: Researching 17-Century New England at the Oakland Airport Hilton. See my post: Migrations

I had already heard about the book from an NEHGS e-mail, but it was really great to listen to a lecture by the author. Unfortunately the book was not yet completed and published so I have been waiting eagerly for it.

In November I was finally able to pre-order the book, but knew that I would probably not get it before the end of the year. See: Monday Wandering Thoughts

Finally I got notification that the book was on the way earlier this week.

Worksop Priory, Worksop, Anglican, Worksop EnglandNow to find some time to start reading the book. I am sure that I will constantly be consulting maps and my genealogy program while reading some of the sections. I may not read the who book sequentially, but then again I might. However, I have already consulted the index and read several sections, so I guess I am already past reading it sequentially 🙂

Do you have Puritan ancestors?

Steven

 

 

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Turkeys around the Office

Posted on January 15, 2019 by vanbraman

I have been getting to the office a little earlier this week as I am teaching a course. This means that I usually get to see some wild turkeys that are out for their morning foraging.

So, I decided to share some pictures that I have taken in the last two days of turkeys.

Wild turkeys, Dublin, Morning foraging, Flock of turkeysHere is a large rafter of turkeys that are about a block away from the office. I usually do not come this way to the office, but wanted to drive by where our new office is just starting the construction process.

Wild turkeys, Dublin, Morning foraging, Flock of turkeysSome of the toms have nice big tail feathers.

Wild turkeys, Dublin, Morning foraging, Flock of turkeysHere is a better view of the big fan of feathers.

Wild turkeys, Dublin, Morning foraging, Flock of turkeysThis morning it was raining and there were some nice reflections on the surface of the parking lot. I though that this picture was quite interesting. It looks like the top of one of the reflected trees is on fire, but it is a reflection of one of the parking lot lights that is still on.

Wild turkeys, Dublin, Morning foraging, Flock of turkeysHere is a closer look at the rafter of turkeys. This is only a small portion of the rafter. At times I have seen up to 30 turkeys wandering around the office. See: Turkeys in the Fog

Do you have any wildlife around your office?

Steven

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