Tombstone Tuesday- Rosehill Cemetery – Chicago, Illinois

October 17, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

If you have spent more than two minutes with me lately, you are most likely aware of my current project – the fascinating story of my husband’s great-grandmother, Catherine Seeley FitzAllen. Every time I think I found all that can be found, I am proven wrong. I recently became aware of a new blog: Chicago and […]

Tombstone Tuesday – Family History Month

October 3, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

The closest thing to a family plot I have found is in Sharon Gardens, the Jewish section of the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. Buried together there are both my paternal grandparents, my aunt, and my great-aunt and uncle. My paternal grandfather My paternal grandmother Constance was my grandmother’s sister. Her husband was Emanuel […]