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My Egypt Mills Project

May 29, 2021July 7, 2022 / Stephen / Leave a comment

My interest in the abandoned village of Egypt Mills began when family history research led me to look for the Valley View, or Swartwood, Cemetery not far down the road on Route 209 in Bushkill, Lehman Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania. According to information provided by the National Park Service, the land was settled in the … Continue reading My Egypt Mills Project

Swartwood Cemetery

May 29, 2021July 7, 2022 / Stephen / Leave a comment

https://youtu.be/efin7VCNaqA It's a pretty easy process to add something to Google Maps but it can be rather difficult to demonstrate some random spot in the woods is a place of some significance. It is with some sense of pride and accomplishment that I have added Swartwood Cemetery back on the map. This cemetery had long … Continue reading Swartwood Cemetery

Where shall I see you this summer!? Covenant School My attempt at being “trendy” while staying “on brand.” Today we visited the Cloisters to take in some medieval art and early Church reliquaries. As winter says goodbye this was the only opportunity I had this season to break out my snowshoes. Jesse DeForest was my 12th-great-grandfather.  It began with 30 French Huguenot families, who had sought refuge in an embattled Holland, and led by Jesse DeForest settling what is now the island of Manhattan. His daughter Rachel, married to Lt. Governor Dr. Jean De La Montagne, was said to have revive a Catholic holiday and a rough Sinterklaas (Feast of St. Nicholas) to the island.  Jesse DeForest never loved to see this, he died that same year 1624 in Guyana.  A relationship I share—with Teddy Roosevelt. Believe or not, this Jersey had never been to the Jersey Shore until this past weekend.  When I was a kid, “going to the shore” meant going to Maine, a tradition which I have kept.  It was a cold and windy which meant I mostly had the beach to myself. 😂 Glad to have finally made it to see the revitalized Pacific Northwest Hall at the American Museum of Natural History with the inclusion and consultation of indigenous voices.  I first developed an interest in history when I was a child, we were digging to pour a  cement foundation for my basketball hoop in the backyard when we unearthed a small stone mortar. Born in a cabin behind the family’s general store was the unlikely 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933). His presidency was marked by corruption fighting, small government fiscal conservatism to the point of austerity, major depression following the death of his son Calvin Jr.  Click the link in my linkin.bio for a documentary video on his life and legacy. Today, I marched with Marist College where I began my undergraduate studies in 1997 and graduated in 2018 (attending UVM from 1999 to 2002), and it such a fun, memorable experience.

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