Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society

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The Journal is published semi-annually and is the scholarly descendant of the CCGS Bulletin. It contains edited, well-sourced articles about not only Barnstable County Genealogy and History but also articles of general interest to the members.

The mission of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society is to promote research and education in genealogy and history; to acquire, catalog and preserve genealogical and historical information emphasizing but not limited to Cape Cod; and to disseminate genealogical and historical information by various means.

The Cape Cod Genealogical Society, Inc. was founded on 21 August 1971 and formalized by the adoption of by-laws and the election of officers on 16 March 1972.

Membership is open to all who have an interest in genealogy, and in particular of the Cape Cod area, whether or not they can attend the meetings of the Society. Please write to the membership chairman c/o CCGS PO Box 1394, Harwich, MA 02645 or go to http://www.capecodgenealogy.org/membership for a membership application.

The Society’s genealogical book collection is listed on our website at http://www.capecodgenealogy.org. The genealogy room is available for research and assistance at the Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall Street, Dennis Port, Massachusetts

Article List

Vol 1 No 1 Spring 2011
Immigration in American Genealogy by David Martin p. 4
Starting Irish Genealogy by Pat Concannon p. 8
Some Surprising Family Connections by Nancy De Nise p. 11
Genealogical Resources of Barnstable County (Cape Cod), Massachusetts by Robert L. Ward p. 16
Smashing Stereotypes: The Case of Sidney Brooks by Joan M. Maloney, Ph. D. p. 18
Fall 2011 Program Topics p. 20
Two Nickerson Bible Records by Burton N. Derick p. 21
The Value of Probate by Anastasia Welsh-Perrino p. 30
Memorial Day, May 31, 2010 by Roberta Bratti p. 32
More Epitaphs of New England collected by Robert Carlson p. 33
Indian Census of 1861 transcribed by Burton N. Derick p. 34
An Inconvenient Truth! by Phyllis J. Hughes p. 50
Exiled: The Story of John Lathrop,1584-1653 [Book Review] p. 52
The Universalists of Provincetown by Reverend Alison Hyder p. 54
Don’t Call Your Cousins – Let Them Call You presentation by Marian Edwards Pierre-Louis p. 61
West Barnstable Cemetery by Gabrielle Black p. 63
Sturgis Library Manuscript Transcription transcribed by Ellie Darby p. 70
Life Glimpses and Writings of Geneva Agnes Nickerson Eldredge compiled by Ernest and Dorothy Schatz p. 73
Old Timers by Ray Sears p. 90
The Congregational Church: Its Origins in England and Its Impact on the Evolution of America: Part I. by Dan McConnell p. 91
The Seabury Family of Orleans and Chatham: 19th Century Tuberculosis on Cape Cod by John Bakke p. 98
Nickerson Homesteads by Burton N. Derick p. 105

Vol 1 No 2 Fall 2011
The Congregational Church: Part Two by Dan McConnell p. 120
Lorenzo Dow Baker: Fruit Trade Pioneer by Randall Bartlett p. 127
Marstons Mills: Church Beginnings by Prof. James Gould p. 130
Ancestors of Eva Stella Barnes by John Bower p. 137
Sparrow-Hawk Rescue is Re-Enacted With The Tilley by David S. Martin p. 148
Cape Cod History and Geography Presentation by Prof. James Gould p. 153
The Great Migration Project Report by Melinde Lutz Byrne p. 155
Old Photographs Presentation by Maureen Taylor p. 157
Timelines In Genealogy Presentation by Laura Prescott p. 159
First Japanese Resident of the United States by David S. Martin p. 162
A Mother’s Letter by Stauffer Miller p. 164
Cape Cod’s Civil War Soldiers Buried at Andersonville by Stauffer Miller p. 165
Crosby Family Bible Transcribed by Bebe Brock p. 170
Quabbin: The Story of a Reservoir by Eleanor Daley Darby p. 172
Recording and Citing Your Sources by Arlene Jennings p. 174
Lancashire English by Gail Hobson p. 179
Cape Cod Genealogical Society Meeting Schedule p. 180
Quivet Neck Cemetery, East Dennis Since 1975 by L. Ray Sears, III p. 181
What Hath God Wrought? Ruminations by L. Ray Sears, III p. 198
A Girl’s Summer on the Bay In Brewster by Bernice Latham p. 203
Eastham Marriage Index up to 1770 by Robert P. Carlson p. 206
Some Ancient Howes Family Documents by Burton N. Derick p. 227
The Diaries of Lizzie Taylor by Laurel K. Gabel and Dorothy Henion p. 237
Cape Cod Cornerstone:Pilgrim Science by Michael C. Farber p. 246
How to Use the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) by Della Bourne p. 253
Reviews:
Cape Cod’s Oldest Shipwreck by Mark Wilkins Reviewed by David Martin p. 151
Dragon-Naturally-Speaking Reviewed by Dan O’Reilly p. 160
Loyalists and the Second Great Migration Reviewed by Dan McConnell p. 244

Vol 2 No 1 Spring 2012
CCGS Library Update 4
Chatham’s 18th Century Smallpox Epidemic, by Debra Lawless 5
A History of the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Barnstable 12
The War of 1812 Articles:
Bicentennial of the War of 1812 17
The War of 1812 in Orleans, Massachusetts: Defiant and Self Reliant 19
The War of 1812 PBS movie review 23
Cape Cod Genealogical Society Bulletin and The War of 1812 25
A Family Tradition of Ship Captains by David S. Martin 28
Cape Cod and Maine Connections, by Charleen Bearce Lambert 33
A Hamblin Story from Arizona, by Georgia Lewis 42
Naming Patterns: The Name of Lucia, by John N. Bakke 45
Genealogy Ideas Through Dick Eastman 54
The Story of Daniel J. Nolan: A Name and a Portrait, by Dan O’Reilly 58
Eastham Digitized Vital Records Marriage Index, by David Carlson 61
Gravestone Studies – A Presentation by Laurel Gabel, by David S. Martin 83
A Primer On Graveyard Research, by Robert Lincoln Ward 85
Eight Ways To Cross The Ocean, by David S. Martin 89
Royal Lineage and the Lothrop Family 91
Essentials of Genealogical Documentation, by Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D. 93
Consanguinity-The Cousin Factor, by L. Ray Sears, III & Pamela S. Cooper 100
A Seaman’s Story of the Mayflower - A Review, by Robert Lincoln Ward 105
The Alfred, Maine Shakers and The Rickers, by Bebe Brock 107
Genealogical Research In Another Country, by David S. Martin 112
Eva and Henry, A Cape Cod Marriage, A review by Carolyn Weiss 118
Cape Cod’s First Caesarian Baby Grows Up, by Stuart G. Stearns 119
Migration in American Genealogy, by Carolyn Weiss 134
Dennis Historical Society Archives 138
Dog Tags and Draft Cards, by L. Ray Sears, III 141

Vol 2 No 2 Fall 2012
A History of the Dennis Union Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
War of 1812 Chronology .................................. 171
War of 1812 in Orleans, Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Valentine Elsworth Kelley – Lost at Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Genealogical Research Group Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
The Marriage Of Edward Bate and Susanna Putnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Orphan Trains – A Unique Chapter In American Genealogy . . . . . . . 192
Uncovering Family History in Federal Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Important Sources For Irish Genealogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cape Cod’s Oldest Shipwreck .............................. 200
Sex, DNA, And Family History ............................. 201
Genealogical Aspects of the War of 1812 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Global Genealogy And Finding Immigrant Ancestors . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cape Verdean Genealogical Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
First-Generation Cape Verdeans of Harwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Book Reviews
George Potter Of Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . 221
Historical Atlases by Carrie Eldridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
The Barnstable County Military Draft of 1863 . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Stories from CCGS Writers Special Interest Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Lessons.......................................... 226
Gwiazda: The Night of the Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chatham Cemetery Records ................................ 229
Eastern European Jewish Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Eastham Digitized Vital Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
The Lee Family Of Harwich ................................ 248
Orleans Deeds ........................................... 257
Blogging Workshop ...................................... 258
Ray’s Ruminations ....................................... 260
CCGS Library Report ..................................... 263
Bela Tiffany and the Pawtucket Cotton Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Mass. Moments .......................................... 274
Computer Website Update ................................. 278
Scottish Naming Patterns .................................. 279

Vol 3 No 1 Spring 2013
President’s Message 3
The Legend of Hannah Burgess 4
The Mysteries Surrounding Mary (Wade)(Chester)Russell 7
Family Bible of Benjamin & Polly (Phillips) Small(ey) of Harwich 13
Amanda Kerns and the Mighty Wind 29
Per K.: The life of Anna C. Kingsbury, Genealogist to William E. Nickerson 32
Book Reviews Tracing Your Female Ancestors A Review 40
America’s Women In The Revolutionary Era A Review 40
New Genealogy Traces Nickerson Family Influence Across Cape and Islands 41
News From The Genealogical Library 43
Genealogist’s Handbook For New England Research A Review 44
The Chaperone A Review 45
The Roan 46
The Town Records of Eastham During the Time of the Plymouth Colony 48
Dean Family Bibles 50
Three Women of Chatham by Mary Ann Gray 53
George and Mary Lee Washington: Researching Family Lore and Legend 67
The Romance of Nils Peddersson Stalby 72
From The Cape to Maine: The Strout Family 75
The Barnstable County Military Draft of 1863: 78
Eastham Digitized Vital Records Birth Records Index up to 1720 79
Monthly Program Notes: Sharing Our Stories 95
A Search For Soule: Breaking Down A Brick Wall 96
Spinsters And Widows 96
Integrating Manuscripts in Your Genealogical Research 98
Orphan Trains 100
12th New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Conference 101
A Family Found 103
Library Photo Essay 106
A Tapestry Of Family Stories 109
A Long-Standing Printing Company – Cape Business from The Past 113
Aunt Julanne 114
Bible Records Of The Related Families Of Carson, Foster And Peck 119
South Congregational Church, Centerville: A History 134
Ray’s Ruminations - Cape Cod Airport 136

Vol 3 No 2 Fall 2013
Snobs, Scoundrels, and Scholars: A Lively History of American Genealogy.......... 166
Sisson Genealogical Gathering ................................................................................ 168
What I Found in my Hometown’s Historical Society’s Archives ............................ 169
Alice Stallknecht: The Artist, Her Murals and 15 Minutes of Fame ........................ 173
A Coincidence of the Genealogical Kind................................................................. 183
Dean Family Bibles ................................................................................................. 186
Mary Lyon ............................................................................................................... 189
How a Chain of Women Preserved My Massachusetts Family History .................. 190
Genealogical Blogs and Blogging............................................................................ 213
Eastham Digitized Vital Records ............................................................................. 215
Birth Records Index up to 1720 ............................................................................... 215
Genealogy Society Photo Essay............................................................................... 231
Researching Acadian and French-Canadian Genealogy .......................................... 235
Family Oral Histories .............................................................................................. 237
Breaking Down Brick Walls - Twelve Tips............................................................. 238
Preserving Your Genealogy ..................................................................................... 240
Making Sense of Modern Technology ..................................................................... 241
Osterville United Methodist Church ........................................................................ 243
“Murdered by his Wife” .......................................................................................... 253
California Here We Come ....................................................................................... 254
The Last Runaway ................................................................................................... 263
The Cottage Bible .................................................................................................... 264
The Colonial Pedigree of Historical Novelist Sally Gunning .................................. 266
Baby in a Mailbag.................................................................................................... 269
Mercy Otis ............................................................................................................... 274
Mass. Moments........................................................................................................ 275
Cape Cod Civil War Enlistments ............................................................................. 279
Women of the Mayflower ........................................................................................ 280
New Cape Cod Biography ....................................................................................... 283
Overview of German Genealogy ............................................................................. 284
Grow Your Family Tree Online............................................................................... 286
The Genealogist’s Internet ....................................................................................... 287
Golden Rules of Genealogy ..................................................................................... 289
“Mrs. Lincolns Dressmaker” ................................................................................... 291
Ray’s Ruminations................................................................................................... 292

Vol 4 No 1 Spring 2014
100th Anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal by David S. Martin ...................... 3
Sagamore Graves Moved to Make Room for New Cape Cod Canal by
Jerry Ellis and David S. Martin ............................................................. 10
The East Sandwich Quaker Meeting by William D. Horrocks, Jr. ............... 13
The Mysteries Surrounding Mary (Wade) (Chester) Russell (1608-30 Nov
1688) by Alice P. Stelzer ........................................................................ 26
Federated Church of Orleans by David S. Martin and Robert L. Ward ........ 34
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham by Robert L. Ward..................................... 35
Eastham Digitized Vital Records Death Records Index up to 1850 by
Robert P. Carlson .................................................................................. 41
Book Reviews ............................................................................................... 58
Stones, Coins and a Small Liquor Bottle: A Walk Through Provincetown
Cemetery by Debra Lawless .................................................................. 62
Historic Cape Connections: Excerpts from a Personal History by David S.
Martin .................................................................................................... 69
The Importance of Being a Talker and a Listener by Nancy De Nise ........... 73
Skeletons in the Closet ................................................................................ 75
A Genealogical Skeleton in the Closet: 1733 Harding Murder in
Eastham by David S. Martin .................................................................. 76
Exposing a 19th Century Closet Skeleton by John Bakke.......................... 80
Skeletons in My Family Closet by Carolyn Weiss .................................... 90
“Uncle Bill” Humphrey by George Humphrey, Jr.................................... 93
William F. Heagney, Treasurer of Clinton, Massachusetts
by Ellen Schiereck................................................................................ 106
A Maverick, Black Sheep, and Skeleton in the Closet
by Nancy De Nise................................................................................. 127
Rum Running on Cape Cod – A Fascinating Chapter
by David S. Martin............................................................................... 128
Chasing Jozef’s Records by Irene Landenberger ................................... 132
Was Adophe Plouchard a French Rogue? by Alice P. Stelzer................. 135
Ray’s Ruminations by L. Ray Sears, III ...................................................... 139
Monthly Meeting Notes ............................................................................ 142
Forging Broken Links ............................................................................ 142
Family Heritage and Heirlooms ............................................................. 145
17 th Century Women of New England; and Cape Cod Men in the Civil
War ...................................................................................................... 146
Industry Resources in Genealogy: Wonders in the Worker Files .......... 148
Finding Your Jewish Great-Grandmother .............................................. 149
Lives That Matter................................................................................... 152
Contributors’ Backgrounds ......................................................................... 153
Index to Volume 4, No 1............................................................................. 156
Placing Ancestors in Historical Context- Meeting Announcement ............ 159

Vol 4 No 2 Fall 2014
The Charles W. Morgan by Dorothy Bowering Robinson .......................162
Finding Louis Deslauriers by Gordon D. Benoit .....................................170
From Patriot Discovery To The Jamestowne Society
by Jolene Chesley .............................................................................179
First Train Reaches Provincetown: July 22, 1873....................................186
The Old Colonial Courthouse Barnstable, Massachusetts............................
by Wayne Van Buren ........................................................................189
Amazing Survivor of Civil War by Carlton Russell Copp.......................192
A Genealogical History of Barley Neck and the Twiss Road Area by Betty
Hinkley ..............................................................................................198
Grundberg Oversees One of Cape Cod’s Finest Genealogy Libraries ..........
by Debra Lawless .............................................................................209
Crowes Pasture by L. Ray Sears, III ........................................................212
Using Genealogical References by Margery Campbell ...........................222
Correcting a Mistake By Nancy DeNise ..................................................224
Captain Sisson’s Gold—Is He Reaching Beyond The Grave?
by Lisa Saunders ...............................................................................225
John Bower, Editor Emeritus, The Bulletin. ............................................235
Eastham Digitized Death Records Index by Robert P. Carlson...............236
Writing a Revolutionary War Ancestor’s Narrative: Genealogical Lessons
Learned by John Griener ..................................................................247
A Soldier’s Story from the Revolution by John Griener .........................253
Descendants of Hezekiah Gorham7 of Yarmouth, Massachusetts ................
by Lee Dudley Martin .......................................................................273
A Kinsman Attempts an Appropriate Canal Celebration
by Hugh Blair-Smith .........................................................................279
Chasing Jozef’s Papers: The Rest of the Story by Irene Landenberger ...282
The Catalyst a Rumination by L. Ray Sears, III.......................................285
Meeting Notes ..........................................................................................287
National Genealogical Conference Highlights.....................................287
Civil War Genealogical Research ........................................................290
Tracking Your Female Ancestors ........................................................291
Writing Family Histories and Genealogies ..........................................292
Cape Cod Genealogical Society Opportunities ....................................294
New Insights into German Genealogy .................................................295
Technology and Genealogy .................................................................297
English and Scottish Genealogy – A Special Workshop .....................298

Vol 5 No 1 Spring 2015
President’s Message 1
Will The Real John C. Fowler Please Stand Up? by David S. Martin 2
Eastham Land Records 1650 – 1745 by Robert P. Carlson 22
Jacob Sears Memorial Library by L. Ray Sears, III 45
How Serendipity and a Fraktur Changed My Research by Carolyn Weiss 52
My Black Sheep Relative (or Flock) by Martha Day 54
My Family and the Brooklyn Bridge by Pam Eichin 57
Home by L. Ray Sears, III 60

American Civil War Articles and Reviews 62
The American Civil War – Factual Background by Robert L. Ward 63
The Homefront: Clinton, Massachusetts by Ellen Schiereck 65
The Mystery of Charles E. Brooks by Betsy Ferris 89
The Civil War and Chatham’s “Blind Chaplain” by Debra Lawless 96
The Search for Samuel Richards by Phyllis Day 104
Medal of Honor Legacy and the Civil War by Carlton Copp 111
Civil War Medal of Honor Winner, Charles Dearborn Copp by Carlton Copp 114
The Last Union Officer Killed in The Civil War Had Local Ties by Suzanne L Benoit 117
The U.S. Sanitary Commission During the Civil War by Francis Dorr Robinson and
Dorothy Bowering Robinson 121
Women in the Civil War by Eva Holway Needs 130
A Corroded Cannon: Harwich Calamity, 1865 by Joan M. Maloney 133
Book Reviews
From Balls Bluff to Gettysburg The Civil War Letters of Private Bowen 138
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War 140
Meeting Summaries 143
Immigration and Naturalization 143
Family Stories and Valued Heirlooms 146
How to Write and Publish a Biographical Sketch 148
Research at the Boston Public Library 149
Google Earth 150
New England Regional Genealogical Conference April 2015 – Highlights 152
Society Book on Cape Men in the Civil War 150

Vol 5 No 2 Fall 2015
Journal Themes for 2016 ..................................................................................................... 164
Webinars at Legacy Family Tree by Carolyn Weiss ............................................................ 165
Mass. Moment - Maria Mitchell .......................................................................................... 166
Microfilms From Salt Lake City.......................................................................................... 168
Put Your Data In Boxes and Watch the Clues Appear by Mary Kircher Roddy.................. 169
An Unexpected Find by Joyce Sullivan ............................................................................... 171
American Civil War Articles and Reviews ...................................................................... 174
Patriots In Different Uniforms by Alice Plouchard Stelzer.................................................. 175
Legacy Webinar Review - Your Civil War Ancestors by Carolyn Weiss ............................ 187
Germans In The Union Volunteer Army 1861-1865 by Brenda Collins ............................. 188
Cape Cod Items ................................................................................................................ 199
Crowell's Pier by Robert Kelley ........................................................................................... 200
Colonial Fornication: Hamblin vs Lovell by James Gould and David Martin .................... 206
Eastham Wood Lot Grants of 1715 by Robert P. Carlson................................................... 211
Eastham Land Records: Mayo, Crosby, Treat by Robert P. Carlson .................................. 221
Eastham Land Records Part II (L-Z) 1650 – 1745 by Robert P. Carlson ........................... 233
A Tale of Two Ladies from Brewster by Robert Lincoln Ward........................................... 244
Ray's Ruminations: Clocks by L. Ray Sears, III .................................................................. 253
Book Reviews
Mastering Genealogical Proof reviewed by David Martin................................................... 255
Ancestral Roots of American Colonists .............................................................................. 256
Guide to Genealogical Writing reviewed by Debra Lawless ............................................... 258
American Ghost reviewed by Debra Lawless...................................................................... 260
Folk Art of the Cape and the Islands reviewed by Carolyn Weiss ....................................... 262
The Invisible History of the Human Race reviewed by William DeW. Horrocks ................ 263
Meeting Summaries
Where Does the Census Lead Me by William DeW. Horrocks............................................ 270
Recognizing and Resolving Genealogical Errors ................................................................ 272
Soldiers Spies and Farm Wives ........................................................................................... 273
The Push and Pull of 19th Century Emigration .................................................................... 275
The Civil War – Suggestions for Genealogists .................................................................... 276
Descendancy Research ........................................................................................................ 278

Vol 6 No 1 Fall 2016
Journal Themes for 2016................................................................................2
Cape Cod Items of Interest
Uncovering History at the Taylor-Bray Farm
by Dorothy Bowering Robinson ...........................................................4
Eastham Land Records for Josiah Cooke, Richard Higgins, Edward Bangs
by Robert P. Carlson.........................................................................14
Cape People Of Color-An Important Heritage by David S Martin ..............24
Plymouth 400 ...............................................................................................25
Whaleship Essex Sinks, November 20, 1820...............................................26
Evangelical Religious Fervor in Harwich The Christian Union Chapel
by Brenda Collins..............................................................................29
A Glimpse of the 18th Century On Cape Cod Through Fragments of the
Diaries of Benjamin Bangs by Lee Roscoe .............................................40
Northern New England Native-American Struggles
by Koasek Chief Paul “Gwilawato” Bunnell.....................................56
American Civil War Articles and Reviews
Horatio W. Cornish A Civil War Diary by Wayne Van Buren and Priscilla
Rorstrom..................................................................................................62
Pvt Patrick Burke and Pvt John H Vogelpohl by Ellen Shiereck .................70
Cousin Connection – A Significant Discovery by Jolene Chesley ..............94
Read ‘em or Weep – Finding Your Family in Historic Newspapers
by Mary Kircher Roddy...........................................................................99
Keeping it in the Family: Triple First-Cousins Found in a Rhode Island
Family by Robert Lincoln Ward............................................................102
Reminiscences of Mom by Patty Porcaro ............................................106
Church of the Brethren by Nancy De Nise ............................................111
Dunker Culture and Tradition by Carolyn Weiss ..................................113
Ray's Ruminations: Dogs by L. Ray Sears, III ......................................116
Book Reviews
The Children’s Friend Society by Geoff Blackburn
reviewed by Dorothy Bowering Robinson............................................118
Crash Course in Family History by Paul Larsen
reviewed by Carolyn Weiss .................................................................120
The Great Migration Directory by Robert Charles Anderson
reviewed by David Martin....................................................................121The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
The Aftermath of Battle: The Burial of the Civil War Dead by Meg
Groeling reviewed by Debra Lawless................................................... 122
Tin Ticket by Deborah J. Swiss reviewed by Joan Frederici ............... 124
Meeting Summaries
Brick Walls & Various Archival Sources by John Colletta ..................... 127
Genealogical Sharing Program .................................................................. 129
Cape Cod Genealogical Resources ............................................................ 130
An Overview of DNA by Shellie Moorhead ............................................. 132
Eight Ways To Preserve Family Photos by Maureen Taylor .................... 134
On The Job: Ancestors Who Worked In The Public Sector And The
Amazing Records, Which They Left Behind by Margaret Sullivan ......... 136

Vol 6 No 2 Fall 2016
Eastham Land Records for Giles Hopkins, Joseph Rogers, Nicholas Snow
by Robert P. Carlson ...................................................................... 148
The Mashpee Wampanoag: An Interview With Ramona Peters
by David S. Martin................................................................................ 157
Four Elders of the First Light Talk: Lifeway, Beliefs, History
by Lee Roscoe ....................................................................................... 168
Dr. Samuel Lord of Chatham and the Smallpox Epidemic of 1765
by Dorothy Bowering Robinson............................................................ 185
Explorer Gosnold Names Cape Cod by Mass Moments, Massachusetts
Foundation for the Humanities ............................................................. 189
House Histories – An Introduction by David.S. Martin ............................ 192
Lothrop House, Sturgis Library by David S. Martin ................................. 192
Historical Notes from Marstons Mills – The Burgess Property by Robert P.
Frazee ................................................................................................... 195
Knowles Homestead, Orleans by David S. Martin .................................... 198
The Genealogy of a House: Justice Louis Brandeis’s Summer Home in
Chatham by Paul Raushenbush ............................................................ 200
A Marstons Mills House History by Marguerite Adams ........................... 207
The House in Grier City Town by Marianne L. Shafer ............................. 210
Trace the Genealogy of a Cape Cod House Using the Online Public Records
of the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds by Marianne L. Shafer ........ 213
Who is Marion? by Joan Maloney............................................................. 217
Archeologist Searches for 1664 Nickerson Homestead in North Chatham
by Debra Lawless ................................................................................. 221
Book Review-The Nickerson Family of Brewster and Chicago by Renée M
Dee, reviewed by Debra Lawless.......................................................... 226
Three Genealogical Mysteries from a Professional by David S. Martin ... 228
A Genealogical Serendipity at the University of Vermont
by Jill Morelli ...................................................................................... 231
Community of True Inspiration – The Ebenezer Society from Germany to
New York to Amana, Iowa by Dorothy Bowering Robinson .................... 233
Cousin Connection, Part Two by Jolene Chesley ...................................... 239
DNA and Me by Judy Chace Needham ..................................................... 243
Book Review – The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir by Bill Griffeth,
reviewed by Debra Lawless ....................................................................... 248Volume 6, No. 2 [Fall 2016]
145
The South Yarmouth Ropeworks by Robert Dudley Kelley.......................250
Ray’s Ruminations: Scouts by L. Ray Sears, III ...................................260
Book Reviews
Publish Your Family History: Preserving Your Heritage in a Book by Susan
Yates and Greg Ioannou, reviewed by Debra Lawless...............................263
The Scout’s Account: In the Shadow of the Mayflower by Paul Brodeur,
reviewed by David S. Martin ...............................................................264
Meeting Summaries
Writing Up Your Family Research by Scott Andrew Bartley ....................266
Breaking Down Brick Walls With Collateral Research by Marian Pierre-
Louis...........................................................................................................267
The Genealogical Proof Standard According To Sherlock Holmes by Jill
Morelli........................................................................................................269
An Overview of the Massachusetts archives by Martha Clark..................271
Researching Women’s Business Certificates by Sara Campbell ...............272

Vol 7 No 1 Fall 2017
Eastham Land Records 1650 – 1745 by Robert P. Carlson..........................2
A Wife Transplanted by David S. Martin ..................................................10
First Train Reaches Provincetown by Mass Moments, Massachusetts
Foundation for the Humanities ...........................................................12
Robert I. Innis, Master Ship Model Maker by Henry I. Bishop ..................15
House Histories
House Histories – An Introduction by David.S. Martin .............................20
The Old Atwood House of Chatham by William DeW. Horrocks, Jr. and
Mary Ann Gray ..................................................................................20
The Crosby Stage Coach and Hotel by Bebe Brock ...................................27
Genealogical Mysteries
A Genealogical Serendipty by Jane Fletcher Fiske, FASG ........................31
My Wife, My Cousin, and Christopher Stout by John Bakke .....................34
The Mystery and Magic of Moster by Debra Lawless ...............................47
WANTED- Writers for this Journal ..........................................................51
A Flat Tire Leads To A Family Connection by Phyllis Day .......................52
The Box by Carolyn Weiss .......................................................................55
Who Am I and Where Did I Come From? by Sharon Morse .....................56
A Pennsylvania Mystery by Marla Mountz Vincent ..................................66
A Genealogical Serendipty by Walter Murphy ..........................................71
General
Unitarian-Universalism – A Brief History by David Martin ......................76
Warning! Beware Of Fallacious Reasoning In Genealogical Research
by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA ......................................................78
Wacky Well-known Census Enumerations by Michael John Neill.............85
Ray’s Ruminations: Swimming by L. Ray Sears, III..................................89
Book Reviews
The Haunting Of Cape Cod and The Islands by Barbara Sillery, reviewed by
David Martin .....................................................................................92
Sears Point: A Novel Of Cape Cod by Jim Coogan, reviewed by Debra
Lawless .............................................................................................93Volume 7, No. 1 [Spring 2017]
Index To The Prerogative Wills Of Ireland, 1536-1810 by Sir Arthur
Edward Vicars, reviewed by Robert L. Ward .....................................95
The Lost Hero Of Cape Cod: Captain Asa Eldridge by Vincent Miles,
reviewed by Dorothy B. Robinson ......................................................97
A Writer’s Guide To Everyday Life, reviewed by Carolyn Weiss .............99
Meeting Summaries
Conflicting Evidence by Pamela Eagleson.............................................. 100
Using School Records In Genealogical Research by Pamela Eagleson .... 100
Members Program .................................................................................. 102
Putting Your Ancestors Into Historical Context by Joan Frederici .......... 103
Searching For World War I And II Ancestors by David Allen Lambert.... 105
French-Canadian Research: How and Why? by Margaret Fortier ........... 106
DNA Presentation by Pamela Guye Holland........................................... 108

Vol 7 No 2 Fall 2017
Cape Cod Items
Eastham Land Records by Robert P. Carlson ............................... 116
Bridges to Victory by Stauffer Miller and Susan Davis Hanson .. 126
Ancient Sears Burying Ground by L. Ray Sears, III ..................... 132
The Old School House by Evelyn Crowell .................................... 138
The Family of Perpetua da Graça Pena of Harwich, Massachusetts
by Amanda Raneo Chilaka ....................................................... 141
Quakers Outlawed In Plymouth by Mass Moments ....................... 153
House Histories
House Histories - An Introduction by David S. Martin.................. 157
The Floated Houses of Cape Cod by David S. Martin ................... 158
Wing Fort House by David S. Martin ............................................ 161
Cahoon Museum in Santuit/Cotuit by Jim Gould .......................... 163
Nye House by David S. Martin ...................................................... 165
The Original Mayo Duck Farm by Bonnie MacGregor Snow ....... 167
The Thomas Prence House by David S. Martin ............................. 173
Genealogical Crimes
Cape Cod to Chicago and Back: The Crosby Mansion
by Dorothy Bowering Robinson .................................................... 176
Two Crimes of Passion: Genealogical Tragedies
by David S. Martin ........................................................................ 191
Silver Shoe Buckles Tell All by Bebe Brock.................................. 193
Religious Sects
Anne Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy
by Priscilla Ryan ........................................................................... 196
General
New Lives by Pippa Dodd Ryan .................................................... 205
Good Luck or Ghostly Intervention by Sarah E. Campbell ........... 206
Using Family Trees: A Cautionary Tale by David S. Martin......... 209
A Special Genealogical Experience by David S. Martin................ 211
Ray’s Rumination: Let Go To Listen by L. Ray Sears, III ............. 215
Long Lost Family Television Series by David S. Martin ............... 218
Book Reviews
I Am of Cape Cod: People and Their Stories by John Whelan
reviewed by Debra Lawless .......................................................... 219
Tin Ticket by Deborah J. Swiss reviewed by Joan Frederici ........ 222The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
Building Provincetown: A Guide to Its Social and Cultural History
by David W. Dunlap reviewed by Debra Lawless ........................ 224
Mastering Genealogical Documentation by Thomas W. Jones
reviewed by David S. Martin..................................................... 227
Meeting Summaries
New England Regional Genealogical Conference Highlights ....... 228
Special and Non-Population Censuses........................................... 228
Managing Your Genealogical Data................................................ 229
Illegitimacy .................................................................................... 230
Locating Famine Immigrants in Griffith’s Valuations................... 230
Tips To Make Sense of Your DNA Testing................................... 231
Tools and Techniques for Online Research ................................... 232
Joining a Hereditary Society .......................................................... 232
Identifying Old Photographs .......................................................... 234
You Can Publish, Too .................................................................... 235
Will the Real John C. Fowler Please Stand Up? ............................ 236
Census Records and Missing Persons ............................................ 237

Vol 8 No 1 Fall 2018
1664 Homestead Discovered In Chatham by Debra Lawless ........... 6
Pirate Ship “Whydah” by Mass. Moments ...................................... 11
Chasing Reverend John Lothrop by Gaylon Finklea Hecker .......... 14
Seeking Mayflower Origins in England by David S. Martin .......... 25
The Warren Sears Nickerson Papers by William Burke .................. 28
A Cape Cod Civil War Story in Stone – The Samuel T. Alton
Grave in Sandwich by Stauffer Miller and Susan Hanson ............ 32
Cape Cod Civil War Union Veterans Organizations And Their
Records by Robert Lincoln Ward .................................................. 37
New Plaque Honoring Squanto Dedicated by Debra Lawless ......... 41
House Histories
House Histories - An Introduction by David S. Martin.................... 45
A Walk Through Quivett Neck East Dennis by Brendan Joyce
and Mary Kuhrtz, edited by Carolyn Weiss .................................. 46
The Hoxie House Of Sandwich by William DeWitt Horrocks,Jr..... 57
Chapel in The Pines, Eastham by David S. Martin .......................... 62
West Harwich, Massachusetts Mansard House by Robbin Kelley ... 63
The Captain Elijah Cobb House by Sally Gunning .......................... 66
Genealogical Mystery
Researching Family Lore Can Prove Fruitful by Debra Lawless .... 74
A Tale Of Mystery And Intrigue by Liz Elias .................................. 76
Religious Sects
The Shakers by Bebe Brock.............................................................. 80
Universalism On Cape Cod by David S. Martin with James Gould 82
Brick Wall
Introduction ..................................................................................... 85
A. G. Fox Of Duxbury And Chatham, Massachusetts,
1890-1910 Era by Henry Bishop ................................................... 86
Writers’ Special Interest Groups
Introduction ..................................................................................... 93
A Snow White Tale by Pam Eaton ................................................. 96
A Letter To Henrietta Kate Bartols (Trask-Nelson)
by Patty Porcaro ........................................................................ 100
The Polish Connection by Pippa Dodd Ryan ................................ 103
Other Topics
Pronunciation Guide For The 17th Century ................................... 108
New Genealogical Resource .......................................................... 1094
The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
An Exciting DNA Discovery by Walter Murphy ........................... 109
The Sea Chest, A Rumination by L. Ray Sears, III ........................ 115
Book Reviews
A History Through Houses: Cape Cod’s Varied Residential
Architecture by Jaci Conroy reviewed by Carolyn Weiss ........... 117
Finding Your Roots – A Television Series
reviewed by Carolyn Wiess ......................................................... 118
Murder In Matera: A True Story Of Passion, Family And Forgiveness
in Italy by Helen Stapinski reviewed by Debra Lawless............. 119
A Brief History Of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford
reviewed by David S. Martin....................................................... 121
Meeting Summaries
Social Media For Genealogists by Mary Tedesco ......................... 122
Member Presentations.................................................................... 124
DNA And Adoption by Thomas Greve ......................................... 127
Facebook And Genealogical Research by Thomas McEntee ........ 130
Use Of University And Local Archives by Joanne Riley ............. 131
Immigration And Migration Workshop by Dr. Tom Jones............ 132
Solving The Mystery Of The Disappearing Ancestor
by Dr. Tom Jones ........................................................................ 134

Vol 8 No 2 Fall 2018

Feature Articles
Cousin Marriage and Inbreeding in Eastern Massachusetts
by David F. Armstrong and Susan Armstrong Henry .............. 166
The Likelihood of One’s Existence by William DeW. Horrocks ... 183
Thoughts on Genetic Genealogy and Crime by Debra Lawless ... 190
Using PERSI in Find My Past to Aid Genealogical Research by Carolyn Weiss 193

Cape Cod Items
Cape Cod Railroad Employee List
by Stauffer Miller and Susan Hanson ...................................... 195
On This Day Guglielmo Marconi Arrived by Mass. Moments ..... 212
Writers’ Special Interest Groups
Introduction ................................................................................... 215
The Romani – or Gypsies by Pippa Dodd Ryan ........................... 217
On My Going by Pippa Dodd Ryan .............................................. 222
Bumblebees, Beetles and Fleas: Mary Allard Booth Knew Them All
by Alice Plouchard Stelzer .......................................................... 224
How We Became Interested in Genealogy
How We Became Interested in Genealogy by Pam Eaton ............. 232
How I Got Started in Genealogy by David S. Martin .................... 235
How I Found Genealogy and the Rest is History
by Robert L. Ward ..................................................................... 236
Why I Do Genealogy by Dorothy Robinson .................................. 237
How I Became Interested in Genealogy by Carolyn Weiss............ 238
My Genealogy Story by Debra Lawless ........................................ 238
How I Came to Genealogy by William DeW. Horrocks, Jr. .......... 239
My Genealogy Story by Bebe Brock .............................................. 240
My Genealogy Story by L. Ray Sears, III ...................................... 241

House Histories
House Histories - An Introduction by David S. Martin.................. 242
The Gorey House by David S. Martin............................................ 242164 The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
Religious Sects
Christian Science by David S. Martin ............................................ 245
The Seventh Day Baptists–A Small American Religious Sect–Their
History and Migration in Early America by Carolyn Weiss .... 247
Other Items
The Camera, A Rumination by L. Ray Sears, III ........................... 252
Mayflower Quadricentennial Symposium ..................................... 254

Book Reviews
The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage and the Founding of
America by Rebecca Fraser a review by David S. Martin ........ 255
Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice and Standards
by Elizabeth Shown Mills, a review by Robert L. Ward........... 256
Images of America: Yarmouth by John G. Sears, III and Priscilla
Sears White a review by Dorothy Bowering Robinson ............. 257
Twenty-three Best Tips for DNA Testing and Family History
by Mary Eberle, a review by Carolyn Weiss............................ 258
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
by Blaine T. Bettinger, a review by Carolyn Weiss .................. 259
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh by Carl Zimmer,
a review by Carolyn Weiss....................................................... 259

Meeting Summaries
Using DNA as a Research Tool by Seema Kenney ....................... 260
Search To Failure by David Robison ............................................. 261
Unlocking the Cemetery: Cemetery Art, History, and Symbolism
by Brenda Sullivan.................................................................... 262
Genealogical Searches on Cape Cod Newspapers and Elsewhere
by Lucy Loomis ........................................................................ 263

Vol 9 No 1 Spring 2019
Feature Articles
The Fight for the Vote by Joan Frederici ......................................... 4
Witchcraft, Intermarriage, and Slavery in Andover, Mass.
1690-1790 by David F. Armstrong and Susan Armstrong Henry 16
Using DNA in Genealogy by Teri Grey .......................................... 27
An S.A.R. Journey by Walter Murphy ............................................ 32
Marking the Miles by Dorothy Bowering Robinson ........................ 37
Down the Rabbit Hole by Pam Eichen ............................................ 48
Louis and Warren – A World War I Story by Lee MacDonald ...... 49
Advanced Directive by L. Ray Sears, III ......................................... 51
Cape Cod Items
A Cenotaph by Bebe Brock ............................................................. 54
Chinese Woman Elegy by Pam Eaton ............................................. 55
Historical Cape Cod Newspapers, The Barnstable Patriot and
The Yarmouth Register by Jane Cain ........................................... 58
Sturgis Library by David S. Martin ................................................. 59
On This Day – Maria Mitchell ......................................................... 60
The Man Who Commanded a Daring Flight a Century Ago
by Debra Lawless ........................................................................ 63
Why I Do Genealogy
Why I Do Genealogy by Robert Burns ............................................ 66
Why I Do Genealogy by Judy Needham .......................................... 67
Set-Up or Sun Sign? by Jane Fletcher Fiske ................................... 68
How I Became Interested in Genealogy by Pippa Dodd Ryan ........ 69
How I Became Interested in Genealogy by Louise Welch Murphy.. 71
How I Got Interested in Genealogy by Wendy Grant Walter........... 71
Brick Walls
Introduction ..................................................................................... 75
A German Breakthrough by Vicki Blair-Smith ................................ 76
Rachel Emerson (about 1819-after 1880)- A Brick Wall Story
by Judy Emerson Jones .............................................................. 77
A DNA Surprise by Patty Porcaro ................................................. 80
A Search for Soule: Breaking Through a Brick Wall
by David S. Martin ..................................................................... 83
Mary Whipple: A Brick Wall Knocked Down by Martha Day ....... 89The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
The Hunt for a True Patrilineal Line by John Griener ..................... 91
Special Interest Groups
Introduction ................................................................................... 104
German Special Interest Group by Pippa Dodd Ryan .................. 107
Writing and Publishing by Robert Oppenheim ............................. 111
Building and House Histories
The Brewster Store by David S. Martin ......................................... 121
George Weeks House, Brewster by Sally Gunning ....................... 123
The New Church: The Former Swedenborgian Church ............... 124
Bangs Hallet House by David S. Martin ........................................ 125
Religious Sects
Swedenborgians ............................................................................ 126
Other Topics
Uniforms, A Rumination by L. Ray Sears, III ............................... 127
Mayflower Quadricentennial Symposium .................................... 129
Book Reviews
A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries
reviewed by Carolyn Weiss ...................................................... 130
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love
reviewed by Debra Lawless ..................................................... 130
Adrift reviewed by Bebe Brock ..................................................... 133
Meeting Summaries
The Legal Genealogist .................................................................. 134
December Member Presentations ................................................. 136
The Genealogical Proof Standards ................................................ 138
GEDMATCH and DNA in Genealogy ......................................... 138
Trails West Crossing the Continent 1840-1969 ............................ 140
A World War II Story .................................................................... 141
NERGC Summary by David S. Martin.......................................... 142

Vol 9 No 2 Fall 2019
Past Presidents of CCGS ............................................................. 158
Cape Cod Items
The Case of the Ten Brothers, by Meadow Dibble ....................... 159
Historic Revolutionary War Gravestone Is Honored,
by David S. Martin ................................................................. 178
Present For Duty – A Rhyme Of Provincetown Soldiers,
by Stauffer Miller and Susan Hanson ...................................... 181
Wikitree and the Quivet Neck Cemetery, by L. Ray Sears, III ...... 190
Explorer Gosnold- Mass Moment,
by Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.................... 194
The Story of Sleepy John Sears,
by Quivet Neck Homeowners Association................................ 197
Cape Cod and The Plimoth Colony –
400 th Anniversary Symposium ..................................................... 198
Nickerson Archeological Dig, by Debra Lawless ......................... 200
Building and House Histories
The Captain James Berry, Jr. House in West Harwich,
by J. Duncan Berry, Ph. D. .................................................... 205
Orleans Waterfront Inn, by Debra Lawless .................................. 221
Sears Arms Hotel, by L. Ray Sears, III......................................... 224
Religion
Judaism – An Overview, by David S. Martin .............................. 228
“New” Church, Yarmouth Port, by Susan Moeller ....................... 230
Mapping
Mapping How-tos, by Robert Oppenheim ................................... 236
Scottish Genealogy, The Common Surname Problem
And Historical Map Overlays, by William DeW. Horrocks, Jr. 248
Map My Family Tree, by L. Ray Sears, III ................................... 255
Brick Walls
Introduction ................................................................................ 258
Who Is Ruth Cole, by Bebe Brock................................................ 259
Wentworth Brock, by Bebe Brock ................................................ 259
Be Patient, by Ann Croston .......................................................... 260
At A Place Called Gettysburg, by John Griener ........................... 261156 The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
Special Interest Groups
Introduction ................................................................................269
German Special Interest Group, by Ann Croston...........................270
Other Topics
Who Will Carry On, by Pippa Dodd Ryan....................................275
The Genealogy Bug, by Pam Eaton .............................................277
Cousin Marriage And Inbreeding In Eastern Mass.; An Update,
by David F. Armstrong and Susan Armstrong Henry ...............279
Search for A Patriot’s Burial Place, by Walter Murphy .................282
Danish Pastries, by Bob Burns .....................................................287
Invitation for 2020: 400th Mayflower Anniversary Articles ...........294
The Jetty, A Rumination, by L. Ray Sears, III...............................295
How I Got Interested In Genealogy, by Nancy DeNise..................298
How I Became Interested In Genealogy, by Marguerite Adams ....299
Mayflower Quadricentennial Symposium.....................................300
Book Reviews
Let Go To Listen, reviewed by David S. Martin............................301
Meeting Summaries
Using Federal Records, by Linda McIver......................................302
When The Irish Invaded Canada, by Christopher Klein ................303
Jewish Genealogy And The Challenge Of The Holocaust,
by Norah Schneider, Ph.D. ......................................................304
Land Ho! Calling All Mayflower Descendants,
by Kathleen Kaldis ..................................................................307

Vol 10 No 1 Spring 2020
Cape Cod Articles
The Case of the Ten Brothers, Part II, by Meadow Dibble .......7
The Reverend James A. Wood, Wellfleet, and the
Methodist Episcopal Church, by Lee MacDonald .............21
The Mayflower Quadricentennial (1620-2020)
Mayflower 400th Anniversary and Cape Cod:
An Introduction, by David S. Martin ..................................39
Genealogy of a Document: Origins of the Mayflower
Compact, by Francis Dorr Robinson and
Dorothy Bowering Robinson ..............................................41
Stephen Hopkins is My Name, by Pam Eaton ........................47
Finding John Gorham’s “Wast Book,”
by Suzanne L. Benoit...........................................................55
Christopher Jones: Mayflower Master Overlooked,
Undervalued, Definitely Not Bribed, by Francis Dorr
Robinson and Dorothy Bowering Robinson .......................59
Invitation for 2020: 400th Mayflower Anniversary Articles ........ 68
Historic Houses
Ellis House: The Story of a Harwich Port Homestead,
by Sherill Baldwin ................................................................... 69
Captain David Kelley House, by Bebe Brock ..........................89
Hallet’s Store, by Bebe Brock ..................................................90
Horace Berry House, by J. Duncan Berry ...............................91
Religion
Roman Catholicism and Genealogy, by David S. Martin
and Joan Frederici ...........................................................1154
The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
General Articles
The War Years, by Nancy De Nise ........................................117
Preserving, Copying and Editing Photos,
by Robert Oppenheim .......................................................121
A Letter to Great Uncle Edward, by Patty Porcaro...............137
Grandpa Steiner, by Pippa Dodd Ryan ..................................143
There Are No Doors at the Dump:
A Rumination, by L. Ray Sears, III...................................149
Book Reviews
“How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records”
A Genealogist’s Guide” by Sunny Jane Morton and
Harold A. Henderson, CG review by Carolyn Weiss ........151
“Origins of Unitarian Universalism on Cape Cod and the
Islands” by James W. Gould, David E. Schrader,
David S. Martin, review by L. Ray Sears, III ....................152
The Register and Barnstable Patriot Newspaper Archives
are Online. Warning -- It is Addictive!! review by
Dorothy Bowering Robinson.............................................153
Monthly Meeting Summaries
Military Records and Maps (November 2019) ......................155
December Program Summary (December 2019)...................157
Influences on Native Perspectives—Myths, Legends and
Realities (January 2020) ...................................................159
Using Spreadsheets in Genealogy (February 2020)...............162

Vol 10 No 2 Fall 2020
The Mayflower Quadricentennial (1620-2020)
Mayflower 400th Anniversary and Cape Cod:
An Introduction, by David S. Martin ....................................... 181
Edward Winslow: Indispensable Pilgrim Leader,
by Francis Dorr Robinson and Dorothy Bowering Robinson... 183
Massasoit and Three Treaties Peace~Reaffirmation~Submission,
by Francis Dorr Robinson and Dorothy Bowering Robinson... 192
The Pilgrim Legacy, by Dr. Margaret Bendroth........................... 201
A Gift for Grandma Baldwin: Confirming Mayflower Connections,
by Sherill Baldwin ................................................................... 209
Cape Cod Articles
The 1918 Flu Epidemic Sickens Cape Cod, by Debra Lawless
................................................................................................... 225
Who Was W. Sears Nickerson, by Debra Lawless ....................... 230
“Land Ho! – 1620 A Seaman’s Story of the Mayflower” by
W. Sears Nickerson, review by William DeW. Horrocks .......... 234
Pilgrim Monument Complete in Provincetown, Mass. Moment
................................................................................................... 241
Genealogy in Isolation
Doing Genealogy During a Pandemic, by David S. Martin .......... 247
Pandemic 2020, by Betsy Ferris .................................................. 249
Family History Work in the Time of Isolation,
by Sherill Baldwin ................................................................. 251
Pandemics, Protests, Pass or Fail, by Parry Porcaro ................... 254
Pandemic Fatigue, by Pam Eaton ................................................ 257
Covid Writings from the Writers SIG, by Pippa Dodd Ryan........ 258
Vivid Memories, a Rumination, by L. Ray Sears, III ................... 262176 The Journal of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society
Historic Houses
A Green New Life for an Historic House,
by Alice Plouchard Stelzer ......................................................265
Captains’ Row: West Harwich’s New Special District,
by J. Duncan Berry ................................................................284
Religion
Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church of America,
by Pippa Dodd Ryan ...............................................................293
General Articles
Reunited, by Katharine Peace ......................................................297
World War I and the Spanish Grip, by L. Ray Sears, III ................302
Book Reviews
“A Stranger Among Saints” by Jonathan Mack,
review by Katherine Reid ........................................................307
“This Land is Their Land” by David J Silverman,
review by Dorothy Bowering Robinson....................................309
“Wondrous Times on the Frontier” by Dee Brown,
review by Carolyn Weiss .........................................................310
“The Journey of the Mayflower; God’s Outlaws and the Invention
of Freedom” by Stephen Tomkins,
review by Robert Lincoln Ward ...............................................311
Monthly Meeting Summaries

Becoming a Genealogy Ninja (Jun 2020) .....................................315

Grandma Said She Was From Poland (July 2020) ........................317

Genealogical Research for Nova Scotia and Cape Breton (August 2020) ...............319

The Great Migration Immigrants to New England (September 2020).................322

A Whole New World of Catholic Records (October 2020) ...........326

Vol 11 No 1 Spring 2021

The Mayflower Quadricentennial (1620-2020)

Elder William Brewster Pilgrim Leader, Printer, Preacher, by Francis Dorr Robinson and Dorothy Bowering Robinson ............... 8

Cape Cod’s Importance with the Plymouth Colony
-Symposium Abstracts .......... 18

Cape Cod Articles

Cape Cod Historical Family Associations ............ 29

Cape Cod and Islands Libraries and Their Genealogical Collections, by Robert L. Ward ................. 31

Cape Cod and Islands Family History Centers and Affiliate Libraries ........................ 44 :Migration of Cape Cod Families to New York State, by Karen V. Potter ................... 47

Grandma Crowell, by Bo Durst ........ 51

Native and Settler Relations in Colonial Eastham, by Lee Roscoe ............... 57

Captain Absalom Boston Dies on Nantucket, Mass Moment............... 66

Historic Houses

North Street, East Dennis, by L. Ray Sears, III ........................ 68

General Articles

50 th Anniversary of the CCGS-Upcoming Events, by Robert L. Ward ............74

Captives to Canada, by Margaret Carsley .............. 76

The Great Blizzard of “88,” by Pam Iken ................87

When I Became Interested in Genealogy, by Pat Flaherty ..... 96

Snow- A Rumination, by L. Ray Sears, III .......... 101

From the Special Interest Groups

To Whom (or To What) Will You Bequeath Your Genealogy? by Robert Oppenheim ........................ 104

German Special Interest Group, by Ann Croston ................. 127

Irish Research Can Be Tricky, by Pat Flaherty ................... 134

DNA Special Interest Group, by Walter Murphy ................. 140

A Report from the Writer’s Special Interest Group, by Pippa Dodd Ryan ........ 142

Book Review

Made In America, reviewed by David S. Martin.......... 146

Monthly Meeting Summaries

Accessing the National Archives ................. 148

Genealogical Sharing ......................... 150

Publishing Your Genealogy ................ 152

DNA and Irish Research .................. 154

Cape Cod Cultural Values in Today’s World ........... 156

Organizing Your Genealogy ................... 159

RootsTech Connect 2021 .................... 160

New England Regional Genealogical Conference 2021....... 161

Vol 11 No 2 Fall 2021

Cape Cod Articles
Sketch of Orrell Inslee Hancock by Sherill Baldwin ...........183
Austin Bearse 1808-1881 Ship Captain, Staunch Abolitionist, Son of Cape Cod by Dorothy Bowering Robinson ........196
SAR Gravemarking Ceremony by L. Ray Sears, III ............207
CCGS Genealogy Day
Whaling Captains of Color
review by Marcia Holmes Greene ....................................213
Remembering the Ladies review by Carolyn Weiss ..............215
Genealogy Day Roundtable Discussion
by David S. Martin............................................................217
Wampanoag Tribe Lecture review by Marcia Holmes Green ......................................219
Emancipated Enslaved Individuals on Cape Cod
review by Robert Ward .....................................................220
Historic Maps of Cape Cod and Beyond
review by Robert Ward .....................................................222
Answering a 300 year-old Family Mystery
by Michael Crowell Werner..............................................224
The Two Zellahs by J. Duncan Berry....................................227

General Articles
Live In Harmony by Pippa Dodd Ryan...................................234
The Case of the Ten Brothers Part III Stones Tell Tales
by Meadow Dibble............................................................... 235
The 1933 Watertown Hen Heist by Gordon D. Benoit ..........255
Citing Massachusetts Vital Records
by Helen Schatvet Ullman, CG, FASG............................... 261
Massachusetts Loses Maine by Mass Moments ..................... 263
Baseball: A Rumination by L. Ray Sears, III ........................... 266

Historic Houses
Dennis Village by Ann Croston......................................... 270

Religion
Evangelicalism by David S. Martin ........................................ 285
Church of the Brethren by Nancy De Nise ............................. 287
Dunker Culture and Tradition by Carolyn Wiess ................... 289

From the Special Interest Groups
Cape Families by Bebe Brock ................................................293
The Computer Users’ Special Interest Group
by Bob Oppenheim ............................................................293
DNA Special Interest Group by Walter Murphy....................294
German Special Interest Group by Ann Croston....................296
A Report from the Writer’s Special Interest Group,by Pippa Dodd Ryan .........................................................302
Book Review
Women of Barnstable reviewed by David S. Martin .............306
Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure
reviewed by Debra Lawless ..............................................307
Painting the Light reviewed by Dorothy Bowering Robinson ....................... 310
Locating Your Roots; Discover your Ancestors Using Land Records reviewed by Robert Lincoln Ward ............ 311

Monthly Meeting Summaries
The Real Life of Vital Records ..............................................313
Ohio Land Records ................................................................316
Reconstructing Communities.................................................318
Dennis Meeting and Zoom Conference Kick-off ..................319
Occupations in Genealogical Research .................................322
Organizing Your Genealogical Library .................................323

Vol 12 No 1 Spring 2022

A Tribute p. 11
General Articles
New England Colonists Who Returned to England by David S Martin p. 12
Coming To America: The Story of Damien Bérubé and Jeanne Savonnet by Robert Firth and Anne Firth p. 18
Antony Thacher and the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 by William DeWitt Horrocks p. 29
Edward Ayres Jenney, A Whaler of New Bedford:A Genealogical Sketch by Sherill Baldwin p. 47
Captain Samuel Hinckley Adams, Mariner by Marguerite Adams p. 56
Great Yarmouth by L. Ray Sears, III p. 61
Mass. Moment Mercy Otis Marries James Warren p. 65
Cape Cod Articles
Native American Genealogy—An Overview by David S. Martin and Gail Melixp. 68
Sheriff Botches Attempt: Watchman Killed in Error by Marcia Holmes Green p, 75
Sturgis Library—A Genealogical Jewel by David S. Martin p. 85
Accessing Barnstable Patriot and Yarmouth Register p. 87
Tom Skeyhill, The Blind Poet by Lee MacDonald p. 88
An Eagle Scout Project in Genealogy by Matthew Bento p. 94
The Yarmouth Friday Club: A Community and Genealogical Gem by David S. Martin p. 97

Brick Walls
Y-DNA and the Case of Two Joseph Sears’s by L. Ray Sears, III p. 100
From the Special Interest Groups
Cape Families Special Interest Group by Bebe Brock p. 108
Writers’ Special Interest Group by Pippa Dodd Ryan p. 108
Computer Users’ Special Interest Group by Robert Oppenheim p. 116
Irish Special Interest Group by Pat Flaherty p. 117
DNA Special Interest Group by Walter Murphy p. 119
German Special Interest Group by Ann Croston p. 120
Revolution 250th Series, Part 1 Patriots and Loyalists on Cape Cod, 1761-1783 by Ron Petersen p. 126

Religion
The Quaker Faith by L. Ray Sears, III p. 135

Monthly Meeting Summaries p.140
Book Review
“Historical Writings of Daniel Wing”, reviewed by Dorothy B. Robinson p. 141

Vol 12 No 2 Fall 2022

Cape Cod Articles

Summers in Brewster by Lee MacDonald ……… . 11

The Goat Lady of Brewster by Lee MacDonald ……… . 33

The Legacy of Slavery on Cape Cod by Jim Coogan ……… . 36

Cape Cod Maps: A Genealogical Key by David S. Martin and William DeW. Horrocks ……… . 43

Rations by L. Ray Sears, III ……… . 57

Eldredge Library: A Valued Genealogical Resource by David S. Martin ……… . 60

CCGS Library Update by Kathleen Kaldis ……… . 61

Civil War Substitutes and Aliens: A Case Study from Orleans by Stauffer Miller, Suzanne Sexty and Susan Hanson ……… . 67

Cape Cod Houses

Scargo Café, Dennis, Mass.: A History by Ann Croston ……… . 76

Captains’ Row: West Harwich’s New Special District by J. Duncan Berry ……… . 89

Two American Gems: the West Harwich Dwellings of Job Chase, Sr. by J. Duncan Berry ……… . 100

General Articles

Dick Bolter: A Robbery in the West by Marguerite Adams ……… . 111

Educating Genealogists by David S. Martin ……… . 115

1938 Hurricane Devastates New England: Mass. Moment ……… . 119

New England Colonists Who Returned: The Case of Thomas Fowle By Michael J. Kemp ……… . 123

From the Special Interest Groups

Cape Families Special Interest Group by Bebe Brock ……… . 133

Writers’ Special Interest Group by Pippa Dodd Ryan ……… . 133

Computer Users’ Special Interest Group by Robert Oppenheim ……… . 141

DNA Special Interest Group by Walter Murphy ……… . 143

German Special Interest Group by Ann Croston ……… . 144

Revolution 250th Series, Part 2

The Boston Tea Party: A Link to Cape Cod by Ron Petersen ……… . 146

Book Review

“The Founders’ Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America”, reviewed by Dorothy B. Robinson ……… . 155

Volume 13 No 1 Spring 2023

General Articles

Genealogy as an Obsession? by William DeW. Horrocks and David Martin……………………………………………………...11

James Archibald Wood: From Miner to Minister by Lee MacDonald…………………………………………………. 16

You’re Invited to My Wedding, My Life:The Life of Marie Suzanne Maufait, 1661-1730 by Anne Robitaille Firth…………………………………………………………………… 25

A Polish Pursuit by Donna De Florio…………………………….. 40

A Murder in Pleasant Valley by Mary Ellen Richter…………. 45

Third Time is a Charm: How Today’s Tools made for a Successful Return to das Heimatland by Jeff Schiebe………………………., 50

John Henry Cole of New Bedford and his two sons named John Henry Cole by Betsy Ferris…………………………………………….65

No Complaints Here: Finding My Portnoy Family by Susan Feinberg……………………………………………………...……. 71

Casimir by Pippa Dodd Ryan……………………………….... 82

Cape Cod Articles

The Nickerson Dig: A Laboratory Analysis by Debra Lawless.. 85

Piece of the Rock by L.Ray Sears………………………………… 91

Closure for Capt. Elbridge G. Berry. by J. Duncan Berry……… 95

Lot Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod: Patriot, Privateer, Prisoner of War,

Politician by Dorothy Bowering Robinson……………………..103

Remembering Sgt. Alfred G. Babineau by Lee MacDonald…. 112

Revolution 250th Series, Part 2

The Incredible Story of Isaac Snow: The Revolutionary Soldier, Sailor, and Patriot of Orleans by Ron Petersen…………… 117

From the Special Interest Groups

Writers’ Special Interest Group by Pippa Dodd Ryan .....................................................…126

DNA Special Interest Group by Walter Murphy ...................127

Cape Families Special Interest Group by Bebe Brock………128

German Special Interest Group by Ann Croston ...................128

Irish Special Interest Group by Pat Flaherty………………..131

Computer Users’ Special Interest Group by Robert Oppenheim .......................................................131

Book Reviews

Cape Cod Passage: A Novel of People and Events that Have Shaped the Narrow Land reviewed by Debra Lawless………………132

Sea Captains of Cape Cod: Each Town’s Contribution to Maritime :History reviewed by Carolyn Weiss…………………………134

History for Genealogists, Using Chronological Timelines to Find and Understand Your Ancestors reviewed by Carolyn Weiss….. 135

1852 Travels Between the Hudson & the Mississippi 1851-1852 Reviewed by Robert Oppenheim…………………………… 137

Volume 13 No 2 Fall 2023

Food: Ray’s Ruminations by L.Ray Sears ………………………...11

Life in the Lost City of Cape Cod by Brian O’Donnell……… . 16

Remembering Rock Harbor in the 1950s by Betsy Ferris……… 24

The Kittredge Collection of Native American Artifacts from Cape Cod by Daniel M. Zoto......................…………………………….. 28

Cape Cod Donates a Flying Ambulance to Great Britain by Lee MacDonald............................................................................37

Barnstable Probate Project: What’s in a Name? - Introduction by Judith Fenner............................................................................... 42

What’s in a Name? by Pippa Dodd Ryan...……………………. 42

The Sacred Cod: Mass. Moment................................................. 47

Antecedents to American Independence: the Road to Revolution byRon Petersen........................………………………………........ 51

General Articles

My Burnhams in America by Walter Murphy........................... . 64

NARA (New Catalog) v.2.0 by Bob Oppenheim ....................... 83

New England Genealogical Conference: Some Highlights … 104

Puzzles and Census Records by Peter Mark…………………. 110

Cape Cod Houses

American Icons in West Harwich II: The Remarkable Job Chase, Jr., and his Remarkable Dwelling on the Herring River by Duncan Berry....................................................................…………… 119

From the Special Interest Groups

Writers’ Special Interest Group, pt. 1 by Pippa Dodd Ryan .....................................................…136

Writers’ Special Interest Group, pt. 2 by Lee MacDonald.....140

DNA Special Interest Group by Walter Murphy ...................142

Cape Families Special Interest Group by Bebe Brock………143

German Special Interest Group by Bob Oppenheim and Ann Croston…………………………………………… 143

Irish Special Interest Group by Pat Flaherty………………. 144

Computer Users’ Special Interest Group by Robert Oppenheim ..................................................... 145

Book Reviews

Ancestor Troubles reviewed by Debra Lawless…………… 146

A Stranger in my Genes reviewed by Debra Lawless……… 148

Strangers No More reviewed by Bebe Brock...................….. 150

Vol 14 No 1. Spring 2024

Table of Contents

President’s Message, by B. Judith Fenner p. 1

Cape Cod Articles

Cars: Ray’s Ruminations by L. Ray Sears III p. 3

Cape Cod and Rural New England Food Ways from 1770-1840 by Anne Firth p. 8

Military History of Cape Cod, Part I by John Edmund Lapham p. 24

Reconsidering Squanto’s Burial Place by Daniel M. Zoto p. 42

Impressment and Imprisonment of American Seaman, Alexander Gross by George Lewis and Margo Lewis p. 50

Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy by L. Ray Sears III p. 59

General Articles

Do Family Stories Have You Barking up the Wrong Tree? by Anne Firth p. 63

Seducer of Souls: Sandwich’s Bathsheba Spooner and the First U.S. Death-Penalty Case by Greg Williams p. 69

Knowles Adams of New Bedford, Massachusetts by Marguerite Adams p. 81

The Wreck of the Whydah Is Discovered: a Mass Moment p. 91

Who Were These People When They Were Young? by Peter Mark p. 95

Forty Years in Uniform: the Service of an American Soldier by Robert Ward p. 101

Maps for Genealogical Research, Pt. I by Robert Oppenheim p. 109

American Revolution

A British Perspective on the Revolution in The Colonies by

Michael J.Kemp………………………………………………. 128

The Wreck of the Somerset: Cape Cod Waters Claim a Formidable

British Warship by Ron Petersen………………………………135

From the Special Interest Groups

Writers’ Special Interest Group by Lee MacDonald .........…142

DNA Special Interest Group by Walter Murphy ...................144

Cape Families Special Interest Group by Bebe Brock………144

German Special Interest Group by Bob Oppenheim………… 145

Irish Special Interest Group by Pat Flaherty………………. 145

Computer Users’ Special Interest Group by Bob Oppenheim146

Book Reviews

Genealogy Fun While Developing New Genealogists reviewed by

David Martin…………………………………………………… 147

Cape Cod Almanac reviewed by David Martin……...……… 148

Murdered By His Wife reviewed by Bebe Brock.............….. 149