CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
Feb. 22, 2011—3:22 a. m.:
Carolyn clicked the 90,000th hit
on Carolyn’s Compositions!
TO RECLAIM A FAMILY FARM—OR NOT
After moving to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, I learned that one branch of my ancestors were from Hempfield Township, and that one of their sons, Michael Rugh (married Elizabeth Raymer/Reamer) and moved to Blacklick Township in Indiana County (same state) (see link in ADDITIONAL READING below: You Mean This New Englander is a Westsylvanian?).
It wasn’t long before I arranged, with the current owners, to visit the farm where Michael and Elizabeth were raising their eight children.
The current day farm is merely a piece of the original property. It was obvious that modernization had taken hold. As I stood in the front yard, overlooking Rte. 119, with the cars zipping by, I could see the towers of the (more…)
To Reclaim a Family Farm—Or Not
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
Feb. 22, 2011—3:22 a. m.:
Carolyn clicked the 90,000th hit
on Carolyn’s Compositions!
TO RECLAIM A FAMILY FARM—OR NOT
After moving to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, I learned that one branch of my ancestors were from Hempfield Township, and that one of their sons, Michael Rugh (married Elizabeth Raymer/Reamer) and moved to Blacklick Township in Indiana County (same state) (see link in ADDITIONAL READING below: You Mean This New Englander is a Westsylvanian?).
It wasn’t long before I arranged, with the current owners, to visit the farm where Michael and Elizabeth were raising their eight children.
The current day farm is merely a piece of the original property. It was obvious that modernization had taken hold. As I stood in the front yard, overlooking Rte. 119, with the cars zipping by, I could see the towers of the (more…)