One of the more obscure hereditary societies is the Baronial Order of Magna Charta and the Military Order of the Crusades. You can read more about them at their website. To become a member of this historical society, you don’t need to prove ancestry a thousand years back to your crusader ancestor. They keep aContinue reading “Our Connection to the Crusades: Thomas Bradbury”
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The Salisbury Commonality
Commonalities are points where Paul’s and my ancestral lines crossed paths at different times and places throughout history. It happened surprisingly often, and the romantic in me says it’s proof that Paul and I were meant to be together. Salisbury, MA in the 1600s is the most intriguing commonality, because there is evidence that ourContinue reading “The Salisbury Commonality”
Mary Bradbury: The Witch Who Didn’t Burn
Great grandma Mable Bradberry’s line goes back to Massachusetts in the 1600s. One of our ancestors from that line was Mary Gater Bradbury, convicted as a witch during the Salem witch trials. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bradbury (You may note that the last name spelling is different, but name spellings actually changed frequently from generation to generation.). Mary was ableContinue reading “Mary Bradbury: The Witch Who Didn’t Burn”
The Michaels Project 