Ann D. WatsonApr 27, 20182 minThe Dingman BoulderAround the turn of the 20th Century, the Dingman family hired a teamster to hitch his oxen to a large boulder up in the Ramapo hills and hau
Ann D. WatsonApr 18, 20182 minThe Storm of 1869: Conway, Massachusetts52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 16, "Storms" Disaster struck my great-great-grandparents' town in the fall of 1869, when a storm hit the...
Ann D. WatsonApr 3, 201810 minWatson Homestead, Conway, MassachusettsSummer 1862. The Civil War raged. Lincoln called for more Union army volunteers. Pressure to enlist was tremendous. After meetings were...