I enjoyed teaching three sets of Fjeld first cousins during my Otter Valley years.
Tag: Coming to America
Coming to America, No. 5: Timothy and Susanna (Wright) (Clark) McCullough
A monument atop the terraces in Pittsford’s Evergreen Cemetery marks the final resting place of Timothy McCullough (1850 [in fact, 1849]–1918 and his wife, Susanna. It also sparks curiosity that Susanna was nine years older than her husband.
Coming to America, No. 5: John and Anna (Moskał) Kamuda
On a perfect-weather Saturday in June, over 400 people gathered at the Village Farm in Pittsford to celebrate the life of Joseph John “Joe” Kamuda (1952–2025).
Coming to America, No. 3: James and Ann Mary (Morgan) Rowe of Brandon, Vermont
Over the years, between school and church, I have made the acquaintance of several Rowe families. Invariably, when I would ask them, “Are you related to —?” The answer was always no.
Coming to America, No. 2: John and Theresa (Vajda) Kallen of Proctor and Florence, Vermont
The nucleus of this story started in my classroom at Otter Valley sixteen years ago.
Coming to America, No.1: Mike and Mary (Paszuhanich) Elinski/Elnicki of Florence, Vermont
Twenty-eight years ago, when Richard Elnicki was in my American Studies class at Otter Valley, he speculated that his paternal great-grandparents came from either Austria or Hungary.
A conversation with genealogist Michael Dwyer on his upcoming new series
After two years, 50 installments, and approximately 50,000 words, Pittsford-based genealogist and historian Michael Dwyer has brought his much-appreciated series “Lost Names in Vermont” to a close.
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