Genealogist Michael F. Dwyer explores the history behind the names Browe and Sears.
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Names Lost in Vermont, Part 19: Wisell and Welcome
By MICHAEL F. DWYER Five Wisell brothers all bore decidedly Yankee names: Clayton (1879–1964), Otis (1882–1949), Thaddeus (1888–1967), Fordyce (1889–1975), and Noble (1895–1969). Neither their first nor last names give […]
Names lost in Vermont, Part 16: Blackbird/Blackburn and Bashaw
Elucidating one set of “Lost Names” puzzles always opens a window to a new unexplored family.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 10: Shangraw of Pittsford and West Rutland
Gingras to Shangraw—a fairly straightforward attempt at the phonetic pronunciation of a French name, but nonetheless it holds fascinating stories of one extended family’s immigration, identity, and assimilation.