2008 Northeast Genealogy Trip

We both had a restless night due to our concern for our delayed schedule, and also the noise of the railway workers as they cleaned car windows and performed other services @ about 2:30 am (PDT) when we stopped in Kamloops, British Columbia.
When we awoke and finally got up, we learned that we’d made up [...]

Not much to report today. After a harrowing night aboard our berths dealing with the constant rocking of the train, we awoke to partly cloudy skies and sunshine.  We passed through Ontario province during the night and maybe all of Saskatchewan province, but it’s difficult to tell where you are.  We have a map, but [...]

We slept much better last night; probably due to smoother and straighter rails. I awoke at 5:30 am (local time – CDT) and decided to get up and shower and get ready for the day. Mom followed shortly afterward.

We had an early breakfast so we could take advantage of the lack of crowds in the [...]

This is being written on Day 18, but won’t be posted until we complete our trip because there is no Internet access on the train.

We were up early (6:00 am) so we could walk to the train station rather than use a taxi (when we walked yesterday we discovered that the station was only three [...]

Mom’s turn again: We spent the whole day walking, walking and more walking. My feet and legs are so tired, I don’t think three days on the train are going to give me enough rest, but I am ready to see.
Toronto is a big, busy, eclectic city and after spending the whole day walking in [...]

The chauffeur is back but has been replaced.  Remember the Greyhound Bus Line ad “Take the bus and leave the driving to us!”?  Well, we took the train (Canada Rail) and left the driving to someone else for only the second day since Sept. 15th, and it was wonderful.  My feet were even asking me [...]

Our vacation is nearing the end but we still have the train trip to look forward to. And believe me, we are looking forward to it. Dad is tired of driving and we are both tired of walking. I am tired of trying to find a place to eat that both satisfies our appetite but [...]

A rude awakening this morning at about 4:00 am!  We thought we were the only guests in the motel, but some French-Canadian men were housed in rooms just down the hall from us.  They arrived back from some where in the middle of the night and decided to have a conversation in the hallway.  I [...]

Sorry this is a day late, but we had no internet access last night.
Day 13 wasn’t a bad day considering the crummy weather(the first of our trip).
We began with a delicious breakfast cooked by our hostess at the B&B.  We had fresh diced fruit, fresh orange juice, and french toast smothered with apple slices; pure [...]

It’s me again. Dad is tired. He does all the driving and I do all the hopping in and out of the car, and he gets tired! Oh well, guess it is just cuz I am so much younger than him!
We are in a new B&B tonight, and I made a mistake in the reservation. [...]

I told Dad that it was my turn to write, so today’s posting is from Mom.
Again, the weather could not have been more beautiful if we had ordered it ourselves. Our hostess at Gites sous les Frenes is so kind and gave us yet another interesting breakfast–an omelette with cheese and apples accompanied with toast, [...]

Today was a beautiful day in Montreal, bright sunny skies and warm temps (it got up to about 75′ F).  We had a wonderful breakfast at our B&B.  The proprietor fixed us fresh orange juice, french toast using three different kinds of local varieties of bread, fresh diced fruit, and yogurt or maple syrup for [...]

The day began with Dad submitting a nasty review on the Web page for our Burlington motel.  It won’t help us, but maybe others will avoid the place.
We had breakfast at a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts store.  Tasty donuts, but not as good as Krispy Kreme.  We then found a gas station and filled up before [...]

A nice mid-morning start to today’s activities after an in-room breakfast of cranberry nut bread, yogurt and a cup of lukewarm hot chocolate.  Beautiful weather again today with temps reaching into the mid 60s, clear and sunny skies, and very little wind.
We began our activities in the Burlington “Free Library” to check city directories and [...]

Today, Sunday, began under cloudy skies that appeared to be threatening rain.  Since no administrative offices were open to help us with research info and questions, we spent the day visiting tourist attractions.
Our first stop was Stowe, Vermont, home of the Austrian-style mountain lodge built and originally occupied by the von Trapp family portrayed in [...]

NOSTALGIA – If you want a dose, read through this report by the chauffeur.
Day 6, Saturday, began with an early morning wake up call by the alarm clock so we could make the first ferry from NY to Vermont.  No traffic on the state highway bordering Lake Champlain, so we made our drive from Plattsburgh [...]

We started out today at the Plattsburgh School District. Spoke with a very nice lady names Mary Huckabe who is the district clerk. She tried to be helpful, but as I am so slow to learn, calling ahead and making arrangements in advance is the best way to do family history on site.
Mary gave us [...]

Today was a genealogy day and while Dad and I did work at my genealogy, we did not get too far, but that is to be expected when I have already combed all the existing sources and am hoping to find something unusual to help me discover Joseph Massé’s origins.
Met Glora Cusson Pratt today and [...]

Today was a travel day. We left Latham (Albany), New York, this morning and drove through the Adirondaks to Lake Placid. Actually, the town of Lake Placid is on Mirror Lake. We did not go far enough to see the actual Lake Placid, but found Mirror Lake to be beautiful.
The colors are just beginning to [...]

Today’s report is from the chauffeur/gofor.
After a delicious (?) continental breakfast at our hotel, we drove to downtown Troy to find the city library where we would begin our search for maternal ancestors who once lived in the area. Narrow one-way streets greeted us when we left the state highway, but we finally found the [...]

Monday, 15 Sep, we arrived in Albany after a long uneventful day in airplanes. Sunday night, Dad crashed about 10pm but I could not relax until I had gotten everything ready, so got to bed at 11:30. Carefully set my alarm for 2:50am and climbed into bed. It was hard to relax but finally got [...]