Using Geography to Locate Your Native Ancestors
A knowledge of local geography and history can help you to identify your Native ancestors. Many folks scoff at this but Indigenous Peoples are tied to land – it is our relative and teacher. Knowing where your Native ancestors came from is extremely helpful in identifying them. 1. Research the area where that ancestor resided for the tribe or tribal groups that lived there during … Continue reading Using Geography to Locate Your Native Ancestors
Unraveling the Samuels and Christophers in the Vickers line
This post keeps auto-posting mostly because I keep pushing it aside. So I’m just going to let it post. I started this excel doc many years ago and I am certain that much more information can be added to it. Enjoy! Continue reading Unraveling the Samuels and Christophers in the Vickers line
Indigenous Research in New England
Or How to Find Your Native Ancestors Records to Search Through Vital Records Probate Records Census Records Land Records Military Sources Church documents Plus any other record sources you would use for non-Native ancestors Stay tuned for more- Aquene. Cher Continue reading Indigenous Research in New England
The Murder of a Nipmuc in Vermont
William Wallace Murcommuck was a Nipmuc/Narragansett basket maker and musician and lived in an abandoned building in East Elmore, Vermont with his wife Hattie for about a year before his death. He was known to folks in the Worcester/Calais/Elmore area having lived there once before. His wife Hattie was an 18-year-old white woman said to be pretty and refined.[1] Friday, January 2, 1880 – The … Continue reading The Murder of a Nipmuc in Vermont
David Munnalaw, also known as my 9th great-grandfather
David Munnalaw, sometimes spelled Munnunaw, lived among the people of Hassanamesit long before King Philip’s War erupted in the Dawnland. His life was one of complexity and contradiction, embodying the difficult choices faced by many Indigenous people during that time. He was born at Wamesit (now called Lowell) about 1645 and was part of a group of Pawtucket people who lived in Okommakamesit – now … Continue reading David Munnalaw, also known as my 9th great-grandfather
Nipmucs and Pocumtucks
Quinnitukqut means “long river” in our language. I think about our relatives, the Pocumtuck People, often. The mid-section of the Connecticut River Valley was full of life when they lived within it. I think about how the Pocumtuck and the Agawam and the Nonotuck and all their family are no more. They were murdered. They were stolen. They were driven out. All these communities had … Continue reading Nipmucs and Pocumtucks
Whip Up Some Body Butter
**this is a long overdue post cause I’ve been taking time to relax** I made some rose petal infused oil a while back so that I could use it to make some rose body butter. Body butters are general made with two types of oil – oils that remain solid at room temperature and oils that are liquid at room temperature. Both shea butter and … Continue reading Whip Up Some Body Butter
Cheryll Toney Holley 