Following one lead will usually raise questions that cause me to branch off from the first trail into another. Before I know it, I am deep into multiple rabbit holes trying to answer questions far removed my original quest.
The house is gone, the cemetery removed, and Colchester little remembered; yet the memorials to the Wageners of Stisted remain.
The Rise, Decline, and Remarkable Preservation of a Colonial Port Town
Family Connections in a Colonial-Era Church Vestry
Family connections, and the rise and fall of a deep water river port.
Speeding Up, Slowing Down, and Connecting to the Past
"I might get out of the Army but it doesn't seem likely for a while."
"I've been recommended for the Judge Advocate Generals Dept, but it is a waiting proposition..."
"I might stay here and then we four can swim at Wrightsville Beach next summer."
"I have a pup tent surrounded by pine trees, ants, bugs, mosquitoes, etc. That old cot at Stewart will look mighty good."