Descendants deserve to learn the facts, which could be relayed without conjectures. They can decide what to conclude from the…
Enjoyed this article and happy for the reference to Albert Cook Myers book. Ancestors of mine named Wilson appear in…
Brightman and Buffington are among Fall River's old Yankee names, and there are streets named after these families which attest…
Thank you. I can still picture Mrs. Brigham telling me that all these years later!
I have Athearns from Martha's Vineyard deep in my maternal lines.
Brilliant piece of writing & detective work.
Interesting but more importantly have you gotten any stories from Ralph about your grandparents?
I enjoyed this post. I've been wanting to visit Fall River as I have Brightman ancestors buried there. My great…
Excellent post. I especially enjoyed the realization that “Some frugal Yankees just did not want big yards.” What a deeply…
Thank you, Uncle. In 1975 you approached the house looking west and parked in front of Dad’s office where the…