by Jerry Carbone | Dec 2, 2017 | Brattleboro history, News, Vermont Genealogy
In the August 2, 1940, Vermont Phoenix, an article titled “Wesselhoeft Kin Buys Red Daily,” reported that Mrs. Ferdinanda W. Reed, 63, who is the granddaughter of the Water-Cure founder, Robert Wesselhoeft, along with two other women, purchased the...
by Jerry Carbone | Nov 28, 2017 | Brattleboro history
I spent the day researching in the Brooks Memorial Library archival holdings of the Wesselhoeft Water Cure, or also known as, the Brattleboro Hydropathic Institution. Founded by German born, Robert Wesselhoeft in 1845, the water-cure attracted hundreds of people from...
by Jerry Carbone | Nov 10, 2017 | Libraries
I have given several talks on genealogy in the past year, and most people in the audience do not realize the vast wealth of online resources at their local public library. If you want to do genealogical research and don’t have a subscription to...
by Jerry Carbone | Nov 10, 2017 | News, Travels
In November 2016, I joined the Ramblers, a hiking organization in the United Kingdom, for a two week walk on the beautiful Sorrentine Peninsula off the Bay of Naples. I and several of fellow walkers hiked the Il Sentiero degli Dei (the Path of the Gods), among many...
by Jerry Carbone | Nov 10, 2017 | News
So, today was a momentus day. With the help of web guru, Reginald Martell, I launched my genealogical research services web site. This blog will continue my blog,Musings Vermont, that I began in 2005 for my trip to China. That blog contained musings on libraries,...
