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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

February 03, 2023


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Family Trails

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The Galloway farmhouse

Family Trails: Finding Thomas, Part 2

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | September 22, 2020

The continuing mystery of The Galloway Farmhouse

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reenactors

Family Trails: Prepping for Rev250

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | May 4, 2020

Searching for patriot ancestors on the eve of the Revolution

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Family Trails: Finding Thomas

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | January 22, 2020

Who started the Galloway line in Philipstown?

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Family Trails: Give and Take

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | September 17, 2019

Don’t be tempted to blindly accept online clues

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Family Trails: What’s My Line?

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | July 2, 2019

‘Heritage’ societies remember and honor ancestors

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Family Trails: Land Records and Brick Walls

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | April 3, 2019

They can be a challenge but also provide breakthroughs

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Family Trails: A Treasure in the City

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | January 25, 2019

World-class genealogy library easily accessible from Highlands

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Family Trails: The Gift of Family

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | October 3, 2018

Cold Spring resident submitted her DNA … and found her father

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Family Trails: Written in Stone

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | August 1, 2018

Putnam committee works to save historic cemeteries

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Family Trails: Your Ancestors in the News

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | May 1, 2018

Newspaper archives can be goldmines for genealogists

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Family Trails: Name Check

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | January 25, 2018

Printed resources to find Dutchess and Putnam County families

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Family Trails: Genealogy Day Trips in Putnam

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | October 25, 2017

Wealth of family history available offline

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Family Trails: Who Owns the Zebra?

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | July 26, 2017

When sorting ancestors, logic helps — and a calculator

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Family Trails: Where Did They Go?

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | May 24, 2017

Can’t find your ancestor? Expand the search

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Family Trails: Do You Have an “Indian Princess”?

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | March 29, 2017

Steps for researching local Native American ancestry

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Family Trails: Why I Love Genealogy

By Valerie LaRobardier, Columnist | January 31, 2017

A new column about researching your ancestry in Putnam and Dutchess

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