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Planning a trip in May to Michigan
As the New Years begins – so does the planning of trips this year!
1st trip: Going to Michigan – going to where my father was born & raised – was 14 the last time I went up there – 45 now~ I have been asked to speak at the Plainfield Township Historical Commission in May (working on a date – will keep you posted) My main areas of research will be in:
- Shiawassee 5/11 (Rush, Owosso, Henderson) Meeting with Sherry Cartsen – Tour guide!
- Saginaw 5/12
- Whitney 5/13
- East Tawas 5/13
- Hale 5/14 – Will be speaking at the Plainfield Township Historical Commission (if date works for them)
- Ogemaw 5/15 (South Branch, Ogemaw)
- Frederic & Grand Traverse 5/16
- Manistique 5/17
- Newberry & Germfask, Newton & Curtis 5/18
- Paradise 5/19
- Heading home 5/20
While in Michigan I am also planning on meeting as much as I can of the family – Any one in these areas please contact me to schedule times to visit~ Also I am meeting with a man named Ron Allen that possibly could be of my Allen line – he has agreed to do a DNA for us! Very excited about this! He is also gonna take me around the area to show me the homesteads and such – his father & brother will be joining us~
Note from Coni – From our records:
Lineage from me: Me, Rex Allen, Alvin Allen, George Allen, ?What we do know:
1. Julia married George Short sometime between 1861 -18652. George Short served in the Civil War (see his notes)
3. He didn’t return from the war the story is he was MIA for several years after war ended
4. Julia Kinney got pregnant with a man possibly names Delotes, Ladous, John Allen – 5. She told John (Allen) that if George ever returned she would honor her 1st marriage (Either during her pregnancy George Short returned or just after George Allen was born)
6. She left John to go back with her 1st husband George Washington Short whom raised George Allen
7. I believe his birth name to be possibly – George Allen Short
8. I believe George NEVER KNEW who his REAL FATHER WAS (each record I have states different Fathers – John (1st marriage) Delotes (2nd marriage) and on his DEATH RECORD STATES Ladous which is what his mother Julia stated)
9. We do know at one point he found out that George Short wasn’t his real father & DROPPED THE SHORT NAME and became known as GEORGE ALLEN
MY GRANDFATHER Alvin Allen son of George Allen once told me – We are not who you think we are! Main Trip: Will be Long Island – Will be meeting with several of the Tribe’s & Chiefs – hope to make a few of the Pow -Wow’s along with visiting as many as the Native American spots that I can while on this trip – I will be recording all that I can~
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Author/Researcher Jean Bell – I received a signed copy of her book: Hale & Up the Tracks (bought for me by Ron & Terry Allen) Photo taken by Rona Sullivan
Photo taken by Sheryl Robinson – My 1st time at the site and Indian Cemetery
I appear on Senior Chat Hour on ctv13/Winsted CT show will appear on 10/22/13 at: www.ctv13.net/ L2R: JoAnn Schmitt & Lorraine Hart (Hosts) Coni Dubois (not sure next gentleman will get his name) and on the end is Christopher Valli (Public Access Coordinator & one that put it all together for us) Keith Brown of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot & Veronica Hawkins also appeared on the show with me – We had an Awesome TIME with this crew and I can’t thank them enough for
SInger/Songwriter Glenda Lucks CD – Manissee
I was able to meet with Lucianne Lavin & have my book signed – was a wonderful meeting~ More on Lucianne: http://anthropology.as.nyu.edu/o…/anthroalumni.luciannelavin
10/10/13 St. Matthew’s Episcopal School
Manissean Villiage Stone
Drew Shuptar-Rayvis of Brookfield, a descendant of the Accomac/Pokomoke people of Virginia, dressed in the fashion of an Algonkian man during a reunion of Barkhamsted Lighthouse descendants Friday.
10/19/13 Author John A Strong signing my book – The Montaukett Indians of Eastern Long Island – He signed: For Coni, Keep up the good work on the Montaukett heritage – John A Strong Oct 19, 2013 and along with that he has granted me permission to use any of his work in my research (has several books out) was a honor to finally meet him (I have most of his books) Photo taken by Veronica Hawkins
Jason Mancini – Sr. Researcher @ Mashantucket Peqout Museum & Research Center & Coni Dubois
5/13/13 @ Barber Homestead Pauline (Polly) Goodwin, Lenny Barber, Coni Dubois & Beulah Barber (just turned 96) – Both Beulah & Lenny still live at Homestead – Photo taken by Jim Goodwin
L2R: Keith Brown, Coni Dubois & Chief “Sun Rise” Byron Brown
10/19/13 L2R: Dr. Craig Miller (Dept Head of Science, Humanities and Visual Communications at Pennsylvania College of Technology) Dave Naumec (Research Consultant of The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center) in the research lab (off limits to public – was given a special tour arranged by Kevin McBride (Archeologist & head of the Research Center) – photo taken by Veronica Hawkins
Tantaquidgeon Descendants – Photo taken by Naomi Carolyn — at Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum located @ 1819 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382 More info: http://connecticuthistory.org/gladys-tantaquidgeon-preserves-the-states-native-past/
Drew Shuptar Rayvis & I
5/13/13 Hill Township Cemetery – most of the bodies were removed to Oak Grove Cemetery – L2R – Polly Goodwin, Coni Dubois, Terry & Ron Allen
L2R: Veronica Hawkins, Jessica Vandebogart & her Mother Betty (Ellis) Vandebogart, Donna Ellis (Photo taken by Keith Brown)
Taken by Abby Tabor of the Daily Comet
5/14/13 at my presentation in Hale Michigan for Plainfield Historical Commission (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin) – Polly Goodwin & Sister Sharon & Husband Chuck Fisher
Barber Rd
8/14/14 2nd appearance on tv show – The Senior Chat Hour L2R: Jo-Ann Schmitt & Lorraine Hart (Hosts) Veronica Hawkins, Greg Fisher & Coni Dubois —ctv13 at Charter Communications in Winsted CT
4/11/10 Barkhamsted Lighthouse Baskets made around 1817 – Photo taken by Coni Dubois
Coni DuBois of Louisiana, who worked 10 years to coordinate the reunion, was made honorary marshal of the July 4 Lions Club parade and other descendants marched in the traditional event.
Anthropologist Kenneth Feder, a professor at Central Connecticut State University, discusses archaeological work done at the Lighthouse Village Friday during a tour of Lighthouse descendants.
L2R: Coni Dubois, Ken Feder, Tonia Allen Gould (Coni’s Sister) & Butch Robinson
5/13/13 Cookout in Hale Michigan – Hosted by Jerry & Mary Hewitt – Prayer given by Jerry Hewitt – L2R Me, My husband Jay Dubois, Terry Allen his wife Diane Allen, Mary & Jerry Hewitt – Rona Sullivan, Polly Goodwin & Ron Allen (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin husband of Polly)
5/13/13 Me at Chief Sodney’s tombstone at Esmond Evergreen Cemetery (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)
Barkhamsted Historical Society vice president Paul Hart, Drew Shuptar-Rayvis of Brookfield, a descendant of the Accomac/Pokomoke people of Virginia, Coni Dubois of Louisiana, who organized a reunion of Barkhamsted Lighthouse descendants, and anthropologist Kenneth Feder pose before a tour of the Lighthouse Village Friday.
L2R: Coni Dubois, Kevin McBride, Ken Feder & Veronica Hawkins
I appear on Senior Chat Hour on ctv13/Winsted CT show will appear on 10/22/13 at: www.ctv13.net/ L2R Back: JoAnn Schmitt, Lorraine Hart, Allan Lawson (Hosts) (not sure next gentleman will get his name) and on the end is Christopher Valli (Public Access Coordinator & one that put it all together for us) Bottom: Coni Dubois, Keith Brown of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot & Veronica Hawkins We had an Awesome TIME with this crew and I can’t thank them enough for inviting me!
5/13/13 Polly Goodwin & I discussing genealogy (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)
Coni Dubois & Allan Madhabee
Coni Dubois & Timothy Ives
5/14/13 – L2R Wendy Dishaw, Coni Dubois, Lynn Barber, Kathy Woods – Donate by Kathy Woods
And those I met along the way~
5/13/13 Research talk hosted at Hewitt Home in Hale Michigan R2L starting with me, Rona Sullivan, Diane Allen, Ron Allen, Terry Allen, Jerry Hewitt, Polly Goodwin & my Husband Jay Dubois – beside me is Mary Hewitt (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)
10/19/13 L2R: Chief Hawk Storm, Tall Oak (Everett Weeden) & Keith Brown at The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center for Conference – photo taken by Veronica Hawkins
Byron Brown, Chief Sun Rise of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot tribe and a descendent of Lighthouse founder James Graughham, walks in the Barkhamsted Lions Parade Saturday
Kevin McBride, Ken Feder & Coni Dubois looking at the map of area
Coni Dubois stands next to a banner welcoming everyone to the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Reunion.
My cousin’s Melissa Renyolds (left) Veronica Hawkins, Polly Goodwin, Me & Laurie Lamarrie with Jim Goodwin at the Institute for American Indian Studies Museum & Research Center
Also on the front with President Obama
5/13/13 @ Hewitt Home – Rona Sullivan (Barber Descendant) & Mary Hewitt discussing Chief Sodney (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)
John Gilbert
Coni Dubois
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So excited!! This is going to be a great treat for me to connect with you my dear cousin/sister! 🙂
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