Today we went to Westchester County to the cemetery and found the graves of some of John and Mary's relatives. Unfortunately, the computers were down-what are the odds?-and Mary wasn't able to find out the names of all of the relatives buried in the plot. But we did find another relative in the National Cemetery on Long Island.
I know this might sound odd to some of you, but when these are the only blood relatives of your mother's that you've found, it's a BIG deal. Mary has done so much research and it is so rewarding to find someone from your family, no matter how distant. I know that their mother would be just amazed to find anyone from her family and would be very proud of Mary and her persistence.
Tonight we met the living relatives. They welcomed us to their home for supper. We had a great time talking with them and finding out more about them and life on Long Island.
Tomorrow we are heading for Rhode Island to visit the other son. We are taking the ferry so I hope the weather is nice and we can enjoy the trip.
(I am intentionally not using names because I don't like putting anyone's name on the internet without their consent.)
More tomorrow.
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