Monthly Archives: July 2017

Ralph Barker and Florida Pre-1929

Posted on July 17, 2017 by admin

A statement provided by my father George Robinson Barker about what he knows or remembers about his grandfather who died a year before he was born. Partner: Only reference, Captain Inglis. Based in Savannah where my aunt Eugenia spent many … Continue reading →

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Deaconess Sarah Kirtland Barker – Obituary

Posted on July 17, 2017 by admin

August 28, 1859 to September 28, 1944 Deaconess Sarah Kirtland Barker died in Newtown Connecticut on September, 28 1944, following a long illness. She was in her 86th year. The funeral service was held in Trinity Church, Bridgeport CT on … Continue reading →

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Discovery of Phosphate in Florida

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

My Great grandfather Ralph Barker moved from Connecticut to Florida to open a phosphate mining business and I am researching how he found out about more about the origins. Here is some of what I found Some three decades after … Continue reading →

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Historic Buildings of Connecticut

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

The house at 66 Marina Park Circle in Bridgeport is a Shingle-style cottage built in 1892 for Charles B. Read. It was acquired by the University of Bridgeport in 1947 and served as Linden Hall, a women’s dormitory. The above … Continue reading →

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Lena L. Toole – Obituary

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

Mrs. Lena L. Toole Garfield, Ga,-Mrs. Lena Ledbetter Toole 86, died in an Athens hospital Monday. Funeral services will be held today at 2pm in the Garfield Methodist Church with the Revs. Frank Terry, James Byrd and Wayne Wiggens officiating. … Continue reading →

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The Deaconess of the Church in Modern Times

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

The Deaconess of the Church in Modern Times Reprinted from the Churchman May 4, 1907 In America, the adoption of the Canon of 1889 marked a new beginning in the history of the Deaconess cause. With a view to furnishing … Continue reading →

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History of Branford, CT

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

A large majority of the Barker’s settled here in Branford, CT. Uncle Dick told me that there were several books in the local library several of the Barker lines. History of Branford, CT ________________________________________ In 1638 the New Haven Colony … Continue reading →

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New York Training School for Deaconesses Project

Posted on July 15, 2017 by admin

Our grandfather, Ralph Barker’s sister Sarah Barker was the first graduate from this school. New York Training School for Deaconesses Project (History Provided by the Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives) THE NEW YORK TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEACONESSES was founded … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Hunters

Posted on July 10, 2017 by admin

From Bob Barker on July 8,2017: Attached  is a picture of the plane that I crewed on during my stay in the squadron, 1952-1955. It is a Consolidated P4Y Privateer, the Navy version of the Airforce B24 Liberator. That plane … Continue reading →

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Missing Plane – September 28, 1955

Posted on July 10, 2017 by admin

The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville, Wednesday, September 28, 1955 Navy Plane Missing With 11 Local Men A Navy Hurricane Hunter plane with 9 Jacksonville Naval Air Station men aboard and 2 news men has disappeared while probling the 110-mile-an-hour winds of … Continue reading →

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