Daily Archives: July 15, 2017

Discovery of Phosphate in Florida

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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