Tag: Syracuse

Memorial Day

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 27, 2011

Every Memorial Day we see the familiar poppies and remember our nation’s war dead. Recalling those that died from the Revolutionary War down through today.   In Flanders fields the poppies grow   Between the crosses, row on row,   That mark our place; and in the sky   The larks, still bravely singing,... (Read More)

Obituary Reveals Identity of Homesick Boy from Orphanage – 65 years later

By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 17, 2009

Genealogists want to find and document every member of a family. They don’t want even one child to be forgotten. Thanks to genealogist Ed Hutchison of Mississippi a 78 year old Syracuse, NY man’s true identity has been uncovered. Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) – April 5, 2009Case, Dick. Death Uncovers Hidden Identity. We called him... (Read More)