Really, where to start. Do I start with why I wanted to learn about my ancestors? Or do I start with the first ancestor I can trace to America? Or to the farthest back I can trace? While I think about that, and about how this blogging business is going to work, I'll leave any readers who may trip over this page with photos that mark the farthest back I can trace my family tree in America.
When
Thomas Gardner landed on
Cape Ann in 1624, he couldn't have imagined that almost 300 years later (in 1907) a
huge plaque would be placed there in honor of that first settlement. Which failed, by the way. But America didn't.
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| The great reveal of 1907 - the plaque is behind the flag. |
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| This photo puts the plaque's size in perspective - it's big! |
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Interesting interpretation of this early settlement drama.
Do you suppose a committee came up with this text? |
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