Saturday, May 7, 2011

upstate New York: a learning experience

1. Folks in middle Hudson Valley are nothing like the NYC stereotype. They're friendly!
2. My cousin is my 3rd cousin and not "removed" at all (the next generation would be so-called).
3. A place name with "kill" as part, "catskill" indicates a creek. Dutch origin. So... Cats creek. There is a hamlet named Fishkill. A town named Leurenkill, along a creek.
4. George Washington stopped at places around here.this part of the country is really old, historically speaking.
5. The Dutch built stone houses!
And, Dear Readers, I still can't figure out how to post up my photos her yet. :(

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