Does your ancestry involve the lake?

Rattlesnake Guy · 05-17-2011, 11:09 AM

I heard a nice story recently from my Dad who has very few memories left to share. My very French grandmother was a wonderful cook. She spent a great deal of her time in the kitchen cooking for her family and anyone else wiling to enjoy her great food. I still remember the apple pie.

He said that my grandmother would pack a suitcase this time of year and head up to the lake. Many of my father's cousins had camps around the lake. My grandmother would spend a week here and two weeks over there doing what she loved most. Cooking for a big appreciative family. My father relates that she would do this all summer and come home in the fall. This would have been in the 40s and 50s.

My grandmother was also known for her braided rugs. If you put a pile of scrap cloth next to her, she would create beautiful rugs in record time. I like to imagine that a few of her rugs might be still in a camp or two around the lake.

Bear247 · 05-17-2011, 12:41 PM

My great, great Grandfather had our camp on Bear Island built in 1923.

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

I heard a nice story recently from my Dad who has very few memories left to share. My very French grandmother was a wonderful cook. She spent a great deal of her time in the kitchen cooking for her family and anyone else wiling to enjoy her great food. I still remember the apple pie.

He said that my grandmother would pack a suitcase this time of year and head up to the lake. Many of my father's cousins had camps around the lake. My grandmother would spend a week here and two weeks over there doing what she loved most. Cooking for a big appreciative family. My father relates that she would do this all summer and come home in the fall. This would have been in the 40s and 50s.

My grandmother was also known for her braided rugs. If you put a pile of scrap cloth next to her, she would create beautiful rugs in record time. I like to imagine that a few of her rugs might be still in a camp or two around the lake.

Steveo · 05-18-2011, 11:45 AM

My grandparents owed a camp on Penelton Beach (bought in '46). They used to drive us kids up from NJ in the '50's to stay with them. I used to bring back a bag of pine cones and needles and beach sand when we left so I could smell the lake when I was back in NJ, still my favorite smell. When they sold it in 1961 I was 9 yrs old and I sat on the beach and vowed to be back and live on the lake one day.

....and I did 27 years later

Argie's Wife · 05-19-2011, 11:22 PM

Most of my family was from around Sanbornton and that area - my dad had a farm up around Upper Bay and the family cemetery is in that area (Ellis/Sanborn).

A few years ago I learned that my grandfather (father's father) was born in Alton, at a home on the corner of School St. and Church St., in 1870. There's exactly 100 years between my grandfather's birthdate and my birthday. I think it's pretty cool that my kids are going to school just across the street from where their great grand father was born 140 years ago... I had no idea of any family connection to Alton when I moved here...

I've also learned there's two Ellis family cemeteries in Alton. Guess I have more DNA underground in Alton, than I do above the ground...

ApS · 06-17-2011, 03:02 AM

My Grandparents once made their home in the house that is the Melvin Marina today. They sold to the Moultons, then moved ¼-mile from Lake Winnipesaukee.

The reason they moved remains unknown.

Their "new house" was 150-years old at that time.

We've met descendants of the family from whom they'd bought the "new house"—who still live in the immediate area.

My Dad remains a "post-Great-Depression" encyclopedia of everything Tuftonboro.

Pineedles · 06-17-2011, 09:31 AM

My Great-great grandfather had our cottage built in Center Harbor bay in the late 1800's.

Music Man · 01-30-2014, 02:29 PM

Not at Winni, but still NH: my great-great-grandfather helped build the P&O railroad. One of his daughters married some guy named Conway. (don't know for sure if he was one of THOSE Conways) One of her sons moved to CT. One of his daughters ended up in NY. And I've come back to NH.

winnisummergal · 01-30-2014, 04:39 PM

My grandparents had a great place on Springfield Point. Unfortunately, they sold it in the 80's and moved into town. I still go by there each time I visit and it reminds me of so many wonderful childhood memories with them (both have passed already).

Can't wait for summer!

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05-17-2011, 11:09 AM	#1
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	My Grandmother (Memere) I heard a nice story recently from my Dad who has very few memories left to share. My very French grandmother was a wonderful cook. She spent a great deal of her time in the kitchen cooking for her family and anyone else wiling to enjoy her great food. I still remember the apple pie. He said that my grandmother would pack a suitcase this time of year and head up to the lake. Many of my father's cousins had camps around the lake. My grandmother would spend a week here and two weeks over there doing what she loved most. Cooking for a big appreciative family. My father relates that she would do this all summer and come home in the fall. This would have been in the 40s and 50s. My grandmother was also known for her braided rugs. If you put a pile of scrap cloth next to her, she would create beautiful rugs in record time. I like to imagine that a few of her rugs might be still in a camp or two around the lake.

05-18-2011, 11:45 AM	#3
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 524 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	My Grandparents My grandparents owed a camp on Penelton Beach (bought in '46). They used to drive us kids up from NJ in the '50's to stay with them. I used to bring back a bag of pine cones and needles and beach sand when we left so I could smell the lake when I was back in NJ, still my favorite smell. When they sold it in 1961 I was 9 yrs old and I sat on the beach and vowed to be back and live on the lake one day. ....and I did 27 years later

05-19-2011, 11:22 PM	#4
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Ellis Family Most of my family was from around Sanbornton and that area - my dad had a farm up around Upper Bay and the family cemetery is in that area (Ellis/Sanborn). A few years ago I learned that my grandfather (father's father) was born in Alton, at a home on the corner of School St. and Church St., in 1870. There's exactly 100 years between my grandfather's birthdate and my birthday. I think it's pretty cool that my kids are going to school just across the street from where their great grand father was born 140 years ago... I had no idea of any family connection to Alton when I moved here... I've also learned there's two Ellis family cemeteries in Alton. Guess I have more DNA underground in Alton, than I do above the ground...

06-17-2011, 03:02 AM	#5
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	Moved from Doctor's Island—Sebago Lake My Grandparents once made their home in the house that is the Melvin Marina today. They sold to the Moultons, then moved ¼-mile from Lake Winnipesaukee. The reason they moved remains unknown. Their "new house" was 150-years old at that time. We've met descendants of the family from whom they'd bought the "new house"—who still live in the immediate area. My Dad remains a "post-Great-Depression" encyclopedia of everything Tuftonboro.

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06-17-2011, 09:31 AM	#6
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Music Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 104 Thanks: 37 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Not at Winni, but still NH: my great-great-grandfather helped build the P&O railroad. One of his daughters married some guy named Conway. (don't know for sure if he was one of THOSE Conways) One of her sons moved to CT. One of his daughters ended up in NY. And I've come back to NH.

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winnisummergal Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina and Wolfeboro or Alton Posts: 123 Thanks: 188 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	Grandparents My grandparents had a great place on Springfield Point. Unfortunately, they sold it in the 80's and moved into town. I still go by there each time I visit and it reminds me of so many wonderful childhood memories with them (both have passed already). Can't wait for summer!

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