Here are some sites and places that our cemetery restoration work, and my work and research on Private Daniel H. Otis and his family (Otis and Young Families of Maromas, Middletown, CT) has been featured in. I also give a little description and links to each place.
John Banks is a long-time journalist, Civil War blogger and author who maintains his own Civil War blog and writes for Civil War Times magazine with his “Rambling” column. He is also the author of, “Connecticut Yankees at Antietam,” and “Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers.”
Below image: Screen shot from John Banks' blog-post on Private Daniel H. Otis. The link for this (my) website for Private Daniel H. Otis and his family featured on that blog post (I added the red arrow, pointing to the link that leads to my website).
> Featured Post: In a Connecticut cemetery, two brothers are not forgotten
In April 2012, John Banks, wrote an excellent piece about the 14th Connecticut (Co. K), Civil War Privates, Francis Hollister and Frederick Hollister. It is titled, Civil War Tragedy: Deaths of the Hollister Brothers. John's post is where I was first introduced to these two fine Veterans. As soon as I saw the forgotten state of their grave, I knew that I had to clean it—so that’s what my husband and I did, and John was kind enough to share an account of that with “before-and-after” cleaning pictures.
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| The gravestone of Private Francis Hollister and his brother Private Frederick Hollister in Union Cemetery, Middle Haddam, CT. LEFT: before cleaning (photo by John Banks). RIGHT: after cleaning. |
The Center for Civil War Photography is a highly-respected non-profit organization and virtual museum that is dedicated to preserving and promoting Civil War photography.
> Facebook Post: The Story of Daniel H. Otis’ Mortal Wounding on December 13, 1862
Thank you to Craig Heberton IV, who is in charge of The Center’s social media, for sharing my work on Private Daniel H. Otis with his readers!
The Middler is the newsletter (which is more like a little booklet) of The Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants. Twice a year (spring and autumn) The Society puts out a full-color newsletter jam-packed with Middletown history, genealogy, and then some.
> Article (Fall 2022): The Little Cemetery That Could (Maromas Cemetery, Middletown, CT)
The Society’s members are really some of the kindest, most down-to-earth, history-loving folks that I've had the pleasure of meeting. If you are a descendant of any of the First Settlers of Middletown, please do think about joining their organization. If you aren’t a descendant, you can still join as an “associate member!”
Thank you to Editor, Warren Savage for the opportunity to write a little something for The Middler!
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| My article: "The Little Cemetery That Could," as it appeared in the Fall 2022 Middler. |
Local Historical Organizations
My book: Private Daniel H. Otis: his story & genealogy; plus, genealogy & stories of the Otis and Young families of Maromas, Middletown, Connecticut.
I compiled 90% of this website into book form (442 pages worth), and donated it to the local historical organizations. It has been enthusiastically accepted to be a part of their collection by the following organizations:
