We know that great grandmother Bessie Gordon was born in Newburgh, New York in 1873, a year after after her parents were married in Essex County New Jersey. We know that great grandfather James Louis Hynes came to Newburgh from Newfoundland with his family around 1895 (age 11). James and Bessie would live in parallelContinue reading “The Gordon and Hynes families of Newburgh”
Category Archives: Hynes
Is The Shipping News about our Hynes ancestors?
The Shipping News, a novel by E. Annie Proulx published in 1993, follows the life of Quoyle, a childhood immigrant from Newfoundland who falls on hard times and decides to move back to his homeland with his young children and his aunt, Agnis Hamm. On the journey, Quoyle discovers truths about his former homeland, hisContinue reading “Is The Shipping News about our Hynes ancestors?”
How Deep Are Our Newfoundland Roots?
Great grandfather James Louis Hynes immigrated from Newfoundland to Newburgh New York with his family sometime between 1890 and 1898 (ages 6-14). Four different United States Census reports give four different years for their arrival. 1895 (age 11) seems like the most credible number because that is the year recorded in the 1900 Census, theContinue reading “How Deep Are Our Newfoundland Roots?”
Little Bay Islands
On New Year’s Day 2020 the last ferry boat left Little Bay Islands, Newfoundland for the Newfoundland mainland. After years of debate, the Canadian government completed its plans to terminate government services to the island, in accordance with a series of referendums in which the residents, in the end, agreed to be bought out. OnlyContinue reading “Little Bay Islands”
Bridging the Silences 