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The Catalyst of the Gnadenhutten Massacre Was an Attack on Wallace Bower

January 18, 2025

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Matt Saxton

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From Saxton Publishing, Genealogy

Robert Wallace had been hunting in the woods near his cabin in February 1782 and was returning home. The war between the colonies and England officially ended with the battle of Yorktown in the fall of 1781, but the fighting was far from over
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The Story of Wallace Bower

January 18, 2025

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Matt Saxton

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From Saxton Publishing

By Dorothy Saxton Dusa[1] This text was written in the late 1970s and therefore contains language that is not acceptable today. I lightly edited this in January 2025, but I left the language of the original document. It does not reflect my views. ROBERT WALLACE immigrated from Scotland and settled in Hanover Township, Washington County,…
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Colors Along Pinehurst Avenue Brighten the Grays of Everyday life

August 21, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

Behind the hustle and congestion of West Liberty Avenue in Dormont, a two-block street made of faded-orange bricks and called Pinehurst Avenue is bursting with color.
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Calculating the Probability of Genetic Relationships: A Practical Example

July 21, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Data and AI, Genealogy, Tracing the McCaskey Line

Using Bayes’ Theorem, you can find the relationship probability based on cM value and update results when new data is available This is the third in a series of blogs about finding my great-great grandfather, the dad of my great-grandmother, Agnes Florence Thornton Saxton. These blogs contain old images, maps, formulas, and charts. Although I’ve…
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Finding a Dad for My Great-Grandmother

July 19, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Genealogy, Tracing the McCaskey Line

With no record of my connection to my great-great grandfather’s family, I have discovered who he was with the help of DNA matches and statistics.
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Confessions of a Serial Blog Starter

May 5, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

It’s not just the distractions, but it’s mostly the distractions. This isn’t just a blog. It’s a blog about blogs, in fact many blogs that sit unfinished in a drafts folder on my hard drive. Actually, they are in the cloud, but hard drive just seems to sound better here. You see, I am what…
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A Quest for the Perfect Fried Fish Sandwich

February 17, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

No matter where you are during Lent, a fried filet of cod with all the fixings is often just a stone’s throw away. There are few foods that I enjoy more than a fried cod sandwich. In fact, I lunched on one Friday that I bought from a Catholic church just a few blocks from…
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After More than 200 Years, Saxtons River Inn Is Still a Memorable Destination

February 10, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Genealogy

The guest house and restaurant once owned by my great-grandfather holds special memories for me and the people of Saxtons River. Saxtons River Inn looks as though it jumped off the canvas of a Normal Rockwell painting and onto the Main Street of an All-American town. But the historic Vermont country guest house and restaurant,…
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How an Oil Spill on a Hog Farm Left a Bad Taste in My Mouth

February 4, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun

After 10 barrels of crude suddenly gushed out of a holding tank, I was one of a few who had to scoop it back in. In case you are wondering, crude oil does not taste like chicken. In fact, it’s a very salty sludge with an aftertaste that can be described best as fishy. No,…
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Spring-Like Weather Ushers Memories of Frigid January Birthdays

January 27, 2024

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Matt Saxton

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Just for Fun, Weather

From the coldest January in Pittsburgh’s history through today’s mild temperatures, the weather on Jan. 27 can be wildly unpredictable. As warm wind blew through the open windows of my apartment yesterday in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, I was thinking about how unusually warm it was for Jan. 26. The National Weather Service in…
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