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07 Mar

Posted at 13:11h in Newsletter, Genealogy

GENEALOGY- THE NEWSLETTER PODCAST STYLE! You can now listen as well as read the Dancestors Genealogy Newsletter. Listen to all Dancestors Genealogy newsletters on our podcast page. [buzzsprout episode='18795845' player='true'] GENEALOGY- CAMELOT AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND Another interesting story about Cumberland Island was that Lucy Carnegie  had suggested that, in their quest for a quiet private ceremony, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette marry on the island. The island could only be reached by boat or plane, and the paparazzi would have a hard time sneaking in. And forget save-the-dates — guests not involved in the planning only found out they were invited to an event...

21 Feb

Posted at 14:27h in Newsletter, Genealogy

ANCESTRY- CUMBERLAND ISLAND AND ITS HIGH SOCIETY We recently visited Cumberland Island National Seashore and learned about the Carnegie family’s extensive involvement there. Thomas Morrison Carnegie was Andrew Carnegie's brother, who is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel, Carnegie Hall, and the many Carnegie Libraries. Thomas was also an astute businessman, which gave him the wherewithal to acquire and build several mansions on Cumberland Island, including Dungeness, pictured before and after the 1959 fire, below. Thomas (1843-1886) married Lucy Ackerman Coleman (1847-1916), (both pictured below) who was the daughter of William Coleman, an iron and steel magnate from Pittsburgh. I thought...

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