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Dedicated To The Memory Of Reverdy Lewin Orrell, Jr. (1920 - 2006) |
Vacation 2008 – Photos #7
In July, 2008, Nora, her father (George Skerry) and I took a week and a half vacation to the northeast. Here are a few photos.
The Hammond Castle is located in Gloucester, MA. It was one of the highlights of the trip. I really enjoyed touring this medieval castle (although built in the 1900's).
John Jay Hammond, Jr. built the castle and had a fantastic background as the second most prolific inventor (behind Thomas Edison). I don't have any direct line Hammonds in my genealogy database, although I have several in my collateral lines (cousins, etc).
In one of the rooms there was a pedigree of both John & his wife. I noticed that his ancestry went back through Anne Arundel County, Maryland, which was of the larger populations of the Hammond family. I have not yet located an online pedigree of John to determine if we tie in as cousins.
