by Ellie | Nov 18, 2025 | 52 Weeks of Huguenot
With thanks to Jon Coss No man can serve two masters. You cannot serve God and mammon.” William T. Grant was an enlightened businessman who managed to serve both. He said, “I wanted to sell people what they needed at prices they could afford, with only a modest...
by Ellie | Nov 11, 2025 | 52 Weeks of Huguenot
With thanks to Jon Coss Now that the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris has re-opened after five years of repairs, we turn our attention to Huguenot’s “sister church” in Verdun, which was destroyed by war. During World War I, French and German armies at Verdun suffered...
by Ellie | Nov 4, 2025 | 52 Weeks of Huguenot
With thanks to Jon Coss Silas Hemenway Witherbee was born in Bridgeport, Vermont in 1815 and was married to Sophia Goff Witherbee (1819-1905). They lived for many years in New York City. Their daughter, Mary Grace Witherbee, was married to Robert C. Black of the...
by Ellie | Oct 28, 2025 | 52 Weeks of Huguenot
With thanks to Jon Coss Charles Eliphalet Lord was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1817, to John Perkins Lord and Sophia Ladd Lord. Their ancestors were English – not Huguenot. His father was a lawyer and state legislator. John Lord claimed he owed...
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