We have noted before that the Nickersons are a prolific group, and it turns out we did not know just how prolific. In the past three years, William N. Walker of Yarmouth has published two acclaimed political intrigue novels: Danzig and A Spy in Vienna. Walker is currently writing his third novel again featuring Paul …
Nickerson, an Eastern Screech Owl, became a Wild Care Animal Ambassador a couple of years ago. When Nickerson’s nesting tree was cut down in Nickerson State Park, Nickerson suffered an injury. She and her siblings were reunited at Wild Care; while Nickerson’s siblings were released Nickerson, being blind in one eye, could not be released …
Our Ancestors’ Fascinating Journey Part VIII The Year of Our Lord 1637. Our ancestors were not staying at the Holiday Inn during their travels around the Cape. They were surviving in the elements. Our ancestors forged on against the worst the Cape Cod climate could throw at them. On this rough road self-reliance was everything. …
The Year of Our Lord 1637. Dawn broke bright and clear in Salem the next day. Everyone was joyous being in their new country. They all conversed about the days that lay ahead and the adventures they would have traveling to other areas of Cape Cod. Where to go and what to do, the opportunities …
Our Ancestors’ Fascinating Journey Part VI The Year of Our Lord 1637. After this recent hiatus, it may be well to refresh our memories as to what this blog is all about. In Part I we asked you to imagine that it’s the mid-1600’s. To close your eyes and envision yourself sitting with William and …
Finding Their Way in the New World The Year of Our Lord 1637 William and Anne Nickerson, and their party which included their four children, and Anne’s parents, Nicholas and Bridget Busby, finally arrived at their destination in the New World– Salem. Their journey was rough and quite trying. They tossed and rocked for weeks, …
In the first three parts of our series “Our Ancestors Fascinating Journey,” we discovered that the settlers found a tough time in the New World. This was based upon my research; however, reading excerpts from documents written by people present at the time may provide you, the reader, with additional insights to the experiences of …
Religious Freedom Driving our Ancestors The Year of Our Lord 1637. In our last blog, we left William and Anne, their four children, and Anne’s parents, Nicholas and Bridget Busby, each carrying a suitcase, aboard the John & Dorothy or the Rose with about 100 strangers. They were embarking on a fascinating journey seeking to …
Our Ancestors’ Fascinating Journey, Part II The Year of Our Lord 1637. William and Anne Nickerson, their four children, and Anne’s parents, Nicholas and Bridget Busby, each carrying only as much as he or she could cram into a medium-sized suitcase, climb aboard a small ship with about 100 strangers. The Nickersons and Busbys sailed …
Imagine, if you will, that it’s the mid-1600’s. Close your eyes and envision yourself sitting with William and Anne Nickerson in their homestead in Chatham. The fire in the hearth is flickering and Anne occasionally rises to stir a chowder in the kettle while William, tired from a day at his loom and his small …
[fts facebook id=NickersonFamilyAssociationUSA posts_displayed=page_only type=page] Taking a journey through the Nickerson Family Association Campus in Chatham Port is enhanced by one of those clear, beautiful days during which everything seems more intense, more vivid than normal in this golden light. The Campus features the two NFA houses. One is the Genealogy Research Center. This house …
For centuries, descendants of William and Anne Nickerson who are also descendants of Mayflower passengers, have traced and celebrated their genealogies. Warren Sears Nickerson (1880-1966) of East Harwich was a ninth-generation descendant of William Nickerson. No less than nine of Sears Nickerson’s ancestors sailed aboard the Mayflower. In 1931 Nickerson published a book called Land …