The East Haddam Genealogical Society had a book signing today, so we figured it was going to be open. So off to Connecticut we headed. Getting off the cape proved to be interesting. Where were all these people at? The Cape isn't that big! Bumper to bumper traffic took us nearly an hour to get off the cape what should take about 20 minutes.
The society was open as we had hoped. The folks there were very nice and helpful. Charlie gave us the name of a gentleman who is researching some of the same folks we are. We left there with contact information in hand. Another nugget of information that Charlie shared with us was the directions to the house of an ancestor! Off we went in search of this 200+ year-old house. It would have a plaque with the name Moses Rowley. We drove up and down North Moodus Road, unable to locate the house, even stopping to ask a few residents, but to no avail.
Off to a few cemeteries now. Old Cove Burying Ground was on a dirt road. It's interesting that there is a home at the end of this road and these people have to go thru the cemetery to get to their home! Mount Parnassus and Duck River Cemetery also have ancestral burials that we visited and photographed. The Duck River Cemetery needs to have a 'Watch for Crab Crossing' sign!
The cemetery is in a slightly marshy area and the little crabs loved the area. We crossed a little bridge and the crabs were scurrying in front of us to get out of the way.We had pizza at Teddy's Old Lyme Pizza Palace before we headed back to the cape.
The beach-goers were enjoying the beautiful day. The businesses there are very particular about who parks in their lots and who uses their bathroom! I'm sure the tow trucks are very busy on days like this towing those who are parked where they shouldn't be. Thankfully our car was still in the lot when we left ... we kept a close eye on it! Beings we were a business patron, it was safe.We took a scenic drive back. We crossed the very high Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.
This sign really made us laugh!
The traffic getting off of the cape was backed up for miles. Glad we were going the other way!
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