tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post5559980328282468289..comments2024-03-28T07:48:11.698-07:00Comments on Heirlooms Reunited: 1876 GAR program for Major How Encampment, Post 47, Haverhill, MassachusettsPam Beveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-84379801108655270612020-10-27T23:31:02.285-07:002020-10-27T23:31:02.285-07:00I would love to see this part of history! I would love to see this part of history! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00686445067907533042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-70974981589309741482019-02-01T06:02:16.635-08:002019-02-01T06:02:16.635-08:00On Ancestry.com (available at most libraries or Fa...On Ancestry.com (available at most libraries or Family History Centers at LDS Church, if you don't have a subscription), I found a Henry Jackson How, born October 22, 1835; enlisted 1861; died as a Major at Glendale, Virginia, on June 30, 1862. He was well known and regarded in Haverhill and seems a good prospect for the man the post was named after. Read more about him here: https://books.google.com/books?id=-e4AXtDmj5IC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=%22Henry+Jackson+How%22&source=bl&ots=rnNKCL0OUZ&sig=ACfU3U2upcSNILeCfB9StKO59Xu3121t3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW5cbr15rgAhWK1IMKHfl0CxEQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Henry%20Jackson%20How%22&f=false<br /><br />You have quite the treasure there! Not sure what DI stands for - or to whom the watch was presented.Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-20415402751794115012019-02-01T05:26:33.261-08:002019-02-01T05:26:33.261-08:00I have an ordinary, Elgin coin silver watch but ha...I have an ordinary, Elgin coin silver watch but has an inscription unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.<br /> <br />The inscription is:<br /> <br />Outer lid - GAR (fancy script, which stands for Grand Army of the Republic)<br /> <br />Inner Lid – (this is what has my attention):<br /> <br />DI<br />June 20th 93 (which certainly mean 1893)<br />Major How<br />Post 47<br />Haverhill Mass<br /> <br />The watch is in good shape and works fine. As watches go, this one isn’t particularly a valuable piece. But, the inscription is remarkable and obviously has a story.<br /> <br />What I would like to learn about is who Major How may have been and his history. I would really like to learn his story, possibly know if his family still exists and possibly know who they are. Anything I can learn would be appreciated. Obviously, privacy is essential and I wouldn’t wish to step any toes. <br /> <br /><br />Sincerely,<br /> <br />Joseph Carrollcarrollj604https://www.blogger.com/profile/03852305997486766497noreply@blogger.com