Camillo, “Carl,” was the brother of my great grandfather Edmund Schletter. Sadly, he committed suicide on 1911. I found numerous newspaper articles related to his passing and his story was picked up […]
Peter Ernest BROADHURST and Elizabeth ASPIN

(updated post to include family photo and correct Robert T’s age) Peter Ernest BROADHURST was born on 19 Feb 1889 in Little Town Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire. He was the 7th child of […]
Accident or Suicide? The gassy death of Peter Ernest Broadhurst

My paternal Grandfather, Peter Ernest Broadhurst was found dead by a coworker when he didn’t show up to work one morning. His wife, my Grandmother, Elizabeth Aspin Broadhurst was not there at […]
A Deadly Family Outing in the Adirondacks

On Sunday, February 9, 1936 five Broadhurst family members from the Utica area boarded the Snow Train for a day’s outing in Old Forge region. Nine year old Robert T. Broadhurst, his […]
Peter Broadhurst 1916 Motorcycle Accident
The Lowell Sun31 May 1916 click here for more about his family