One of New England's Oldest Families Back at it.

I'm a direct descendant of John Porter who settled in Salem, MA in 1635. He established the first sawmill in that area and fought against the witch trial madness. He had a large farm as well. Many of his decendants, including my own great grandfather and grandfather were farmers and sugarmakers from Massachusetts up to the Canadian Maritimes. I will soon join that legacy with my own family sugarbush in southern VT. I've lived in central VT for the better part of the last 20 years. Went to school there. Met my wife there. Had kids born in VT. Now we will be working the land and diving into the full-time operations of our sugarhouse and apiary ....soon!

I love this forum and the stories I've read so far.

Many cheers to you all!

Welcome Faewood, glad to have you aboard.

Welcome! Awesome bunch of people here. They have helped me a lot!

Welcome! Consider joining the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association if you wish to be part of that community. www.vermontmaple.org

Very interesting posts here. I also am a direct descendant of some of the oldest families in America (Phelps, Porter, Battles).
William Phelps landed in what is now Dorchester MA in 1630 aboard the Mary & John ship from England. He helped found Dorchester and later Windsor, CT. Family line is William Phelps -> Capt. Timothy Phelps -> Timothy Phelps -> Cornelius Phelps -> Silvenas Phelps -> Zerviah (Phelps) Porter -> Arethusa (Porter) Battles -> Alexander Seth Battles -> Oscar A Battles -> Marguerite Elizabeth (Battles) Roseum -> Lawrence L Roseum -> Roger L Roseum -> Daniel L Roseum

The family has been active in sugaring for generations upon generations. I have a picture of Oscar Battles sugarhouse posted here:
https://www.sugartree.run/p/about-us.html

My husband's family began its history in North America aboard "The Fortune" which landed in Plymouth on November 9, 1621. Unfortunately "The First Thanksgiving" had taken place a few weeks before so they only got cold, lousy turkey leftovers - and not a microwave or propane BBQ in sight! The horror.