by Taylor Gload,
10 year old grandson of Gordon & Mary Gemeny
MY LONG TRIP TO NEW YORK
While I was on this long trip from Maryland to New
York, I was asking myself questions like "Who was one of my
ancestors?" and "What will it look like?" I was soon about to
find out. When we got there it looked nothing like I thought it would. I had
imagined it would have logs piled, making a wall or something like that sort
you see of old forts on TV. But to my surprise the DuBois Fort had an attic,
upper floor, basement, shed, windows, etc. Better than that, it was easy to
figure out what was what because the fort was in good condition.
While I was there, somebody was talking about a window
on display. At first I thought it was an ordinary window, but when I actually
started listening, I learned that it was an Old Dutch window that was held
together with lead. It was worth probably millions of dollars because it was
one of the only ones in the USA.
My ancestor, Nathaniel DuBois was born in 1798 and
died on 8/9/1844. He was married to Catherine E. deGroff. His daughter,
Rachel, was my great, great, great grandmother. I usually have school on
Friday, but I didn't so I decided to go with my grandparents Gordon Gemeny and
Mary Gemeny to Huguenot Street to visit the DuBois Fort.
I could have stayed home and rode bikes and played
with friends, but I'm glad I didn't. I was the first child in my family, the
thirteenth generation, to see the DuBois Fort. When I saw the fort, I felt
excitement inside me saying: "Your ancestors roamed here long ago!"
