Web Site

Greetings and welcome to my newly revamped web site.

I have created this site for the primary purpose of presenting my family tree (the Collymore side) for genealogical purposes. For those of you who ARE Collymores, whether known or unknown to me, this may be a good starting point for you to find potential family links. I hope that it will inspire you to find out about your family history.

I encourage you all to talk with your elders while they are still alive, and find out about your family's past. Shake the "skeletons in the closet" if you have to! Remember: Once your elders are gone, a little bit of your family history and who YOU are, goes with them!

Points of Interest

Origins of the Collymore Name

This page gives a brief history on the possible origins of my family's name: "Collymore."

Collymore Family Photos

Here I have gathered a number of photos from the various Collymores represented on the family tree. If you enjoy old family photos, you will want to look around here.

The Collymore Family Tree

Here, you will find a graphic display of the Collymore family tree. It currently covers eight generations (of which I am of the fourth). I would like to go back further, but unfortunately, in part because of the slave trade, I have no records beyond what you see here. If, though, you can find me documentation proving any earlier ancestors are part of this tree, I would be happy to add them and make an update.

Errold D. Collymore, Sr.

This section contains several articles that look at my father's contributions and tribulations during his life in White Plains, NY.

On December 31st, 1999, the Journal News honored my late father, Dr. Errold D. Collymore, D.D.S., as "One of the Most Influential People of the [20th] Century in Westchester and Putnam Counties" in N.Y. for his work in civil rights during the 1930's through 1950's. (This was well-before civil rights became a "popular" cause.)

Following that is an article published on Feb. 1st, 2000, "kicking-off" Black History Month. Here, he is recognized again but this article focuses on the risks & challenges he faced as a black man in a northeastern, American city in the 1930's. This includes the cross-burning on the lawn of his newly purchased house in an all-white neighborhood of White Plains, NY.

The Environmental Page

I believe that we all need to be doing a LOT more than what most of us are doing to be good "stewards" of the Earth. For those of you who would like to know more about what you can do, this page is a jumping off point to a variety of other environmental group web sites. Take a look. Become inspired. Make a positive difference.

New Features

1. You'll notice that there is now a new "Facebook" button on the bottom of this page. If you like this web site, you can cast your "Like" vote on Facebook.

2. On the Collymore Family Tree page, rather than scrolling all over your browser window to see parts of the tree, I've miniaturized it for an "at-a-glance" view. To see a magnified view, move your mouse over any part of the tree and you'll see an enlarged view on the right-hand side of the window.

And now, a plug for my book...

In July, 2010 I published my first book of poetry entitled: "Wind & Autumn Leaves." This book includes my well-known poem (thanks to the Internet): "Perfect Woman."

It is now available in paperback form on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Lulu.com*, and over a dozen other web sites throughout the world. It is also available from Apple's iBookstore** in eBook form.

Please consider buying a copy for yourself, a friend, or a loved one. I greatly appreciate your support.

Please note: Check the Lulu.com site occasionally. I will be offering discounts on the book.

* - Lulu.com also offers the book in PDF and eBook versions, which are $5.00 less than the paperback version.

** - Apple's eBook version requires that you use the free "iBook" app, available through iTunes, to download it and read it on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.

"What's this Globe all about?"

The globe shows you not only how many people have visited this web site in the past 24 hours, but it also shows you when they visited, and where on the planet they viewed this web site from. Vistors are represented by the little red dots moving from Earth into space.

You can rotate the globe for a better look by clicking and dragging on it.

For a closer look, you can click on the globe and then use your mouse's scroll wheel to zoom in or zoom out.

If you zoom in for a closer look, look at the little time bar at the bottom of the window. When a vistor's dot appears, the time bar will show you the approximate time they visited this site.

You can also click on the time bar to stop it from looping and then drag it until a red dot appears. If you zoom in to where the dot is originating from, and then click on the dot, it will show you the name of the location and the time that that visitor was here on this site.

Try it! :-)

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this web site, please send an e-mail to me at JLCollymore@comcast.net.

Page updated on May 10, 2012 3:09 PM

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