Marthabush.com
Welcome to Marthabush.com
After 40+ years as a marketing consultant, I've shed my corporate skin and allowed myself to explore the other interests I've starved for attention and time. An unabashed history nerd I am working on a historical novel I hope to reveal to the world soon. A dogged geneaologist, I delight in sharing the surprises I've uncovered from my ancestors' pasts. An impatient zone 6a organic gardener, I do battle with the deer and squirrels to constantly expand a colorful perrenial garden. I hope this site will be of interest to folks who share mine.
Where do we connect?
Aspiring Author
My novel in progress, THE MARTYRS’ WIDOW is a biographical historical novel that sweeps across early 1800’s America following Lucinda Pendleton, a real woman who stumbled onto the secrets of Freemasonry, the cult of the early Mormon church and found herself in the middle of two huge murder scandals. Lucinda’s wry first-person narrative will appeal to readers of The Fraud, The Engineer’s Wife or My Dear Hamilton.
Family Geneaology
Over 30 years, since the internet opened up for family history researchers, I've connected over 5000 ancestors to my personal family tree. Most lead directly back to the intrepid protestants who sailed from the British Isles in the first half of the 17th century. I've visited their old homes and their cemeteries and discovered some odd and interesting facts I love to share.
Zone 6a Perrennial Gardener
The Finger Lakes region of NY has a short and beautiful growing season. I've spent 25 years on my perennial gardens spread out over several acres on our property. My battle for beauty rages against the omnipresent and overpopulated deer, squirrels, voles and woodchucks. Sometimes I win, sometimes they win.
Junk Hound
Boy I love a good Estate Sale! Flea markets are my thing. Garage sales? Love 'em. My husband is a sculptor and a mid-centiry modern furniture picker and we collect the unusual. Yup, we fill up our house a bit too much, but we also love hosting our own giant garage sales every couple of years.
Non-profit Consulting
After 40 years working with over 150 national brands, the marketing consulting work I'm interested in now is helping non-profits become better marketers and connect with their audiences in more successful ways. I am on the board of Causewave Community Partners and was the Chief Marketing Officer of our regional foodbank, Foodlink. I've also been on other regional boards including the Memorial Art Gallery and the Landmark Society of Western NY.