Election Eve on November 4th, 1952, Urbana, Illinois. My mom’s favorite meal is coming out of the Magic Chef oven – pork chops with dressing. My mom wasn’t able to be here for this meal so Grandpa snapped a picture of Grandma to send to her. My grandparents would have been happy with the resultsContinue reading “EISENHOWER, PORK CHOPS, AND GRANDMA”
Category Archives: 52 Weeks 2021
Can Anybody Choose Just One?
Do people really have ONE favorite photo? One and only one? I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors challenge and this week the challenge is rough – pick ONE favorite photo. Should I pick one of a beautiful landscape from a vacation, the sunrise coming over the foothills as seen from my backContinue reading “Can Anybody Choose Just One?”
FRANCIS ASBURY: METHODISTS AND MY FAMILY
I am taking part in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors Challenge this year. This week’s theme is “Namesakes”. It is a very common practice to name children after relatives. In my own family, the middle name of Arlen or Arleen has been passed down to successive generations. I have the same name as my great-grandmotherContinue reading “FRANCIS ASBURY: METHODISTS AND MY FAMILY”
AMEY AND THE OUTLAWS
I am participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This is week 2 and the topic this week is Legends. Most families have some sort of story or legend about their ancestors, some really cool tale about famous people their family members knew, about a family fortune won and lost, about someContinue reading “AMEY AND THE OUTLAWS”
40 YEARS OF LOOKING BACK. . . AND LOOKING FORWARD
I have decided to participate in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project for 2021. This week’s theme is Beginnings, which is appropriate for January. As for beginnings, 2021 is starting off a bit shaky with the violence at the US capitol this week. There is still a long way to go withContinue reading “40 YEARS OF LOOKING BACK. . . AND LOOKING FORWARD”
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