Wordless Wednesday–Housewife
Men working “on the road” will get up to some crazy things. Anyone know what year this car would be? For some reason, this pic makes me think of the little kitchen kits all the men carried in WWI, nicknamed “housewives”.
Month: February 2010
Treasure Chest Thursday–Nana’s Vase
This vase, below, belonged to my Nana (great-grandmother). It stood on a tiny corner wall shelf in their living room for years and years. I’ve always liked the look of it, the colouring, the shape and the flowers. I love the symmetry! So when she offered it to me, and I was too shy to… Read More Treasure Chest Thursday–Nana’s Vase
Wordless Wednesday–Africa, 1962
Card sent for Christmas from Rhodesia. and the inside:
Tombstone Tuesday–Samuel H Painter
Samuel H. Painter, Stoutsville Cemetery, Monroe County, Missouri, USA GPS coordinates: 39°32.817’N 91°51.138’W 0 m Samuel H. was the youngest son of George and Sarah Ann (nee Smith) Painter/Bender. He was born 25 Sept 1829 in Berkley County, Virginia (now West Virginnia). The family migrated to Missouri in Samuel H.’s youth. He married America Ann… Read More Tombstone Tuesday–Samuel H Painter
Madness Monday–Grandma Deac
She looks kind enough, from stories she was a very nice woman, but she is driving me crazy…. The “facts” as I have them for this particulary circular madness: Beatrice Annie Deacon, aka Grandma Deac (pronounced deek), working backwards (from copies of original documents): Death Registration, 1968, lists maiden name Walsh, born England, birth 6… Read More Madness Monday–Grandma Deac
Wordless Wednesday–Robert E. Thompson
or rather, Word-full. Page showing children elected (limited spaces) into the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum at Bagshot, Surrey, England, from an Annual Report of the orphanage. Robert Ernest Thompson was my great-grandfather, and “won” a spot at the orphanage (there was voting involved), where he stayed Dec 30, 1885 until he was old enough to… Read More Wordless Wednesday–Robert E. Thompson
Tombstone Tuesday–Thompson, Thomas and Hannah (Reading, Berkshire)
The story went that the Thompson parents (parents of my great-grandfather who came to Canada) had a family grave, but only they were buried there. It was told as a rather sad story. So when I went to England in 2006 for research, I of course had to see if I can find this fabled… Read More Tombstone Tuesday–Thompson, Thomas and Hannah (Reading, Berkshire)
Wordless Wednesday–Feystown
Yet another great blog topic suggested by Geneablogger. Feystown’s Old School Feystown Church (St. Patrick’s, Roman Catholic) Feystown is just outside (southwest) of Glenarm, in County Antrim, in Northern Ireland.
Hugh and Sarah McRandal–Tombstone Tuesday
A topic suggested by Geneabloggers. Hugh & Sarah McRandal, and his grandparents, Hugh & Anne McRandal Feystown, Antrim County, Northern Ireland This is an older picture of the headstones put up by the local McRandal family to replace the originals. Below is a picture I took of the same headstones in May 2006. Notice the… Read More Hugh and Sarah McRandal–Tombstone Tuesday
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