Month: July 2021

I wonder why my ancestors would choose to leave their homes, all that was familiar, and emigrate to the New World, to America? I decided to take a look at when my ancestors came to America and what might have been the motivator based on what was going on in their country at that time.… Continue reading Week 27: Free

In the 70's I did a lot of sewing to keep my family fashionable! Bell-bottoms, crochet vests and hats, leisure suits for men and hip-huggers for women. Stretch and Sew was a popular method of making garments from stretchy polyester material. I took a couple of classes and managed to keep my family of five… Continue reading Week 29: Fashion

"Conflict" brings to mind my ongoing search for a grandparent who served in either the Revolutionary War or the Civil War. I think I may have found a candidate! Capt. Elisha Smith, my 4th great-grandfather, was born January 2, 1755 in Brentwood, New Hampshire. That would make him 20 years old in 1775 when the… Continue reading Week 26: Conflict

Recently I've been writing my blog on Google's Blogger and my topics have been prompted by a challenge word on Generations Cafe: 52 Weeks, 52 Ancestors. With the encouragement and assistance from my daughter, Laura, and granddaughter, Mary, I decided to move my blog over to WordPress. This is my first entry/test on the new… Continue reading Well, This is New

When I was in 4th grade, probably 10 years old, I was fascinated by a picture in my geography book. It was of a city with a plane in the sky. In 1949 a plane flying overhead in my little town was an "event". To think of flying over cities seemed like magic to me.… Continue reading Week 28: Transportation