Family lore holds that in 1920 my great-grandfather inexplicably sold the family farm just as the crop was ready for harvest. The story goes he then went missing with the money from the sale in his pocket.
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Textile
My mother began weaving in the mid-1960’s. Over the years she has made all sorts of beautiful hand woven textile items.
Another Favorite Photo
I looked through my box of old family photos to find a previously not scanned photograph worthy of being a favorite photo. At the very bottom of the box, I discovered a large photography studio folder with a charming image inside that is now a favorite photo.
Stormy Weather
My 2x great-grandfather was an infantry soldier during the American Civil War. At the Battle of New Market, during stormy weather, he lay in the mud for two days and spent the rest of the war in and out of the medical camps.
Voting
Recently my mother provided a story about my great-grandmother voting for her first time in 1920. The story is a little amusing, but I doubt her experience was unique.
Shock
I recently uncovered some unexpected information and it was a bit of a shock. Now, though, I am not certain I have all the information to form the correct conclusion. The person at the center of the revelation had the surname Shock, so, you see, it aligns well with this week’s prompt.
In the City
This story is about the garbage collectors in my father’s boyhood neighborhood during the mid-1930’s.
Health
Finding genealogical records pertaining to the health of our ancestors is rare. Death certificates are the most common, but there is the occasional newspaper article.
Transportation
My McCash 4th great grandparents used a form of transportation to transit the Ohio River that has intrigued me: flatboats.
Police Woman
When I heard stories about my great Aunt Sadie’s exploits as a policewoman, I imagined her like the main character, Pepper Anderson, of the old TV show “Police Woman”
