I was so overjoyed at Kim gifting me one of Leonard’s embroidered roosters last week that I had completely forgotten to mention the short note she included with it – she agrees with me that Grandma “sure was a hard
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 16
Grandma Rose seemed to have a quiet week or at least, she didn’t have time to write much about any of it. New relatives pop in this week and if you’ve never met them before, let me introduce you –
A Harrowing Day for George B Jones
When teaching genealogy classes, I am always quick to point out to my students that when you look at your tree, you should marvel at what it took to get you here today. My example is John Wickham, my 7th
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 15
On April 12th, Grandma Rose will mention going to the Wagnalls Memorial Garden in Lithopolis – did you know you can still go there and walk in her footsteps? You sure can and from the looks of it, it’s as
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 14
Another week where I didn’t have a good image to go with our post so I found one of the flowering almond bushes mentioned in her entries. I’m making notes of all the things she’s planted since I’ve been trying