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 12
Oddly, my own culinary life is mimicking Grandma’s this week as I am making chicken & noodles today and just did beef vegetable soup yesterday, of which, I also froze some! I’m anxiously awaiting the mention of some bean soup
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 10
The more I transcribe these journal entries, the more I miss the days when people wrote actual letters and sent cards. Emails are nice, sure, but there is something so endearing about a letter coming on the regular. You start