Epidemics and my family
As I write this, our world is in the middle of a global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 Coronavirus. It is a scary time. And weird. New…
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When the Neighbors are Rich
My grandmother, Jeanette Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4, 1897…
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Jenny Shrum’s mother Luta Lee
My grandmother, Jeanette “Jenny” Shrum Willett, left us a wonderful handwritten manuscript of her life which she wrote in the mid 1980’s. She was born August 4,…
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The Manuscript of Jenny Shrum
When my grandmother, Jenny, was in her 80’s, my cousin Leigh encouraged her to write down her personal stories so that the family would always have…
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Mom’s home cooking
I’ll bet you thought from the title of this that this would be a post full of all the yummy things my Mom created in the kitchen…
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#52 Ancestors: A number of “Firsts” with Joel Halbert
Deciding what to write using Amy Johnson Crow’s prompt, “First” was a challenge. My goal for 2019 is to profile certain ancestors that my girls would not…