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, Merah and Fred
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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Seeing the Stars – at the Cemetery
I came out to California for a few extra days before attending the Southern California Genealogical Society’s annual Genealogy Jamboree, because I was doing some genealogy look-ups…
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Windsor Connecticut Gold Star Casualties of World War II
History and Location This World War II Gold Star Memorial was constructed about 1950. It is a bronze plaque mounted on a large white stone with the…