tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033401427257231910.post8132197001991411695..comments2023-06-22T05:05:25.669-07:00Comments on LIN'S GENEALOGY HELPS: The MISSING LINKGreat Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033401427257231910.post-31857765236138585182009-02-22T03:24:00.000-08:002009-02-22T03:24:00.000-08:00So true! My great-grandfather kept a pocket diary ...So true! My great-grandfather kept a pocket diary in his last years in which he wrote down all kinds of odds and ends--birthdays, appointments to have the furnace cleaned, visits from relatives, what he had for dinnerm who cut his hair, what he read in the paper. I typed it up on my Gram's manual typewriter when I was a kid. He kept his mind sharp AND he left a record of family life.SandyCarlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033401427257231910.post-81606697865815592482009-02-22T01:27:00.000-08:002009-02-22T01:27:00.000-08:00Lin, Good post. With this one, almost you persuad...Lin, Good post. With this one, almost you persuade me to take up the hat of historian more earnestly. Perhaps because I don't have children to pass it along to, I haven't paid that much attention about being the one to be the torch bearer of our past. But as I get older, I am really appreciating the connection to the past.<br><br>We had a large family reunion on my dad's side last summer. And it was very inspiring to learn more about our great-grandparents and my grandmother when she was a young girl.<br><br>So thanks Lin!Brenda Leylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033401427257231910.post-14211592217232029562009-02-21T13:14:00.000-08:002009-02-21T13:14:00.000-08:00You are so right, of course. My grandmother wrote...You are so right, of course. My grandmother wrote a book that my mother is passing down to the next generation. The nice thing is my nephew married a girl from Japan who can actually read it. I know I should spend the time to translate it (with my mother's help) for our kids, too.Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033401427257231910.post-32294431531882261822009-02-21T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-21T09:25:00.000-08:00I know almost nothing about my great grandparents....I know almost nothing about my great grandparents. John Frost Hubbard is my mother's Grandpa's name one her mother's side. I know a little about him and his second wife...who we called "Aunt Ruby" I knew Aunt Ruby well. I spent quite a bit of time with her until my late teens. I loved her. I would have loved her even more if she hadn't always been saying mean things about my grandmother. <br><br>Anyway... The point here is that your post resonated with me. I know bits and pieces about that generation and would love to know so much more. <br><br>I think the suggestion to write our own history so that those who come after us will know something of their heritage is extremely wise. That's something I think I'll make a goal of mine. I'll include stories about my parents and grandparents... my own children... It'll be fun. <br><br>Another thoughtful post, Lin!mom/carynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10194020052008879681noreply@blogger.com