I am having a bad day. Now that I am blogging again I decided to use my main computer rather than this laptop. I haven’t used my main computer since we moved in February. One of the reasons for not using it was that there was no electrical outlet in that section of our new apartment. It took time to resolve that problem – we had to get permission from the upper echelons of the administration and to have the work order executed. (Pardon the double entendre) But even then I didn’t actually turn the computer on until this morning. Ping…..a beautiful sight met my eyes. That old beautiful familiar screen lit up……..it went through its paces and eventually asked for the MOUSE. OOPS. I. had lots of bits and bobs sitting by the computer but NO MOUSE. I’ve searched!! Did it get lost or misplaced in the move? I’ve placed a call to my tech adviser, no reply yet. I wait.
Author: Janet McKee
I currently wear many hats. My interests are genealogy, history, reading, knitting, and more.
One of My Postcards
A Newfoundland dog – very big and powerful
Return to blogging
I haven’t written a blog post in about 2 years. It’s time to return so I hope you will bear with me. I have numerous thoughts and pictures to share. No significant knitting but there are other things to explore in life, believe it or not.
My Ancestors (49 and 50) – Joseph Bradford and Jael (Hobart) Bradford
Last June I read about a Challenge, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, and I was intrigued. I decided to take up the challenge. Some Ancestors may take more than one week, but I still intend to write about 52 Ancestors. I hope you enjoy reading about My Ancestors as much as I am looking forward to researching and writing about them.
Governor William Bradford; (2) Joseph Bradford; (3)Elisha Bradford; (4)Laurana Bradford; (5) Hannah McFarland; (6) Jennings Rider; (8)Dickerman Allen Rider; (9) Dickamon Allen Rider; (10) Marian Edith Rider; (11) Marian Dunlap Irwin; (12)Judith Anne Guion
Two weeks ago, as I was going through the Lewis, Rider, Irwin folder where I started collecting information on these families in 1975, I came across a piece of paper that I had either forgotten about or did not notice. It was sent to me by my mother’s sister, Margaret (Irwin) Mitchell Sedberry. Her note…
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A Postcard for My Dog Collection
Postcards – Longfellow’s House
A Familiar Route in my Youth
Mt. Auburn Street Watertown/Belmont Massachusetts. The way to Harvard Square and Boston in the olden days – early 1900’s.
Not as old as the 1630’s when the Massachusetts Bay settlers first came to the area.
Postcards of Textiles
Handspan, Handwoven Rug by Janet Dunham
St. Brendan’s Voyage, Tapestry by Magda Rubalcava
“Changeling”, Handwoven Tapestry, Cepta McGuinne
The U.S. Marine Corps in China – part I
Marines in China
On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives boarded the battleship USS Missouri. World War II had been brought to a swift conclusion. To the men of the III Marine Amphibious Corps (IIIAC), already training for the proposed invasion of Japan, this was welcome news indeed.
The leathernecks knew that an invasion of the Japanese home islands would have been bloody. Now the nightmare seemed over, and the Marines looked forward to returning to the States.
But instead of going home, the IIIAC Marines found that they were going to be sent to China instead. This was a bitter disappointment for many, but some actually looked forward to an adventure in the Far East. Private Harold Stevens of the 29th Marines was thrilled that he was not going back to his family’s farm in Pennsylvania. He was only 19 but was already a veteran of the bloody battles…
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Dramatic Doorways
Cgrisr;sCollege Cambridge
Bodleian Library Oxford The Great Gate
