I recently made a visit to Ottawa Hills Cemetery to see the graves for mom and dad. I had contacted the cemetery and they emailed me maps to help in locating their graves. Their graves are in section EE and plot 84. Map of Ottawa Hills Cemetery Bear in mind this comes from someone who […]
It was easy to recognize the house at 5723 Yermo even though the lilac bushes along both side of the back yard were gone, and the poplar trees along the back of the lot were gone. What had been new construction when mom and dad built is now a street lined with huge trees. Amazing […]
Family pictures of the holiday with Hugh, Verda, Rick and Gale (and Spanky).
Thank heavens for Photoshop Photo Merge. I had to scan these large portraits in two sections and then get them back together. I tried it manually and there was such a bad difference in scanning exposure it wasn’t working. Photo merge did a beautiful job. All I did was clean up flaws in scratches and […]
1920 On the 1920 Census taken on January 19th Eliza Jane Honeycutt was in the 5th District living on Capuchin Creek Road with her parents and siblings. Her parents were James Michael Honeycutt (born on April 26, 1875 in Smith Creek, Scott Co, TN.) Ida Belle Riseden. Liza Jane was the third of nine children: Hiram, […]
I always thought my dad looked like he was American Indian and he even said he was part Cherokee. As a child I was utterly captivated by this. People who meet me can see I clearly have Scandinavian heritage, but ask about the high cheekbones. I tell them I have Cherokee in my background. I […]