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  • Lill’s Diary – Week 10

    March 5 – 11, 1934 March 5 Monday. I fixed another dress for Bonnie Jane its real cute.- then we sewed on other things.- Bonnie Jane and I went walking… Read more

  • Language – Swedish on one side and Spanish on the other

    I’ve often wondered where my curiosity about languages came from. I took took two years of French and then a year of Spanish in high school. And then, when they… Read more

  • Lill’s Diary – Week 9

    February 26 – March 4, 1934 February 26 Monday. My its been cold today. The children dident go to school. Bonnie got her gift from Aunt Ruth to day. a… Read more

  • Changing Names

    I wrote about my great-grandfather Jack (Aubrey) Adams and his name change back in Week 2 , but I have plenty of other candidates for this week’s topic.  Swedish patronymics… Read more

  • Lill’s Diary – Week 8

    February 19 – 25, 1934 February 19 Monday. Another cold day.- So we butchered – Uncle Emil was here for dinner. I made a cake and Tut made me a… Read more

  • Heirlooms

    Years ago, when we first moved to Georgetown, my Aunt Sha would comment that now that we had a house we should go get the curb stones from the old… Read more

  • Immigration, but I digress…

    So I thought I wouldn’t have any trouble with this week’s topic. I have a plethora of immigration records for the branches of the family that I can trace. But… Read more

  • Lill’s Diary – Week 7

    February 12-18, 1934 February 12 Monday. A clear pretty day. Tut went with the children this morning.- stayed in town. Dad & I and little Jane went to town in… Read more

  • Lill’s Diary – Week 6

    February 5 – 11, 1934 February 5 Monday. Sunshine to day also. We girls were home alone Carl Munson was here for coffee – I cut a dress for me… Read more

  • Earning a Living

    I am really lucky to be blessed with a treasure trove of images that bring the lives of my ancestors to life. The picture above, from around 1909, is of… Read more