The Permanent Family Record
Including: Not exactly what he had in mind
Two stories from The Gram With a Thousand Rules: (1) “My sister Raye eloped 80 years ago this month. My Crabby Grandma was quite offended that she wasn’t invited to the ceremony and demanded that Raye bring the young man over for her inspection. Raye bit the bullet, called Grandma, told her they were coming, and they hopped on the streetcar before they got cold feet.
On this Leap Day, let’s leap way back to the days when people were so proud of their cars (and other conveyances) that family pictures routinely included them. Here are a few — with more to come in days ahead.
Contributor: Jean Larson of St. Paul Continue reading “The little treasures (Volume 9)”
A trio of young trios today:
Contributor: Ruth Burkholder (Barbara’s mother)
Date of picture: June 2, 1949
Date of contribution: June 22, 2009 Continue reading “The little treasures (Volume 8)”
A wartime trio this evening:
Carol Jean Nicholson (Schwinn) of Tucson, Arizona
Date of picture: 1942
Date of contribution: May 8, 2009 Continue reading “The little treasures (Volume 7)”
Our pets, ourselves
DebK of Rosemount reports: “My 69th birthday can now be seen in the rear-view mirror. It met the Lake Wobegon standard — and might very well have done better than that if not for our worries about Hamish the Hungry and the mystery of the coffee beans.
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