See this post for more information about my Grandmother’s diary.
August 22, 1943 – Sunday
“Arose early and sure did a lot of chasing around trying to get package ready. Jerri helped me. Was quite a problem as everything has to be in certain containers. However have it already except one lbs sugar which I will get in the a.m. before I mail it.“
My grandmother even saved the package contents. You can’t really tell from this scan but the 1 lb sugar was added later in pencil.
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.” Teaching children values and giving them the opportunity to excel is essential to good parenting. However, I feel I must also provide my children (and myself) insight into the ones who came before us: our ancestors whose lives and stories have shaped us into who we are. This is my journey; these are their stories…
Life under the thinking tree
Louise Mabey
Dharma Docs
A genealogical site devoted to the history of the DeKorn and Zuidweg families of Kalamazoo and the Mulder family of Caledonia
Fun With Genealogy
Writerly ways for Family Historians and Storytellers
This WordPress.com site is Pacific War era information
Gleanings from my father Glen S. Player's ephemera from Seattle school reunions. He graduated WQA 1932 and QAHS 1936.
Family history from the Western District of Victoria, Australia
Kathi O'Neill Genealogy 