Wordless Wednesday – Statue of Liberty

 

Tombstone Tuesday

Ramsden
William 1920 – 2001
Together forever
Dorothy 1920 – 2002

Memory Monday Good Ole’ Uncle Bill

William Ramsden
24 Feb 1920
6 May 2001
When I was young, we spent many of our weekends with my Uncle Bill and Aunt Dorothy. We would all go to Wisconsin to land we owned there. Bill and Dorothy had a piece of land which had a garage on it. They turned the garage into a home. They [...]

Larry’s Ships

On Monday, I wrote about the beautiful ships my Grandpa built when I was little. This is one of the few photo’s I have of his ships. 

Breaking through the Brickwall

A few days ago I posted my brickwall ancestor, John O’Connell,  in  Most Wanted! Ancestors Lost and Found on Genealogy Wise. I had previously posted on a different group there as well and replies were few, but with some great ideas I had tried out. Unfortunately, I had not found any information through their suggestions. [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Memory Gardens and Monuments

Tombstone Tuesday – O’Connell Grandparents

O’Connell
Lawrence A.
1905-1975
Ida M
1919-1980
 
Ida and Larry are buried at Memory Gardens and Monuments in Arlington Heights, IL. Learn more about Ida and Larry from previous posts.
 
Unfortunately, while I was in the cemetery to take these photographs, the weather was changing quickly. I was limited with what I can do while I was there. I will need [...]

Grandpa Larry

 
 
 
Born Ambrose Lawrence (Larry) O’Connell on 17 Dec 1905 in Berlin, NH to Dennis O’Connell of Grangerville, NY and Rose May Springer of Maine. Ambrose was raised in the Hudson Falls area of NY. In his 20’s, he road the rails with brother Linus (Joe) to Illinois, where both brothers settled, for the most part. [...]

SNGF Ahnentafel Roulette

Tonight’s request for SNGF by Randy Seaver from Genea Musings is Ahnentafel Roulette. Here are the instructions:
Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!):
1) How old is your father now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round [...]

Ida’s Afghans

On Monday, I wrote about the beautiful afghan’s my Grandma Ida crocheted when I was a child. Here are some pictures of her beautiful work.
 

 
 

I just received this afghan from my cousin Tracy, she has a few afghans and was ever so generous when she gave me this one. I  will treasure it forever.