Learning from the past, living in the moment, and leaving footprints for the future. Stories of lov

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

John Albert and his Bride

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Mathias and Magdalena Roesch sailed from Germany to America in 1857, settling in Potosi, Wisconsin to have a better life for themselves and ...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Ada Voted Yes

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  Ada Louise Houston 1857 - 1924   My great grandmother, Ada Louise Houston was born in Enterprise, Florida on May 19, 1857.  When...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

The Great Atlantic Hurricane and Me

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This story is going to give my age away, oh well.  But, with hurricane Irene making her presence known, I felt it would be an appropriate ti...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Sweets For The Sweet

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My husband's grandfather, Oscar Maxell (1879-1961) owned a candy store at 251 Congress Street, Portland, Maine, that he operated from ...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

A Good Samaritan

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A good friend is one who you have never met, but a friend none-the-less who will take their time to do something special for you.  That is A...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Two Knots Tied Up Quick

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                                        Oskosh Northwestern Oskosh, Wisconsin                                        February l...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Father and Daughter - Serendipity

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This picture I find particularly poignant.  It is of my mother, Elsie, looking at her father's tombstone taken in September of 2008.  He...

WWII War Effort Donation

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My 2nd great grandfather, William R. Roesch established the Eau Gallie Record newspaper in 1916.  He was its writer, publisher, and editor....
Sunday, August 21, 2011

Faith and Family

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William and Ada It was 1890 and a house of worship for all Methodists in the new community of Eau Gallie, Florida had not yet been estab...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Smells That Bring Happy Memories

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A wonderful memory for me was visiting my maternal grandmother, Florence Sterling and step-grandfather, Virgil Scott Hilligoss, known as Sco...