Family Reunion
By Irene Gibson, November 2014 — When I was a Private Investigator, a friend I had met in my Sweet Adelines singing group asked me if I could find her mother and also find out who her father was. The … Continued
By Irene Gibson, November 2014 — When I was a Private Investigator, a friend I had met in my Sweet Adelines singing group asked me if I could find her mother and also find out who her father was. The … Continued
By Norman Cain, September 11, 2014 — My grandmother’s laundry room was not located in a finished, attractive basement. It had no shelves (containing detergents, bleaches, and fabric softeners) that hovered above a modern washer or dryer. And when clothes … Continued
Mother McCray, July 30, 2014 We were living on a part of the land my father was left by his father. We raised colts, chickens, cows and horses. My grandfather planted okra, string beans, cabbage, mustard greens and sweet potatoes. … Continued
By Marion Merrick, July 29, 2014 — It was our wedding night and we had moved into my grandmother’s home that had been vacant for a while. I was so excited when the new furniture and oil stove (VERY hi-tech … Continued
Marion Merrick, August 18, 2014 In the early 1940’s, I was 23 years old and was traveling to Oregon from Texas with 3 other ladies, one of whom was pregnant. Getting to the Pacific coast in those days was not … Continued
By Ms. Lady B, March 29, 2016 Last Friday (March 26, 2016), my family laid to rest the last living relative on my mother’s side of the family. That person was my Aunt Dilsey, age 91 ½ years old. Aunt … Continued
By Barbara Garrett, April 12, 2016 Out in the country back home we went out to my grandma’s house (my cousins and I). So our boyfriends picked us up there and my Granny said, “You all better be back before … Continued
By Mary Hardy, October 7, 2014 At the age of eight, I lost my mother. Because my father was a working man, he said that he needed a wife to take care of his two children. So he put the … Continued