Stories have filtered down through the family that my great-grandmother, Frances, was left on a doorstep as a baby. Her maiden name has been reported as Ogan – according to her husband’s, James House’s, application for invalid pension and her obituary – and Ogelvey – according to my dad and her son, (Alva) Lester House. [...]
Archive for May 14th, 2008
Mystery Surrounding Frances V. Ogan
Posted in Life and Death, tagged Coshocton, genealogy, House, Ogan on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On the Spot Education
Posted in Carnival of Genealogy, tagged CoG, Education, Japan, Mom, Pilot, Sewing, Sports on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For the 48th Carnival of Genealogy the theme is: Mom, how’d you get so smart? The challenge was to write about how Mom got so smart whether it was through book learning, self-study courses, or the school of hard knocks.
My mother is primarily a very private person, and it took me three tries to write something [...]








