http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/x-marks-the-spot/ My Foray into My Midwestern Roots Tue, 07 May 2013 16:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/x-marks-the-spot/#comment-363 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:40:04 +0000 http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-363 I’m thinking about your last remark, Wendy, about things “important enough to keep in a trinket box.” There are a couple boxes in my parents’ basement that hold some seemingly insignificant things that belonged to my grandparents–little odds and ends–and I can’t help but wonder about the back-stories that go with them. Even without the stories, they’re a tangible connection to my grandparents that brings them to mind so vividly!

]]> http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/x-marks-the-spot/#comment-362 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:55:41 +0000 http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-362 Beautiful post! I love having things that meant so much to my ancestors, and I see you do, too. I loved reading this!

]]> http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/x-marks-the-spot/#comment-327 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:01:47 +0000 http://allmybranches.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-327 Mom-
That post made me cry why I don’t know but it did. I think it’s all the stuff Gramps kept that had reminded him of certain things. Remember when you started gettin on the “old” side I want stuff like that from you!

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