When my dad got orders for Japan in the early ’50s, he went ahead of the rest of the family. Mom had to get from Ohio to the Pacific Coast in order to sail to Japan.
The photo at left was taken when my mom, brother and sister were leaving my Uncle’s home in Michigan headed west. [...]
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A Feather In Her Cap
Posted in Life and Death, Photographs, Smile For the Camera (Carnival), Websites, challenge, tagged Blazer, Champaign County, Ohio, Smile For the Camera on February 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The 10th Edition of Smile for the Camera is about Costumes! Not the type worn for Halloween but a distinctive dress for the period or class or what was worn in an era of time. I chose the photo below of my maternal grandfather’s first cousin, Ada Blazer.
Ada Dell Blazer was born on July 2, [...]
Who Are You (Tell Me – Who Are You)?
Posted in Freaky Friday, Photographs, Smile For the Camera (Carnival), challenge, personal, tagged Indiana, Johnson, Photographs, photos, Smile For the Camera on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
Tell me, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
‘Cause I really wanna know (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?)
written by Pete Townshend
I posted this picture on August [...]
What’s in Your Christmas Stocking?
Posted in Life and Death, Photographs, Smile For the Camera (Carnival), challenge, tagged Champaign County, Goul, Ohio, Smile For the Camera on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Roma Goul – cousin of my grandfather, Glen R. Johnson. I would stuff the stocking of a Goul relative in hopes that they would be able to give me more information on this woman. She was obviously a part of my grandfather’s life since he had her picture in his possession.
Roma D. Goul was born [...]
Look at That Baby Face
Posted in Photographs, Smile For the Camera (Carnival), challenge, personal, tagged baby, Johnson, Photographs, photos, Smile For the Camera on November 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Glen Roy Johnson, Jr. being held by his mom (my grandmother), Vesta Wilt Johnson
Genevieve Vesta Johnson (my aunt)
My mom
Catching Up
Posted in Blogging, Carnival of Genealogy, Smile For the Camera (Carnival), Websites, personal, tagged carnival, Carnival of Genealogy, CoG, electronics, genealogy, Smile For the Camera on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday morning we went to the local computer/electronics/appliance store to find a new printer. Ours is maybe 10 years old (I don’t even remember when we bought it!). As my husband pointed out this is our 3rd printer since we’ve been married – 20 years – which isn’t bad in the grand scheme of [...]
What Were We Thinking?
Posted in Photographs, Smile For the Camera (Carnival), challenge, tagged Amore, challenge, Johnson, Photographs, photos, Smile For the Camera on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Smile For the Camera 5th Edition is Crowning Glory. “Show us those wonderful photographs of hairdos and maybe even a few don’ts. Don’t limit yourself to just hair fashion through the ages, got a great photograph of a hat, helmet, bonnet, or some other interesting headgear? Share!”
So to respond to that call here are [...]
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