tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post4474616791370298766..comments2023-06-14T04:13:03.470-07:00Comments on Deb Gould: JULY, 1918...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-32649113766515821062014-01-13T14:23:07.692-08:002014-01-13T14:23:07.692-08:00I've dipped into them before, and certainly wi...I've dipped into them before, and certainly will again! I can't stay out of them. I have another 1918 diary (Allen's grandmother's); she talks about my father being born. It's amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-62836792357490023002014-01-13T14:22:09.085-08:002014-01-13T14:22:09.085-08:00I'm certainly hoping it's Gert -- I can...I'm certainly hoping it's Gert -- I can't imagine it would be anybody else, since she's the only woman he talks about in his diary. Whoever she was, she was one "that got away," as we say...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-45190240250142620752014-01-13T12:42:41.464-08:002014-01-13T12:42:41.464-08:00What treasures you have in all the diaries. That w...What treasures you have in all the diaries. That will give you tons of stories for future Sepia Saturdays.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-47469468859515707502014-01-13T11:53:35.425-08:002014-01-13T11:53:35.425-08:00I’d be thrilled to find such items in a book on my...I’d be thrilled to find such items in a book on my shelf, but to find them in a diary is exceptional. Are we hoping that is ‘Gert’ smiling away there?Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-28127704331457747152014-01-13T07:26:52.451-08:002014-01-13T07:26:52.451-08:00Oh! I forgot to mention the clover. I wonder if it...Oh! I forgot to mention the clover. I wonder if it was picked in the field where this lady was sitting on her blanket; was it tucked in his diary to remember that particular day?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-51744245898771983402014-01-13T07:23:46.314-08:002014-01-13T07:23:46.314-08:00I seem to be the last (that I know of). I'm no...I seem to be the last (that I know of). I'm not even sure what I'm going to do with all this family ephemera...nobody seems interested!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-90668927120054040692014-01-13T07:23:02.858-08:002014-01-13T07:23:02.858-08:00My best suggestion? Start keeping a diary/journal....My best suggestion? Start keeping a diary/journal. And don't worry about what you say about people...you won't be around when they read about themselves!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-21205640241699003432014-01-13T07:22:01.060-08:002014-01-13T07:22:01.060-08:00Yeah, great graphics, right? Best from #12!Yeah, great graphics, right? Best from #12!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-56086730215741219392014-01-13T07:21:27.181-08:002014-01-13T07:21:27.181-08:00It's pretty wonderful, Bob! I can read about m...It's pretty wonderful, Bob! I can read about my great-grandmother's fight with her shift from wood to coal in her kitchen stove...something we don't think about much. It's fascinating; it's also great fodder for my novel!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-43372775221679158502014-01-13T07:20:03.994-08:002014-01-13T07:20:03.994-08:00And my problem is: nobody in the next generation d...And my problem is: nobody in the next generation down has much interest in this...what do I do with them all?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-89020315543923545502014-01-12T19:06:15.016-08:002014-01-12T19:06:15.016-08:00Hopefully you're not the last diarist in your ...Hopefully you're not the last diarist in your family.<br />I wonder why the clover was significant.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-57141218358906046342014-01-12T17:53:17.498-08:002014-01-12T17:53:17.498-08:00Wow, I am hoping to land a treasure like this as w...Wow, I am hoping to land a treasure like this as well. How priceless and wonderful. 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-38391961547835987762014-01-12T14:26:47.629-08:002014-01-12T14:26:47.629-08:00From #19: I especially enjoyed the Art Nouveau cov...From #19: I especially enjoyed the Art Nouveau cover art and font. Really put me in AAG's time. Beautifully done as always ~ BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-67919138740550719632014-01-12T10:59:47.556-08:002014-01-12T10:59:47.556-08:00With diaries back to the late 1700s you have a lar...With diaries back to the late 1700s you have a large slice of social history in your hands,Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-69121753212118324632014-01-12T02:40:51.051-08:002014-01-12T02:40:51.051-08:00You are sol lucky to have these sources of family ...You are sol lucky to have these sources of family history, written by your ancestors. Very special indeed. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-18205856720061326542014-01-11T17:23:53.712-08:002014-01-11T17:23:53.712-08:00They're really fun to read, Kathy. I can remem...They're really fun to read, Kathy. I can remember the family members that were my grandfather's era (Allen was my grandfather's brother); I have photographs of all of them, so there's a visual connection, too. Nice to hear from you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-88393782412071215842014-01-11T14:40:13.116-08:002014-01-11T14:40:13.116-08:00He was quite handsome. It is wonderful that you h...He was quite handsome. It is wonderful that you have inherited so many diaries, Deb. What history and hopefully insights there must be.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-66932176525238414552014-01-11T10:13:46.032-08:002014-01-11T10:13:46.032-08:00I don't even know what Gert's last name wa...I don't even know what Gert's last name was! There aren't enough clues...but I know she did NOT marry Allen; his wife was Barbara, and I remember her well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-18648828656976020032014-01-11T10:12:59.384-08:002014-01-11T10:12:59.384-08:00It is amazing, Jackie! I'm so lucky...and it&#...It is amazing, Jackie! I'm so lucky...and it's fascinating to watch characteristics pass down through generations. Thanks for your comment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-67068987689441079042014-01-11T09:41:27.254-08:002014-01-11T09:41:27.254-08:00You are fortunate to have so many diaries about yo...You are fortunate to have so many diaries about your ancestors lives. I wonder what happened to Gert.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-45603403931225974482014-01-11T07:56:19.638-08:002014-01-11T07:56:19.638-08:00How amazingto have all those family history!How amazingto have all those family history!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.com