Here's a quote that I ran across recently. For those of you who don't read my blog I'll share it with you here.
Family is everything. It defines you...the heart of your spirit, the heritage of your smile, not only the color of your eyes but how they see the world. You are bound by kinship. You add your own link to the chain, and that's where you strengthen or weaken what you've been blessed or burdened with. That's where you use the indefinable quality that belongs to you, alone, the bit of uniqueness you pass on to your children for good or bad, the part of you that will always be seperate from those who share your name, your blood and your past.
-Lola Shiner
I hope you like it.
Barb
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Birth Announcement!
Isaak was born Thursday, 2/22/07,weighed 8 lb. 11 oz., was 20" long,
and joins his parents, Kris and Elissa Hackenberry,
and his siblings: sister, Kalista, and brother, KJ.
Welcome to the family, Isaak!
Blast from the Past Friday
Today's photo comes to us via Lisa, who sent it to Patty, who sent it to me. Cuties, aren't they?
Lisa & Jay DeeTuesday, February 20, 2007
Anybody know?
Patty sent me this photo today, wondering who they were? I think it looks like Grandma Gifford... Anyone have an idea? I've never seen a photo of Grandpa Gifford, but I think the man looks like a version of Grandma Elsie's brothers...
Edited 2/22/07:Aunt Sherry has confirmed this is a photo of Henry and Lura Gifford, our Great-Grandparents, circa 1942. Thanks Sherry!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Blast from the Past Friday
I'm tardy in posting the Friday "Blast from the Past" photo - sorry, I've been in York all day. I didn't get all the photos scanned and put in a file this week, so I'm posting the first picture I found with Adams cousins in it. :o)
That's Bart on the seesaw with me, Bobby and Tonita are on the swings. Again, I have no idea where this photo was taken...
That's Bart on the seesaw with me, Bobby and Tonita are on the swings. Again, I have no idea where this photo was taken... Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
family history
Hi everyone. I was just reading some of the family histories and blogs that have been entered. I have been doing a little looking at family history myself.
As I do that for other people on a regular basis. I can look up birth, death, marriage, and divorce records if the events occured in Nebraska. I have been helping mom get some of the things she needs, if I could just find the time to get them pulled.
If you have anything that you want to see let me know, and I will try to get it for you. There is a fee, but I can swing it once in a while. Or I can just do some looking in the hisorical society archives.
I work with them on a regular basis.
Kathy Anstine Cooper
As I do that for other people on a regular basis. I can look up birth, death, marriage, and divorce records if the events occured in Nebraska. I have been helping mom get some of the things she needs, if I could just find the time to get them pulled.
If you have anything that you want to see let me know, and I will try to get it for you. There is a fee, but I can swing it once in a while. Or I can just do some looking in the hisorical society archives.
I work with them on a regular basis.
Kathy Anstine Cooper
Friday, February 9, 2007
Blast from the Past
Good morning, family! I scanned lots of photos last night to send to Debbie, and while I was sorting through them, I thought it would be fun to post pictures of us when we were little. I have some, but hopefully some of you have some, too?
This is dated November 1962(I did some repair work in Photoshop). Grandma is holding Tonita, Grandpa is holding Jody. Debbie is standing next to Grandpa, then going around the table clockwise: Mike, Tammy, Bart, Jesse, Jeff, Bobby, Paula, Barbie, Teresa.
I don't know where this was taken - I would have only been about 16 months old. I do recognize that yellow table. In fact, it may well be in my dad's garage - I'll have to ask Randy.
Anyway, I look forward to sharing these pictures with you, and I want you all to feel free to share your photos, too! Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Greetings Cousins!
Hello everyone! Well a good idea shared is a great idea when someone with more knowledge expands it! I know there are many pictures in assorted family albums of various family events. Most all of these are in the possession of the Aunts & Uncles. I'm also aware of some family letters from during and before the Civil War, one particular set of letters were between two brothers fighting on opposite sides of said war. Grandma Elsie had those so I don't know where they've gone too now.
I can tell you that....the Gifford side is Irish, extremely proficient at producing children, were farmers, preachers, teachers, and just regular folks. The Adams side is where things get a bit more interesting. A Scottish ancester developed a process to bleach muslin, a process that is still used today. That would have been a very big deal then since muslin was not originally white and thus allowed other things to be done to the fabric that expanded its useage. We have teachers, preachers, farmers, musicians, poets, writers, soldiers, a physicist, and others. Now our Scottish clan colors are Olde Sett Stewart. This is from deLyle branch on grandads side who were aligned with the Stewarts (yes the royal ones). This means that at some point the leader of our family pledged his land, his arms (his physical strength), his weapons and his family to the clan Stewart. The color of the plaid is a very dark green shot thru with a very dark blue. Because its an old plaid it has to be ordered special and not every mill makes it, in case anyone wants some. Also thru great grandma Jessie we are part of the Wallace clan. That plaid is a very bright red with yellow and dark blue. Clan gatherings happen all over the US and Canada every year. To get that information you can go online and search by specific clan. Also Scottish Life magazine and Highlander magazine both carry information in the ads at the back, several pages in fact.
Now a bit of oral history per grandad. Peanut grandpa's father was a young soldier when President Lincoln was assassinted and he was chosen to guard the presidents body during the public veiwing and the funeral. There is a distant attachment to the McCoy's of the famous Hatfield and McCoy fued. Tammy has some info on that. Peanut grandpa was a wild mustanger in his youth, he traveled all over and caught and broke to saddle wild mustangs. He also shared a nights lodging with Frank James after Jesse James was killed. They stayed in Bradshaw Ne at a hotel and shared a room, a not unusual thing in those days. He was the second oldest person in Bradshaw when he died and had been written up in a front page news story with picture in the York newspaper as one of three but the oldest guy died shortly afterwards thus making him second. He died on my birthday after a series of strokes.
So thats starts us off. Hey cousins, speak up, I want to see your voices here!
I can tell you that....the Gifford side is Irish, extremely proficient at producing children, were farmers, preachers, teachers, and just regular folks. The Adams side is where things get a bit more interesting. A Scottish ancester developed a process to bleach muslin, a process that is still used today. That would have been a very big deal then since muslin was not originally white and thus allowed other things to be done to the fabric that expanded its useage. We have teachers, preachers, farmers, musicians, poets, writers, soldiers, a physicist, and others. Now our Scottish clan colors are Olde Sett Stewart. This is from deLyle branch on grandads side who were aligned with the Stewarts (yes the royal ones). This means that at some point the leader of our family pledged his land, his arms (his physical strength), his weapons and his family to the clan Stewart. The color of the plaid is a very dark green shot thru with a very dark blue. Because its an old plaid it has to be ordered special and not every mill makes it, in case anyone wants some. Also thru great grandma Jessie we are part of the Wallace clan. That plaid is a very bright red with yellow and dark blue. Clan gatherings happen all over the US and Canada every year. To get that information you can go online and search by specific clan. Also Scottish Life magazine and Highlander magazine both carry information in the ads at the back, several pages in fact.
Now a bit of oral history per grandad. Peanut grandpa's father was a young soldier when President Lincoln was assassinted and he was chosen to guard the presidents body during the public veiwing and the funeral. There is a distant attachment to the McCoy's of the famous Hatfield and McCoy fued. Tammy has some info on that. Peanut grandpa was a wild mustanger in his youth, he traveled all over and caught and broke to saddle wild mustangs. He also shared a nights lodging with Frank James after Jesse James was killed. They stayed in Bradshaw Ne at a hotel and shared a room, a not unusual thing in those days. He was the second oldest person in Bradshaw when he died and had been written up in a front page news story with picture in the York newspaper as one of three but the oldest guy died shortly afterwards thus making him second. He died on my birthday after a series of strokes.
So thats starts us off. Hey cousins, speak up, I want to see your voices here!
Cherry tobacco pipe smoke
This is the only photo I have of our great grandfather as I knew him. At our house we called him "Grandpa Bradshaw" because he lived in Bradshaw. Many of the rest of you called him "Peanut Grandpa", because he seemed to always have peanuts in his pockets. Barbie has a wonderful post about him in her blog (June 12, 06 in her archives).
When I emailed this photo to Debbie, she sent a reply to thank me, and in it she mentioned associating him with the scent of his pipe smoke. I remember it so clearly - cherry tobacco - and I loved it.
In years following, sometimes my dad would get out his pipe (usually around the holidays) and one sniff would remind me of Grandpa Bradshaw. Mom had gotten him the tobacco and when I mentioned that it reminded me of my great grandfather, she said that's why she bought it...
Saturday, February 3, 2007
The old photo
This is the photo of our great-grandparents that I sent to Debbie recently. It is dated 1898, and Aunt Janet told me it is their wedding picture.
James Richard Adams & Jessie Mae Wallace
October 13, 1898
Looking for photos
This email came from Debbie this morning - I think it will reach more of us if I post it here, too.
I'm not posting her address or phone # since this is a public blog. You can email her for that information.
Hello Family,
I am looking for picutures of old.....I am going to creat a Nostalgia picutre album in 2007 starting with the picture Tammy sent me of our great great grandparents wedding in 1868, I think the year was. I already have purchased the page showing roots to start assembly, had the page before I had the picture.....so I belive this project was in my heart before it was in my head.
If you can scan and send internet, I can copy, or if you can copy and send to me, my address is listed below. I am looking for wedding and family, graduations, babys, etc from
Bill Adams family
Jim Adams family
Sherry Anstine --I have a lot her, so mom look for older, like you growing up
Janet Aaron family
Phyllis Schall family
Tom Adams family
Marylynn Reigers family I have a lot of Tammy and kids growing up looking for younger days,
any of Grandma, Grandpa, Peanut Grandpa or farther back
Dont think I need all you have, no no no, Just one of this and one of that. A large book will hold approx 30 pages, so that limits each family to 3-4 pages, at the most 3 pictures per page. I also need commentary, memories, the sharing we would like to pass to the next generation 5x away...
Please help me out, I will present this book at the next family reunion, if I get everything gathered. Its amazing how many I have collected on my own, I have the reiger family, childrens school picutes for years.....Joyce and Tammy have shared a lot with me on Grandma and Grandpa, I dont know all the sisters names, and may call upon some of you to help me out along the way.
Debra Rosiu
drosiu@comcast.net
I'm not posting her address or phone # since this is a public blog. You can email her for that information.
Hello Family,
I am looking for picutures of old.....I am going to creat a Nostalgia picutre album in 2007 starting with the picture Tammy sent me of our great great grandparents wedding in 1868, I think the year was. I already have purchased the page showing roots to start assembly, had the page before I had the picture.....so I belive this project was in my heart before it was in my head.
If you can scan and send internet, I can copy, or if you can copy and send to me, my address is listed below. I am looking for wedding and family, graduations, babys, etc from
Bill Adams family
Jim Adams family
Sherry Anstine --I have a lot her, so mom look for older, like you growing up
Janet Aaron family
Phyllis Schall family
Tom Adams family
Marylynn Reigers family I have a lot of Tammy and kids growing up looking for younger days,
any of Grandma, Grandpa, Peanut Grandpa or farther back
Dont think I need all you have, no no no, Just one of this and one of that. A large book will hold approx 30 pages, so that limits each family to 3-4 pages, at the most 3 pictures per page. I also need commentary, memories, the sharing we would like to pass to the next generation 5x away...
Please help me out, I will present this book at the next family reunion, if I get everything gathered. Its amazing how many I have collected on my own, I have the reiger family, childrens school picutes for years.....Joyce and Tammy have shared a lot with me on Grandma and Grandpa, I dont know all the sisters names, and may call upon some of you to help me out along the way.
Debra Rosiu
drosiu@comcast.net
Thank you!
As a leader in this family, I respect you and thank you for making a step into connecting us together. I have lots of memories of Grandma and Granpa, but let me share one that stuck for life. Grandpa didnt talk much, I did a speach on price of living now verses then and he spent over an hour talking to me about how they bought sugar, flour, etc and we really bonded that day and enjoyed each other. Later in my adult life as I was having some struggles, Grandpa told me the best thing about getting old with someone was Sex, because you are not in such a hurry and you truly enjoy each other. I guess that he was letting me know to be true and faithful and to quite running 150 miles an hour in my life. Sure made me think.....Now I am almost 50 and how true these words are, I cant wait to be 60!!
Friday, February 2, 2007
Welcome!
Hello Cousins! I've been thinking about trying a family blog for awhile now. It's pretty easy to post messages, and to post digital photos.
I've invited 9 of you (my siblings and the cousins I have email addresses for). If you accept the invitation to be part of this blog, I think you can then invite your siblings and other cousins to join us, if you have their email addresses. If you can't invite them, let me know, and I will do it.
Let me know what you think - I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Tammy
I've invited 9 of you (my siblings and the cousins I have email addresses for). If you accept the invitation to be part of this blog, I think you can then invite your siblings and other cousins to join us, if you have their email addresses. If you can't invite them, let me know, and I will do it.
Let me know what you think - I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Tammy
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