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Remembering My Dad
Category: Family
Fifteen Years Old
As the seasons change from Winter to Spring, you celebrate your fifteenth birthday.
That happened fast! Glad I’m here to bake you a cake. Love to your on your birthday, Jack. Love, Froo
Children in Winter c.1916
From my Grandmother’s Album. Durand, Illinois. Uncle Robert (b.1914) I’m the left. Uncle John (b.1910) on the right. my mother Marian (b.1912) next to Robert with the light trim on her dark hat. She looks about four to me but maybe it’s 1917.
They had just one boy cousin.
Born Feb. 7, 1892
Mary Alta Kerr Hendricks, my paternal grandmother, was born 130 years ago. She went by the name Alta. When my father was born they lived in Farmersville, Illinois. One summer my brother and I stayed with our grandparents and she taught me to knit. I was four years old.
Written inside the cover of her copy of The Book of Common Prayer.
Heritage from a post. May 2017. Ben H at WordPress says “This week, share a photo of something that says “heritage” to you. It can be from your own family or culture — a library, a work of public art, a place of worship, an object passed down to you from previous generations.”
She knit the blue Afghan and handstitched the quilt. She could tat and crochet, too. Made egg noodles and hung to dry on a broom stick.
Here’s another post for Throwback Thursday
My paternal grandmother, Mary Alta Kerr, born February 7, 1892 and her brother and sister. I need to do more research, dig around in a box, to get info on her siblings details. I know she called her sister “Sis”.
This is the grandmother who taught me to knit when I was little. No date on the photo. She looks to be 5 or 6? Maybe 1900-1901?
Mary Alta Kerr Hendricks passed March 13,1979 and is buried in Morrisonville, Illinois.
Great grandson Shawn Hendricks posted a photo of this tag found on his father’s (John)Afghan
Morrisonville, Illinois
Eleven Years Ago and 2021
Granddaughters Anna and Maura at the piano in 2011
Throwback Thursday isn’t until tomorrow but when the top pic came up in my Google photos, I didn’t wait to create this post 🙂
The Van Sickles of Durand Illinois
My son put together this little video, with photos from my grandmother’s album, and paid for the use of the accompanying music.
The Van Sickles of Durand Illinois
You’ve seen a lot of the stills before.
May Your Birthday be the Start of a Happy New Year
From the archives of birthday posts.
Happy 41st!
Love, Ma
I think my face says it all. Happy you were born!
Another Teenager in the Family
Four teenagers in the family!
Happy 13th Birthday Maura Clare❤️
Maura turned five birthday blog
Maura turned seven birthday blog
Maura turned nine birthday blog
Maura turned eleven birthday blog
Autumn in the Trails Behind His House -Guest Blog
These photographs were taken by my grandson Jack, who is 14 and a high school freshman.
He told me recently he’d like to get into photography.
My advice to him was to take a lot of pictures, study them and look for the good light.
I thought he captured the feel of Autumn quite nicely.
It’s Your Birthday!
Have a great day!
❤️Heart sweater knit by my friend’s mom, Karlene Cooley ❤️
Photo on left: Grafenwoehr, Germany
Photo on right: Columbus, Ohio