Yesterday I inadvertently had a War Movie Day. I happened to be at my mom’s while she watched Monuments Men, and then I went with my dad to see the new Brad Pitt WWII tank movie, Fury. Strangely enough, I had just hours earlier been perusing the Compiled Civil War Service Records for my 3rd … Continue reading Lightner West and the Horrors of War
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[52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks] Edward West, My Rabble-Rousing 87-Year-Old Grandfather
Early on in the year, genealogist Amy Crow of No Story Too Small challenged all blogging genealogists to write about one ancestor per week for 52 weeks. This is my first entry in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. I think it's fitting that the first ancestor I blog about in the 52 Ancestors … Continue reading [52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks] Edward West, My Rabble-Rousing 87-Year-Old Grandfather
Military Monday: Papa Remembers WWII and the Really Awesome-Sounding Aftermath
I know, right? War is hell. And from the transcripts of the interview you are about to read, you'll see that that my grandpa Edward West's war experiences were extremely hellish. But he was also very fortunate in that, having a relatively late date of birth, he wasn't drafted at the end of the war. … Continue reading Military Monday: Papa Remembers WWII and the Really Awesome-Sounding Aftermath
Follow Friday: Army-Style Supper, Questions of Race & Gingers
Once again I have let my feed reader get dangerously behind as I had a busy week of "real life." I joined the YMCA and began taking exercise classes (my whole body protests) and had the new-homeowner pleasure of my very first appliance dying on me. And it was my refrigerator. In other words, this week I've been hurting … Continue reading Follow Friday: Army-Style Supper, Questions of Race & Gingers
Military Monday: For The Boys Who Didn’t Come Home… And One Who Did
Apparently I haven't ventured out into the town square of Canton, GA on Memorial Day before, because I was very proud and surprised to see a field of crosses commemorating the area's war dead. (Excuse the terrible iPhone pics. I couldn't see for the bright sun and I'm a terrible photographer as it is.) I … Continue reading Military Monday: For The Boys Who Didn’t Come Home… And One Who Did
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