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October 14, 2018 By Nancy H. Vest Leave a Comment

The Washington Redskins vs. A-Fib: a true sports story

My dad, Charles Leroy Heiser (1913-2001), loved the Washington Redskins. I don’t think he ever went to a live game, but he always watched their games on TV. It was our family’s Sunday afternoon activity, and I cherished that time together. Watching the Redskins play now still brings back the feeling of all being right with the world. One particular…
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September 30, 2018 By Nancy H. Vest 11 Comments

Why I’ve been quiet the past few weeks

I’ve been quiet the past few weeks, since right before Hurricane Florence began dropping buckets of rain on North and South Carolina. The aftermath of the storm at my house consists of several downed trees (none hitting any buildings), groundwater flooding into the basement, a power outage of less than a day, and a fried hot water heater from a…
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September 9, 2018 By Nancy H. Vest Leave a Comment

The work of some of my ancestors: turpentine farming

The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Work. Most my ancestors were farmers, stone masons, railroad laborers, and preachers. Some were turpentine farmers. I have written about this before, but it fascinates me so I am writing about it again. My great-grandfather, Jeremiah Daniel Thomas (1858-1946); my 2nd great-grandfather, Daniel B. Grant (1846-1900); and my 3rd great-grandfather, Jeremiah Grant…
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September 2, 2018 By Nancy H. Vest Leave a Comment

52 Ancestor Challenge: Back to School with Florrie

The theme this week for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is: Back to School. Here’s my response… Many of you have read stories about my grandmother, Florrie Thomas Martin (1894-1979). She was a hard working tenant farmer’s wife; she saved the life of her dog; and she was a talented with crocheting, quilt making, and embroidery. Florrie was also a…
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August 16, 2018 By Nancy H. Vest 2 Comments

Saving Stories Much Too Good to be Lost

This week’s blog post is from Diana Erbio, author of Coming to America: A Girl Struggles to Find Her Way in a New World. See Diana’s bio at the end.  My grandfather would often conclude a long talk with me by saying, “There’s a book in all of us…ay, Schatzi?” Schatzi is what my grandfather called me. It means sweetie,…
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August 12, 2018 By Nancy H. Vest 4 Comments

Coloring photographs: another of my mom’s talents

A few weeks back, the prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks was COLOR. Here’s my story, better late than never. There are no colorful names in my family or anyone that I really consider to be a colorful character, but there were (and still are) a lot of artistic people in my family. My mom, Gladys MARTIN HEISER (1921-1999)…
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