A recent theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was ‘Hand Me Downs‘. Most of the hand-me-downs in my life…
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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…
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Montgomery Price: a second chance at parenting
Not surprisingly, the prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Father. My father, Charles Leroy HEISER (1913-2001) was raised by…
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When Charlie met Dot
My father, Charles Leroy HEISER (known as Charlie) had two sisters: Dorothy (Dot) and Mary. Their mother, Goldie PRICE HEISER,…
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52 Ancestors Week 21 – Alonzo E. Pyles, a Good Man With a Sad Ending
Alonzo E. PYLES, my great grand uncle, was the son of William Wallace PYLES and Emeline PRICE PYLES. He was…
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Pearl Harbor attack through young eyes
My mother, Gladys Martin Heiser, lived in Washington, D.C. before and during World War Two. From her memoir concerning the…
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