Lawrence G. Robbins: Family Researcher to Author, Part III
In Part II of this blog series, Lawrence Robbins traveled to central Michigan to further research his Robbins family history. There he...
Lawrence G. Robbins: Family Researcher to Author, Part II
In Part I of this blog series, Lawrence Robbins shared how his father, Robert M. Robbins, passed along the stories of his grandfathers...
Lawrence G. Robbins: Family Researcher to Author, Part I
Ever since my first communications with Lawrence G. Robbins in 2009, I've had the utmost admiration and respect for his work in...
Honor Flights at Reagan National Airport
Yesterday, my husband and I had the privilege to greet two Honor Flights at Reagan National Airport. The Honor Flight Network transports...
WWI Soldiers - Last Installment
Oh what it's like to be a soldier. Misery, pride, adventure, comradery, with moments of sheer terror. Both my WWI grandfathers are gone...
Four WWI Soldiers - Swanson Dolan Pounds and Mello
Today I'm posting one of my favorite pictures in my grandfather's WWI collection of photos. It's not an impromptu picture--these guys...
Joe Christy and Jay M. Reid - WWI Soldiers
Our featured WWI soldiers this week are Joe Christy and Jay M. Reid. Joe's address is written on the reverse of the photograph as: 209...
William Dolan and Walter Carlson - WWI Soldiers
On this, the third week of featuring WWI soldiers whose photographs are contained in my grandfather's album, I present a picture of two...
Malachi O'Connor - WWI Soldier
Last week I featured the picture of one of my grandfather's army buddies, Wilbur Bohne. This week I continue the series with a...
Wilbur H Bohne WWI Soldier
Recently, I was looking back at photographs I scanned from my grandfather, Clarence R. Fleming's photo album. I was reminded that he had...