Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fearless Females: Day 8: Diary or Journal

Did one of your female ancestors leave a diary, journal, or collection of letters? Share an entry or excerpt.

I don't have a diary, but I do have scrapbooks from both of my grandmothers.  They just collected some special newspaper clippings and things like that.  My Granny Smyczynski had a lot of cards and cute little notes from Grandpop.  Also some clippings from my mom's school papers and her brother, Lenny's military and work achievements.  Then later stuff from and about my siblings and I.  Grandmom Robinson had a lot of girl scout items, some work papers and military papers for my Grandfather and my Uncles.

This is from Granny's Book:

This is a clipping from the newsletter for my mother's high school, Nazareth Academy.  They were very proud of her achievements.





This is from Grandmom Robinson's Book:
This is a War Service Certificate for my Grandfather, Samuel Raynor Robinson.  He served in WWI, from 1917 - 1919 in the Navy.
Posted by at
Labels: ,

3 comments:

  1. Lisa Wallen LogsdonMarch 12, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Hi Becky
    I have chosen your blog to receive the "One Lovely Blog" award. You may stop by my blog to see the rules that go along with accepting this award. Thanks! Lisa OldStonesUndeciphered.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. R. C. FountainMarch 13, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    This is the kind of history you don't find in the books. In other words, this is history that counts on a personal level. Congrats on being able to preserve these items!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Cherie CayembergMarch 16, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    I never saw a WWI service certificate! That is so neat!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)