Posted in Family on May 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
I like to try to research my collateral lines in order to find out more about my direct ancestors. For my maternal side it wasn’t all that hard because my grandfather only had 3 sisters and 1 brother and his brother never married! His oldest sister died giving birth to her first child. His next [...]
Posted in Family, Uncategorized on May 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Well, as I wrote in an earlier post, we had a great time at Six Flags last week. I just thought I would share a few pictures with you all and add a few comments about them. I’m not an expert photographer but I do enjoy taking some pictures and trying to be creative with [...]
Posted in Family on May 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Hi everyone. I’ve been busy recuperating from my Six Flags trip last week so I haven’t been able to post lately!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I have been taking the time to think about ways to spice up my blog and different ideas for topics to explore! With that in mind I [...]
Posted in Family on May 19th, 2008 No Comments »
This weekend was a very unusual weekend for me. I was actually gone from home for the biggest portion of Saturday and Sunday!
Saturday we piddled around town and, while looking through an antiques store, thought about my aunt who hasn’t been doing very well. We called and my other aunt, who is watching my ill [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Life has been changing for me recently. This week I have started a new schedule at my job. I was used to working 12 hour shifts, 3 days on and 3 days off and rotate between days and nights every 12 days. My new shift is Mon-Fri, 6:30 pm until 2:30 am. It’s quite a [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Well, another day, another project!
So, I have been busy lately with a new project. I’ve been trying to slowly sort through all my pictures. It’s been a very interesting process. I never really realized how many pictures I have! I have tons of them!
One problem I have discovered is that I have wasted a lot [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 4th, 2008 No Comments »
OK, so I know this is not something that is new to anyone. It is something that I haven’t experienced in a while. I’ve been trying to venture off into my paternal research and it is very interesting trying to research some of the collateral lines. I just thought I would share my journey with [...]
Posted in Family on Mar 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
Well, I haven’t forgotten about this series I’ve just been busy with other things! So, here is 4th and final part of the series.
So, last time I told you about my brother Charles and how my dad gave up building cars for a while to support his son. Well, you know the story all too [...]
Posted in Family on Mar 12th, 2008 No Comments »
GAVIN D. JAYNES 96, of Powderly, died at 9:53 AM, Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Paris Healthcare Center. A graveside service has been set for 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Detroit Cemetery with Patrick Cannon officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00-8:00 PM Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home [...]
Posted in Family on Mar 8th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’m enjoying doing this little series about my dad’s love for dirt track racing. It’s brought back a lot of good memories for me and I am surprised by some who have picked up the story and carried it on their blogs. Even though their not all genealogy blogs, it’s neat to have others link [...]
