tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post6490543366667047475..comments2023-12-13T04:08:28.957-06:00Comments on Halcyon Days: The Lost Familysandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-43992912033721966502014-04-01T13:56:55.857-05:002014-04-01T13:56:55.857-05:00It seems every family has at least one mystery or ... It seems every family has at least one mystery or the proverbial skeleton in the closet. I really think you make a good point in observing the habits of the past generations and how difficult topics were not discussed publicly or at all.<br />Thank you for sharing Poppy's story :-)coffeeaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719243899202995984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-2332432415915157872014-03-22T22:20:19.072-05:002014-03-22T22:20:19.072-05:00I'm glad the older generation in your family s...I'm glad the older generation in your family shared the old stories. Everyone has an interesting life and a story to tell. But none of us fully recognize that because it's too familiar to us!sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-88853865864249457632014-03-22T22:18:05.988-05:002014-03-22T22:18:05.988-05:00I know exactly what you mean, Shelly. Years ago, w...I know exactly what you mean, Shelly. Years ago, when I was deep into genealogy, I too felt in a sense I was living their lives. When I visited the cemetery where my great-great grandmother was buried and alongside her were markers for FOUR infants who didn't live past the age of two years, I wept for her. That she lost all those babies and died herself in her late thirties, no doubt worn out from childbearing and caring for the six who survived. I would try to imagine what her life was like. <br /><br />Bill's story is pretty amazing! Don't we wish we knew the why to these puzzles?sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-3158461202486102472014-03-22T08:58:35.149-05:002014-03-22T08:58:35.149-05:00Your story is quite interesting, too, Patricia. In...Your story is quite interesting, too, Patricia. In these times, when no secrets are kept, it's rather fascinating that back the people were closed mouth about things. Who knows what other things have been kept hidden from us. It is my belief, just a hunch, that my great grandfather never told his 2nd wife, my great grandmother and their son, my grandfather, that he had another family. But I'm baffled that we don't know any details about his death. Two mysteries!sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-45998507844896945202014-03-22T08:53:44.663-05:002014-03-22T08:53:44.663-05:00I know you have heard the story so I'm glad yo...I know you have heard the story so I'm glad you weren't bored with me telling it again. I have to pull out records to refresh my memory on the details of the lost family. It's been a while since I looked at them. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-83505377995532458202014-03-22T07:56:56.389-05:002014-03-22T07:56:56.389-05:00thx for sharing. i think old family stories are in...thx for sharing. i think old family stories are interesting. the older generation in my family didn't share information because they thought nobody would be interested in such things. they were willing to share but quite surprised when asked.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-73309401927408109272014-03-22T07:46:14.345-05:002014-03-22T07:46:14.345-05:00I obsessed about the above information for months ...I obsessed about the above information for months after I learned it. I was so excited to share it with my mother and her sisters. But they didn't seem very interested at all! I still don't understand why. Perhaps they didn't really believe it. It was like it was too far removed from them. They seemed interested only in the people they knew, the people who had been parts of their lives. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-29459115158843600132014-03-22T07:40:23.191-05:002014-03-22T07:40:23.191-05:00Tell your daughter it's easy to become overwhe...Tell your daughter it's easy to become overwhelmed with all the info she will find. Also, that sometimes it's necessary to put it aside for a while. At some points one becomes almost obsessed with the facts and the puzzles which inevitably pop up. Like you, I wish I had asked more questions while the older generations were still around. Funny how we don't care so much about these things when we are younger. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-79498048629820490032014-03-22T05:57:19.225-05:002014-03-22T05:57:19.225-05:00Genealogy is a fascinating hobby, a bit like detec...Genealogy is a fascinating hobby, a bit like detective work! Interesting that you feel that perhaps you shouldn't know things because your ancestor wasn't able to know them. I sometimes feel quite frustrated / sad that I can't talk with ancestors, ones I knew and ones I never did, in part to learn more and in part to tell what I know. It sometimes feels as though they should be alive somewhere, they seem so vivid by the time I've researched their lives. I'd not thought about the habit of not discussing painful things as being a survival mechanism in hard times. Makes a lot of sense. In contrast the way we hash things over and over must mean we live in pretty easy times, eh? <br /><br />Bill learned his grandfather had full siblings he never heard about, though he knew his grandfather. There must have been some schism in the family at some point, we don't know what exactly. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-57280914129995370792014-03-22T05:49:41.927-05:002014-03-22T05:49:41.927-05:00This is very interesting Sanda, and we have had si...This is very interesting Sanda, and we have had similar experiences with my family and HB's family. Firstly that both families concealed various information because the facts were 'inconvenient', or they themselves were not told. Now with the ability to research quite easily, much has been learned. Times certainly change, and family 'secrets' were things which hardly raise a little smile today, and make me feel sorry for my mother and mother-in-law who felt compelled to protect themselves by secrecy. We have unearthed possible siblings too, but have not contacted people who may be distressed about things they did not know.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-38942152186585774502014-03-21T15:29:36.813-05:002014-03-21T15:29:36.813-05:00Loved reading this and so glad you understand all ...Loved reading this and so glad you understand all these things. I just don't have what it takes to do this but so glad I have you to keep us all straight on these things. Agree it's like reading a mystery and presented in a way easy to follow. Good job Sis! Anxiously waiting for next chapter....it's new to me every time I hear it!Edith Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064143456339054752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-43789359405308151622014-03-21T11:21:21.544-05:002014-03-21T11:21:21.544-05:00I too find your post interesting. It is a bit like...I too find your post interesting. It is a bit like reading a mystery story. <br />It is true about people in the olden times not discussing difficult subjects, only occupying themselves in hard work.<br />Genealogy as a hobby is popular here in Finland too.<br />Waiting to read more Sanda..mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-24199964784133263802014-03-21T10:04:51.454-05:002014-03-21T10:04:51.454-05:00I find the subject interesting Sanda, my family or...I find the subject interesting Sanda, my family or not. I look forward to future posts on the subject. During the past year my oldest daughter decided to work on the genealogy of her/our family. It has been an interesting experience. Of course it makes me wish I'd asked more questions when there were more of the earlier generations living. Still, I'm happy she is doing the job at this time. Amazing what you can find on records on the internet these days.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.com