Wedding Wednesday: Davies & Glunt

Because you have shared in 

Our lives

By your friendship and love, we, 

Laura Elizabeth Davies

And

Jared Charles Glunt

Together with our parents

Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Davies

And

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glunt

Invite you to share the beginning of our new life

Together when we exchange

Marriage vows

Saturday, the twenty-fourth of October

Two thousand nine

At half past four o'clock in the afternoon

First United Methodist Church

Gas City, Indiana

Reception immediately following

Roseburg Event Center

Laura Davies is my paternal first cousin.

Wedding Wednesday – a great way to display those old wedding photos or scan wedding invitations and announcements! Suggested by Carol of Reflections from the Fence and in use by several genealogy bloggers.

Advent Calendar : The Christmas Tree

Did you have a real tree of was it artificial?  How big was the tree?  Who decorated the tree?  What types of Christmas trees did your ancestors have?


As a kid, most years our family used an artificial tree, though I do remember one year using a live tree.  The live tree left a mess with lots of needles.


As an adult, we've always had an artificial tree.  I started out using one that was handed down to me, but when it became too worn I picked up a good deal on one at an "after-Christmas" sale that we've used for the last few years.


Our trees were probably 6 feet tall or so.  As a kid, the tree seemed really tall. 


Growing up, we would put up and decorate the tree around my mom's birthday, on the 10th or so.  Everyone would help decorate.  I can remember having both a rotating star (60s relic - wish still had) and an angel for a tree topper.  


As an adult, we seem so busy that we put up the tree when we can.  This year it is not up yet, which seems later than normal.  Usually right after Thanksgiving it will go up.

I asked my mom about her Christmas tree memories as well:

I can remember having a real tree as a child.   The artifical trees became popular and so we started having one.   I think my dad did the lights and with my mom decorated it.   We put our tree up on Dec. 10th, my birthday, therefore it was only up about 2 weeks.   Mom took it down right after Christmas.   Our trees were green but I think one year we had an aluminum tree with the color wheel.   My mom liked to decorate and later her trees were all done in gold decorations.   

Christmas Greetings

Mrs. Vera Stuber
Spencervile, Ohio
R.R.


12-19-1923


Dear Vera


With love greetings for a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year from Aunt Carrie G. 710 Washington Ave. Bay City Mich.


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This postcard was sent to my paternal great-aunt, Vera (HALEY) STUBER by her aunt, Carrie Mae (HALEY) GRAVES.  Vera was the wife of Clarence STUBER; Carrie was the wife of Arthur GRAVES.