My maternal grandmother, Bonnie LAMBERTSON, was a freshman in the 1938 Elwood, Indiana High School Crescent Yearbook, found at Ancestry.com. She appears in the top row, far right.
Friday, December 03, 2010
Bonnie Lambertson : 1938 Yearbook photo
My maternal grandmother, Bonnie LAMBERTSON, was a freshman in the 1938 Elwood, Indiana High School Crescent Yearbook, found at Ancestry.com. She appears in the top row, far right.
Wishing You A Merry Xmas
Miss Vera Haley
R.F.D. # 9
Portland, Ind.
Hello Grandma
How are you? I am all O.K.
Dora T.
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Postmarked December 13, 1910 Portland Indiana, this postcard was sent to my paternal great-aunt, Vera HALEY. I'm not sure who Dora was, but Vera was only twenty when this was sent, and was not a grandma - so it must have been an inside joke.
Advent Calendar : Christmas Tree Ornaments
Did your family have heirloom or cherished ornaments? Did you ever string popcorn and cranberries? Did your family or ancestors make Christmas ornaments?
I can remember making strings of popcorn for the tree as a kid - it was great fun, but hard to keep from eating all the popcorn. Eileen remembers the felt elves that had floppy hats and arms and legs were sort-of sewn together so you could hang them on the tree. Her mom always liked to have a 'flocked' tree.
I know that my daughter and stepdaughters all have ornaments that they have made as a child that still are hung on the tree. My mom & dad have purchased ornaments for each of the grandkids with have themes that correlate to what was going on in their lives - 1st Christmas, sports they were in, musical instruments, etc.
I asked my mom and dad what they remembered :
I can remember making strings of popcorn for the tree as a kid - it was great fun, but hard to keep from eating all the popcorn. Eileen remembers the felt elves that had floppy hats and arms and legs were sort-of sewn together so you could hang them on the tree. Her mom always liked to have a 'flocked' tree.
I know that my daughter and stepdaughters all have ornaments that they have made as a child that still are hung on the tree. My mom & dad have purchased ornaments for each of the grandkids with have themes that correlate to what was going on in their lives - 1st Christmas, sports they were in, musical instruments, etc.
I asked my mom and dad what they remembered :
Dad said he strung popcorn as a child once. I probably did too, but can't remember. I can't remember as a child our family having any ornaments that were cherished or heirloom, but since my mother did crafts, we probably did make some. However, as I had my own family,we saved the ones that our kids made at school and still have some. I made a lot of Christmas ornaments at school and when I was a scout. I can remember making Santas using toliet paper tubes that were given to the nursing home to put on the patients trays.
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