Author’s choice. Please post from a topic that helps you remember Christmases past!
One memory that I have of Christmases past was Christmas caroling with the adults of the First Christian Church in Alexandria, Indiana when I was a youngster.
I can remember loading up on a bus and driving around, probably to local nursing homes and shut-ins, and singing the traditional Christmas carols.
But what stands out in my mind has nothing to do with Christmas, but instead has to do with one of the adults in the group (who I won't yet name) who lead everyone on the bus with rousing choruses of non-Christmas songs as we drove from place to place.
There is one song in particular that I can still hear him sing today : "My Gal's A Corker". The lyrics were over my head at the time, but I knew it must have been risque.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
The Season's Greetings
Mrs. Clarence Stuber
Spencerville, Ohio
R.R # 5
Portland, Ind.
Feb. 19, 1918
Dear Sister -
This card will be a little late for Xmas but it is the best one I have. Galen and I are alone his folks went to Silos Morehouses funeral. It is today at 10 o'clock at Bellefontaine. I received those patterns yesterday. We both have bad colds. Hope you folks are well. I was up home yesterday they are well.
Mary
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This card was sent to my paternal greataunt, Vera (HALEY) STUBER, by her sister, Mary (HALEY) MILLER. Postmarked February 19, 1918 Portland, Ind.
Jay County Men Respond
Source: Indianapolis Star, Friday, May 4, 1917, page 11
JAY COUNTY MEN RESPOND
Portland, Ind. May 3 - Jay County sent eight more recruits to Fort Wayne this afternoon to join the army. All are from Salamonia, a town of less than 200 population. They are Forest and Orville Chew, brothers; John F. and Guy F. Kantner, cousins; John M. Bischoff, Ray C. McKinley, Gerard W. LeMaster, David Clyde Andrews. Daniel Shaneyfelt and Isaac J. Garringer, both of Boundary, accompanied them, expecting to enlist. Four new enlistments were recorded in Company G, I.N.G., this city, today. They are Orville Upp and Frank Fiekle, this city, Oscar Shafer and Frank Sientz, both of Pennville. Fred Chronister, private in the local company, has been elected second lieutenant of the new guard company being formed at Decatur.
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Many of these names are familiar to my family research:
Gerald W. LeMASTER (name misspelled as "Gerard"), was my paternal granduncle, son of Luman and Barbara (WEHRLY) LeMASTER.
John M. BISCHOFF, was a foster child of my great-granduncle, Arthur R. LeMASTER.
Forest and Orville CHEW, were my paternal 1st cousins, 3 times removed, sons of Dr. William and Emma (STRAIGHT) CHEW.
JAY COUNTY MEN RESPOND
Portland, Ind. May 3 - Jay County sent eight more recruits to Fort Wayne this afternoon to join the army. All are from Salamonia, a town of less than 200 population. They are Forest and Orville Chew, brothers; John F. and Guy F. Kantner, cousins; John M. Bischoff, Ray C. McKinley, Gerard W. LeMaster, David Clyde Andrews. Daniel Shaneyfelt and Isaac J. Garringer, both of Boundary, accompanied them, expecting to enlist. Four new enlistments were recorded in Company G, I.N.G., this city, today. They are Orville Upp and Frank Fiekle, this city, Oscar Shafer and Frank Sientz, both of Pennville. Fred Chronister, private in the local company, has been elected second lieutenant of the new guard company being formed at Decatur.
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Many of these names are familiar to my family research:
Gerald W. LeMASTER (name misspelled as "Gerard"), was my paternal granduncle, son of Luman and Barbara (WEHRLY) LeMASTER.
John M. BISCHOFF, was a foster child of my great-granduncle, Arthur R. LeMASTER.
Forest and Orville CHEW, were my paternal 1st cousins, 3 times removed, sons of Dr. William and Emma (STRAIGHT) CHEW.
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