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  • A Letter From Ida Majors

    This is a letter dated June 30, 1898. It was written by Ida Pope Majors one of my ancestors.
    Dear Aunt Minnie,
    An awful accident occurred yesterday. Daughter and I went to pick a few berries for supper when I came back, “Oh me! How sad!” One of those […]

    Wednesday 23rd January 2008 - 10:23:32 AM | Comment (1)

  • Sunday

    I was unable to go to church today because I felt like someone kicked me in the neck. I think it was my sinuses acting up again.
    I did have a spiritual moment. I read John 11 with the family last night and had trouble not crying. Jesus was in danger yet he heard that […]

    Monday 5th March 2007 - 1:58:32 PM | Comment

  • Washing Dishes in her Fur and Pearls

    One of my favorite housewife stories comes from my grandmother’s autobiography.
    My grandmother’s mother died when she was five. Her family was not poor and did not struggle. Her family had a nanny and servants which were cheaper to have in those days. Reading her autobiography, she didn’t mention many women as she didn’t have […]

    Wednesday 28th February 2007 - 1:15:14 AM | Comment