It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment? For the moment passes, it is forgotten; the mood is gone; life itself is gone. That is where the writer scores over his fellows: he catches the changes of his mind on the hop. ~Vita Sackville-West
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ~E.L. Doctorow
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain

Monday, September 19, 2011

family history

Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time researching my genealogy. I've gotten back to the 1500's on my Grandpa Phillips' side and the 1600's on my Grandma White's side. Although, on the Phillips side, I'm missing one connection, which my Mom has. I have to get together with her and put together our findings. In the meantime, I wanted to take a minute to tell you what I've been up to, and to share a few pics I found.
This is my Great Great Aunt Katherine Rose, or Aunt Cake as we called her, and the baby is my Great Grandmother Eleanor Mae Rose Stevens, or Mae.
This is Kate and Mae a few years later.
This is my Great Great Grandfather Rev. Lewis Rose with Aunt Kate.
These are sisters, Elsie Miller Berdan, Katherine Miller, and my Great Great Grandmother Genevria Miller Rose. These 4 pics are from my Grandma White's side.
This last one is of the Phillips Band in Oswego, NY in 1916. Sorry it's so small...I will try to blow it up later. Hope you enjoy the pics and I will get back to you with a family tree link at a later time....off to work I go! :)
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  1. ErinSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    This is so exciting! I love family history but haven't had the time to research much. Sounds as if you're off to a good start. :)

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  2. beckegoss3September 19, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    It's so interesting! My only problem is that I can get a little too absorbed in it sometimes! I tend to forget that I have to clean the house still! :)

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  3. Donna, aka MomOctober 3, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Great to see the work you've done Becky. It's easy to have the time fly by once you get going! One thing leads to another and you want to get all the "puzzle" pieces together.

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