Treasure Thursday Twins

1935 Hubs and his sister

Aren't they beautiful!

Mary Post Warren

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Wordless Wednesday - Made In America (Part 2)

Made

 in USA

Make

Your Own Bear

Part 1of 2

Tours Available

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Mary Post Warren

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This is the Face of Genealogy

This is the real face of Genealogy - a family (as yet unidentified), probably from the 1800's, probably an uncle, aunt, brother, sister, of someone I've written about on this blog, probably a member of the Schrock or Troyer family from Indiana and Pennsylvania.  This is what genealogy is all about - tracking down our ancestors....or someone else's...people who really lived in another time, in another place.

Mary Post Warren

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2011) that invite genealogists and others to record memories and insights about their own lives for future descendants. You do not have to be a blogger to participate. If you do not have a genealogy blog, write down your memories on your computer, or simply record them on paper and keep them with your files.

Week 23: Books - What was your favorite book, or who was your favorite author from your childhood? What do you like to read now? Books or other formats?

I LOVE reading...anything and everything....well almost, I'm not a lover of the tabloids and trashy stuff but if you put anything else into my hands and it's readable I'll read it.

When I was young I loved to read the Bobbsey Twins, the Hardy Boys, the Nancy Drew Mystery series. As children a weekly trip to the library was very common.  As I got older the books changed and I've read many from Jane Austen, The Bronte Sitsters, and Mark Twain to Danielle Steele and Mary Higgins Clark and a lot in between.  I'm also currently enjoying reading many of the Amish books that are available....giving me some insight into how my ancestors lived.  I'm trying to make my way through the older, classic books.  I've read many of them before but when it's been 50 years since I've read them it's nice to read them again.  

My children bought me a Kindle for Christmas last year and I have to say it's one of the greatest pieces of technology ever made!  I pack that puppy in my purse and have it for breaks at works, while standing in line in the bank, or just wait time in the car.  There are tons of free books on it as well as many you have to pay for.  I've read 25 books just since Christmas.  I love that they have kids books on the Kindle, what a great way to get children to read.

Mary Post Warren

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Super Sister Sunday: The Engel Sisters

Helen, Kathryn, Alice, and Myrtle Engel

Christian Engel and Edith Gibson Engel had 5 children. - 4 girls and 1 baby brother.  These 4 girls and the little brother Johnny, although born in Ness Kansas, grew up in the early part of the 20th century in Long Beach California....each went on to marry and have between 2 and 3 children. Johnny, the baby brother, maried but he and his Mary did not have any children.  He was the ultimate Uncle Johnny to all the nieces and nephews.  We honor this great family who stayed close until the end. I've always felt so proud to be a part of this extended family.  What a loving family they are. 

Mary Post Warren

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Treasure Chest Thursday: Johnny and Mary Engel



1920ish Johnny Engel



1920ish Mary Engel

 Johnny was the only boy of the five children born to Christian and Edith (Burgess) Engel.  Mary, his wife, was born in 1913 and is 98 years old.  I do not have full information on them....as in birth dates, wedding date, Johnny's death date.  I do know they lived their married life in Long Beach CA.  Johnny was the brother of my mother-in-law, Myrtle Engel Warren.  The poem below fits the time-frame of the pictures posted.  it was written by my hub's cousin, whose mother was also Johnny and Myrtle's sister.

One of my fondest memories of Uncle Johnny was how he called me everyday towards the end of my pregnancies asking "are you still around?".....I laugh at that now but I probably didn't think so much of it when I was pregnant and just wanting to get it over.



Mary Post Warren

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Wordless Wednesday: Made in America

 



 Pick a design or come up with your own



Stuffing Machine - stuff your bear



Finish stuffing and sewing up back



6. Putting on eyes, ears, mouth

7. Cleaning Mr. Bear up

A sampling of the finished project

This is obviously the build your own bear/stuffed animal area.  There is also a store where you can buy your stuffed animals clothes for every day of the week.....all made in America.  Next week we'll take a tour of the factory where they make bears in large quanities for selling in stores, special promotions, etc.  Tours are held for large and small groups and are FREE.

Visit their website by clicking on this link:

Stuffington Bear Factory

Mary Post Warren

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