newly released 1940 census – from Northfield
I realize this image is blurry and unreadable, but to me it’s an amazing piece of my family history. Listed on this one page from the 1940 census is the following: on the top is Henry and Rosa Blaine, my great-grandparents, a few lines down is Freddie Drinkwine and his family (Rosa’s brother and clan), and down from there is Henry and Mary Ferry – my grandparents. Below them is Henry Ferry, my dad.
Incredible.
There’s a good reason I moved from Northfield. Our family desperately needed a new gene pool to tap from…
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Now, onto another amazing thing.
I would like to thank Stephanie Gregg for passing the love and nominating this blog for an award. You can find her blog on writing at: http://stephaniegregg.wordpress.com and I encourage you to do so. She is a self-published writer with a bit of Scotland running through her blood. I wish anyone well who’s trying to make a go of writing in this cluttered, crowded cyberworld!
And I would like to nominate the following blogs. Please check them out!
http://paulineknits.wordpress.com a Dubliner with an incredible gift. If you knit or have ever even tried, be prepared to be awed. This woman has elevated knitting to an art.
http://writingmusings.wordpress.com This is a writers site. Anyone who writes, wants to write, wishes to write better, should visit Judith’s blog. She has created thought-provoking posts and gives feedback on her reader’s comments.
http://creativeinsideout.com Another wonderful writer with amazing insights – I enjoy her posts and encourage you to check this out!
now onto the seven things about Susan…
I’m a writer. I’m an artist. I cannot sing. I have two lovely daughters, both are my heart and soul. My husband is my life. I hate snow and winter and live in a snowbelt. I am a foolish woman….
With accepting this award, copy the sunflower and post it on your blog, nominate 3 other bloggers, and tell us 7 things about yourself.
down the mountain road 