Month: April 2015

When my paternal grandmother passed away in 1920,  at the age of seventy eight, I was still nine years away from making my appearance on this earth.  What I know about her has come from what I have been told, have read and pictures I have seen.  What appears to be the most striking, there…continue reading »

In preparations for their voyage to America, police reports and inspections were necessary as well as physical exams to make sure there would be no spread of infectious disease that would be carried to their destination or even brought aboard ship that might affect other passengers. The latter was very important as living conditions aboard…continue reading »

New York and the sight of land  was so welcome, a place to lose the sea legs and relax momentarily if you can call going through customs relaxing.  With four little children in tow and even though their belongings were few, getting to the train station for the next long journey required their bodies to…continue reading »