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Only the Best Dads get Promoted to Pop-Pop [Guest Post]

By Lorraine

He is a PopPop for sure but he is also my better half. The guy who is my life partner, food taster, project helper and constant encourager. John is even getting more involved in my blogging endeavors and has agreed to write a guest post. I know you will enjoy a few thoughts this Father’s Day from a guys perspective.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: Faith, father's Day, genealogy, John, Think On These Things

Aunt Lydia’s Coffee Cake

By Lorraine

 
 
Aunt Lydia's coffee cake is a family favorite from a vintage recipe my mother in law made for every get-together. Easy and delicious.Do you have a favorite food that has been in the family since you can remember? Just the thought of it stirs up happy memories? Aunt Lydia’s coffee cake was my mother-in-laws signature dessert. Hazel served it at every backyard barbecue, and get-together, which in her family, happened frequently.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: genealogy, Hazel, vintage

Vintage Baptismal Certificate

By Lorraine

His name and this 123 year old Baptismal Certificate were passed down to my husband from his grandfather. This beautiful document is still in the original frame with a yellowed strip of masking tape on the back that reads,
‘This belongs to Johnnie’.
John Henry Sr. was baptized in a Lutheran church in Philadelphia in 1887 by Pastor Charles Philipbar.

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Filed Under: Family, Family & Friends, Vintage Tagged With: genealogy, John

Vintage Crocheted Tablecloth

By Lorraine

 
Made in the 1940's using tiny crochet hooks, a vintage tablecloth in the pineapple pattern with perfect workmanship is a lovely example of grandmother's handiwork.
This is a photo of a vintage crocheted tablecloth made by my mother’s mother. This lovely piece was probably crocheted in the mid-1940’s.

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Filed Under: Crochet, Family, Vintage Tagged With: Crochet, Crocheting, genealogy

Genealogy Search takes us to the Oberdier House in York County

By Lorraine

Preparing for a genealogy research trip, I searched the Internet for various family names. I came across a post by someone who said he grew up in a house once belonging to a family in my fathers direct line. Hoping the email address listed was still current, I sent a reply. Through email and phone conversations he shared history and the address.

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Filed Under: Family, Family & Friends, Travel Tagged With: genealogy

Holtzschwamm Church

By Lorraine

Over the past several years, I have done extensive genealogy research on both my father’s line and my husband’s father’s line. It was hard work but very rewarding as, piece by piece, a clearer picture of our ancestors emerge.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Family, Family & Friends, Travel Tagged With: genealogy, Lancaster, vintage

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