The League of American Bicyclists was originally founded as the League of American Wheelmen in 1880. Bicyclists, known then as “wheelmen,” were challenged by rutted roads of gravel and dirt and faced antagonism from horsemen, wagon drivers, and pedestrians. From the past to the present, bike riders have been a part of my family tree. Growing up, pretty much…
Way back when, a family could entertain themselves inexpensively by watching planes take flight at the airport. I’ll bet that was great fun for my cousins and me in 1963.
Some of the photos in my vast collection serve no genealogical purpose, but they sure bring a smile to my face!
My dad and two of his sisters attended the same elementary school for a short time. The coolest part of that for me is that all three of them appear in the same 1944 class picture. My grandmother wrote their names in the border. There’s my dad: My Aunt Jan: And my Aunt Lois: Maybe someone…
Pictures are among my most treasured belongings. I love seeing the faces of my ancestors, watching family members change over the years, reliving fun moments and rekindling forgotten memories. Photographs and photo albums, slides and negatives, archival storage containers and digitized images consume space all around me. But not in the fun “Oooh, let’s look at pictures” way.…
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