Wakeman 1. The House on Pleasant Street
This post is the official beginning of a series I want to do from my Grandpa Lyle’s memories. My mother, bless her heart, who didn’t think to tell me much about her side of the family and didn’t write much …
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My Grandpa Was a Foodie
My grandfather, Lyle Denman, loved food and loved to eat. I think this must have been true all his life. Ok, this doesn’t make him a gourmet but he did like his meals. And was always interested in where food …
Trying to Get from Here to There
Update Note: As originally posted, this did not link to all of the sites I mentioned and one of the blog names was incorrect. I have made changes to correct these mistakes. In reading about the 2010 GeneaBlogger Games, and …
A Civil War Story
This is another vignette from my grandfather’s memory. Lyle M. Denman (my grandfather) was 89 or 90 at the time my mother interviewed him for these stories. It turns out that his memory was pretty good but not perfect (surprised?) …
Cutting Wood for the Mississippi Steamboats
I am the very fortunate holder of several pieces from my mother, the sort of gold that genealogists yearn for. I have three taped interviews my mother did, two with her father and one with a “cousin”, all about their …