MARINE STUNS A TEA PARTY WITH THE FOURTH VERSE OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

I've never heard this stanza but, according to wikipedia  on some formal occasions this 4th verse is sung in addition to the first verse.
 I think the guy did a great job, and it would be great if it was sung more often.

Picking Strawberries

My  Mom and  Sister in the 60’s.

And this Little Redpole Flew All the Way Home

This little guy flew in through our garage and into the breezeway window
I found him on the floor stunned. So I took him outside and set him on the back of my truck and tried to  bring him around. Several of his friends came by to visit and he sat there quite a while before flying off.

His right foot seemed to improve as he came around.
When  I was a kid, a Partridge flew threw our living room window and ended up behind the TV  out cold.
I took it outside and put it under a bushel basket until my brother and sisters got home from school to show them
Well when I lifted  the basket  it took off as only a partridge can, with a thunderous beating of its wings. We all jumped back and I don’t think
the kids saw much more than tail feathers.

Lewis St. Cemetery Walking Tour

I went over to the old “North Cemetery” on Sunday mostly to check on the “Merriman” connection and met a very distant ”cousin” of my wife. I plan to visit with him at a later date. Alden O’Brian  from the D.A.R. in Washington DC. gave a great talk on the Lewis family gravesites. It seems many of the married daughters returned in death to be buried with  their birth family.
The tour had a very good turnout. It was held as part of activities for Bristol’s 225 yr anniversary.
below is the article from the Hartford Courant :
 

ANCESTOR APPROVED

A few weeks ago Karen at Ancestor Soup passed this award along to me and I’ve been remise in my acknowledging her kindness . Please visit her blog. So during my procrastination this Award has passed many times over to so many worthy blogs.  Every blogger taking the time to remember the  those who came before are worthy , so if you were missed please  help yourself on me.
I haven’t blogged much lately being away several days a week  helping my daughters or when at home doing yard work. I did find out last week that we are also descendant  approved. Both sets of Grandchildren  think we should spend more time with them :)
Part of the reward requires me to list 10 surprises found during my genealogy research. Here’s some that I can think of offhand :
1. Finding that  we live in the same area that 5 generations (1750-1890) of my wife's  maternal line lived and worked. My daughters probably went to school with countless unknown cousins.
2. Finding  a picture of my Great  grand mother on the Internet.(My only one)
3. Finding that the whispered rumor by some relatives that my father had a half brother somewhere in Maine just may be true. My father had never said any thing but I found my grandfather may have been married twice.
4. Not surprised to  find that many online genealogies have many errors.   
5. Finding that many family members aren’t really interested.
6. It’s late, I’m tired, I give up.

Renfrew St, Dalhousie, NB, CA. Past and Present

I just love this Google Maps with the street view. I was on maps the other night checking on a village in Ct., when I wondered if Dalhousie had the street view feature. And low and behold it did ! I posted before on my old post card and was pleased  to see the same view in color. WHAT WAS REALLY STRANGE WAS THE FIRST SCENE  WAS AT THE BASE OF THE STREET FACING AN OLD CEMETERY!! I have to wonder if my Great Grandparents spirits did that. I really would love to visit there but its quite a drive even from Maine. Maybe someday!
People have attached photos to the locality which is a really nice feature.

Here are the the photos to compare.

Wordless Wednesday; Happy St. Patricks Day

                 IT TURNS OUT THAT THE GREEN BULLDOG IS IRISH !!