Mom and Dad
Jennifer's Mom and Dad
Stephen and Amber Gollott
Danny and his fiance Ashley
Larry and Maggie
We are going to have a full apartment but that's what will make it so great!
Just wanted to let you know that all of my blog posts are personally reviewed, edited, and approved by Kenzie. You can see her helping me out here.....
This week we got to spend some time with a friend, Dr. David Brooks. Dr. Brooks was one of my attendings during residency and was in town this week for a conference. Kenzie was more than happy to get to meet him....
Kenzie........it's not polite to fall asleep on our guests....
Dr. Brooks is originally from Canada and he was so kind to give Kenzie a CD of lullabies sung by Carmen Campagne, a folk musician from Canada. You can play one of our favorite lullabies by pressing the play button above this post.
Recently I've gotten really interested in tracing my family ancestry. All I can say is that once you get started, it really becomes addictive. It's a bit like playing detective... you'll hit a brick wall and then suddenly you'll make a discovery and find out many remarkable things about the history of your family. I have much further to go but my most successful work has involved one bloodline...
My 29th great grandfather was Fulcher Eatington who lived in Eatington, England from 1020 to 1062! To give you some perspective of just how many generations this is, here is the timeline. Needless to say it has been a lot of work and I've got a lot more to do! The hardest part is verifying all these facts and it is going to take a very long time. It is my hope that Kenzie will have her entire family history to pass along to her grandkids one day.
Fulcher Eatington (1020 - 1062)
is your 29th great grandfather
Son of Fulcher
Fulcher Eatington ( - 1165)
Son of Sewallis
Son of Fulcher
Son of Sewallis
Son of Henry Shirley
Son of Sewallis
Son of James
Son of Ralph
Son of Thomas
Son of Hugh
Son of Sir Ralph of Derbyshire
Son of Roger
Son of John
Son of Edward
Son of Thomas
Son of George
Son of Robert
Son of Robert
Son of Thomas
Son of John
Son of Daniel
Son of JOHN SR
Son of JOHN JR
Son of Jonathan
Daughter of John Marshall
Son of Martha Ann
Son of John Madison
Daughter of William George
Son of Aileen
Son of Wayne Charnell
You are the son of Leslie
Just had to share this humorous picture of my 17th great grandfather John Shurley. As it turns out I had some pretty "well-to-do" folks in my family. Funny what 600 years will do!
Just adjacent to our building I noticed a plaque on the exterior wall sometime ago. I've noticed it nearly every day but never knew what it commemorated. The plaque reads "Sons of Liberty" and can be seen below...
http://www.elmresearch.org/Liberty_Tree_Society.html
At the time of the revolution, a great elm tree stood in front of a grocery store here. It had wide spreading beautiful branches, and for many years was the center of business in Boston’s original South End. Several large elms grew nearby, and this area was known as the Neighborhood of Elms
On August 14 1765, this particular tree was selected for hanging the effigies of those men who favored passage of the detested Stamp Act. On September 11th, a 3.5’ by 2.5’ copper plate, with large golden letters, was placed on its trunk bearing the inscription The Tree of Liberty. There after, nearly all the great political meetings of the Sons of Liberty, were held in this square. It is believed the early dissenters of British rule, or Sons Of Liberty, had also adorned this tree with lanterns to symbolize unity.
The British made the Liberty Tree an object of ridicule. British soldiers tarred and feathered a man named Ditson, and forced him to march in front of the tree. During the siege of Boston, about the last day of August 1775, a party of Loyalists led by Job Williams, defiantly cut it down.
The Liberty Tree was planted in 1646 and stood for 129 years. Quoting the Pemberton Manuscripts of 200 years ago, at this spot had been "born the first fruits of Liberty in America."Hard to believe it's right outside my door....
This week's featured flashback will harken back to Christmas, 1996. Here you can see Mom's attempt to create a festive holiday card with our pet pig Petunia. Well...the rest of the picture explains itself. I still laugh everytime I see the look on Larry's face. What's even better is the look on Danny's face....he is enjoying watching Larry get attacked. That's what being a brother is all about, right Danny? Let's leave the high waisted, unbelted, tight jeans that I am wearing out of the conversation please.
"I get pretty excited about eating!"
Never cut what can be untied...
Enjoy the holiday season,
Ashley
Hey, that's my family too! Oh how fun! This just made my night. Grandpa John was indeed a bit of a dandy.
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