For Treasure Chest Thursday I wanted to share this little bank that belonged to my Dad: The bank is metal and has a little metal handle. The bank is silver a green plate around it. On the back is a little sticker that says “Georgie”. I’ve never heard my Dad being called that. Is it…
Category: About My Ancestors
Fatherless on Father’s Day
My Dad died a little over a month ago. This is the first Father’s Day without him. It is the first Father’s Day without a Dad to celebrate. Someone recently said to me that she felt orphaned when her Dad died despite the fact that she was an adult when she died. Today I understand…
San Francisco Record of Orphans
I found a little gem on the San Francisco Genealogy website last week. They’ve add the San Francisco Orphans, Half Orphans, Etc. on State Aid, 1903-1910. I looked to see if any names were in my database. I found the child of my Great Great Aunt Gertude (Jones) Burke. As the story goes, Gertrude was…
My Dad, 1927- 2010
Some of you already know my Dad’s struggles over the last two years with emphysema. Two weeks ago, he was hospitalized for the third time this year. This time he did not come home. He was admitted for breathing troubles and a lung infection. But just before they were going to release him the following…
In Remembrance of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Were your ancestors living in San Francisco on April 18th, 1906? My Kelly, Dolan, Jones, and Segalas relatives were there. The Mazeres and Breilh cousins were over in Oakland and Berkeley. The Cosma’s and a couple of Pacheco’s were new arrivals in Oakland. I like to think of what that period must have been like…