Here’s a document you don’t normally see unless you go through someone’s personal files. Anna E. (Jackson) Shellabarger is my grandmother. This is her performance evaluation when she worked as a Accounts Maintenance Clerk for the US Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA in 1967-68. This job evaluation says a lot about her determination. She…
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52 Ancestors: Grandma Having Fun At Work
I found this picture after my grandma, Anna (Jackson) Shellabarger, passed away, so I never got to ask her about it. All I know is she is at work in San Diego, California at the Naval Air Station where worked as a supply clerk. And, she’s having a good time. Why the silly hat? I…
Women Worked For The WPA: The 1940 Census and Marie Grace Bonita
Did you know that women were employed through the WPA during the Depression just like men? The 1940 US Federal Census is one place where we can find out if our relatives were working for the WPA. Look under the employment section. If you see WPA in the Industry column, it means the person was…
We Shouldn’t Judge Our Ancestors By Today’s Standards: The Reality of Work Discipline in the Late 1800s
An interesting conversation broke out in the Portuguese Hawaiian group on Facebook over the role foremen and lunas played on plantations in Hawaii. Lunas and foremen were the ones who kept workers in line and kept work flowing. Although I’m concentrating on the Hawaiian Sugar Plantation system, my thoughts could apply to any authority figure…
52 Ancestors Week 24: I Wish I Had Their Bango
This week’s theme for 52 Ancestors is heirloom. One item I would really like to have is the bango tags of my great great grandparents is their bango. Do you know what a bango is? No, it is not a drug reference and I didn’t misspell a musical instrument. The word comes from the Japanese…