I posted this series in 2012. Since I haven’t written anything on Labor Day I thought I would repost it. Happy Labor Day Everyone! Yesterday, I got the idea to search out some photographs of my relatives at work. I turned it into a series of blog posts to honor them on Labor Day….
Tag: California
That new database feeling
I wonder if anyone else experiences this. A new database becomes available. You’re happy, but remain skeptical. How many times before have you tried to research and a new database has let you down? Your area isn’t included or the year stops one before the year you need. You do the first search, a general…
Women Worked Too!
[Originally posted on YourIslandRoutes.com. Reposted for Fearless Females–Women’s History Month, March 12th: Working Girl] After piling over my research notes for the last 10 or more years, I’ve come to the conclusion that women worked much earlier than movies, television, and books lead us to believe. While many joined the work force during the depression…
Margaret (Todd) Baddeley’s Individual Summary
Margaret’s husband was an eccentric inventor who created the Baddeley Air Ship. She gave birth to at least 10 children. They named their son (the one that connects to my tree) Benjamin Franklin Baddeley, for obvious reasons, I think. Name: Margaret TODD-8666 Sex: Female Individual Facts Birth abt Jan 1847 Gippsland, Australia Residence ca 1874,…
Why Didn’t Anyone Ask How My Grandparents Met?
[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women’s History Month, March 5th: How did they meet?] My Grandma Lassalle was born in San Francisco, spent a brief part of her childhood in Modesto, and spent most of her pre-marriage years in Oakland, California. Her parents owned a laundry business, where Grandma also worked. My Grandpa Lassalle was born…