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…
Tag: Occupations
52 Ancestors: A Branch Of My French Tree In Spain
A few years ago, I found a Casaux/Lacrouts family tree on MyHeritage which I believed was related to me. Unfortunately, the tree was private and I got no response to my PM. I found a snippet of this tree and it intrigued me because it lead from France to Spain. My French ancestors all lived…
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 39: My Dad, Ace Paperboy
Wow! I really drew a blank on this one. You’d think with the decades that I’ve researched my ancestors I’d easily have found an unusual record. Part of the problem is that my ancestors jump the pond so recently, so most of my records are foreign baptismal, marriage, and death records. I thought this was…
SNGF: My Ancestors Occupations
Randy Seaver has a new challenge up for this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. This week the focus is ancestor occupations. I’ll start with my parents like Randy did and work back to my great great grandparents. After that the information on occupations is limited. My Dad (1927-2010) 1958-1989 Safeway bakery line worker and roofing…