There are no American Revolutionaries in my tree. My people came to America after 1840. Most showed up after 1880. So, I’ll turn to an ancestor who exemplifies the independent spirit. Although I’ve written several times about my Grandma Shellabarger aka Anna (Jackson) Shellabarger on this blog, I can’t think of any ancestors who fits…
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Book of Me, Prompt 7: My Maternal Grandparents
[Part two of prompt 7 of the Book of Me Written by You…] Writing about my Grandparents on my Mom’s side is a little more complicated. My Grandma was born in 1912 in Oakland, California as Anna Hazel Jackson but always went by Anna Elizabeth. This should give you a glimpse into the strong willed…
Fearless Females: Grandma Was A Radical!
[Fearless Females, 17th of March, Social Organizations and Groups…a report from 2011 Not really. But it makes for a great headline. LOL I don’t know what organizations my Grandma Shellabarger belonged to while raising her family. I don’t really think she had much time for them to tell you the truth. In the 1980s, she…
My Grandma Made the Best Toast
[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women’s History Month, March 7th: Share a recipe…this is a repeat from last year] Oh, I know what you were expecting. My Grandma’s secret recipe for pound cake or corned beef. My Grandma Shellabarger was hospitalized when I was in 4th grade. She had a brain tumor and was partially paralyzed. …
My Grandma Was a Working Woman
Long before women burned their bras, my Grandma Shellabarger was a working woman. In fact, she worked most of her life. At first it was because her family couldn’t survive during the Depression on the 33 cents an hour my Grandfather made. After their divorce it was necessity. She needed to feed herself and her…