Category Archives: Stories of the Past
Family Birth Order
What Does The Family Birth Order Mean? The Family Birth Order refers to whether one is perhaps the first born or the last born or the middle child in our family of origin (the family that we were born into). … Continue reading →
Filed under Attributes, Family Birth Order, Personality Type, Stories of the Past, Transitions
Tagged as First Born Child, Last Born Child, Middle Child, Parents' Influence
Summertime Reunions
Family and School Reunions Family Reunions during the summertime are a wonderful happening!! They are a time when the extended family comes together: Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, young and old all with a commonality – they are all Kin!!! It’s a … Continue reading →
Filed under Ancestors, Cousins, Kin, Reunions, Stories of the Past
Tagged as Class Reunions, Family Reunions, Memorable Time, Summertime
The History of Candles
Candles Lighting Up the Darkness Fire started way back in the age of the first human inhabitants on the planet. From there candles evolved and they lit the way of the darkness of night. Candles were developed independently in many … Continue reading →
Filed under Candles, Change, History, Inventions, Stories of the Past, Traditions
Tagged as Candles, Doubter, History, Snuffer, Timekeeping, Wax
Diseases of Yester-Year
Yester-Years’ Diseases Many of the diseases of yester Year in the United States are but history fortunetley. They took their toll on the people that lived during the 1700 and 1800 era. Of these epidemics thousands of lives were lost. The … Continue reading →
Filed under Advancement in Society, Ancestors, Change, History, Inventions, Stories of the Past
Tagged as Diseases, Epidemics, Hand-Washing, Immunizations
Social Media and The Clothesline
How Does Social Media Compare To A Clothesline? Remember the Clothesline?? If that was too long ago for the younger generation – you might ask your Grandparents or Great Grandparents. For parts of our world the clothesline still exists. However … Continue reading →
Filed under Advancement in Society, Ancestors, Change, Clothesline, History, Inventions, Social Media, Stories of the Past, Traditions
Tagged as Clothesline, Communication, Days Gone By, Skype, Smart Phone, Social Media
Stagecoach
What is a Stagecoach and What did the Stagecoach Look Like? The first Stagecoach (drawn by horses) was built in 1827 and was a means of transporting people from one place to another long before the age of automobiles and airplanes. … Continue reading →
Filed under History, Stagecoaches, Stories of the Past, Traditions
Tagged as Early Travel, Mail, Pony Express, Postage, stagecoaches
Recessive Genes
What are Traits? Have you ever considered how many people in your family have the same trait s or might one person have an outstanding different trait? Say for example everyone in your immediate family has brown hair except for one person say … Continue reading →
Filed under Ancestors, Hunting for Clues, Stories of the Past, Traits
Tagged as Ancestors, Recessive Genes. Dominant Genes
Books – How They Have Changed
What was one of the Greatest Inventions Ever?? The invention of the Printing Press was one of the most remarkable inventions that there has ever been. Can you imagine a world before books?? Johannes Gutenberg inventor of the very … Continue reading →
Filed under Advancement in Society, Ancestors, History, Inventions, Stories of the Past, Traditions, Writing
Tagged as Books, E-Books, Hand Type, History, Lithograph, Printing
A Watershed Moment
What is a Watershed Moment? You might ask – what is a “watershed moment”?? Webster’s Dictionary describes it as a Divide – a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and … Continue reading →
Filed under Stories of the Past, Traditions, Transitions, Weddings, Women
Tagged as Change, Dividing Line, New Way of Thinking, Transitions, Turning Point
Treasured Wedding Traditions over the Years
What Traditions Does Almost Every Bride Carry Out?? Do you remember the Old English Rhyme that goes: “Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue”. There was one part of this old rhyme … Continue reading →
Filed under Ancestors, History, Stories of the Past, Traditions, Weddings
Tagged as rhyme, something blue, something borrowed, something new, something old, Stories of the Past, Symbols, traditions, wedded couple, weddings
