Connie Sychowski
Editor Genealogy Corner
In 1928 at the age of 5, my grandfather was building a table and chairs for my mother for Christmas. On Christmas Eve when he was bringing it down from the attic, my mother who was to be sleeping there on the day bed (sofa), wasn’t. She didn’t dare let on that she was lying there awake, he would have been so angry! He had painted it a beautiful bright red.
They would also get a new pair of shoes and a new dress. Hence the old story when I was your age I had to walk a mile to school in the snow with holes in my shoes! I think we have all heard that story told.
In those days she told me toys weren’t bought from the store like they are now, her daddy always made them for her and her sister. During her bout with Diphtheria she was playing with the table and pencil box, she tapped on it like it was a (money box) cash register. The Doc came and said she must have been feeling pretty well to be playing, she said yes sir; would like to put some money in my box? Times have changed since those days, though to my mothers account, I will say that like her father she also took great care making furniture for a Barbie Doll house she had made for me. She was so creative using frozen orange juice containers and empty tuna fish cans making tables, foot stools and chairs. It was the best dressed doll house anywhere.
Make wonderful memories that will be handed down through the generations this holiday season. May you all have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
Connie Sychowski
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Genealogy How To #7 Using Pedigree Charts for an Overview of Your Family
Ok, so now you have your family information recorded, grouped together in an organized fashion. This is a very good time to take a look at your ancestors in a Family Pedigree Chart.
Pedigree Charts only record your direct-line ancestors i.e. you, your parents, your grandparents, great grandparents and so forth. You will find the range from 4 to 6 generation formats.
Surname Requests, Comments and Photographs
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Inscriptions at CHESLEY CEMETERY, Chester Maine
CHESLEY,Sameul ESQ. Died in Chester Oct 19 1869 ae 81 yrs.
Martha ESQ died Jan 23 1859 ae 67 yrs.
WYMAN, Cora P. died Feb 27 1878 ae 20 yrs 10 mos 12 dys. d/o Raymond L and Cynthia W. Wyman.
CHESLEY, William F. died Feb 15 1868 ae 24 yrs 4 mos 15 dys.
Flora A, died Nov 24 1861 ae 6 yrs 3 mos 4 dys.
Children of William and Lovina Chesley.
U S Legacies Magazine 2003
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