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Saturday, October 23, 2004
Grade Requirements
After posting to this blog concerning your family heirloom (requirement #1, must be done by Monday, Oct. 25th), take the time to read every other blog and respond to at least two other blogs. Don’t forget to be polite and to reply to anyone who has commented on your original post. (Must be completed by Wednesday, Oct. 27th)
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
The Little Black Skillet
The family heirloom I chose was a little black skillet that my grandma passed down to me. My grandma received the little black skillet from her aunt when she was 10 years old.
HI - Line Farms
My Grandfather owned and managed several different businesses in Joplin, but the one that stuck out the most to me was the family farm. Upon purchase of the farm grandpa also had a dozen hats made with the name of the farm on the front. Now there are only a few hats left and one was given to me recently. Therefore it is an heirloom to me.
Golden Nugget
My mother recieved this one third ounce golden nugget from my grandmother (her mom) on the day my grandfather was buried. My grandmother recieved this golden nugget from my grandpa after a long mining trip to Alaska with his daughter (my mother). During their time in Alaska, they spent six weeks of finding virtually nothing. The day they were to leave my grandfather took his daughter to a special place that he’d taken no one and together they found and mined this special golden nugget with their own hands.
Monday, October 25, 2004
The Saddle
My family heirloom story is about a family saddle. This saddle first belonged to my great-grandfather who used the saddle for ranching and everyday transportation. My grandfather sold the saddle to a local doctor who many years later resold it to my family.
My Toy Tractor
While my grandfather sold Case farm equipment he collect toy tractors; one of which is extremely rare. Case sent a prototype of a tractor to all the dealers in North America. Sometime between sending the toy model they merged with another company and never made the actual tractors. After he left the business in 1989 he gave me his collection and instructed me to never sell any of them.
The little tweety dress
My grandma got my mom the dress (when she was three) as a gift. My mom loved it so much that she toke care of it. Then she gave it to me was I was around three years old. I will give it to my daughter when she is three.
The Giraffe
My Grandmother recieved this stuffed Giraffe before her brother went to World War II. It has been in my family for two generations. My grandmother gave me this giraffe after my brother enterted the Marine Corps and had a chance to to be sent to Iraq.
Sunday, October 24, 2004
The Gold Rose Ring
The truth really is stranger than fiction. When my grandmother told me the dramatic soap-opera story behind my family heirloom—a gold rose filigree ring—I had a newfound interest in family history. Not only did I learn factual information about each family member who wore this family heirloom before me, but I learned psychological information about their characters, to which I could relate. Ironically enough, I found that I am a lot like the women in my family who wore this ring ahead of me. The more I learn about my family, the more I uncover about me, my values, and my character. Next time my grandmother calls, I’ll be eager to ask more questions and learn more about my family’s past, now that I realize it’s full of secrets and intrigue.
The Tea Set
My Mother was given a tea set by my great aunt on her wedding day, which someday she will give to my sister, the tea pot originated in england, it was boughten by my grandfauther during the world war II and he gave it to my great aunt, which didnt have eny children so it was given to my mother as i said above. The tea set is bone china made by the company Minton, it is hand made worth more then $500 now adays.
Grandpa’s Shotgun
The heirloom I have choosen to write about is a Steven’s double barrel shotgun that was my Grandpa. I receved the gun after my Grandfather died. Since I have enjoyed my Dads stories about hunting prairree chickens and my favorite story when he pulled both triggers at the same time and did an endo backword over the dam.
The Silver Spoon
Family history had never really interested me, until I found my family heirloom. The family heirloom that I chose for my project was a silver spoon engraved with the initials W.H.V. My great-grandmother informed me that the spoon came for the Belle Grove Plantation. Isaac Hite, the owner who established the plantation had a daughter named Anna Marie DeBois. She married into the Violette family when she married John Violette, the first Violette to come to America from France. As a wedding gift they received the plantation from her father. Our family is not sure when the initials on the spoon were carved, but we are assuming it was while John Violette and Anna Marie DeBois were the owners of the plantation. They had several kids together, Willis Hite Violette (W.H.V) was one of them. My great-grandfather’s brother was named after this man. His name is also Willis Hite Violett. The reason the spoon holds such great value in the family is because it was a little piece of the place that established us as a family in the United States, and it shows who we are today.
Saturday, October 23, 2004
The Rocking Chair
The family heirloom that I have chosen to report on is a handmade rocking chair owned by my great-great-grandmother. It was made by her husband and brought to Montana on a covered wagon. The small chair was passed on to my grandmother when she had her first child and didn’t have a rocking chair to sit with the baby in. The rocker gives me a sense of love when I think about it. The love showed by my great-great-grandmother when she gave up her chair amazes me. My grandmother talked of the amount of love shown and still cherishes this chair as if it were new.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
The Worn down old Pocket Watch
This faded gold with faint engravings of flowers around it and on the back of it a locomotive, these things where once there but they have faded away with all the good and bad times that it has been through. It was used all the time before my great grandpa died. After he died my grandpa put it up so that it wouldn’t get broken or lost. My great-great grandpa got this pocket watch from trading his pig to a conductor. The locomotive was called the Empire State Express that used to be engraved on the back of it. It was used for so many years before my grandpa got it that the locomotive was worn off. I never knew we had something this old or with such a great story behind it. When i first saw this pocket watch i was like wow big deal, but after i heard the story i was impressed that it was still in one piece and running.
The Seashell Box
Before our class recieved this project, I hadn’t really thought about ancestors. This box has given me new insight and helped me learn about them. I now know a lot more about who they were, where they lived, and some of the things they liked to do. My great great grandmother, Clara Campbell, homemade this box, and gave it to her daughter for Christmas. It was covered with sea shells which could have been bought at a store, or found at a beach. I never could find that information. There were little plates inside the box, and I have been informed that they were made by my great grandmother, Stella Campbell.
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