Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. Doctor: Missouri’s geriatric needs not being met St. Louis mayor discusses city’s image, Ferguson, Rams and more Investor advocate: Buy stock, gain a voice Family history TV show turns up surprise for St. Louis woman Repertory Theatre sets the table… Continue reading My stories: Week ending Jan. 9
This is the newspaper story about my great-grandparents’ wedding: A Sad Honeymoon Friends have just learned of the marriage of Miss Bessie Hazel Hoskins to Mr Clarence Samual Fulerson on the twenty-fifth of January. Both are young people of near Trenton and the ceremony was performed by Justice F.S Olyer of Brimson. A great deal… Continue reading Family secrets: Weddings
For the last month, I have devoted one day a week to scanning in old family photos. It’s part of the squabbling over my grandmother’s estate — if the photos are scanned then everyone can at least have a copy of them. On Sunday, I scanned and saved more than 200 photos. That’s one photo… Continue reading Family photos
I’ve been working on a family history project, scanning photos, letters and postcards that we found in the basement of my grandmother’s house. Most recently, I discovered a bundle of postcards and letters my grandmother, Celia Fulkerson, sent home to her parents in 1946 while on a trip from Missouri to Texas with her friend… Continue reading A trip to Texas, 1946