tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post2195702683098574507..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: ...all the live long dayTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-81468808828221298102010-05-04T08:27:04.317-04:002010-05-04T08:27:04.317-04:00Ah, Willow, the old photos you post are the best! ...Ah, Willow, the old photos you post are the best! I wonder if he ever met Woody Guthrie. All the history he saw and lived - There is a lot of information in those two photos. Fascinating.aurbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234712574405718245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50387204393977966292010-05-03T18:35:36.426-04:002010-05-03T18:35:36.426-04:00We sang that song a lot growing up in my house. Go...We sang that song a lot growing up in my house. Good memories. Lots of great information in this post, too.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46270897655024115122010-05-03T16:39:37.102-04:002010-05-03T16:39:37.102-04:00Thanks, Marion, I loved his tie blowing in the bre...Thanks, Marion, I loved his tie blowing in the breeze, as well. It gives his image such a compelling presentness.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-23024985056736419162010-05-03T15:36:33.956-04:002010-05-03T15:36:33.956-04:00I love the photo of him with his tie blowing in th...I love the photo of him with his tie blowing in the breeze! It feels so full of possibility and energy!Marion Williams-Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741729110133561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68600332210876226932010-05-03T13:01:50.638-04:002010-05-03T13:01:50.638-04:00Nice tribute to Grandpa Glen...he was a hard worke...Nice tribute to Grandpa Glen...he was a hard worker! :) The BachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55850980324027476752010-05-03T09:25:53.730-04:002010-05-03T09:25:53.730-04:00Thanks, Deb. There's so much info now availabl...Thanks, Deb. There's so much info now available online. Ancestry.com is a good place to start, if you want to research your family. Happy hunting, my friend. Watch out, it's addictive!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48415634182084347052010-05-03T09:01:31.157-04:002010-05-03T09:01:31.157-04:00I just wanted to let you know that I am so intrigu...I just wanted to let you know that I am so intrigued and inspired by how you have, and know so much about your ancestors. I admit a tinge of guilt and envy.<br />It has caused me to sit and pour through the pile of photos I have inherited, although in a sense it is a box of strangers, and tainted memories.<br />I do appreciate you nudging me forward in embracing this , however that plays out.<br />Just thought I'd tell you, and thank you .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-83820209596346419912010-05-02T21:42:41.102-04:002010-05-02T21:42:41.102-04:00Teri, Nancy, and Barbara,
Emma's middle name...Teri, Nancy, and Barbara, <br /><br />Emma's middle name "Mae" didn't turn out to be a lovely family tradition in our family, like yours did.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-10366172792630602042010-05-02T21:38:15.564-04:002010-05-02T21:38:15.564-04:00P.S. It's also my mother's middle name-Arl...P.S. It's also my mother's middle name-Arleen Mae.<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-6485689690998716952010-05-02T12:25:46.230-04:002010-05-02T12:25:46.230-04:00I'm on my way to read more about poor Emma Mae...I'm on my way to read more about poor Emma Mae. Mae is my middle name and my grandmother's name on both sides of the family- Della Mae and Bessie Mae. I named my daughter (who died very young) Antoinette Mae.<br />Loved your story and the music.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-26694882377621526952010-05-02T12:04:54.078-04:002010-05-02T12:04:54.078-04:00One of those hand cards used to go up by my house ...One of those hand cards used to go up by my house when I was growing up. They worked on the tracks a lot. Finally they got a motor on the handcar and we could hear them coming for a long time before they actually got there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-27526110496362629582010-05-02T08:41:06.168-04:002010-05-02T08:41:06.168-04:00Love the photos of your grandfather. Doesn't ...Love the photos of your grandfather. Doesn't it just seem healthier, more wholesome, than a photo of what most of us do now?<br />Look at how proud they are; you can just imagine them swearing and laughing as they go about their day. I have photos of my grandfather the farmer; he looks tired and sometimes discouraged, but he always has a dignity that I think we're losing in the workplace.<br />Imagine an office cubicle shot now. I have my doubts about "progress."Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350532214928944088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28257230565469534942010-05-02T06:11:32.875-04:002010-05-02T06:11:32.875-04:00I didn't know that about "Dinah" - a...I didn't know that about "Dinah" - and the railroad gang, thats such a familiar image from film etc. but how great to have a family image.<br /><br />it hardly bears thinking about, all those woman like your grandmother and how they were treatedlettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-3176591252465934282010-05-02T00:23:52.541-04:002010-05-02T00:23:52.541-04:00Interesting. I had no idea that Dinah referred to ...Interesting. I had no idea that Dinah referred to a woman who was enslaved.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-1435119353832367202010-05-01T21:48:11.042-04:002010-05-01T21:48:11.042-04:00Emma Mae ... I love that. I love the old names. My...Emma Mae ... I love that. I love the old names. My great grandmother was Mary Edna.<br /><br />Have a nice evening, Willow. I have missed visiting blogs; maybe life will slow down a bit.♥ Boomer ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/11304000268484230167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-566538582451945622010-05-01T20:01:21.829-04:002010-05-01T20:01:21.829-04:00I love that song. My mother and father would sing...I love that song. My mother and father would sing it with our family when I was a kid. As an adult, I sang it with my elementary students. Long Island has a really nice railroad that covers the Island and gets commuters to NYC and out to Montauk. All the children here know about the railroad, some take field trips to nowhere on the L.I.R.R., hence they love this song.Lori at Jarvis Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228446681174977809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-25530986873429855132010-05-01T19:26:22.706-04:002010-05-01T19:26:22.706-04:00So interesting and you had me singing along as I r...So interesting and you had me singing along as I read. That was hard work on that railroad for sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-57524742748677456682010-05-01T18:22:20.288-04:002010-05-01T18:22:20.288-04:00Hi Willow
you have such a repository of wonderful...Hi Willow<br /><br />you have such a repository of wonderful archival material and a great skill at telling a story around them...thanks Willow<br /><br />Happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-82334740613943397142010-05-01T17:00:41.462-04:002010-05-01T17:00:41.462-04:00Oh, you don't want to be on the trestle with t...Oh, you don't want to be on the trestle with the train coming! Great job on researching "I've Been Working on the Railroad"; I always assumed it was roughly that vintage, but I never knew any of the details. & I really like the photos, esp. the one of the railroad crew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90366972983710271922010-05-01T13:30:49.100-04:002010-05-01T13:30:49.100-04:00Maybe the love of trains and the railroad is actua...Maybe the love of trains and the railroad is actually in the genes...and my triplets got it from the Pullen line. :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73064956922732222722010-05-01T12:31:33.041-04:002010-05-01T12:31:33.041-04:00i have always been fascinated with rail roads...ha...i have always been fascinated with rail roads...having grown up with one just down the hill...and interesting bit of history as well...great pics!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-39674836744899612532010-05-01T11:35:10.518-04:002010-05-01T11:35:10.518-04:00An enchanting musical interlude, Willow. Really en...An enchanting musical interlude, Willow. Really enjoyed listening to the song and reading your background information. I keep wondering how many old photographs you must have!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87269038360695196122010-05-01T10:59:01.184-04:002010-05-01T10:59:01.184-04:00Willow--what was your grandmother Alice's midd...Willow--what was your grandmother Alice's middle name? Would it be Mae, after her mother? We have a whole line of "Mae's" on my husband's side. Alice Mae was his mother, Maude Mae his grandmother. My daughter is thinking of using Mae for a girl's name if she has a girl. I am posting a Sepia Saturday today too, for the first time. Thanks for the inspiration.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046623774704584939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-91669454568359743622010-05-01T10:31:49.805-04:002010-05-01T10:31:49.805-04:00That is so interesting about Dinah being a generic...That is so interesting about Dinah being a generic name...never knew that, though I know the song well. You always have such fascinating tidbits to share.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882248671520480556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-86761902970692965862010-05-01T09:44:34.444-04:002010-05-01T09:44:34.444-04:00Your Emma story is such a tragic one. Such a beaut...Your Emma story is such a tragic one. Such a beautiful woman. My heart smotes to think of all she endured so needlessly. <br /><br />The history of the songs was so interesting. I sang both as a child wracking up the miles on car journeys. <br /><br />Glen was a handsome man, and he looks like he had a sense of humour, too.Nana Johttp://ananasjourney.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com