tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post5740399354534376633..comments2023-10-18T15:52:17.834-07:00Comments on Who Knew?: Back in TimeDebi Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-9409012530405839112016-09-02T14:05:25.150-07:002016-09-02T14:05:25.150-07:00Great letters, Debi! How did your grandfather rea...Great letters, Debi! How did your grandfather react to the "I guess we have no choice but to approve" line? I wonder if he saw it as somewhat facetious and loving, as I assume they intended, or whether he was a bit taken aback!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-49240157832173356032012-10-17T17:17:58.048-07:002012-10-17T17:17:58.048-07:00That is the same time frame as when my great-grand...That is the same time frame as when my great-grandfather's brother transferred in (from San Francisco). He became the General Secretary in 1919.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-79538055163858332742012-10-17T15:38:00.358-07:002012-10-17T15:38:00.358-07:00I hope they did, Leah. But my grandfather was the...I hope they did, Leah. But my grandfather was there for a short time - late 1918 to early 1919 - and then he was back in Fresno. Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-36014699103548949702012-10-17T14:16:01.314-07:002012-10-17T14:16:01.314-07:00My great-grandfather's brothers were heavily i...My great-grandfather's brothers were heavily involved in the Berkeley (and Oakland) YMCA for most of their lives - I bet they knew your grandfather! What a small world!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-14291204901299141222012-10-16T07:11:41.333-07:002012-10-16T07:11:41.333-07:00Thanks, Jo. I'm so happy that I stumbled upon...Thanks, Jo. I'm so happy that I stumbled upon this stuff.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-89683393029278798912012-10-16T03:01:42.041-07:002012-10-16T03:01:42.041-07:00What lovely treasures to have - I really enjoyed y...What lovely treasures to have - I really enjoyed your post. JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-17621719256369385612012-10-15T12:22:05.723-07:002012-10-15T12:22:05.723-07:00It does look like "asiu." But I've ...It does look like "asiu." But I've come off several months of indexing the 1940 census, so I'm very used to seeing the flying dotted i and m's that look like a string of u's. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-32369149059337603372012-10-15T12:06:59.301-07:002012-10-15T12:06:59.301-07:00Thanks, Wendy - I think you're right! My husb...Thanks, Wendy - I think you're right! My husband and I both tried to read it and all we could come us with was asiu.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-90117792370036700352012-10-15T12:03:19.169-07:002012-10-15T12:03:19.169-07:00I think your "???" is "aim" - ...I think your "???" is "aim" - a parent's aim in life is ...<br /><br />These are the best letters ever. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-23920391406663845032012-10-15T10:55:24.371-07:002012-10-15T10:55:24.371-07:00I knew I had the second part of the story but unti...I knew I had the second part of the story but until I started to put this post together and I had no idea I had Sig's letter to her parents. It was almost an accident that I found but boy I'm glad I did!Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930899264249549964.post-44839252108081182712012-10-14T19:38:48.943-07:002012-10-14T19:38:48.943-07:00Debi, these are wonderful! I just love that you ha...Debi, these are wonderful! I just love that you have both sides of the story. Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.com