My Trails into the Past

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Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - time for some more Genealogy Fun !! Randy Seaver of GeneaMusing has our assignment today: Hey boys and girls, it's only two days after Hallowe'en, and time for some Saturday Night Genealogy Fun! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!): 1) Think about your most memorable Hallowe'en - was it when you were a child (candy, games, carnivals), a teenager (tricks and treats), or an adult (perhaps a party)?   2) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post of mine, or in a comment on Twitter or Facebook in response to this post.   3) Have fun! I have no photos of me in a Halloween costume. I do remember Trick or Treating. We would do the few houses on our block first, then either walk over to Alpine Road and hit those houses, or our parents dro...

This is my second year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow . I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails Into the Past . I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. This week for Halloween, I decided to feature some of the costumes my daughters wore for Halloween. Most years, I made their costumes, though sometimes they were borrowed or bought, and often handed down. Store-bought costumes One costume borrowed was the pumpkin costume Elizabeth wore her first year at the Creative Play Cooperative Pre-school. It was a surprise that she matched her teacher. The following year, she was a bride. We often attended the Halloween party given by Margaret’s friend, Sam. They carved pumpkins and played games. Parents sat around visiting while eating potluck food. It was always a fun time. Here is a shot from a party given by their babysitter’s daughter. ...

I am working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow . I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails Into the Past . I’m looking forward to writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. I tend to steer away from anything that would be frightening to me. I do not watch horror movies or read horror books. I have watched a few movies that scared me, not in a frightening way, but left me scared for the people in the action. Such as the runaway train in Silver Streak and the first scenes in the Indiana Jones movies. So this topic is a tough one for me. Instead, because it is also Halloween week, I thought I would share photos from Halloween parties my parents used to have. Some of the costumes were frightening! This was from 1993: Sister, Sabrina & her husband, Steve My brother, Steve and his daughter, Krissy   My dad as a nun with son-in-law, Mike My aunt, Lorene and brot...

Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun .   Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!): 1) Go take the Hallowe'en Personality quiz at http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourhalloweenpersonalityquiz/ 2) Post your answers on your own blog, as a comment on this blog, or on your Facebook page. 3) Tell us if this is "right on" or not. Have fun with it! My answers from the quiz are: A bit of an introvert, you like the special occasions just as much as everyone else. You just have your own unique way of celebrating Halloween.   Sneaky and devious, people should really watch out for you. You are usually underestimated and forgotten. Your inner child is curious, brainy, and maybe even a little gross. You fear those closest to you finding out who you really are. You dread people discovering your secrets. You're logical, rational, and not easily affected. Not a lot scares you... especia...

Randy Seaver from Genea-Musing has an assignment today to discuss our memories of Halloween. I don’t have any pictures of me dressed in Halloween costumes and I don’t remember many costumes, but once I was a ghost made from a sheet. I don’t remember Trick or Treating before we moved to Walnut Creek in 1963. In Walnut Creek, we lived on a quiet country road with about a dozen houses. We would go to these houses first, and then our parents would drive us over to the next block or to another neighborhood where there were more houses. I made the wizard costume on the right. Our favorite house on our block to visit was Mrs. Peterson’s. She had freshly baked cookies and homemade fudge. These were delicious treats. She always oohed and ahed about our costumes.  Mr. Gardner lived across from her and his treats for us were usually an apple from his tree and boxes of raisins. At the time we didn’t appreciate the “healthy” treats. I remember when kids stopped Trick or Treati...