The casual reader might have missed this bit of family history: The Blizzard of 1888

[Ptah]

The man referred to as father is my father's paternal grandfather.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8425341&mesg_id=8425433

Here's a bit of history from his maternal grandfather.

A clothes iron (coal powered) and stand, fabricated by Dad's other grandfather, a blacksmith, in 1870.

This is the DU member formerly known as Color Blind.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. The written word, so elegant. Really nice. Thanks for the link

and the pictures. A glimpse of how life used to be. :)

[Ptah]

2. Thanks for taking the few minutes to read it.

We treasure these writings and objects from other centuries.

:hug:

[Ptah]

3. kick for morning

[Bunny]

4. I read The Children's Blizzard last year. I had never heard of this storm before.

Very interesting and tragic storm.

http://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm?book_number=1506

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Blizzard