Monthly Archives: March 2021

Grandpa Weaver’s Pocket Watch

This is my great grandfather’s (Lemuel Weaver’s) pocket watch. It was a wedding gift from my great grandmother, Effie Clarissa Lee. (The smaller of the two watches belonged to my grandmother. More on it in a later blog). The hunter … Continue reading

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From Grandpa Koontz, 1857-1914

This is a very unusual piece from Grandma Florence’s collection of “pitchers” . The full text of what runs around the item appears under the picture. Written on the bottom of it, in a child’s print was the title of … Continue reading

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Grandpa might have been a little off his rocker

My Grandfather Lee [Weaver], born in 1893, had a child sized rocking chair; my grandmother also had a child sized rocking chair (with that much in common, no wonder they married). As a child, my brother, my two cousins, and … Continue reading

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Not Sure Why Grandma and Grandpa had this picture hanging …

This picture was always hanging in my grandparents’ bedroom. I never really understood why or what was the significance. Grandpa was a devoted dog person, had very little use for a cat as a pet. My mother and aunt were … Continue reading

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