Focus on the Griffiths . . . .

Spent time organizing and archiving all the new photos and documents from the Missouri reunion. Most significant were two pages that came from a family bible that belonged to Thomas Griffiths - my great great grandfather, or his first wife, Mary Jane Andrews. 

The pages document their marriage, as well as Mary Jane's first marriage to Thomas Andrews in 1879; and go on to painfully document the deaths of two children from that union, and Thomas Andrews' death - all within a three year span (1879-1882). Mary Jane, herself, died in 1887 but not before burying another child, Effie, in 1886. Tragic.

More pleasantly, the pages go on to note the births of my great grandmother (Jennie), and her siblings. I can recognize my great grandmother's writing on these pages. It looks as if she cared for these before they found their way to her brother, Emery, then to Penny Levine (nee' Daniels), and finally to me. A tip of the cap to Penny for donating this to my collection, and a posthumous tip of the cap to Em and Grandma Jennie. Good archiving.

 

So in the coming weeks, I'll look to add more pieces to this story and continue to archive. I have a box 8mm films that need to be converted to digital or DVD format. Stay tuned.

Happy Thanksgiving and happy searching.