Last weekend we watched a classic movie that we have seen several times before. Driving Miss Daisy is one of those moves that you can watch over and over. Great cast, great acting, and a great story. It is set in the late 1940s and we calculated from things said in the movie that Miss …
Tag: Brewster
Mar 04
Charles C. & Edna (Brewster) Abnet
Much of our time during the past few weeks has been spent going through stuff. A lot of stuff. But that also means finding items to research and write about. Here is a photo that I had never seen before and the names of the people in the photo were written on the back! That …
Jul 31
More DNA Test Results
Yesterday I received some preliminary results from my latest DNA test. About a month ago I sent a saliva sample to 23andMe and the results are back already. The initial results are easy to understand and, as always, are interesting. The test results from 23andMe gave me some new information as well as reiterating some …
Jul 25
Hats Off to Family Reunions
It’s family reunion time once again. The event that brings family members from near and far to see and visit relatives, sometimes meeting for the first time. A time to catch up on family news and meet the new babies. Where there is an abundance of good food–old family favorites as well as new recipes–that …
Jul 18
Lunch with Darrel “Pete” Brewster
I don’t often get to meet the people I write about because I usually write about my ancestors and others who have passed away. But this past week I had the opportunity to meet my first cousin twice removed, Darrel Burton “Pete” Brewster. I wrote a blog post about him on 12 October 2012, entitled …