Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 in review

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

WordPress.com has prepared an annual report for 2011 for this blog. Click here.

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Who Are They?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Sometimes you find old pictures with no captions. Then you start to wonder… Who are they? Take this one. Sandy sent it to me in 2010. We are still trying to figure it out. At first, I thought he was … Continue reading →

| Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Something to Reflect Upon

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

Richard Perry wrote this comment. I want to be sure you have read it in the comment section. As I am sure others find the same problem, as you get older, all of the people that you went to school … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

A Time to Remember William H Ritchie

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

One of William H Ritchie’s nephew had sent a picture of Robert J Ritchie to a memorial site about SS-332 Bullhead. Robert J Ritchie His name was beside the picture. I wanted to get in touch so I could get … Continue reading →

| Tagged , | 11 Comments

Did you take the time?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

I sure hope you did. Sometimes we don’t take the time… it’s rush, rush, rush especially when Christmas is just around the corner. For Edna Lagasse Ritchie, Christmas was never the same after August 1945. For most of us, August … Continue reading →

| Tagged , | Leave a comment

Robert J. Ritchie, the son of a Gold Star Mother

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Sometimes when you look for relatives while doing your family tree, you come across obituaries… Like the one I posted yesterday on this blog. Sometimes an obituary has to get to the point. The obituary quickly mentions that Edna or … Continue reading →

| Tagged , | 3 Comments

Edna Lagasse Ritchie

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

I think this is Edna Lagasse in this picture that was in little Marie’s collection. Edna Lagasse? There was no caption. So I could be wrong about that picture, but I know that Edna Lagasse is related to me. Robin … Continue reading →

| Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Stanislas Lagacé’s family

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

I have learned a lot since 2007 and I have written a lot on this blog since September 2009. I had some catching up to do since I knew pratically nothing about my ancestors. I have learned to control this … Continue reading →

| Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Chaumonts revisited

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

This was the first article written on this blog. This was the second… This is the 227th. I wrote articles about some others families… the Alexandre family the Archambeault family the Belisle family the Bleau family the Brière family the … Continue reading →

| Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Story Behind the Picture

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

I played a little trick on you didn’t I. I posted this Saturday morning instead of Monday. I don’t have many readers, but I don’t really mind. Someday someone will read this article and say… That guy is crazy… but I … Continue reading →

| Tagged , , , | Leave a comment