tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post3144688531335426903..comments2024-01-11T14:53:19.906-06:00Comments on Saturdays Child: Sepia Saturday: Shear Coincidence?JamaGeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-70288594475462105332010-04-06T08:13:51.147-05:002010-04-06T08:13:51.147-05:00Your so creative in your pics and such, loved read...Your so creative in your pics and such, loved reading your blog.A rootdiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642330951208433671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-18684267527464477962010-03-29T08:53:06.192-05:002010-03-29T08:53:06.192-05:00Yes, Alan, there ARE some mysteries within my fami...Yes, Alan, there ARE some mysteries within my family which I fear will never be solved. The trick is in knowing which ones or the goose egg from banging one's head against the brick wall will never heal. ;)<br /><br />btw, Nicola (Fred Beckett's 1C3R) and I are having great fun solving some of the mysteries in *that* family! Stay tuned for an update.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-23278864122926723642010-03-29T08:36:57.233-05:002010-03-29T08:36:57.233-05:00Wonderful post - like spending a warm evening chat...Wonderful post - like spending a warm evening chatting and exchanging stories with friends. For genealogical mysteries to exist within your family means that there must be some mysteries which can never be solved.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-18579859766401106192010-03-28T16:03:32.443-05:002010-03-28T16:03:32.443-05:00Frieda, it's a small world, isn't it? I...Frieda, it's a small world, isn't it? I'd LOVE to hear any and all stories Dave has about Victor and Cripple Creek. Is his family from there?JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-43201915606071752112010-03-28T15:31:40.621-05:002010-03-28T15:31:40.621-05:00I love love love these photos. Especially the las...I love love love these photos. Especially the last ones. The photo of Frank & Orrel on the front porch is going to stick in my head for a very long time.<br /><br />Dave has loads of stories to tell about Victor and Cripple Creek. Lots of family photos too at the cabin in albums tucked away safely on the shelves of the middle bedroom in the family cabin up in Green Mountain Falls. One year when we were visiting, we took a trip up to Cripple Creek and stayed in one of the hotels. I forgot the name of it.Frieda Babbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055267289460549990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-54956899772379941292010-03-28T09:32:49.291-05:002010-03-28T09:32:49.291-05:00What a life. George certainly saw a great deal of ...What a life. George certainly saw a great deal of the country. And here I always thought of barbers as leading quiet and unassuming lives!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-81231665748002438342010-03-28T06:48:09.949-05:002010-03-28T06:48:09.949-05:00These folks sure moved around--barbering wherever ...These folks sure moved around--barbering wherever they went, and taking pictures too, fortunately. love the story and love the pix. There's gold in them thar hills for sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-84650228628164569392010-03-28T00:23:50.820-05:002010-03-28T00:23:50.820-05:00That picture of Frank and Orrel in front of the ca...That picture of Frank and Orrel in front of the cabin is absolutely precious. Great story too.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-84196076754636497622010-03-27T21:24:19.742-05:002010-03-27T21:24:19.742-05:00From a barber to a chicken rancher! I'm going ...From a barber to a chicken rancher! I'm going to tell this story to my brother "Bob, the Barber" who just retired from almost 50 years of barbering in North Hollywood, CA.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-51612357006226869542010-03-27T13:36:56.390-05:002010-03-27T13:36:56.390-05:00willow, so would I!willow, so would I!JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-91190409184754459152010-03-27T12:09:36.267-05:002010-03-27T12:09:36.267-05:00Vicki, yes they did! And Levi's legacy lives o...Vicki, yes they did! And Levi's legacy lives on today!JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-53018357825921644562010-03-27T12:05:25.058-05:002010-03-27T12:05:25.058-05:00I would love to hang around in the old barber shop...I would love to hang around in the old barber shop, watch the shaves and haircuts and listen to the latest town gossip.<br /><br />(love the Burke quote in your header)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-61768365679274751712010-03-27T11:54:27.131-05:002010-03-27T11:54:27.131-05:00Martin, I never thought of it that way, but yes th...Martin, I never thought of it that way, but yes they *did live* their lives. As we all should!<br /><br />steviewren, Orrel visited my parents in Kansas a few times, and from those pictures and the two pics here I sense she was something of a Bohemian. But she and Frank obviously adored and enjoyed each other. She was the executor of George's estate, and in a letter to my grandmother, she said (rather sadly) that "George was such a *good* brother". But then I suspect she brought out the goodness in everyone she met. My dad always spoke of her as one would of a princess.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-58626717775434426592010-03-27T11:49:25.943-05:002010-03-27T11:49:25.943-05:00Love this history! Very often it was the merchants...Love this history! Very often it was the merchants and such who did better out of the gold rush than the miners -- think of Levi Strauss.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-42858246238259657792010-03-27T11:00:33.452-05:002010-03-27T11:00:33.452-05:00Orrel was quite a pretty woman. I love the picture...Orrel was quite a pretty woman. I love the picture of her and Frank in front of their little cabin. They look delighted with it. I suppose barbering was one of those fall back professions that one can use wherever one moves to. Great family post!steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453775580949648277.post-34286367945630981202010-03-27T10:55:18.188-05:002010-03-27T10:55:18.188-05:00Wonderful tales of people who actually lived their...Wonderful tales of people who actually <b>lived</b> their lives.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com