Today I started a new blog.
Yes, I can hear what you're thinking! "She hasn't kept up with her original one, and she's starting another?!"
Life has calmed down a bit (knock on wood) since my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2019, followed by his death five months later, caring for my mom, and a pandemic. Several months ago, I came across the diary of my paternal grandfather's sister, Shirley Robbins, in the things we had packed up from my parents' home. I had to share it, not just with family members and close friends, but with those who are genealogists, family historians, general historians, and descendants of the friends and community members mentioned in the diary. It's a wonderful perspective of Depression-era life through the eyes of a 10- and 11-year-old girl. It reminds me of the Kit books my daughter used to read from the American Girl series. It's real, and it will be unedited, although it will be published with comments and clarifications.
Please join me over at Shirley's Diary: A Depression-Era Girl's Story.
Yes, I can hear what you're thinking! "She hasn't kept up with her original one, and she's starting another?!"
Life has calmed down a bit (knock on wood) since my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2019, followed by his death five months later, caring for my mom, and a pandemic. Several months ago, I came across the diary of my paternal grandfather's sister, Shirley Robbins, in the things we had packed up from my parents' home. I had to share it, not just with family members and close friends, but with those who are genealogists, family historians, general historians, and descendants of the friends and community members mentioned in the diary. It's a wonderful perspective of Depression-era life through the eyes of a 10- and 11-year-old girl. It reminds me of the Kit books my daughter used to read from the American Girl series. It's real, and it will be unedited, although it will be published with comments and clarifications.
Please join me over at Shirley's Diary: A Depression-Era Girl's Story.
