Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Reflections of a Day Gone By

This is a photo of my paternal great-grandmother with two of her grandchildren, my aunt and uncle, and her dog.  The photo was taken some time in the 1960s in the home of my great-grandparents in Delaware.  There are a lot of things that catch my eye in this photo.  The newspaper is open to the sports page where an article about the Phillies front office and an advertisement for WFIL-TV can be seen.  There is also a reflection of my aunt's face in the coffee table. The multicolored pillows sitting on top of the couch and my great-grandmother's curlers are pretty awesome too.  Just a little glimpse into a day in their lives.

Caroline Wright Odgers (1888 - 1965)
Diane Odgers (1951 - 2002)
James Odgers (1954 - 2007)

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt, looking a little bored, sitting in the living room of her grandparents.  The photo was taken in Delaware in the mid to late 1950s.  The photo on the table is of her mother, my paternal grandmother.  The same photo was used in my grandparents' engagement announcement that was published in their local newspaper.

Diane Odgers
1951 - 2002

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt taken in 1961 at the home of her paternal grandparents in Delaware.  She was nine or 10 years old.

Diane Odgers
1951-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt taken in her family home in the mid-1950s.  She is sitting on the floor with a Captain Kangaroo game in front of her.  Captain Kangaroo was a children's television series that aired from 1955-1984.

Diane Odgers
1951 - 2002

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Photo(s) of the Day

These photos show my paternal aunt with the family dog.  They were probably taken at her family home in Delaware.  The first two were taken in the early 1950s, the third was in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

Diane Odgers
1951 - 2002

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt taken in the early 1950s, probably on a street in Wilmington, Delaware.

Diane Odgers
1951 - 2002

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Photo of the Day

This is a photo of my paternal aunt holding a drink while sitting with a doll in her lap, I believe this was taken at the home of her paternal grandparents in Delaware during the 1950s.

Diane Odgers
1951 - 2002

Bills of Repairs September 24,1904

 This cover sheet is found in the Civil War Pension File of my paternal third great-grandfather.  The bills were submitted by a pension atto...