Westward Bound — Family Time
After the emotional rollercoaster of the preceding day, it was time for the more mundane but some weren’t having it …
Westward Bound — The Collision of Beauty and Fate
The Hiles view the grandeur of the landscape but also experience the vagaries of life.
Westward Bound — Modern Conveniences
The end of a long, first full day of travel found the Hiles in Denver, Colorado, with a few challenges to be addressed upon their arrival.
Westward Bound — A Soldier’s Story
On the first night of their journey, the Hiles get situated, meet a stranger, and begin to appreciate the scenery in all its magnificence.
Westward Bound — And So it Begins …
It’s not entirely clear why they left on the trip, but looking back over the decades and forward to our present situation, we certainly have some clues. The spring of 1919 arrived — much like the spring of 2022 — following some harrowing and frightening times.
Uh, How Old Did You Say You Were?
Over at the Gogebic County courthouse on June 11, 1928, the Reverend Axel G. Pearson officiated the nuptials of 21 year-old Gisborn Sherman Penrose of Hurley, Wisconsin and 19 year-old Helmi Sylvia Johnson of Ironwood, Michigan as witnessed by Leo Penrose, the groom’s cousin, and Signia Johnson, the bride’s sister. At least that’s what the marriage license said.
Why We Do It
A renewal of old family relations came at exactly the right time and place, fueled by someone I’ve never met.
Just Keep an Ashtray Handy …
If there ever was a family member I would have liked to have known better, it would probably have been my great grandmother.
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