Sentimental Sunday: Voices From the Tomb
Posted by Liv | Filed under Sentimental Sunday
Today is Veterans Day 2012 and since I have not had the honor and privilege of visiting the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia just yet, I was very fortunate and glad that one of the organizations I follow on Twitter – Interment.net (@intermentnet) – shared the link to Voices From the Tomb! After hearing family and friends [...]
Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, cemetery, documentary, Honor Guard, Maryland, MD, Montgomery College, Montgomery County, painstaking preparation, rigorous testing, Tomb, Tomb Guards, United States Army, Unknown Soldier
Sentimental Sunday: Louise Newsome Hubbard (1909 – 1975)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Sentimental Sunday
t’s Sentimental Sunday at geneabloggers.com and this daily blogging prompt allows genealogy bloggers a chance to focus on a sentimental story or memory about an ancestor, or a wonderful family tradition. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this month I also wear pink in honor of my paternal grandmother – Louise Newsome Hubbard!
Tags: Austin TX, breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, carcinoma of breast, findagrave, Lillian Joyner, Louise Hubbard, Louise Newsome, Travis County, Washington County TX
Sentimental Sunday: The Impact of the NAACP on my Family
Posted by Liv | Filed under Sentimental Sunday
The 103rd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention that was hosted in Houston this past week (July 7-12, 2012) brought back some wonderful memories of my family’s strong involvement (particularly my dad) with the NAACP during the 1950′s through the mid 1980′s. The purpose of this organization and assistance from its [...]
Tags: 1980, Freedom Fund Dinner, houston, John Taylor, Lift Every Voice And Sing, NAACP, NAACP annual convention, NAACP Houston Branch, texas, Thurgood Marshall
