Military Monday: Maybe a Forgotten War, but not a Forgotten Military Life
Posted by Liv | Filed under Military Monday, Surname, Taylor
eterans Day 2011 is this Friday (Nov. 11) and there will be celebrations and parades going on across this country to honor our veterans for their service, commitment, and ultimate sacrifice to this country! My father, John Taylor, was drafted at age 18 to serve in the U. S. Eighth Army’s 169 2nd Engineer Battalion [...]
Tags: African-Americans, ancestor, Battalion Motor Pool, Engineer Battalion, family photo, Japan, John Taylor, Korean War, Masiwa, Motor Sergeant, segregated military, US Army
‘The Help’ and Me
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Radio, TV & Video, Taylor
Whether you believe the block-buster film, ‘The Help‘ is a “timeless and universal story about the ability to create change with a whisper (the movie’s tagline),” or it’s Hollywood’s “sanitized” version of what Jim Crow living and work relations were really like for many African Americans in the South prior to the Civil Rights Movement, one [...]
Tags: 1960's, African-American, black maids, days' work, jim crow, Kathryn Stockett, South, United State
Wordless Wednesday: Turning 2
Posted by Liv | Filed under Surname, Taylor, Wordless Wednesdays
Well, almost wordless . . . I will be celebrating another wonderful birthday this month with all the trimmings (cake/cobbler, ice cream, gifts, etc.). Even though I doubt my celebration will top the fun and joy I had when I turned 2 yrs old in the photos below, I’m sure going to try – LOL!
Tags: birthday, celebration, family photos, Liv Taylor-Harris, September, taylor
