Those Places Thursday: What was Life Like in Texas in 1940?
Posted by Liv | Filed under Those Places Thursday
t is “Those Places Thursday” at geneabloggers.com! This blogging prompt allows genea-bloggers a chance to reminiscence about how and where their ancestors lived and to write about “those places” via stories or photos. Today, I’m reminiscent about what life was like for my Texas ancestors in 1940. What really got me thinking about this particular decade in our country’s [...]
Tags: 1940 census, 7-11, 7-Elevens, ancestry.com, Carl Fletcher, cattle, Circle K, convenience stores, corny dogs, houston, infographics, information graphics, Lone Star beer, Neil Fletcher, texas, Texas State Fair, Those Places Thursday, Tote'ms, U-Totem
Treasure Chest Thursday: Southern Pacific’s Famous Sunset Route
Posted by Liv | Filed under Treasure Chest Thursdays
I had no idea that my father worked for the railroad industry too until I came upon a W-2 with total wages he earned working for Southern Pacific (SP) in 1949. When I asked mom about his employment with SP, she said he did work for them, but only for a short period of time before [...]
Tags: Alpine TX, Davis Mountain Range, Del Rio TX, El Paso, houston, Marfa TX, New Orleans, Pecos High Bridge, Railroad industry, San Antonio, Saw Tooth Mountain, Southern Pacific Lines, Sunset Route, Treasure Chest Thursday
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
