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
Treasure Chest Thursday: My father’s 1937 Kodak Jiffy Camera
Posted by Liv | Filed under Treasure Chest Thursdays
My father loved cameras! He enjoyed posing for pictures just as much as he enjoyed taking them. I believe I’m the one in the family that enjoys cameras as much as he did. Since his death, all of his cameras have been passed on to me. So on my list of things to do this year, [...]
Tags: 1937, http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Jiffy.html, John Taylor, Kodak Jiffy camera, vintage camera
Tombstone Tuesday: John Willie Taylor
Posted by Liv | Filed under Tombstone Tuesdays
John Willie Taylor SGT US Army Feb 22, 1927 ~ Feb 7, 2010 In Loving Memory Tomorrow (Wed., Feb. 22, ) would have been the 85th birthday of the first man I fell in love with — my father — John Willie Taylor! Daddy . . .
Tags: John Taylor, surname, taylor, tombstone tuesday
