Hello Mother. It is I, your number three son. I remember the first FB message I got from you. “Hello James … this is your mother.” I’d been trying to get you to set up a Facebook account for months, maybe a year or so before, and then one day, out of the blue I… Continue reading
Always fun to get a different version of history presented to you on a hump day. Woke up this morning with a question about my alleged support for one of the candidates in the Frisco runoff election (yes, Virginia THERE IS a runoff election in Frisco). To be clear, I am not supporting either of… Continue reading
Recently, I was contacted through my website by a gentleman whose grandfather (Major Lawrence) was the commanding officer of my grandfather who was killed in WWII. The letter he wrote explained the day that my grandfather was injured, and the attempts that were taken to save his life following the bomb that was dropped near… Continue reading
I think it is true for everyone, but there are very few moments in history that have a lasting impact on my life. Sure, there is the day you are born; the day you meet your soul mate; the day you marry that soul mate; among others. One such date is March 14, 2008. That… Continue reading
Read my letter to Senator Schumer calling for an Inquiry on Ted Cruz.
When David John Barlow was born on February 25, 1916, in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, his father, Stanley Victor Barlow, was 22 and his mother, Olive Martha Barlow (nee Veale), was 23. His father, Stanley, abandoned his mother (Olive) and David in approx. 1916, and Olive filed for divorce through desertion in 1919. Olive married Charles… Continue reading
When Vera May Cleary was born on January 16, 1919, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, her father, Justin, was 34, and her mother, Mary, was 31. At age 16, Vera gave birth to a son (Dennis John) who was conceived after she was raped; he died 15 days later. Vera married David John McCullough (formerly… Continue reading
Ancestry Life Story for my paternal grandmother, my father’s mother. Ancestry Link
BIRTH 11 APR 1934 • Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia DEATH 20 JAN 1998 • Euroa, Victoria, Australia Ancestry Life Story for my father, Don Nunn. Summary When Donald Martin George Nunn was born on April 11, 1934, in Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia, his father, Martin (he went by George), was 26 and his mother, Rose, was 24. He married… Continue reading