Thanks to Dwight and Julie for sharing this photo of Arch and Gail taken in September.

Dry spell

Happy 2008.

Yes it has been a long time since I posted any old photos. Sorry, I will return with more at a later date. I haven't run out of photos, I just haven't organized for a while. There are many photos still to be scanned and identified. No promises as to when I will update. Margaret

Trick or Treat from years gone by

Just wish I had Dwight as baby Huey.

JWE with Grandma & Grandad E 1928

On his sixth birthday.

Is Dad an imp or what? He looks to be on the verge of taking off.

I think the dog is saying throw the stick, throw the stick. You will note that Grandad has a hand on the stick and his shoulder. Steady James, just stand still for a minute.

JWE with his Grandmother E

Here is JWE with his grandmother, my great grandmother. I don't think he's a year old yet so this is probably 1922.

JWE at 15 months 1923

This is the good life. I believe that is JWE's grandmother E on the porch.

Did you ever know this man when he didn't have a dog? Almost every photo of his childhood has a dog in it. Grandma E's photo of him that she kept on her dresser was of him as a young adult with his dog Bob. We always had a dog growing up. Probably the only time he didn't have one was the time between leaving the farm and when we got our first family dog, Rusty.

Menfolk

Paul, John, and Arch.

They look like trouble. Paul in short pants...knickers? What do you call those?

And here they are again with their ring leader

Father and sons at camp

Sam, Arch, and Paul

More boys on bikes

The back of the photo says Laura, Paul, Arch, and Doris.

Top

Baby Beth with big brother John about 1926.

Bottom

Baby Arch about age 1

Sam and Anne

I had this very nice photo of my grandparents at the top of the blog in the banner for a brief time. It's nice but it was too grim so I moved it to a regular post. I think this must go with the same serious Christmas photo I had earlier with my parents and aunts and uncles.

I did not know them when they were young. But these photos are closer to the stories I know about them. The baby is Beth.

Here's the crew. Baby Christine brings the total to six. I finally got a little sister.
L to R, Dean, Scott, David, Dwight. Seated Margaret and Christine.
And of course, Laddie

Bicycle days (sometime in the 1930's)

Uncle Arch (left) with friends.

Uncle Paul hamming it up on the handlebars.

Uncle Paul (center) with friends.

Family Classic 1924 or 1925

Family classic.
"James" was the apple of Grandma E's eye. She never called hin Jim.