tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post3446237085358482440..comments2023-11-26T09:58:42.772-08:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: Carnival of Genealogy, #116: Picture and Memories of Elizabeth Foss McPhersonJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-30652967963801735322012-04-06T07:14:45.726-07:002012-04-06T07:14:45.726-07:00What an amazing woman! Great Post!!What an amazing woman! Great Post!!Dorene from Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371522353987796175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-63553078964751509442012-04-05T22:18:23.581-07:002012-04-05T22:18:23.581-07:00Nancy, thanks for the very thoughtful comments. S...Nancy, thanks for the very thoughtful comments. Sometimes, it seems that I have to see my words through the eyes of others before they make sense to me. Your comments reminded me that although she had 10 children, she only had 10 grandchildren of which only one lived in close proximity to her --- and the largest families were those of my dad (with 4 children) and an uncle(with 3 children). I was thinking about that the other nite, and it struck me as odd. Thanks again for the thoughtful comments.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-39737915929932579792012-04-05T20:34:07.525-07:002012-04-05T20:34:07.525-07:00I have lots of thoughts after reading this post, J...I have lots of thoughts after reading this post, Joan. It is so touching and well-written. Your words lead me through your struggle to come to terms with your memory of your grandmother and others' knowledge of her. <br /><br />Your Elizabeth sounds like a woman who was very devoted to her family and especially to her husband. She sounds like a strong, adventurous woman, willing to sacrifice a lot for her family. And those moves! Wow.<br /><br />I think children who aren't able to spend time close to their grandparents miss out on a lot. It's possible that as a grandmother, as a woman living physically distant from her grandchildren, she wasn't quite able to bridge the time, distance, and years to make a connection and have a personal relationship with each of them. Plus, having a large group of boisterous children at her home all at the same time when she was older probably didn't foster an environment for individual attention to each one. Not to mention that kids will be kids and like to play together. I'm sorry you missed out on not getting to know her better.<br /><br />About the polio: though she may not have had the usual/typical after-effects, it is possible that she did, indeed, have polio. I had a teacher many years ago who appeared completely normal and yet had survived the disease.<br /><br />A wonderful post, Joan.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-87802365666120604902012-04-05T09:01:44.139-07:002012-04-05T09:01:44.139-07:00Pauleen, glad you enjoyed the story of Elizabeth. ...Pauleen, glad you enjoyed the story of Elizabeth. It was a hard story to write. I knew her when I was growing up, and yet I dinna know her at all. I am so grateful that my Uncle Ralph was such a great letter-writer and helped to give her greater depth than my puny childhood memories.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-57119930903744190282012-04-05T07:26:48.559-07:002012-04-05T07:26:48.559-07:00I think you cleared the mist to bring us a fascina...I think you cleared the mist to bring us a fascinating story of a brave woman. I had a glimpse of your own pain, losing your father, visiting your grandmother then losing her. This was the story of a devoted couple and their love. perhaps her illness left her with a need to tend her children whatever their age. Great story!Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-50171134787715912152012-04-02T05:46:41.331-07:002012-04-02T05:46:41.331-07:00Carol, as always, I appreciate the reading and com...Carol, as always, I appreciate the reading and comments, especially so on this COG --- I just dinna know where I was going with this story --- the mist was heavy around me with little clarity.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-31476188702935534412012-04-01T20:11:50.780-07:002012-04-01T20:11:50.780-07:00What a remarkable woman. Thanks for sharing her.What a remarkable woman. Thanks for sharing her.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com