tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28940522025860661022024-03-19T11:10:52.983-06:00Be You Blithe and BonnyMarci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-90976159678666465772022-12-12T22:35:00.004-07:002022-12-13T12:54:00.409-07:00In Search of Alice Eleanor AndrewsOne morning I received an email from the president of the Farmington Historical Society with two images in it and the question of whether I was related to the person whose inscription was in the book below.
Images from Jay Bombara
“Alice Eleanor Andrews
2525 Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Farmington
Conn 1912 —”
Well, yes, but when you speak of a “shirttail cousin” this one Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-44702374476712598232021-01-02T13:05:00.001-07:002021-01-02T13:05:33.109-07:00Nicholas Selgrath Died in a Town that DisappearedWhen Nicholas Edward Selgrath was registered for the draft in late 1917, he was living on a farm in Scott Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, working for a man named John McLaughlin. Nicholas was 25 years old and single, medium height and weight, dark hair and gray eyes, in good shape, a prime subject for the draft board. Before he was drafted, however, he enlisted as a private and joined Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-75880687778873908372019-11-02T22:36:00.001-06:002019-11-09T15:07:23.118-07:00Jemima Brown Rogers Updated AgainSeveral years ago I wrote about looking for my husband’s great-great grandmother Jemima Brown. We found several more interesting things about her since that time, and just last week my husband’s sister found a tintype in their grandmother’s papers that we think is Jemima before she went to Utah. My husband’s grandmother is one of Jemima’s granddaughters, named Emily Elizabeth Brown.
We thought Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-12362520482705731942019-10-20T21:31:00.001-06:002019-10-20T21:31:10.360-06:00Report on a Very Distant CousinCousin Clark figures in the first part of my ancestor John Andrews’ memoirs, four years older than John, who was adopted into the family when John was around five years old. From John’s descriptions of him, he seemed to be an agreeable companion, nice to his cousin, obedient to his aunt and uncle and very intelligent. I couldn’t find him on our family tree—but because John’s mother was a Butler Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-12038543158550370212019-09-21T15:55:00.000-06:002019-09-21T15:55:17.460-06:00Grand Loop Road from Yellowstone Lake to the CanyonIn early September we had just a day and a half to spend in Yellowstone National Park. The first day was our half day. The second day after spending some time exploring Upper Geyser Basin, we took the Grand Loop Road down to Yellowstone Lake. We were running out of daylight and really wanted to see the view from Artist Point before the sunset, so we stopped only very briefly here and there to Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-85471980894895862992019-09-19T17:02:00.001-06:002019-09-21T16:08:25.867-06:00The Path from Old Faithful to Geysers Camp
Old Faithful Inn - 1916
In 1916, Bee Boedefeld and her friends working for Wylie Camping Company in Yellowstone National Park walked from their home camp, Geysers, to Old Faithful Inn and back. They spoke of “crossing the formation”—meaning the fragile ground between thermal features—and this past summer I found that the old path they used is the same as the one where the boardwalk is now. I Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-74864384449052840212019-09-14T17:31:00.001-06:002022-12-13T12:56:44.453-07:00Exploring Geyser Hill in Yellowstone National ParkIf you have only a day to go to Yellowstone National Park, you can spend your time totally in the car driving the Grand Loop Road and stopping briefly to take photos at the major features (and you will inevitably be stopped by the traffic jams every time someone spots a wild animal), and that could take you all day. The Grand Loop Road is 140 miles long in a sort of figure 8 shape. The speed Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-80911141692175845622019-08-12T21:16:00.000-06:002019-08-12T21:23:46.899-06:00Plain Vanilla—Really?You have to like China Bayles mysteries and to have been following the series for some time to really like A Plain Vanilla Murder, I think. I did like it a lot, and yet, there are flaws that I think are serious. The most egregious to me is that I don’t think the author, Susan Wittig Albert, played fair in giving enough clues to allow the reader to spot the murderer until the climactic scene Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-70347862593336658152019-08-10T20:53:00.002-06:002019-08-11T20:45:53.610-06:00In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonI did not expect to like this book as much as this. Australia was not high on my list of interests, but I found myself impatient at any breaks in my reading and anxious to get back to see what else Bill Bryson discovered in his extensive travels around and reading about this incredible and underrated country. If only there were more books like this! I am studying Bryson’s bibliography and markingMarci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-85074068374101780402019-07-31T20:30:00.001-06:002019-07-31T20:36:41.204-06:00Where Was the Editor?In Georgette Heyer’s 1937 mystery novel, They Found Him Dead, there’s a curious mix-up in the correct relationships between family members that appears within the first nine pages.
Silas Kane is having a 60th birthday party, and the guests are described by their relationship to him. He is the head of the business firm of Kane and Mansell, which was started the previous century by old Matthew Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-65313900006849699252019-07-13T19:36:00.001-06:002019-07-14T11:31:45.996-06:00Patricia Wentworth, The Black CabinetI just read a 1924 novel by Patricia Wentworth, The Black Cabinet, and thought I would jot down my thoughts about this 95-year-old suspense novel. I have been reading mysteries written by the authors who gained fame in the British Golden Age of Detective Fiction, and although this does not actually qualify as it has no detective, it was a lot of fun to read. Beware, spoilers are throughout this Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-11781923779174788402019-06-23T17:53:00.000-06:002019-06-23T17:53:51.422-06:00Georgette Heyer Rewrites the StoryMy book club recently decided to read a Georgette Heyer novel, and I was the one who ended up choosing which one and hosting the discussion. I picked Regency Buck, because it is the only one of her long list of works that combines mystery elements with the Regency period that she became so well known for evoking in period romances. I found out that it was actually a rewrite of an earlier Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-7958801945206474532019-05-26T11:41:00.000-06:002019-06-24T17:44:21.214-06:00Mabel’s Memories: EpilogueThis sketch of the rest of the life of Mabel Wahlquist ends the story begun with my transcription and editing of her memories that she tape-recorded in the 1970s. Part 1 can be accessed here. Her tape-recorded story ends rather abruptly just as she left Minneapolis and her executive position at the L.M. Donaldson Department Store in order to serve a short-term mission for The Church of Jesus Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-18479003332959865942019-05-25T09:47:00.002-06:002019-05-26T12:08:33.031-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 20This is part 20 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 19, Mabel told how she was part of a team that opened new stores for C.C. Anderson and Co. This part tells how she became an executive for Allied Stores at the L.M. Donaldson Store in Minneapolis. This is the last of Mabel’s tapes that we could find.Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-19195938152301965552019-05-24T13:40:00.001-06:002019-05-25T09:49:11.680-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 19This is part 19 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 18, Mabel was traveling for C.C. Anderson and Co. as a merchandise buyer, and was having all sorts of adventures. In this part, Mabel tells of how she was part of the team that opened new stores for the company, beginning during the War and Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-14359351228208223622019-05-23T09:16:00.001-06:002019-05-24T22:10:00.287-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 18This is part 18 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 17, Mabel was working for C.C. Anderson and Co., and had come home from her first trip to New York as a buyer during the War and described how they distributed all the merchandise. She mentioned seeing various nephews and her niece in New York City, Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-6102359868002338482019-05-22T16:07:00.000-06:002019-05-27T07:13:54.242-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 17This is part 17 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 16, Mabel was working for C.C. Anderson and Co., which had joined Allied Corporation for its purchasing power in the main markets, and Mabel was sent to New York to learn to be a buyer. This part continues her adventures in merchandising beginning Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-14093289371109159242019-05-21T20:33:00.002-06:002019-05-22T16:07:43.038-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 16This is part 16 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 15, Mabel went to work for C.C. Anderson and Co., and her brother Keith died. In this part, Mabel begins working as a buyer for Allied Corporation and goes to New York.
Chapter 8
Buyer from Boise in New York
The office was set up, I’m quite sure, Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-40638900662988312742019-05-20T21:06:00.002-06:002019-05-21T20:35:00.266-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 15This is part 15 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 14, Mabel and her mother had been living with Mabel’s brother Keith and his family in Ogden while Mabel pursued her career in retail sales and took care of her mother. Mabel’s mother died in 1935. This part concerns 1938 to 1940, beginning with when Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-90698397787488818042019-05-19T20:40:00.000-06:002019-05-20T21:12:00.209-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 14This is part 14 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 13, Mabel and her mother were living with Mabel’s brother Keith and his family in Ogden off and on while Mabel pursued her career in retail sales and took care of her mother. This part concerns 1935 to 1938, including her mother’s death and the Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-65216286402341513622019-05-18T16:34:00.000-06:002019-05-19T20:41:26.832-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 13This is part 13 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 12, Mabel and her mother had moved to Ogden and were living with Mabel’s brother Keith and his family off and on while Mabel pursued her career in retail sales and took care of her mother. This part concerns 1933 and other years; she worked at Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-44882180826238065722019-05-18T16:06:00.000-06:002019-05-18T16:35:10.517-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 12This is part 12 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. In Part 11, Mabel and her mother had moved to Ogden in 1928 and begun living with and helping Mabel’s brother Keith with his family. This part concerns from about 1930 to 1933. Meanwhile, Mabel’s career continued its upward trajectory.
Chapter 6
Life in Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-47939180638832408842019-05-17T23:57:00.000-06:002019-05-18T16:06:38.750-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 11This is part 11 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. This part tells the story of how Mabel and her mother moved to Ogden in 1928 and began living with and helping Mabel’s brother Keith. Meanwhile, Mabel’s career move brought her another valuable mentor.
Chapter 5
From Uintah Basin to Wasatch Front (Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-39947382857982657352019-05-16T23:49:00.001-06:002019-05-18T00:00:08.279-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 10This is part 10 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. The family had moved from Heber City to Myton, Utah, in about 1915, when Mabel was nearly 12 years old. This part tells the story of how Mabel and her mother moved to Salt Lake City in 1927.
Chapter 5
From Uintah Basin to Wasatch Front
During these Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894052202586066102.post-46450763066259262852019-05-15T19:05:00.000-06:002019-05-16T23:54:58.131-06:00Mabel’s Memories, part 9This is part 9 of the memories tape-recorded by Mabel Wahlquist in the 1970s and transcribed and edited by me. Part 1 can be accessed here. The stories of Mabel’s youth in Myton, Utah begin in Part 4 and continue in Parts 5 through 8. The family had moved from Heber City to Myton in late 1915 when Mabel was almost twelve and lived there about twelve years.
Chapter 4
Beginnings of a Career (Marci Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02843389927966549992noreply@blogger.com0