Life From The Roots

Interest in a redcoat , Bette Davis and a doll seem to be the only things people are checking out on my blog this past week. And I...

Additional photos of the doll my grandmother gave me, see my  July 3rd post . All six pieces of clothing are removable. Please see below fo...

After my grandfather's death, I took these spoons because nobody wanted them. I didn't have a clue who the previous owners were. ...

Long silver decorative serving  spoon. Above spoon received the same time I got the Gorham "Fairfax" setting as d...

My silverware is a combination from sets belonging to both grandparents.  My Bishop grandparents had Gorham, the pattern is Fairfax.  My Po...

Engraved A. T. B. Charter Oak There was a note with the partial cross. "Part of a Cross which was made for Albert T. Bish...

My father, as a freshman, on his way to Union College, Schenectady, N ew York. 1938 Joined the Navy in 1942. Corpus Christi, Texas

Grandmother Sarah Ten Eyck Bishop with my mother, Jane Grandmother Marjorie Adams Poole with my father, John (above and below) ...