We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1929
Hello, People. Here are some fun party pictures for you, taken in the months before the stock market crash in October of 1929. First, we begin with what looks to … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning
Hello, People. I wish you all happiness in celebrating whichever of the Spring holidays resonates for you. I myself have been in the grips of Spring cleaning both my house … Continue reading
Tour’s End at the Grand Canyon
Hello, People. This post wraps up the Lessiack family travels through New Mexico, Northern California, Southern California, and into Arizona, where they ended their trip by visiting the Grand Canyon in … Continue reading
Northern California Dreaming in 1927
Hello, People. Today I’m sharing the next installment in the Lessiack family travels, this time to the Golden State in 1927. I’m very fond of these photographs because I’ve lived … Continue reading
Baby Wally Joins Team Keil
Today I continue the story of my great-grandpa Leo’s new life in America. At first I was puzzled as to why his sister, Emma (Emmi) Lessiack Keil, with whom he stayed when … Continue reading
Return and a Despedida
Hello again, People. The People of Pancho went dark unintentionally there for awhile; I’ve been busy catching curve balls from all directions, some of them work-related, some of them life-related. Funny how … Continue reading
Leo’s Northeastern Tour, 1913
Hello, People. I’m heading to Napa Valley this coming weekend to visit my friend Maren, and to accomplish what I hope will be a ton of translating. I have a scrapbook … Continue reading
When English-major-genealogy-nerds Celebrate Halloween
According to my great-grandmother Mama Helen’s genealogy scroll (which is utterly free of source citations, but great fun to peruse nonetheless), we are descended from Duncan I of Scotland, killed … Continue reading
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