Bob and Bea Wallace worked in the Hemlock School system. These photos are mostly from the early 1970s. They were taken by yearbook photographers, and set to be discarded — most did not appear in a yearbook. More to come.
Wheeler Family Genealogy
The Wheeler family of Argyle, Sanilac, Michigan, USA has roots in New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The earliest relative I have is a James Wheeler. I’m sure there are more Wheeler relatives, but that is out of the scope of the researched published here. There are other people who’ve done much more research on…
Feeling My Age
I’m not too sure when it started, but recently I’ve been feeling my age. Grey Hair My hair started to truly “go grey” ten or eleven years ago in my forties. There had been strands of grey all along, but I really started to notice the changes then. I started coloring my hair. Sometimes the color…
Wallace Family Genealogy
The Wallace family of Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan, originates from Galston & Loudon, two small villages near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland – home of virtually all of the Wallace’s in the world. More family photos. Thomas Wallace Thomas Wallace (1798-1884) – was born near Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland to Hugh Wallace and Mary Reid. He travelled to…
Nichols Family Genealogy
The Nichols family is from the small village of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England – via any years in Canada. They are also the family I know least about. Spelling of the last name varies: Nickells, Nicholes, Nicholls. For simplicity, I’m keeping it Nichols. Mark Nichols Born about 1824, Mark Nichols and wife Mary Mark (1824-1864) bring the…
Leslie Family Genealogy
Generally speaking, the Leslie family line is from Scotland. For many years our branch was in Northern Ireland. Research suggests they originated in Scotland, but I have not personally seen conclusive genealogical proof. They moved to Canada, and we have a lot of distant cousins still there. More family photos. The Leslie family is well…
Jickling Family Genealogy
The Jickling family of Sanilac County, Michigan, USA originates from the Heacham about ten miles from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England. This family is very well documented. Most of my information comes from the Jickling Journal and Jickling Jam that came from the long gone AngelFire website. For many years Sue Hobbs maintained the site and…
Midlife Crisis or Midlife Revolution?
Coined in 1965 by Elliott Jacques, the ‘midlife crisis’ is a term that implies that getting older is a disease. It suggests that life is completely over when you hit midlife, and that -with just one crisis- you’re ‘over it’ and better. I see the phrase ‘midlife crisis’ as just one more way that Western…