Category Archives: Ford
Treasure Chest Thursday: Grandpa Ford's Dress
A copy of the above picture of my grandfather, Martin Ford and his brother Adrian hangs on the wall in our house. It’s one of my most prized possessions. It was probably taken around 1910 since my grandfather, seated, was … Continue reading
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Treasure Chest Thursday: My 60 year-old Grandparents earn their GEDs
When my maternal grandparents were in their 60s, they decided to go back to school to get their GEDs. Alonzo Walton and Louise Coleman Walton both grew up on farms around the turn of the century. The Waltons owned theirs, … Continue reading
In a Nola State of Mind
Less than two weeks before Mardi Gras, the New Orleans Saints won their first super bowl appearance and residents elected the first white mayor to the majority black city in more than 30 years. New Orleans is in transition. I … Continue reading
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Negro? Please.
In the 2010 Census, people will be able to classify themselves as Negro. The U.S. Census Bureau has added “Negro” to its forms again because some people prefer to be called by the term an official said. I’d love to … Continue reading
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No Place Like Home
My first cousin recently moved a stone’s throw from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, pictured above. As I plan a visit to see her as well as our ancestral home, it made me think how so many of us in my family … Continue reading
Celebrating Kwanzaa (and Shakespeare)
This is the second year in a row that our family is celebrating Kwanzaa. My daughters love taking turns lighting the beautifully carved kinara and drinking from its matching unity cup at the beginning of each of the seven nights … Continue reading
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Winter Solstice – Hope in the Fire
Just in time for winter solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year, my cousin gave me an invaluable gift. She called with news that she has the pictured decorative glasses that once belonged to our great great … Continue reading
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