My second great grandparents, Peter Henry Phillips and his wife Rose Anna Garvey, moved to Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin sometime after their marriage on January 04, 1861 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Their son George Phillips was born September 09, 1875 in Wisconsin and is listed with his parents on 1880’s US Census… Continue reading Prairie du Chien, 1870
Month: March 2021
Cleveland, Ohio, 1861
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Finding Irish in Ohio
Finding Irish in Ohio, by Joe Buggy Traveling by ship to Canada and then making their way to the U.S. Midwest via the Great Lakes is an often overlooked route that countless Irish emigrants took to that part of the country. One of the states that benefited from this migration was Ohio (OH). . .… Continue reading Finding Irish in Ohio
Paddy on the Railway
Joan Crawford’s Party…
Joan Crawford’s Party Meat Loaf. —The Decatur Daily Review, 06 Jan 1971, Wed, Page 25
Bette Davis
Bette Davis’ Boiled Tongue, New England & Mustard Gelatin Ring Recipes. —Florida Today, 14 Apr 1977, Thu, Page 3E
Peter P. Phillips – Death
—http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/ The Cook County Clerk’s Office of Bureau of Vital Records is currently closed as part of the COVID-19 emergency response measurers of the State and County. We thank you for your patience as we do our part to help slow the spread of COVID-19. All online services are suspended as of March 18, 2020… Continue reading Peter P. Phillips – Death
Pete Phillips’ Letter, 1932
Aunt Doloris’ Memories II
vii My Mother made fudge, shrimp salad, potato chips, wonderful Chop suey, spaghetti, Chili and Vegetable soup and Beef stew & on Sundays we always had Pot Roast, Roast Beef or Roast Pork. She made a cake every weekend, different kinds like devils-food, Poppy-seed (these were my favorites), marble, white with chocolate icing. Chocolate with… Continue reading Aunt Doloris’ Memories II
Aunt Doloris’ Memories I
A gift from my cousin Kathy Kordyak-Gallagher, one of many, her mother’s, Doloris Phillips Fiorino, childhood memories. Fourteen handwritten pages on pretty pink stationary… Chicago, Cook County, Illinois i Gramma Brew was born Anna Louise Witt, she married Arthur Eggerson (who was a jockey). I didn’t know this until I was 13 yrs old because… Continue reading Aunt Doloris’ Memories I