On a spring day in 1929, Helen Cordelia Kewin ran out of her house, screaming at a motorcycle riding by to quit making so much noise. She had just put down her fourteen-month-old baby to sleep, and he desperately needed his rest. Little baby Jack was dying, and Cordelia knew it. Cordelia's daughter, Mona, just … Continue reading I Know How Much You Love Him
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Rainy Mondays and Spilled Milk
“She could ride her bicycle with one hand all right and she could even carry a malted milk in the other, but when Mona Kewin, 12, of 555 Seymour Ave., attempted to do both of these in the rain Monday she came to grief, according to a police report.” So began a newspaper article describing … Continue reading Rainy Mondays and Spilled Milk
Stephen A. Powers, Part 2: Young Enough to Serve His Country
In recognition of the 160th anniversary of the Civil War in 2021, the following is part of a series highlighting my Civil War ancestors. (Spoiler alert! Click here for Part 1 to learn about Stephen A. Powers' Civil War story before continuing with Part 2.) Image of Stephen A. Powers from the “Atlas of Steuben … Continue reading Stephen A. Powers, Part 2: Young Enough to Serve His Country
Stephen A. Powers, Part 1: Young Enough to Serve His Country
In recognition of the 160th anniversary of the Civil War in 2021, the following is part of a series highlighting my Civil War ancestors. Image of Stephen A. Powers from the "Atlas of Steuben Co., Indiana," Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1880, page 43. An urgent memo from President Abraham Lincoln to Indiana Governor Oliver … Continue reading Stephen A. Powers, Part 1: Young Enough to Serve His Country
Hannah Powers: Insane Person
Image of Hannah Powers from the "Atlas of Steuben Co., Indiana," Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1880, page 43 While organizing my grandma's family history records last year, something unexpected caught my eye - the commitment papers for Hannah Powers mingled within a stack of probate records. I immediately stopped what I was doing and … Continue reading Hannah Powers: Insane Person
Serendipity and Family History 