my family

Top picture is the Randels family....

Bottom row (l to r): Earl Randels (my grandfather), his father Mahlon, Katherine Randels Smith, Ruth Randels Apgar, their mother Lizzie (Elizabeth) Sinclair Randels.

Top Row (l to r): Myrtle Randels Bachman, Blanche Randels Messinger, Ella Randels Kaiser, and Lula Randels Kuntz(??)

Second picture is Edgar Hyndshaw, Lois Randels Swartley(my mom @ about 2) and Helen (or Bessie) Tettemer Hyndshaw. My mom was their first grandchild.

Valentine's Day

Ok everyone do you remember those cute little envelopes we would make in school of construction paper and decorate to put our Valentine's Cards in? Well first off you could judge how popular you were by how many you got. The poor kid no one liked, I'd hate to think what we did to them. :(( But I have a question. I remember one year I got one that wasn't signed. Here I am 64 and it still bothers me....... WHO SENT ME THIS CARD? lol

Nov. 1950 Wind storm

Postings seem to be stuck here lately, so I'll add another photo. This is a shot taken on Center Street, looking at what I know as the Rutt/DeWire house which is next to the old Citizens National Bank (at the right of the house). This same storm blew half of the roof off the part of the graphite mill (Warren side) that is closest to the bridge.

I remember in the fall, my grandfather (and others around town) would rake the leaves into the edge of the street and burn them there. Does anyone remember this?Try doing THAT today!! I still miss the smell of the burning leaves on a crisp fall day.