AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors

Today I started a new blog.
Yes, I can hear what you're thinking!  "She hasn't kept up with her original one, and she's starting another?!"
Life has calmed down a bit (knock on wood) since my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2019, followed by his death five months later, caring for my mom, and a pandemic.  Several months ago, I came across the diary of my paternal grandfather...

Seventy-five years ago today, the first anti-discrimination law was signed on American soil.
It was more than two decades before the Civil Rights Act. Before Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech. Before Rosa Parks's act of defiance on a Birmingham bus....

Monday, May 6, 2019:  Our third day of our trip and second full day in Michigan.  And what a day it was!
We checked out of our hotel in Grand Rapids and headed to the public library.  As we were leaving the hotel, I walked across the street to photograph this historic site marker, as Grand Rapids was once known as the "Furniture Capital of America."  Several...

Our first full day in Michigan, Sunday, March 5, was a beautiful one.  Since the forecast was predicting rain for much of our trip, we decided it would be a good day to visit the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park while we were in Grand Rapids...