Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Wordless Wednesday: So Cold!

Wordless Wednesday is a daily prompt at Geneabloggers that asks family historians to create a post in which the main focus is a photograph or image.


 
Violetta Davis Ryan about 1922-23, Harrisonburg, VA
Grandaunt Violetta Davis Ryan on the right
Argene Lauck on the left
at Harrisonburg Teachers College about 1922
in front of Spotswood Hall

In 1922 or 1923, the girls of Harrisonburg Teachers College bundled up for a big snow.   And thanks to the Polar Vortex of 2014, so are we!


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  1. Polar Vortex...excellent 2014 Catch Title. Just imagine how Violetta and friend would use that phrase as they were standing ankle deep in Polar Poo. Ditto on Dana's Brrrr!!!

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    1. I kinda like "Polar Poo" -- a better reflection of what I REALLY think about all this snow!

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  2. It sure is cold, and not just in their world! A lovely photo, and they do appear as though they are thinking hurry up now we want to go inside and get warm!

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  3. You have so many fun photos Wendy! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Glad I ditched Polar Vortex Land years ago and am enjoying temps in the seventies. Just sayin' ;)

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  5. Is Spotswood Hall still there? I love going to Columbia Teacher's College in New York as the building have so much charm.
    Stay warm! Winter hit here today...it has been in the 70's all month!

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    1. Oh yes, Spotswood is there. The only original building not there is Cleveland Cottage which was an old farmhouse that had been on the property when it was purchased to start a college back in the early 1900s. But the name itself lives on -- a dorm.

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