tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post3755528546311501632..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: First HomeWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-75185510153232496092013-11-05T09:45:22.871-05:002013-11-05T09:45:22.871-05:00Don't you love being able to revisit the famil...Don't you love being able to revisit the family home today and see that it's still standing? I wish my mom's home was still there, but it's just an open patch of ground now.<br />Did they fancy having their picture in the front of the house because there was only a small backyard, I wonder?Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53457696109809824372013-11-05T08:16:38.696-05:002013-11-05T08:16:38.696-05:00Lucky you to have so many pictures of houses from ...Lucky you to have so many pictures of houses from your family. Great idea to use google to see how they look no - I might try that. The quote at the end is so apposite.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15970315585170404652013-11-05T06:28:00.241-05:002013-11-05T06:28:00.241-05:00Your book is a good idea!Your book is a good idea!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89419661049772977932013-11-05T06:27:37.724-05:002013-11-05T06:27:37.724-05:00Thanks Hazel. You're a good person!Thanks Hazel. You're a good person!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-70166340262344300392013-11-05T06:26:58.201-05:002013-11-05T06:26:58.201-05:00Hi Jana, thanks. I am glad to know where these ho...Hi Jana, thanks. I am glad to know where these homes are and to have seen them, at least from the outside. <br /><br />I don't know if Daddy's story is as sad as it is funny. As a woman, I'd be skeptical about letting a strange man in my house too. These days you just never know.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88954601576108149002013-11-05T06:23:36.219-05:002013-11-05T06:23:36.219-05:00Jo, a "flip" is a term we use when a per...Jo, a "flip" is a term we use when a person buys a generally run-down property cheap, fixes it up, and then sells it for a profit with no intentions of actually living there themselves. The idea is to do it quickly, "flip it." Some people make a living at flipping houses. There are tv shows featuring professional "flippers" and their project homes. Typically they have a budget and a deadline of a couple weeks. Of course, the drama is all the structural problems or timing of delivery of new windows or appliances in time for the Open House, all impacting the profit they anticipate earning. <br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-1112247464847026102013-11-05T06:04:58.251-05:002013-11-05T06:04:58.251-05:00Great collection of old house photos! What is a f...Great collection of old house photos! What is a flip house exactly? It's not a term used in Australia.My mother was invited into her old childhood home where she was born when she stopped to take a closer look a few years ago, which was really nice. When I noticed the house was up for sale again, I emailed the agent with a few details of my grandparents who had built it back in the 1920s, and she thanked me and said the new owners would be most interested to hear about its history.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12824502101491075052013-11-04T19:25:28.176-05:002013-11-04T19:25:28.176-05:00The home was beautiful at one time and is in a GRE...The home was beautiful at one time and is in a GREAT neighborhood but yes, it is in disrepair. My parents just never had the energy to fix things and after 55+ years it looked sad and tired. I hope we get to see it all fixed up!Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54563814841078230972013-11-04T01:34:18.344-05:002013-11-04T01:34:18.344-05:00This is a great post Wendy! It's so cool that ...This is a great post Wendy! It's so cool that some of your ancestors' homes are still standing.<br /><br />That's really sad about your dad getting the door slammed in his face though. Wow!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18929831591353827632013-11-03T20:40:48.244-05:002013-11-03T20:40:48.244-05:00If I were the house owner I would have welcomed in...If I were the house owner I would have welcomed in someone who wanted only the memories. And with tea. I enjoyed viewing the houses as shown how they looked before and how they look now.<br /><br />HazelHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-1720147923733145842013-11-03T19:22:28.838-05:002013-11-03T19:22:28.838-05:00Your post reminded me of a book that I did for my ...Your post reminded me of a book that I did for my mother. She, my sister and aunt made the tour (several times) of all of the homes in which my mother and her family lived in Klamath county, Oregon. Such a wonderful time as Mom and my Aunt Loise told stories that they remembered from each house. Your post had much the same feel of belonging to the past through the present.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87362898038079948122013-11-03T09:48:14.317-05:002013-11-03T09:48:14.317-05:00That's the writer in you -- imagining stories ...That's the writer in you -- imagining stories for those abandoned homes. <br /><br />I hope your weekend has been a good one! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-72747227320105523832013-11-03T09:47:14.719-05:002013-11-03T09:47:14.719-05:00Good point about how houses change with us. As we...Good point about how houses change with us. As we update the decor, we change with the times. I remember when dark kitchen cabinets were considered "dated," but now they're back in. Natural woodwork was dated, so we all painted, and now natural is back in. I've painted more den paneling than I care to think about -- dark paneling can come back if it wants, but that is not a look I plan to return to!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89804565640037438802013-11-03T09:43:51.148-05:002013-11-03T09:43:51.148-05:00My dad was with Remax for awhile. My dad was with Remax for awhile. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-30290615937079747722013-11-03T09:43:06.903-05:002013-11-03T09:43:06.903-05:00Good idea -- I have just checked the addresses of ...Good idea -- I have just checked the addresses of some of my distant relatives and ancestors to see if there are any interior photos. So far I found one, but none from the houses featured in this post. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34095411336160283582013-11-03T09:40:50.342-05:002013-11-03T09:40:50.342-05:00A big yard was always seen as a necessity. Now pe...A big yard was always seen as a necessity. Now people are lazy and don't want to cut grass or maintain the landscaping. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-14000924562023084792013-11-03T09:39:34.741-05:002013-11-03T09:39:34.741-05:00I join you in that pox!I join you in that pox!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-11802728609470735162013-11-03T09:38:50.486-05:002013-11-03T09:38:50.486-05:00I'm always surprised by front yards. My memori...I'm always surprised by front yards. My memories are of huge front yards and the house far from the street. When I go by my childhood home or that of my cousins, I swear they moved the house closer to the road! Where did the yard go??Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18244858858622996622013-11-03T09:37:11.479-05:002013-11-03T09:37:11.479-05:00Funny that you noticed how pretty Shenandoah looks...Funny that you noticed how pretty Shenandoah looks on Google. And it really does look like a lovely town. Actually it's a rather struggling town in an economically poor county. But in the early 1900s it was a boom town with the railroad being a major employer.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-26245917170641603822013-11-03T09:34:43.202-05:002013-11-03T09:34:43.202-05:00After reading the various comments, I've gone ...After reading the various comments, I've gone looking for other homes that SHOULD still be around but apparently aren't. Or maybe house numbers changed between 1930 and the present.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-3577369401247202962013-11-03T09:32:17.747-05:002013-11-03T09:32:17.747-05:00Thanks for reading!Thanks for reading!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-91951248339263380682013-11-03T09:32:07.503-05:002013-11-03T09:32:07.503-05:00Thank-ya mucho. We should check periodically to s...Thank-ya mucho. We should check periodically to see if the Charleston Ave house goes up for sale -- might have interior pictures online. Or we could pretend to be interested buyers ha ha. I wonder which room was Daddy's.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-50145185013848857532013-11-03T09:30:30.107-05:002013-11-03T09:30:30.107-05:00Yes, I am lucky. At one time I grumbled over havi...Yes, I am lucky. At one time I grumbled over having all these dusty black-papered albums, but they become more important to me every day.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-78200760233227672842013-11-03T09:29:44.412-05:002013-11-03T09:29:44.412-05:00Like the quote says, it's the people that make...Like the quote says, it's the people that make a house a home.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-77198993031635351032013-11-03T09:29:06.511-05:002013-11-03T09:29:06.511-05:00I do believe the Davises trace back to Wales, but ...I do believe the Davises trace back to Wales, but I have not done the due diligence to prove it. What I have found online suggests my granddaddy's great-great-grandfather was Lewis Davis and that he came from Wales. The problem comes with Lewis's son Leonard - just too many Leonard Davises and not enough records to say for sure whether MY Leonard is Lewis's son. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com