Reflections

Painting by S. Jones, 30 Sep 2016

The paintings above and below are two entries by our daughter in the 2016 Alexandria Reflections Art Contest. The theme of the contest was "What is your story/Cual es su historia?" The one above was titled "Leaves in the wind," and the one below "The long journey". She wrote "the leaves represent the places my family and I have traveled." For the second painting, she wrote "My family has come from places all over the world, so I made this for them." She won a medal for the top painting.

Painting by S. Jones. 30 Sep 2016.

The Chairmaker's Land

US Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, Harrison County, IN 1882

Back in September 2012, I wrote about my 3rd-great-grandfather David Detrick Lamon, a farmer and chairmaker from Harrison County, Indiana. David's land appears in the 1882 US Indexed County Land Ownership Map for Scott Township, Harrison County. This matches up with a land patent issued to David in May 1845.

US Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, Ancestry.

Free Clinic Today

Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr 1939

Following yesterday's post of an article in the Indianapolis Star from April 1939 about my great-grandfather Harry E. O'Brien, above is an advertisement for Harry's free clinic at Pearson's. It is interesting to see how Harry offered his expert services around Indianapolis over the years, working with musicians and serving clients for his glass-blown clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces.

Expert Consultation

Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr 1939

I have written quite often about my great-grandfather, Harry E. O'Brien. Here is another article from the Indianapolis Star, published on 7 April 1939, describing how Harry regularly offered consultation and advice to musicians in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr 1939.

For a 1945 article on Harry, see this link.

Friday Photo - One Year Ago

Photo by Patrick Jones. Cemetery at Xcaret Park. 24 Mar 2016.