Category: Family Testimony
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John H. Callin, a Union artillery soldier, left behind a book of poems “written in the Army” when he died in 1913. One hundred years later, his words were transcribed and published online for the world to see!
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The last of four installments where we read the transcript of Grandma Merle’s Travelogue!
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Grandma Merle finally gets around to meeting Grandpa Dick in the recording of her memories.
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In the second part of her 60-minute recording, Great-grandma Merle talked about living in Glendale (AZ) in 1907 and how deeply diseases like TB affected the family
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First published Friday, October 24, 2014 This October is the first anniversary of Mightier Acorns on Substack, so I thought it would be appropriate to republish some older posts from the days on Blogger. We also talked a lot about “Granpa No-Bob” at my Aunt Vicki’s memorial service, so some of these stories feel fresh…
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Painful memories are still important memories The year 2001 was already a difficult one for my family. I separated from the U.S. Air Force that May, after returning from three years stationed in the UK. Those three years had taken a toll on us, so we were eager to return to America. And our family…
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The story behind the book You can get your copy here: Hardcover (only): $38.10 I don’t remember when I first learned about Grandpa John’s book of poems, but I feel like I remember the adults – Dad, Aunt Vicki, Grandma Nancy, and Grandpa Bob – were standing between me and Grandma’s swimming pool at the…
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A lifetime of caring for the community Vicki Lee Callin was born on 21 April 1943 to Bob and Nancy (Witter) Callin. Bob was an airman in the Army Air Corps (note the “Hap Arnold” star on his shoulder) serving at Luke Field near Glendale, and Nancy and Vicki probably spent a lot of time…
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Musing about an inflection point In my defense, there is just so much to know! Let me back up: a few weeks ago, Substacker Kevin Ferguson asked, …and you can go see what I said, of course, and take a look at Kevin’s newsletter about family history and winemaking. But ever since, I’ve been thinking…
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posted on Friday, February 27, 2015 This is one of my favorite finds – thanks to my cousin, Chad, for sending it my way all those years ago! I’d love to hear about your famous connections if you’d like to share. In 2007 music journalist Andrew Means published Some Memories: Growing Up with Marty Robbins –…
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