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Month: January 2016

Bill and Dee LaPrarie – On This Date January 30, 1937

By Emily Hester Posted on January 30, 2016 Posted in The Kinfolk Tagged with Bill LapPrarie, Dee LaPrarie Wright Bass, John Alvis LaPrarie, Lucy Dee Wright

On this date the 30th of January in 1937, our maternal grandparents,John Alvis LaPrarie and Lucy Dee Wright, were married in Jonesville, Louisiana.They had 3 children including our momNelda Grace LaPrarie Adams.  

Ruth W. McMillin – On This Date January 30, 2004

By Emily Hester Posted on January 30, 2016 Posted in The Kinfolk Tagged with Dee LaPrarie Wright Bass, Lucy Dee Wright

On this date the 30th of January in 2004, our maternal great-aunt Ruth (our Granny Dee’s sister) passed away at the age of 101. Ruth Wright McMillin  was buried next to her husband Luther J. McMillin in Oak Grove Cemetery, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, …

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Olaf E. Wright – On This Date in 1908
Olaf Elisha Wright

Olaf E. Wright – On This Date in 1908

By Emily Hester Posted on January 25, 2016 Posted in The Kinfolk Tagged with Dee LaPrarie Wright Bass, Lucy Dee Wright

On this date 25th, of January in 1908, Olaf Elisha Wright was born to parents John E. Wright and Gracie C. Pierce. Olaf was my Granny Dee‘s older brother.  

The Menu

The Menu

By Emily Hester Posted on January 14, 2016 Posted in Bill's Cafe Tagged with John Alvis LaPrarie

Our maternal grandfather, John Alvis Laprarie owned and operated Jonesville’s gathering place back in the day called “Bill’s Cafe”. From 1938 until many years after his death in 1953, Bill’s Cafe was located in downtown Jonesville, Louisiana on Mound Street. …

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Researching Your Family Tree on the Cheap – Tip #3

By Emily Hester Posted on January 3, 2016 Posted in Family Research Tips Tagged with ancestry, family tree, research

Tip # 3 can be time consuming but I’ve found it to be the best source for keeping track of current family events. This source is none other than Facebook. Scrolling through a family member’s posts,  pictures, or friends list …

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On Stepping Out, The Water’s Fine!

On Stepping Out, The Water’s Fine!

By Jennifer Dee Adams Posted on January 3, 2016 Posted in Motherly Meditations Tagged with authenticity, bravery

Perhaps the dark force that always slapped your hand every time you tried to step into your authenticity is no longer there. The voice that told you, “That’s just the way things are. That’s just how the world operates.” It …

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On The Tie That Binds

On The Tie That Binds

By Jennifer Dee Adams Posted on January 2, 2016 Posted in Motherly Meditations Tagged with Letting Go, Loss, Love

To try to keep something only for ourselves is not truly loving it. The minute we tell the world, “This thing/person/land is only mine,” we risk a big loss. I get what the saying means if you truly love someone …

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Gift Wrapping – Emily’s First Published Article

Gift Wrapping – Emily’s First Published Article

By Emily Hester Posted on January 1, 2016 Posted in Gentled by the Word

Six years ago I wrote my very first article which was published in WHOA Women’s magazine in January 2010. It was an honor to be part of this magazine’s inaugural issue, and since then I’ve had over a dozen article published …

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