Donald C. Minor to his daughter, Marilyn--1954 This letter written from my Grandaddy Minor to my mother, Marilyn, made me chuckle. Though decades old, its mixed sentiments about the holiday season could have been written in just the last few days. As 1954 drew to a close, Donald Minor paused before heading to bed to … Continue reading Letters from Home:
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Wealth and the Ideal Man: An Epistle from Ira Sayles to EB Hall, 1885
Ira Sayles, assistant geologist with United States Geological Survey. Photograph taken about 1885 at age 68. Ira Sayles. Had I nothing but historical documents, I would have but a simplistic notion of who my great-great-grandfather was. A self-taught student who rose to be a college student, teacher and founding school administrator of Alfred Academy; Principal of … Continue reading Wealth and the Ideal Man: An Epistle from Ira Sayles to EB Hall, 1885
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 