tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post8893612766001940593..comments2024-03-16T20:19:29.884-07:00Comments on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog: Matrilineal Monday: Flour Sack Dresses–Ingrid Anna GilbergJana Iverson Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-74496304148259777052012-11-28T17:52:17.735-08:002012-11-28T17:52:17.735-08:00Hi Sarah,
Yes, it is so very easy to forget how d...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Yes, it is so very easy to forget how difficult our ancestors' lives may have been. I'm very thankful my grandmother wrote down her memories for us to have.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate your kind comments. Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-30234818423503485082012-11-28T17:32:07.532-08:002012-11-28T17:32:07.532-08:00A beautiful story, it's so easy to forget how ...A beautiful story, it's so easy to forget how tough it could be back then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-14611644183013268912012-11-17T22:37:00.838-08:002012-11-17T22:37:00.838-08:00Hi Titania,
Yes, my great-grandmother was so clev...Hi Titania,<br /><br />Yes, my great-grandmother was so clever. I can't imagine all the work that went into making those flour sacks into pretty dresses.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-35278358671336784182012-11-17T21:59:41.816-08:002012-11-17T21:59:41.816-08:00Jana, now I remember, the mother made the dresses ...Jana, now I remember, the mother made the dresses pretty, with dye and crochet, so ingenious we women are!Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-85203352646629173382012-11-17T14:25:43.983-08:002012-11-17T14:25:43.983-08:00Hi Kathy,
I think Ingrid is the little girl stand...Hi Kathy,<br /><br />I think Ingrid is the little girl standing next to her dad. I can't imagine how difficult the Depression must have been for people back then. I'm really thankful to have written records sharing the struggles of my ancestors during that time. It gives a glimpse of how they handled a trying time in history.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-67832956779521636952012-11-17T13:45:55.485-08:002012-11-17T13:45:55.485-08:00Don't know how I missed this one - maybe it wa...Don't know how I missed this one - maybe it was when I was out of town and out of touch. I thought I saw a resemblance to you as well. Is that little Ingrid standing on the far right? My grandparents had a very hard time during the Depression too. I haven't written much about it yet. I know it was a very difficult time for so many families.Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-58494817874145476392012-10-06T22:14:48.847-07:002012-10-06T22:14:48.847-07:00Hi Titania,
Wow! Thanks for sharing your mom'...Hi Titania,<br /><br />Wow! Thanks for sharing your mom's experiences as a little girl. I think we take so much for granted these days and don't always appreciate the plenty that we are blessed with.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by and for your comments!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-70365746384319068862012-10-06T21:02:41.038-07:002012-10-06T21:02:41.038-07:00Ingrid Anna, was a very beautiful girl. She must h...Ingrid Anna, was a very beautiful girl. She must have looked stunning even in a flour sack dress. How hard it must have been for this nice family. My mother was born 1910 and at times when the first world war was raging, they lived in the South of Austria,her mother would send out the children to look for food in the fields. My mother said they found usually tiny potatoes which they roasted and ate. We as children were never allowed to throw out food it was "anathema". My mother always said Old bread is not hard no bread is hard. It was different then if one thinks of the food that is wasted now. It is so very interesting to read your families memories. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-3499875511839027152012-07-09T16:15:48.988-07:002012-07-09T16:15:48.988-07:00Thank you so much for your kind comments Susan! I...Thank you so much for your kind comments Susan! I really appreciate you taking the time to read my blog and for leaving a comment. Thanks again!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-86565415403524451062012-07-09T12:21:46.330-07:002012-07-09T12:21:46.330-07:00A lovely story from the engaging title of the Flou...A lovely story from the engaging title of the Flour Sack Dresses, and the beatiful photograph of Ingrid to the family picture and the fact you had Ingrid's own memories. You conveyed so well what life must have been like in those times.ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-22774454411802747412012-05-21T08:24:09.676-07:002012-05-21T08:24:09.676-07:00Hi Heather! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I...Hi Heather! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I've done a little research on google and apparently making clothing out of flour or feed sacks was more common than I thought.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-67597882496536961062012-05-21T05:45:10.908-07:002012-05-21T05:45:10.908-07:00My grandma has told me stories of flour sack dress...My grandma has told me stories of flour sack dresses, too. But she enjoyed the creativity that came with turning them into something and it sounds like your relatives felt the same. I, too, love her curls!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-69395516285416335032012-05-07T13:17:56.745-07:002012-05-07T13:17:56.745-07:00Hi Wendy! Thanks for stopping by! Isn't it g...Hi Wendy! Thanks for stopping by! Isn't it great to have these stories of our ancestors so we can know what they went through in their lives? Like you said, they are good reminders to be grateful every day.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-10658206038978526632012-05-07T13:14:14.906-07:002012-05-07T13:14:14.906-07:00Hi Cindy! Hmmm, it is interesting. I always thou...Hi Cindy! Hmmm, it is interesting. I always thought my eyes looked like my great-grandma Esther's. I guess I'm just a combo-kid. Personally I think our niece (won't name her because of privacy) looks uncannily like Grandma Ingrid, don't you agree? Genes are funny things!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-57977556029179727752012-05-07T12:49:37.462-07:002012-05-07T12:49:37.462-07:00Your eyes definitely look like Ingrid's. I did...Your eyes definitely look like Ingrid's. I didn't see it until Andrea commented. WOW!Cindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-49048526385050154072012-05-07T12:42:35.842-07:002012-05-07T12:42:35.842-07:00Pretty girl -- and such beautiful curls! Yeah, th...Pretty girl -- and such beautiful curls! Yeah, those Depression era stories are sometimes hard to hear. But they are good reminders to be grateful every day.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-23622575315823304872012-05-07T12:39:21.075-07:002012-05-07T12:39:21.075-07:00Thanks for stopping by Andrea, and for the complim...Thanks for stopping by Andrea, and for the compliment! I hadn't really thought of that before. :)Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639808443739233405.post-3618491527970521702012-05-07T12:16:10.372-07:002012-05-07T12:16:10.372-07:00Wow you look a lot like your grandmother! Beautifu...Wow you look a lot like your grandmother! Beautiful photo.Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.com