Follow Friday–Fab Finds for October 12, 2012

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order) -

1. Fun with Search Terms AND Why I Blog: Cousin Bait Reels in a Big One by The We Tree Genealogy Blog
2. Researching in Azores and Portugal- Useful links by My Portuguese Gen
3. The Bride Wore A Gray Gown by Adventures in Genealogy
4. Mystery Monday: Part 2 Man on the Run - The Getaway by Jollett etc.
5. Hot Off the Press: Becoming an Excellent Genealogist AND Let’s Go to Genealogy Boot Camp! AND Can you use Pinterest for Genealogy? by FamilySearch Blog
6. Wondering About Webinars? by A Sense of Family
7. Ignorance:  The Biggest Threat to Family History by Destination:  Austin Family
8. Have We Lost the Art of Writing Compelling Letters? by Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
9. Treasure Chest Thursday: Let’s Talk DNA by Finding Forgotten Stories
10. We want a moo-vee, we want a moo-vee, we by The Reluctant Genealogist

New Blog Discovery

• The Reluctant Genealogist

Thanks for reading!


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

 

Those Places Thursday–Webster Family Road Trip: Utah ~ Salt Lake City

This is part of a series of posts dedicated to the immigration story of Debs Webster and his family.

My Grandpa Debs and his family are heading south.  They’ve completed their visit to Idaho, and are now driving to Utah.

The next photographs in Grandpa Debs’ 1952 photo album are from Salt Lake City, specificaly Salt Lake City Temple Square.

Salt Lake City is the headquarters for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a worldwide church consisting of approximately 14,441,346 members.  As recent converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this visit to Salt Lake City must have been very special to my Grandpa Debs and his family.

The first photograph is of the Salt Lake Temple.  This magnificent temple took 40 years to build.  The cornerstone was laid on April 6, 1853 and the dedication was April 6, 1893.

Salt Lake Temple
1952
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Here’s a photo my husband took of the Salt Lake Temple while we were on our vacation to Utah this last summer.

Salt Lake Temple
2012

I just LOVE this spectacular photo of the temple at night (photo from lds.org).

Salt Lake Temple
Photo from lds.org
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Below is a photo by my Grandpa Debs of what looks like the Salt Lake City Temple Square grounds.

Salt Lake City Temple Square
1952
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And here we have the Assembly Hall.  It is a beautiful Gothic-style building constructed between 1877 and 1882.

The Assembly Hall at
Salt Lake City Temple Square
1952
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Here's a photo of the Assembly Hall from our 2012 family vacation to Utah.

The Assembly Hall at

Salt Lake City Temple Square

2012

And here are a couple photos from the lds.org website showing the inside of the Assembly Hall. 

Interior of the Assembly Hall
Photo from lds.org
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Don’t you just love this circular staircase?

Circular Staircase in the Assembly Hall
Photo from lds.org
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If you are ever in the Salt Lake City area, I hope you take the opportunity to visit Salt Lake City Temple Square.   It is well worth your time.

I’d also love to share with you the vintage postcards of the Salt Lake City area from my Grandpa Debs’ scrapbook.  They are really cool!  But, this post is already getting quite lengthy, so I’ll have to wait until next time.

Thanks for reading!

Jana


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Sepia Saturday 146–"This Time It Is Really Goodbye"

This is part of a series of posts dedicated to the immigration story of Debs Webster and his family.

Sepia Saturday provides an opportunity for genealogy bloggers to share their family history through photographs.



Today’s Sepia Saturday photo prompt shows a harbor with ships and lots of people.  This provides me with the perfect opportunity to share more photos from my Grandpa Debs Webster’s 1952 photo album!

This album holds photos of the Webster family’s emigration from Brazil to the U.S.A.  It is essentially a photo travelogue of their immigration story.

The family boarded the S.S. Brazil in Santos, Brazil.  They then made an overnight stop at Rio de Janeiro before embarking on the long voyage to New York City.

While on board the S.S. Brazil, and as the ship left the port at Rio de Janeiro, my Grandpa Debs took some fascinating photos showing various scenes of Rio de Janeiro and the harbor.

Hope you enjoy the photos!  Just click on them to get a closer look.

The photo below looks curiously similar to today’s Sepia Saturday photo prompt showing people on a dock.



If you look closely at this photo below, you can see lots of people standing on the dock.






Hmm, another ocean liner.  Wonder where that one's headed.






Any guesses on what kinds of ships are in the photo below?






I love this shot with the airplane in the sky.  Also, if you look closely, you can see three men in a small boat on the water.





Military ship up close with the Brazilian flag flying.

 




Another shot of the military ship.  Looks like a tug boat or two are on duty.





My Grandpa Debs wrote on the edges of this photo.  I love that he did that!





And this is what he said ~

Top ~ This Time It Is

Bottom ~ Really Goodbye

I wonder how they felt as they watched the shores of Brazil recede from their view, and then turned their faces toward the open ocean and to a new life in the United States of America.  I imagine it was a mixture of sadness, apprehension, and excitement all rolled up together.  At least, that's probably how I would feel.

Before you say goodbye, see what other Sepia Saturday participants have written this week by clicking HERE.


Thanks for reading!

Jana

Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Follow Friday–Fab Finds for October 5, 2012

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order) -

1. How Did They Say that Name in Colonial Virginia? AND Meet the Camera Man—An Inside Look at How Historical Documents are Being Digitally Captured. AND Orphan Train Riders by FamilySearch Blog
2. How does a daughter say goodbye? by Family Stories
3. 10 Reasons to Blog About Your Ancestors by Finding Our Ancestors
4. Mystery Monday: Man on the Run (Part 1 - The Early Years) by Jollett etc.
5. Letters to the Netherlands: It broke our hearts to hear … by Branch and Leaf…a family history blog
6. Do We Love Old Family Drama? by Adventures in Genealogy
7. You Gotta See this Bounty Land Map! by Genealogy Decoded
8. The (Not So) Private Lives of Our Ancestors by Thomas MacEntee via Archives.com
9. Ancestry.com Acquires 1000Memories by Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
10. Family History Through the Alphabet Challenge ~ U by Ancestors Live Here
11. When In Doubt, Map It by GenBlog
12. Today we celebrate Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden by Swedish Thoughts
13. Workday Wednesday: Going into the Antiques Business by Many Branches, One Tree

New Blog Discoveries

• Genealogics
• We Came From

Thanks for reading!


Copyright © Jana Last 2012

Those Places Thursday–Webster Family Road Trip: Idaho

This is part of a series of posts dedicated to the immigration story of Debs Webster and his family.

Welcome to the continuing story of my Grandpa Debs Webster and his family's trip across the U.S.A.!

As my regular readers may remember, Debs and his family immigrated to the U.S.A. from Brazil in July of 1952.

They traveled by ship to New York and decided to travel by car to their final destination of Glendora, California.  We've been following their journey to various states along the way.

The last installment of their road trip story recounted their fascinating trip to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, including a story about Grandma's foraging skills.

The next photo in Grandpa Debs' 1952 photo album shows a stop at Pocatello, Idaho.

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Why did they stop in Pocatello?  They were visiting the family and friends of missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whom they met in Brazil.



Left to Right:
Willis Webster, Helena Quillin
My Uncle, Two Unknown Ladies,
Possibly My Mom, My Uncle
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Unfortunately, I don’t know who’s house this was or who the people were that my Grandpa and his family were visiting.  It must have been a very sweet visit though.  And interesting as well.  And since Grandpa was the only one of the Websters who spoke English, he probably had a "conversation workout" translating for everyone.

The Webster family is almost done with their trip across the United States!  They have a few more stops along the way though.  The next stop is Utah.  Then it’s on to The Grand Canyon in Arizona, then Nevada and finally California!

Thanks for reading!

Jana


Copyright © Jana Last 2012